Chapter 121 - 7th Stage Elementary Spirit Realm

As the cries of agony inside the large container began to dissipate, Lee Tao held a jubilant expression.

Power surged through his body as he felt relaxed.

"Ahh, harnessing is really the best cultivation. Why work hard when I can just yoink it from others." Lee Tao smiled blissfully as he made a direct breakthrough in cultivation.

It wasn't just a single breakthrough, but multiple breakthroughs as he directly advanced to the 7th Stage Elementary Spirit Realm.

For others, it may seem like it's nothing special or even worthless. But for Lee Tao, this was something to celebrate.

After all, his experience and technique would drastically increase now.

"With my current strength, I can probably go head to head against Principal Song Yanmei." Lee Tao smirked evilly.

As Lee Tao finished his harnessing, he opened the large container and glanced at Tang Lingling.

"Tang Lingling, we're done here." Lee Tao said as he hopped off from the container.

Just when Tang Lingling was about to nod her head, she saw a horrifying scene inside the large container.

Each and every single criminal had their body decayed to an unimaginable sight.

Their faces were wrecked with horror and anguished, almost like they were seeing a devil king in hell.

"A-Are they still alive?" Tang Lingling stuttered.

"They are alive… but I doubt they would want to be." Lee Tao said calmly as he patted her shoulder.

"Stop looking at those worthless pieces of shit. You won't receive their fate as long as you remain loyal to me." He added.

Tang Lingling nodded her head with a resolute expression.

"There's no way I would ever betray you, Young Master." Tang Lingling said. 

Lee Tao chuckled softly.

"I know… otherwise, I wouldn't have kept you alive for this long, right?" Lee Tao said as he glanced at the sky that had turned dark already.

Although the harnessing process was easy, Lee Tao wanted to take his time converting their profound qi into his.

And he wanted to maximize the benefit and used those profound qi he had accumulated to breakthrough.

One must always be prepared for everything before one should venture into an unknown area.

'Sierra Desert… hopefully, there are some legacies left behind from the above heaven.' Lee Tao prayed inwardly.

Sometime later, just as Lee Tao and Tang Lingling were about to leave the Southwest Zone, a little girl suddenly came out and tugged on Lee Tao's leg.

"Young Master, please buy me." The little girl said.

Lee Tao twitched his mouth when he heard what she said.

"Seriously? Do I look like I'm into some loli or a little girl?" Lee Tao cursed aloud as he tried to fling the little girl away.

Alas, the little girl seemed to have eaten some sort of strength-enhancing pill as she refused to let go of Lee Tao.

"Ugh, Tang Lingling, get her off of me." Lee Tao said in annoyance when he felt her clinging becoming more intense.

Tang Lingling sighed softly as she tried to pull the little girl away.

However, even she was having difficulty pulling her away, and Lee Tao's patience started to turn very thin.

"Listen, little girl. I'm not going to buy you, so leave my leg alone now." Lee Tao said with a frightening gaze.

"I'm not releasing you…" The little girl said with a determined expression on her face. "My mother is currently ill, and I need to sell myself to a rich person like you so that I can get enough money to buy medicine for her."

"Tch, another one of this cliche troupe. I have seen it all already, so get the fuck off of me." Lee Tao sneered coldly as he exuded his profound aura.

With his profound aura out, Lee Tao hoped that the little girl would release her grip as the pressure and atmosphere around him would be suffocating.

Alas, expectation and reality are always different as the little girl refused to let go of her hands.

"Tang Lingling, hurry up and dump her some money." Lee Tao complained.

Tang Lingling nodded her head as she quickly retrieved a spirit stone and showed it to the little girl.

"Little girl, release my Young Master, and this spirit stone is yours." Tang Lingling said.

The little girl saw the spirit stone before shaking her head.

"The medicine cost around 2 gold coins, and that's only one." 

"..."

Lee Tao was about to actually kill the little girl off for enraging him. 

1 spirit stone can be exchanged for multiple gold coins yet she actually refused and used numerical counting instead of the actual price. 

Just because 2 is greater than 1, you have to account for the value of what's in them.

Meanwhile, Tang Lingling decided to kindly explain how much the spirit coin is worth to the little girl.

"This spirit stone is extremely valuable and can be exchanged for multiple gold coins." Tang Lingling said as she placed the spirit stone on her hand.

Afterward, she used this time where the little girl was distracted as she pulled her away from Lee Tao.

"Thank you for buying me," The little girl said calmly.

And she continued, "My name is Pang Jiao, and I will go back with you once I get the medicine for my mother." 

"Is that so, Pang Jiao?" Tang Lingling patted her head. "Then make sure to get the medicine first."

Pang Jiao nodded her head.

She then left the area to get some medicine for her mother.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao snickered coldly as he tidied up his pants. 

"That Pang Jiao really doesn't know what she's about to receive." He said coldly.

After all, in a poor neighborhood area, having money and no power to defend it means death.

Now that she had received a spirit stone from Tang Lingling while creating a huge scene, it was clear that she wasn't going to survive any longer.

"Let's go, Tang Lingling." Lee Tao said as he turned around and prepared to leave.

Alas, Tang Lingling could no longer be seen and Lee Tao was dumbfounded.

"She really went after Pang Jiao huh...."