Sorrowful Crisp Clear Wind

In this world, there were not actually many sects that were purely evil. Even the Demon Sect, which bore the name of "demon," had learned to integrate into the world after experiencing heights, lows, and catastrophes that had nearly wiped it out. It would not commit deeds that angered heaven and provoked the resentment of man.

Rather than calling it the Demon Sect, it was better to regard it as an ordinary martial world sect bearing the name of "demon," merely somewhat stronger and possessing somewhat deeper foundations.

And this was one of the fundamental reasons why the Great Xia Dynasty tolerated the Demon Sect's existence. If it could tolerate the martial world and the jianghu, then it could tolerate the Demon Sect as well, so long as the Demon Sect behaved itself and did not stir up trouble or rebellion.

But the White Lotus Sect was different. This religion named after the white lotus appeared holy and noble, yet everything it did was wicked and vile—rape, abduction, plunder, bewitching people's hearts, murder, and arson, one atrocity after another. Its sole purpose seemed to be destruction.

For only through destruction—by throwing the originally stable and prosperous Great Xia into turmoil—could this evil sect, once ambitious enough to rule the land, possibly rise again and contend with Great Xia for the position of Shenzhou's master.

Of course, in a sense, most White Lotus Sect members were madmen with screws loose in their heads.

Just think of it: even the Demon Sect, with an unprecedented powerhouse like Ying Woqiu who dominated the human world, did not dare claim that it would change heaven and earth and forge a new cosmos.

Yet the White Lotus Sect, mere small fry capable only of plotting schemes in the shadows, dared to entertain such fantasies. It