You Don't Know How Hard It Is Until You've Been Through It-The Disgusting Practice of Moral Blackmail

"Who could disagree? I heard that because of this, quite a few beings from the East chose to join Jieyin and Zhunti's sect. The Western Sect's prestige soared in no time."

Tianwu couldn't help sighing.

"This should be pretty beneficial to our Witch Race too, right? At the very least, our reputation is much better than it used to be, isn't it?"

Zhu Jiuyin smiled at Tianwu. Though it was a guess, his eyes were full of certainty.

Tianwu froze for a moment, then looked at Zhu Jiuyin with a gaze that was slightly surprised, yet also said, "Just as I thought," and brimmed with admiration.

"That's right, Second Brother. You have no idea.

"Ever since everyone learned how difficult it is to repair the ley lines and how painful it is to dispel Turbid Qi, our Witch Race's reputation among the Primordial World's many mighty figures has shot straight up.

"Many powerful beings have said, 'Only after truly experiencing this ordeal have we realized that we used to underestimate the Witch Race's role and just how troublesome Turbid Qi is.'"

Zhu Jiuyin sneered. "You don't know how hard it is until you've been through it. Without this experience, they'd only think our Witch Race was making a fuss over nothing. They might even think, 'It's just Turbid Qi. What's the big deal? Even without the Witch Race, powerful beings like us could dispel it with a wave of our hands.'"

At that, Tianwu grew indignant. "I just don't understand why they'd think that. Do people really only regret something after they've lost it?"

Zhu Jiuyin scoffed. "It's not as if they'd never dispelled Turbid Qi before. They've surely cleared away the Turbid Qi around their own sanctuaries. But they never considered two key points.

"One is that their sanctuaries