Just as Ye Tianming returned to the Mian Mountain Sacred Palace and learned of the Heavenly Saint Church, Fang Qianyuan had also been stationed in Tower City for over a month.
During that month, the Azure Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Dao Alliance had joined forces to purge the entire Northern Frontier. The demonic path had previously exploited the turmoil of war to slip in and plant the seeds of chaos here, but that situation had finally begun to turn around.
Throughout this period, Elder Long and the others had frequently traveled between Tower City and the sect headquarters, bringing Fang Qianyuan news from the sect's senior leadership.
One day, Elder Long came as usual and chatted with Fang Qianyuan. After discussing the outcome of the measures taken against the aristocratic clans involved with demons, he cautioned, "There is no way to stamp this out completely. After all, channeling the flow is better than damming it!"
"Indeed. There is really only one reason the aristocratic clans involve themselves with demons: this path genuinely benefits them." Fang Qianyuan did not deny it.
The aristocratic clans wanted to escape their position as dependents who obeyed others' commands. They all wanted to grow stronger, and that was hardly a secret.
"We can oppose their involvement with demons, but we cannot truly extinguish that desire. Today, we may wipe out every evil demon and heretical path, but tomorrow, other methods will rise to the surface. When that happens, how will sects like ours deal with them?" Elder Long asked with a trace of concern, his words carrying an implication.
Hearing this, Fang Qianyuan fell into deep thought as well.
"Let us set all that aside for now and speak of something encouraging. This purge of the Northern Frontier's demonic path has also given us