In the following days, since the old master had not yet returned, Billy and his companions stayed indoors, continuing their training in the courtyard.
Since arriving in Sky City, everyone had been greatly stimulated. They had initially thought their skills were decent, at least among the top tier in the Forbidden Ruins Space. But upon arriving here, they realized they were like frogs at the bottom of a well. Not to mention the experts from the Otherworldly Realm, even Holy Realm experts were everywhere.
In the battle between the Ethereal Sect and Quicksand Sect, both sides deployed over a hundred people, at least a third of whom were in the Holy Realm, including many late-stage Holy Realm experts. Compared to these people, they felt no sense of superiority at all.
Moreover, everyone knew that although the crisis at the City Lord’s Mansion had been resolved, a greater crisis was brewing. The Holy Heaven Sect was like a sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment. Therefore, the urgent task was to train and continuously improve their cultivation.
Fortunately, in recent times, they had experienced many life-and-death battles, and with the high-quality training resources provided by Jorge Craft, they made significant progress after several days of relentless training.
Billy and Opal broke through to the fifth-rank Holy Realm, while Casey and Amber advanced to the fourth-rank Holy Realm. Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, and Night Orchid also leveled up. Additionally, with Billy’s help, Judge and Soul Chaser broke through and officially entered the Holy Realm. Thus, all of Billy’s close companions had reached the Holy Realm.
Notably, with Billy’s assistance, White Feather’s soul received some degree of restoration, evident from its aura and improved combat power. Purple Spirit had entered a deep sleep again after the battle, and Billy did not disturb her.
On the fifth day after the battle between the two sects, the lady of the Chapman family visited the Ethereal Sect accompanied by an elder to apologize to Billy. She had lost her previous haughty demeanor from the forest and bowed in apology throughout. Billy had no interest in holding grudges against her and did not make things difficult for her.
Before leaving, she handed Billy a storage ring containing ten thousand king-grade spirit stones as compensation. Billy gladly accepted; more resources were always welcome.
“Boss, now that you’ve broken through to the mid-Holy Realm, shouldn’t you consider refining supreme-grade pills?” Stout asked one day while Billy was practicing in the courtyard.
Without waiting for a response, Stout continued, “I’ve learned that although Sky City is full of strong individuals, there aren’t many genuine alchemy masters. High-grade pills are rare and extremely expensive here.”
“Stout, what scheme are you up to now?” Night Orchid and Ian Blade approached.
“I’m finding a way for Boss to make money!” Stout grinned. “With Boss’s alchemy skills, he could sell supreme-grade pills for a fortune! We have many expenses ahead; we might as well earn some money now.”
Night Orchid chuckled, “Stout, you’re treating Boss like a money-making machine?”
“Hehe, I’m just worried Boss might get bored!” Stout laughed.
“Is there a large herbal market in this city?” Billy interrupted.
Stout’s idea aligned with Billy’s thoughts. He had been too busy dealing with crises from Blood and Devil Sects and Sky City to focus on alchemy. With his current spiritual power level, he could indeed refine supreme-grade pills. Although he intended to keep them for his group’s use, selling some for money wasn’t a bad idea.
“We don’t have large herbal markets here,” Stout shook his head. “But Deep Sky Pharmacy monopolizes about seventy to eighty percent of herbal and pill transactions in Sky City. We can buy herbs from them and sell our refined pills back to them. They purchase all sacred-grade or higher pills at reasonable prices.”
“Deep Sky Pharmacy?” Billy pondered.
“Yes,” Stout nodded. “It’s a chain store with over a dozen branches in Sky City.”
“Do you know who’s behind them?” Ian Blade asked.
“I didn’t ask,” Stout shrugged. “We’re not planning to rob them; why bother?”
Night Orchid and Ian Blade exchanged looks.
“The flagship store is nearby, about thirty or forty kilometers away,” Stout added.
“Let’s go take a look,” Billy decided after some thought.
“Alright!” Stout grinned.
Billy led the three out of the estate. After about half an hour, they arrived at Deep Sky Pharmacy’s headquarters. It was an ancient-style tower with three floors but covered a large area of at least ten to twenty thousand square meters.
Entering the bustling first-floor hall, they saw crowds of people everywhere.
“Boss, I asked around; their manager is on the third floor,” Stout reported after speaking with a woman in a cheongsam. “Should we go straight to the third floor or look around first?”
“Let’s browse the first floor first,” Billy replied.
“Okay,” Stout agreed.
The four began browsing the counters.
“No wonder this is Sky City!” Stout exclaimed after a round of browsing. “There are many good things here!”
“Indeed,” Billy nodded slightly. There were many rare natural treasures here that were hard to come by in Forbidden Ruins Space.
“Boss, there might be even better things on the second and third floors. Shall we take a look?” Ian Blade suggested.
“Yes, let’s go up,” Billy agreed.
They moved to the second floor, which was less crowded than the first. After browsing a few counters, they understood why; prices here were significantly higher than on the first floor. However, the quality of herbs and pills was also much higher. For ordinary people, the first-floor items were sufficient; there was no need to come to the second floor.
“Let’s check out the third floor,” Billy led them upstairs after a brief browse.