Chapter 289: A Belated Opportunity (4)
After stepping a bit further in, information about the Fire Centipede was easy to come by.
“The Thousand Poison Gate, is it?”
“They’re not called that anymore. Now, it’s the Centipede Gate.”
“Still, it’s a sect founded by survivors of the Thousand Poison Gate, isn’t it?”
“That’s true, but… it seems their disposition is quite different from the Thousand Poison Gate we know.”
“Indeed. That’s a fair point.”
According to the merchants they met deep in Yunnan, Centipede Gate was a fledgling sect established by survivors of the Thousand Poison Gate, centered around the girl from the Southern Barbarian Beast Palace who had tamed the Fire Centipede.
Calling them “survivors” of the Thousand Poison Gate might be generous—in truth, they were a loose gathering of servants or martial artists of second- or third-rate level who had once worked under the sect.
Even a first-rate martial artist could start a small sect in the countryside. Once someone reached Peak Stage, they were called a master and welcomed wherever they went.