Chapter 306 The Superior Vital Energy Crystal (Part One)


    When Austin noticed that there was a level two double-headed snake hawk inhabited in a cave at the


    end of a steep and slippery cliff high up the mountain, he headed towards the direction in a rush.


    Since he could use his vital energy to fly, he didn''t have to toil up the steep cliff and within minutes, he


    could see the cave in sight. However, as he got closer to have a better look, a sudden gust of piercing


    wind blew out of the cave. He took a step back in caution and then peered at the cave from a safe


    distance. He saw that deep in the cave, inplete darkness, four green balls glinted and twinkled at


    him.


    Suddenly, Austin heard roaring and rustling sounds. The green balls started to erge and the wind


    became even stronger. Something was moving and slithering out of the cave. Undeterred, Austin


    waited to see what it was. In a blur, the creature shot out from the cave, whizzed over Austin''s head


    and circled in the air beforending in front of him. From its appearance, Austin instantly recognized


    the animal as none other than the double-headed snake hawk that he had been looking for. True to his


    expectation, the animal had two snake heads while its torso was that of a hawk. The four green balls


    he had seen earlier were its eyes producing a green light in the darkness of the cave.


    The double-headed snake hawk felt threatened at Austin''s unexpected arrival. With cautious eyes, it


    red at Austin for a moment before making a loud, shrill sound of threats. Austin neither stepped back


    nor walked forward. For a moment, both the animal and Austin stood facing and seizing each other,


    gauging the opponent''s strength. Suddenly, the animal unfurled its wings and flew straight towards


    Austin.


    "Yes,e, you ugly thing. Show me what you have got," Austin murmured.


    In an instant, Austin took a fighting stance and pulled out his Violet Royal Sword. He rapidly put the


    level two sword intent into action. Suddenly, thirty rays of sword-light emitted from the sword as Austin


    transferred his vital energy to it. He brandished his sword and waved its rays of light over the


    impending beast.


    The double-headed snake hawk sensed the danger at once, but it was a tad toote. In fear, it strove to


    beat a hasty retreat. But, since it was flying at an insanely fast speed towards Austin, it was impossible


    for it to slow down immediately and turn back.


    Before it could even turn around, the rays of the sword-light had already reached it. In an instant, the


    thirty rays of sword-light bored thirty holes into its body.


    The blood sttered out of the double-headed snake hawk''s body like a red fountain and spread on


    the ground slowly dripping over the cliff below.


    The blow was lethal. In a scream of unbearable pain, the beast dived down the cliff. After a few


    seconds, Austin heard a dull thud: it was dead.


    After vanquishing the animal, Austin briskly slipped into the cave. The inside space of the cave was


    impressively big, and the scent of the snake hawk still lingered in the atmosphere. Although the ce


    was not the cleanest ce on earth as it was smelly and littered with fecal matter, it was still better than


    hovering outside with nowhere to hide and rest. So, Austin opted to stay in the cave for the time being.


    He scanned the ce and found a rtively t and clean spot and sat down for a rest. Although the


    cave was not asfortable as home, he had to make do with it. He drew a deep breath of relief as he


    So, being in this smelly and messy ce, he at least didn''t have to worry about being caught by


    anyone.


    Lying motionless for a moment, he began to grow sleepy. His muscles were stiff and his whole body felt


    sore. He could finally feel the fatigue and weariness of his body after the adrenaline had powered his


    body through the constant running from danger for half a day. He had consumed too much of his vitalThis is from N?velDrama.Org.


    energy than required in a day, which made him utterly exhausted and he was now in urgent need of


    some rest.


    As soon as hey down, he entered dreand.


    After half a day of good sleep, he woke up.


    Although his physical fatigue was alleviated a lot, his vital energy was still negligent and not restored to


    its peak.


    The vital energy volume in his energy meridian seemed to be only half of what it was before while the


    vital energy of the vital energy stone stored in his elixir field had almost run out. To escape from the


    attacks of the two fighters of the Mysterious Realm, he had to consume too much of his vital energy.


    Plus, taking down the snake hawk had also significantly decreased his already depleted store of the


    vital energy. If his need of this refuge hadn''t been so dire, he wouldn''t have taken that risk. With little


    vital energy, he felt weak and vulnerable like a defenseless ordinary person.


    Searching frantically through all of his Space Rings, he found some elixirs that could help him speed up


    his cultivation and boost the volume of the vital energy. After experiencing so many fights, Austin


    developed a habit that every time he killed a person, he would search over the body to see if there was


    anything valuable. By now, he had collected a variety of things and stored all of them in his Space


    Rings. Living in a turbulent world with fighters wandering everywhere, he had no options but to collect


    some elixirs or weapons in case they mighte in handy one day.


    Usually, he would just keep the elixirs for a rainy day and wouldn''t take them despite they had a potent


    effect that they could expedite his cultivation speed and strengthen his powers. It was because


    regardless of how high a level the elixirs could help a cultivator to achieve, the oue would not be


    based on his actual true strength. In the long run, he would experience the symptoms of a vacant, false


    vital energy cultivation base that would inevitably lead to crippling injuries for the rest of his life. The


    situation wasparable to a nt that was being pulled to grow by some external force, since the


    root was not mature and stable enough, the nt could therefore not sustain such an unnatural force


    and the nt would wither eventually.


    There was a popr myth among fighters that due to the limited capabilities of most of the pill refiners,


    the elixirs they produced usually contained some toxic substances. As much as the elixirs would cure


    diseases, they also would leave some harmful residual elements in the cultivator''s body. If the elixirs


    were taken for a long time, the harmful residues would increase and cause incurable diseases to the


    recipient.


    Given this reason, Austin did not use the elixirs often although he had plenty of them in his Space


    Rings. He only used them for emergency situations, like if he got injured or if the timing was urgent,


    then he would take a few.


    Considering that he had consumed too much of his vital energy and was being hunted by so many


    fighters, he felt that he should replenish his vital energy and regain his strength as early as possible.


    Although the cave was a safe ce to hide, without food and water, he could not survive for long.


    Besides, before he got back into battle, he needed to be both mentally and physically prepared. So


    considering the situation he was in, he took the elixirs he had.