As the Demon Calamity in Yue Province was suppressed and the Demon Realm Underworld contracted, the great disaster stirred up by the demonic path seemed to have drawn to a close.
Even the few Devil Lords who had escaped had not shown themselves again. They seemed to have temporarily gone into hiding, waiting for an opportunity—or plotting something.
Only some scattered Demonic Beasts occasionally rushed into various provinces and commanderies, but before they could wreak much havoc, they were usually exterminated by the local commandery clans and county magnates.
Within Liu Province, Liang Ruijian had already led his team back. The siege of Yue Province City had been lifted, and after thanking all parties who had come to their aid and paying out their rewards, the Xiong Family began actively rescuing the various commanderies and seeking ways to restore the lands of the four commanderies that had been massacred and used for sacrifice.
Yet after suffering such devastating damage, no one knew how much effort and resources Yue Province would need to recover, much less develop the Human Way.
Liang Zhaohuang transferred Liang Ruijian to Green Lotus City on Wood Lotus Island to stand guard. On the one hand, it was to defend the eastern waters of Liu Province and guard against Devil Lords, demonic cultivators, or even Demonic Beasts infiltrating Liu Province from the East Sea. On the other hand, it was to let him cultivate his character and composure.
During the previous war between the Immortal Dynasty and the demonic path, Liang Zhaohuang had clearly noticed that something had gone wrong with Liang Ruijian's cultivation. He specialized in the Way of Destruction, where the five elements countered one another—a path far too extreme. Coupled with his natural talent and temperament for battle and killing, the result was that