All coincidences have their underlying causes.
Because of the Frost Calamity, An Jing had successfully disguised himself and sold himself into a Demon Sect posing as a wealthy household, eventually escaping their clutches. The Weiyang Fist had launched an assault to intercept him, only to be killed by the Niasheng Fiend, which was also in pursuit of An Jing. As a result, Kanming City, the major frontier city closest to the Demon Sect estate, lost its guardian Grandmaster.
The official holding the register, tasked with assisting in administrative affairs, naturally dared not make any rash moves. Adopting a conservative stance, he retreated from political involvement and ceased suppressing the various factions, leading to frequent upheavals by all manner of monsters and spirits within Kanming City.
Chapter 165