"Oh? What is it?"
Surprised, Austin raised his head up to look at the sky.
He squinted his eyes. Above, there was a blinding figure slowly looming closer and closer. It emitted a
bright divine radiance, and it became more evident in the void for every second.
A group adorned with stark-white wings surrounded the figure. They danced gracefully around him.
As soon as Austin laid eyes on him, he immediately knew that he came from a western origin. He had
dark brown ringlets that cascaded to his shoulders and a big beard that almost covered his entire face.
He was clad in pristine robes adorned with golden hems, but his feet remained bare.
Atop his head was a blindingly bright halo.
Austin shielded his eyes from the dazzling glare. He couldn't help but feel surprised.
Based on the man's appearance and clothing, he seemed to be the god worshiped by the Western
Kingdom!
He gave off a terrifying aura. Countless holy radiance spread from the man like the shining sun. It
spread everywhere as if they were rushing to purify the whole world.
"God, please punish this eastern heathen!"
The people from the Novel Court knelt before his presence. They begged and prayed.
Austin, on the other hand, remained undaunted. He sneered.
Apparently, this image of the man in front of him was just an avatar of the god.
Austin was unafraid of this blinding figure's presence, even it was the real god standing before him.
He had attained the divine god level of cultivation, after all.
"Leave," the figure ordered in a measured tone. "You cannot destroy our sect's skills and undertaking. I
shall not allow that to happen. I'm giving you a chance to leave in peace. Do so, before I change my
mind."
The man locked eyes with Austin threateningly.
Austin raised his eyebrow in return. "I should leave because you asked me to?
I am not a schoolboy for you to order around.
I don't care about the skills and undertaking you talked about. Since your men have provoked me, they
should pay the price!"
Austin defiantly replied.
"How dare you talk to our god rudely?!
Please punish this heathen without mercy! Make him suffer!"
The divine leader quickly retreated aside to keep a safe distance from Austin. He cursed Austin when
he knew this young man wouldn't be able to hurt him.
Whoosh! The air stirred all of a sudden.
Annoyed, Austin rallied his attention and launched a stream of energy. The unseen energy turned into
a palm and slapped the divine leader's face hard.
The impact of Austin's energy threw the leader several feet away. Pieces of tooth fell out from his
mouth, and his face was as swollen as a tomato.
"I have to admit that in the past few centuries, several scoundrels in our sects have been wreaking
havoc. They have done many wicked things and killed many people.
Even if you did not intervene today, I had the intention to punish them at the right time.
I have a suggestion, young man. I will give you a divine weapon from our sect as compensation for
your troubles.
Don't worry, I will punish those who have offended you and expel them out of the sect.
If I do so, can you stop finding fault with our sect?
Our sect has existed in the world for a long time. It would be a pity if it is destroyed and wiped out,"
the hovering strange man negotiated.
Austin felt like this person was wise, and he knew how powerful Austin was. So for the sake of the
greater good, this western figure decided not to cause a fight but instead decided to reconcile with him.
"What? Did I hear that right?"
All the people of the Novel Court were surprised. They exchanged dumbfounded glances towards each
other.
Their lofty god was bargaining with the heathen from the East for reconciliation and he sounded so
humble!
The members of the Novel Court even began thinking that they were dreaming.
Shouldn't their god be invincible and powerful enough to subdue and suppress everything in the world?
From what it looked like, the reality seemed otherwise.
"Hmm, give me a divine weapon of your sect? What kind of divine weapon is it?"
Austin considered the offer. But first, he had to know what it was.
"Look at this."
The god waved his hand, and a white token as pure as jade fell from the sky and landed in front of
Austin.
"This is a divine weapon that is specially used to collect the power of faith.
From now on, you can take it with you. Whenever a person calls or mentions your name, a certain
amount of power of faith will gather toward you and flow in to your body.
When you gather enough power of faith, you can exert a powerful force.
This divine weapon has been passed down in our sect since ancient times. It is unique and quite
different from those ordinary magic treasures at divine level for the collection of power of faith,"
the man patiently explained.
"Oh, this sounds promising."
Intrigued, Austin held the token in his hand and thoroughly observed it. He could feel that there were
indeed some mysterious auras from the token which he could not accurately perceive.
So he believed that no ordinary magic treasures at divine level could compare to the white token.
"Hmm... You're right. Your sect has been around for a very long time. It would be a pity if I were to
destroy it.
I accept this offer. I will spare your sect for all the troubles they caused me.
But I have another condition. From this moment on, you Novel Court shall not be allowed to offend the
marital world in the East! Do you understand?
If you dare do that again, I will come again and will not be as pleasant as I am today,"
Austin threatened.
"Okay, you have a deal,"
the man agreed.
Then, he punished a bunch of his people. Even the divine leader was executed on the spot!
Although the divine leader enjoyed a high status within the sect, he was merely a spokesperson.
If the god felt unsatisfied with him, he could appoint another person to assume the position at any time.
Of course, Austin was not interested in internal affairs of the Novel Court. After seeing the man fulfill his
promise, he left the headquarters of the sect and returned to the East.
While all this was happening, Austin's real body had visited all the thirty-six Taoist sacred places. He
had comprehended and collected the secret skills and formulas left in there.
He had gained and learned a lot!
In each of the places he visited, he had acquired plenty of knowledge and skills from the Triple Sect.
Austin found them in various and unusual places—engraved in the void, etched in an ancient mottled
stone wall, hidden in a shabby object, or concealed in a dusty statue.
With his powerful spiritual sense, Austin could keenly perceive and capture the auras of the precious
inheritance in every sacred place.
Eventually, he had sorted out and summarized all the inheritance he had got from all the places he
visited.
He had amassed numerous complete secret skills and mysterious formulas.
Of course, some of them were incomplete.
"Triple Avatar Skill!
I finally got the complete version of the Triple Avatar Skill!"
After sorting out and summarizing all the materials, Austin shouted in ecstasy.
"There is another scripture that solely explains the Introduction to Vital Energy Circulation!"
Austin couldn't contain his excitement. These things were valuable to him.
"There is a scripture about the Principle of Philosophy!
I must study it carefully when I have the time!"
Austin was elated because his harvest was beyond his imagination.
He estimated that he had got at least half of the secret skills and formulas of the Triple Sect!
According to Peterson, the Triple Sect had an ancient origin, and the skills and formulas within it had
been passed down for ages. Its history could be traced back to the beginning of time when everything
was in chaos!
So, there was no denying that the secret skills and formulas within the Triple Sect were indeed
terrifying.
Austin was deeply focused in the examination of his loot.
When suddenly, he felt something unusual.
His face darkened. He perceived his surroundings with a worried expression.
'Something happened to the evil baby!
He is about to be born!'
Austin mentally exclaimed. He felt his heart pound against his chest.
He needed to take action as soon as possible.
He then rallied his force and issued an order to the avatar that was accompanying his parents and
elder brother. As Austin commanded, the avatar took his family into the sky.
The avatar that came back from the headquarters of the Novel Court also arrived to join the other
avatar.
The two avatars met and waited for Austin's arrival.
His real body also dashed toward them at lightning speed.
The avatars merged into Austin's real body as soon as he appeared.
Then, Austin transported his parents and elder brother into the continent that he created.
Austin's family, of course, knew what had happened, so they kept silent all the way.
"The evil baby will come to this world soon, won't he?" Austin murmured to himself.
He checked the underground of the Karakoram Mountain. His gaze pierced through the ground. There,
he saw the evil baby in the demon world. Austin was terribly worried.
"A war between the two sides of the divine gods is about to take place. I must activate the broken
natural element array on Earth immediately.
I hope this would be enough to protect Earth from being entirely destroyed,"
Austin whispered with a sigh.
Then, he waved his sleeve to commence the formation of the array. Numerous yellow array flags flew
out in all directions and landed in every corner of Earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as they took their places, Earth jerked violently.
All the creatures on Earth felt this violent tremble. They were terrified!
But the sudden tremor went as fast as it came.
Earth immediately regained peace.
The creatures suspected it must have been an illusion.
"The broken natural element array has been activated."
Austin wiped a sweat on his brow.
Then, he stepped out, and entered the Karakoram Mountain. He reached the underground divine world
from there.
"Austin, you're finally back.
It looks like the evil baby is about to be born!"
Seeing Austin's real body, Ingram, Tyrone and all the others were overjoyed. They gathered around
Austin and surrounded him.
"Yes, I felt it too."
Austin nodded, and fixed his eyes on the evil baby.
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