“Skip the formalities, good to know you’re fine!” Billy smiled and replied.
Seeing that the other party was safe and sound, he could finally relax.
“If it wasn’t for Mr Billy arriving in time, it would have been difficult for us to survive today!” Shadow Twenty-four bowed once again.
“Alright, there’s nothing to worry about here, you and Shadow Twenty-six go to the Imperial City together!” Billy smiled again and ordered.
“Yes, sir!” Both of them responded simultaneously.
“Take these few spirit fruits and beast cores, refining them should help you improve your cultivation level.” Billy took several spirit fruits and beast cores from Stout’s hand and handed them to the two of them.
“Mr Billy, there’s no need…” Both of them started to speak at the same time.
“Just take it!” Billy interrupted them.
“Thank you, Mr Billy!” They didn’t refuse further.
After bidding farewell to Opal, Casey, and the others, they turned and left.
“Thank you for saving our lives, Mr Billy!”
At this moment, four elders from the Saint Cloud Pavilion walked up to Billy, bowing respectfully.
They were the only four remaining members of Elder Pavilion of the Saint Cloud Pavilion, all of them at the early stages of the Sacred Realm, with the strongest one being a third-rank Sacred Realm cultivator.
For them, even though the Saint Cloud Pavilion had been enemies with Billy before today, they were clear that now the Saint Cloud Pavilion no longer had the qualifications to be Billy’s opponents, as they were no longer on the same level.
Moreover, if it weren’t for Billy and his group arriving on time today, they would not have survived.
Therefore, from any perspective, they had to lower their stance.
“The people from the Blood and Devil Sects will not give up easily, you should make preparations early!” Billy looked at them and spoke calmly.
“Thank you for the reminder, Mr Billy!” one of the elders responded with a bow.
“The four of us have discussed it and decided to distribute the treasures in the warehouse among everyone and then disband the sect.”
“Disband the sect?” White Tiger was taken aback.
“It is a last resort!” the elder nodded.
“With our current abilities, it’s hard to ensure the safety of our disciples.”
“If the people from the Blood and Devil Sects come again, we have no chance of resisting.”
“Instead of waiting, it’s better to disband the sect, let everyone find their own way, maybe there’s still a chance for survival.”
“You decide for yourselves!” Billy replied before leading the group away.
And thus, the two super sects in the Forbidden Ruins Space officially bid farewell!
After leaving the sect’s main courtyard, Billy’s group found a restaurant in the city to have a meal.
“With the closure of the Saint Cloud Pavilion, this city will probably become desolate soon.” After finishing their meal, Felicia sighed.
“Indeed!” Alex Long nodded in agreement.
“The people from the Blood and Devil Sects are somewhat humane, they haven’t harmed ordinary people, otherwise, this city would have become a dead city by now!”
“It’s not that they are humane, it’s just not necessary yet!” Opal responded with a pensive look.
“For them, the blood and essence of cultivators are much stronger than those of ordinary people, so they won’t waste time on them for now.”
“But if there comes a day when they can’t find cultivators…”
She didn’t finish her sentence, but the implication was clear!
If they couldn’t find cultivators, the people from the Blood and Devil Sects would naturally target ordinary people!
If that day comes, the entire Forbidden Ruins Space would likely become a living hell!
“I hope the old master and his fellows can hold on!” Frostblade took a deep breath and spoke.
“If it’s only the Blood and Devil Sects, it shouldn’t be a problem!” Casey gazed ahead and replied.
“But I’m afraid there are other stronger forces involved!”
No one responded, but a solemn expression appeared on everyone’s faces simultaneously.
They were all well aware that this possibility was very high!
“Those fools from Northfortia, thinking about leading the people from the Blood and Devil Sects to the outer world, it’s despicable!” Black Tortoise frowned and remarked.
“Regardless, we must stop them, or the consequences will be unimaginable!” Vermilion Bird added with a furrowed brow.
“Let’s go! To the Crimson Flame Imperial City!” After taking a deep breath, Billy stood up.
Around two or three in the afternoon, the group landed in the square in front of the eastern gate of the Crimson Flame Imperial City.
As the number one ranked imperial city within the Forbidden Ruins Space, the scale of this city far surpassed that of the other three empires.
The gate was over a hundred meters high, and the surrounding walls were nearly as tall, with the area of the city being at least one-third larger than Ice Cloud Imperial City.
After paying a certain amount of spirit stones, the group entered the city.
As expected, there were more foreigners in the imperial city compared to others, with different races passing by from time to time.
They continued to walk for a few minutes until a carriage stopped not far from them.
Then, a gray-robed man got down from the carriage.
He quickly walked up to Billy, bowed, and spoke softly.
“Shadow Fifteen, greetings to Mr Billy!”
“You’ve worked hard!” Billy smiled faintly.
“Mr Billy, you’re too kind, it’s just part of my duty!” the gray-robed man replied respectfully before gesturing for Billy and the group to get on the carriage.
“Alright!” Billy nodded slightly before walking towards the carriage.
About half an hour later, the carriage stopped at a slightly secluded courtyard in the eastern part of the city.
“Mr Billy, this is a villa that was purchased according to your previous instructions.” Shadow Fifteen said as he led everyone inside.
The courtyard wasn’t too large, but it wasn’t small either, with over a dozen rooms, enough for everyone to stay.
Before long, everyone freshened up in their rooms and gathered in the central resting area of the courtyard.
“First, let’s talk about the situation here!” Billy looked at Shadow Fifteen and said, “Do you have any news on the Blood and Devil Sects?”
“I apologize for my incompetence, there are no results as of now!” Shadow Fifteen’s face showed a slight embarrassment.
“It’s not your fault, you aren’t given enough time!” Billy waved his hand.
“The people from the Blood and Devil Sects are cautious as they fear being watched by the Guardian Alliance.”
After a brief pause, he continued, “Now, tell me what you’ve learned about the people from Northfortia.”
“Alright!” Shadow Fifteen nodded and began to report the information he had gathered, which took about ten minutes.
“Any suspicions about the current head of Northfortian?” Casey asked after Shadow Fifteen finished speaking.
“Not at the moment!” Shadow Fifteen responded with a bow before adding, “According to what I know, the contact person between Northfortia and the Blood and Devil Sects is their top person.”
“So if we can find him, we can trace the whereabouts of the Blood and Devil Sects.”
“That’s easy, just grab any Northfortia person and ask, isn’t that how you find out?” Stout commented.
“We have already tried that method!” Shadow Fifteen replied.
“We’ve captured a dozen people, but none of them have seen the top person.”
“The highest-ranking person they usually come into contact with is the commander of the Praetorian Guard in Crimson Flame Imperial City, Westin Ayala.”
“I see.” Stout was surprised.
“Then we’ll have to start with Westin Ayala!” Billy said thoughtfully.