The Ghost Puppet Sect disciples realized that they had messed with the wrong person.
All they could really think about was how to escape from jeopardy.
"Are you planning to run away?" Austin asked with a piercingly numb laugh. "Do you think I'll let you go?"
'They wanted to rob me. They most certainly are not good people.
I have no reason to consider sparing their lives, ' he thought.
In an instant, Austin drew the Lightning Sword, its blade glimmering brightly in his hand.
Dozens of powerful beams of sword aura shot towards the robbers as he waved his sword in the air.
The thunder and lightning energy contained within the sword aura hit one of them with extraordinary force.
Suddenly, the shrieks of men cut through the silence.
All the disciples of the sect including Mark laid dead with their bodies scattered in pieces. The water running beneath them was colored with flesh and blood.
.. .
Austin surveyed the scene before him. Satisfied with his victory, he put his Lightning Sword aside.
His eyes fell then fell on the young man and woman cowering together.
'They seem to be in their twenties. They are at the medium stage of Imperial Realm.
The man looks like a simple, honest man.
But there is something lovely about the woman, ' he remarked in his head, studying the strangers.
All this while, the pair were intently observing Austin's every move too.
His performance had left them dumbfounded.
They knew without a doubt that Austin could take them out easily.
"Sir! I have something for you. Please take these three blue magic herbs.
And in return, I beg you to spare our lives,"
the young man said abruptly.
He opened his palms to reveal the magic herbs. They were of a bright sapphire blue color. It looked like they were emanating spiritual energy from within. Austin's nose tingled against their fragrance as the man brought his palms closer to him.
Although Austin looked younger than himself, the man did not want to take any chances.
The fact that the lad was undoubtedly stronger than he was made him choose his words cautiously.
"So these are blue magic herbs?"
Austin asked in an indifferent voice.
He examined the herbs in the young man's palm.
He was aware that these magic herbs were exceptionally rare. They were used to create some powerful grade-six elixirs.
"What did you do to get into trouble with those people?"
Austin asked, as he moved the man's extended palms away to show he didn't want the herbs.
In that moment, Austin wasn't too interested in the magical herbs for they were just at grade six.
"I will tell you everything," exclaimed the man.
"My sister and I were taking a break here and we happened to find these blue magic herbs.
After we picked up them, we were cornered by those people. They threatened us and tried to steal the herbs from us."
His indignance was apparent to Austin from the way he spoke.
Austin could imagine how the situation had played out.
"We were outnumbered. Besides, they were stronger than us. I intended to give the magic herbs to them so that they would leave us alone.
But those bastards became interested in my sister.
They asked my sister to 'entertain' them.
Fortunately for us, you came to our rescue in time,"
the man finished his story with a grateful sigh.
After hearing his story, Austin furrowed his eyebrows in disgust.
The misdeeds of the disciples from the Ghost Puppet Sect made him feel indignant.
'Ghost Puppet Sect is one of the most famous sects in the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
I didn't expect its disciples to be so unreasonably cruel, ' he thought.
"Keep the herbs with yourself.
I don't want anything from you,"
Austin said decidedly.
"But sir...."
the man muttered, looking surprised and confused.
'Resources are everything to cultivators.
No matter how strong they might be, they would try to hoard as much as they could.
But now this lad refused to take three sixth-grade herbs. Why?' he thought.
"Sir, I..."
The man was at a loss for words.
'This boy is too powerful.
I must not displease him, ' he thought.
"These herbs are yours," Austin insisted again. "I won't take them. I simply won't," Austin repeated with a little frown.
Impatient as he was, he didn't get angry at the man for he understood what he was afraid of.
Austin had forgotten about the girl but she was looking at him intently. She noticed the lines of frustration form across his forehead.
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