Underground Ore Vein

Among the Four Border Realms, the Lu Kingdom Cultivation World had the smallest territory. It was also publicly acknowledged as a land forgotten by the righteous path, with an exceedingly flexible bottom line that could switch back and forth between the righteous and demonic paths at any moment.

Yet even in such a place renowned for its chaos, a demonic force like the Blood Demon Sect was still a rat crossing the street, despised and chased down by all.

To develop and grow in this world, population was essential. But in the eyes of most demonic cultivators, people were merely expendable materials for increasing their strength—consumed without ever being produced. Even evil-path cultivators loathed such people to the bone.

At the first sign of them, they would strike with the force of thunder.

Therefore, after Hun Sha decided to shift the focus of their development to the Lu Kingdom Cultivation World, things did not go smoothly at first. They even drew the vigilance of Rakshasa Hall, one of Lu Kingdom's two great Golden Core overlords.

Having just arrived, clashing with a Golden Core overlord was clearly not a wise choice. So Hun Sha turned her gaze toward the vast Bone Erosion Gobi.

The Gobi was desolate, and terrifying bone-eroding winds swept through it from time to time. Everyone had to live in underground caves, while resources were even scarcer. Rakshasa Hall could not be bothered to spare such a place a glance in ordinary times. It was also close to the Abyss—practically a refuge tailor-made for the Blood Demon Sect.

Using a Secret Art, they effortlessly took control of the Bone Stripping Sect, the ruler of the Bone Erosion Gobi. A minor sect with only one Purple Palace Cultivator had virtually no power to resist in their hands.

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