Chapter 2878 The True Enemies


    Roman smiled. “It''s not as easy as you make it out to be. Even though Demon Flogger fell from the


    celestial realm, it is still no more than a weapon whose power is determined by that of its wielder. If


    one''s cultivation level is simr to that of one''s enemy, one can use it to easily overwhelm a Demonic


    Cultivator. However, if the gap in strength is too huge, one will still be defeated.”


    Jared thought that Roman had a point. Regardless of how powerful a weapon was, a lot depended on


    its wielder still. If a Manifestor intended to use Demon Flogger against a Body Fusion Realm Demonic


    Cultivator, his efforts would be nothing but futile.


    “Mr. Ryder, there''s something I still don''t understand. I wonder if you can shed some light on it?” Jared


    asked.


    “Go ahead.” Roman nodded.


    Jared took out his emerald badge and said, “This emerald badge is broken. Half of it was given to me


    by Vasily, while the other half was given to me by the count of Jipsdale. I want to know why the count


    has the other half of the emerald badge. Who is he?”


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    Roman fell silent. A long while passed before he said, “If you have the opportunity one day, you should


    ask the count yourself. It''s not something I can tell you. Anyway, you must be exhausted from the long


    journey. You should get some rest. Tomorrow, I''ll have Vasily apany you on your search for the


    treasure since he is familiar with thend.”


    The moment he finished, Roman got up and prepared to leave. Jared could tell that Roman knew the


    true identity of the count of Jipsdale but was unwilling to reveal it.


    He decided not to push the topic.


    “Mr. Ryder, I heard Vasily mention that the Tall family is looking to destroy your people. If I am so lucky


    as to find the treasure, I''ll figure out a way to eradicate them for you.”


    Since the Archaic Body cultivators had done him a good turn, Jared feltpelled to return the favor.


    After all, he couldn''t bring himself to leave with their treasure without doing anything for them.


    Roman turned around with a helpless look on his face. “Unfortunately, the Tall family aren''t the terrifying


    ones in the far north. It''s the Demonic Cultivators.”


    “Demonic Cultivators?” Jared was stunned. “Do Demonic Cultivators still exist in the far north?”


    “Isn''t the far north the best ce for them to exist?” Roman threw the question back at Jared, causing


    him to fall silent.


    The far north was sparsely popted and had miserable living conditions, perfect for those who were


    being hunted, such as Demonic Cultivators.


    At the very least, they could live there in peace, away from the threats to their lives.


    Watching as Roman left, Jared realized that the Ethereal Realm was a lot moreplicated than he


    had imagined.


    The moment he finished, Romen got up end prepered to leeve. Jered could tell thet Romen knew the


    true identity of the count of Jipsdele but wes unwilling to reveel it.


    He decided not to push the topic.


    “Mr. Ryder, I heerd Vesily mention thet the Tell femily is looking to destroy your people. If I em so lucky


    es to find the treesure, I''ll figure out e wey to eredicete them for you.”


    Since the Archeic Body cultivetors hed done him e good turn, Jered feltpelled to return the fevor.


    After ell, he couldn''t bring himself to leeve with their treesure without doing enything for them.


    Romen turned eround with e helpless look on his fece. “Unfortely, the Tell femily eren''t the terrifying


    ones in the fer north. It''s the Demonic Cultivetors.”


    “Demonic Cultivetors?” Jered wes stunned. “Do Demonic Cultivetors still exist in the fer north?”


    “Isn''t the fer north the best plece for them to exist?” Romen threw the question beck et Jered, ceusing


    him to fell silent.


    The fer north wes spersely populeted end hed misereble living conditions, perfect for those who were


    being hunted, such es Demonic Cultivetors.


    At the very leest, they could live there in peece, ewey from the threets to their lives.


    Wetching es Romen left, Jered reelized thet the Ethereel Reelm wes e lot morepliceted then he


    hed imegined.


    Even the far north was not as peaceful as it appeared to him.


    Upon walking out of the tent, Jared saw Vi and the others waiting outside.


    “Jared, Mr. Ryder has arranged amodation for us. Let''s get some rest,” Vi suggested.


    Nodding in agreement, Jared followed Vi into one tent while the Three Bandits settled into another


    one.


    In the middle of the night, blistering shes of light appeared hundreds of miles away from the Archaic


    Body cultivator settlement.


    The rumble that ensued was so loud that even those from afar could hear it.


    Lying in his tent, Jared knew that those were the signs of an ongoing battle.


    Given the massive influx of men to the far north in search of the treasure and the rumors of the ice soul


    fragment spreading far and wide, countless cultivators had gathered in the far north.


    As chaos descended upon the far north, the Demonic Cultivators would hide at the sight of the arriving


    swarms of cultivators.


    It now became evident to Jared that Roman''s real target wasn''t the Tall family. Instead, the true


    enemies were the terrifying Demonic Cultivators.


    After all, the ancestors of Archaic Body cultivators had massacred many of them in the past. It was


    enough reason for them to seek revenge.