Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1195: Survival After Catastrophe.

Chapter 1195: Chapter 1195: Survival After Catastrophe.

Fang Bai stood between Dongfang Ruhua, Linghu Qianjiao, and Linghu Baimei, his expression solemn and fully on guard.

Linghu Qianjiao and Linghu Baimei utilized Water Element Qi for their cultivation; no matter how strong the rainfall, it would not cause them harm.

The only one Fang Bai was worried about was Dongfang Ruhua. Although she practiced high-level Martial Arts Techniques, it was uncertain whether her delicate body could withstand a lightning strike.

However, Fang Bai had already prepared himself. Should he sense that the strength of the descending lightning far exceeded the tolerance of Dongfang Ruhua’s body, he would intervene in time to rescue her.

While remaining vigilant, Fang Bai himself was not idle. Although he stood there, the Chaos Origin Energy within his Qi Sea was already circulating at high speed.

In an instant, the Wind and Water Element Qi between the sea and sky within dozens of miles centered on his body began to surge crazily into him.

The range covered by this storm was unknown, possibly spanning hundreds or thousands of miles, where the Wind and Water Element Qi were exceptionally abundant. Had it been another Martial Artist cultivating here, the Qi Sea and meridians might soon have burst from the sudden influx of massive amounts of Essence Energy.

Yet, Fang Bai’s body seemed like a bottomless pit; to other Martial Artists, the Essence Energy sufficient to burst their Qi Seas and meridians was merely an "appetizer" to him.

A hundred breaths later, Linghu Qianjiao and Linghu Baimei had absorbed enough Water Element Qi and began entering the Cultivation State to refine that Essence Energy.

Their process of refining Essence Energy was essentially to discard the dregs and keep the essence, making the Essence Energy purer, before ultimately allowing all streams to flow into the Qi Sea to be stored.

"Annoying thunder and lightning, why can’t it strike me!"

Noticing that Fang Bai, Linghu Qianjiao, and Linghu Baimei were already enveloped by swirling Essence Energy and had entered the Cultivation State, Dongfang Ruhua at the ship’s bow became anxious, raising her head and crying out loudly.

To her great disappointment, besides the mast of the ship that had been struck earlier, the rest of the lightning from the dark clouds continuously struck the vast boundless sea.

For other Martial Artists on the ship, this was a fortunate event. However, for Dongfang Ruhua, who was keen on using lightning for cultivation, it was incredibly frustrating.

Whether in the Secular World or in this one of the three thousand Minor Worlds, the True Martial Realm, Fang Bai had not found any Thunder Essence Stones.

Compared to other types of Essence Stones, Thunder Essence Stones were hard to form and extremely rare. Even in the Cultivation World and Immortal Realm that Fang Bai was previously in, Thunder Essence Stones were exceedingly scarce.

Therefore, many Thunder System Martial Artists who lacked Thunder Essence Stones had to risk their lives to cultivate using the natural Elemental Qi of lightning.

This was also an act born out of necessity.

However, cultivating with lightning also depended on opportunity; without it, even if a myriad of lightning strikes passed overhead, not one would hit the body.

Just like the current Dongfang Ruhua, while everyone fears being struck by lightning, she longed to be struck by it yet could not achieve it.

In a blink, another hundred breaths passed, and Fang Bai’s meridians and Qi Sea finally filled with Essence Energy, beginning the refinement phase.

Linghu Qianjiao and Linghu Baimei had only absorbed Water Element Qi, whereas Fang Bai had absorbed both Wind and Water Element Qi, merely in terms of Water Element Qi, he had absorbed several times more than the combined amount of the Linghu sisters.

However, after refining this abundant dual-type Essence Energy using his Cultivation Technique, it transformed into two traces of minute, pure Essence Energy, merging with the Chaos Origin Energy floating in Fang Bai’s Qi Sea.

Never underestimate these two traces of pure Essence Energy; the power contained within any single trace once released could challenge even a Cosmic Level Expert.

The massive sea ship, cutting through the wind and cleaving the waves, narrowly dodged one lightning strike after another and sailed forward at high speed for over two dozen hours.

"Look, there’s light in the sky ahead!"

"Just another ten-plus miles, and we’ll be out of the storm-covered area!"

"We will be safe very soon!"

"Heaven has not forsaken us!"

...

The martial artists hiding in their rooms aboard the ship, while peering through their windows, continuously monitored the skies outside. Some martial artists spotted that the eastern sky, ten miles away, was no longer covered by dark clouds, and they couldn’t contain their excitement; a few who thought themselves to be strong impulsively rushed shouting onto the deck.

Su Linglong, Ghost Hand, and others also came up to the deck with joyful expressions.

As the captain of this sea ship, Wu Rongshan also left the control room to examine the damage to the lookout post, so that it could be repaired in time after the ship escaped the storm area.

Fang Bai, Linghu Qian Jiao, and Linghu Baimei, before other martial artists appeared on the deck, had already exited their cultivation state and opened their eyes to rise.

If an attentive person were observing Fang Bai and the two Linghu individuals at this moment, they would notice some subtle changes in them.

These subtle changes indicated that the strength of the three had significantly improved.

"All of you have made great progress in your strength, but I have not improved at all..."

Dongfang Ruhua returned from the front end of the ship to Fang Bai and the others’ side, her beautiful eyes examining them as she spoke with both envy and frustration.

"Cultivation for a martial artist not only depends on talent and the amount of cultivation resources but also largely on chance. This time it might just not be your moment; perhaps your opportunity is coming soon."

Fang Bai said, comforting her with a smile.

"Then I’ll borrow your auspicious words, Brother Fang!"

Dongfang Ruhua is an extroverted personality, youthful, lively, and cheerful; she was merely a bit down just now, but after Fang Bai consoled her, she was all smiles again.

When the sea ship burst forth from the storm and saw the sunlight again, the martial artists aboard the ship gathered back on the deck, cheering to celebrate their narrow escape.

The experienced crew members, under Captain Wu Rongshan’s command, quickly repaired the damaged lookout post. Afterwards, Wu Rongshan checked the consumption of Essence Stones and couldn’t help but show a bitter smile.

This voyage, the sea ship carried over a thousand passengers and collected tens of millions of Essence Stones. Before setting sail, half was handed over to Elder Qiu Menglan of Reception Hall to take back to Green Bamboo Stronghold headquarters; the rest was managed by Wu Rongshan. A part was kept in the several Spatial Rings Wu Rongshan carried, and another part was stored in the ship’s underdeck warehouse.

These Essence Stones were used to power the ship’s sailing and to activate and maintain the defensive formations set up on the ship.

Earlier, in order to speed through the storm area quickly, a large amount of Essence Stones was spent to accelerate the ship. Now upon calculating, Wu Rongshan found that they had spent millions of Essence Stones, which was about one-tenth to one-fifth of the total amount they had brought, causing him great distress.

But on second thought, considering the vast scale of this storm, a once-in-a-lifetime event, and the fact that the ship was not severely damaged and there were few casualties among the martial artists aboard, spending so many Essence Stones was considered worthwhile.