Chapter 2029 The Astral World


    "Stacy."


    Kimberly nodded as she greeted her visitor.


    Ever since they met and had so much inmon between the two of them, both she and Stacy had


    be good friends.


    Stacy, however, had another purpose in mind. Ignoring Kimberly, she looked at Austin and directly


    asked, "Martin, you mentioned before that you are also from the East Maind, right?"


    Austin was surprised and confused as to why she suddenly brought this up.


    "Well, yes, I did," he replied as he wondered why she asked.


    "Do you know someone named Austin Lin?"


    As Stacy let it out, she stared at Austin intently, trying to see through every expression on his face.


    Austin was shocked at her question, and he almost revealed himself. He immediatelyposed


    himself and tried to look like the question wasn''t such a big deal.


    Still, he could not let go of the thought that Stacy was starting to suspect him.


    Austin cleared his throat and replied, "Hmm, well, of course, I did.


    He is pretty famous and well-known in our ce, so yes, I have heard about him. Why do you ask?"


    Stacy narrowed her eyes as she observed his expression. She noticed the slight change, and her eyes


    immediately lit up in joy.


    "Ah, nothing. Oh, also, I heard that you have a purple bow. Would you mind showing it to me?"


    Stacy asked, trying to get something substantial from this conversation.


    As for Kimberly who was watching in the sidelines, she could not help but furrow her eyebrows in


    confusion. Hearing Stacy throw these questions at Austin made her curious.


    "Stacy, why are you asking these questions?"


    Austin''s heart skipped a beat and he was quite relieved for Kimberly''s interruption. This time, he was


    certain that Stacy really began to suspect him.


    Before Stacy could ce more fuel to her suspicions, Austin answered, "Umm, Miss Ren, you see, it''s


    just a low-grade magic treasure.


    Nothing important and exceptional. I''m sure that you won''t be interested in such a thing."


    Then again, Stacy wasn''t buying any of it. She decided to make a straightforward move. As she walked


    closer to Austin, she asked without batting an eysh. "Tell me the truth, who on earth are you really?"


    Austin''s body felt the chills as her pleasant, intoxicating smell filled his nose.


    ''Damn it! Why are women such sensitive creatures?''


    he thought deep inside.


    Austin pretended to be surprised at this sudden question.


    "Umm, I don''t understand, Miss Ren.


    I''m Martin Xiao.


    You already met me and knew my name, did you not?"


    Once more, Stacy did not ept his answer. She took another step forward, enough for her delicate


    body to almost touch Austin. Her sweet fragrance started to embrace him.


    "Are you Austin Lin?"


    Because of the proximity, Austin had to step back in difort.


    "Miss Ren, I think you got the wrong person,"


    Austin lied with his eyebrows furrowed.


    With her beautiful eyes, Stacy kept her stare at Austin as she studied him intently. After a while, she


    stepped back to distance herself from him in disappointment.


    Deep inside, she was almost certain that the man, who imed himself to be Martin Xiao, was truly


    Austin.


    Stacy frowned and thought, ''Hump! Why do you still y dumb with me?


    Mark my word! I will make you give yourself away sooner orter.''


    Then again, she was still not totally sure about her spection, so she let it go for now. Otherwise, she


    would have pushed and forced him into admitting.


    Kimberly, who was now more confused than a while ago, stared at Stacy and then at Austin and back


    again.


    "Stacy, what''s going on? Is there something between you and Martin?


    Did you know him from before?" she asked.


    "No, it''s nothing. I think I was just mistaken,"


    Stacy replied, waving her hands in the air.


    After knowing that Stacy had suspected him, Austin felt ufortable staying there within her


    presence. He was sure that the more he lingered, the more Stacy would try to prove her spections


    about him.


    "Well then,dies, if there is nothing else you need my service of, I would like to excuse myself and get


    going," he said, and without waiting for their replies, he walked away in haste.


    Meanwhile, the whole Blue Dragon School was filled with a tensed atmosphere as the New Disciples


    Competition was about to begin.


    The new students could be seen warming up and all ready to stand out and impress everyone in the


    uingpetition.


    Since most of the new students who had been sessfully admitted to the Blue Dragon School were


    elites that came from different sects and ns, the atmosphere in the air was filled with pride and


    confidence. Every single one of them was hungry for everyone''s attention, which they were used to


    back at home. More importantly, they desired to have the public spotlight, shining directly at them, and


    rise to even more fame.


    Unfortunately, when all the new students were already prepared and ready to take part in the said


    mixed reactions.


    The New Disciple Competition was surprisingly cancelled, and instead of the holding thepetition,


    all the new students were to go to a secret ce called the Astral World in two days.


    However, it didn''t end there. All the new students of the four top martial arts school in the Divine


    Continent had to head there as well for trials.


    Those who had participated would be ranked ording to their performance.


    Upon hearing the news, all the new students in the Blue Dragon School caused an uproar of mixed


    reactions.


    One of the stewards of the school, had to quiet them up and exin to them that this new journey and


    event in the Astral World was just like the New Disciple Competition. The only difference was that they


    would bepeting with even more participants.


    In short, the freshmen of the four major schools would gather in one ce and take part in the said


    event together.


    This rification made all the new students of the Blue Dragon School nervous and at the same time


    excited.


    This meant that if they seeded to top in thispetition, they would be able to prove that they were


    the best of the best.


    Still, it was not difficult to imagine how intense thepetition would be for more opponents meant


    more obstacles to pass through.


    After a while, Steward Lee added that every new student was allowed to bring his or her followers to


    the Astral World, but they could only bring three at most.


    The new students all were d to hear this news, because it meant that they could get more help.


    As soon as the crowd were dismissed, Kimberly immediately went back on the mountain.


    On the way, she knew that she had to bring Martin with her. After all, he had defeated Tam, who ranked


    sixtieth on the Power Ranking St. ''He will be a great help, '' she thought.


    As she arrived, she searched for Austin, and the second she saw him, she said hastily, "Get ready,


    Martin, because two days from now, you will go to the Astral World with me."


    Austin''s eyes lit up in confusion and astonishment.


    "Wait, what?


    Take me to the Astral World?


    Why? What''s going on?"


    It was no wonder why Austin hadn''t heard about the news that was causing an excitement among the


    new students, because for the past two days, he had been staying in his small hut and busy cultivating.


    Kimberly was once more speechless at Austin''s attitude towards her. Her eyebrows furrowed into a


    frown.


    ''Is he not aware that he is my follower?


    A follower should be obedient to his or her master''s orders, but he doesn''t act that way. He doesn''t act


    like a follower at all.


    He is really different from the other followers, and it looks like I still have to exin everything to him to


    make him do against his will.''


    Having such thoughts, Kimberly wanted to reprimand Austin and put him in his ce, but knowing how


    good he was and how great of a help he would be in the iingpetition, she let these thoughts


    go. She then heaved a deep sigh before telling him about the sudden change of ns and about the


    Astral World.


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    "You see, the Astral World is a secret ce from the ancient times.


    Some of the great masters even spected that there were real immortals fighting fiercely there.


    Moreover, there are also many mysterious creatures that appear there from time to time.


    As far as I know, the Astral World had been sealed for a long time in the past, andter on, people


    were able to discover about this ce and turned it into a ce where cultivators can explore."


    Nodding slowly, Austin found his interest rising with the information Kimberly told him.


    "Furthermore, it is said that just a few thousand years ago, someone had found an iplete Immortal


    Scripture in the Astral World.


    Later on, that person became one of the best cultivators in the continent, and only a few can match


    him,"


    Kimberly enthusiastically added as soon as she noticed the interest in Austin''s expression.


    ''An iplete Immortal Scripture!''


    These words shocked Austin. As the thought ofing to this ce filled his mind, he grew even more


    excited ating to this ancient ce.


    As Kimberly gave a satisfying finish, she smiled at Austin and looked at him, waiting for his answer.


    Austin looked at Kimberly, and without hesitation, he asked in surprise, "Are there really immortals in


    that world?"