“Where did the people inside come from?” Harleen handed over an ancient Spirit Fruit.
“I don’t know!” Rose shook her head. “I want to know too, but my sister won’t tell me!”
“How many people are in there? Besides the Netherworld Palace, are there any other major sects or forces?” Harleen continued to ask.
“Missy, that’s two questions!” Rose took a bite of the Spirit Fruit, savoring its delicious taste.
Seeing such a precious Spirit Fruit being eaten like an ordinary fruit made Stout feel a pang of heartache.
“I don’t know the first question because no one has ever counted how many people are in there. As for the second question, I can give you a rough answer,” Rose said after taking another bite.
“There are two powerful forces that I know of. Besides the Netherworld Palace, there’s also Inferno.”
“Inferno?” Everyone was taken aback.
“What kind of place is Inferno?” Stout asked. “Is it a place for ghosts?”
“Be polite!” Rose extended her left hand. “If you want to ask questions, give me a Spirit Fruit first!”
Stout twitched his mouth a few times, reluctantly handing over a Spirit Fruit.
“I don’t know if there are ghosts in Inferno, but I do know that the people there can summon souls. They can gather the souls of those whose bodies have perished and use them,” Rose said after accepting the Spirit Fruit.
“Boss, could that old man you forced to self-destruct in Silent Ruins City be from Inferno?” Vermilion Bird looked at Billy and asked.
“Most likely,” Casey replied.
“You’ve killed someone from Inferno?” Rose tilted her head and asked.
“Correct!” White Tiger answered her.
“Then you better prepare for trouble!” Rose smacked her lips.
Billy and his group were at a loss for words. They had conflicts with both major forces, making the days ahead seem challenging.
“Girl, do you know which of these two forces is the strongest?” Ivy asked.
“I don’t know!” Rose shook her head. “People outside rarely know how many trump cards each side holds!”
“Does your sister know?” Judge asked.
“She definitely knows, but she hasn’t told me!” Rose responded.
After a brief pause, she added, “Besides these two places, there’s another place, but you won’t be able to reach it for now.”
“What place?” Judge pressed on.
“It’s useless to ask so much now. You’ll find out later,” Rose said. “Of course, that’s only if you live long enough.”
“Besides your sister, is there anyone else who knows the entrance to the higher star domain?” Harleen handed over another Spirit Fruit.
“I don’t know!” Rose didn’t take the Spirit Fruit and shook her head. “Even if there is, it’s probably very rare!”
“What will make your sister talk?” Harleen asked again.
“If you really want my sister to tell you, there’s a way!” Rose took the Spirit Fruit.
“My sister loves flowers and plants. In Inferno’s lair, there’s a plant called Inferno’s Flower. If you can get it, my sister should be very pleased.”
“Inferno’s Flower?” Harleen echoed.
“Yes!” Rose nodded.
“What does it look like?” Judge asked.
“The tree is three feet tall, with pure white flowers and black trunk and leaves,” Rose responded.
“Does Inferno’s Flower have any special uses?” Judge asked further.
“I don’t know!” Rose shook her head. “I just know my sister likes that flower!”
“Why doesn’t your sister get it herself?” White Tiger asked. “With her strength, Inferno’s people shouldn’t refuse her, right?”
“My sister isn’t a robber who takes whatever she wants!” Rose pouted. “I’ve told you the method; whether you believe it or not is up to you!”
“Is Inferno very dangerous?” White Tiger asked again.
“I don’t know!” Rose shook her head. “Alright, I’m leaving now. Otherwise, my sister will scold me.”
As she walked away, she added, “You should first think about how to face Sovereign’s wrath!”
“Boss, what’s the plan?” After Rose left, Casey looked at Billy and asked.
“Mr. Billy, this place seems more dangerous than we imagined. Our strength is still too weak,” The Scholar said to Billy.
“Yes!” Billy nodded. “Forget about everything else for now. Find a place to train and refine those beast cores!”
As The Scholar mentioned, Silent Ruins Sky Realm was far more complicated than he had anticipated. With their current strength, if they didn’t hurry to improve their cultivation, they might not even find the entrance to the higher star domain before meeting their end.
“Alright!” everyone responded.
Then they flew towards the depths of the forest on the left side of the town.
Half an hour later, they landed in a valley.
“Stout, distribute the beast cores to everyone!” Billy said to Stout.
“Got it!” Stout said as he took out all the beast cores they had collected over time.
He then handed a giant beast core to Billy. “Boss, this big one is for you!”
“Alright!” Billy accepted it and pointed to three high-level beast cores from Owen Cunningham’s storage ring. “Those three beast cores are for the three seniors…”
“Mr. Billy, we don’t need them!” The Scholar interrupted him.
“These beast cores aren’t very useful to us. Besides, we haven’t fully refined the energy from the Divine Dragon’s pill yet.”
“Give us a few days, and breaking through another level shouldn’t be a problem!”
“Alright!” Billy didn’t insist further.
After distributing the beast cores, Billy looked at Tommy and the others. “Three seniors, you go with Harleen and Casey into the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space to train.”
As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly, and the Nine Dragons Cauldron appeared above them.
“Mr. Billy, aren’t you coming in?” The Scholar asked in surprise.
“I’m preparing for a tribulation,” Billy replied.
“We’ll stay outside and watch over you; it’s too dangerous for you alone…” The Scholar began.
“No need. I’ll have Purple Spirit and White Feather come out,” Billy interrupted him. “You should also hurry; I suspect Netherworld Palace will find us soon.”
As he spoke, Purple Spirit and White Feather emerged from the Nine Dragons Cauldron and flew into the air.
“Alright then,” The Scholar said after looking at Purple Spirit and White Feather and didn’t insist further.
Everyone then entered the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space.
Billy retracted the Nine Dragons Cauldron into his body and gave some instructions to Purple Spirit and White Feather before starting to refine the beast core.
He felt confident leaving Purple Spirit and White Feather on guard because he sensed that their combat power might not be inferior to Tommy and the others now.
Especially White Feather; since it could enter the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space, its soul had been repairing much faster than before, making its combat power incomparable to before.
With them guarding him, even if someone from Supreme Ancestry Realm attacked, they could hold their own.
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, an old man arrived at the gate of a courtyard where a woman in green lived. It was hard to tell his actual age.
“Is Miss Sanaa here?” The old man asked at the gate of the courtyard.