The moment the woman’s palm came into contact with the arcane array at the mouth of the cave, the entire thing began shaking.
As it did so violently, it started activating slowly.
That sight left Jared utterly astounded. Surprisingly, the runes on her palm are so powerful!
The arcane array wasn’t broken forcefully but cracked directly. Even though he could also accomplish that, it would require time and certainly wouldn’t be as fast.
At that moment, he became extremely curious about the woman’s identity.
From the look of things now, she clearly doesn’t seem to be from Demon Seal Alliance!
As the arcane array was broken, the woman withdrew her palm that was covered in runes. She then swept her gaze around and announced, “The arcane array is already broken, so anyone who wishes to enter can show themselves now. There’s no need to sneak around anymore!”
After she had finished speaking, she waved her hand lightly. A refreshing breeze swept past. In an instant, all those who were originally hiding their presence by masking their auras were completely exposed.
Upon seeing that their auras had leaked, they no longer bothered to remain hidden. Consequently, they all showed themselves, amounting to the dozens.
However, it was clear that they were not of the same forces, the surprise on some of their faces upon laying eyes on each other proving that they were unaware of the other’s presence.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sure you all wished to enter this cave, but an arcane array stopped you from doing so. Now that I’ve broken it, anyone of you who wants to enter must pay a hundred thousand spiritual stones. All who refuse to pay yet attempt to trespass will be shown no mercy.”
The woman’s voice was soft, but it carried an unmistakable murderous intent.
Everyone stared blankly at one another, somewhat at a loss. After all, the eastern region was a barren land, and forking out a hundred thousand spiritual stones at one go was no small amount.
“The ancient ruins here are a relic from ancient times. They don’t belong to your family. Why should we pay for entry?” a cultivator demanded with a hint of dissatisfaction at just that moment.
“Because I was the one who broke the arcane array. If you want to go in, do it yourself. I
certainly won’t stand in your way,” the woman answered unhurriedly.
“I…” The cultivator opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond to that, for he would never have waited until then if he could break the arcane array. Instead, he would have long since gone in.
“Even if it was you who broke the arcane array, a hundred thousand spiritual stones is just too much. Many of us can’t afford it! Could you ask for less or let us enter first? When we’ve found magical items in there, we’ll pay you!”
Someone else also started speaking out, complaining that a hundred thousand spiritual stones were too much.
“Anyone who can pay a hundred thousand spiritual stones may enter. Otherwise, stay outside. Stop being all wishy-washy!” Leftblind barked sharply right then.
“How could you say that? We simply refuse to pay and insist on going in. Dare you-”
Whizz!
A cultivator was dissatisfied and talked back. But before he could even finish his utterance, a glint of metal flashed.
His head promptly went flying, and he was as dead as a doornail.
All those who came this far were no ordinary cultivators. Most of them were Seventh and Eighth Level Tribulators.
Yet, Leftblind had slain one of them with a single strike then.
At that, everyone instantly went silent from fear.
Meanwhile, the woman didn’t reprimand Leftblind either upon witnessing the scene. From the looks of it, she also approved of his action.
With so many people there, if they didn’t do something to instill some fear in the crowd, things would be troublesome if everyone were to rebel and charge into the cave.
Following a moment of silent contemplation, some people turned and left. It was uncertain whether they were off to look for spiritual stones or simply giving up out of sheer helplessness.
Others gritted their teeth and paid a hundred thousand spiritual stones before successfully entering the cave.
They had no choice but to concede as they were at a disadvantage. The other party was too powerful, so one dared to object again.
In just a few moments, the woman had collected millions of spiritual stones. Verily, it was quite a profitable deal.
