No matter what, Tong Lie had been the most famous Barbarian in the Northern Lands Jianghu over the past few decades, once regarded as the great demon king of the Northern Lands Jianghu Martial Arts World.
Though they had concealed themselves within the underground palace to cultivate, they remained closely connected to the outside world. They kept detailed track of and analyzed information, great and small, from the Three Northern Provinces—Ji Prefecture, Liang Prefecture, and Yanzhou—so naturally, Tong Lie was no stranger to them.
Back when Tong Lie ran rampant through the Northern Lands, even Xie Wanzhi had been defeated by him. The Palace Lord of the Underground Palace had actually considered personally taking action to subdue the man. First, he would gain a capable subordinate to command, bringing a hundred benefits and not a single harm.
Second, if he could defeat Tong Lie before the witness of the Jianghu Martial Arts World, he would surely become a hero defending the dignity of the Human Clan in one stroke, reaping immeasurable benefits and prestige. For someone born of the Demonic Path, it was a rare opportunity.
Especially the second point. In ordinary times, one's Demonic Path background was a flaw and weakness despised by all. Yet if it were exchanged for one's ethnic identity, it would amount to nothing.
As long as one could defend the identity of the Human Clan, a Demonic Path background was not truly so important. The key was whether one was accepted by the mainstream.
If accepted, one would be seen as abandoning evil and turning toward good, gaining a tremendous foundation of prestige and making future endeavors far more convenient.
This had been the Palace Lord of the Underground Palace's original plan: use this to enter the mainstream of the Northern Lands Jianghu and