If the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace wanted to rise again and rebuild its sect, its first hurdle would be the four Flourishing Sects of the Devil Realm Eastern Region.
Qi Tian Sect and Seven Nights Divine Sect had secured their positions as Flourishing Sects by relying on the credit they had earned from destroying the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, as well as the palace's treasures.
Naturally, they were worried that if the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace rose again, it would seek revenge on them.
Ten Thousand Saints Mountain had been the leader in destroying the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, and every plan had been drawn up inside the Sacred Hall of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain.
If it was true that "every wrong has its culprit and every debt its debtor," then if the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace wanted revenge, Ten Thousand Saints Mountain would be the first in its sights.
As for the Chu Empire, its destruction of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace back then had been a great achievement—"being the first to scale the walls and seize the flag"—and most of the powerful warriors had come from within the Chu Empire's territory.
Lin Bai finally understood why, back at Horizon Pass, Chen Yule and Yi Song had clung to him and insisted on asking whether "the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would harm them after rebuilding its sect."
As things stood, many of the powerful warriors Celestial Immortal Sect and Chen Family had dispatched when destroying the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace back then had likely been involved.
This was the first step of Li Guxian's plan.
If the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace wanted to rise again, it had to overcome the hurdle of the four Flourishing Sects of the Devil Realm.
More importantly... the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had been