“Girl, are you serious?” White Tiger asked.
“Do I look like I’m joking?” Rose retorted.
“Alright!” White Tiger shrugged.
“How about we make a deal?” Sanaa put down her water jug and looked at Billy.
“What kind of deal?” Billy inquired.
“I’ll help these four women refine their physiques and bloodlines, and you agree to do something for me.” Sanaa pointed at Harleen, Ivy, Opal, and Amber.
“Give me a month, and they should surprise you!”
“Miss Sanaa, can you really help Harleen and the others refine their physiques?” Stout asked.
“Big guy, you’re asking pointless questions!” Rose snapped.
Stout: “…”
“Miss Sanaa, can you help Billy refine his physique?” Ivy asked Sanaa.
“His physique is too unique; I can’t help with my current abilities,” Sanaa replied.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Billy asked.
“I haven’t decided yet. I’ll let you know when I do,” Sanaa said. “Think about it?”
“Deal!” Billy replied straightforwardly.
He wasn’t worried about leaving Harleen and the others here. With Sanaa’s strength, if she wanted to harm them, she wouldn’t need any tricks; she could just act directly.
“Aren’t you worried I might ask you to do something you don’t want to do?” Sanaa pressed.
“I’m more worried about our current situation,” Billy responded.
He wasn’t underestimating himself; he had a gut feeling that the people from Skylight City wouldn’t be easy to deal with!
Everyone’s strength was still too weak. If they had a direct confrontation, their chances of winning were almost zero!
“Alright!” Sanaa continued. “You can leave now; the four of them will stay.”
As she spoke, she seemed to remember something. She waved her hand, and an animal skin scroll floated over to Billy. “A little gift for you!”
“What is this?” Billy was slightly puzzled.
“Your strongest technique should be the Phantom Blade Technique from the Blade and Sword Sect, right?” Sanaa asked.
“You even know about the Phantom Blade Technique?” Stout exclaimed.
“The Phantom Blade Technique can challenge several levels higher, but it’s reaching its limit,” Sanaa ignored Stout’s comment.
“It’s an Ancestry Realm martial skill. Although your blade is special, once your cultivation breaks through to the mid-stage Supreme Ancestry Realm, the Phantom Blade Technique’s ability to challenge higher levels will be limited to three or four levels at most.”
“And once you break through the Ancestry Realm, the Phantom Blade Technique will barely enhance your combat power!”
“Senior Scholar, is this true?” White Tiger turned to The Scholar.
“The ancient books of the Blade and Sword Sect do record this,” The Scholar nodded.
“Miss Sanaa, what is this you’re giving to the boss?” Stout continued to ask.
“This is half of a blade manual I came across by chance. It should be stronger than your Phantom Blade Technique. Of course, it’s much harder to cultivate. It depends on whether you have the comprehension,” Sanaa said to Billy.
“What is this blade technique called?” Stout asked again.
“I don’t know,” Sanaa shook her head and added, “But I gave it a name.”
“What name?” Stout was curious.
“Heaven Killer!” Sanaa said seriously.
“Miss Sanaa, you only have half of this blade technique? Where’s the other half?” Stout asked again.
“Big guy, why do you have so many questions?” Sanaa glared at him. “If you ask me, who should I ask?”
“Alright, that’s it!” Sanaa waved her hand dismissively at everyone.
“Thank you, Miss Sanaa!” Billy took the animal skin scroll and bowed in thanks.
Then he gave Harleen and the others a few instructions before leaving with the group.
For the next ten days, Billy led everyone around Silent Ruins Sky Realm. They encountered many high-level beasts, some comparable to the early stages of the Supreme Ancestry Realm.
But for Billy now, these beasts were just there to provide beast cores.
Afterward, everyone entered the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space to train again.
Twenty days passed in a flash. Besides Tommy and two others who only advanced one level, everyone else, including Billy, advanced two or three levels.
Billy broke through to the fifth-rank Holy Ancestry Realm. Azure Dragon, Azure Fang, Bob, and Ian Blade advanced to the eighth-rank Entering Ancestry Realm. Vermilion Bird and White Tiger advanced three levels to the fifth-rank Entering Ancestry Realm.
Casey and Stout emerged from the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space and successfully broke through to the third-rank Holy Ancestry Realm after facing Thunder Tribulation.
During this time, besides improving his cultivation, Billy focused on studying the blade technique given by Sanaa.
However, even with his expertise in blade techniques, after a month he hadn’t made any progress.
The individual moves in the blade manual were simple enough for him to understand, but when combined, they left him baffled.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t combine them; it was that when he did, his strikes were less powerful than even his Heavenly Fury Slash, let alone comparable to the Phantom Blade Technique.
Clearly, he hadn’t grasped the essence of the blade technique!
A month later, in an unknown star domain tens of thousands of kilometers from the town, two groups were facing off against each other.
One side was led by a young man in his thirties with an extraordinary demeanor. Behind him were two black-robed elders and four men and women of various ages. Judging by their auras, none were weak; the lowest cultivation level was mid-stage Supreme Ancestry Realm!
The other side had only one person-Sanaa!
“Are you the so-called all-knowing Sanaa?” The young man scanned Sanaa with his eyes.
“From the Wilderness?” Sanaa asked him.
“Correct!” The young man nodded.
“You want the Nine Dragons Cauldron?” Sanaa continued.
“Who wouldn’t be tempted by such a Sacred Object? Don’t you agree?” The young man smiled faintly.
“Even if you get it, do you think you have the strength to keep it?” Sanaa asked.
“You don’t need to worry about that!” The young man smiled again.
“As long as I’m here, you won’t get the cauldron. Go back where you came from!” Sanaa responded.
“Aren’t you overestimating yourself?” The young man laughed. “We have two ninth-rank Supreme Ancestry Realms, three eighth-rank Supreme Ancestry Realms, and two fifth-rank Supreme Ancestry Realms. Do you think you can stop us?”
“I don’t want to fight. Don’t make things difficult for yourself!” Sanaa said coldly. “I’ll give you ten breaths to return to the Wilderness; otherwise, you’ll die!”
“What arrogance!” An eighth-rank Supreme Ancestry Realm elder stepped forward. “I’ve heard you’re skilled. Let me test you first!”
As he spoke, he charged forward with his hands forming seals imbued with overwhelming momentum aimed at Sanaa.
Before he got halfway, a wave of energy surged from Sanaa’s hand. The elder was instantly sent flying a thousand meters away and lost his life mid-air.
“Hmm?!” The pupils of everyone on the opposing side contracted sharply at this sight.