Austin might be famous now, but he could not be for too long.
As soon as Billy found out about what happened to his brother, he would surely avenge him and beat
the shit out of Austin.
Nobody believed that Austin could resist Billy's revenge. ...
... ...
However, Austin didn't think about it and just left the field with Evan immediately.
If it was up to him, he didn't want to fight. He even warned them about it. However, he didn't have a
choice but to fight back when they attacked first. But the question was, would he apologize for it?
Austin had no intention to apologize for what he had done. He just protected himself from the bullies.
It was against his will to let himself be bullied in consideration of the general interest.
Austin believed that it required a brave heart to reach the peak of martial skills as they pursued.
If he just wanted to stay alive without any ambitions, he could have just stayed as a leisurely and
carefree grunt disciple. Why would he dream of being promoted?
That night…
Austin and Evan found the room arranged for them in the cottage area.
It was a small narrow wooden room.
Austin estimated that it was only about eight square meters. There was a wall with a moonstone inlay
whose orange light spread and covered the whole room.
The only old furniture in the room was a table, a chair, and a bed.
There was also a faint musty smell in the room.
"This is like a doghouse. It is even smaller than the thatched cottage of the grunt disciple."
Austin sighed helplessly.
But regardless, the room didn't bother Austin. That night, he was absorbed in cultivating the Golden
Sun Scripture.
The small light spot in his belly was a little bigger than a peanut, shinning with a dazzling light and
reflecting his belly brightly.
The light spot also spread a terrifying heat like the sun shining upon all.
The temperature was high, but it didn't harm Austin's body. On the contrary, Austin felt his body
becoming warm. It seemed that his refined blood was vigorous, and his vitality was surging with
endless hidden energy.
Since he started cultivating the Golden Sun Scripture, the vital energy in his body gradually became
golden, surging and scouting his energy meridians.
The Golden Sun Scripture was truly out of the ordinary. That feeling had never happened when he
cultivated the Purple Yang Formula in the past.
...
The next morning, Austin woke up Evan early.
As they left the cottage area, they passed by the pavilions, terraces, towers, and high-class buildings.
They found the man in charge of this area–a thin and short steward with a long breath.
"Oh? You were just promoted to outer disciples, am I right? How can you afford to live here? I
wonder…"
Obviously, the middle-aged man didn't believe Austin had the wealth.
Generally, it was difficult for the new disciples to have so much money to rent a residence in a high-
class area.
After all, the new disciples would rather buy more pills to promote their strength. Some of them would
choose weapons, or exchange or purchase the secret martial arts books to cultivate their skills.
This was a fast and economical way to promote their whole strength. But surely, none of them would
waste a lot of money on renting a luxurious house.
However, Austin had his own plan. He thought his greatest weakness now was his low-level vital
energy, and the Energy-gathering Array would be undoubtedly helpful for him to cultivate the vital
energy.
"Steward, please don't worry. We got a small fortune and we want to change a living environment to
enjoy. You have to treat yourself, right?"
Austin knew that man doubted about his fortune and span a yarn.
"Alright then." The middle-aged man smiled with unspoken criticism. He thought that these young men
were just two extravagant losers. They had thrown themselves into the road of martial skills but wanted
to live in comfort. These idiots were obviously wasting the vital energy crystals. The money spent on
renting a house was enough to buy the pills, weapons, and books about martial skills.
But there was nothing he could do than to laugh it off.
"Alright! It's your money, so it's up to you how to spend it. I assume you know the amount of rent here?
The cheapest house here costs one thousand vital energy crystals per year. It is the smallest, without
any Energy-gathering Array.
The bigger one with the Energy-gathering Array, on the other hand, costs two thousand vital energy
crystals per year. Of course, there are bigger ones with a higher rank Energy-gathering Array. The
yearly rent will be three thousand," the middle-aged man explained.
"Tin, it's so expensive!" Evan said as he couldn't imagine the cost of the rooms per year.
Austin hinted Evan to calm down. Then Austin turned to the man with a smile.
"Steward, please get us a house for three thousand vital energy crystals per year."
"As you wish," the man said and blinked at Austin.
Austin understood that and handed the man three thousand vital energy crystals from his Space Ring.
Money did talk.
Soon enough, the man escorted Austin and Evan to a courtyard.
The courtyard had two bedrooms, one practicing room, and a small garden. There was even a small-
sized practicing field. It was too spacious for the two of them. And unlike the room in the cottage, this
one had all kinds of furniture.
"It is so nice here! I have never lived in such a big house before!"
Evan excitedly said as they entered the courtyard. He checked everywhere–the inside, outside, the
front, and the back of the courtyard.
Austin was most satisfied with the practicing room where the Energy-gathering Array was set up. The
whole practicing room was covered with the array.
He sensed the strong vital energy rushing to him as he entered the room and felt immediately
comfortable. The vital energy penetrated his body, and the small light spot in his belly seemingly
cheered and absorbed the vital energy with an irresistible impulse.
Austin couldn't help but highly praised the Energy-gathering Array. It lived up to its reputation. He felt
that the three thousand vital energy crystals were well spent on this one. He made the right choice after
all.
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