Within the Heavenly Demon cave abode, Elder Gan's demonic cultivation had been sealed by spell restrictions, while the maidservant Heavenly Demons had been taken into the Illusion Void Treasure Mirror for suppression.
Facing Feng Wushuang, whose cultivation had reached the Divine Bridge Realm, Elder Gan knew he had no power to resist and immediately abandoned all thoughts of struggle. With a thump, he dropped to his knees and wailed tearfully, "Senior Feng, spare my life!"
"I, Gan, was originally a cultivator of Yue Province. During the Demon Calamity, I even fought the Heavenly Demons to the death under the orders of the Moon-Deriving Sect. Unfortunately, my strength was lacking, and I was ultimately swallowed by the demonic tide. After being demon-corrupted, I became a Mutated Heavenly Demon, and my temperament was twisted. Harming the living beings of this world and treating all creatures as blood food was not my original intention or nature."
"I beg Senior to see clearly: ever since I retreated to this realm after the battle at Wolf Howl Ridge, I have never set foot in the Red Flame Domain again, nor have I consumed any living blood food. For nearly two thousand years, I have obediently hidden in the Heavenly Demon Realm to cultivate..."
In this "heartfelt and sincere" lament, Elder Gan claimed that he too had been a victim of the Demon Calamity and had not harmed any living beings for many years.
Were it anyone else, even knowing that he was a Demon-Corrupted Cultivator, they might have felt a trace of pity.
But Feng Wushuang had lived for over two thousand years, and her heart was as clear as a mirror. She knew full well that the true "Elder Gan" had long since perished. Though the man before her possessed Elder Gan's appearance, memories,