The overall situation on the Pandaria Continent had barely settled before another wave rose.
Just as the Shaohao Dynasty had finished dealing with its prized heartland, the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, and restored the Palace of the Living Waters and its surrounding regions to normal, a plea for aid arrived from the Cao Dynasty.
With the Mantid's overall strength greatly diminished and the amber tree of the Heart of Fear blasted into a crater by Titan Sarodar, the ruling Karakal Council no longer had the power to control the entire Terrace of Endless Spring. As for the Valley of the Mantid, it had been abandoned outright.
The Lei Shen Dynasty seized this excellent opportunity. On the eve of the Azeroth Allied Forces' assault on the Heart of Fear, they began sweeping southward along the coast from the north, claiming a vast stretch of territory before finally reaching the enormous southern island of Zanvess.
Lei Shen really had absurdly good luck. The Mantid war had barely ended when Horde Warchief Garrosh immediately jumped out to stir up trouble. The timing was seamless, a perfect coordination.
With all that going on, the world's attention naturally shifted away from what was happening in the Terrace of Endless Spring, allowing the Lei Shen Dynasty to hop around freely and happily.
Although the Horde was embroiled in a fierce civil war, Lei Shen, an old hand at this sort of thing, considered the matter carefully and ultimately chose not to continue attacking the Karakal Mantid, who had already joined the Horde camp.
After all, even in a civil war, the Horde's overall military strength was still there for all to see. The recently restored Lei Shen Dynasty could not yet shake that towering tree.
Furthermore, Lei Shen did not want the Horde to unite again