Slaying Ding Lezheng, Punish Only One Man? (4.2k, Please Subscribe)

Imagine if Ding Lezheng had truly gone so mad that he intended to devour and possess the Nascent Souls of his fellow disciples to recover from his post-battle injuries. The people he chose would undoubtedly be Nascent Soul Cultivators of no consequence within the sect.

Situ Yang happened to fit that condition.

Thus, in the eyes of Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators like Situ Yang, Ding Lezheng—the ancestor who had fallen into demonic madness—was far more terrifying than the other Spirit Transformation enemy, Wei Tu.

"Exactly! Brother Situ is right."

"What Nephew Situ said... does make some sense."

Just as Fang Xingduan had expected, after Situ Yang tore away all pretense and revealed the danger he himself faced, the Nascent Soul Cultivators of comparable standing also spoke up in agreement.

No one wished to become nourishment for Ancestor Ding Lezheng's recovery.

Once the voices of agreement rose.

The other Nascent Soul Cultivators present were also visibly swayed, seemingly inclined to support Situ Yang's proposal.

After all, keeping company with a demon was like keeping company with a tiger. No one could be certain whether they were blood food in Ding Lezheng's eyes.

Moreover, if they were to flee through the teleportation array now, having Ding Lezheng—an ancestor hunted by a Spirit Transformation Venerable—among them would greatly increase the danger of their escape.

It was a very practical question.

If they accepted, or rather rescued, Ding Lezheng, it would be difficult for them to gain anything from it. Instead, it would only add to their own peril.

They were not so conceited as to believe that, if Ding Lezheng emptied his entire storehouse of knowledge to repay their favor, they could use it to break through to the Spirit Transformation realm.

But conversely, if they refused to take in Ding Lezheng...