The people from Shaolin Temple still had no idea that the Phantom Demon Path had the nerve to ambush them along the way. The head of the Discipline Hall, Life-Killing Arhat Xuan Guang, was still traveling at an unhurried pace with three Yang Spirit Realm martial artists.
They had not set out this time to wipe out the Phantom Demon Path. They only wanted to stop the Phantom Demon Path and the other demonic sects from obtaining the Great Heavenly Demon Venerable's legacy.
Although the demonic path had fallen into decline, that was precisely why the righteous factions of the Martial Arts World would never give the Nine Prisons Demonic Sects another chance to rise.
However, the righteous factions were not truly united this time. The threat posed by the demonic sects seemed too distant, and some people simply did not want to get involved in these affairs. For instance, not a single one of the Seven Great Gangs had come.
Shaolin Temple was one of the leaders in this matter. Its plan had been for everyone to gather inside the borders of the Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms and block the demonic cultivators from acting.
But any joint operation required choosing a leader, and Shaolin Temple wanted the position, as did Zaohua Taoist School and Famous Sword Villa.
As a result, several sects that considered themselves qualified argued endlessly. In the end, they could only agree to act separately, each choosing a target every month and keeping out of one another's way.
Given Shaolin Temple's strength, they certainly would not back down. So they chose the Phantom Demon Path, one of the top three among the Nine Prisons Demonic Sects. Their martial arts also happened to counter those of the Phantom Demon Path.
They only wanted to trouble the demonic