He Ping's confidence and strength had grown by the day. He had previously subdued Venerable Kongming—why would he fear this so-called "Red Lotus Patriarch"?
Little Stone Buddha spoke unhurriedly. "This man is not easy to deal with. At least a thousand years ago, Red Lotus Patriarch was already a grandmaster-level powerhouse of the Left Path's wicked ways. He and Soul-Eating Devil Lord Ke Yihan were experts of the same era, both renowned far and wide in their day. One in the south and one in the north, they were known together as the peerless twin devils, and the disasters they wrought were especially severe."
A thousand years ago, the name Nine Evils of Longevity did not yet exist, because forces like the Fragrance Sect were still rising stars. Purple Armor Hall and the Ghost Cry Sect had yet to make their names. Only the Dragon Worship Sect, Mud Sect, and Immortal Puppet Sect were old-established forces.
A thousand years ago, among the Left Path's wicked ways, the truly famous figures belonged to other factions. For instance, Red Lotus Patriarch of the Shadow Poison Sect and Soul-Eating Devil Lord Ke Yihan were both great figures who had run rampant in their time, as well as foremost figures of the Left Path's wicked ways.
The Shadow Poison Sect to which Red Lotus Patriarch belonged was not well known in the cultivation world, and its name was exceptionally obscure. Even Red Lotus Patriarch had not acted beneath the Shadow Poison Sect's banner in the beginning. Instead, he had founded an evil cult called the Red Lotus Sect, stirring up winds and rains across the realm—a formidable figure whose might spread in all directions.
"Do not underestimate him. Red Lotus Patriarch was once an expert who had cultivated 'Dharma Possesses True Spirit.' The Shadow