Chapter 1024 The Figure Under The Ground
In the secret chamber, Austin took out one thousand divine vital energy crystals and then released his
spiritual tree to absorb their energy.
A few hourster, the process waspleted.
As a result, Austin''s spiritual sense was now even stronger than before.
The area of theke in the center of his Soul Sea was already close to four acres.
The height of the spiritual tree had also once again increased by about one centimeter.
Then, Austin took out a jade bottle from the Space Ring. It held within the Earthly Mother Essence.
Two days earlier, when Austin used his ughtering Sword to fight his foes, he had almost been taken
over by those bloodthirsty killing intents. He had almost totally lost his self-control.
This made him deeply realize that his own vital energy force was too low.
In the bigger picture, a cultivator''s vital energy was the most fundamental and intrinsic part of them.
Austin was eager to promote his vital energy realm faster.
''I hope the Earthly Mother Essence is potent enough in helping me increase my vital energy force, ''
Austin thought to himself.
He then opened the lid and drank the entire bottle in one go.
In a twinkling, a steady and huge efficacy rushed to every nook and cranny of Austin''s body.
He clutched the Space Ring and took out millions of superior vital energy crystals from it and piled
them around him.
After that, he sat cross-legged and began to practice the Golden Sun Scripture.
Austin nned to meditate in seclusion to catalyze himself to reach a cultivation base of the Astral
Realm.
Before doing this to amplify his cultivation methods, Austin sent a message to the Sect Supremo using
his spiritual sense.
"Don''t disturb me unless the people from the Heaven Pceunch an attack against us," Austin told
him.
Then Austin began to meditate in seclusion.
Violet and the gnome entered the Illusion Bead.
Fanny had already followed her grandpa to help study and deploy the Eighteen Arhats Array.
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In the secret chamber, Austin remained motionless, like an old monk or even a statue.
A grain emitting golden light as big as a pearl was suspended above Austin''s head. The golden light fell
on the superior vital energy crystals around Austin and absorbed their aura.
As the grain absorbed more and more spiritual energy, it also grew in size.
In his body, Austin harnessed the cultivation methods of the Golden Sun Scripture, and the surging
pale golden vital energy among the energy meridians poured out endlessly like a long river, scouring
every inch of his energy meridian.
In Austin''s elixir field, a st of refining power from the Fire St began refining the five five-colored
dragons.
A gush of huge spiritual essence from the elixir was extracted from the bodies of those five-colored
dragons, and then poured into Austin''s body between his muscles and bones. It also seeped into his
limbs and marrows, greatly saturating his body.
The most effective was the efficacy of the Earthly Mother Essence, because it constantly transformed
the meridians in Austin''s body, erging the volume of each energy meridian and allowing every
energy meridian to contain more and more vital energy.
After a day of meditation in seclusion, something unusual happened.
The vital energy around Austin''s body suddenly began to exhibit some peculiar changes.
It roared and spun around Austin''s body, leaving the entire secret chamber in an atmosphere of
extreme chaos. Sharp vital energy force violently blew the stone wall of the secret chamber. It did this
so forcefully that a series of deep imprints began to take shape on the wall, and countless debris of
stone and dust swirled around in the secret chamber.
"Boom!"
All of a sudden, a fluctuation of vital energy force more than ten times stronger than before rushed out
of Austin''s body.
The whole secret chamber was shaking violently because of its appearance.
After a while, everything began to subside slowly.
Finally, Austin opened his eyes.
A radiant, blinding light shot out of his gaze.
''After a day of intense practice, I finally broke through to the preliminary stage of Astral Realm!''
Austin was very satisfied with his achievement.
For the sessful breakthrough and upgrade for this time, Austin understood that there were two key
factors contributing to it. Firstly, he had taken an entire bottle of the Earthly Mother Essence to help
himself break through the barrier to reach the preliminary stage of Astral Realm. Secondly, he had
alreadyid a solid foundation for this breakthrough after a period time of battle experiences.
After the breakthrough, Austin spent another two hours directing the vital energy to run smoothly
through his body, so as to consolidate the realm he had just reached.
Then, Austin sent a message to the Sect Supremo and asked about the current situation of the Heaven
Pavilion Sect''s headquarters.
Immediately, the Sect Supremo replied. Nothing urgent happened, and there was no sign of the people
from the Heaven Pce.
"Oh?
Really? That''s interesting."
Austin felt a little suspicious.
However, it could just be the calm before the storm.
Austin knew that the people from the Heaven Pce would certainly attack them on arge scale soon.
Since there was no emergency for the time being, Austin continued to stay in the secret chamber. He
took out the Lightning Sword and got ready to continue to practice the Swift Thunder Swordsmanship.
Austin had already reached the Major Achievement Stage of the Swift Thunder Swordsmanship, which
meant that he was still one step away from reaching the Perfect Achievement Stage.
The most powerful stage of the Swift Thunder Swordsmanship was the Perfect Achievement Stage!
But just then, something strange happened.
"Rumble!"
All of a sudden, the ground shook violently.
''What''s going on?
Have the people from the Heaven Pce arrived?'' Austin thought to himself.
Austin immediately used his spiritual sense to perceive the current situation.
In an instant, he swept through the entire headquarters of the Heaven Pavilion Sect with his sense.
There was no ident outside the gate of the headquarter and no sign of the people from the Heaven
Pce was found.
At the same time, on one of the green mountains in the headquarter, Fanny''s grandfather was directing
arge group of the Heaven Pavilion Sect''s members to move something.
Arge number of vital energy crystals and various kinds of spiritual materials and treasures were
ced in the prescribed positions and even buried.
Every so often, a violent vibration burst forth in the eighteen green mountains within the Heaven
Pavilion Sect''s headquarters.
It seemed that every green mountain had some mysterious reactions.
''Can it be possible that Fanny''s grandpa really have the ability to sessfully deploy the Eighteen
Arhats Array?'' Austin thought to himself.
Austin had already understood some of the secrets of those mysterious reactions. Under the
perception of his spiritual sense, he found out that some changes seemed to quietly take ce in the
Heaven Pavilion Sect''s headquarters, including every ground andnd area of the eighteen green
mountains.
It seemed that everything was slowly being linked into a whole, and a sense of momentum with great
harmony was slowly taking shape.
Austin was pleasantly surprised.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a soft voice of surprise sounded somewhere deep underground.
The light voice was faintly discernible.
However, Austin clearly sensed it.
''Why is there someone under the ground?'' he couldn''t help but feel surprised.
Austin hurriedly used his spiritual sense to perceive the location of that voice.
At a slow pace, Austin''s spiritual sense carefully searched deep underground.
"Huh?"
All of a sudden, that voice of surprise sounded again.
Then, under his perception of spiritual sense, Austin found a looming figure somewhere under the
ground of Heaven Pavilion Sect''s headquarters.
That figure was short, thin and somewhat unreal. He stood there quietly and motionlessly, as if looking
at Austin''s extended spiritual sense.
Austin could not help bing speechless with great surprise and astonishment.
''Who was this strange, mysterious being!?'' Austin thought to himself.