Chong An turned the Heavenly Net over in his hands. It could enhance his own magical power and serve as a defensive artifact, making it quite useful. He put it away.
For three years, he had devoted all his energy to this matter. Only now did he have the leisure to turn his attention to the mundane world.
While the Heavenly Net was being refined, it had not caused any upheaval. With his avatar holding the fort, its deterrent power had instead grown stronger than before. In particular, those meteorite mountains floating above the Lost Ocean openly displayed his strength; no one dared stir up trouble.
During this time, the Land Alliance had not begun forging Heavenly Nets either. Instead, they had concentrated all their efforts on constructing new spirit nests, and by now more than half had been completed. This was the perfect time for them to coordinate with Chong An and dismantle the old spirit nests one by one, making them easier for him to refine. Under orderly arrangements, everything proceeded in an unhurried and methodical fashion.
During this process, as their numbers dwindled en masse, those alien insects finally realized something was wrong and attempted to flee.
Yet while these alien insects possessed the potential to reach the Upper Layer, that did not mean they presently had the ability to resist the forces of the Upper Layer. Otherwise, they would have lost their concealment and could never have achieved their aim of lying dormant for so long. Thus, Chong An easily rounded them all up in one place. Not a single one escaped.
In truth, these insects were only dangerous when they multiplied and erupted without anyone's knowledge. Now that their dangers were known in advance and they could be observed, dealing with them was easy enough.