“Does your Phoenix Divine Palace have a lady named Melanie Fennimore? What is her relationship with you?” Bob asked.
“Oh, right! How could I forget about that?” Stout exclaimed at the same time.
“Elder Sebastian, she claims to be my Boss’s sweetheart and even said she would rather be a concubine than not marry Boss. Is there any truth to this?”
Upon hearing this, Billy, Casey, and the others all choked on their saliva.
Eliza Rice’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Melanie is my great-granddaughter!” Sebastian Fennimore also twitched his mouth and continued speaking.
“Many years ago, I did mention this matter to the old master of Ether Mountain.”
“But at that time, it was just a casual remark and there were no substantial ceremonies or engagements.”
“I don’t know how Melanie found out about this and took it seriously.”
“So, it’s true?” Bob and Stout both responded at the same time.
“Billy, don’t worry, I have already warned Melanie. She shouldn’t bother you anymore in the future,” Sebastian Fennimore continued, looking at Billy.
“Elder Sebastian, you’re exaggerating!” Billy smiled faintly. “It’s just a small matter!”
“This is not a small matter!” Sebastian Fennimore continued.
“I heard that Melanie specifically went to the capital city twice to cause trouble. I have ordered her not to leave the sect for two years!”
“Elder Sebastian, it’s just young people fooling around, no need to mind,” Eliza Rice smiled and replied.
After speaking, she pointed to Roger Meskill and introduced him to Billy.
“Billy, this is Elder Roger, the patriarch of the Meskill family. You probably don’t know him yet.”
“Hmm?” Billy paused for a moment and then bowed to Roger Meskill. “Nice to meet you, Elder Roger!”
As he spoke, Abby Meskill’s figure appeared in his mind.
“Lord Dragon is too polite. It should be me bowing to Lord Dragon,” Roger Meskill responded with a smile.
“I dare not!” Billy bowed again. “Elder Roger, you can just call me Billy!”
“Then I will respect your wishes!” After Roger Meskill finished speaking, he continued, “Billy, I actually have something I want to ask you.”
“Elder Roger wants to ask about Abby, right?” Billy responded.
“Exactly!” Roger Meskill nodded.
“She should have gone to the Forbidden Ruins Space with you all. Why didn’t she come back with you? Did something happen?”
“Elder Roger, don’t worry, she’s fine!” Billy smiled and said, “She’s with her grandmother now!”
Upon hearing Billy’s words, Roger Meskill’s wrist trembled and the teacup fell down. His face showed a look of extreme surprise.
“Billy, what… what did you say?” After calming down slightly, Roger Meskill asked.
“Abby has found her grandmother. She has been with her for the past six months,” Billy smiled again.
“You’re not joking?” Roger Meskill stared at Billy with his eyes wide open.
“Of course not!” Billy nodded with a smile.
Then he described the encounter with the members of the Purple Cloud Sect in the Ice Cloud Empire and everything that happened.
“That’s great…” A layer of mist appeared in Roger Meskill’s eyes, and his tone was filled with excitement.
Then he muttered to himself, “Emmalee, I knew it, you are still alive. Wait for me, I’ll come find you in a while…”
“Elder Roger, this is good news. You should be happy!” Shep Ravenwood smiled beside him.
“Yes, it is good news… indeed it is…” Roger Meskill took a deep breath and stabilized his emotions.
“Billy, can you tell us about what happened in the Forbidden Ruins Space?” After chatting for a while, Shep Ravenwood looked at Billy and asked.
“Of course!” Billy smiled faintly.
Then he spent an hour giving a general overview of the situation.
This included Harleen and Ivy’s matters, which he briefly mentioned.
“It seems that the old master and the others are under a lot of pressure!” After listening to Billy’s words, Shep Ravenwood couldn’t help but say.
“Indeed!” A solemn expression appeared on Roger Meskill’s face at the same time.
“If the people from the Blood and Devil Sects break through the Guardian Alliance’s defense line, the entire Forbidden Ruins Space will turn into a hell on earth!”
“If it really comes to that point, not only will the Forbidden Ruins Space suffer, but our world outside will also be in great danger,” Sebastian Fennimore responded thoughtfully.
“Furthermore, it seems that the pressure on the old master and the others is not only from the Blood and Devil Sects!”
“Elder Sebastian, do you know something?” Azure Dragon asked Sebastian Fennimore upon hearing his words.
Everyone looked over at him at the same time.
They were also eager to know what force was putting such great pressure on the Guardian Alliance besides the Blood and Devil Sects.
“Peak Master, there are no outsiders here. Shouldn’t we tell Billy and the others?” Sebastian Fennimore looked at Eliza Rice and spoke.
“After all, they will probably encounter them soon after returning to the Forbidden Ruins Space.”
“Hmm!” Eliza Rice nodded solemnly.
“It is indeed time. The reason why the old master asked Billy and the others to come back this time is related to this!”
“Peak Master, who exactly are they? Please tell us!” Stout couldn’t wait any longer and spoke up.
“Have you heard of the Spiritual Line?” Eliza Rice asked in response.
“Spiritual Line? Of course we have!” Stout instinctively replied. “Isn’t it just a spirit stone lode?”
Casey’s mouth twitched slightly.
Stout, can’t you use your brain?
If it were such a simple question, how could the Peak Master ask it seriously?
“No!” Eliza Rice shook her head.
“The reason why cultivators can practice martial arts is because they can absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth.”
“And spiritual energy is essentially the essence of the universe and the essence of mountains and rivers.”
“The denser the spiritual energy, the more beneficial it is for cultivators.”
“We understand this!” Stout responded again.
“This is similar to what we did before at the Spirit Spring and refining spiritual stones. It’s all about absorbing spiritual energy.”
“That’s right!” Eliza Rice nodded and then asked again.
“But have you ever wondered if one day the spiritual energy on our planet will gradually deplete?”
“Hmm?” Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned at the same time.
“Peak Master, what do you mean?” Vermilion Bird asked.
“Since spiritual energy is the foundation of the universe, how could there suddenly be no spiritual energy on our planet as a member of the universe?”
“Have you ever thought about why the spiritual energy on this planet is far less dense than it was thousands of years ago?” Eliza Rice asked in return.
“Isn’t it because of environmental degradation on the planet?” White Tiger asked.
“That could be one way to understand it!” Sebastian Fennimore responded.
“But environmental degradation and depletion of spiritual energy are not causation!”