"Exactly when did the Joyous Union Sect begin meddling in Houtu City?" Mo Hua asked, somewhat puzzled.
He was not a native cultivator of Kun Province. He had fallen into Houtu City through a Great Teleportation Array, so he did not know much about many of the things happening in the shadows.
Although Uncle Gu had only recently arrived as well, he was, after all, a Diansi of the Dao Court Office. He had authority and should be able to access some Jade Slips and case files hidden behind the scenes.
Gu Changhuai pondered for a moment before slowly saying:
"Hard to say... On the surface, traces of the Joyous Union Sect began appearing sometime over fifty years ago."
"And after the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice in Ganxue Prefecture more than a decade ago, Demonic Cultivators everywhere became increasingly active."
"Houtu City was no exception. Joyous Union Sect fiends kept appearing in Jade Fragrance Pavilion, masquerading as Red Courtesans, draining men's yang energy in Brothels for cultivation. Still, at that time, they exercised a little restraint."
"Not long after that, Yinghuo fell westward, and the Great Wilderness rebelled. To suppress the rebellion, the Dao Court became mired in the quagmire of war with the Great Wilderness. Its troops and resources suffered enormous losses. With everyone gripped by panic, the Demonic Path, which had once vanished without a trace, began raising its head higher and higher, its arrogance growing ever more rampant..."
"It was not just Kun Province. Demon Sects everywhere showed signs of rising from the ashes."
"And in Houtu City, the Joyous Union Sect was especially lawless. Using Brothels and Flower Street as cover, they openly sold women's charms while secretly harvesting yang essence; yin and yang coupled together as they corroded the Dao Court Office... Worse still, they