Niel had assumed Jared was just an ordinary cultivator, but then he thought the latter was a Demonic Cultivator.
Once more, his assumption was overturned, and he seriously wondered if Jared was indeed a Draconian.
Jared’s ever-changing identity had left Niel confounded.
“Quick! Recall your beast cores.” At that moment, someone snapped out of their shock, calling out loudly.
As those individuals were about to retrieve the beast cores, they were suddenly met with a tremendous suction force. Following that, all the beast cores flew toward Jared.
As expected, all the beast cores ended up in Jared’s hands, and he casually tossed them into his item pouch.
Upon seeing the situation, Niel and the others were so frustrated they felt like they could spit blood. “Our beast cores!”
Without beast cores, they would have no means to continue their cultivation. Even if they were to consume someone else’s beast cores, it might be a long time before they could fuse with it.
“I warned you, but you didn’t listen, so you can’t blame me now.” Jared tucked away the beast cores and smiled.
At that moment, Niel and his companions were utterly disheartened. Without beast cores, their powers plummeted drastically. At that moment, they were no match for Jared.
As Jared looked at them mockingly, Niel lost his arrogant swagger.
“Return the beast cores to us, and I can pretend nothing ever happened. I assure you, you won’t hear from me again. I can buy it with purple spirit coins. Just tell me how much you want,” Niel negotiated, hoping to purchase the beast cores.
“You want to buy them?” Jared asked.
“Yes. As long as you’re willing to return our beast cores, I’ll give you money.” Niel nodded.
“All right then. One beast core for a thousand purple spirit coins,” Jared said.
Niel was slightly taken aback, then incredulously asked, “Really?”
Although a thousand purple spirit coins seemed like an astronomical figure to the average cultivator, for Niel, it was just a drop in the bucket.
He was stunned that Jared had only asked for a thousand purple spirit coins because it was simply too little.
“Of course. Do you think it’s too expensive?” Jared asked.
“No, no. I can pay for it.” Niel shook his head repeatedly, then pulled out an item pouch and tossed it to Jared, saying, “There are ten thousand purple spirit coins in here, enough to buy all these beast cores.”
Jared took the item pouch, glanced at it, and chuckled. “It’s definitely enough…”
After speaking, Jared took out the beast cores and tossed them to Niel and his group.
Niel was ecstatic, holding the beast cores in his hands. He couldn’t believe that Jared was an idiot who returned it to them so readily.
Even if each beast core cost ten thousand, Niel would have spent it without hesitation.
After all, without beast cores, they were all rendered useless.
After receiving the beast cores, Niel and the others swiftly swallowed them before sighing in relief.
“I hope that in Beast City, I won’t see you again,”
Niel said, gazing at Jared. Then, he turned around, intending to leave.
“Wait a moment,” said Jared.
Turning back, Niel inquired, “What do you want?”
“I’ve handed over the beast cores to you, but I never said you could leave. Those beast cores look quite promising. If I absorb it, my strength will significantly increase. So, I intend to reclaim it,” Jared said with a slight smile.
“What? Haven’t you already sold the beast cores to us? You’ve received the money already.” Niel furrowed his brows.
“Exactly. I sold the beast cores to you, and I’ve taken the money. However, now, I want the beast cores back, so I plan on snatching them back. There’s no conflict in that. I’m generally quite trustworthy…” As Jared spoke, he moved closer to Niel and the others.
“You…” Niel was on the verge of losing his temper. I can’t believe he’d do this!
