“Hmm?”
A surprised voice echoed in the void as Billy’s situation was observed.
“Your physical body is quite unexpected!” The elder’s voice sounded again, “Interesting, take another move from me!”
As soon as the words fell, a second wave of energy surged forth, clearly several levels stronger than the previous one.
From a combat power perspective, it was at least equivalent to a third-rank Controlled Kun Realm!
Just like before, although Billy sensed the danger, he couldn’t avoid it. He was blown away tens of kilometers and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Of course, this level of combat power couldn’t seriously injure him; at most, it would reduce his power by two or three percent.
“Hmm?!” Another surprised voice echoed around.
“Who exactly are you?” The elder’s voice asked.
“Since you don’t think much of me, I won’t disturb you any longer. Farewell!” Billy adjusted his breath slightly and turned to leave.
However, he quickly realized the problem. Everywhere he looked was an endless fog, making it impossible to distinguish directions or find the way back.
Moreover, he remembered that he had entered through a teleportation channel, and it was uncertain whether there was an exit here.
“Did Greta let you in?” At this moment, another elder’s voice sounded, slightly hoarse.
“Indeed!” Billy responded.
“What is your relationship with her?” The elder asked.
“We’re friends, I suppose!” Billy replied.
“Anyone she takes a liking to shouldn’t be ordinary…” The elder continued.
However, he stopped halfway and then exclaimed in surprise, “The Nine Dragons Cauldron is with you?!”
“Hmm?!” Exclamations echoed around upon hearing this.
“Yes!” Billy responded, “Do you want it?”
As he spoke, he felt a bit surprised.
Ever since he followed Greta into this different space, he had deliberately concealed the Nine Dragons Cauldron to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Otherwise, that young master named Curtis Wade should have detected the Nine Dragons Cauldron days ago.
Now, the fact that the other party could easily sense the presence of the Nine Dragons Cauldron naturally surprised him.
“Boy, you misunderstood!” The hoarse voice replied.
As soon as the words fell, a phantom image appeared not far from Billy. It was an old man with white hair and beard.
Then, looking at Billy, he bowed and said, “First, let me apologize for any offense.”
“Who are you?” Billy asked.
“God blesses us! Greta has found the Nine Dragons Cauldron; the Azure Clan is saved!” The white-haired elder said to the sky.
After speaking, he looked at Billy again, “May I know your name?”
“Billy Gardner!” Billy responded.
“So it’s Mr. Billy. I apologize again!” The white-haired elder replied, “I am a sinner of the Azure Clan; my name is not worth mentioning!”
Without waiting for Billy to respond, he continued, “Greta must have brought you here to seek help from us wandering souls.”
“Before we begin formally, I have a request. Can Mr. Billy agree?”
“What do you mean?” Billy asked.
“Mr. Billy, being recognized by the Nine Dragons Cauldron means you’re extraordinary!” The elder said.
“In the future, when Greta needs help and if Mr. Billy has the ability, can you assist her?”
“If I have the ability, of course!” Billy responded.
He would do this even without the elder asking. Although Greta had deceived him initially, she meant no harm and even gave him the Heaven Book and a mystic art for cultivating bloodlines.
Moreover, without Greta’s intervention in destroying the Celestial Pavilion’s Evil Array last time, it was uncertain whether he could have left the Celestial Pavilion unscathed.
“On behalf of all Azure Clan members, I thank Mr. Billy for your great kindness!” The elder bowed again.
Although Billy currently had only ninth-rank Supreme Source Realm cultivation, he knew very well what kind of existence could be recognized by the Nine Dragons Cauldron.
This was evident from the previous owners of the Nine Dragons Cauldron!
All of them had grown to a height that even made gods look up to them.
“You’re welcome!” Billy replied.
“Mr. Billy, let me take control of your body for a moment!” The white-haired elder said.
As soon as the words fell and before Billy could respond, the white-haired elder turned into a white light and entered Billy’s forehead.
The next moment, Billy felt an extremely violent force explode within his body and sweep through his meridians.
Billy instinctively wanted to activate his bloodline power to resist but before he could react, a powerful force rushed to his central nervous system and he passed out.
… Billy didn’t know how long had passed when he slowly opened his eyes.
After adjusting to the light slightly and looking around, he found himself back in Greta’s courtyard.
“Sir, you’re awake?”
Greta walked out of the house quickly and returned to her playful state.
“How long was I unconscious?” Billy asked.
“Exactly three days!” Greta poured a cup of tea from a stone table nearby and handed it to Billy.
“So long?” Billy took the cup and drank a sip.
“It’s not that long!” Greta smiled.
“The Ancestor’s soul energy was significant. He probably saw your cultivation was too low and used too much force in his eagerness.”
Billy curiously examined his body for a moment.
The next moment, an extremely shocked expression appeared on his face as he exclaimed in surprise.
“I broke through to third-rank Condensed Kun Realm?!”
As he said, he had indeed broken through to third-rank Condensed Kun Realm!
His shock was not just because he advanced four levels at once but more importantly because he hadn’t undergone tribulation yet still broke through!
“Sir, your physique is too special!” Greta smiled again.
“With the Ancestor’s soul energy, if it were an ordinary physique, it might have been possible to advance one major realm. But you only advanced four minor levels…”
“I haven’t undergone tribulation; how did I break through?” Billy interrupted her.
“What’s so strange about that!” Greta responded.
“When you were unconscious, the Ancestor’s soul energy controlled your body and led you through Thunder Tribulation successfully.”
“Is that even possible?” Billy was stunned again.
“The world is full of wonders!” Greta laughed.
“Alright!” Billy nodded and added, “Thanks!”
Regardless of whether there were ulterior motives or not, he must express his gratitude.
Helping him advance four levels in three days was a big favor!
“No need to thank me; helping you is also helping myself!” Greta smiled again.
“It’s time; you can enter the Nine Dragons Cauldron now!” Billy continued, “Where is your physical body?”
“Follow me!” Greta said and led Billy towards the back mountain by flying through the air.
Soon they arrived at a cave at the foot of the mountain surrounded by thousand-year-old ice.
The entire cave was filled with biting cold air with an ice coffin in its center covered with a lid.
Clearly, Greta’s physical body was inside the ice coffin.
Billy squinted slightly as the Nine Dragons Cauldron floated in mid-air.
“Sir, I’ll be in seclusion for a month; please watch over my clan members!”
Greta looked at Billy and said, “If anything happens, you can find Kameron in the village!”
“Alright!” Billy nodded.
“Thank you!” Greta said again before raising her hand towards the ice coffin which flew towards her along with herself into the Nine Dragons Cauldron.
Billy then walked out of the cave following their path back to Greta’s courtyard.
Just as he was about to sit cross-legged and meditate, an extremely terrifying aura enveloped the small courtyard…