Taiqing knew full well that this was, ultimately, a world of Demonic Beasts.
During the years when the Heavenly Court had been absent, humanity's ability to resist Demonic Beasts had been extremely limited.
Even the strongest Level 9 exorcists among humans could only deal with ordinary Demon King-level Demonic Beasts.
The true threats were Demon Emperors and the even higher-ranking Demon Sovereigns.
Although Demonic Beasts of that level rarely showed themselves anymore, the legends of the Three Sovereigns and One Emperor had long spread everywhere.
The reason these Demonic Beasts dared to act so recklessly now was entirely because the Three Sovereigns and One Emperor stood behind them.
So long as they did not exterminate the Human Race, they could practically do whatever they pleased.
In this era, the Human Race was indeed heavily oppressed.
Even with the Buddhist Sect and Daoism protecting them, the combined disciples of both sects numbered only a few tens of thousands, while the Human Race as a whole was vastly more numerous.
Even if the Buddhist and Daoist sects protecting humanity deployed everyone they had, their total numbers would struggle to exceed one hundred thousand.
Yet in some remote little cities, any random Demon King could gather a hundred thousand demons.
In this world, any living thing with Nine Orifices could become a demon.
Whether it was grass, trees, mountains, rocks, or other living creatures, all could possibly transform into demons.
From a certain perspective, this truly was a world overrun by Demonic Beasts.
Originally, the Heavenly Court had existed in this world, regularly dispatching Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to purge Demonic Beasts.
Though this could not completely eradicate them, it at least kept them somewhat restrained.
Furthermore, the periodic exterminations reduced the number of Demonic Beasts to a certain extent, weakening their numerical