Though Demon Lord was devious, brutal, ruthless, and lecherous, it was undeniable that he possessed peerless talent. Within just a few years of rising to prominence, he had become Taiyi Sect's number one public enemy.
Even the lofty Sect Master had called him "the most talented Night Wanderer in thirty years."
The previous person to receive that praise had been the Female Marshal. Even Fu Qingyang, to this day, had not received a single word of praise from the Taiyi Sect Master.
Thus, when they heard Yin Ji speak of Demon Lord's profound fear and lingering dread of Speechless Village, the Five Elements Alliance elders' hearts abruptly sank.
Yuanshi Tianzun was their "treasure," someone they were focused on cultivating.
The Zhu Family patriarch's younger sister had set her sights on Yuanshi Tianzun. Even though she had caused no substantial harm, and even though the Fusheng Province branch had protected her, the Five Elements Alliance had blacklisted the Zhu Family without hesitation.
If Yuanshi Tianzun were harmed, Zhu Rong would not get off lightly. Though she was already having a bad time of it—some lunatic had skinned her face off.
Seeing the Five Elements Alliance elders all turn toward her, and Dog Elder's anxious expression, Yin Ji recalled:
"He didn't go into much detail. He only said that he had focused on the wrong thing at first and nearly died in the instance. He survived purely by luck."
By the time she and Demon Lord had become involved, they were both already in the Saint Realm. The matter of Speechless Village had merely come up in idle conversation after tea, a casual mention of old events.
Demon Lord had not explained it in detail, and she had not cared about instances from the Transcendent Stage, so she had not pressed him.