The Imperial Court sent people into the mountains to kill demonic beasts at regular intervals.
What exactly was its purpose?
Xiang Haoqian's words made the answer easy to guess.
The purpose.
Was to curb the number of demonic beasts in the Endless Mountains.
Niu Feng, standing to one side, asked, "Then do you know how many powerful cultivators the Demon Race has, Hall Master Xiang?"
"I don't know exactly how many powerful cultivators the Demon Race has, but—"
Xiang Haoqian paused before continuing.
"Back then, twelve Demon Sages served under the Demon Emperor. Rumor had it that every one of them was a Heavenly Human Realm cultivator. But after all these years, no one knows whether the Demon Emperor and those twelve Demon Sages are still alive."
One Demon Emperor!
Twelve Demon Sages!
That made thirteen powerful cultivators who were, at the very least, in the Heavenly Human Realm.
By comparison.
The Origin Sect did not openly have even a single great Heavenly Human Realm cultivator. At most, its Sect Master was an Array Dao Grandmaster whose power rivaled one.
The difference in strength between the two.
Was far too great.
Although fighting the Demon Race could not possibly fall entirely to the Origin Sect, the sect stood right beside the Endless Mountains. If the Demon Race truly sought to encroach on Great Zhao, it would be the first to face them.
Of course—
The Endless Mountains were incredibly vast, bordering countless regions.
Even if the Demon Race emerged, they would not necessarily set their sights on the Liangshan Spirit Domain.
But even a remote possibility had to be guarded against.
If the Demon Race really chose to attack through the Liangshan Spirit Domain, the situation would be anything but promising.
"There's no need to worry about the Demon Race.