With the great calamity drawing near, no worldly possession mattered as much as strength of one's own.
Tang Changsheng saw it clearly and sighed inwardly. These Ghost Cores were far more important to Ghost Creatures than he had imagined!
Unfortunately, he had found these five Ghost Cores only while rummaging through the General's Temple treasury. They had lain there for centuries, and some of their Ghost Aura had already leaked away. They were damaged goods at best.
But they were enough!
With that thought, he smiled. "Consider these a deposit. As long as we work well together, there'll be plenty more chances for us all to get rich..."
It was a naked hint, meant to make them think he had plenty more Ghost Cores.
Every Ghost Official turned his gaze back to Tang Changsheng, eyes burning with eagerness once more.
That was the advantage of being a disciple of a major sect. Such sects had abundant resources, and even a scrap that slipped through their fingers was precious.
Unlike those Rogue Cultivators who had to run from place to place... like that Sword Cultivator master and disciple from last time.
Their abilities had certainly been impressive. Their swordsmanship was so sharp that nothing seemed able to stop them. If Tang Changsheng had not trapped them in the Reversing Sun and Moon Heavenly Mechanism Formation and sent dozens of Ghost Creatures to surround and kill them in a cramped space, how could he have dealt with them so easily?
But how poor had that master and disciple been? Apart from their Ritual Swords, they had only a few Jade Purity Pills worth looking at.
Lü Yuanhua, too, counted as a Rogue Cultivator. He had earned Marquis Wu's favor and held a position almost equivalent to Wu Hou State Preceptor. He lacked