Harness Cultivator

Deng Lijuan sheathed her sword as she turned around and looked at Lee Tao.

Her intention was too obvious for Lee Tao to know.

She wanted some praise or a pat in the head for her effort in defeating Zhou Gu.

Lee Tao twitched his mouth as he moved slightly away from her.

Like what is she?

A kid that needs praise at every single little thing?

He wasn't a babysitter nor the type of person to praise someone for something trivial.

Hence, Lee Tao ignored her sparkly eyes and returned his focus to Shen Mei.

"Seems like your elder was no match for Deng Lijuan. Thus, I'm afraid that Zhou Jingjing might have to remain here for the rest of her life~" Lee Tao teased with a cheeky smile on his face.

Shen Mei remained silent as she was caught in a dilemma.

'That dumb Zhou Gu… How can he be so careless and directly propelled himself toward an unknown force?' Shen Mei cursed silently in her heart.

She had previously warned Zhou Gu about the people in front of them aren't simple.

Yet, what did he do?

His smart brain decided to fight them head-on and guessed what happened.

Motherfucker got his ass wrecked hard, and she couldn't even tell if he's alive or not.

'What to do…. What to do….' Shen Mei wondered silently as she stared at Lee Tao.

Lee Tao was still calm as the still water, almost like he wasn't afraid of anything.

If anything, it seemed like Lee Tao wanted them to attack so that he could have a reason to extort them more.

While Shen Mei was struggling on her next move, Lee Tao decided to yawn aloud and lay on Da Mung.

"So boring… not everyone is as shrewd as you, Shen Mei." Lee Tao snickered coldly.

"I'm a simple man. As long as you give me what I want and don't piss me off. Then I will be generous enough to give you some leeway."

Shen Mei pondered for a moment. Her expression turned solemn as she took a deep breath.

With a soft sigh, Shen Mei asked, "Since things have already become like this, then I'll guess there's no other choice."

An explosive aura suddenly exploded from her, and Shen Mei quickly signaled for the other elders to take action.

The other elders entered into some sort of formation, and Shen Mei was at the center of it.

A surge of powerful face emitted out, and it was clear that Shen Mei was powering up.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao held a nonchalant expression at Shen Mei's action.

"As expected of any sect," Lee Tao commented.

Soon, his expression darkened completely as he took a step forward.

"None of them are reasonable…"

And with a slicing motion, Lee Tao sent out a wave of profound qi toward Shen Mei.

Shen Mei narrowed her eyes at the upcoming powerful profound qi.

She raised her hand up and a translucent palm appeared out of thin air.

BOOM!

The translucent palm collided with the profound qi that Lee Tao had sent.

Despite that, Shen Mei could be seen standing still with a solemn expression.

'Just one flick of his finger almost took out 10% of my profound qi,' Shen Mei thought.

"Elder Shen Mei, what should we do now?"

"I feel like his aura just changed into some sort of demon."

While Shen Mei was deep in her thoughts, she was then interrupted by the other elders as they held a horrified look.

They were only up against a person that was showing a cultivation base of an Elementary Spirit Realm. Yet, they still felt like they were going up against some gods or demons.

Shen Mei bit her lips softly as she also understood her fellow elders' thought processes.

After all, they might be up against some powerful clan or forces that had been staying hidden for a long time.

Her face turned rigid, and with one last glance at Zhou Jingjing and the fainted Zheng Wenling, she said in a deep tone, "We shall retreat for now."

The other elders nodded their heads as they canceled the formation and turned around to flee.

Meanwhile, Zhou Gu who had just regained his consciousness after getting beaten up by Deng Lijuan, was in disbelief when he witnessed this scene.

He was wondering if they had all gone crazy.

"How could you all just leave our disciples at the hand of a devil??!" Zhou Gu screamed aloud in fury.

Alas, he couldn't utter another sound when Deng Lijuan kicked him in the butt, sending him flying toward the direction of Shen Mei.

"So annoying! Master is already tired from using his technique." Deng Lijuan snorted coldly.

She then turned around to face Lee Tao.

"What is our next move, Master?"

"Isn't it obvious? We're going to the Inner Zone now that the pests are gone."

Sometime later, Lee Tao and Deng Lijuan rode on top of Da Mung whereas the captive Zhou Jingjing and Zheng Wenling were being tied to a rope attached to the tail of Da Mung.

If anyone were to see this scene, they might have thought Lee Tao and Deng Lijuan were some sorts of slave merchant.

After all, two beautiful women were being tied to a rope, and being treated like dirt is not a common scene.

"Master, are we really going to keep them alive?" Deng Lijuan suddenly asked in confusion.

"You've told me to kill them all in the beginning, but then you suddenly told me at the last second to spare their lives."

Lee Tao nodded his head.

"Originally, killing them would be the ideal option. However, my intuition is telling me that it's better to keep them alive for now." Lee Tao said solemnly.

His eyes were locked on the far side of the Sierra Desert. In addition, there was a bit of cautiousness in his eyes that were never seen before.

'The monsters that are inhabiting the Sierra Desert… could be from the Astral Species.' Lee Tao thought.