The Dao sects often spoke of subduing demons and exorcising evil, and the Qian Kun Dao was even more so. I was now consorting with a monster; if they investigated the matter deeply, expelling me from the Dao sect would hardly be excessive. As an yao immortal, Ziyi's cultivation could no longer be discerned, but when Li Mufan and Feng Junhe heard Sun Xinping expose Ziyi's identity, they became rather wary as well. Otherwise, they would have attacked long ago.
"Before, it was a ghost—raising ghosts to bring disaster. Now it's a monster. Sect Master Xia, shouldn't you say something? Otherwise, we hidden Daoist sects won't be able to account for this." Feng Junhe sneered coldly.
He came from the Yun Sect and had already reached the late stage of Dao Awakening. Gray clouds seemed to drift faintly around his entire body. Since the Yun Sect excelled in thunder arts, I wouldn't have been surprised if bolts of lightning suddenly leaped out.
"Monsters are also living beings created by Heaven and Earth. Good and evil aren't exclusive to humans, so why can't we treat other living beings with broad-minded kindness? When we punish evil and praise virtue, does that encompass every living being under Heaven—or is it meant only for humans? Killing living beings also creates a murderous sin. When dealing with kind-hearted monsters, why can't we show benevolence?" I said indifferently.
"Yitian, do these people want to kill me?" Ziyi's clear gaze turned cold as a living being's instinctive wariness surfaced.
"Some of them simply don't understand your existence." I hurriedly comforted her. The world was still beautiful; we couldn't sweep everyone away with a single stroke.
As we spoke, the other hidden Daoist sects arrived. Seeing Ziyi beside me and the fury on Li Mufan and the others'