The demons and spirits who had entered the small town and the surrounding mountains last year had already been secretly notified of Sage Ruan Qiong's intention to fire his furnace and forge a sword. Regardless of whether they were willing or not, they all hurried toward the mountains in the west. 1

As for whether they could give up wealth to buy safety and successfully enter the mountains, where they could use the fortune of the mountains and waters to resist the sword intent released by the sword furnace, this was still dependent on the attitude of the cultivation forces in the mountains. Thus, most of the demons and spirits who fled to the mountains in the west to seek safety had expressions of displeasure. 0

Meanwhile, there were also some demons and spirits who didn't take the matter seriously. They were confident in their high cultivation base, and they refused to believe that they would be frightened or affected by the sword forging process that was going to take place far away on the banks of the Dragon Whisker River. 1

Thus, they insisted on staying in their newly purchased homes in the small town. The officials from the prefectural office and the local office didn't force them to leave either, and they simply recorded the names of these demons and spirits and handed the lists to the spies of the Great Li Empire.0

The Great Dao was mysterious, and things would be no different...0