The Demonic Tao's reaction was so intense mainly because not long ago, they had suffered a major blow in their struggle with the Devil Race, sustaining heavy losses, which had made them extremely sensitive, feeling as if everyone was coming to seize their territory.
If it were before, it wouldn't have mattered; even if their territory was taken, the pollution of Demonic Qi would require a considerable price to cleanse.
But with Li Zhirui's arrival and the widespread practice of the Lotus Seed Skill, purifying land tainted by Demonic Qi became much less costly—gaining an extra territory hardly counted as anything now.
And so, the Demon Cultivators no longer dared to neglect their land as they had before.
Therefore, upon discerning the Divine Path's actions and seeing through their next objectives, the Demonic Tao decided to strike ruthlessly, leaving the Divine faction utterly no chance to intervene—thus their methods were exceedingly cruel and vicious!
