True Venerable Mingyou knew full well that they were going through the same thing as the Spirit Domain, Demon Realm, and Demon Realm. The lost territories had returned smoothly, but the more it was at a time like this, the more cautious they had to be—there were precedents to learn from.
Although the Weiyu Realm's return had been forced by circumstances, its cultivators had stabilized the situation. They had not allowed the Evil God's body sealed within the Cloud Sea to break free, and they had even gained the upper hand in their struggle against the evil cultivators. Only then had they been able to drag their entire realm through ascension.
The return of Yangxi Realm in the Demon Realm had appeared smooth on the surface, but Huangfu Zhenghong, who had led the entire realm through ascension, had already become an evil cultivator's puppet. He had even nearly infiltrated the Heavenly Demon Palace, the foremost sect of the Demon Realm. If Ranxi had not exposed him, who knew what chaos the Heavenly Demon Palace would be in by now.
Trouble had already struck the Demon Realm before its lost territory returned. It had nearly become a place for nurturing the Evil God's soul threads, and one high-level Demon Cultivator after another had fallen, leaving Demon King Feng Ling overwhelmed and harried.
Thus, even though their territory had expanded, the two Demon Kings left behind had remained extremely prudent. They temporarily separated the new territory from the original Demon Realm, only lifting the restrictions after thoroughly turning the returned land upside down.
Now it was the Ghost Domain's turn. The returned territory was Fengdu Realm, a small world that followed the Ghost Path. That was precisely the sort of place where the Evil God could easily exploit a loophole, so he