The Supreme God of Martial Arts

"Do you mean...?" Sissi drawled in wonder.

It seemed she had comprehended the meaning of Austin's words. Not only did she appreciate Austin's exceptional insight, but she also sensed him to be a man of consideration and dignity.

"Anyway, young hero, | think you've noticed my poor health. It's a pity that I've gotten myself wounded badly at such a crucial moment," she continued in dismay.

She thought about the dangers that lay ahead of them and let out a deep sigh. She regretted her negligence that had gotten her injured in the battle.

As Austin watched Sissi's delicate face turn gloomy, he felt a certain prick in his heart and tried to console her.

"I think you'll recover soon since your vital energy cultivation base is in the Imperial Realm. Being in such a high realm, you're strong enough to treat your injuries by yourself. Of course, you'll need to be patient since any injury will take stto heal.

Those bastards must have known about your health problem. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to challenge you." He looked at her with concerned eyes.

The moment Sissi had walked out of her extravagant carriage and spoken to him, Austin had known that she was a mighty woman, not a weak and fragile one. He could sense from the vital energy cultivation base that she possessed that she belonged to the preliminary stage of the Imperial Realm.

Hearing Austin's thoughtful words, Sissi's eyes widened in wonder. Although she knew that Austin was strong and skilled, she hadn't expected him to be smart enough to identify her cultivation base level. "I'm surprised that you can identify my cultivation base.

You're right, of course. If it weren't for my injury, those men wouldn't have dared to sneak up on us like that. My current state of weakness is what gave them that opportunity.

Now that we lack both power and weapons, | have no confidence in reaching our destination. But if you are with us, things will turn out for the best. Are you truly not willing to escortback to my sect?" As she spoke, her eyes looked imploringly into Austin's, which touched the softest part of Austin's heart. He could see that Sissi was in dire need of protection. Still, Austin remained cool-headed enough to make a clear and logical decision.

"I'm sorry for disappointing you. It's not that | don't want to help you. | have my own reasons for departing and | hope you'll understand. For one thing, | really need to get to the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom as soon as possible to attend to surgent matters. Besides, | can see that your Cyan Sect doesn't get along with sother sect.

| don't think I'm powerful enough to make any more enemies. Given the situation, I'd really like to stay away from trouble," he stated.

Austin made his explanation plain and brief without using any polite words or obscurities. He knew there was no point in being courteous given the situation they were facing.

"Well, if that's the case..." Sissi sighed. She was more than disappointed.

She had assessed the strength of the Cyan Sect disciples who were escorting her as well as her own and had cto the conclusion that there wasn't much hope of them arriving at their sect successfully. The only chance of them reaching their destination was if they had someone much stronger with them. Otherwise, getting back to their sect was like a distant dream.

Austin's performance just now had highly impressed her and given her hope. The men he had defeated had the cultivation base of the Sky Realm, which was, needless to say, a very high realm to achieve. Since Austin had defeated those mighty men in just a few minutes, Sissi couldn't help but wonder about his true capability.

She guessed that Austin might be in the srealm that she was. If that was the case, Austin could stand up against disciples of the Imperial Realm if they encountered anymore on their way. So, somehow keeping Austin at her side and having him escort her to the sect becSissi's number one priority. She quickly hatched a plan to achieve her goal.

"Sir Austin, have you ever heard of the Vital Energy Cleansing Pool?" she inquired him. "No, | haven't." Austin shook his head.

He furrowed his eyebrows, wondering what the Vital Energy Cleansing Pool could have to do with whether he left or stayed.

Noting his slight curiosity, Sissi smiled victoriously.

"The Vital Energy Cleansing Pool is a natural pool that is unique to our sect. Only the unique soil and the environment of the mountain that my sect base is situated in can nourish that magical and mysterious pool.

The Vital Energy Cleansing Pool has the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If a person can absorb the energy in the pool, then there are at least two kinds of eminent good qualities that he'll get. You know that vital energy is an essential element for all the realms. Bathing in the Vital Energy Cleansing Pool will increase the volof your vital energy and help you upgrade to the next realm. The effect is remarkably significant for disciples who belong to the Sky Realm because they're more capable of absorbing such massive, majestic energy. By absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in the pool, you can easily eliminate the negative element that is hindering your vital energy cultivation.

And that's not all. After providing you with a safe, fluid path of accumulating vital energy, the pool will also purify the vital energy that is already stored in your body. I'm sure you know that a person can accumulate vital energy from various resources. Vital energy from certain resources might not have much of an effect on the cultivator's strength because it's either fake or it's too powerful for disciples of a lower realm to absorb. In that case, the pool is the ideal solution for them because it can purify that vital energy and turn it into energy that can be absorbed." Sissi carefully observed Austin's face as she spoke, knowing that even the slightest change of expression on his face would mean that she had him hooked to her bait.

"Oh, really?" Austin asked with a hint of excitement. It was clear that Sissi's words had aroused his interest.

"Are you saying a pool that can not only help people upgrade to the next realm, but also improve the quality of their vital energy?" he inquired with a suspicious look on his face.

He was intrigued by Sissi's description of the pool. He had never known that such a thing existed. If the pool was really as powerful as she had explained and could speed up the cultivation process as well as improve the quality of vital energy, any cultivator would be willing to risk everything to lay their hands on it.

Sensing his doubt, Sissi stared straight into his eyes and said, "It's true. The pool that we have in our mountain is indeed a valuable asset to us. | assure you that it's really worth all the trouble and risk to visit it." She was pleased to find that Austin was interested in the pool and that her plan was proceeding as she had hoped.

To convince Austin more thoroughly, she continued, "But there's one thing you might want to know. Although the potency of the pool is formidable, its power isn't unlimited. There is a routine cycle for it to renew its power.

The renewal cycle spans three months. In other words, we can use the pool only once in three months. And even then, only three people can bathe in it. If more than three people bathe in the pool or the pool is used more than once in three months, it would render the pool ineffective.