Austin knew very well that these crystals which contained more spiritual power than vital energy crystal were very precious. However, he did not have any grudge against the gnome. First of all, the gnome could serve him as a treasure guide and could lead him to various kinds of treasures.
Secondly, it also seemed to be completely dependent on him, which made it hard for Austin to be harsh on this creature.
Hence, even though he still felt reluctant, he was still willing to sacrifice some crystals from time to time to satiate its belly.
He gestured towards Violet, took out a Space Ring and gave it to her. Simultaneously, the two began to pile the hills of vital energy crystal on the ground and other rare ores that, many of which were unknown to them, into their space rings. Pretty soon, the entire cavern was emptied.
After they were finished with the vital energy crystals and rare ores, Austin's attention was drawn by a stone table situated at the end of the cavern. A round and smooth jade slip was lying on it. It looked white as fresh snow and cold as ice. It clearly wasn't something ordinary.
When he approached the table, he saw that the jade slip was under the cover of a glowing energy shield.
From a look, he guessed that it was about martial arts. He had seen several slips like this and therefore, it was an easy guess.
He wasn't going to just leave it there since it was about martial arts. Ghost Valley was the place where the Ghost Sect was located, which meant that this jade slip possibly held records of some martial arts that belonged to the Ghost Sect. Ghost Sect had once fought all of the sects in Violet Orchid Empire. Hence, it was clear that there was something unique about the sect as well as its martial arts.
However, that glowing energy shield seemed to be quite strong and it wasn't going to be easy for him to take the slip.
Austin suddenly conducted all of his energy into his right arm and punched the shield. The force that left his arm through that one punch and landed on the shield was almost 4 tons.
But to his surprise the shield just slightly shook and vibrated for a second.
Damn!
The shield was truly solid. But Austin believed that it could be broken if Violet joined him the next time he attacked.
"Violet, come on! Let's break it together."
Austin punched the energy shield alternatively with his left and right fists. Violet also used her demonic power to hit the shield.
Austin was happy to see that Violet's power had grown quite a lot. It was evident the moment she began striking. Her cultivation base had reached the pinnacle of the medium stage of Earth Realm.
He believed that Violet had been cultivating diligently these days.
Once Austin and Violet joined forces, the shield covering the jade slip began trembling and twisting. Its booming sounded like the high tide.
Upon seeing it vibrate so heavily, Austin was delighted. He knew that very soon, the shield will be broken.
However, suddenly his spiritual sense felt that something was wrong.
His face changed. 'Damn it!' He cursed inwardly.
It turned out that for some unknown reason, the mummies outside the cave were being awakened one by one. They slowly stood on their feet and seemed to be looking for something. They were sniffing the air in their hunt.
Austin spread out his spiritual sense and saw a mummy, much taller and distinguished from the other mummies.
Obviously it was several times more powerful than the rest of its kind.
Surrounded by a sort of corpse miasma that was pure black in color and seemed to be physically touchable, the unstoppable mummy was striding towards the cave in which Austin and Violet had hidden themselves.
After sizing up the mummy with his spiritual sense, Austin was shocked by its strength, even though he was supposed to be invincible among his peers.
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