In Zhong Shenxiu's eyes, this world was coveted by numerous Supreme-level beings, yet its defenses had gaps.
Every so often, it would be contaminated by Supreme-level beings, with demons pouring in through those gaps in droves. That was the true nature of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation!
Even the cultivators' interception had not been completely successful.
At the very least, there were already quite a few Great Fiend-level demons in this world.
Whenever they ran amok, although it could not be considered a Heavenly Demon Tribulation, it still counted as a minor Heavenly Demon Calamity.
Moreover, the dangers of this world went far beyond that.
Those obscure and incomprehensible Texts of the Great Dao, various cultivation arts, scriptures, and so on... most of them were riddled with traps!
Especially the scriptures of unorthodox paths. Many pointed toward various Great Fiend-level demons in the Abyssal lineage, or even the Supreme-level beings themselves.
When a cultivator practiced to the very end, they might directly become a demon, turning into a traitor to humanity!
As long as there's the temptation of power, falling into depravity is nothing to a cultivator... Isn't this a ready-made example?
Zhong Shenxiu glanced at Cen Hongyue.
The young female cultivator was astonished by the news of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation, but her expression also held a trace of gloom. "No wonder my father never taught me to cultivate. He even wanted me to live my whole life as an ordinary person."
Zhong Shenxiu said nothing and did not ask about the story behind this young girl.
He was merely a wooden translation machine devoid of emotion, too lazy to listen to such tangled and complicated matters.
However, after taking the money, when dealing with people who were not scheming individuals like Hei San and Hei Si, Zhong Shenxiu's work