As for Dong Feng, it was a different matter. He was already a mid- to high-ranking member of the Abyss Hall, with formidable strength of his own and several powerful aides at his side. He was hardly any weaker than an entire faction. The enemies he'd made in the past had indeed been somewhat stronger than him, but only by a narrow margin. There was no better place for Yu Zimo than under Dong Feng's wing.
In all their time working together, this was the first time Lu Xiaotian had asked Dong Feng for help with something unrelated to their partnership. Finding a place for a Spirit Transformation cultivator was a small favor, and Dong Feng was naturally more than happy to earn a favor in return.
With help from the Abyss Hall, Dong Feng spent some time gathering the spiritual materials needed to cure the one-horned goat demon's poison in Chaotic Azure Ruins. After Lu Xiaotian refined several kinds of spirit pills, he finally exchanged them for all the Formless Profound Flame in the one-horned goat demon's possession, along with its flame-control divine ability.
But before Lu Xiaotian could completely refine the Formless Profound Flame, the Abyss Hall made a new move. Dong Feng personally brought him to a solitary city surrounded by clouds. It was called a solitary city because the small settlement stood almost among the clouds. Below it, cranes beat their wings as flocks of birds soared through the sky.
The ancient road through the snowy mountains stretched long and narrow. At its foot, dozens of human and demon cultivators had gathered. Each glared at the others as if they couldn't stand the sight of them.
Lu Xiaotian looked around and spotted someone familiar—or rather, a familiar demon. The wild boar demon, Pig Seven. Back when