“He is my brother. No matter what he becomes, I will never abandon him,” Ji Fengming resolutely rejected Mi Tang’an’s offer.

Mi Tang'an was somewhat displeased upon hearing this: "Then you will be used by the evil spirits and become their henchmen who harm the world!"

Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Mi Wei quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Elder, Brother Fenghua, since Fenghua is certain that he was once a spiritual cultivator and was harmed by evil spirits, we should give Fenghua a chance to save himself. That would be fair to Fenghua."

After saying that, she then advised Mi Tang'an separately, saying, "Elder, when Feng Hua is not in a demonic state, his words and actions are indeed no different from those of a normal human being. I have seen this clearly all along the way, and I am not being misled by him. Our Hidden Sect has always been founded on benevolence and kindness. There is no reason for us to kill Feng Hua when we know he is a victim."

Besides, aside from killing some animals for blood, Fenghua has never killed anyone or committed any evil deeds. I can vouch for his character.

"But the matter in Tianque City has already caused quite a stir. If I let him go now, and if someone else sees him again, our Hidden Sect's reputation of hundreds of thousands of years will be ruined in an instant."

Moreover, I have already sent word back to the sect about his matter; the sect leader and the other elders are all aware of it.

Mi Tang'an sighed softly, staring intently at Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao, and said, "This man, I cannot let you take him away today."

But I can promise that his life will not be in danger for the next six months.

"If you can come to my Hidden Sect within six months with a solution to his condition, and heal him in front of everyone in my Hidden Sect, you will be able to safely take him out of the Hidden Sect."

“This is unacceptable…” Ji Fengming instinctively did not want to agree, but was stopped by Hei Xiao.

Black Owl bowed to Mi Tang and said, "Then we will trouble you, fellow Daoist. Within half a year, we will definitely bring high-level alchemists to visit your sect. I suppose your sect is located in this sea area. I wonder when and how we should make our visit? Could you please tell us?"

"A high-level alchemist?" Mi Tang'an asked in confusion.

The Dan Sect has been closed off for a long time; where in this world can one find a high-level alchemist?

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist, Fenghua's elder sister is an inner disciple of the Pill Sect. She once successfully cured a spiritual cultivator infected by a demon, which is why we have this claim. It's not just empty talk. Senior, you must have left in a hurry and haven't heard that the Pill Sect has already opened its gates." Hei Xiao casually revealed Ji Fengyao's identity to increase Ji Fenghua's influence with Mi Tang'an and the Hidden Sect.

Only if Mi Tang'an and the Hidden Sect value Ji Fenghua enough will they not make things difficult for her and dare not easily touch her.

Only by clearly telling Mi Tang'an that Ji Fengyao has the ability to save Fenghua will they treat Fenghua as a human, not a demon.

"Yes, yes, it's because Fenghua disappeared that my sister had to come out to save people. The elders of the Dan Sect know that demons are rampant now, so they decided to open the mountain." Ji Fengming didn't care about the details and just started talking nonsense.

Black Owl's lips twitched slightly. He glanced at him helplessly but didn't expose him.

Mi Tang'an was secretly alarmed upon hearing this:

The inner disciples who could influence the decision of the Dan Sect to open its gates must be of considerable importance; they must be at least direct disciples of the four peaks of the Dan Sect.

They might say that others don't believe anyone can save people infected by monsters.

However, if it is a direct disciple of one of the four peaks of the Pill Sect, or even one of the four elders of the Pill Sect, then it is indeed possible to save them.

From this perspective, Ji Fenghua is indeed not someone who should be killed.