“We believe you, Mr. Chance,” said Hamish hastily. Then he, Misho, and a dozen other cultivators went to search for a place to rest.
Meanwhile, Igor’s group brought Jared, Cloud, and Feenix to the tallest three-story building right in the middle of Creston Sect.
While Igor could enter the place, Jared’s group was stopped. Igor quickly clarified, “We’re together, and we’re here to meet Mr. Solavar.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Lothian, but these people are human cultivators. They need the token from one of the major sects on Demonia Mountain to be granted access,” replied the guard politely. “They aren’t Demonic Cultivators, so if you want to bring them in, they’ll have to present the tokens. That is the rule.”
“There’s a rule about that?” Igor was taken aback.
“Yes, that is the new rule Mr. Solavar established. If any of you can bring in anyone you want casually, there will be issues.”
Upon hearing that, Igor understood what was going on. Mr. Solavar is likely afraid that the foreign cultivators will bribe other demonic sects to bring them into the Celestial Battlefield. If that happens and people are pocketing benefits, things will get messy for Creston Sect. I bet that’s why Mr. Solavar announced this new rule. Demonic Cultivators and human cultivators rarely interact with each other, so it’s natural the guard thinks I was bribed by Jared’s group.
Jared understood what Creston Sect meant. He said, “We’ll just not enter then, Mr. Lothian. As for the matter of gaining entry into the Celestial Battlefield, you don’t need to push too hard for it. We’ll simply pay for the entry fee if necessary.”
After all, plenty of resources were kept in Jared’s Storage Ring at that moment. He had acquired an abundance of mystical herbs from Jubilante back in Yellow Blue City.
Of course, he had plenty of spirit coins, too. Cloud was a scion, so he had even more spirit coins than Jared.
“Very well, then. I’ll have Rosie and Tony accompany you and show you around. I’m going to go ahead and get things straightened out,” said Igor.
He had Rosetta and Dalton stay with Jared because they had a higher status in the Demonic Cultivators’ territory.
“Mr. Chance, I’ll bring you and your companions to a few places. There is a good deal of excellent stuff here. Many Demonic Cultivators from Demonia Mountain visit Creston Sect to conduct business,” said Dalton.
Clearly, Creston Sect had become a marketplace for the prominent demonic sects on Demonia Mountain. After all, Demonic Cultivators were unwelcomed by many places in the realm. They couldn’t just waltz into a human town because if their identity as Demonic Cultivators were discovered, they would be done for. Hence, many Demonic Cultivators conducted sales there.
That was how Creston Sect became a marketplace for Demonic Cultivators on Demonia Mountain. Jared nodded, ready to stroll around the place with Dalton and Rosetta. Just as they left the building, they met an old man in a black robe.
Jared knew who he was without seeing his face. “Mr. Daemon…”
Upon seeing the old man, Dalton and Rosetta greeted him, too. Indeed, the person they met was Montane Daemon. Though he was alone, he was quite famous in various territories, including Demonia Mountain.
Montane Daemon’s aura was ever-changing, so his identity was never revealed even though he often traveled among the human cultivators.
This also made him a lot more informed than other Demonic Cultivators about what was going on in the various territories.
“Mr. Chance!” Montane Daemon was excited to meet Jared. He had hoped Jared would visit Demonia Mountain so he could meet Whalreth.
Jared looked at Montane Daemon and was shocked. He noticed Montane Daemon’s aura had grown significantly stronger. At that moment, Montane Daemon was no weaker than Misho.
When they were still back at Night Sea, Montane Daemon had only been a Third Level Tribulator cultivator.
