“Who is it?” Billy asked after hearing Joel Wooler’s words.
“You’ll know when you get there, Mr Billy,” Joel Wooler responded with a bow.
As he spoke, he was deeply impressed. He knew Lawson Daugherty’s strength well, a genuine half-step Otherworldly Realm cultivator, and even among his peers, he had few equals. Moreover, he had brought several late-stage Holy Realm companions. Yet, they were all severely injured by Billy, who was only at the mid-level Holy Realm. It was unbelievable. Such a talented genius, given time, could stand above the gods.
“Elder Joel, may I ask a few questions first?” Stout asked from the side.
“Go ahead,” Joel Wooler replied with a faint smile.
“Is Deep Sky Pharmacy really a property of the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce?” Stout asked.
“Indeed,” Joel Wooler nodded and bowed slightly to Billy again. “On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, I apologize to Mr Billy for today’s incident.”
“No need for that,” Billy waved his hand. “Since it was their personal behavior, it has little to do with the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce. Don’t take it to heart.”
“Thank you for your understanding, Mr Billy,” Joel Wooler responded and then asked, “Mr Billy, what brings you to Deep Sky Pharmacy today?”
“I’m here to buy some herbs for refining pills,” Billy replied.
“Mr Billy can refine pills?” Joel Wooler was taken aback.
“Elder Joel, you might not know this, but my boss is now a bona fide supreme-grade alchemist!” Stout said proudly.
“Really?” Joel Wooler exclaimed in surprise.
“Of course!” Stout responded loudly.
“Mr Billy is truly a once-in-a-millennium chosen one. I am deeply impressed,” Joel Wooler sighed.
His words were not mere flattery. He was already extremely impressed by Billy’s martial talent, but he didn’t expect Billy to also be an alchemist, and a supreme-grade one at that! In all of Sky City, there were only a handful of true supreme-grade alchemists.
“Elder Joel, you’re too kind,” Billy said with a faint smile.
“Elder Joel, since Deep Sky Pharmacy belongs to the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you,” Stout continued.
“When my boss refines supreme-grade pills, can we sell them here?” Stout asked.
“Of course!” Joel Wooler nodded. “As long as they are supreme-grade pills, we’ll buy as many as Mr Billy can make.”
“How many king-grade spirit stones can you offer for a supreme-grade Elemental Pill?” Stout inquired.
“A supreme-grade Elemental Pill is rare in Sky City. The auction price is around seven to eight hundred king-grade spirit stones per pill. We can arrange an auction for Mr Billy and only charge a small fee.”
Hearing this price, Stout choked on his saliva. Ian Blade and Night Orchid also showed expressions of surprise.
“Elder Joel, are you sure a supreme-grade Elemental Pill can sell for seven to eight hundred king-grade spirit stones?” Stout asked after calming down.
“Absolutely,” Joel Wooler smiled.
“We’re going to be rich!” Stout exclaimed, looking at Billy excitedly. “Boss, you should focus on refining pills from now on. If you make hundreds or thousands of them, we’ll have enough spirit stones.”
Billy and Joel Wooler couldn’t help but twitch their mouths at Stout’s words. It seemed like supreme-grade pills were as common as street food in Stout’s mind. Did he really think it was that easy? Each time Billy refined such high-level pills, it was like fighting a fierce battle. Even with his current cultivation and bloodline power, his Chi power would be completely drained each time, leaving him exhausted. Moreover, the raw materials for supreme-grade pills weren’t always readily available.
“Elder Joel, could you help us find these materials? We’ll take as much as we can get,” Stout handed a list to Joel Wooler.
“No problem,” Joel Wooler took the list. “I’ll have someone deliver them to Ethereal Sect by the end of the day.”
“Thank you,” Stout responded.
“It’s a small matter,” Joel Wooler said before turning to Billy. “Mr Billy, if you have time now, please come with me. Rest assured, we mean no harm.”
“Lead the way,” Billy said with a faint smile. He was curious about who wanted to see him. Whether they meant harm or not was not his concern. He had faced many threats on his journey but had survived not by luck but by strength. Moreover, from Joel Wooler’s eyes, he could tell this wasn’t an ambush.
“Thank you, Mr Billy,” Joel Wooler bowed slightly. “Please follow me.”
Soon, the five of them left the lobby and boarded an intercity airship led by Joel Wooler. After about twenty minutes, they arrived at the entrance of a medium-sized estate. Billy saw the words “Akabuchi Manor” carved in elegant script above the gate.
Joel Wooler led them to a palace building on the right side of the estate.
“Please wait here for a moment,” Joel Wooler said to Ian Blade and the others in the lobby before turning to Billy. “Mr Billy, please come with me.”
“Alright,” Billy nodded and followed Joel Wooler down a corridor.
They soon arrived at a room at the end of the corridor. Joel Wooler knocked on the door.
“Miss, Mr Billy is here!” he said respectfully.
Hearing his address, Billy’s eyes narrowed slightly. Was the person who wanted to see him the young lady of the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce?
“Come in,” a graceful female voice came from inside the room.
Joel Wooler opened the door and entered. Billy saw a young woman sitting on a sofa making tea. She looked about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, dressed in white, with delicate features and an elegant figure exuding grace with every movement. Her overall beauty was comparable to Opal and Amber.
Although she was alone in the room, Billy could clearly feel that from the moment he entered, he was being watched by an unseen presence. He was certain that this person was at least a mid-to-late-stage Otherworldly Realm expert, stronger than Joel Wooler. He believed that if he made any wrong move towards the woman, this hidden expert would kill him instantly.
Moreover, he was slightly surprised that he couldn’t detect any martial aura from the woman. If she wasn’t deliberately hiding her aura, it was terrifying-under thirty years old and already above the Holy Realm? Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle!
This made Billy even more curious about the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce. What kind of organization was it? From the few people he had met so far, he suspected its strength might surpass that of Ethereal Sect!