Hearing that, Theobauld quickly approached Jared and said, “Mr. Chance, I have a dual cultivation partner. Though she is a bit older, her strength is slightly inferior to mine, but-”
Upon seeing that Salathiell had his own father earning celestial crystals, Theobauld also thought of his wife.
“Let her come…” Jared agreed before Theobauld could finish his sentence.
“All right, all right, all right!” Theobauld exclaimed, his excitement barely contained. He continued, “I also have a sister-in-law. She is also-”
Salathiell quickly interjected, “I also have an aunt who is-”
“All right, any Ultimate Realm Level Nine cultivator is welcome to come…” Jared said, making a quick gesture toward Salathiell and Theobauld.
Jared didn’t have the patience to listen to their lengthy introductions of various relatives.
Any Ultimate Realm Level Nine cultivator could be of some assistance to him.
Moreover, these people had the utmost need for the celestial crystals.
In their excitement, Salathiell and Theobauld hurried off to get in touch with their relatives.
Fraser was so angry that his face turned pale, yet he was utterly helpless.
After all, Salathiell and Theobauld didn’t betray him. They merely had their families follow Jared.
“It seems like life in Twilight Imperial City isn’t all that easy, huh?” Jared remarked, glancing at Fraser with a slight smile.
Fraser’s expression was tinged with embarrassment. “Our resources in Twilight Imperial City have been somewhat scarce lately…”
Had resources not been scarce, Dorian would never have accepted the Decree of Execution from the Tenth Hall to kill Jared.
And there was no way Fraser would have concealed his identity and deceived Jared just for a bit of resources.
They were princes, people of status. Doing such things was utterly embarrassing.
However, the resources in Twilight Imperial City were scarce, so the only solution was to find ways to gather resources from every possible place.
In the Tenth Hall, Quenric lounged in his room, idly toying with an object in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that the item Quenric was casually handling was, shockingly, a child’s skull.
Due to the prolonged handling, the child’s skull was giving off a glaring sheen.
At that moment, a frail old man pushed the door open and walked in. The only person who could enter Quenric’s room without knocking was this elderly man. Even Tennyson had to knock.
“How’s it going?” Quenric asked, lifting his eyelids.
“The celestial crystal was given to Dorian, who then confronted Jared. However, Dorian got beaten up and almost lost his life…”
Quenric’s interest was piqued. He sat upright and asked, “Almost lost his life? Why wasn’t he killed? What happened?”
“Right when Jared was about to deliver the fatal blow, the fourth prince of Twilight Imperial City, Fraser, arrived just in time, rescuing Dorian.”
“Fraser is such a troublemaker!” Quenric spat out angrily. If Jared had actually killed Dorian, things would have escalated even further.
Twilight Imperial City wouldn’t have let things slide, and he could have just sat back and enjoyed the show. Twilight Imperial City would have definitely brought about Jared’s downfall.
“After Dorian was rescued, several Ultimate Realm Level Nine experts were swayed by Jared who bribed them with celestial crystals. I suspect that Jared is also trying to expand his influence, aiming to challenge the Celestial Palace.”
“Hmph, an Ultimate Realm Level Two cultivator thinks he can oppose the Celestial Palace?” Quenric sneered. “Even if he gathered every cultivator from the Ethereal Realm, they still wouldn’t have the strength to take on the Celestial Palace. If they were just dealing with the Tenth Hall, maybe they could be of some use. But going up against the entire Celestial Palace? That’s pure fantasy…”
Among the ten halls in the Celestial Palace, the Tenth Hall was considered the weakest. Nevertheless, even as the weakest, it maintained its own standing within the Ethereal Realm.
It was almost unimaginable how powerful the halls ranked above the Tenth Hall must be.
The notion of a cultivator from the Ethereal Realm daring to challenge the entire Celestial Palace seemed like pure fantasy.
