"Alright then! You'd better hurry up and make a breakthrough."
Upon hearing that Caroline was about to make a breakthrough, Austin was very happy.
After Austin said those words, Caroline entered the hut.
She sat cross-legged, and began to use the cultivation method she had practiced.
The cultivation method she employed was specially used for cultivating the evil energy. And it belonged specifically to the evil shadow race.
Half a day later, Austin used his spiritual sense to check on Caroline. He found her sitting with her legs crossed, still practicing the cultivation method in the hut.
The strong evil energy spread in the whole hut, like a sea, and it completely enclosed Caroline in it.
After carefully feeling Caroline's breath, Austin was relieved to know that Caroline would be able to make a breakthrough successfully.
"In about five months, I'll be going back to the Solamnia Kingdom to fight Howard from the Vasteras Holy Land,"
Austin murmured to himself as he stood outside the hut.
His thoughts were filled with the scene of the battle arena which he and Howard had agreed upon.
The time fixed for the combat was a year later.
Nearly seven months had passed.
In other words, Austin and Howard would be involved in a duel in just another five months.
Howard was at the premium stage of Emperor Realm, while Austin had reached the premium stage of Semi-emperor Realm now. The gap between these two was too huge to be ignored.
Austin now had the bronze furnace which he had snatched from Marcus. Now he was not afraid of those who had reached the premium stage of Bitter Sea Realm, let alone those who had reached only the premium stage of Emperor Realm.
Yet Austin wanted to beat Howard with his real strength.
He didn't want to rely on the magic treasures which he had.
Besides, Howard was a disciple of the Vasteras Holy Land that was rich in resources. Austin was aware that he too might have some magic treasures.
Therefore, Austin still felt great pressure whenever he thought about his fight with Howard.
Austin knew that he had to build his strength further over the next five months to ensure that he had a greater chance of beating Howard.
Caroline was trying to make a breakthrough in the hut.
That was when an amazing event came out of the East Mainland.
The tomb of the Purple Immortal was found!
According to the legend, hundreds of thousands of years ago, there was a famous, great master of the human race, named the Purple Immortal, in the ancient East Mainland.
At that time, he was the most powerful person in the whole East Mainland. No one could even become equal to him. Being his rival or defeating him was unthinkable.
Unexpectedly, hundreds of thousands of years later, his tomb was accidentally discovered.
The story went something like this. In the East Mainland, there were a group of grave robbers. They found a huge tomb deep in the mountains.
Surprised to find such a huge tomb hidden among the mountains, they began to dig.
To their surprise, the tomb was very strange. It not only had many pitfalls, but also had a lot of dreadful, mysterious creatures which would hurt people.
Before the grave was completely excavated, most of the grave robbers had died mysterious deaths.
Only one grave robber, though he was seriously injured, managed to escape alive from the tomb.
The only thing he could bring from the tomb was a tombstone which was engraved with many profound and difficult ancient characters.
Later, someone translated the ancient characters which were inscribed on the tombstone.
According to those characters, it was the tomb of the Purple Immortal!
The news thrilled the whole East Mainland.
A tomb of an ancient, great master of the human race could offer endless opportunities to other people.
Though no one could say for sure, it was speculated that the Purple Immortal was at least at the Immortal Transforming Realm. Thus, the discovery of the tomb was a great achievement. People thought that perhaps now they could find ways to reach the Immortal Transforming Realm.
Many cultivators from the East Mainland began to rush towards the mountain where the tomb of the Purple Immortal was located.
Many senior members of some sects rushed there with their highly capable and talented disciples.
The three holy lands, the three prominent clans, the first-grade, the second-grade, the third-grade and even the fourth-grade sects and other organizations, all deployed people to go to the tomb of the Purple Immortal.
After all, exploring the tomb of an ancient great master was a precious chance for them. No one wanted to miss this rare opportunity.
The news also reached the base of the Flame Holy Land.
A grand palace was situated on a high peak in the base.
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