Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1238: The Lightning Mink with Aroused Ferocity

Chapter 1238: Chapter 1238: The Lightning Mink with Aroused Ferocity

Lightning Mink, a spirit beast discovered by Fang Bai in a secret place in the Secular World, initially followed Fang Bai around, but later Fang Bai left it at home as a "bodyguard" to protect his family’s safety.

However, the Lightning Mink was clearly an incompetent "bodyguard"; most of the time, it was in a state of deep sleep, and when it occasionally woke, it displayed a lazy demeanor, showing no interest in engaging with anyone.

What was most exasperating was that while the Lightning Mink slept, it insisted on sleeping amidst a pile of cultivation resources, and when it woke up, it would have absorbed all the Essence Energy contained in them.

Fang Yun had heard from Fang Bai that the Lightning Mink’s speed of absorbing Essence Energy was terrifying, though not as quick as Fang Bai’s, but still far surpassing other Martial Artists.

Fang Bai also mentioned that the reason the Lightning Mink was so sleepy was that it was cultivating in this manner, and lying on cultivation resources while sleeping accelerated its cultivation speed.

Sleeping as a form of cultivation was a unique skill of the Lightning Mink, unmatched by other spirit beasts.

When Martial Artists from the Secular World first entered the True Martial Realm via the Teleportation Array, the Lightning Mink accompanied Fang Yun and others.

After entering the True Martial Realm, the Lightning Mink, thrilled like a fish in water, disappeared for a while, and later reappeared in front of Fang Yun, who guessed it must have found a place rich in Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and gone to indulge in a deep sleep.

Later, the Lightning Mink led Fang Yun and others to this great lake, where they found the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy more pure and concentrated than other regions, a beautiful scenery reminiscent of a paradise for cultivation.

The Martial Artists from the Secular World fell in love with this place at first sight and thus settled down by this great lake and subsequently established the Huaxia Sect.

The Lightning Mink itself chose a spot by the lake shore, near a mountain, and lay down there.

Having spent much time with the Lightning Mink, Fang Yun understood its intentions, so she directed the disciples of the Huaxia Sect to build a stone house at the Lightning Mink’s resting spot, as its "Mink Nest."

When Fang Bai initially left the Lightning Mink at home, he specially instructed his family, telling them that this Lightning Mink was a spirit beast with high spiritual intelligence; if treated with care, it could bring unexpected benefits to everyone in the future.

Fang Bai’s family heeded his words and never treated the Lightning Mink merely as a spirit beast, but as a member of the family, even venerating it like an elder.

When the Lightning Mink was asleep, Fang Yun and others strictly prevented any disturbances from outsiders.

When the Lightning Mink awoke, Fang Yun and others would gather most of the collected cultivation resources around it, trying their best to meet its cultivation needs.

After the founding of the Huaxia Sect, some disciples in the sect had some opinions about wasting large amounts of cultivation resources on the sleeping-only Lightning Mink, but Fang Yun, as the Sect Master, overruled these objections, preferring to take fewer resources for herself rather than deprive the Lightning Mink of its share.

Many disciples of the Huaxia Sect were puzzled, but since the Sect Master and senior members insisted on this practice, no one dared to openly question it, although there were occasional private discussions.

Lightning Mink felt quite justified in its actions, simply nodding to Fang Yun and the others to express its gratitude whenever they brought it Cultivation Resources.

Fang Yun had long been unable to sense the presence of the Lightning Mink, nor did she know the extent of its strength. However, its body underwent almost daily transformations, and over the course of more than a year, it had grown to the size of a small tiger.

However, despite its increasing size, the Lightning Mink had grown lazier and slept more and more, causing even Fang Yun to doubt whether it truly possessed the formidable attacking power that Fang Bai had mentioned.

During the last attack by the Lieyang Sect, the disciples of the Huaxia Sect fought hard and eventually repelled the invaders. During the entire battle, the Lightning Mink slept soundly in its den, seemingly unconcerned with the chaos erupting outside.

This time, when the Lieyang Sect rallied three other major Sects to attack again, Fang Yun went looking for the Lightning Mink, but to her surprise, it had vanished. She thought it might have sensed the danger and fled the area on its own.

Fang Yun had once held high hopes for the Lightning Mink, which Fang Bai had instructed her to take good care of, believing it would contribute during the Sect’s life-and-death crisis. The thought that it might have already escaped left her somewhat disappointed.

Unexpectedly, just when Fang Yun and the others were about to lose all hope, the howl of the Lightning Mink suddenly echoed from its stone dwelling.

The sound reached their ears like celestial music, mingling surprise with delight. Fang Yun had an intuition that the appearance of the Lightning Mink could turn the tide, helping the Huaxia Sect escape from crisis and even potentially achieving a counterattack against the Lieyang Sect, turning defeat into victory.

The howl of the Lightning Mink possessed a piercing force. Its waves of sound, like continuous arrows, relentlessly impacted the eardrums of the thousands of Martial Artists engaged in the fierce battle.

All Martial Artists on site, including Fang Yun and Wu Qitian, couldn’t withstand the harsh sound waves. They felt nauseous and extremely uncomfortable, causing them to stop their attacks, cover their ears, and grimace in pain.

Whoosh—

As the howling continued, a grey streak of lightning approached from afar, arriving in an instant and shooting like grey lightning into the midst of Wu Qitian and the other Martial Artists of the Lieyang Sect.

That grey streak of lightning was none other than the Lightning Mink.

Previously, when Fang Yun couldn’t find the Lightning Mink, it wasn’t because it had silently escaped, but because it had gone to a nearby mountain to search for Spiritual Medicine and hunt Spirit Beasts for its own Cultivation needs.

Although the Huaxia Sect had always provided Cultivation Resources for the Lightning Mink, their grade was generally low and could no longer significantly enhance its strength. Out of necessity, the Lightning Mink had to take matters into its own hands.

Fortunately, in the nearby deep mountains, there lived many Spirit Beasts and grew plenty of naturally occurring high-grade Spiritual Medicine. Since arriving at the True Martial Realm, the Lightning Mink had made significant progress in strength over the year and faced little challenge in the deep mountains. Every trip into the mountains allowed it to easily obtain what it needed for Cultivation.

This time, upon entering the mountain, the Lightning Mink found several two-thousand-year-old high-grade Spiritual Medicines. After ingesting them, it had slept for half a month, and its attack power had broken through to a level comparable to a human at the Cosmic Level perfection. However, when it returned in an excited mood, it found that the Huaxia Sect had suffered an unprecedented attack.

Despite usually being lazy and gluttonous, sleeping amidst piles of Cultivation Resources, the Lightning Mink, when provoked, displayed a ferocity that could make Spirit Beasts with attack power equivalent to Cosmos Level Martial Artists tremble submissively at its feet.

Although usually tame and lazy, when its ferocity was aroused, it was no different from other Spirit Beasts and became even more cruel and wild. It first emitted a howl to deter the battling disciples, then launched its lightning attack, plunging into the crowd of combatants, swiftly using its sharp front claws to claim the lives of hundreds from the Lieyang Sect and other disciples of the four major Sects.