Zuo Zhongliang spoke with heartfelt sincerity and impassioned fervor. Coupled with their reunion as old acquaintances, the circumstances stirred righteous indignation, making one long to cast aside all concerns and join him in his great undertaking.
Li Ling, however, could not act on impulse. As the Dao Ancestor of a sect, he had to consider his own disciples and followers.
Thus, he merely smiled faintly and asked calmly, "What do you intend to do?"
Zuo Zhongliang said, "Zhao Bin spent this time capturing ghosts and hunting demons far and wide, and accumulated a considerable number of case files. They must contain patterns in the appearances and distribution of local fiends and ghost wraiths. Though my abilities are modest, I intend to start with these records, identify one or two possible demonic hideouts, and seize the initiative with an opening strike.
"But simply exterminating a batch of demonic pawns would be meaningless. The Netherworld Sect could send more disciples afterward and replenish their numbers at once. If this cycle repeats endlessly, the Misty Wave Kingdom's situation will never improve. Instead, fear and cowardice will drive more of its people to abandon their faith in the Heavenly Court and turn to the Underworld, feeding the enemy's arrogance!
"Once everyone worships ghosts and spirits and disregards the rightful order of heaven and earth, it will be difficult for us to uproot them."
Li Ling said, "Indeed. Killing a batch or two of fiends and ghost wraiths would merely be lifting the boiling water to stop it boiling. It would do nothing for the greater situation."
Zuo Zhongliang said, "Therefore, if we act, we must pull the firewood from beneath the cauldron!
"If those of the Demonic Path can enter the Netherworld Ghost Domain, so can I. The battlefield must not remain confined to