Chapter 309 A Thousand-Year-Old Fleece-flower (Part One)


    To Austin''s utter disappointment, neither he nor Violet could identify the strange little beast in front of


    them. Neither of them had encountered or even heard of such a creature.


    "Well, we have lingered in this cave for a couple of days already, and I think it''s time for us to go,"


    Austin said, giving up on studying the little beast. Although neither of them could recognize it, it seemed


    quite cute and adorable from Austin''s perspective, and he somehow grew fond of it.


    So he decided to leave it alone instead of bringing it along, and leave the ce at once.


    But to his surprise, the little creature suddenly hopped out of the cave. It took a few steps before


    looking back at the two of them. The creature then waved at him with its small paw, earnestly, which left


    Austin confused and amazed. It took Austin quite a while to realize what it was trying to say to them.


    It actually wanted Austin to follow it somewhere which was beyond weird.


    Seeing that the little beast acted so much like human beings, Austin''s interest immediately peaked. But


    he was still not sure whether he really understood what it meant. Pointing to himself, he curiously


    asked, "Did you just ask me to follow you?"


    The little thing nodded vigorously like an eager child who just got the attention of an adult, which had


    added to its cuteness. It then turned and hopped on quickly.


    Austin was very much intrigued. Without thinking twice, he ran out of the cave and followed the little


    beast, the curious Violet on his heels. He was very eager to find out where the beast wanted him to go.


    The beast sped up after they got out of the cave. Before Austin and Violet could catch up with it, the


    little beast suddenly jumped across the cliff and raced through the obstacle course.


    The two of them had to use bodily movement skill to try to catch up with it. The little beast was


    incredibly fast. The fact that its size was small had only added to its agility. It was like a whizzing ball of


    fur in the distance. It darted in the mountains like an arrow, and at every turn of the road Austin thought


    that they were going to lose track of it. They never managed to catch up with it until after an hour of


    ying follow the leader, when they reached a dark and mysterious forest in the mountain.


    It wasn''t a vast forest, but it was really dark and dreary. Sunlight was unable to prate through the


    thick canopy of the towering trees. Austin felt as if they had suddenly entered a different and isted


    world. The ce was so cold and creepy. They had to stoop down while walking through the dense


    forage and hanging vines. Even the grass was so thick that they had a hard time going through it.


    It was even harder to trace the beast in this dense jungle, but luckily it came to a halt after a while.


    Austin paused and saw the little thing turn around and point to something in front of it.


    ''Is there something up ahead?'' Austin wondered. ''Maybe that''s the reason why this little fellow


    earnestly brought us here.''


    Driven by intense curiosity, Austin lifted his foot and was about to go in the indicated direction, but the


    beast instantly stopped him in his tracks by cing its paw in front of Austin''s legs. What was more, it


    even made the "shh" sign by cing its finger on its lips, like a little boy silently scolding an adult to


    keep quiet.


    Austin understood what it meant at once. It wanted him to move cautiously and quietly, perhaps


    whateverid ahead was easily frightened, and might run away even with the slightest sound, a sign of


    danger approaching.


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    Austin obediently did what it suggested, and activated the Windmanding Skill. Without his feet


    touching the ground, he quietly flew towards the direction that the little beast had just pointed, like a


    ghost swooping in.


    Austin wasn''t even able to go very far when he was suddenly greeted by a burst of red and white light


    which came out from nowhere.


    He was suddenly rmed and ready to attack and defend himself. He flung his arm forward at once,


    thinking that he was being attacked by an unseen enemy.


    His fist connected with nothing but air, but was shocked to see that the light dodged his fist as if it had


    the ability to think on its own. The next thing he knew, the light flew past his arm and came rushing at


    his face!


    Austin with his fast reflexes suddenly flew back, and subconsciously reached out with his other hand to


    seize the light, to stop it from getting nearer.


    He actually caught it with his bare hand. Confusion was written all over his face as he felt that


    something wasn''t quite right.


    He realized that it was not an attack of an enemy. In fact, it didn''t even feel like a beam of light at all. It


    was tangible and alive, and Austin actually felt it struggling in his hand as if it was trying to escape his


    grasp.


    He slowly looked down upon it in utter disbelief, and discovered that he was holding a, well, if he was


    not sorely mistaken, a human shape fleece-flower.


    To be specific, it was simply a weird-looking out of this world fleece-flower, not only because it looked


    so much like a human baby, but also because it was acting like one. Its eyes were wide open, and were


    gazing straight at Austin. Austin could tell how horrified and frightened it was by its wide-eyed facial


    expression and determined squirming action. It was obviously trying its best to break off from Austin''s


    firm hold.


    Austin had never seen anything like it before in his entire life, but he was sure of one thing--this fleece-


    flower was filled with energy, a high-quality and powerful energy from this world.


    When he was holding it in his hand, he could feel a burning sensation on his palm, which indicated that


    the energy it contained was of strong and of prime masculinity. It was heating up like a burning coal.


    It just so happened that the Golden Sun Scripture Austin was practicing at that time was of prime


    masculinity as well. It was such a weird coincidence.


    The fleece-flower kept struggling to free itself, its human-like face contorting as it concentrated on


    squirming. But Austin was gripping it so tightly that its escape was simply impossible.


    "My gosh! It''s a thousand-year-old fleece-flower!"


    eximed Violet, who had been observing it for some time.


    "You know what this thing is?" Austin asked, his voice filling withplete excitement.


    "Of course, and I''m sure about it! It''s a real treasure, both magical and very rare to find!"


    Violet almost shouted excitedly, like she had discovered some exciting new animal. She stared at the


    fleece-flower intently with her eyes as round as moon, as it writhed in Austin''s hand. Based on her


    reaction and utter fascination, one could deduce that she was in fact telling the truth.


    "I have lived in deep mountains and forests for a long time, long enough to have an extensive


    knowledge about many rare and valuable herbs. For all I know, this fleece-flower has already shape-


    shifted and taken a human form, and is able to develop cognitive skills. It usually takes a thousand


    years for a fleece-flower to develop and change into such a treasure," Violet continued to exin.


    "You have refined at the premium stage of Earth Realm now, my master, soon you will make it to the


    Mysterious Realm. And when you are close to a breakthrough, taking this fleece-flower could rather


    increase the probability of sess by thirty to forty percent," she added enthusiastically.