Deng Yin discovered to his astonishment that the greatest obstacle to demonizing the entire world was not Shi Feiyang, but Divine Lord Giant Wood. Unless he killed him, he could not even complete the first step—establishing the Blood Lake!
But Divine Lord Giant Wood had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal. Not only was his magical power immense, he had also recruited quite a few followers. The most formidable were Lu Yu, one of the Two Elders of Great Wilderness, and Qi Nangong of Fallen God Ridge on Mount Heijia, at the boundary between the western and northern seas.
When Shi Feiyang had devastated Western Pole Mountain last time, Qi Nangong had sent Sha Hongyan to volunteer her help as a gesture of goodwill.
Qi Nangong had long possessed the cultivation of a heavenly immortal and could have ascended to the Immortal Realm. He simply could not bear to part with Sha Hongyan, and willingly remained in the mortal world as an earth immortal.
When the calamity of heaven and earth arrived, he could ascend and leave at any time, but Sha Hongyan could not. He intended to use Shi Feiyang's strength to protect her and, if possible, stay behind to keep her company.
But Divine Lord Giant Wood had appeared later, and in Qi Nangong's eyes, establishing a connection with the Azure Emperor offered better prospects for the future.
Qi Nangong's Mount Heijia was also extraordinarily high, towering into the heavens. Its summit was called Fallen God Ridge, and immortals from the Upper Realm had once often sneaked down there for a breath of fresh air and some amusement.
To welcome these immortals, he had even specially forged a magic treasure called the Fallen God Ward, much as Perfected Red Staff had led his disciples in crafting all manner