Although the contraction of the Demon Realm Underworld had left hundreds of thousands of miles of ownerless land outside Liu Province, whether the Liang Family and Liu Province could seize that land would still depend on what happened next.
At this time, the Liang Family and Liu Province had a more important task: preparing to resist and suppress the Devil Lords who had defected from the Demon Realm Underworld, as well as the scattered Demonic Beasts fleeing in all directions, in order to maintain Liu Province's stability.
Standing atop the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect's back, Liang Zhaohuang turned and gazed deep into the Demon Realm Underworld. Across a distance of hundreds of thousands of miles, even with his Heavenly Eye Insight activated, he could see only soaring demonic qi and thunderclouds blanketing the sky.
Within that demonic qi and those thunderclouds, numerous streaks of escaping light fled in every direction. Some belonged to Nascent Soul cultivators from the various Immortal Dynasty factions, but far more were all manner of demonic lights speeding away.
Seven or eight of them were also fleeing eastward, toward Liu Province.
Beneath those streaks of light, on the earth roiling with demonic qi, even more Demonic Beasts scattered madly beneath the heavenly-punishment thunderclouds, surging in every direction like a flood. Naturally, Liu Province to the east bore the brunt of it.
"Return. Muster the army and prepare for battle!"
Liang Zhaohuang gave the order and once more drove the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect, which carried him and Liang Ruijian as it sped back toward Liu Province.
Along the way, Liang Ruijian had already sent word to Liang Lishi, telling her to lead Liu Province's forces back to the Forty-Thousand-Mile Front and organize a defensive line.
Meanwhile, Liang Zhaohuang sent a message to the Provincial Governor's Office, ordering it