Chapter 1698 A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed


    Stacy, Belle, Bray, the Peacock Princess and her maids, all of them stared at Austin in shock.


    Austin''s actions done earlier that day impressed them greatly.


    Austin had wiped out a few hundred disciples from the holynds, prominent ns and some first-ss


    sects. Moreover, he took down two stewards of the Vasteras Holy Land who were at the Minor-


    perfection Realm. He even took the Spiritual Tower with him.


    The Spiritual Tower had stood in the Angel City for a few hundred thousand years, and had be a


    famous ce for cultivators to explore rare treasures and practice their skills.


    But now Austin had taken it with him. He had aplished what no one had even dreamed of.


    "So, is it true that the Spiritual Tower is in your hands now, Austin?"


    Belle asked as she couldn''t hold back her curiosity.


    "Yeah! Surprising isn''t it? Well, the Spiritual Tower is actually a magic treasure, and I refined it by


    chance,"


    Austin replied calmly.


    He had no intention of telling hispanions how he had gotten the tower in detail.


    Every cultivator had their own secrets that they would like to keep to themselves. He was no different.


    There were some things which had to be hidden.


    Belle didn''t push him because she respected his privacy. She understood that Austin didn''t want to


    share any further details.


    Stacy, the Peacock Princess and other people also let go of the topic as they didn''t want to infringe his


    right to privacy.


    "Dude, when you could handle them on your own, why didn''t you tell us?


    I must have looked so foolish in front of them, to im that I would protect you, when clearly you


    needed no protection. That''s so embarrassing!"


    Bray whined, as he looked at Austin.


    Stacy, Belle, and the Peacock Princess also gazed at Austin with a hint of anger and awkwardness in


    their eyes.


    They felt embarrassed at the thought that they hade to Austin''s rescue earlier. They wouldn''t have


    rushed if they knew he could deal with them on his own.


    It was indeed a fact that Austin could deal with his enemies alone.


    "Thanks all of you!"


    Austin said earnestly.


    ''A friend in need is a friend indeed. They stood out to defend me regardless of the danger thaty


    ahead.


    They are really my true friends, '' he thought.


    "Well, I got some spiritual crystals. Perhaps you will need them," he continued.


    Then he took out a heap of spiritual crystals.


    Slowly he waved his sleeve and all those crystals flew towards hispanions.


    There were thirty thousand spiritual crystals floating in front of Stacy. The same number of spiritual


    crystal levitated in front of the Peacock Princess, Belle and Bray.


    Ten thousand spiritual crystals floated in front of each of Peacock Princess''s maids.


    A thousand spiritual crystals levitated in front of each member of Stacy''s crew.


    ''Oh my god!''


    All of them held their breaths on seeing those spiritual crystals hovering above.


    They were left gaping and wide-eyed.


    It was widely known in the East Maind that the most valuable item in the Spiritual Tower was the


    spiritual crystal.


    Countless young cultivators entered the Spiritual Tower because they wanted to get spiritual crystals.


    They knew well that they could use them to improve their spiritual sense.


    However, everyone knew that it was not easy to acquire spiritual crystals. Each time the Spiritual Tower


    was open to the public, even the principal disciples from the holynds and prominent ns could


    hardly get two thousand to three thousand spiritual crystals even if they pulled out all stops.


    But now there were hundreds of thousands of spiritual crystals in the woods, before their eyes.


    The value of those spiritual crystals was incredibly high. Everyone knew that too!


    "Are all these for me?" Bray asked in a shaky voice as his eyes sparkled.


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    When he was on the fourth floor of the Spiritual Tower, he had only gotten more than one hundred


    spiritual crystals. To get hold of those, he had tried so hard and even sustained serious injuries.


    And here Austin was giving him thirty thousand spiritual crystals, just like that. No wonder he was


    basking in excitement.


    "Yeah. They''re all for you. Take them.


    I still have many spiritual crystals for myself,"


    Austin replied with a smile.


    ''He''s still got many for himself!''


    Upon hearing him, all the other cultivators felt their heart miss a beat. It was just unbelievable.


    ''He is giving us hundreds of thousands of spiritual crystals, and says that he still has many.


    Well, now that he has got the Spiritual Tower, all the spiritual crystals in the tower must have be


    his.


    That exins why he has such a great number of spiritual crystals, '' they contemted.


    Without turning down his offer, they took the spiritual crystals that Austin had presented them and put


    them inside their Space Rings.


    "With these spiritual crystals, my spiritual sense will be much stronger. Thank you, Austin. I''m


    d to be a friend of yours!"


    Bray beamed in delight.


    "Look guys, I''ve got to go. The people from other sects will start looking for me around the Angel City in


    a minute.


    It''s best if you all also get out of here immediately,"


    Austin said to his friends.


    Stacy and other people nodded in agreement.


    "Dude, who are these two girls to you? If I''m not wrong, one of them is the daughter of the owner of the


    Deep Sea Commercial House and the other is the Holy Daughter of the Jade Sect.


    Are you romantically involved with them?"


    Bray asked Austin teasingly through his spiritual sense all of a sudden.


    "What? Belle is the Holy Daughter of the Jade Sect now?"


    Austin asked in surprise, turning his head to Bray.


    "Yeah. I heard that girl has a special constitution called the Crystal Moonlight Body. If she cultivates


    hard, she can be incredibly strong in the future.


    Therefore, the leader of the Jade Sect appointed her as the Holy Daughter.


    Dude, you already have the Peacock Princess. Don''t tell me that you are dating Stacy and Belle too,"


    Bray replied as he made a face at Austin.


    Austin was surprised upon hearing his words. ''I didn''t expect that Belle would be the Holy


    Daughter of Jade Sect in a span of few years.


    Although the Jade Sect is slightly weaker than the three holynds and the three prominent ns, still it


    is one of the most influential forces in the East Maind. I''m so happy for her!''


    "They are just friends of mine," Austin exined through his spiritual sense.


    He grinned at Bray because he knew what thetter was up to.


    "Is that so? That''s good then!"


    Bray was so ted that he blurted it out, without using his spiritual sense.


    The moment the words came out of his mouth, Stacy and the other girls turned to look at Bray. They


    looked at him with raised eyebrows, wondering what was wrong with him.


    Austin tried hard to hold back hisughter and nodded in confirmation.


    Upon seeing Austin confirm what he had just said, Bray was ecstatic.


    Suddenly, he straightened his clothes and ran his hand over his hair to set them in ce. He was trying


    to make himself look better before walking up to Stacy in a gentleman-like manner.


    "Ahem! Hello, Miss Ren.


    Please allow me to introduce myself. I''m Bray Xiao..."


    "Stay away from me!"


    Stacy interrupted him in a cold tone.


    Bray was quite infamous in the East Maind for being a womanizer. Most of the girls had heard about


    him already.


    "I''m leaving now. Take care, Austin.


    And take this token. With this I assure you that the people in the Deep Sea Commercial House will


    respect you the same way they respect me. You can ask them to do anything by showing this," Stacy


    said to Austin, as she threw a bronze token to him, which he caught and kept carefully.


    Then she left the woods with her crew.


    Bray didn''t get frustrated after being rejected by Stacy. It looked like he was used to being turned down


    in this manner. On the contrary, he cheekily drew closer to Belle.


    "Hello, Holy Daughter.


    I''m Bray Xiao. Please remember to contact me whenever you are free. I''d be honored," he osted.


    Belle gave him a cold, warning stare.


    "Be careful, Austin. I have to go too. Mypanions are still waiting for me in the Angel City," Belle


    said to Austin.


    Quickly she turned into a light and headed towards the Angel City.


    ''Unbelievable! Belle has already reached the medium stage of Divine Bridge Realm, '' Austin eximed


    as he stared at her retreating figure.


    ''The Crystal Moonlight Body is indeed amazing. Thanks to this special constitution, she had broken into


    the Divine Bridge Realm from the Emperor Realm in just a few years. And now this. She''s really going


    ces!''