Female Novel
Chapter 2996 The Price
However, Jared didn't leave as he had yet to get his hands on the Ice Soul Pill.
The elderly man's curiosity was piqued. “I'm curious. How did my brother manage to meet you insecret without arousing my suspicion?”novelbin
Jared had known nothing earlier, but now it became clear to him what the significance of the realtreasure key entailed.
Only the possessor of this key would have the privilege of meeting the elder of the Archaic Bodycultivators. It was no wonder Jared was the sole one who had encountered him, while the othershad seen nothing.
It all made sense now.
Besides, only the elder of the Archaic Body cultivators knew about the existence of the treasure key.His younger brother had no idea that it existed.
“Telling you won't make a difference,” Jared sneered.
The elderly man responded with an icy snort. “If you're not inclined to talk, I won't force it. Prepareyourself for the arrival of death.”
His words caused a wave of fear to wash over some of the cultivators. Tears welled up in the eyesof a few, while others screamed in terror, and a handful responded with angry curses directed athim.
“Sir, please spare our lives. We belong to the Demon Seal Alliance, allies of demons. We're yourfriends!” Typhon hurriedly clarified.
The elderly man retorted sharply, “Nonsense. Do you take me for a fool? Your alliance's name,Demon Seal Alliance, speaks for itself. How does that imply friendship with us demons?”
“Sir, I swear it's the truth. We've never harmed any demons. While our name may be Demon SealAlliance, and we profess to hunt down demons, in reality, we're aiding you in secret. All the demonswe capture are living peacefully! Our goal is to gather all the demons so that you can establish yourreputation in the Ethereal Realm,” Typhon pleaded desperately.
The other cultivators were taken aback by this revelation. They had no inkling that a massivealliance like the Demon Seal Alliance was actually working to help demons regain their standingrather than hunting down Demonic Cultivators.
“How shameless of them! It's only now that I see the true nature of the Demon Seal Alliance.”
“They are despicable! They bring disgrace to all cultivators.”
“If I'm lucky enough to leave this place, I'll definitely expose their real colors to the public!”
Many cultivators were filled with righteous indignation.
“No one can leave this place alive. This is our territory,” Typhon warned.
Despite still being held hostage, he acted as if he was already on a team with the elderly man,hoping that the latter would release the five of them.
Upon listening to Typhon's words, the elderly man fell into deep thought.
“I can release you, but if you play tricks, I won't spare your lives,” he warned Typhon.
Typhon instantly promised, “I won't, Sir. Don't worry. We won't play any tricks.”
“All right. I'll release you, then!”
With a wave of his hand, the elderly man halted the surging energy directed at Typhon and hiscompanions.
Having regained their freedom, Typhon and the others swiftly approached the elderly man.
They then glanced at the rest still held hostage gleefully.
Typhon mocked, “You were eager for a fight, weren't you? Why the sudden change of heart?”
No one paid any heed to Typhon, but that merely served to increase his arrogance.
The other cultivators were glancing at Jared, hoping that he could save them as he had had anunexpected encounter earlier.
Jared, however, felt a sense of helplessness under their gaze. They had all fallen victim to thestrange power of the ice soul fragment. They had believed they were reaping a windfall, but theirgreed had ultimately led them to this dire predicament.
The realization had finally dawned upon them, but the price for their folly had already been set, andthey had to pay the price.