The Underworld, Wu Wang City.
Ao Heng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his dragon body covered in wounds, flesh and blood in disrepair, riddled with various poisons, curses, and other sinister means.
Many of the Demon Sect's techniques are still in use by cultivators today, having only undergone some transformation from training through killing to other methods.
For example, refining evil qi; the cheapest and most direct way is murder, the most expensive is extracting natural Earth Evil.
The Daoist Sect dominates the world, naturally having the resources to use the latter, regulating Daoist skills to restrict common cultivators from obtaining it.
This ensures that when enemies escape, their severe injuries can cause lasting harm, even if they don't die; permanent disability can weaken their threat.
