Force in every baton swing, depth in every surge of Dou Qi, precision in every kick, warmth in every expression

The Heavenly Poison Gate offered excellent benefits.

Previously, the various sects had operated almost entirely like mountain bandit strongholds, without any detailed system for sharing profits or rewarding merit. The main reason people attached themselves to these powerful sects was simply to survive in the utterly chaotic Black-Corner Region.

Here, staying alive really was their greatest wish.

Everyone who came here was a villain, and those who managed to survive were villains among villains.

But if they could have survived in their homelands... who would truly want to come here to scrape out a living?

Then Sect Master Sun arrived.

With absolute strength and authority, Sect Master Sun completely subdued those Dou Emperor-level experts, swallowed up numerous factions, and established the enormous Heavenly Poison Gate.

At first, the small fry absorbed into the Heavenly Poison Gate had felt nothing much about it. To them, it was merely a change of allegiance. For many, this was hardly their first time; some were practically veterans. Taking a new title and continuing to eat their fill while waiting to die was something they knew all too well.

But within a few days, once the Heavenly Poison Gate's organizational structure had taken shape, they noticed something different.

First, their income increased, and they grew stronger.

As the Heavenly Poison Gate continued advancing and absorbing territory throughout the Black-Corner Region, killing members of hostile factions earned them not only large sums of money, but also contribution points within the sect. Those points could be exchanged for cultivation methods and Dou Techniques at the newly established Library Pavilion.

Even... the food had improved!

Sun Buxiao had established ties with Jia Nan Academy and secured channels for importing goods, ensuring that basic supplies were abundantly stocked.

The Heavenly Poison Gate's weekly meal allowance even let them eat