Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1194: Good Time for Cultivation

Chapter 1194: Chapter 1194: Good Time for Cultivation

The huge ship, amidst the storm and torrential rain, sped through the waves that crashed against its hull with deafening booms, causing the ship to shake violently.

Most martial artists on the ship had already retreated to their rooms to hide from the storm and the threat of lightning, to prevent any injuries or fatalities under the terrifying natural power.

Those who remained on the deck were relatively stronger, yet even they turned pale and anxious. Some martial artists could only stand firm by tightly grasping onto fixed objects on the ship to prevent themselves from being thrown into the sea.

Accompanied by thunderous roars, lightning snakes burst out from the dark clouds, slashing across the sky with dazzling white light and tearing through the dark space to strike the turbulent sea.

The seawater struck by the lightning exploded and splashed, throwing up terrifying waves.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning, about one foot thick, struck precisely on the ship’s highest crow’s nest.

Despite the crow’s nest being built from extremely durable millennial wood, stronger than iron and stone, the force of the lightning is one of the most destructive forces in nature and easily cracked the lookout, then under the fierce gales, it swayed for a moment before finally collapsing with a crash.

This scene shocked the martial artists who were still on deck, making them realize that their own bodies were not as tough as iron and stone. It would be wiser to temporarily hide in the rooms of the ship, which offered several layers of roofing and far greater safety than the outside.

"Elder Fang, Elder Wu, it is dangerous outside, please come inside the rooms to take shelter for now!"

Wu Rongshan said to Fang Bai and the others.

Wu Rongshan, a Cosmic Level Expert, has a very sharp sense of the crisis. He had moved away from the crow’s nest just before the lightning struck it, avoiding the disaster.

Although the crow’s nest was destroyed, Wu Rongshan wasn’t upset as there was a large amount of lumber stored in the ship’s warehouse, which could be used to rebuild it once the storm clears.

"Steward Wu, doesn’t the ship have a Defensive Array? Why not activate it?"

Zhuge Lian, an Innate Fire Spirit Root, asked. At the moment, the natural forces were dominated by wind, water, and thunder essence Qi, especially filled with Water Element Qi, making her somewhat fearful. After Wu Rongshan finished speaking, she asked.

Wu Rongshan replied with a wry smile, "Though there is a Defensive Array set up on the ship, activating and maintaining the array requires a huge amount of Essence Stones. The operational cost is astronomical, and the Essence Stones we have are limited. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, we won’t activate the Defensive Array..."

Zhuge Lian pouted and said, "There are thousands of martial artists on the ship, and doesn’t each person carry quite a few Essence Stones? If everyone contributes some, together it could amount to a lot!"

Fang Bai said with a smile, "Xiao Lian, do you know that once the ship’s Defensive Array is activated, it requires about one million Essence Stones to maintain for just two hours? How much do you think the martial artists on the ship can contribute?"

"Ah! It takes that many?"

Zhuge Lian stuck out her tongue in disbelief, silently calculating in her heart. Wondering when the ship would sail out of the storm zone, she realized that it certainly wouldn’t be possible within a few hours. Calculating the amount of Essence Stones needed was indeed daunting.

"Elder Fang is right!"

Wu Rongshan knew that Fang Bai was an Array Master. Before coming to Purgatory Sea, he even set up a Defensive Array for the headquarters of Green Bamboo Stronghold, so he straightforwardly mentioned the amount of Essence Stones needed to operate the ship’s Defensive Array and didn’t find it strange.

He paused briefly and then Wu Rongshan added: "Moreover, we have only traveled a short distance of our sea journey, and if we consume a large amount of Essence Stones here, we’ll have no means to cope with other dangerous situations later! So... the situation isn’t particularly dire right now, let’s wait and see... wait and see..."

At this moment, the greatest threat to the ship was not the fierce winds and heavy rain, but the lightning constantly striking down from the dark clouds. Fortunately, the lightning was sparse, not dense, and the chances of it hitting the ship were very small. If they were lucky enough to pass through the storm area, they wouldn’t need to activate the Defensive Array and could save a lot of Essence Stones.

"Linglong, Xiao Lian, Wu De, Ghost Hand, Niu Ben, Hero, all of you return to your rooms on the ship! Ruhua, Qian Jiao, Baimei, the three of you stay with me on the deck!"

Fang Bai suddenly said loudly.

"Brother Fang, why are you guys staying behind?"

Su Linglong asked, puzzled.

The others also looked at Fang Bai, baffled.

Fang Bai looked up at the night sky, his eyes gleamed with a strange light and he grinned, saying, "Ruhua has an Innate Thunder Spirit Root, Qian Jiao and Baimei possess Water Spirit Roots. In the eyes of other Martial Artists, this storm is full of danger, but for the three of them, it’s a great opportunity for cultivation... Although there’s some risk, I’ll protect them!"

Su Linglong and the others suddenly realized, knowing that the Martial Arts Techniques taught by Fang Bai were extremely special, unimaginably powerful for ordinary Martial Artists. Perhaps Dongfang Ruhua and the two other women could really use this natural force to advance to the next realm, and they couldn’t help but feel envious.

"Elder Fang, this... isn’t this inappropriate?"

Wu Rongshan felt that Fang Bai’s idea was utterly mad and couldn’t help but frown and advise.

In Wu Rongshan’s view, the terror of the natural forces far exceeded common understanding, and how could ordinary Martial Artists withstand and counter it? Although Fang Bai could easily kill Cosmic Level perfection experts and had the power comparable to Universe Level Experts, he might not be able to withstand a strike of lightning, let alone Dongfang Ruhua, Linghu Qian Jiao, and Linghu Baimei who only had Vast Level initial stage Cultivation Levels?

Even though Dongfang Ruhua had an Innate Thunder Spirit Root and was naturally close to lightning, her realm and cultivation level were too weak, her meridians surely weren’t strong enough, and her Qi Sea was not vast enough. She likely couldn’t handle the sudden influx of a large amount of Thunder Essence Qi, potentially leading to an explosion of her body.

Since Fang Bai was an Elder of Tribute at Green Bamboo Stronghold, and Dongfang Ruhua, Linghu Qian Jiao, and Linghu Baimei were his friends, Wu Rongshan naturally couldn’t bear to see them encounter any mishaps, so he voiced his concerns.

Fang Bai knew Wu Rongshan meant well, and he smiled, saying, "Elder Wu, do not worry, since I have decided to do this, I naturally have confidence. It’s dangerous to stay out here, you all should find cover as well!"

Wu Rongshan still thought Fang Bai was just being impetuous, and after a few more attempts to dissuade him, seeing that Fang Bai was determined, he gave up, joining the crew in the ship’s control room to continue navigating forward.

For a moment, only Fang Bai, Dongfang Ruhua, Linghu Qian Jiao, and Linghu Baimei remained on the vast ship deck.

Fang Bai had Linghu Qian Jiao and Linghu Baimei sit cross-legged on the deck, circulating their Cultivation Techniques and eagerly absorbing the dense and abundant Water Element Qi brought by the storm for cultivation.

Meanwhile, Dongfang Ruhua stood at the very front of the ship, arms spread wide, looking up to the sky, waiting for the lightning to strike down.

Around her, the Thunder Essence Qi gathered, forming thin Lightning Snakes, flickering and shimmering unpredictably, seemingly calling to the lightning in the dark clouds.