“Young man, don’t blame me!” responded the merchant named Luke Oneal.
“Let this be a lesson to you. When your strength is insufficient, it’s best to keep a low profile and not flaunt your wealth, or you might invite disaster!”
“Is that so?” Billy replied.
“How about this, just hand over your storage ring, and I’ll let you leave alive!” Luke Oneal continued.
“What if I don’t?” Billy countered.
“Don’t push your luck! You have ten seconds to hand over the storage ring, or you’ll die!” another man, an eighth-rank Controlled Kun Realm cultivator, threatened.
“You’d better have plenty of mystic-grade Chi Condensing Pills in your storage ring, or you’ll be in trouble today!” Billy ignored the threat and continued speaking to Luke Oneal.
“Young man, aren’t you being too arrogant? Do you know what level of cultivation we possess?” Luke Oneal asked again.
“I don’t know, and I don’t care!” Billy responded.
“You little…” the eighth-rank Controlled Kun Realm man started to shout.
Before he could finish, he was sent flying seven or eight thousand meters away. In mid-air, his body and soul were simultaneously destroyed.
“Hmm?”
Seeing this, the faces of the others showed expressions of shock.
A sixth-rank Controlled Kun Realm cultivator had effortlessly killed an eighth-rank Controlled Kun Realm cultivator? That was unbelievable!
“Attack together and kill him!” After a brief pause, a second-rank Mystic Kun Realm man shouted angrily.
Immediately, he charged at Billy, followed closely by the others, except for Luke Oneal.
A blade light flashed from Billy’s hand, and the seven or eight attackers fell from the air after a brief pause.
Without exception, all of them were annihilated!
Plop!
Seeing this, Luke Oneal’s jaw dropped in disbelief.
If he hadn’t witnessed it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it even if he were beaten to death.
“Shall we talk?” Billy said to Luke Oneal before descending to the ground.
Thud!
Luke Oneal knelt before Billy as soon as he landed. “I’m sorry… I didn’t recognize your greatness… Please spare my life…”
At this moment, he regretted everything deeply!
If he had known Billy was so powerful, he wouldn’t have dared to rob him even with a hundred times more courage!
This wasn’t a robbery; it was a suicide mission!
After speaking, he quickly took out two medicine boxes from his storage ring and presented them to Billy. “Here are twenty mystic-grade Chi Condensing Pills and twenty Mid-Tier Spirit Earth Pills… All for you… Please spare my life…”
“Answer a few questions!” Billy said after storing the medicine boxes in his storage ring. “Is there an intelligence agency in Abyssal City?”
“An intelligence agency?” Luke Oneal hesitated. “You can ask at Drunken Vista; they have people who specialize in gathering information.”
“Drunken Vista?” Billy asked.
“Yes!” Luke Oneal nodded.
“Where can I find High-Tier Spirit Earth Pills in the city?” Billy continued.
“I don’t know about other places, but I know Drunken Vista auctions High-Tier Spirit Earth Pills from time to time,” Luke Oneal replied.
After a brief pause, he added, “If they have any, you can trade soul water with them; they will be happy to exchange.”
“Do you know where the Dark Court’s headquarters is?” Billy asked.
“I really don’t know,” Luke Oneal shook his head.
After asking a few more questions, Billy turned and left.
As for Luke Oneal, Billy spared his life because he never intended to kill him; he only wanted his soul water.
About two quarters later, Billy arrived at Drunken Vista’s courtyard in Abyssal City.
The estate was neither large nor small, covering about one hundred thousand square meters. Inside, winding paths led through lush greenery to a six-story main building with exquisite carvings and an ancient charm.
“Welcome, sir!” As Billy entered the hall, a waiter approached him. “Are you here to dine or…?”
“How can I meet your manager?” Billy asked.
“What business do you have with our manager?” the waiter inquired.
“I need some information,” Billy replied.
“If you’re looking for information, you can register on the fourth floor,” the waiter responded. “There are people there who handle such requests. As for meeting the manager, that depends on whether you can convince the people on the fourth floor…”
“Thank you!” Billy interrupted him and headed towards the staircase.
Soon, Billy emerged from the fourth-floor staircase.
He saw that besides the main hall, there were twenty or thirty private rooms around the floor, most of which were occupied.
In addition to the private rooms, the hall was bustling with people.
At that moment, a loud noise erupted as a gray-robed man was punched by a fierce-looking man and sent flying.
The gray-robed man flew twenty or thirty meters before crashing into a pillar and falling to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“Hmm?” Seeing this scene, Billy’s face showed a hint of surprise.
He could sense the cultivation levels of both fighters; the gray-robed man was a third-rank Controlled Kun Realm cultivator, while the fierce-looking man was a sixth-rank Controlled Kun Realm cultivator.
Normally, such powerful individuals would cause significant damage even with just five or six percent of their strength.
If it were an ordinary building, that pillar would have been reduced to dust by now.
But here, there wasn’t even a scratch.
Billy then released his spiritual power to investigate and confirmed his suspicion: the entire building was reinforced with formations!
“So, do you still want to talk about first-come-first-served?” The fierce-looking man looked at the gray-robed man and spoke coldly.
“That was just a warning. If you dare to speak again, I’ll send you to meet Yama!”
“You… you’re really courting death by causing trouble in Drunken Vista…” The gray-robed man struggled to get up from the ground.
“Heh, why wouldn’t I dare? Are you counting on Drunken Vista to help you?” The fierce-looking man sneered. “Dream on! Do you think Drunken Vista would act against me for an ant like you? Do you know who I am?”
“And who might you be?” At that moment, a graceful female voice rang out.
Swish!
Hearing this voice, many people turned towards the staircase and saw a group of people coming up.
Leading them was a woman who appeared to be in her forties. She wore an elegant green dress and exuded an air of mature charm.
Following her was an old man in gray robes and five or six Drunken Vista staff members.
From their auras, it was clear that both the woman and the old man were Mystic Kun Realm cultivators. The woman was a fourth-rank Mystic Kun Realm cultivator, while the old man was a sixth-rank Mystic Kun Realm cultivator.
“Carleigh!”
Many people near the staircase bowed to the woman in greeting, clearly recognizing her.
The woman named Carleigh Meza smiled and nodded at everyone as she approached the fierce-looking man.
“What kind of person are you?” she asked with a faint smile.