“Mr. Billy, from what I have gathered, Zain Guthrie’s strength is not weak either. He’s at least at the late stage of the seventh-rank Sacred Realm.” After a slight pause, Shadow Thirty-Six continued to look at Billy. “And among the entourage he brings, there’s also one at the sixth-rank Sacred Realm and one at the fifth-rank Sacred Realm. They shouldn’t be underestimated.”
“No problem!” Billy replied with a faint smile. “Lead the way.”
“Mr. Billy, are we going straight in like this?” The two of them hesitated again.
Just two months ago, when they left Skydragon City, Billy was only at the second-rank Sacred Realm.
Even if he could jump three levels to fight, he could only contend with opponents at the fifth-rank Sacred Realm. But now, within the Five Elements Sect headquarters, there was someone at the eighth-rank Sacred Realm and someone at the seventh-rank Sacred Realm.
Are they really going to charge in like this? Seems a bit reckless, doesn’t it?
“Mr. Billy, apart from those high-level combatants in the Five Elements Sect headquarters, there may be nearly ten thousand disciples altogether. We…” Shadow Thirty-Eight added again.
“Don’t worry, you just need to lead the way,” Azure Dragon interrupted him.
“Yes, sir!” The two shadow guards hesitated again but didn’t insist further.
Then, Shadow Thirty-Six made a gesture of invitation. “Mr. Billy, please.”
The main headquarters of the Five Elements Sect is located in the western outskirts of Uclumta, covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it boasts beautiful scenery, making it a geomantic treasure land.
In the past month or two, the entire estate had been shrouded in a deeply oppressive atmosphere. The Five Elements Sect had been ranked as a super sect for two hundred years, yet had never encountered such a great calamity. The Sect Master, Vice Master, and many prominent members of the Elder Pavilion had all fallen. If it weren’t for the former Sect Master coming out to oversee the situation, the sect would have likely disintegrated long ago. However, even so, many disciples still felt like the entire building was on the verge of collapse.
In the depths of the estate, within a quaint and elegant building, two men were seated. The one sitting at the head, with white hair, was the former Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect, Mekhi Drake, who had a youthful appearance despite his age, and emanated a fierce aura. Seated to his left was an elderly man dressed in a python robe, around sixty years old, with a square face and a robust figure. This man was Zain Guthrie, the duke of the Crimson Flame Imperial Family.
The man named Abram Guthrie, who had been killed by Billy in the Forbidden Phantom Valley, was his son!
In addition to the two men, there were four middle-aged and elderly men and women standing behind Zain Guthrie, each exuding a formidable aura at the mid-stage of the Sacred Realm.
“Old Sect Master, my condolences,” Zain Guthrie said as he picked up a teacup and took a sip.
“Thank you for your concern,” Mekhi Drake responded after taking a sip of tea. “I wonder why you graced the Five Elements Sect with your presence today. What business do you have?”
Although the Five Elements Sect and the Saint Cloud Pavilion existed independently of the Crimson Flame Empire, they had regular exchanges, so they were not unfamiliar with each other.
“I wonder what plans the old Sect Master has?” Zain Guthrie asked in return.
“What plans could there be? Of course, it’s revenge!” Mekhi Drake put down his teacup and spoke with a deep voice. “That kid killed so many of our Five Elements Sect members; this grudge is irreconcilable!”
“I heard that kid is a bit shady. Does the old Sect Master have confidence in taking Skydragon City?” Zain Guthrie continued.
“What’s so shady about him!” Mekhi Drake snorted. “It’s just that he has someone backing him up!”
“It seems that a month ago, during the battle at the entrance of the Star Secret Space, Old Sect Master probably had someone investigate!” Zain Guthrie spoke again.
“I wonder what conclusion Old Sect Master came to?”
In that battle, all the people sent by the two super sects and the Crimson Flame Imperial Palace were killed, not one survived. Afterwards, representatives from all three forces were sent to the scene, but apart from corpses littering the ground, there were no other clues.
“Such an obvious thing, didn’t your imperial family’s people notice?” Mekhi Drake responded.
“Even Leandro Gonzalez and your minister named Horner were killed. Naturally, someone lent a hand to that kid!”
“Did the old Sect Master find out who did it?” Zain Guthrie asked again after taking another sip of tea.
“Don’t try to fish for information from me, Zain. I know you must have investigated too.” Mekhi Drake replied. “That kid encountered two women, one old and one young, during an auction at the Medicine Hall in Desire City some time ago.”
“According to those present at the time, the skills of those two women were unfathomable.”
“If things go as expected, the ones who killed Leandro Gonzalez and Horner are most likely those two women!”
“Did the old Sect Master find out who those two women are?” Zain Guthrie asked casually after setting down his teacup.
“Do you know?” Mekhi Drake retorted. He had naturally sent people to investigate, but there had been no results.
“I’m not entirely sure for now!” Zain Guthrie shook his head slightly.
“However, considering the entire Forbidden Ruins Space, those who can easily kill two eighth-rank Sacred Realm experts, the old Sect Master can probably guess where they come from, right?”
“You mean that place?” Mekhi Drake’s pupils contracted slightly.
“Other than that place, I can’t think of anyone else with that kind of strength!” Zain Guthrie replied.
“It’s not certain!” Mekhi Drake shook his head thoughtfully. “We can only say there’s a possibility!”
After saying that, he changed the subject. “You’re not here today just to chat with me?”
“The old Sect Master probably doesn’t know that those two women have already left, right?” Zain Guthrie smiled faintly.
“Left? What do you mean?” Mekhi Drake was momentarily stunned.
“According to the feedback from my people in Skydragon City, those two women went to Skydragon City over twenty days ago and took away the two women by that kid’s side.” Zain Guthrie continued.
“If things go as expected, they won’t reappear in the short term.”
“Are you sure?” Mekhi Drake’s eyes lit up.
For him, although he wanted to tear Billy apart, he knew that if those two women were present, he wouldn’t be able to act. Acting recklessly would be no different from seeking death. Now, hearing Zain Guthrie’s words, it was naturally a great thing for him.
“I came today for two reasons. Firstly, to inform the old Sect Master of this news, and secondly, to invite the old Sect Master to visit Skydragon City together,” Zain Guthrie didn’t directly respond to the other’s words.
“If the old Sect Master trusts me, then we can set off today!”
“Good!” Mekhi Drake’s eyes flashed with a bright light.
“If what you said is true, then consider it a favor I owe to you. I will repay it in the future!”
“Not necessary!” Zain Guthrie replied with a smile. “If that kid is not killed, my Crimson Flame Imperial Family…”
Before he could finish his words, a deafening roar reverberated throughout the courtyard, louder than thunder.
At the same time, a powerful aura shook the surroundings, causing more than a dozen buildings in the courtyard to collapse, dust filling the air.
The disturbance was so great, it was like an earthquake, shaking the ground and mountains.
The hall where Mekhi Drake and Zain Guthrie were located also swayed several times.
Before long, a disciple of the Five Elements Sect hurriedly ran in.
“Old Sect Master… we’re under attack…”