Uchiha Shin left Misty Heartbreak Cliff and headed deeper into Phoenix Mountain.
People lived in the deeper reaches of Phoenix Mountain as well, but its innermost region was completely deserted. The miasma and baleful aura there were particularly heavy, and only some fierce beasts and high-grade spirit birds dwelled there.
After traveling a considerable distance, Uchiha Shin finally found Thousand Fiends Hall. It stood amid a forest, a fairly sizable structure that looked weathered and ancient, as though it had stood there for a very long time.
Perhaps because no one had come to tend to it for years, the building looked rather dilapidated from the outside.
After pausing for a moment, Uchiha Shin approached the building. Above its main gate hung a large plaque bearing three golden characters: Thousand Fiends Hall!
Just as he was about to step forward, Uchiha Shin felt an immensely powerful baleful aura that made him extremely uncomfortable. The power in his body began to slip out of his control, as did his meridians and blood.
It felt as though a sturdy dam was being loosened bit by bit by the baleful aura, on the verge of bursting.
Uchiha Shin was greatly alarmed and quickly retreated, putting some distance between them. If he had stayed any longer, he might not have been able to control himself. So this was baleful aura?
After Uchiha Shin left Misty Heartbreak Cliff, Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden led Shopkeeper Yang and the Fourth Princess back along the way they had come.
"Fourth Princess, you once held a post in the Heavenly Court. Why did you stop?" the Mysterious Maiden asked as they walked.
"Your Ladyship, just call me Tingxin."
She did not dare let Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden address her as "Fourth Princess."
"I only went to Heaven because of