“How strong exactly?” Stout pressed.
“Let me give you a simple example,” Aubree replied. “Without considering the City Lord’s Mansion and a few other special forces, even the tenth-ranked sect has warriors at the Holy Realm.”
Hearing this, Billy and the others couldn’t help but gasp. A sect ranked tenth had Holy Realm warriors? If they remembered correctly, in the Forbidden Ruins Space, excluding Skydragon City, the strongest from the other four empires and sects were only at the late stage of the Sacred Realm. In other words, the strongest force in the Forbidden Ruins Space couldn’t even make it into Skydragon City’s top ten! And this didn’t include the City Lord’s Mansion and other special forces. The gap was enormous!
“Aubree, how does the Ethereal Sect compare to the City Lord’s Mansion?” Alex Long asked.
“Objectively speaking, the City Lord’s Mansion should be slightly stronger,” Aubree responded.
“Aubree, is the force behind the Blood and Devil Sects the City Lord’s Mansion?” Opal continued.
“Yes,” Aubree nodded.
“They came to the Forbidden Ruins Space for the ‘Spiritual Line Origin’?” Opal asked again.
“Initially, their target was indeed just the Spiritual Line Origin,” Aubree replied. “But now, they have other more important objectives.”
“What objectives?” everyone asked in unison.
“I recently learned that a peerless master once fell in the Forbidden Ruins Space, and he had a supreme treasure that was lost here,” Aubree continued. “If this information is true, that treasure’s value would definitely surpass the Spiritual Line Origin.”
“A peerless master?” everyone was stunned again. They all thought of the man in white in the misty forest.
“Aubree, do you know who that person was?” Billy naturally thought of that man.
“I don’t know; I only heard about it,” Aubree shook her head.
“Do you know what that supreme treasure is?” Billy asked again.
“I’m not sure,” Aubree shook her head again. “But I can assure you it’s no ordinary item.”
Everyone fell silent.
“Aubree, was the thing that the City Lord’s Mansion tried to extract from my body the Spiritual Line Origin?” Billy continued.
“Why could they sense its presence while I couldn’t?”
“That’s because your cultivation level was too low,” Aubree smiled faintly. “But now that you’ve officially broken through to the Holy Realm, try calming down and sensing it again; you might be able to feel it.”
“Really?” Billy was slightly taken aback.
“Give it a try,” Aubree nodded.
“Alright,” Billy raised an eyebrow.
“Aubree, does the City Lord’s Mansion want to seize the Spiritual Line Origin to enhance Skydragon City’s spiritual energy concentration?” Alex Long asked.
“They’re not that kind-hearted,” Aubree shook her head and added. “The City Lord’s Mansion has a Gathering Spirit Array. It’s said that if they use the Spiritual Line Origin as the array eye, the gathering effect would be multiplied several times.”
“Gathering Spirit Array?” Billy and the others were stunned.
“Aubree, are they going to all this trouble just to enhance a Gathering Spirit Array?” Judge asked.
“Don’t underestimate their Gathering Spirit Array,” Aubree responded. “The strength of the City Lord’s Mansion holding its dominant position in Skydragon City is closely related to that array.”
“Understood,” everyone nodded. They had experienced the Gathering Spirit Array firsthand and naturally understood its significance. They just hadn’t expected that the City Lord’s Mansion would go to such lengths for it.
“Moreover, compared to before, Skydragon City’s spiritual energy has depleted significantly. Many strong individuals find it nearly impossible to advance further,” Aubree continued.
“Especially their City Lord; due to the limitations of natural laws, his cultivation has reached its peak under Skydragon City’s conditions. To break through further, he must rely on powerful external forces; otherwise, it’s absolutely impossible. And the Spiritual Line Origin is his only hope right now. If he succeeds in breaking through, he will become the foremost person on this planet.”
“I see,” Judge and the others showed expressions of realization. From this perspective, it made sense why they would go to such lengths for the Spiritual Line Origin.
“Of course, whether the Spiritual Line Origin has other uses, I do not know,” Aubree added.
“Aubree, can you detect the Spiritual Line Origin in my body?” Billy asked after some thought. “Besides the Spiritual Line Origin, can you see if there’s anything else in my body?”
“Anything else?” Aubree was slightly taken aback. She had previously examined Billy’s body but found nothing besides the Spiritual Line Origin. Now hearing Billy’s words, she released her spiritual power to investigate again. After a while, she retracted her spiritual power.
“What did you find?” Billy asked.
“I could only detect the Spiritual Line Origin,” Aubree replied. After a pause, she continued, “Mr Billy, are you implying something?”
“Hmm?”
Hearing her words, Harleen and Ivy were slightly stunned. They knew there was an old man in Billy’s body; why couldn’t Aubree detect him? It didn’t make sense!
“Actually, I don’t know if there’s anything else in my body either,” Billy replied. He then recounted the story of the old man and the man in white from a few days ago to Aubree. He trusted Aubree’s character and didn’t hide anything.
“Hmm?” Aubree was taken aback by his words. Harleen and Ivy were also stunned.
“Billy, do you feel any discomfort?” Harleen asked with a hint of concern.
“No discomfort at all,” Billy smiled.
“Aubree, do you think that man in white could be the peerless master you mentioned?” Stout asked Aubree at this moment. “And could that white light that entered my boss’s body be that supreme treasure?”
“I can’t be sure,” Aubree said thoughtfully. Then she looked at Billy and spoke solemnly. “Mr Billy, just in case, it’s best not to mention this matter to anyone else! If your guesses are correct, it could bring you great danger! That supreme treasure is highly coveted not just by the City Lord’s Mansion but by many other forces as well.”
“Thank you for the warning,” Billy nodded.
“Aubree, if that thing is indeed still in Billy’s body, why can’t even you detect it?” Ivy asked.
“If it’s truly in Mr Billy’s body, there’s only one possible explanation,” Aubree responded after some thought.