However, after reading all the instructions on how to master the Grand Body Refining Skill, Austin immediately lost his excitement.
He even wanted to curse whoever invented this skill.
He found out that mastering the Grand Body Refining Skill cost a fortune. This was not for ordinary cultivators. Only those who were from affluent backgrounds would be able to practice it.
A lot of superior herbs of the earth's attribute and other precious natural resources were required for this Grand Body Refining Skill. And these ingredients were needed to be eaten.
The more superior and precious the herbs and other precious natural resources were, the better cultivation could be achieved.
"Damn! Why should all body refining skills cost too much?" he exclaimed in frustration.
He felt so thwarted that he couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
Before, when Austin practiced the Overlord Body-refining Formula and the Beast Energy-extracting Skill, he also needed an abundant supply of resources.
When he was learning the Overlord Body-refining Formula, he needed to collect a lot of elixirs and made them into juice. He needed to immerse his body into the juice to refine his body.
When it came to mastering the Beast Energy-extracting Skill, he needed to absorb a great amount of blood essence from diabolic beasts to build up his physical strength.
This time, the Grand Body Refining Skill that he was reading needed a great many superior herbs and other precious natural resources. And it would be best if all the elixirs were superior.
No doubt about it, if Austin could learn this Grand Body Refining Skill successfully, his ability would greatly improve.
Currently, Austin's physical strength was already about four million pounds.
If he could master the Grand Body Refining Skill, his physical strength would definitely improve a dozen times. If this happened, he could be able to fight with really great power.
Austin creased his eyebrows as he was thinking about the huge amount of elixirs, superior herbs, and other precious natural resources.
When suddenly, something came to his mind.
"Right! The Wild Herb Valley!" he exclaimed. His eyes lit in excitement.
He remembered that Steward Nolan said before that there were numerous superior herbs and precious natural resources in the Wild Herb Valley.
"There must be plenty of herbs of earth's attribute and other precious natural resources there," he murmured as he was talking to himself.
"If I can enter the Wild Herb Valley, I can look for all the necessary herbs and natural resources that I need for the Grand Body Refining Skill. Although going there is too risky and fatal, I think it's worth it."
Austin was deep in thought. He was trying to weigh the pros and cons of going there.
"I will go there!" He made the final decision. He was willing to do everything just to improve his
nymore." Steward Nolan gave Austin an admiring look.
It was not every day that he could meet someone like Austin.
He really hoped that this young man would succeed in his endeavor.
He then turned his attention to the group of disciples gathered in the area.
"All right, everyone!" he started. "I will now send an illustrated handbook about all the herbs and other precious natural resources to your Contact Jade Slips. In this handbook, you will see detailed information about each herb and precious natural resources. You can refer to this information in picking herbs and collecting natural resources in the Wild Herb Valley."
He then closed his eyes and through his mental power, more than fifty white beam of lights emerged from his Soul Sea and entered into the Contact Jade Slip of each disciple present in the area.
When Austin received his handbook, he looked over it a bit. Just like what Steward Nolan said, there were pictures, introductions, and other information about spiritual herbs, superior herbs, and other precious natural resources. It was even noted that some of them could only be found in the Wild Herb Valley.
The pictures were fine and vivid. Anyone could easily find those herbs and precious natural resources as long as they read the information and studied the pictures carefully.
The illustrated handbook was a very good reference especially if the herbs were not familiar to the disciples.
"Alright! I'm done sending you all the illustrated handbook. You can now go and start your task," Steward Nolan instructed. "I hope that all of you guys will unite and help each other. You'd better try your best to reduce the death rate of our Flame Holy Land. Am I understood?"
"Yes, sir!"
All the disciples answered in chorus.
"I'm glad to hear that." Steward Nolan smiled.
"Everyone, set out!"
That was Steward Nolan's last sentence before the disciples dispersed.