The Three Immortals and Two Elders and the others had held thorough discussions about the Emei Sect's future more than once. They had even prayed across the realms to seek Elder Longbrow's counsel in the Heavenly Realm.
Clearly, the Emei Sect did not want to live under another's roof at Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain, especially when that roof belonged to Shi Feiyang, their former adversary.
Even the Kunlun Sect had enough backbone to stay away from Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain, and was preparing to create its own grotto-heaven world to escape the tribulation. The Emei Sect was far stronger than the Kunlun Sect. What did they have to fear?
Yet the Emei Sect did indeed have something to fear: Blood God Son Deng Yin, a great demon determined to slaughter every last one of them!
Qi Shouming had originally thought he could kill Deng Yin with the Imperial Residence True Edict and the flying knife in the Jade Casket. Today's attempt had proved woefully ineffective.
Shi Zhu was preparing to take his leave and return from the Central Land to Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain to report, but Qi Shouming asked him to stay another half day.
During that time, Qi Shouming took Xuanzhenzi and Xun Lanyin into a quiet chamber in the rear cave. They set out the Jade Casket's flying knife, then burned a written petition and prayed before Elder Longbrow's portrait.
Soon, the Jade Casket's Golden Saber flew out of its casket and wrote in midair, conversing with them.
As the Golden Saber swept through the air, streaks of cold light condensed into words. Through this method, Elder Longbrow told his disciples that this calamity of heaven and earth would be more severe than any in the past several hundred thousand years. Even the immortals in the Heavenly