Demon-Subduing Temple?
When Qin An heard those words, his brow furrowed slightly, and a thoughtful glint flashed through his eyes.
"Why have I never heard of this faction?"
He had been in the Skycloud Circuit for a long time. To cultivate the Scholar Profession, he had also read countless books in the Confidential Archives.
As a result, he knew a fair amount about the Skycloud Circuit's various factions.
The monk before him, Wunian, was at the Essence Transformation Realm.
A cultivation level like that meant the faction behind him had to be a mid-tier power in the Skycloud Circuit. Yet Qin An had never heard of the Demon-Subduing Temple among any of them.
So when Wunian named the faction behind him, Qin An placed a hand on Cold Star at his waist.
Seeing Qin An's movement, Wunian kept his palms pressed together and bowed slightly to him.
"My lord has never heard of the Demon-Subduing Temple because it rarely appears before the public. Even when outsiders see it, they take it for an ordinary temple. Even the Evil Extermination Division considers it nothing more than a lower-tier faction."
Qin An pondered for a moment. "Why hide yourselves, then? Are you trying to evade the Evil Extermination Division's scrutiny, or do you have some other purpose?"
Wunian had just proposed working together, but that could wait. Qin An was more interested in why the Demon-Subduing Temple deliberately concealed its strength and even avoided the Evil Extermination Division's investigations.
Wunian paused briefly before answering. "The Demon-Subduing Temple's creed is to subdue demons and eradicate evil. In doing so, we do not wish to be dragged into the Skycloud Circuit's many political schemes, so we carry out that work quietly."
"In fact, when many lords of the Evil Extermination Division carry out their