The Princess of Cruelty Xiē Yīngluò has managed to make off with a pair of blades from the Sorcerous Sword Index, and now she plots to use them and her mastery over poison to seize the rest from Shāng Bù Huàn.
the villainous sect that has 
gone to ground in recent times.
die vor nicht allzu langer
Zeit zugrunde gegangen ist.
Ces malfrats ne font plus guère
parler d’eux, ces derniers temps.