“One or two years?” White Tiger shrugged.


    “It won’t take that long, a month or two will suffice!”


    Jimmy Acevedo: A month or two? Are you kidding?


    “We are already in a life-and-death struggle with Yheng Institute. Aren’t you afraid they’ll demand you hand us over once we get there?” Casey asked.


    “Yheng Institute is strong, but unless absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t want topletely break ties with us, the Sword Sect,” Jimmy Acevedo responded.


    “Sir, you’re being so kind because you want us to return the Phantom Sword Technique manual, right?” Stout said again.


    Jimmy Acevedo: Did you have to be so blunt?


    After a brief pause, he continued, “Mr. Billy, to be honest, the Sword Sect does indeed want to retrieve the ‘Phantom Sword Technique.’ It is, after all, a treasured legacy from our ancestors.”


    “As long as you’re willing to return the manual to our Sword Sect, you can name your terms, and we will do our best to meet them…”


    “Three dayster, we will be in desong City!” Billy interrupted him directly.


    He knew very well that given the current situation, staying at the Sword Sect for a while was the best option.


    Their cultivation level was still too low. The next time Yheng Institute came around, it wouldn’t be as easy as today.


    Staying at the Sword Sect for a while would not only provide a shield against the Institute but also offer a ce for cultivation.


    “Mr. Billy, are you serious?” Jimmy Acevedo’s eyes lit up upon hearing Billy’s words.


    “See you in three days!” Billy responded.


    “Good!” Jimmy Acevedo nodded. “In three days, I will be waiting for you in desong City!”


    After saying this, he greeted Harleen and the others before turning to leave.


    “Boss, are we really going to desong City?” Stout asked Billy after Jimmy Acevedo left.


    “For us, going to the Sword Sect is the best choice right now!” Ivy answered for Billy.


    “But we don’t know anything about the Sword Sect!” Stout continued.


    “What if we go to their sect and they turn on us, demanding not only the Phantom Sword Technique but also the Nine Dragons Cauldron? Wouldn’t we be walking into a trap?”


    “That’s why Billy said three days!” Ivy responded again. “We have three days to learn about the Sword Sect; that’s enough!”


    “Oh, I see! Why didn’t I think of that?” Stout looked at Billy with a sudden realization. “Boss, you’re really cunning…”


    Before he could finish his sentence, Ivy pped him on the back of his head. “Shut up!”


    “Hehe…” Stout chuckled.


    “Stout, what good stuff did you find in those storage rings you collected earlier?” Judge asked.


    “Right, right! I almost forgot. There are some really good items in those ten or so storage rings…” Stout’s mouth started to water again.


    “Alright, everyone get ready. We’re heading to desong City tomorrow!” Billy said.


    As Ivy had mentioned, he had said three days to give himself time to learn about the Sword Sect.


    Otherwise, he wouldn’t feelfortable taking everyone there.


    That night, in desong City, inside a hall of a building within the Sword Sectpound, several men and women were seated.


    “Jimmy Acevedo, are you sure? That young girl really knows the Phantom Sword Technique?” an elder asked Jimmy Acevedo.


    “Absolutely. I saw it with my own eyes!” Jimmy Acevedo nodded. “And from my judgment, she has at least mastered it to a high degree!”


    “Really?” another elderly woman responded. “A girl in her thirties canprehend the Phantom Sword Technique?”


    “I was surprised too, but it’s true!” Jimmy Acevedo replied.


    “Who would have thought that after searching for so many years, the Phantom Sword Technique would be hidden in a low-tier star domain!” an elder sighed.


    Then he looked at a middle-aged man with sharp features sitting at the head of the table.


    “Sect Master, if we let theme to the Sword Sect, it will inevitably attract people from Yheng Institute. At that point, we might be forced to make a choice.”


    “I understand,” the middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully.


    This man was none other than Dorian Acevedo, the current Sect Master of the Sword Sect!


    “Sect Master, ording to Jimmy Acevedo, that Billy is already in a life-and-death struggle with Yheng Institute,” another elder in a green robe said.


    “And Yheng Institute is certainly eyeing the Nine Dragons Cauldron; they won’t give up easily.”


    “If we take them in, we’ll have to face Yheng Institute’s wrath. This matter requires careful consideration!”


    “Who cares!” the previous elder responded.


    “Our Sword Sect has been searching for the Phantom Sword Technique for a thousand years. Now that we’ve found it, should we just give it up?”


    “If the Phantom Sword Technique returns to our sect, given time, we won’t have to endure de Sect’s oppression anymore. They’ve suppressed us for a thousand years; it’s time to fight back!”


    “I’m just afraid Yheng Institute won’t give us that much time!” The elder in green had a worried look on his face.


    “We shouldn’t underestimate ourselves. Unless absolutely necessary, Yheng Institute wouldn’t want topletely break ties with us either,” the elderly woman responded.


    “They should know that such an oue would only benefit those bastards at de Sect!”


    “Have you considered the Nine Dragons Cauldron?” Dorian Acevedo asked suddenly.


    “Sect Master, do you mean that when Billy arrives at our sect, we should force him to hand over both the Phantom Sword Technique and the Nine Dragons Cauldron?” The previous elder’s eyes lit up.


    “I think that’s feasible! If we get the Nine Dragons Cauldron, our Sword Sect wouldn’t have to fear Yheng Institute at all!”


    “Sect Master, this matter requires caution!” Jimmy Acevedo took a deep breath before speaking.


    “The Nine Dragons Cauldron has been with him for quite some time now and must have attracted a lot of attention.”


    “But he’s still safe and sound until now; it can’t be a coincidence. If we act rashly, I’m afraid…”


    “You think I want that Sacred Object?” Dorian Acevedo interrupted him.


    “The top-ranked treasure among the Ten Sacred Objects-I wouldn’t be so arrogant as to think our Sword Sect could possess it!”


    “I’m worried that besides Yheng Institute, other forces mighte after it too, including those from fifth and sixth-tier star domains!”


    “Indeed,” the elderly woman nodded.


    “So what do we do?” The previous elder asked again. “Should we just give up on the Phantom Sword Technique?”


    “I’ll go see my father!” Dorian Acevedo stood up after some thought.


    With that, he walked toward the door.


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    The next morning, after discussing with Liam Cooper, Billy led everyone toward the teleportation channel.


    By noon, they appeared at the main gate of desong City.


    desong City was muchrger than Cloudhaven City. On either side of its main gate stood two towering swords and des, each two to three hundred meters high-imposing and grand.


    Even from outside the city walls, they could feel an invisible aura of sword energy permeating the air above the entire city.


    “This desong City truly lives up to its name!” Bob couldn’t help but exim.


    “Let’s go find a ce to stay first,” Billy said as he led everyone into the city.


    Half an hourter, they settled down in a rtively secluded inn not far from the city gate.


    “Billy Boy, what’s next?” Opal asked Billy.