Everyone was utterly horrified.
They had considered the possibility of the Demon Sect using the assembly as an opportunity to strike.
That was precisely why, several days before the assembly began, the Demon Extermination Alliance, led by Xie Songnian, had launched a massive, city-wide purge, declaring that all potential threats had been eliminated.
All at once, countless suspicious glares shot toward Xie Songnian on the high platform.
"Vice Sect Leader Xie! What in the world is going on?! Is this how your Demon Extermination Alliance handles things?!" a fiery Minor Sect Leader demanded, unable to hold back.
Xie Songnian, now "breaking out in a sweat," repeatedly wiped his forehead with his sleeve. He stammered out an explanation in a panicked tone, trying to sound shocked, furious, and innocent all at once:
