Floating Jade Mountain

The Nine Bends Cave on Floating Jade Mountain,

A nine-headed lion lay among the fine essence of Floating Jade Mountain and the nine-colored jade walls. Immortal light streamed from its mouths as it absorbed the spiritual veins of the Nine Mountains. Radiant colors shone from all nine of its lion heads, illuminating the entire mountain chamber.

This great demon was the Lion Demon, Nine Bends God, who had seized the foremost cultivation grounds in the Ten-thousand-mountains. Born a rare species, it had also inherited the teachings of an ancient immortal. With a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land and the treasures of a sacred mountain to protect it, it had everything it needed—master, companions, techniques, and a suitable place to cultivate. Its destiny and fortune seemed boundless, and even after years of confrontation with Ink Bamboo Mountain, its fortunes had remained difficult to shake.

Yet in recent days, Nine Bends God had clearly felt restless while cultivating.

Although the Demon Race knew nothing of the calculations of the profound schools, demons at the level of this fiendish god could still sense such things. If something could disturb its mind, then something momentous was surely about to happen.

Could the so-called calamity of death be coming at last...

"My son."

At the God's summons, a wisp of yellow light entered the mountain chamber and took the form of a fully armored humanoid with a lion's head: a Golden-haired Lion Demon. It bowed to Nine Bends God.

"Please give your orders, Father."

Nine Bends God asked, "Has anything unusual happened lately?"

The Golden-haired Lion replied,

"Our scouts report that the demonic forces of Cheng Mountain are assembling for war and preparing to launch another offensive!

"I've ordered Suanni, Bai Ze, Fu Li, and Nao Lion to guard the four mountain gates. I've also asked King