Nearly two hundred years had passed since the grotto-heaven became a world.
Its expanse had also reached nearly nine million li, far exceeding the present Qian Yuan Realm.
As the Sun and Moon cycled, the world grew ever more stable, and its power grew ever greater.
Lie Shanyu's attack earlier had been dissolved into nothing without Gu Yuanqing even needing to deliberately direct that power.
At this point, North Spring World had yet to separate completely from the Demon Realm. North Spring Mountain's earth vein still lay within the Underground Cave, because the growth of North Spring Realm still relied on the Demon Realm's demonic qi.
The situation thus far was not enough to make Gu Yuanqing retreat!
Moreover, both the Demon Realm and the Ancient Realm he was entangled with possessed extraordinary powers. Even now, with world force at his disposal, he was not fully confident he could contend with them. Every additional measure of growth in North Spring Realm would give him another measure of confidence in facing future upheavals.
After Lie Shanyu left, the great war in the Demon Realm seemed to escalate again.
Battles at the demigod level broke out almost every few weeks. Ordinary demons and fiends had become difficult to find in the Black Sea; they had either been killed or hidden themselves within various boundary domains.
Human race cultivators were never seen again.
Some great demons also came to the Dragon Demon Realm to take refuge, hoping to obtain Gu Yuanqing's protection.
But Gu Yuanqing had no karmic ties to them and would not show himself at all.
Another dozen or so years passed. First, the aura of a chaos immortal Calamity arose within the Demon Realm. Three years later, the aura of a demigod Calamity followed.
This time, however, the one undergoing