Another World, Thousand Peaks Mountain
As a notorious demonic lair famous for a thousand li in every direction, Thousand Peaks Mountain was home to countless Gods, Demons, and Malevolent Spirits.
Thousand Peaks Mountain bristled with peaks. There were hundreds, even thousands, of famous ones alone, and every single peak was occupied by malevolent spirits and fiends notorious for their wickedness. Each year, in Taian Prefecture alone, no fewer than several thousand people died directly or indirectly at the hands of the Gods, Demons, and Malevolent Spirits of Thousand Peaks Mountain.
And that was only the number of people who perished outside the mountain. If one also counted the people abducted and kept penned inside by those Gods, Demons, and Malevolent Spirits, then the annual death toll was anyone's guess.
In years past, a Fifth Realm powerhouse from Taian Prefecture had led a group of High Gods in an attempt to raze this demonic lair. They had returned in defeat: hundreds of High Gods had perished, and only that Fifth Realm powerhouse had escaped, at the cost of grievous injuries. According to him, at least two great Evil Gods at the peak of the Fifth Realm occupied the very heart of Thousand Peaks Mountain. Even if all of Taian Prefecture's strength were united to flatten the mountain, the price would be steep.
As High Gods, they stood above all others and enjoyed long lives. Knowing that it would take a tremendous sacrifice to eradicate Thousand Peaks Mountain, who would be willing to risk their life?
Yet that expedition had also led the great Evil God of Thousand Peaks Mountain to impose restraints on its inhabitants. Many Gods, Demons, and Malevolent Spirits with coalesced True Spirits and sound minds had since curbed their behavior. The two sides had managed to coexist in