In front of Billy, there was a not-too-big-not-too-small cave on the wall of the pool, with two plants resembling snow lotus growing inside. However, each of them was three to four times larger than the ordinary snow lotus Billy had seen on the Ether Mountain. They were completely white, shining brightly in the darkness of the pool. If nothing unexpected happened, the thing guarded by the four-tentacled fish earlier must be these two snow lotus flowers.
“Could this be the legendary millennium snow lotus?” Billy muttered to himself. “But how can it grow underwater, and the petals are so lush?” Muttering to himself, he walked towards the snow lotus.
“Hmm?” After a while, when Billy reached a distance of about ten meters from the two snow lotus flowers, he found it strange. He could clearly feel that the concentration of spiritual essence in this area was much higher than anywhere else.
“Could the spiritual aura in this pool be released by these two millennium snow lotus flowers?” Billy continued his speculation.
However, he quickly dismissed his own idea. The pool was so large that even with the accumulation of thousands of years, it was unlikely that these two snow lotus flowers alone could accumulate such a large amount of spiritual essence. After rejecting this idea, Billy began to search around the two snow lotus flowers. Based on his understanding, there must be a special reason why these two snow lotus flowers could grow so luxuriantly in such a dark and sunless place.
“I see!”
A few more minutes later, Billy finally figured it out. The source of everything was the cave where the two snow lotus flowers grew! Inside that cave, the essence of heaven and earth flowed out from several cracks in the stone, spreading throughout the entire pool with the water. Although the amount seemed minimal in the short term, after hundreds or even thousands of years of accumulation, it was not impossible to form such a pool of spiritual essence. It was just like why the Polar Domain had such a thick layer of ice. Even though not much snow fell in the Polar Domain throughout the year, due to the extremely cold weather, the snow that did fall hardly melted. After millions of years of accumulation, it eventually formed the current icy continent. Having understood the origin of the spiritual pool, Billy didn’t linger any longer. He plucked the two snow lotus flowers and floated up to the water’s surface. As for why the essence of heaven and earth was emanating from that cave, it was not within his curiosity range. He couldn’t possibly pry open the entire wall of the pool to find out, which was obviously unrealistic.
Two minutes later, Billy resurfaced.
“Billy!” Harleen immediately called out when she saw him, finally relieved from the anxiety that had been hanging over her.
Casey, Ivy, and the others also let out a sigh of relief.
“Are you okay, Billy?” Felicia asked as soon as he came ashore.
“I’m fine!” Billy smiled and responded.
“Boss, why are you holding two flowers?” Stout pointed at the snow lotus in Billy’s hand and asked. “You’ve been messing around down there for so long just to pick flowers for Ms Knight? How romantic!”
Stout started saying something that seemed not to made sense again.
“Millennium snow lotus?!” Ivy’s surprised voice sounded, “Billy, are those millennium snow lotus flowers in your hands?”
“Most likely!” Billy nodded with a smile.
“What the hell!?” Upon hearing Ivy’s words, Stout exclaimed again, “Such large millennium snow lotus flowers?”
Upon hearing that, the faces of Casey and the others also showed astonishment.
“Lord Dragon, did you reach the bottom of the Spirit Spring?” Edwin walked over at this moment. “What’s down there? Why did it cause such a commotion earlier?”
“There’s a four-tentacled octopus underwater.” Billy smiled and added, “A Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast!”
“A Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast?” Edwin’s pupils slightly contracted.
He finally understood now why he found it difficult to dive deeper after reaching a depth of 150 meters a few times before. He secretly congratulated himself and was glad that he didn’t force himself to go deeper. Otherwise, he would probably never have come out. He knew his own capabilities. Although his cultivation was not bad, he had no chance of winning against a Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast.
On hearing Billy’s words, the others couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
“Hmm!” Billy then proceeded to describe what had happened to everyone.
“Boss, you haven’t forgotten to take the beast core, have you?” Stout smacked his lips and asked after listening to Billy.
“Here you go!” Billy smiled and handed the beast core and one of the thousand-year Snow Lotuses to Stout. He then handed the other Snow Lotus to Edwin Freeman.
“Elder Freeman, this thousand-year Snow Lotus is pretty good. It should help improve your cultivation and Elder West’s as well.”
“Thank you for your kind offer, Lord Dragon!” Edwin slightly bowed. “However, we don’t need it. You should keep it for yourself!”
“Lord Dragon’s kind offer, we understand.” Wallace West chimed in. “I heard that you’re about to go to the Central Part. This thousand-year Snow Lotus will be even more beneficial to you!”
“You two, please take it!” Harleen interjected. “We have the beast core and another Snow Lotus, which is enough for us!”
“Thank you, Lady Dragon, but we…” Edwin continued.
“Elder Freeman, stop being so polite!” Billy interrupted him. “After we go to the Central Part, we’ll still need your help here in the city!”
“Well… alright then! Thank you!” Edwin gave in.
“Thank you, Lord Dragon!” Wallace West bowed at the same time.
Half an hour later, after bidding farewell to Edwin and his group, Billy and his companions headed towards the city.
“Boss, what should we do with the beast core and the thousand-year Snow Lotus?” Casey asked Billy in the car.
“Give the beast core to White Tiger and Black Tortoise!” Billy thought for a moment and replied. “Let Night Orchid and the others consume the Snow Lotus!”
“Alright!” Casey nodded.
“Boss, why don’t you give the beast core to Ms Knight and Ivy?” White Tiger hesitated for a moment before continuing. “If they can successfully refine the beast core, they might break through to the Second-rank Saint realm!”
“That’s true!” Black Tortoise chimed in. “If they can break through, our combat power…”
“White Tiger, Black Tortoise, don’t be polite with me and Ivy!” Harleen smiled. “We’re about to go to the Central Part. Everyone’s cultivation needs to improve as soon as possible to ensure everyone’s safety!”
“But…” White Tiger continued.
“Don’t babble. You two need to make use of your time and consume it in the car!” Billy interrupted him directly.
“Alright then! Thank you, Boss!” White Tiger and Black Tortoise didn’t insist further.
Night Orchid and the others thanked Billy before they began using the thousand-year Snow Lotus.
Time passed quickly, and two to three hours flew by in the blink of an eye. The result was not much different from Billy’s estimation. After ingesting the beast core, White Tiger and Black Tortoise were only one step away from the true Saint realm. Night Orchid and her group also benefited greatly. The thousand-year Snow Lotus itself was an extremely rare treasure, and after being nurtured by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for hundreds or even thousands of years, its energy exceeded everyone’s imagination.
Judge, Soul Chaser, and Rakshasa directly improved by one level, breaking through to the Ninth-rank Sovereign Realm. Although Stout, Night Orchid, and Frostblade didn’t break through in terms of level, they had already become Half-Step Saints, just one step away from a breakthrough. At this point, all the brothers and sisters by Billy’s side had reached the Ninth-rank Sovereign cultivation and above. With this momentum, they should be able to set foot in the Central Polar Domain’s territory with some difficulty.