The Supreme God

With the vital energy unleashed from the point of the sword and in a respectful manner, Austin moved the bones of the Great Sage Cloud into the grave he had just dug. He then buried the shell of this once powerful cultivator with sand and soil from the cave. A pile of mound was made to serve as his tomb.

To further show his respect for the dead, Austin stepped back and bowed to the heap for a few moments, before he turned his attention to the little silver ball on the bed.

'Could this be some kind of treasure?' he wondered. This might explain why the Great Sage Cloud kept it hidden under his body even during his final moments.

After hesitating for a while, Austin went up and took the ball in his hand, studying it carefully.

However, the very instant when his breath touched the ball, it suddenly started vibrating. A burst of silver light emanated from within. Austin narrowed his eyes in order to see through the dazzling light, and discovered some words hovering in the air.

"He who would help me rest in peace must uphold honesty and faith. All my life I have appreciated the honorable and despise the opposite. An honorarium is thus waiting for you." Austin read the words as the silver light kept illuminating the space.

"This silver ball is a crystallization of my lifetime's achievements. Take it as a reward and use it well."

Before Austin could even digest the words, the words slowly disappeared after lingering in the air for a few more seconds.

'What does he mean, the crystallization of what he has achieved? Does it have something to do with cultivation?'

Questions began erupting inside Austin's head like fireworks. He still stared blankly at the place where those words once rested after they were gone.

The next instant, instead of being enlightened with the words he just saw, Austin was struck by a refreshing wave of light. In his surprise, Austin saw the fist-sized silver ball shake more violently, and suddenly it exploded with a light but clear sound.

The light did not fade away, but the ball turned into a cloud of thick silver smoke that rushed towards Austin, surrounding him and eventually enveloping him.

The next thing he knew, a refined force surged rapidly through his entire body. He could feel that it was a high-quality vital energy force which enveloped him. In the blink of an eye, Austin was unable to move a single muscle.

Then, as Austin struggled to free himself, the silver smoke began to flow, and seeped in his body through his pores and acupoints.

meridians like a river rushing through. Austin started to breathe deeply while the vital energy flushed into him like the rivers pouring into the sea.

meridians. They formed a strong tidal current and began to open and

by the crackle of his

the sound of body transformation, and he knew that the sound he heard now indicated that his energy meridians were expanding. They were growing so fast that he felt they would burst if they continued expanding. But they didn't stop there, instead, the speed of expansion kept

Body-refining Formula, his organs were refined to a hardened state, which enabled him to take other cultivators' attacks without getting

Great Sage Cloud coursing through his veins, the shields that had been protecting his body seemed to have been more enhanced. He could feel that the outer layer of his organs were

second ...' Austin sensed that a rush was coming

realize that this was a sign that he was about to make a breakthrough in

After all, the higher the cultivation level a cultivator had achieved, the

since Austin had refined at the Earth Realm, he found that his cultivation speed had slowed dramatically. It was much slower than when he

course, he would not pass up such a rare

of him closer to his Elixir Field, with palms facing but not touching each other. He closed his eyes, quieted his mind as he prepared for

allowed his consciousness to enter his body, and guide the silver vital energy in order

from his surroundings, the remaining smoke turned a lighter shade and became thinner. It looked

channeled all of his

to an orderly one. Following Austin's instructions, they began to flow in specified

through his meridians, defeating all that was in the way of gaining another breakthrough. And it seemed like they would come

and then he heard a dull sound as a wave of vital energy force rushed out of him. The vital energy was so powerful that Austin's body as well as the air shook due to its force. Even Violet, who had been watching carefully a few feet away, was pushed back by the shock wave.

Austin was sure that he had just refined at the

short time. She might be a demon fox, but she could tell from his vital energy force

speed

two to three years to promote his refinement level from the preliminary stage of Earth Realm to the medium stage of Earth Realm. And for those less talented ones, it might

man made a huge leap in less than half an hour. Surely, Violet realized that he made such breakthrough thanks to the mysterious silver ball that

Austin was delighted. He beamed with a satisfied smile when he checked his state.

going