Outside the South Heaven Gate, after Uchiha Shin and the others left, Li Jing summoned the Giant Spirit God.
Now, the Giant Spirit God had been demoted to a mere Heavenly Soldier guarding the South Heaven Gate, but that was only on the surface. His authority was still considerable. So long as Li Jing remained standing, he would not fall.
"Giant Spirit God, why did Uchiha Shin and that monkey head down to the mortal realm in such a hurry?"
The Giant Spirit God said, "I think they went for Ziling."
Li Jing frowned slightly. "That makes sense. Uchiha Shin seems to be on good terms with Marshal Canopy as well. Now that the Carefree Great Emperor intends to use Ziling to win Marshal Canopy over... heh heh!"
"Perhaps we can use this opportunity to deal with Marshal Canopy. Without him, Uchiha Shin will have one less helper."
The Giant Spirit God asked, "Heavenly King, what should we do?"
Li Jing whispered a few words into the Giant Spirit God's ear. The Giant Spirit God nodded and left.
Northern Jambu Continent. After leaving Marshal Canopy, Uchiha Shin and Goku headed toward the Demon King Palace.
The Demon King Palace was located on Great Myriad Mountain in the Northern Jambu Continent. The two flew carefully all the way, as this place was teeming with demons. Once discovered, it would be difficult to proceed.
"Great Myriad Mountain is up ahead. Its defenses are quite strong." Uchiha Shin and Goku stopped atop a large tree in the distance and looked toward the mountain.
There was a barrier around the mountain's perimeter and formations within it. Many hidden sentries were also stationed around Great Myriad Mountain. Slipping inside unnoticed was indeed extremely difficult.
"The Carefree Great Emperor has managed Great Myriad Mountain for so