Grandmaster

With his level of cultivation, Shen Lian was not someone who would propagate unfounded rumors. Hence, the elders took what he said seriously.

Cultivation was something that went against the natural course of things, to begin with. It was only natural for there to be a trial. However, the tragedy of the world was not the same - it was a trial that involved all of the cultivators.

As for the tragedy of the world, Lu Jiuyuan did mention something about it. He said that cultivators were like the scabies of the world, and most of them would be removed when the time came.

A few years back, the demon clan was great in numbers. Those who absorbed the Qi of vitality outnumbered the number of cultivators now. However, a great trial that was not found in the records took place. Since then, the demon clan had dwindled in numbers and was slowly eliminated by the joint effort of Daoism and Buddhism.