The elder let out a loud scream.
His right hand that was in Austin's elixir field was fading away rapidly because of the power of the Fire Stela.
The elder lost his arm within a second.
Everyone present watched in horror as the elder slowly lost his arm. They had recovered from their shock when the Fire Stela came
out of Austin's head.
Like a scorching sun, it levitated in mid-air, releasing the overwhelming repressive power.
The elder who had lost his arm panicked at the sight of the Fire Stela. Unable to contain his fear, he got up on his feet and ran
away screaming.
"Brat, you surprised me. It's great that you hold such a masculine treasure.
These slaves died thousands of years ago. What we see now are just their souls.
In fact, those three slaves are ghosts, and masculine treasures are their worst enemy and biggest fear.
Now open the coffin and check what is inside,"
the stall owner who had reached Austin in a flash instructed Austin through his spiritual sense.
"Why didn't you helpwhen | almost died at the hands of that slave?
Now you're being nice because you realized that | have an amazing treasure," Austin replied and stared at the man angrily.
The horrible thought that he barely escaped death made his hair stand on end.
‘Luckily that elder touched the Fire Stela in my elixir field by mistake and was terrified by its power. Otherwise, | would be at the
death's door by now, ' Austin thought.
Since the Fire Stela entered Austin's elixir field, it remained floating inside him. It was difficult for Austin to control it, and he could
not command it to fight his enemies. For sreason, the Fire Stela would not show up unless Austin's life was in danger.
"Con, brat, don't be mad. Please try to understand, that elder is so powerful. | am no match for him. If | made a move to
defend you, he could have turned against me. There was no way | could have defended myself against him.
Anyway, without me, you will not be standing here right now.
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Just be grateful; you are here and you're alive. We're a team now. You can't leavebehind,"
the old man reasoned.
Austin thought about it and realized that what he said was true.
"All right. Let's go!" Austin agreed.
The Fire Stela lingered over his head. He looked up and reflected upon its power
'The Fire Stela is not under my control. It seems to have a life of its own and only releases power on certain situations. Now that it
has decided to stay around, | should use it in full. Once it gets back to my elixir field, | can't summon it to protect me.’
Austin went for it and dashed towards the coffin, reaching it in just a few seconds. The Fire Stela had remained floating above his
head.
A blast of air suddenly surrounded the three slaves standing beside the coffin. An invisible force seemed to push them backward as
the power released by the Fire Stela hit them. Terrified, the three of them ran away from Austin and reached the verge of the
platform instantly.
Austin smashed the lid of the coffin with his hand. The old man rushed to his side and gazed at the coffin.
The scene that unfolded before their eyes made them tremble with fear.
The coffin was brimming with fresh blood, and the stench filled the surrounding air. The smell was so horrid that Austin and his
companion had to step back and covered their noses with their hands.
There was no dead body in the pool of blood. Instead, there were sitems floating on the surface.
A black shroud was soaked in blood.
Beside it was an old white sword. Power seemed to emanate from the sword as it floated in the pool of blood.
There was also a wooden fish used by monks and a stick used to beat the wooden fish. The wooden fish appeared to be broken.
Obviously it had been bitten by ants.
'What's going on?
Where is Purple Immortal's dead body?"
Austin and the old man wondered in utter confusion.
Great masters like Purple Immortal who had reached the Immortal Transforming Realm were no longer mortals. Even though they
perished hundreds of thousands of years ago, their bodies would never decompose like the body of an ordinary human
However, there was no corpse in the coffin.
"Shit! The two obnoxious scumbags planned to steal all the treasures.
| must stop them!"
Upon seeing Austin open the casket, the rest of the people present could not calm down anymore. They rushed towards the coffin
at full speed.
At this point, a golden energy column moved towards Austin and the old man.
Swoosh!
A mysterious sword-light appeared out of nowhere, and a terrifying power cupon them.
"The two of you have low cultivation base. You are not supposed to be here. Even if you were lucky enough to find treasures, | will
not allow you to leave this place with them," an elder in black said out of contempt. He looked at Austin and the old man from head
to foot with an arrogant look on his face.
As he pointed at Austin and the old man, a mass of dark mist settled above them like a huge black cloth.
'Most of us are well-known great masters in the East Mainland. But here we are, attacking an old man and a boy of the Semi-
emperor Realm together.
No one would believe it if this gets out, ' the elder in black thought to himself.
Austin felt the weight of the unbearable power crashing towards him like a huge wave. He gasped for air as if he was drowning in
an invisible sea.
His soul trembled in fear. It felt like he was fading away into the surrounding air.
As if on cue, the Fire Stela over Austin's head shook violently. It flooded the space with brilliant golden light.
It released an enormous power, enough to cover Austin from the attacks being thrown at him.
"What is that? A magic treasure?
It has such amazing power!"
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someone exclaimed, studying the Fire Stela.
'It is powerful enough to repel all kinds of attacks from top masters. The stela must be sincredible magic treasure, ' he figured.
A giant hand which gave off silver light pounced at the Fire Stela. Its owner attempted to suppress and steal the stela.
The Fire Stela unleashed another tremendous power, forcing the silver hand to step back.
"Move!"
All the top cultivators raced towards the coffin, eager to get their hands on the treasures hidden inside.
Even the heads of the Shen Family and the Ji Family, a reclusive elder of the Vasteras Holy Land and several leaders of top sects in
the East Mainland joined the fight and assaulted Austin and the old man. They were all famous great masters.
As each one of them released great power, the platform was suddenly filled with all kinds of energy and power which made it start
to shake.
Terrified, the weak cultivators escaped from the platform in a hurry.
The young disciples decided to make a quick exit. If they continued to stay, they were afraid that might get killed accidentally by
those masters.
The Fire Stela stepped back as it started to weaken and could not ward off the blows anymore.
"Shit! Brat, get all the items from the coffin. | will cover for you," the old man shouted at Austin.
The old man waved his hand, and an old compass flew out from his hand and positioned itself in front of them. It grew bigger and
bigger.
A wave of dark yellow energy gushed out from the compass and exploded in the air. Infinite immense energy hit the top
cultivators.
"You're Earth Hermit!"
A few top cultivators stared at the old man in shock.
Earth Hermit was one of the top-class martial artists who had long been famous in the East Mainland.
"You have disappeared for so long. | thought you were dead..."
"Damn it! What are you talking about? | would surely outlive you,"
the old man responded with a grin.