"Tianshui Sect had indeed fallen into decline."
Lin Bai laughed at himself. "Even at its peak, Tianshui Sect probably wouldn't have been a match for Southern Border Insect Valley."
Xia Jingzhi sneered. "Good that you know."
"But..." Lin Bai continued, "as a disciple of Southern Border Insect Valley, you colluded with Southern Border Insect Valley, plotted for a thousand years, and meddled in Chu Kingdom's internal affairs."
"Tianshui Sect isn't your match. I wonder whether Chu Kingdom is your match, either!"
Chu Kingdom... At the mention of those two words, Xia Jingzhi's expression changed violently.
As one of the sixteen peak powers of the Demon Realm, Chu Kingdom naturally had the qualifications to contend with Southern Border Insect Valley.
Moreover, although Chu Kingdom had made little progress over the years, it had deep foundations to rely on.
If Chu Kingdom were truly pushed into a corner and sent its armies south, it wasn't impossible.
Xia Jingzhi gritted his teeth. "Wolf Marquis, watch your words. Don't make baseless accusations."
Lin Bai shook his head. With a flash of his demon sword, it appeared in his palm. "There's no point in saying more. Once you enter Purgatory, you'll naturally tell us everything."
Purgatory... Xia Jingzhi was terrified at the sound of it, and horror uncontrollably surfaced on his face.
He had lived in Chu Kingdom's imperial capital for nearly a thousand years, so he naturally knew Zhao Xing Office's Purgatory all too well.
Regardless of your cultivation—whether you were a Dao God Realm martial artist or a Primal Chaos Dao Fruit martial artist—once you entered Purgatory, not a single person could come back out.
It was a true hell on earth.
In Chu Kingdom, imperial authority stood above martial arts.
Chu Kingdom ruled through law. What made it famous throughout the Demon