“Thanks for the reminder!” Billy responded, “I don’t have any plans for now. Let’s see how things go.”
“Mr. Billy, if you don’t mind, I can take you somewhere,” Emmalee continued.
“That place is somewhere the Enchantress won’t find easily, and even if she does, she might not dare to act.”
“Thank you for your kind offer, Miss Han, but I still have some matters to attend to in Radiant City. I don’t plan to leave just yet,” Billy replied with a smile.
“Alright then, I won’t insist. If you need anything, just let me know,” Emmalee responded. “Let’s call it a day. See you next time!”
After saying goodbye to Harleen and the others, Emmalee left.
Billy then led everyone out of the city, flying towards the outskirts. Soon, they arrived at a valley several hundred kilometers away from Radiant City.
“Boss, why did you bring us here?” Azure Dragon asked Billy.
“Everyone will enter the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space to train. In a month, we’ll head to Formation City!” Billy replied.
The matter of the Green Array Talisman couldn’t be left unresolved. Whether it was Howlin Muir’s personal action or the Array Alliance’s intention, they had to give an explanation!
After a brief pause, Billy added, “After we return from Formation City, if no one from the Enchant Realm comes, we’ll head to the Silent Ruins.”
“Understood!” everyone responded in unison.
Billy’s eyes narrowed slightly as he summoned the Nine Dragons Cauldron in front of them.
A few minutes later, everyone entered the Nine Dragons Cauldron.
“Boss, since we’re all inside, should Purple Spirit stay outside to keep watch?” White Tiger suddenly thought of this.
“Right, otherwise if someone discovers the Nine Dragons Cauldron…” Judge added.
“No need!” Billy smiled faintly.
“I realized later that even inside the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space, I can control its size and movement.”
“Really?” Opal and Harleen’s eyes lit up simultaneously.
“Yes,” Billy nodded again.
“What do you mean?” Stout and Judge looked confused.
“Don’t you get it?” Frostblade replied. “Boss means that even inside the Nine Dragons Cauldron, he can shrink it down to a very small size. Even if someone passes by, they probably won’t notice it.”
“Really?!” Stout finally understood.
“Billy Boy, how small can you shrink the Nine Dragons Cauldron?” Amber asked.
“In theory, it can be shrunk infinitely small, almost to a state of non-existence,” Billy responded. “However, with my current cultivation level, I can only shrink it to the size of half a fist.”
As he spoke, the Nine Dragons Cauldron indeed shrank to half the size of a fist and was hidden among the branches of a towering tree, covered by dense foliage.
Even if someone flew by, they would never guess that the top-ranked Sacred Object was hidden in a tree.
“Really?” everyone exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes,” Billy smiled faintly again.
“The Nine Dragons Cauldron can be operated like this? That’s amazing!” Stout marveled. “When Boss can shrink it to the size of a grain of sand, if we encounter someone we can’t defeat, we can hide inside it. They won’t find us!”
“You have no ambition!” Felicia glared at Stout. “Always thinking about running and hiding!”
Everyone burst into laughter.
Though Stout’s idea was somewhat negative, it was indeed a method.
Then, everyone began their training.
Time flew by quickly; twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.
With the help of energy talismans in the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space, everyone, including Billy, broke through their levels without exception and even advanced more than one rank.
Casey and Stout reached ninth-rank Breaking Emptiness Realm. Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, Bob, and Ian Blade all advanced to fifth-rank Breaking Emptiness Realm.
Billy and Opal advanced two levels to third-rank Entering Ancestry Realm.
Others were accumulating strength for their Thunder Tribulation and didn’t see significant changes in their cultivation levels.
White Feather and Purple Spirit also made progress in their combat abilities.
One morning, everyone emerged from the Nine Dragons Cauldron and returned to the valley where they had been training.
For the next two or three days, they remained in the valley.
Harleen and Ivy faced their Thunder Tribulation one after another. With sufficient accumulation, they easily overcame it.
Harleen and Amber advanced to second-rank Entering Ancestry Realm; Ivy reached first-rank Entering Ancestry Realm.
Felicia and Vermilion Bird successfully faced their Breaking Emptiness Realm Thunder Tribulation and advanced to third-rank Breaking Emptiness Realm.
With this, everyone’s combat power increased significantly.
“Let’s go to Formation City!” On the fourth morning, Billy led everyone back to Radiant City.
Inquiring about the location of the teleportation portal to Formation City, they flew towards it.
A few hours later, they appeared outside Formation City’s main gate.
“Boss, should we go directly to the Array Alliance?” Azure Dragon asked Billy.
“Yes,” Billy nodded.
Soon after entering the city and finding out the location of the Array Alliance’s compound, they flew towards it.
About ten minutes later, they arrived above the compound.
“Who dares to cause trouble at the Array Alliance? Do you have a death wish?” A voice shouted angrily from within the compound.
Nearly a hundred figures flew out from within.
“Who are you people?” An old man in a blue robe looked at Billy and his group.
“Stop shouting and call Howlin Muir out!” Casey said to him.
“You want to see the old alliance leader?” The old man was slightly stunned. “Who are you people? What do you want with him?”
“If I were you, I wouldn’t waste time talking,” Azure Dragon said. “You have ten seconds. If Howlin Muir doesn’t show up, you’ll bear the consequences!”
“Arrogant!” Another old man in a blue robe spoke sternly. “This is the Array Alliance compound. It’s not a place for any random person to act recklessly. If you don’t leave now, don’t blame us for being rude!”
He had already assessed Billy and his group’s cultivation levels and was surprised but not intimidated.
The Array Alliance might not be a top-tier force, but it wasn’t something anyone could easily challenge. They had mid-level Entering Ancestry Realm experts.
Moreover, their strength lay in arrays rather than direct combat!
“Do you want to try?” Casey asked him.
“You don’t know what’s good for you. As you wish!” The old man in blue robes coldly replied and attacked Casey.
However, his expression froze in the next moment.
Casey casually unleashed a blade light that didn’t break his defense but sent him flying three or four hundred meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“How is this possible?” The old man steadied himself with a look of shock on his face. He could clearly feel that Casey hadn’t used his full strength; otherwise, he might have been dead already.
Not only him but other members of the Array Alliance also showed surprise on their faces.
“This is a warning. If you attack again, you’ll die!”
Casey turned to the old man. “You have three seconds left. If Howlin Muir doesn’t come out, there will be no more Array Alliance!”