Billy let out a heavy sigh.
Then, he quickly activated his bloodline power to resist.
Eliza Rice had reminded him to activate his bloodline power when he entered, but he had forgotten about it.
Now, he finally remembered!
However, even with his bloodline power protecting him, it was difficult to withstand this pressure!
“Hmm?!”
At that moment, the old man made a very surprised sound.
Immediately after, the oppressive aura instantly disappeared.
After a slight pause, the old man spoke, “You actually have the Ravenwood family’s Golden Bloodline?”
Billy didn’t immediately respond to the old man’s words, he was catching his breath.
“Who are you in the Ravenwood family?” the old man continued to ask.
Just as the voice fell, an illusory figure of an old man appeared in the air not far from Billy.
The old man had white hair and beard, a sharp spirit, and it was hard to tell his actual age. He held a feather duster in his hand, exuding an ethereal aura.
At first glance, he looked somewhat similar to the old master of Ether Mountain, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that they were not the same person.
Seeing this scene, Billy was astonished.
Just an illusory figure could not only speak to him, but also release such a powerful pressure?!
After taking another deep breath, Billy spoke, “The current head of the Ravenwood family is my mother’s older brother!”
At this point, he no longer harbored much hostility towards the old man.
Because he could sense that the other party didn’t have much hostility towards him either.
Otherwise, with the other party’s strength, he would have been obliterated long ago.
“I see!” The old man had a relieved expression.
“Since you are a descendant of the Ravenwood family, why are you in the depths of Ether Mountain?” the old man asked.
“Are you a member of Ether Mountain?” Billy’s eyes lit up when he heard the old man’s words.
“Sure!” The old man replied.
“Then who are you?” Billy asked again.
“I will tell you my identity later. Answer my question first!” the old man responded.
“I am called Billy Gardner. I have studied under the old master of Ether Mountain and the Peak Master of Floating Cloud Peak. I have received the love and guidance of both masters and am now the young master of Ether Mountain.” Billy bowed and replied.
“No wonder!” The old man nodded slightly.
Speaking while looking up and down at Billy, he continued to speak.
“You are indeed talented with promising prospects. Being chosen as the young master of Ether Mountain shows that the current leader of Ether Mountain has good judgment!”
“Thank you for your praise, sir. May I ask…” Billy began to speak.
“Since you possess the Ravenwood family’s Golden Bloodline and are the young master of Ether Mountain, have you practiced Dragon Soaring Skies?” The old man interrupted him.
“Yes!” Billy nodded.
“Let me see it!” The old man continued, “Activate your strongest power and use Dragon Soaring Skies against me!”
“Alright!” Billy didn’t hesitate at all.
As soon as he finished speaking, he took a few steps forward, waved his hands, and directly activated Dragon Soaring Skies.
In no time, after Nine Dragons Unite, a giant divine dragon surged towards the old man with an overwhelming momentum.
“Hmm! It is indeed Dragon Soaring Skies!” The old man’s voice sounded at the same time.
Then, he raised his hand and a gust of wind swept out.
Boom!
To Billy’s astonishment, with just a casual wave of the old man’s hand, the phantom divine dragon exploded and disappeared instantly.
Even though he had been prepared for it, the old man’s strength was absolutely formidable. But he didn’t expect it to be so powerful!
In front of the other party, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness. They were not on the same level at all!
He had experienced this feeling before with Aubree!
“Don’t be discouraged. With your current cultivation level, being able to unleash such a level of attack is already very good!” The old man looked at Billy and spoke.
“With someone like you as the young master, Ether Mountain has a promising future. I am pleased.”
“May I ask which generation leader of Ether Mountain you are?” After stabilizing his emotions, Billy looked at the old man and bowed respectfully.
Upon hearing this, he naturally guessed the other party’s identity roughly but couldn’t determine which generation leader specifically.
“It’s been too long to remember which generation specifically! But there is one thing I can remember. This set of Dragon Soaring Skies was created by me and your ancestor from the Ravenwood family,” the old man said.
“What?!” Upon hearing this, Billy almost bit his tongue.
Over a year ago, when he came to Ether Mountain, Peak Master gave him the Dragon Soaring Skies manual and mentioned this.
This martial art was developed by the second head of the Ravenwood family with the owner of Ether Mountain at that time.
And now, this old man was telling him that he was one of the creators of Dragon Soaring Skies!
In other words, this old man in front of him was the owner of Ether Mountain from a thousand years ago?!
How surprising!
“Ancestor, why are you here?” After a while, Billy stabilized his emotions and asked.
Although the other party was not the founder of Ether Mountain, there was nothing wrong with calling him ‘Ancestor’.
“The ultimate mission of Ether Mountain is to guard the Spiritual Line of this planet. Naturally, I am no exception,” the old man replied.
“I left a strand of my soul here as Ether Mountain’s last line of defense!”
After speaking, without waiting for Billy’s response, he continued to ask.
“What about you? Why did you come here? Did something happen to Ether Mountain?”
“It’s not that something happened to Ether Mountain!” After a brief pause, Billy roughly described the situation.
“The Forbidden Ruins Space has been breached?” After hearing Billy’s words, the old man’s face became slightly solemn.
Obviously, he knew about the existence of the Forbidden Ruins Space.
This was not surprising. Since the other party was once the head of Ether Mountain and most likely a member of Guardian Alliance, they naturally knew about the Forbidden Ruins Space.
“It hasn’t happened yet, but I’m afraid it won’t last much longer!” Billy replied.
“I didn’t expect this day to come so soon!” The old man said thoughtfully. “It’s earlier than I expected by many years!”
“Ancestor, do you know who is behind Blood and Devil Sects?” Billy asked while noticing that the old man’s figure had become more illusory than when he first appeared.
“I do!” The old man nodded. “But it’s a long story. I don’t have much time left to explain it to you.”
“What you see now is just a strand of my soul left in Ether Mountain. It will disappear soon,” the old man continued speaking.
“We have met by fate. Let me give you a fortuitous encounter. Sit cross-legged and relax your whole body!”
“Ancestor…” Billy spoke again.
“Hurry up!” The old man interrupted him.
Billy wanted to ask a few more questions but followed his instructions and sat down.
The next moment, Billy felt a world-shattering energy explode within him.
Then, it quickly spread through his eight extraordinary meridians.
“Focus on your dantian, guide it accordingly, and circulate it through the entire body!” An old man’s voice echoed in Billy’s mind.