Besides that, once they entered the territory of the Myriad Monster Nation from here, the old man from the Mysterious Heaven Sect had been right before—how was the Demon Continent in between to be dealt with?
The Demon Continent was Great Feng territory, the place directly opposed to the Myriad Monster Nation. It was precisely for this reason that when the Great Feng King reformed the kingdom internally, dividing prefectures into cities, only the Demon Continent retained its system of prefectures and commanderies. One prefecture alone was comparable to dozens of cities, all for the sake of guarding against the Myriad Monster Nation.
If the sects headed south, they would inevitably have to pass through the Demon Continent. Naturally, it would be harder than scaling the heavens to get through easily. The one stationed in Great Feng's Demon Continent was Zheng Yuanqing, an Immortal Mystic, and also the commander-in-chief of Great Feng's armies.
With the Demon Continent in place, it was utterly impossible for the various sects to head south.
Unless the Myriad Monster Nation took action and blasted a path through the Demon Continent. Of course, if they could head south, they would not have established their sect grounds in the bitterly cold land between northwestern Great Feng and the Eighteen Western Nations.
The fox demon of the Myriad Monster Nation had not been wrong. Though the Myriad Monster Nation was filled with ferocious beasts and Demon Race tribes, perilous beyond measure, its spiritual energy was rich, its heavenly treasures abundant, and it possessed many grotto-heavens and blessed lands. If they seized it after heading south and managed it properly, they might well restore the sects' former glory.
Yet although the fox demon of the Myriad Monster Nation agreed readily enough, there had been no actual movement. The Mysterious