After more than half a year of contact, Feng Jun and the others had come to understand roughly what kind of person True Venerable Ku Xin was.
He was absolutely no good man. Cultivating Desire as his main path and Anger as a secondary one, he was extremely aggressive.
Even back in the Seven Emotions Dao, his reputation had not been particularly good. He had few fellow disciples on friendly terms with him, but quite a few whom he had offended.
Of course, such a situation was not uncommon in the Seven Emotions Dao. A group of people with extreme personalities gathered together; a few conflicts were perfectly normal.
The important thing was that after Ku Xin took charge of the Thieving Vein, he had indeed established quite a few rules—other captured Thieving Vein cultivators confirmed this.
Under his reforms, the Thieving Vein had reduced its attacks on ordinary cultivators and focused more on villains and evil forces.
This was not driven by his conscience—at least, not entirely.
The key was that attacking ordinary cultivators brought relatively serious consequences, while the gains might not be great. Overall, the cost was rather high.
Black-on-black robbery was different. Even if the other side suffered grievous losses, they would have nowhere to seek justice and might not even dare make a fuss.
When they could quietly make a fortune, why make themselves notorious far and wide, hated by Heaven and man alike?
The reason the Thieving Vein had once robbed indiscriminately was because they had a clear creed: they hated society's injustice!
After the Seven Emotions Dao gradually gained control of the Thieving Vein, that creed had actually begun to fade away.
The purpose of Seven Emotions Dao disciples joining the Thieving Vein was to take a shortcut in cultivation, not to overthrow