The goal of Lü Zhenghai, Gu An, and the others wasn't just to destroy the No-Life Evil Cult, but to completely erase it from within Tan City.
This erasure meant wiping out all traces, including the Inner Masters of the No-Life Evil Cult. Not a single one was to be spared.
Among their targets, Shen Yuan was an excellent runner, so he was naturally the first to be marked. If given the chance, he would likely escape back to Yu State alive, an outcome Lü Zhenghai, Gu An, and the others were determined to prevent. After all, Tan City was just one part of their mission; their true objective was the No-Life Evil Cult in Yu State.
The power and deceptive influence the No-Life Evil Cult now displayed made the Cyan Yuan Sect and many other sects feel threatened. Their attitude toward this threat was singular: eradicate it completely while it was still relatively weak.
The same went for the forces backing the No-Life Evil Cult.
