The Supreme God of Martial Arts

After Drew was gone, the first thing Austin did was to try and break through the barrier to finally be a level five pill refiner.

During the past couple of days, Austin spent his twatching and assisting Drew as he refined pills. Because of this, his

understanding about medicine refinement had greatly increased and he felt more confident to do it on his own.

Drew's unique means and unmatched skills that were in display as he refined medicine had deeply enlightened him and his

techniques.

As soon as Austin made sure that Drew was gone, he started to practice pill refinement himself.

All giddy and excited, he looked through the herbs stored in the cave, carefully picking everything that he needed.

When he got enough ingredients to refine five Earth Scorching Elixirs, he started to prepare them one by one.

Then, he took out his puce herbal pot and started the process of refinement.

Despite failing at refining an Earth Scorching Elixir a dozen times prior, he was very positive that he would be able to do it this time

around.

'Well, I've already gained a lot of experience since then!" he thought, as he readied himself.

First, he put the herbs into the herbal pot, heating it and extracting its liquid. Then, he repeated the process to all the herbs he

collected. After that, he combined the extracts of the different herbs so that the elixir would finally cinto being. Each step was

done carefully, so that he would finally get a successful refined elixir.

While everything went generally well, his refining speed was a little bit slow.

After about an hour, he put his hand on the herbal pot.

Taking a deep breath, he turned his palm up, and suddenly, an Earth Scorching Elixir leapt out of the herbal pot and fell into his

waiting hand.

It was a beautifully refined Earth Scorching Elixir.

Upon seeing this, Austin was overjoyed. He exhaled a sigh of relief and satisfaction was evident on his face.

Finally, he was able to refine an Earth Scorching Elixir successfully, which meant that he had reached the fifth level of medicine

refinement! .

After celebrating his success for a while, Austin continued on refining the herb portions that were left.

In the end, he was able to refine three Earth Scorching Elixirs from five portions of ingredients, making his yield rate sixty percent.

He knew that this yield rate was amazingly high, considering that he had just entered the fifth level of pill refinement.

Happy with the success he found for the day, Austin held the three Earth Scorching Elixirs, appreciating their beauty for a while.

Among the three, two were of normal quality, while one was of fine quality.

Now, Austin had acquired an intimate and more comprehensive knowledge of the elixir's qualities.

Generally speaking, no matter which grade the elixir belonged to, its quality would be judged in four levels: poor, normal, fine, and

super fine.

It was said that the elixir whose quality was higher than the super fine level would generate a pattern of lines on its surface. In

addition to that, it would cout of the herbal pot attracting dark clouds and uproarious thunder. Also, since it would be too

powerful to exist in this world, it would have to suffer from the trial of nature.

But then, such uncanny scene probably only existed in legends.

A pill refiner who could refine elixirs at a fine level was already considered an extraordinary one.

Now, if a pill refiner could refine elixirs at the super fine level, he would not only be respected as a master, but would also be

treated as legendary.

For example, the Primordial Spirit Elixir that Drew recently refined for Winnie, the Holy Daughter of the New Moon Sect, was of

super fine quality. . .

Austin put away the herbal pot after he finished refining.

Then, he left Drew's cave to gather information on the Magic Hand Lake.

As it should be for any noble sect, the place where the former Elder of the Magic Hand Sect secluded herself, the Magic Hand Lake

must be really hard to find and it must was heavily defended.

Therefore, Austin decided to get as much information on it before he undertook any kind of action.

He didn't dare ask Drew because he worried that if he asked too many questions about it, Drew might start being suspicious of

him.

Hence, he resolved to get information from ordinary disciples.

Austin headed to the living area of the inner disciples after he departed from Drew's cave.

This living area covered a vast land, including hundreds of picturesque peaks that formed a graceful curve in the distance.

Each inner disciple could own a house on the peak, so there were numerous dwellings set up in the area.

Austin wandered around for a while, looking for people to quiz about his subject.

After a few minutes, he encountered three inner disciples chatting at the foot of one peak.

After he approached them, he showed them his identity along with the token that Drew gave him.

These inner disciples were instantly willing to make friends with him because he was an Elder's refinery assistant.

Quickly, Austin started his investigation.

Before anything else, however, he gave them slevel four and five elixirs as gifts. "You know, as a thank you gift," he said, as

he smiled knowingly at the three.

The disciples in Magic Hand Sect were divided into two kinds: the martial disciples, and the alchemy disciples.

The disciples who were hanging outside were all martial disciples.

Although the sect would distribute selixirs to martial disciples, it was monthly and based on their contribution credits.

Therefore, elixirs were precious to martial disciples.

The three inner disciples were grateful that Austin was kind enough to give them elixirs. Instantly, they regarded him as a close

friend and told him everything they knew. . . ..

After chatting with the inner disciples for a while, Austin was able to get sinteresting information about the Magic Hand Lake.

Apparently, the Magic Hand Lake was called the "Holy Lake" in the sect and was regarded as a holy place because it was where the

founder of the sect cultivated his skills.

It was located in the central area of the sect, but then he was told that it was highly restricted area. People were forbidden to enter

it.

In the whole sect, that area was defended most heavily that

with the exception of a few senior figures, no one was allowed to enter the area without permission.

And because of that, the Magic Hand Lake had becvery mysterious to the ordinary disciples.

Knowing that the three disciples didn't have any more information about the lake aside from that, Austin bid them goodbye and

left.

Despite the importance of what he had learned, Austin couldn't help but feel disappointed.

It seemed that he wouldn't be able to enter the forbidden area just by taking the advantage of his identity as an Elder's refinery

assistant.

Also, because the area was heavy guarded, it would be impossible to sneak into the area without anyone noticing and him getting

found out.

'It really seems like there is no means forto get into that area except using sheer force?’ he thought, furrowing his eyebrows.

He knew he had no chance of defeating any Elders of the Magic Hand Sect, so at that moment, he was at his wit's end.

Annoyed, he decided to just return to Drew's place and cup with a plan. . .

When Austin was near Drew's cave, his expression suddenly changed.

He perceived that a dozen figures were hiding in the peak.

Aside from Xavier, Winnie and Isis, the Ten Prominent Disciples of the Punishment Branch of the Sky Sect were there!

Immediately, Austin knew what happened, and what was happening.

They had seen through to his fake identity.

The Magic Hand Sect was not a safe place for him any longer!

The news that he had gotten the precious treasure left by the Sword Emperor, as well as the suprcultivation methods in the

Fire Stela seemed to have already spread all over the whole Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.

Once his identity was revealed, there would be numerous cultivators flocking to where he was to try and snatch the treasures.

Even the cultivators of the Magic Hand Sect, who were his colleagues to sextent, might mercilessly launch attacks against him

just to get to the treasures!

For now, finding Angus's daughter, was not his priority. His safety was!

And with that, Austin silently retreated.

He performed the bodily movement skill to its highest possible effect and flew to the exit at the speed of light. . .

Soon, the figures hiding in the peak had perceived that Austin had already fled away.

They instantly executed their bodily movement skills and chased after him.

Fortunately, the peak Drew lived on was remote and at the edge of the sect.

Since the defense force was made up of ordinary disciples, before they were able to react to what was happening, Austin was

already out of their attack range.

Austin picked up speed. It was a good thing that in the way he went, he didn't meet any real obstructions.

After about half an hour, Austin had already flown out of the mountain chain where the Magic Hand Sect stood. Sensing that he still

was not free from the clutches of danger, he continued to fly at an immensely high speed.

They were still chasing after him.