At this moment, Ye Tian seemed different in the eyes of the demon beasts—he could even be called intimidating. Yet the death of a single viper was not enough to make all the demon beasts retreat in the face of danger.
Some demon beasts had instead grown more fired up after seeing Ye Tian kill the viper. Thus, after the viper fell, a fair-faced scholar strode toward the mountaintop. He held a folding fan, bore an elegant and refined air, and had clean features and a slender build—the very image of a scholar.
Yet Ye Tian only sneered at him. Without another word, he raised his hand and sent a streak of sword force cleaving down. The scholar's paper fan instantly enlarged and shattered the sword force, though it forced him back a step. He cupped his hands toward Ye Tian and said, "Fellow Daoist, why are you striking with such viciousness?"
"White Spirit Monkey, a demon beast is a demon beast. Stop putting on that bookish act. Do you not know what I mean?" Ye Tian said coldly as he watched the scholar.
The longer a White Spirit Monkey cultivated, the stronger the scholarly aura it carried. Others might not know this scholar's true nature, but Ye Tian saw through him completely and exposed him at once.
The scholar still smiled faintly. "The Great Dao is simplicity itself. Cultivation is inherently an act of defying the heavens. So long as Fellow Daoist is willing to cooperate, I will certainly plead on your behalf. Even if you must disperse your cultivation and live as an ordinary man, that would not be so bad. Would Fellow Daoist be willing?" White Spirit Monkey sounded rather as though he were considering Ye Tian's interests.
"I appreciate Fellow Daoist's goodwill. However, Fellow Daoist should