A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5207

Upon returning to Blackshade Demon Palace, Jared and Flaxseed crossed the cavernous main hall where Lunaria stood waiting. Surprise flickered across her face before her usual calm returned.

“You have done exactly as I hoped—returned with the magical item unharmed,” Lunaria said, her smile cool, almost languid. “Tell me, brave gentlemen, what reward does your valor deserve?”

Jared tossed the glowing demon core. “Forget the rewards. We want only for you to honor your promise—find the truth behind the Flaxseed clan's annihilation.”

Greed flashed in Lunaria's eyes as she caught the demon core, but it soon vanished. “Naturally,” she replied. “I honor every bargain. Yet answers take time. Stay in the palace until I send for you.”

Jared met Flaxseed's eyes. Both men nodded; patience, they knew, would have to be their sharpest blade.

The days that followed slipped into a quiet routine. Jared immersed himself in cultivation, knitting open wounds and refining the gains won in the Abyss of Fallen Demons. The legacy of the Flaxseed ancestors proved invaluable—his understanding of the charm arts deepened, and his cultivation soared to new heights.

As for Flaxseed, he burrowed into the Flaxseed clan's ancient records and the clan leader token, hunting any line that might whisper how his clan had been erased.

The two stayed at Blackshade Demon Palace, awaiting Lunaria's summons, unaware that a darker storm was approaching.

Blackshade Demon Palace's calm felt staged. Lunaria appeared to be honoring her promise, refraining from demanding more and even sending healing pills and cultivation resources every day. Yet, her excessive courtesy only left Jared more wary than comforted.

His wounds soon healed under the nurturing effects of the Focus Technique. He even used this setback as an opportunity, tempering his spiritual energy to an even purer state—he now hovered one step from Wandering Immortal Realm Level Seven.

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