One-click Cultivation System

Lu Zhong smiled and nodded. "We're old acquaintances with the cultivators guarding the gate. We can definitely bring you in!"    

"That's great!"    

With a jovial smile, Su Lang said, "Let's go quickly. You guys can recuperate in the safety of a stronghold."    

"Good!"    

Lu Zhong and the other two quickly agreed.    

Soon, they began moving towards the Gold Flame Leopard's E-grade stronghold under Lu Zhong and the group's lead.    

Along the way, the amount of Vicious Beasts they encountered weren't small, but with Su Lang there, every single one of them ended up in his Storage Space.    

With his Advanced Martial Mortal attack level, as long as he did not encounter a large group of E-class beasts, he could roam around as if this area was his backyard.    

When Lu Zhong's group witnessed his strength, their respect for him increased by leaps and bounds.    

About an hour later, Su Lang and the group arrived at the Ye family's E-grade stronghold in the Gold Flame Leopard's E-class territory.    

Compared to the F-class stronghold, the area of this E-class stronghold was much smaller. However, the city walls here were much sturdier.    

"Li Laoqi, quickly open the door!"    

Lu Zhong took out a Gold Flame Leopard fang from his backpack and skillfully threw it into a pile of arrows on the city wall.    

"Ouch? Who is it?"    

A man with a chicken-crown-like hairdo appeared on the city wall. "Lu Zhong, you brat! Oh, you've brought a new face."    

"With the three of us as guarantors, why are you so suspicious?"    

Deng Qi frowned and said," It's dangerous outside. Let us in quickly."    

"No, strangers can't enter!"    

The guard with a freakin' chicken-crown hairdo looked at Su Lang and the group suspiciously. He seemed quite adamant about not letting him in.    

"Damn, that hooligan!"    

Lu Zhong cursed under his breath, took out a Gold Flame Leopard fang, and threw it to the guard.    

"Alright, I'll let him in on your account."    

The chicken hair freak weighed the Gold Flame Leopard fang in his hand with satisfaction and then pressed the mechanism to open the city gate.    

As soon as Su Lang and the trio entered the stronghold, the heavy gate behind them closed with a bang.    

"There are actually so many people inside?"    

Initially, Su Lang thought that this stronghold would be filled with strong cultivators, but all he encountered were a few Standard Martial Cultivators.    

On the contrary, the people here had general cultivation of the Body Tempering Realm. Very few in the population were at the Martial Mortal Realm.    

And these rare few Martial Mortals were in charge of some major operations. They were an indispensable force for the normal functioning of the stronghold.    

Moreover, since everyone here feared the harsh environment outside, they rarely left the stronghold. So, they literally only went outside if they had to travel to a different stronghold.    

Consequently, most of them got married here and gave birth to their progeny here.    

At this time, Lu Zhong respectfully asked, "Young Master, do you want us to find a place for you to stay?"    

"No need."    

Su Lang waved his hand lightly. "You guys go and recuperate. I will walk around by myself."    

"As you wish, Young Master."    

Feeling a bit reluctant, Lu Zhong and the other two looked at each other in dismay and then left.    

To them, Su Lang was a talented progeny of a top-tier family. In the future, he was bound to become a rich and powerful individual.    

Sadly, they were of no use to Su Lang now, so he wouldn't allow them to follow him anymore.    

After Lu Zhong and the other two left, Su Lang looked at the tall building at the stronghold's center and smiled like a wolf looking at its prey.    

After that, Su Lang found a hotel to stay in.    

"Clone perception!"    

Sitting on the bed, Su Lang looked at a scene with the eyes of his clone.    

The first thing he saw was a green-colored deer crashing to the ground not too far away from the clone.    

Soon, Su Lang came to speed and found out that the clone and Yang Shi's group were already at the Green Deer territory.    

After killing the Green Deer trying to deliver a surprise attack, the group arrived at the crimson-tinted forest and found a place to wait.    

"Gulp... Gulp..."    

While they were waiting, Yang Shi was so nervous that he would audibly swallow his saliva from time to time. His face looked as if it was devoid of blood, looking white with fear.    

Before long, a call came from outside the forest.    

"I am Yang Zhen from the Yang Family. I have been ordered to deliver the ransom. I want to see if the young master is alive and well, so please bring him out."    

Outside the forest, Yang Zhen's expression was frigid, and a cold smile hung on his lips. One could even see a trace of malice flash across his eyes.    

"No one can extort money from my Yang family so easily!" thought Yang Zhen.    

Currently, he wasn't the only one here. Hidden around him were the master of the Yang Family, Yang Tianrui; an elder from the Ye Family, Ye Tian; and Ye Zhi. Moreover, the young master of the Ye Family, Ye Lingfeng—an Advanced Martial Mortal was also here with six high-level cultivators protecting him.    

Although these people hadn't shown themselves yet, they had concealed their auras and set up an inescapable net around the forest.    

As long as they could retrieve Yang Shi safely, the culprit would no longer have any bargaining chips in his hands and would become a fish on the chopping block. Then, they could slaughter him however they wanted.