Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1231: Have My Own Ways

Chapter 1231: Chapter 1231: Have My Own Ways

Upon learning that Fang Bai was in possession of an artifact from an Innate Expert, Ying Guangping’s focus shifted entirely to this matter, and concerns such as docking fees were quickly dismissed from his mind.

In Ying Guangping’s opinion, as long as he obtained the artifact from the Innate Expert from Fang Bai, he would have the chance to soar into the sky and do as he pleased in the True Martial Realm. Wouldn’t the cultivation resources he desired be easily within his grasp then?

Elder Yan and the martial artists who had disembarked from the sea vessel were surrounded by the disciples of the Tianji Sect, and each of them was filled with fear and panic, suspecting that if they did not die here, they would at least suffer greatly.

However, what they did not expect was that after Fang Bai stepped forward, the situation took a turn for the better, and Ying Guangping unexpectedly let them leave without any conditions.

Elder Yan and the others secretly heaved a sigh of relief, hastily departing like they had been granted amnesty. Before they left, each cast a grateful glance towards Fang Bai.

They understood in their hearts that if Fang Bai had not voluntarily disclosed the possession of the artifact from the Innate Expert, Ying Guangping would never have let them go so easily. Among them, the lighter outcomes would involve surrendering a large amount of cultivation resources as a so-called "punishment," while the worse outcomes could result in their deaths here.

In this way, not only did Fang Bai’s coming forward prevent all the martial artists on the sea vessel from suffering a great loss, but he also saved the lives of some of them.

Thus, gratitude filled their hearts for Fang Bai.

And among the martial artists, including Elder Yan, besides their gratitude, they also worried for Fang Bai.

Elder Yan and others who knew the way the disciples of the Tianji Sect operated were clear that as long as Ying Guangping and other disciples of the Tianji Sect had not obtained Fang Bai’s cultivation resources, they would not harm Fang Bai.

Once Fang Bai’s cultivation resources fell into the hands of Ying Guangping and the other disciples of the Tianji Sect, Fang Bai would lose his value to them, and his life was likely to be in danger.

Passing by Fang Bai, Elder Yan gave him a deep look, his eyes conveying a sense of sorrow.

"Elder Yan, don’t worry, I have ways to escape safely. As for you all, it would be best if you could set sail and leave the port early tomorrow morning, lest the Tianji Sect disciples come to trouble you after my escape!"

Just as Elder Yan turned to leave, Fang Bai’s voice suddenly reached his ears.

Elder Yan turned abruptly, looking towards Fang Bai, only to see Fang Bai wink at him, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned with a confident smile.

Elder Yan looked around and noticed that including Ying Guangping, no other martial artists at the scene showed any change in expression. Apparently, only he could hear what Fang Bai had said.

This discovery astonished Elder Yan immensely.

Elder Yan knew Fang Bai was using the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique, but to keep it from Ying Guangping there were only two possibilities: one was that Fang Bai’s strength surpassed Ying Guangping; the other was that Fang Bai’s Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique was extraordinary, possibly even belonging to an Innate Technique.

Elder Yan felt the latter was more likely, especially since Fang Bai had admitted to discovering a cultivation cave dwelling of an Innate Expert, making it highly plausible that he had studied one of the Innate Techniques within.

Given that Innate Techniques are among the top martial arts techniques in the world, unable to be practiced unless one was at a certain realm—yet this was only applicable to ordinary martial artists. Some genius martial artists with special physiques were still able to practice high-rank martial arts techniques that exceed their own cultivation level.

Elder Yan was unaware of Fang Bai’s true strength and thought him to be a novice who was not afraid of the dangers, hence making such bold statements, and he couldn’t help but smile bitterly to himself.

In Elder Yan’s view, setting aside Ying Guangping, the early-stage Universe Level expert, even the several dozen Cosmic Level Realm disciples from the Tianji Sect would be too much for Fang Bai to handle. It was almost impossible for him to escape from their encirclement safely.

However, Fang Bai’s words urging Elder Yan and the others to leave the port as soon as possible deeply resonated with him.

The disciples of the Tianji Sect were all of poor character and insatiable greed. Although they currently pretended to be generous and did not continue to demand docking fees, who knew if they would change their minds after tonight and escalate their extortion efforts.

Therefore, to avoid any further complications, Elder Yan had already decided to board a ship and depart at the break of dawn tomorrow.

The reason he did not leave immediately was that Elder Yan still had a mission from the Sect, intending to exchange for a batch of cultivation resources at the nearby city’s Martial Artists Trading Market to bring back to the Sect.

The rank of the cultivation resources Elder Yan planned to exchange was not high. Disciples from a first-class Sect like Tianji Sect might not even find them appealing, so he wasn’t worried that they would be snatched away.

The city Elder Yan was heading to was not far from the port, about a two-hour journey away. The city’s Martial Artists Trading Market was open day and night, where martial artists could exchange for the cultivation resources they needed at any time.

Elder Yan planned to take people now to exchange for the cultivation resources and then return to the ship overnight to set sail early the next morning.

As for Fang Bai’s life or death, Elder Yan really had no means to assist and could only lament and sigh deeply in his heart.

"Brother Fang, take care!"

Elder Yan nodded to Fang Bai with a solemn expression, then strode away.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand martial artists who disembarked from the ship dispersed each to their own, leaving only Fang Bai encircled by dozens of Tianji Sect disciples.

Dozens of Tianji Sect disciples, aware of Fang Bai’s importance, blocked all possible escape routes and emitted the aura of Cosmic Level Experts, creating an intimidating stance against Fang Bai.

Should Fang Bai make any sudden move, the dozens of Tianji Sect disciples with Cosmic Level cultivation could immediately join forces and besiege him.

Dozens of Tianji Sect disciples had strong confidence that even if Fang Bai possessed strength equal to Steward Ying, he would not be able to withstand their tidal onslaught and would end up like a fish on the chopping board, at their mercy.

If he were an ordinary martial artist, faced with such a formation, he would already be frightened to the point of weakening at the knees and collapsing on the ground. However, Fang Bai remained unfazed and complacent. Seeing Elder Yan and the others had walked far away, he simply sat down cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.

With Fang Bai’s current strength, escaping from the encirclement of a group of Tianji Sect disciples was as easy as flipping his hand, and the reason he had not yet left was to avoid implicating Elder Yan and others.

After dawn, when Elder Yan and others boarded the ship and left, that would be the time for Fang Bai to settle accounts with Ying Guangping and the other Tianji Sect martial artists.

Fang Bai has always followed the principle of "I do not provoke others unless provoked." Initially, he did not want to have any conflict with the Tianji Sect disciples, but since they had initiated the provocation, he couldnn’t help but harbor killing intent.

The night passed in a flash.

The next morning, as dawn was just breaking, Elder Yan returned to the ship with his followers. They weighed anchor and set sail under Fang Bai’s watchful eye, gradually disappearing into the horizon of the sea and sky.

"Kid, we can go too!"

As the morning sun rose, Ying Guangping disengaged from his cultivation state, stood up from the large stone, walked up to Fang Bai, and spoke.

"Leave?"

Fang Bai chuckled with a "heh heh", his demeanor no longer showing the panicked expression of last night, and lazily said: "The Heaven and Earth Origin Energy in Shenwu Continent is rich, and the cultivation resources are abundant. It is a Martial Artists’ Cultivation Holy Land. Now that I have come, I plan not to leave!"

"Are you asking for death?"

Fang Bai’s attitude, so different from last night’s, infuriated Ying Guangping. Swinging up his right palm, he struck towards Fang Bai’s face, intending to give him a taste of pain.