In the ice coffin lay a figure.
Strictly speaking, it couldn’t be considered a person because it was a lifelike statue carved from a single block of ice. Judging from the features of the statue, if a real person looked like this, she would definitely be an incredibly stunning beauty.
“What the heck, who is this?” Bob blurted out.
“Ice Woman!” Stout replied, trying to sound knowledgeable.
Bob’s mouth twitched, not continuing the conversation.
“Boss, she’s holding a bundle of animal skin scrolls!” Ian spoke up.
Without his reminder, everyone had already noticed the object in the statue’s hand, indeed a bundle of animal skin scrolls.
“What is this thing?” Bob said as he reached out and took the animal skin scrolls.
Then, he unfolded the scrolls. To everyone’s surprise, the animal skin scrolls were filled with text written in the language used in Glavale. On the right side, a few big characters were written: “Heavenly Unity Sword Technique!” And in the lower left corner, there was a signature: “Learned in a lifetime, gifted to a destined person!” Apart from that, the entire animal skin was filled with drawings and explanations.
“Boss, this sword technique looks like an upgraded version of the Ether Mountain Sword Technique!” Bob looked at it roughly and asked in astonishment.
“Indeed!” Billy nodded thoughtfully.
With just a quick glance, it was easy to see that this sword technique was at least 40-50% similar to the Ether Mountain Sword Technique, with the remaining 50% being much more profound.
“Let’s talk outside!” Billy paused briefly before continuing.
“Alright!” Everyone responded in unison.
Then, Billy led the group in bowing three times in front of the ice coffin. Although it was just an ice person, it was only proper to bow and express gratitude when taking a progenitor’s belongings, especially since she was from Glavale.
Afterward, Ian and Azure Fang went to the side and quickly made an ice chest, then gathered all the spirit stones on the ground and put them inside.
“Boss, since the giant python was only a Fourth-tier Demonic Beast, it should have a demon core inside. Should we take it too?” Stout looked at Billy and asked.
“Stout, the giant python is only half left. Are you sure you can find the demon core?” Bob glanced at Stout.
“Let’s give it a try!” Stout replied.
“The demon core of a Fourth-tier Demonic Beast won’t be of much use to you. It’s not much different from the hundred-year spirit fruits you brought with you.” Billy replied.
“Alright then!” Stout didn’t insist any further.
Half an hour later, the group appeared at the entrance of the cave.
“Billy, are you all okay?” Seeing Billy, Harleen led everyone to greet them quickly.
“We’re fine!” Billy replied with a smile.
“Azure Fang, are these spirit stones?” Frostblade pointed to the ice chest Azure Fang was dragging and asked.
“Yes! The purity of these spirit stones is even higher than top-grade spirit stones!”
“Really?” Frostblade was slightly surprised.
“Yes!”
“Orchid, why are you the only ones here? Where are the others?” At this moment, Stout looked around and asked Night Orchid beside him.
“The people from Aquilandia and the Guardians left. Those from Northfortia died!” Night Orchid responded with a faint smile.
“Ah?” Casey and the others were all stunned.
“Greetings, Holy Son!” At this time, Grand Ravenwood walked up and bowed deeply to Billy.
Billy recognized him and was slightly surprised. “Elder Grand Ravenwood, what brings you here?”
Subjectively, he didn’t want to have too much interaction with the Ravenwood family, at least not until he saw his mother.
“Billy, we owe a great debt to Elder Grand Ravenwood for arriving in time. Otherwise, things could have turned out much worse.” Ivy said, briefly explaining the situation.
“The Guardians really brought it upon themselves!” Ian frowned slightly after hearing Ivy’s words.
“Thank you, Elder Grand Ravenwood!” said Billy. He was a person who acknowledged debts and favors, and Grand Ravenwood had saved Harleen and the others, so he felt grateful.
“My pleasure, Holy Son!” Grand Ravenwood replied. “By the way, Elder Shep and the other five took twenty elders, all above the Sixth Rank, to the town of Glavale here.”
“The Ravenwood family really knows how to make a grand gesture!” Bob exclaimed in surprise.
“Please convey my thanks to him!” Billy didn’t expect the Ravenwood clan to send out so many people all at once.
“The old master asked me to tell you that if you need more help, just let him know!” Grand Ravenwood nodded and continued. “If necessary, he can come personally without any problem!”
Soul Chaser and the others choked a little at the mention of Billy’s grandfather, who really treated his grandson well.
“Not for now!” Billy hesitated for a moment before responding. Then, he turned to Azure Fang and instructed, “Azure Fang, distribute the Ice Spirit Fruits and spiritual stones to everyone. Everyone should refine them on the spot!”
“Boss, how about you take these Spirit Fruits? We have enough spiritual stones.” Azure Fang suggested.
“The fruits are of no use to me!” Billy shook his head. “Don’t waste any more time, get to it!”
“Alright then!” Azure Fang nodded and didn’t insist any further. He wouldn’t believe that the Ice Spirit Fruits were useless to Billy. He knew Billy wanted to give them to the others.
Afterwards, Azure Fang, Ian, and Stout got busy. Except for Billy and Grand Ravenwood, everyone, including Ernest Shepherd and Otis Hum, received a portion of the top-grade spiritual stones. As for the Ice Spirit Fruits, there were limited in quantity, so two people had to share one. Even so, it was already quite good for everyone. Shortly after, everyone found a place to sit cross-legged and began refining the Ice Spirit Fruits and spiritual stones.
“Holy Son, have you seen your mother yet?” Grand Ravenwood asked Billy.
“Not yet!” Billy shook his head. “My mother is in the Central Domain. Once I’ve dealt with things here in the Eastern Domain, I’ll pay her a visit!”
“I’ll accompany you then!” Grand Ravenwood had a pensive expression. “It’s been a long time since I last saw her. I wonder how she’s doing now.”
“Alright.” Billy nodded in response.
“Oh, by the way, the old master asked me to bring something for you!” Grand Ravenwood added. He then took out a small pill bottle from his body and handed it to Billy.
“What is this?” Billy took the pill bottle and asked. As he spoke, he opened the lid of the pill bottle. Inside the bottle were four pills, emitting a strong fragrance of medicinal herbs. With Billy’s experience, he immediately knew that these four pills were extraordinary.