The Nascent Souls of the seven Blood Sect members floated before Wu Tao. Wu Tao took out seven Life-Strangling Locks and released the Blood Sect seven from the control of their Life-Strangling Locks one by one.
After the control of the Life-Strangling Locks was undone, the seven Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivators of the Blood Sect immediately felt their Nascent Souls were no longer bound in any way. That feeling of having their lives returned was truly refreshing. They withdrew their Nascent Souls back into their bodies, then cupped their hands to Wu Tao in unison and thanked him. "Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Li."
Wu Tao said to them, "No need to thank me. This was my promise. But since this is the second time you have offended me, I cannot give these Life-Strangling Locks back to you."
For the seven Blood Sect members, having their lives back was what mattered most. It was only a Life-Strangling Lock; after returning to the Sect, they could buy another at any time. Thus, the Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivator surnamed Huang said, "Yes. It is only right that Fellow Daoist Li keep these Life-Strangling Locks!"
What this Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivator surnamed Huang was thinking was that Wu Tao and the Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivators of the Eighteen Realms were bound to have a great battle in a moment, so he was probably planning to keep the Life-Strangling Locks on him to control other Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivators of the Eighteen Realms.
However, he was thinking wrong. Wu Tao had no such idea. He wanted to keep the Life-Strangling Locks on him because they might perhaps come in handy in the Tailing Cultivation World.
As for using the Life-Strangling Locks to control these Nascent Soul Level 9 cultivators of