Practicing demonic arts does not necessarily make one a demon. Even the path to immortality can produce man-eating fiends. If your heart leans toward evil, even cultivating immortal arts will lead you into the abyss. If your will is to save the world, then even with demonic arts at your command, you can still destroy every wicked creature. What matters is not the name of the art, but the thoughts of the one who wields it.
The imperial court, aristocratic clans, and sects have forged the words "righteous" and "evil" into iron laws, hanging them over the necks of all cultivators. But when did these laws become a fig leaf for monopolizing resources and crushing dissent? Beneath the pursuit of profit, witchcraft, poison arts, and ghostly techniques are no longer considered evil. The real demons are simply those who refuse to bow, and souls unwilling to submit.
Fang Tianci finally understood: the demon was in everyone's heart.
