“There’s a banquet at the Domain Lord’s Mansion tonight. Are you really not going to attend?” the woman in black asked.
“We’ll pass on the banquet. We don’t really enjoy crowded places,” Billy replied with a faint smile.
“Understood!” The woman in black nodded and continued, “According to tradition, any talented genius who makes it onto the Prodigy List has a chance to secure a significant position at the Domain Lord’s Mansion…”
“We’ll pass on that as well. We prefer a free and unrestrained life and have no interest in official positions,” Billy interrupted her.
“I knew you wouldn’t be interested!” The woman in black shrugged.
After a brief pause, she added, “By the way, you killed the young master of the Holy Ghost Tribe. They won’t let this go easily. Be prepared!”
“Thank you!” Billy smiled in response.
“Don’t underestimate the Holy Ghost Tribe!” the woman in black continued. “Their patriarch is at least at the seventh-rank Perceiving Dao Realm, possibly even stronger. There are less than a handful of people in the entire Akabuchi star domain who can surpass him!”
“Understood!” Billy nodded slightly.
“I heard you have a good relationship with Lydia Wooler from the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce?” the woman in black asked. “She’s not in a good situation. You might want to check on her.”
“What happened to her?” Billy frowned slightly.
“I’m not entirely sure. You should find someone to get more information,” the woman in black replied.
“Thank you!” Billy frowned again.
“The Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce is also not simple. Be careful!” After this final reminder, the woman in black bid farewell and left.
“Boss, what should we do next?” White Tiger asked Billy after the woman had left.
“Casey, you and Azure Dragon should find out more about the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce,” Billy said after a moment of thought.
“Got it!” Casey and several others nodded simultaneously.
“Everyone, take these items and focus on your cultivation. Improve your skills as quickly as possible!” Billy said as he flicked his fingers, sending three storage rings to the group.
“The Akabuchi Star Palace is really generous!”
Judge exclaimed after using his spiritual power to inspect the contents of the storage rings.
Not only him, but everyone else also showed expressions of amazement.
Each storage ring contained millions of king-grade spirit stones and a large number of high-level cultivation resources.
Additionally, there were several black pills in each storage ring, totaling about fifteen or sixteen.
Although Casey and the others didn’t know much about pills, it was clear they were extraordinary.
In the following days, except for Casey and Azure Dragon occasionally going out to gather information about the Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce, everyone stayed at the inn to cultivate.
The rewards from the Akabuchi Star Palace were very generous. Everyone made breakthroughs after refining just half of them, with most people advancing two levels.
Of course, Casey and Billy didn’t improve their cultivation since they had just recently broken through.
Harleen and Ivy advanced to the ninth-rank Otherworldly Realm, Opal reached the sixth-rank Otherworldly Realm, and Amber stepped into the fifth-rank Otherworldly Realm.
Azure Dragon and Azure Fang advanced to the fourth-rank Otherworldly Realm, while Vermilion Bird and White Tiger also improved by two levels, reaching the second-rank Otherworldly Realm.
Thus, all of Billy’s companions had entered the Otherworldly Realm!
Aubree also advanced by one level with the help of abundant cultivation resources, reaching the fourth-rank Entering Dao Realm.
White Feather was no exception, significantly enhancing his combat power once again.
Casey spent his free time practicing the Demon Blade Technique. After recent events, he could now control the Demon Blade quite well.
Currently, he could unleash six to seven-tenths of the Demon Blade Technique’s power!
As for Billy himself, he spent these days consolidating his cultivation.
Although Kymani Vasquez’s modifications to his body were temporarily complete, his potential was far from fully unleashed.
However, considering that breaking through too quickly could weaken his foundation, he deliberately suppressed his cultivation level.
In fact, he could advance two or three more levels at any time now.
One afternoon, while Billy was chatting with Azure Fang and others in a small courtyard, Casey and Azure Dragon returned with slightly serious expressions.
“Mr. Kimmons, did something happen to Miss Wooler?” Night Orchid asked Casey.
“Miss Wooler is fine for now, but there’s trouble at Canyon View Institute!” Casey replied.
“What happened?” Azure Fang asked with a frown.
“We just received news that people from the Holy Ghost Tribe have taken control of Canyon View Institute!” Casey said after taking a deep breath and looking at Billy.
“They’ve also announced that if they don’t see you by today, they’ll kill everyone at Canyon View Institute!”
“What?!” Billy frowned as well.
“Damn! They don’t dare come to Akabuchi City, so they’re luring us to Canyon View Institute?” Judge exclaimed.
“To the teleportation channel!” Billy said as he quickly walked towards the courtyard gate.
With trouble at Canyon View Institute, he couldn’t ignore it. Even if it was a trap, he had to go!
Not to mention anything else, Elder Xavier’s kindness alone was worth the risk!
Around four in the afternoon, they arrived at the east gate of Canyon View City.
Unlike its usual bustling scene, the gate area was deserted except for about ten guards.
“What’s going on?” Everyone frowned slightly.
“Who are you?” one of the guards shouted while pointing at them.
Before he could finish his sentence, Billy’s eyes narrowed, and the guard turned into a mist of blood instantly.
“Damn it!” another guard roared in anger.
“Leave one alive; kill the rest!” Billy ordered coldly.
As soon as he spoke, Azure Dragon and Azure Fang took action simultaneously.
Although they didn’t know why their boss wanted these people dead, they followed orders without question!
In just a few moments, only one guard remained alive; the rest were all slain.
“You… you’re Billy?” the remaining guard asked tremblingly.
“Go inside and inform your people that I’m here. If they want my life, they can come and take it!” Billy responded calmly.
These people were clearly from the Holy Ghost Tribe.
He had already used his spiritual power to scan half of Canyon View City and detected many strong auras. It was likely that the Holy Ghost Tribe had taken control of the entire city.
A bloody battle was inevitable this time. He wouldn’t let it happen within the city walls!
“You… just wait…” The man stammered before hurrying back into the city.
“Boss, how did you know they were from the Holy Ghost Tribe?” Soul Chaser asked Billy.
“The City Lord’s Mansion usually assigns people with early-stage Holy Realm cultivation to guard city gates. These people were all mid-to-late-stage Holy Realm,” Aubree answered for Billy.
“Moreover, they had a strong scent of blood on them, indicating they couldn’t be from the City Lord’s Mansion.”
“Got it!” Soul Chaser replied.
“Everyone be careful. If you can’t win, don’t force it!” Billy said before leading everyone into the sky towards the outskirts of town.
Soon, they stopped mid-air several kilometers away from the city.
About ten minutes later, two to three hundred people flew out from within Canyon View City.