Black kiln was a general term that the Demonic Path used for a broad category of mines that had extreme risks accompanied by a terrifying intensity of work. Cultivators sent here were either guilty of great crimes or were sacrificial victims of power struggles. Almost none of these people would ever see the nine suns in the heavens again. They would toil and suffer until they were buried in the black kiln. This was an almost assured destiny for those who entered here.

But where there were people, there was intrigue. This wasn’t just some random saying but one of the world’s most undeniable and unbreakable truths. Due to the massive number of criminals that had gathered in the dark tunnels of the black kiln as well as the long years that had passed, they had formed their own deformed yet highly effective system.

Those that stood at the top of this system might be criminals but they lived lives of pride and luxury. They commanded a large number of criminal subordinates and were even able to engage in negotiation of...