Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1158: Believe It or Not, It’s Up to You!

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: Believe It or Not, It’s Up to You!

Hu Ren sighed silently, knowing that Fang Bai’s words meant they were about to part ways with him and his family of three. Since he had met Fang Bai, his family’s fortunes had continually improved to levels they had never dared to dream of before. Now, such opportunities would be hard to come by.

Nevertheless, Hu Ren also understood that no banquet in the world lasted forever. Having benefited so much already, it would be rather greedy to ask for more.

Additionally, Hu Ren truly regretted not being able to take the cultivation resources from the Underground Palace with him. So he nodded and said, "Okay. We’ll follow Senior Fang’s advice."

Hu Yi suddenly knelt to the ground and respectfully kowtowed several times to Fang Bai, saying solemnly, "Senior Fang has given me a second chance at life, and I have no way to repay this debt. I kowtow to you now, as a token of my gratitude!"

After Hu Yi had finished kowtowing, Fang Bai helped him up, chuckled, and patted his shoulder. He said, "I’ll not simply accept your kowtows for nothing. I will now pass on to you a set of martial arts techniques. If you diligently cultivate them, within ten years, you will achieve a major breakthrough in the Martial Dao and stand at the pinnacle of this world!"

Hu Yi viewed Fang Bai as his idol and was incredibly excited upon hearing that Fang Bai would impart martial arts techniques to him.

Hu Ren and Miao Feng, husband and wife, exchanged a glance and saw a glint of surprise in each other’s eyes.

They had personally witnessed Fang Bai defeat Lin Xiaotian, an Elder of Dragon Tiger Palace with mid-Vast Level strength, and knew Fang Bai’s cultivation level was at least at the high Vast Level. It was a rare and hard-to-come-by opportunity for their son, Hu Yi, to be taught by him.

As for Fang Bai’s comment about "standing at the pinnacle of this world’s powerful," Mr. and Mrs. Hu Ren took it as encouragement for their son to cultivate diligently, without taking it literally.

Little did they know that, years later, by leveraging the cultivation resources obtained from the Dragon Tiger Palace and through diligent cultivation, Hu Yi truly became a top-ranked powerhouse revered by everyone in the True Martial Realm.

Fang Bai imparted a foundational set of martial arts techniques that he had cultivated in the Three Thousand Great Worlds to Hu Yi using the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique. He then patiently explained it again before asking, "Have you memorized it all?"

Hu Yi, a talented youth, nodded and said, "Yes, I’ve memorized it. However, the techniques that the senior passed on are quite profound, and there are some parts I still cannot fully comprehend."

Fang Bai smiled and said, "Don’t worry. Once your realm and cultivation level reach a certain point, those obscure and difficult-to-understand parts will become clear and you’ll have an epiphany."

After giving Hu Yi an encouraging look, Fang Bai turned to Zhuge Lian and the others, saying, "Our expedition to the Dragon Tiger Palace this time has brought us all gains. Congratulations are in order. However, it’s time for us to leave now."

He walked a dozen steps with Zhuge Lian, Linghu Qianjiao, and Linghu Baimei, and then saw Wu De not following, standing still with his eyes darting around, clearly struggling to leave. Fang Bai felt a mix of amusement and annoyance, gestured to Wu De and said, "Wu De, take me to Green Bamboo Stronghold. I need to rescue Linglong."

Wu De shook his head vigorously and said, "If you want to go, then go, but why involve me? I left Green Bamboo Stronghold not long ago, planning to experience the world. I’m not thinking of going back just yet!"

Fang Bai looked at him with an amused expression and asked, "You’re truly not going back?"

Wu De, with a look of resolve, said, "No, I’m not! When I say I won’t go, I won’t!"

"That’s such a pity!"

Fang Bai showed a look of regret and sighed, "I was all set to rescue Linglong and then take the chance to destroy Swiftwind Valley, sharing some of their cultivation resources with you... Oh, I’ve heard Swiftwind Valley is a second-tier sect with a history of ten thousand years, so their sect’s foundation must be much more substantial than that of the Dragon Tiger Palace, a third-tier sect, right?"

Wu De was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "You want to destroy Swiftwind Valley? Do you have any idea how strong Swiftwind Valley is?"

"I know."

Fang Bai nodded and said, "As a second-tier sect, Swiftwind Valley’s top ranks are all Cosmic Level experts; their personal transmission disciples, Inner Court disciples, and External Courtyard disciples are all Vast Level Martial Artists; even the strongest menial servant disciple has reached Desolate Level Perfection! When it comes to overall strength, Swiftwind Valley is more than ten times stronger than Dragon Tiger Palace."

Wu De said, "That’s why, even though you’re strong enough to destroy the Dragon Tiger Palace, you can’t possibly destroy Swiftwind Valley! Ah, confidence is a good thing, but too much of it is not!"

"What do you, fat Taoist, know!"

Zhuge Lian, standing by and seeing Wu De belittling Fang Bai, was somewhat dissatisfied and snorted, "What’s so great about Swiftwind Valley? Let me tell you, when Brother Fang was at Xuannv Sect, he alone took down an elder from Swiftwind Valley and two of its personal transmission disciples!"

"Ha ha... Little girl, you can boast about your little lover all you want, but don’t exaggerate too much, or the cow will fly to the sky! Ha ha..."

Wu De had always thought Zhuge Lian was just another martial dao companion Fang Bai had picked up in the True Martial Realm. Hearing her speak for Fang Bai, he found it amusing that she would make such unrealistic boasts just to protect her lover’s face.

Swiftwind Valley is a second-tier sect, and its elders are powerful beings with mid-stage Cosmic Level cultivation. Add to that two personal transmission disciples with Vast Level Perfection strength, and you can imagine how formidable their combat power is. Fang Bai, with just high-rank Vast Level cultivation, if he really encountered an elder and two personal transmission disciples from Swiftwind Valley, not to mention killing them, it would be good if he could save his own life.

Zhuge Lian, hearing Wu De referring to Fang Bai as her little lover, blushed and spat out in protest, "Pah, pah, pah! You fat Taoist are talking nonsense!"

"Taoist Priest Wu, before Brother Fang came to the Dragon Tiger Palace, he really did kill an elder and two personal transmission disciples from Swiftwind Valley. We were there at the time and can testify! That elder from Swiftwind Valley was named Qiu Heming, and the two personal transmission disciples were the brothers Feng Shijun and Feng Shijie!"

Hu Baimei said loudly.

Hu Qian Jiao also said, "If Taoist Priest Wu doesn’t believe us, you can personally check with Xuannv Sect!"

Wu De had known the Linghu sisters back in the Secular World and had some understanding of their characters. He knew that what they said was quite credible.

However, Wu De also knew that the Linghu sisters had a good relationship with Fang Bai, so he couldn’t fully trust their words. He could only turn his head and ask Fang Bai, "Brother Fang, is it true or false that you’ve killed people from Swiftwind Valley? You have many faults, but you always speak the truth; you never lie! So, I believe you."

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you!"

Fang Bai glanced at Wu De with a barely discernible smile on his lips, not bothering to explain any further, and said, "I’ll say it again, if you want more cultivation resources, then take us to Green Bamboo Stronghold. Once we rescue Linglong, we’ll go together and destroy Swiftwind Valley. If you don’t want to lead the way, I won’t force you, but then you’ll have no share in Swiftwind Valley’s cultivation resources!"