It is a well-known fact that cultivation sects tend to have rather ridiculous recruitment processes.
Demonic sects on the other hand? Well… they tend to just skip the recruitment phase. Slaughter and kidnapping are where they prefer to start.
Then there comes the experimentation. The mental scarring. And perhaps if you survive the intake, horrible group therapy.
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A sad and tragic yet happy tale. Filled with cultivation, demons, ghosts, and dinner tables. Lots and lots of dinner tables.