Rummaging through all his Space Rings, Austin selected the elixirs that could speed up his vital energy replenishment, and then he put the others back in his Space Rings.
Ever since he entered the premium stage of the Earth Realm, the size of the light ball in his elixir field had expanded a lot. At the moment, the inner diameter of the light ball had reached about half feet long, which was a remarkable achievement for Austin.
Once Austin transmitted his intent to the light ball, the light ball in his elixir field began to glow with warm, soft light. Then, within seconds, the light ball moved and came slowly out of his body and stopped right above the elixirs. As if the light ball was magnetic, it started to absorb those elixirs into its body. Every time it swallowed a pill of elixir, its color became brighter than before.
All these elixirs that Austin had gotten were not precious, valuable things. Their level was pretty low and they contained very little vital energy inside. In a short while, all the elixirs that were placed in front of him had been absorbed by the light ball.
Once it was done, Austin returned his light ball to his elixir field. He could now feel that the volume of the vital energy in his body had increased. However, it was still far from enough. He sighed helplessly. To replenish his vital energy quickly, he now needed to use his refining formula to absorb the vital element of heaven and earth from the nature and in order to do that, he would consume more of the vital energy that was left and that would wear him out.
He didn't have much of a choice. So upon assessing the situation he was in, he decided to give it a try. Sitting down cross-legged, he put his Golden Sun Scripture into action. In a short while, a gust of chilly, piercing vital energy wind blew through the cave and started to warp Austin in its circle.
Feeling the wind, his veins tightened and his pores swelled. After a moment, the vital energy wind that was generated from nature bored into Austin's body. He could only compare the feeling to a person who had finally got water to drink after being lost in the desert for several days. Austin felt a remarkable effect. The vital energy went right down to his feet and the sensation provided him with full strength and clarity.
Once Austin recovered and regained his energy, he was more aware of his surroundings. He started noticing that the spiritual energy contained in the cave was unnaturally abundant and the volume of vital energy was noticeably dense.
He remembered the cultivation room of the Energy-gathering Array in the Sun Sect. The vital energy contained in that room was also notably abundant. But in comparison, the vital energy in here was at least ten times more than that in the cultivation room.
Austin realized that the whirl of vital energy completely surrounded him, and his body could absorb them easily with no effort.
He regretted a little for not detecting the vital energy before wasting his elixirs.
But there was no taking back his actions. He diverted his attention from the elixirs and tried to investigate the source of the vital energy.
There was something abnormal about the cave. He could feel it, but he could not tell precisely what was abnormal about it.
With no one present to consult with, he called Violet.
"Violet, come out and feel this cave. The vital energy in this cave is astoundingly abundant," Austin said.
Upon receiving his call, Violet came out from the Illusion Bead. Being a fox, her sensitive nose caught the smell of the thick vital energy in an instant.
"You are right, master. This cave is really strange. But with so much vital energy present, you could just replenish your vital energy easily," said Violet with great pleasure.
Austin was not as excited as Violet. He had his suspicions about the place. "Do you think that they have set up another Energy-gathering Array here?" he asked guardedly.
Violet did not reply. Like Austin, she knew nothing about the place. Out of curiosity, Austin started to explore around the cave, trying to find some clues to his speculation while Violet followed him.
However, contrary to what he had expected, they didn't find any trace or proof that any other human had visited this place before. Guessing from the state of the cave, Austin should be the first human to have ever entered this cave.
That being said, there was no Energy-Gathering Array in this place.
'If that was the case, where did all the vital energy come from?' Austin wondered.
Suddenly, Austin noticed something glinting at a distance.
They hurried to see what it was and found that the light was coming from something buried behind the stone wall of the cave.
To satisfy his curiosity, Austin activated his eight thousand pounds punch force. With a dull thud, Austin thrust his hard fist into the stone wall. Immediately, clattering and roaring sounds followed as layers of stones fell to the ground and the entire mountain shook.
Along with the stones, several shining, bright objects also fell off the cracked wall.
Austin picked up one and studied it. To his surprise, it was a vital energy crystal.
Upon examining it more carefully, he realized that it was not just an ordinary vital energy crystal. The brightness, gloss and smoothness, were far superior as compared to an ordinary vital energy crystal.
And to top it off, there were so many of them.
Discovering so many highly qualified vital energy crystals, Austin could not contain his excitement and his heart pounded violently with delight.
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