The Supreme God of Martial Arts
Chapter 35 Setting Off On A Treacherous Adventure (Part Two)

He had been waiting for almost an hour. But the middle-aged man keptmeditating and paid no attention to Austin.

After patiently waiting for an hour, Austin decided he should greet themiddle-aged man. Just as he was about to speak with the middle-agedman, Marvin Su and his team arrived.

When Lara Tang saw the humble-looking middle-aged man, shefurrowed her brow and asked Marvin Su, "All we need to do is to handthe Jade Badge to this man, right? But he is not sleeping, is he?"

At those words, Marvin Su hushed her.

The outer disciples who came to practice at Beast Mountain called themiddle-aged man the mountain keeper.

Lara Tang had no idea who he was. But after adventuring into BeastMountain several times, Marvin Su knew the mountain keeper was notas simple as he looked.

Two years ago, a Diabolic Unicorn at the third level suddenly appearedin Beast Mountain and took the lives of many Sun Sect disciples.

At last, a man came forward and killed that third-level Diabolic Unicorn.That man was the seemingly inconspicuous mountain keeper.Numerous Sun Sect disciples witnessed that brutal fight, and one ofthem was Marvin Su.

That third-level beast was as fierce as a man at the eighth or ninth levelof the Energy Gathering Realm.

Nevertheless, when that mountain keeper dealt with the beast, itseemed as vulnerable as a child. In the blink of an eye, the mountainkeeper had destroyed the creature.

That was when the outer disciples realized that the mountain keeperwho sat under the huge tree day in and day out had strength that wasnot inferior to that of some elders in their sect.

Marvin Su carefully walked up to the mountain keeper and statedrespectfully, "Senior, we're outer disciples who have ventured here foradventures."

A moment later, the middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes andglanced at Marvin Su and the others.

His eyes reflected no emotions. But in the next second, the disciples feltpressure wrapping around them.

The pressure was a sign of the huge gap between their cultivationbases. Under its effect, all the disciples quivered, and some whosewillpower was not very strong felt their knees give out.

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After glimpsing at them, the mountain keeper said flatly, "Hand meyour Jade Badge. If you survive the adventure and return alive, I'l giveyou the contribution credits you deserve based on your performance.”The disciples did not dare to say another word. They took out their JadeBadges and handed it to the mountain keeper, one by one.

Lara Tang, though pompous, was not stupid. By now, she had noticedthat the mountain keeper was at a level much higher than her.

With that in mind, her previous rude attitude evaporated in an instant.Now, she behaved and acted like an obedient kitty.

In a world where only strength prevailed, the weak were irrelevant tothe strong.

If a cultivator unintentionally upset a man at a higher level, he mightinvite harsh treatment in return.

The Jade Badge was the identity proof of each Sun Sect disciple. It wasalso the symbol of their status. Besides that, it served as a record oftheir contribution credits as well.

Each time a disciple completed a task, relevant contribution creditswould be added to the Jade Badge according to the difficulty and thesignificance of that task.

When the disciple needed resources for practice, he or she could obtainsome from the sect by paying with the contribution credits left on theJade Badge

Austin was the last to turn in his Jade Badge.

As he fished out his badge that was inscribed with grunt disciple,Marvin Su, and the other six disciples were dazed.

“A grunt disciple?"

They immediately cast mocking and disdainful looks at him.

To the outer disciples present, grunt disciples were slow and onlycapable of doing humble and exhausting work. However, one of themhad dared to come to Beast Mountain!

Lara Tang could not stifle her contempt and muttered, "What? A gruntdisciple put his work aside to practice at the mountain? You really havean exaggerated opinion of your abilities!"

She threw him a look full of loathing and despise.

Austin smiled wryly. He could do nothing about her taunts, as he knewthat in this world one’s strength and identity decided his status.“Austin, a grunt disciple?"

The mountain keeper was a little taken aback, too

“Could he be that man? People say that man became an idiot afteranother disciple bashed his head. Why is he here to practice?

Well, he must have recovered his senses. But his cultivation basedropped to the fourth level.

I heard that before the beating he had been at the ninth level and wasabout to enter the Earth Realm. It seems that the attack cost himgravely.’

The mountain keeper knew that if Austin hadn't fallen prey to that darkscheme, he would have reached the Earth Realm.

But on account of that incident, Austin was reduced to a fool for threeyears, and his cultivation base also fell to the fourth level.

The trauma that Austin had incurred was enough to force a man giveup hopes of advancing, not to mention the damage it caused to hisvital energy and cultivation base.

Life was unpredictable as no one knew what would happen to them thenext day. It also applied to those who were extremely gifted, given thatmany of them were killed in their infancy before they had the chance togrow up and become strong.

But now that Austin was here, it showed that he still wanted to fight.The mountain keeper started to wonder what kind of performanceAustin would present this time.

The mountain keeper suddenly felt a rush of curiosity. He had heard ofAustin before and knew that he used to be ranked the highest amongall the outer disciples.

"Fine."

The mountain keeper replied, void of expression. He closed his eyesagain and waved at them

"Go ahead, all of you."

Austin turned and looked into the distance. The forest ahead of themwas so thick that it blotted out the sky and covered the sun. Rolling hillslined up and stretched as far as he could see. Austin breathed deeply atthe magnificent view of the Beast Mountain, and whispered, "BeastMountain, I'm coming!"