The Supreme God of Martial Arts

Is this where the Ghost Sect is located? Austin murmured as he looked into the deep valley enveloped in cold and humid mist. He regained his senses after killing the two men and two women who attacked him.

"Austin, there may be the treasure of the Ghost Sect down there. How about going in and searching around?" Violet proposed with hopeful smile and eager eyes.

"The ghosts are probably the greatest threats here, but we can deal with them easily. That should not be a problem." Austin also itched to have a go.

"Well, now that we're here, there's no reason to back down. Let's go inside and have a look." The two of them carefully started to move down the valley. They were not going to let go of a chance to get the treasure.

Along the way, Austin and Violet came across some arrays, but their power had been greatly reduced. They had been there for a long time and that had lessened their impact.

On the other hand, both Austin and Violet had very strong spiritual sense. While they moved forward, they used their spiritual sense to constantly feel the fluctuation in the vital energy in the space ahead. Whenever they felt that there was something wrong, they would quickly take a detour. In this manner, they were able to avoid many arrays that lay in their way.

At times, due to a little misjudgment, they were caught up in some arrays, but they overcame them easily and were finally able to clear the path with their joint efforts.

In Austin's Space Ring, there were thousands of superior vital energy crystals which could absorb vital energy directly, so he didn't need to worry about the exhaustion of his vital energy.

Although they advanced very slowly, they met no other obstacle and were able to move on unhurt.

A day later, the two were able to enter the interior of the Ghost Sect. When they looked around, they saw many broken walls and rubble lying across. Some of them were probably parts of terraced buildings which now lay destroyed.

Austin wanted to look around and see if he could find something valuable in the ruins, but soon he gave up the idea. It was unrealistic to expect something in all those ruins that lay before them.

Ghost Valley had existed there for a long time. Over the years, countless cultivators had rushed to this place looking for treasure.

Among them only the strong ones had been able to set foot in the interior. Therefore, even if there was anything of value or to be treasured, it must have been taken away.

Austin and Violet stood amid broken roofs and toppled walls. They looked at the destroyed buildings and the debris around. This was the state of the Ghost Sect.

They looked around but there was no trace of the legendary treasure. Probably, there was no treasure at all. Maybe it was an unrealistic story or myth created by the cultivators over the years.

Yet, it was also possible that the treasure was hidden in a concealed place in the ruins. A treasure wouldn't be so easily accessible or readily visible. It would be somewhere where it was safe and unreachable.

The ruins of buildings extended over a thousand meters. Even if there was a treasure, it would take a lot of time to find a place where it would have been concealed in that vast area.

"What shall we do now?" Violet turned her head in Austin's direction. Since they had already come down there facing all the hurdles, she didn't want to give up. She was hopeful that if they tried hard, it was very likely that they would be able to find the legendary treasure of the Ghost Sect. But she had to listen to Austin, as he had the final say.

Austin sank into deep thoughts with a frown. Although they hadn't encountered too much danger along the way, the ghosts they met had become more and more powerful in these two days. Some ghosts that were nourished by the death breath all year round, had even gained some wisdom and were really hard to deal with. They would retreat inmediately when they realized that they were at a disadvantage, but they would come back brimming with energy after some rest. Luckily, Austin and Violet had strong spiritual sense and powerful crystals to supplement their vital energy and restore their spiritual sense any time. Or else, they wouldn't have been able to eliminate all the ghosts in this place.

A few moments later, Austin said in a deep and husky voice, "I'm not sure! | am not willing to go back empty-handed. Now that we're here, let's look for the treasure everywhere." Violet nodded.

Austin grinned and continued, "Since you agree with me, let's look for it. Anyway, it's just an area of 1, 000 meters. We can search it all inch by inch.” His words lifted Violet's spirits and both of them then began searching the vicinity for the treasure they had heard about so often.

About an hour later, Austin stopped and looked around with a puzzled frown. For an unknown reason, he felt that something was wrong.

He was not the only one. Sharing the same feeling, Violet immediately walked up to Austin and searched around alertly with her spiritual sense.

After a while, Austin asked her softly with an odd look on his face, "Do you notice the stinking smell?" "Yes. It is like something that's rotting." Violet replied. She was apparently aware of it too.

"Sure enough, it's not my illusion. Something is not right here." Austin quickly drew out his Violet Royal Sword. He struck the withered tree which was nearby with more than thirty rays of sword-light moving at lightning speed.

Swish...

The sword-light hit the withered tree, leaving many holes on its dry trunk.

As soon as the tree was hit, it growled in a repressed voice. The cry was like the low and deep roar of a beast trapped in a cage.

And an evil spirit burst from the inside.

Boom! The tree turned into fine powder with a strong explosion from the inside, and the spirit took the form of tall figure as it appeared before Austin and Violet.

On seeing the face of the figure, both of them froze. There was a strange expression on their faces—an expression of shock and horror.