The buffer zone was a wild place for some of the big sects on the mainland. Usually, top sects like the ten thousand Buddha Temple and the Tianyi Dao sect wouldn't even take a second look at this place.
However, the 72 islands in the South China Sea were different. Both the ten thousand Buddha Temple and the Tianyi Daoist sect wanted to reach out to the 72 islands in the South China Sea. As long as they could reach out to them, they would be able to get a big piece of the cake from the endless resources in the sea.