Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1197: Bizarre

Chapter 1197: Chapter 1197: Bizarre

About half a two-hour period later, the ship passed through the dense fog, and the scenery ahead became suddenly clear.

"That is Misty Island!"

On the ship, a martial artist pointed forward and shouted excitedly.

The other martial artists looked intently and saw a huge island in the distance, about ten miles away, seemingly boundless.

From afar, many continuous mountain peaks stood tall on the island, some with elevations reaching thousands of meters, appearing majestic.

The pure and rich Essence Energy continuously released from the island enveloped the sea area, and the martial artists on the ship bathed in this Essence Energy, each of them revitalized.

"It was said by martial artists that cultivating for one day on Misty Island is equivalent to two days outside. No wonder many martial artists who come to Misty Island do not want to leave and wish to reside here permanently. The purity and richness of Essence Energy here are incomparable to the outside world!"

Wu Rongshan muttered to himself, contentedly absorbing the Essence Energy around him, his face showing a hint of envy.

When Wu Rongshan passed by Misty Island years ago, he was also attracted by the cultivation environment here and wanted to become a resident of the island. Unfortunately, he did not pass the selection by the island’s higher-ups and could only continue honestly as the steward of Green Bamboo Stronghold, often regretting it.

Even now, Wu Rongshan has not given up on becoming a resident of Misty Island, and many martial artists from various places hold the same idea every year.

Every year, Misty Island selects some foreign martial artists to grant them island citizenship. Those who become islanders feel it is a great honor, while those who are not chosen feel extremely disappointed.

The selection of island citizens on Misty Island is very strict, requiring top-notch talent and prioritizing those with Innate Spiritual Roots and young men... These stipulations strike some martial artists as odd, but they dare not raise any objections.

However, Wu Rongshan has never mentioned this to anyone, fearing that if he fails to become an island citizen and the news spreads to the ears of Green Bamboo Stronghold disciples, even if the Stronghold Chief Gu Li is kind and does not blame him, he probably would not have the face to stay in Green Bamboo Stronghold.

Upon reaching the port of Misty Island, they found that there were already more than ten ships docked there, including ships from the second-ranked Sects of the Tiansheng Continent, Falcon Mountain, and Swiftwind Valley, as well as ships from other continents.

Although Swiftwind Valley had already perished, before its destruction, some ships had already sailed out, and the disciples of Swiftwind Valley onboard were still unaware that their Sect no longer existed.

After paying a sum of cultivation resources to the Misty Island residents stationed at the port, Wu Rongshan instructed the crew to dock the ship well, and then he left the ship alone and strode away.

Before leaving, Wu Rongshan again warned the martial artists on the ship that they could go exploring on the island as they pleased, but they must return to the ship by this time tomorrow, or they would be left behind.

Wu Rongshan was heading to the Immortal Mist Peak of Misty Island, where the strongest leaders among the nearly ten thousand island residents lived. To become an island citizen, one must obtain the consent of these leaders.

Wu Rongshan wanted to try his luck again; if he still didn’t succeed this time, he decided to completely give up and stay honestly in Green Bamboo Stronghold.

Nearly a thousand martial artists on the ship also disembarked after Wu Rongshan, heading to explore the island. Most of them planned to visit the Martial Artists Trading Market to see if there were any cultivation resources they needed.

"Brother Fang, it’s so boring on the ship. Let’s go play on the island too!"

Zhuge Lian, unable to contain his excitement, eagerly suggested.

"Having been stuck on the sea ship for nearly two months, I’m suffocating! It’s good to go to the island for a change of pace!"

Dongfang Ruhua also stated crisply.

"Since there’s a Martial Artists Trading Market, Taoist Master here won’t miss it! Everyone, I’m going ahead, see you tomorrow!"

Wu De shouted as he leaped onto the shore, grabbed a martial artist to inquire about the location of the Martial Artists Trading Market, then his figure flickered and he disappeared in an instant.

Although Su Linglong, Linghu Qian Jiao, and Linghu Baimei didn’t say anything, their expressions showed interest.

As for Ghost Hand, Niu Ben, and Xiong Yingxiong, they only looked up to Fang Bai. Whatever Fang Bai said, they would do without uttering an extra word.

"Those who want to go to the island to have fun, I’ll accompany you. Those who want to stay on the ship, just stay honestly on the ship and don’t wander off!"

As Fang Bai spoke, his gaze swept over the Misty Island in front of him, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

For some reason, as Fang Bai approached Misty Island, his first instinct made him feel that this paradise-like island exuded a peculiar and eerie aura, and there seemed to be the smell of blood spreading.

If it weren’t for Fang Bai’s extremely sensitive senses, far beyond ordinary martial artists, he wouldn’t have noticed such abnormalities.

It was precisely because he noticed these abnormalities that Fang Bai became cautious and wanted to accompany Dongfang Ruhua, Zhuge Lian, and others to the island for fun, in case of any unforeseen incidents.

Previously Wu Rongshan mentioned that there were nearly ten thousand Cosmic Level Experts on Misty Island; as Fang Bai approached, he knew this statement was true, and the waves of Cosmic Level aura emanating from the island chilled his heart.

And at the highest peak of Misty Island, there seemed to be several auras that transcended Cosmic Level Experts, which especially alarmed Fang Bai.

Therefore, under Fang Bai’s leadership, Dongfang Ruhua, Zhuge Lian, and the others, including Ghost Hand, left the ship and went ashore, walking along a flat avenue towards the deeper parts of the island.

Along the way, they encountered many martial artists, some from past sea ships and some islanders dressed in clothes the same color as the sea.

Fang Bai noticed that the majority of Misty Island’s islanders were indeed Cosmic Level Experts, most of them robust and handsome men, with very few female martial artists to be seen.

The islanders of Misty Island, with stern expressions and hurried footsteps, rarely spoke or laughed, their bodies exuding the same eerie aura.

Fang Bai could determine that these islanders practiced some kind of demonic and evil cultivation technique, and each one had their hands stained with a lot of blood.

Initially, Fang Bai and the others were just wandering around, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the island without a specific goal. Later, it was Zhuge Lian who thought of Beauty Ganoderma, a spiritual medicine that could be used to refine Youth Retaining Pills, and so proposed to visit the Martial Artists Trading Market on the island.

The Martial Artists Trading Market on Misty Island is located in a large square at the foot of the highest peak, Immortal Mist Mountain. Since the islanders allowed sea ships to dock at the port, this place has always been the busiest and most bustling spot on Misty Island.

When Fang Bai and others reached the large square, they found over ten thousand people engaging in transactions, most of them being martial artists from various places passing by on sea ships, and a small portion being islanders.

The transactions they were engaged in involved high-grade cultivation resources. Middle-grade and lower cultivation resources were hardly given a second glance here.