Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1070: Ge Feng’s Concerns

Chapter 1070: Chapter 1070: Ge Feng’s Concerns

Fang Bai’s current strength was already formidable enough to sweep through any expert in the Vast Level Realm, and he could even contend with the more powerful early-stage experts of the Cosmic Level. The Purple Flame Sect, being merely a third-rate sect, boasted several Vast Level Experts; however, the strongest among them only reached the Cultivation Level of Vast Level Perfection, posing no real threat to Fang Bai.

However, Zhuge Lian was not aware of Fang Bai’s true strength. She speculated that his Cultivation Level must be at the early stage of the Vast Level, equivalent to the steward of the Purple Flame Sect.

Having early-stage Vast Level strength among the younger generation of disciples in various sects in the Thousand Lakes Country was truly unparalleled, but using such power to infiltrate the Purple Flame Sect Headquarters to deal with Zu Yu was somewhat risky.

Zhuge Lian calculated briefly; from the steward to the Sect Master, including an Elder of Tribute, the Purple Flame Sect had a total of sixteen Vast Level Experts. This was definitely a force not to be underestimated.

Should Fang Bai be exposed during his infiltration into the Purple Flame Sect, it was highly likely he would be ambushed by all the sect’s powerful experts, making escape very difficult.

Considering Fang Bai a trustworthy friend, Zhuge Lian could not help but worry about him. On their way back to the Purple Flame Sect Headquarters, she continually cautioned him to be careful and to simply abandon the method of disfiguring as a way to deal with Zu Yu if it proved too dangerous.

In any case, Zhuge Lian was resolved not to become martial companions with Zu Yu, no matter what.

After entering the main gate of the Purple Flame Sect Headquarters, the two bid each other farewell and returned to their respective accommodations, agreeing to meet again at the welcome banquet the next day.

When Fang Bai returned to the residential courtyard of the Bitao Martial Academy disciples, he found everyone sitting around a large stone table in the yard, chatting.

"Fang Bai, come over here and sit."

Elder Ge turned his head, saw Fang Bai coming in, and waved at him with a laughter-filled gesture.

Fang Bai walked to the stone table, smiled, and greeted Elder Ge and the others before sitting on a stone bench opposite Elder Ge.

"You’re back so late, where did you go to have fun?"

After Fang Bai sat down, Elder Ge asked with a smile.

"Oh, I first went around the Martial Artists Trading Market, and then I walked inside and outside of Purple Flame City, so I got back a bit late."

Naturally, Fang Bai would not reveal that he had been earning Cultivation Resources in the Martial Artists Trading Market in disguise, or the conflict he had with the Elder of Tribute of the Purple Flame Sect, Hong Qitian, nor would he talk about meeting Zhuge Lian, a Direct Disciple of the Xuannv Sect, and agreeing to help her sabotage the arranged marriage between Purple Flame Sect and the Xuannv Sect.

Fang Bai knew that each of these issues, for the Bitao Martial Academy disciples present, would be incredibly astonishing, and even if he told them, they probably wouldn’t believe him right away.

Moreover, Fang Bai was aware that if these words reached the ears of the Purple Flame Sect disciples, he would be immediately embroiled in trouble.

Fang Bai, with his formidable strength, naturally feared nothing, but if these troubles affected the other disciples of the Bitao Martial Academy, he couldn’t manage everything alone.

Thus, some things were better kept buried in his heart as his own secrets.

Elder Ge took Fang Bai’s words for truth, nodded, and didn’t inquire further.

"Today, a sensation swept through the Martial Artists Trading Market in Purple Flame City, have you all heard about it?"

Elder Ge looked around at the disciples and asked, stroking his beard.

"We’ve heard."

Yulin, as the head among the disciples of the Bitao Martial Academy, spoke first, "It’s said that there was a Senior Bai skilled in both Alchemy and Artifact Refining at the Market, who not only held dual positions but was also of the middle-grade quality. His success rate in refining was a staggering fifty percent. In the entire True Martial Realm, this is extremely rare."

She sighed and continued with a look of disappointment, "I also went to line up at Senior Bai’s stall, hoping to refine some elixirs, but unfortunately, there were too many people. By the time the market was about to close, it still wasn’t my turn, so I could only come back. I planned to go again early tomorrow, but then I heard that Senior Bai had a conflict with Elder Hong Qitian, an Elder of Tribute from the Purple Flame Sect, and it seems that they went outside the city to duel. I don’t know what the outcome was..."

"I was there as well," Elder Ge said, his face displaying a helpless wry smile. "When I got to the market, I intended to do as before—ask Wu Biao and Wu Mei, two Pill Masters, to refine a batch of elixirs for our academy, but then I heard that this new Senior Bai was extremely good at Alchemy and decided to try my luck in line, but unfortunately, I didn’t get a turn either..."

"There’s nothing to worry about," Huang Miao chimed in. "We can just go earlier tomorrow and line up, we’ll definitely get a turn then."

Elder Ge waved his hand and shook his head with a somber look, "There’s an old saying, ’Fellow practitioners are rivals.’ What worries me the most now is, we used to ask Wu Biao and Wu Mei to refine for us at the Bitao Martial Academy, and if they knew I had lined up at Senior Bai’s stall, outraged, they might refuse to refine for us in the future..."

"That shouldn’t happen, right? We have always provided them with Cultivation Resources when asking them to refine elixirs, why would they refuse to take it?"

Yulin said unconvinced.

"It’s hard to tell!"

Elder Ge shook his head, sighing, "There are many Martial Artists who request their Alchemy services, and they wouldn’t be lacking the bit of Cultivation Resources from us."

He paused, then added, "Moreover, the conflict that happened between that Senior Bai, who is both an Alchemist and an Artifact Refiner, and Elder Hong Qitian, an Elder of Tribute from the Purple Flame Sect, suggests some deep-seated grudges. If Hong Qitian learns that we once sought to hire Senior Bai for Alchemy, would he also direct his anger at us? The consequences of offending him could be far worse than offending Wu Biao and Wu Mei! Ah, just thinking about this makes me even more uneasy!"

After hearing this, Yulin and the others also felt disheartened.

The Wu siblings have been working as Alchemists in Purple Flame City for many years, have numerous friends, and a wide network of connections, and are well-informed.

And Hong Qitian, being an Elder of Tribute in the Purple Flame Sect and a middle-grade Pill Master, holds tremendous power.

If these three Alchemists were so inclined, to deal with those who had lined up at Senior Bai’s stall, they could easily use their extensive network of connections to track down people like Elder Ge and Yulin.

What worried Elder Ge and others was, once these three Alchemists decided to retaliate by refusing to refine for the disciples of Bitao Martial Academy, then in the future the disciples would have to go to even farther places to find new Alchemists to refine their elixirs.

"Elder Ge needn’t worry about this."

Fang Bai gave a mysterious smile and slowly said, "When I was wandering outside Purple Flame City today, I was fortunate enough to meet Senior Bai. Seeing that I have dual attributes Innate Spiritual Root, suitable for an Alchemist, he chatted with me for a bit and even offered to teach me the Alchemy Technique. I didn’t dare accept immediately and said I would consult with you, Elder Ge. Before leaving, Senior Bai mentioned that if I wanted to refine elixirs or Spiritual Artifacts in the future, I could seek him out..."