In the darkness of the night, seven Great Mang cultivators were carefully examining an uncultivated forest surface.

After moving aside some mud, they discovered some warm charcoal remains and some bird bones.

Shi Qian was precisely one of these seven Great Mang cultivators.

His identity on the surface was just the attendant of a local Great Mang official. This identity already ensured that everything went smoothly for him for many years, even now not drawing the suspicion of anyone. However, his true identity was a core disciple of Thousand Devil Nest, moreover a core disciple loyal to Li Ku.[1]

When Purgatory Mountain Patriarch finally discovered traces of the fleeing Li Ku, moreover gathered all of Purgatory Mountain’s elders and Wenren Cangyue to kill Li Ku, Thousand Devil Nest cultivators who supported the old emperor and Li Ku experienced a cruel purge, over half of Thousand Devil Nest’s cultivators losing their lives under this great purge. Now, Thousand Devil Nest only remained in name, no longer the cultivation holy land that could keep Purgatory Mountain in check, instead becoming a puppet controlled by Purgatory Mountain.

In the end, some of the secret caves of...