“Thank you, Mr Stuart!” Everyone stood up and bowed to show their gratitude to Sol Stuart.
With his help, everyone successfully broke through to a higher level. Casey reached the Second-rank Saint realm, Ivy officially became a Saint, and Azure Fang and the others were just one step away from becoming true Saint martial artists.
“It’s nothing, no need to be polite!” Sol Stuart smiled and replied.
Afterwards, Sol Stuart helped Harleen to improve her cultivation. As expected, after a little over an hour, Harleen, just like Ivy, stepped into the Saint realm.
“Young Master, your body is special, and forcefully enhancing it with external forces would do more harm than good, so…” Sol Stuart then turned to Billy and spoke.
“Thank you, Mr Stuart, but I’ll pass!” Billy smiled and interrupted him.
That evening, Stephanie Stuart, Edie Fennimore, and Sol Stuart all stayed in the courtyard, as there were three vacant rooms. And since Harleen and the others had already prepared the bedding for those rooms when Opal and Amber visited last time, there was no need to buy anything else.
The next morning, after having breakfast, Stephanie, Edie, Sol, Opal and Amber bid farewell to the others before driving towards the Central Polar Domain.
Opal and Amber had come to the Polar Domain this time not only to help Billy with the Northfortia matter but also for some other business in the Central Part. Since there was nothing urgent happening in the city at the moment, they decided to travel together with Stephanie Stuart.
“Boss, where are we going next?” Azure Dragon asked Billy after seeing off Stephanie and the others.
“For the next two days, you can do whatever you want, go sightseeing or explore around.” Billy replied. “On the day after tomorrow, we will go to the Spirit Spring again!”
During their last visit to the Spirit Spring, Billy had made up his mind to try to sneak into the depths of the spring once he reached the Saint realm. It was his wish, and before going to the Central Part, he wanted to give it another try.
“Go to the Spirit Spring?” Everyone was surprised.
“Boss, do you think the Spirit Spring has already accumulated a new pool of essence so soon? That’s incredibly fast.” Judge’s eyes lit up.
Night Orchid chuckled, “Judge, you have such a beautiful imagination!”
“What do you mean, Orchid?” Judge was slightly puzzled.
“It’s not that fast!” Night Orchid laughed again. “I guess boss wants to explore the depths of the Spirit Spring before we go to the Central Part!”
“Huh?” Judge finally realized and looked at Billy. “Boss, is that true?”
“Yes!” Billy nodded. “Okay, you guys do your own thing, don’t disturb me!”
“Billy, are you trying to break through?” Harleen asked.
“Yes!” Billy nodded again. “Elder Grand’s medicine that I received last time still has two pills left, so I’ll give it a try!”
The bottom of the Spirit Spring was not ordinary, and Billy estimated that with his current cultivation, it would be quite challenging. So before setting off, he wanted to try to improve himself by one more level. After a few more exchanges, Billy took out two pills from his pocket and swallowed them. Then he walked into the pavilion, crossed his legs, and began to circulate his bloodline power and use the Heart Sutra of the Azure Void, starting to rotate his cultivation energy. Casey and Harleen didn’t go out for a stroll either, each finding a place to meditate and consolidate their cultivation after just breaking through to a higher level the day before.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two to three hours had passed. Casey and the others had already finished their practice.
“Why is there still no reaction from Boss?” Stout looked towards Billy and asked.
“In theory, with the activation of his bloodline power, the absorption speed of the pills and spiritual fruits should be more than twice as fast,” Judge said. “But it’s been almost three hours, and there’s still no movement.”
“Casey, can you sense any changes in Boss’s aura?” Ian asked Casey.
“The aura is unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. He must be at a critical moment,” Casey nodded.
“Is Billy going to be okay?” Harleen asked with a hint of worry.
“Don’t worry, he’ll be fine!” Casey shook his head.
Boom!
Not long after, a tremendous force erupted from Billy’s body, shaking the entire pavilion into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere. Even Casey and the others standing nearby could feel a suffocating pressure. Judge and the others were forced back several steps while the Chi energy inside them was in a turmoil. The ground beneath their feet shattered.
“Cant believe it! He made it to be a Forth-rank Saint in one go, didn’t he?” Judge exclaimed after he kept his balance.
“Almost, just half a step away from breaking through to the Forth-rank Saint realm!” Stout’s eyes widened in shock.
“No way, really?!” Soul Chaser responded.
“Really!” Ivy nodded beside him.
Harleen also sensed the aura coming from Billy and felt a sense of relief.
After a few more chats, Billy opened his eyes and stood up.
“Boss, did you really break through to the late-stage of the Third-rank Saint?” asked Frostblade.
“Yeah!” Billy smiled and nodded.
The pill given by Elder Shep Ravenwood really lived up to its reputation! Even though he had already broken through to the late-stage of the Third-rank, Billy could still sense that there was a portion of the medicine’s power that hadn’t been fully refined.
For the next two days, everyone stayed in the courtyard to cultivate, or wandered around the city. Having been in the Polar Domain for over two months, with one thing after another happening, it was rare for everyone to have such leisure to explore the scenery.
On the third day in the morning, James Reynolds and Elder Grand Ravenwood returned to the city. Billy then went to the City Lord’s Mansion and had a two to three hour conversation with James. He was leaving for the Central Part soon, and there were many things to clarify with him before he left.
Around noon that day, Billy took Casey and the others to the Spirit Spring. Around six in the evening, the snow carriage stopped in front of the castle above the Spirit Spring.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon! I’m Edwin Freeman.”
After everyone got off the carriage, Edwin Freeman and a few others quickly approached and bowed respectfully.
“No need for excessive courtesy, Elder Freeman!” Billy raised his hand.
“Thank you, Lord Dragon!” Edwin Freeman and the others responded and stood up.
“Lord Dragon, please come inside!” Edwin then led everyone towards the direction of the Spirit Spring. At this moment, he was extremely uneasy. From the time he first saw Billy until today, it had only been a short two months. But it was within these two months that the Polar Domain, except for the Central Part, underwent earth-shattering changes. All of the top ten-ranked countries in the world, except for Aquilandia, had their main bases in the Polar Domain and without exception, they all changed hands. And all of this was the credit of this young man before him, who was not even thirty years old! In the past, Edwin wouldn’t have dared to even think about it. With such a figure in Glavale, how could the nation not prosper?
Moreover, Edwin had roughly investigated the cultivation of Billy and his group, and almost bit his tongue. Their breakthrough speed was too fast. Not only Billy himself, but even the people around him had improved by several levels like riding a rocket, which was terrifying.
After about fifteen minutes, the group arrived at the edge of the cliff beside the Spirit Spring.