Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1244: A Strange Invitation Card

Chapter 1244: Chapter 1244: A Strange Invitation Card

After the battle with the four major sects including Lieyang Sect, though it ended with Huaxia Sect’s victory, Fang Yun and others realized some deficiencies in their sect.

Huaxia Sect was slightly stronger than Lieyang Sect, but if they had to face Lieyang Sect and the other three major sects at the same time like today, they would be insufficient and fall into a dangerous situation.

The main reason was the lack of sufficient numbers of disciples in Huaxia Sect.

In the True Martial Realm, a third-rank sect usually has several thousand disciples, whereas Huaxia Sect only had a mere thousand or so, even fewer than some fourth or fifth-rank minor sects. This could lead to a great disadvantage when facing invasions from numerically superior enemies.

After discussions, the higher-ups of Huaxia Sect including Fang Yun unanimously decided to recruit talented martial artists from across the Shenwu Continent to bolster the sect’s strength.

In the previous battle, Huaxia Sect became famous in one battle by defeating the invading forces from Lieyang Sect and the other three major sects, gaining significant prestige.

The swift rise of Huaxia Sect attracted the attention and concern of many nearby sects.

Sects weaker than Huaxia Sect worried about their interests being encroached upon or even being annexed.

Sects stronger than Huaxia Sect worried about having a powerful new competitor, fearing they might be surpassed someday.

Thus, shortly after the great battle between Huaxia Sect and the four major sects including Lieyang Sect, a second-rank sect closest to Huaxia Sect came to confront them under the pretext that Lieyang Sect was under their protection, yet was annihilated by Huaxia Sect, and they wanted to seek justice for Lieyang Sect.

The overall strength of the second-rank sect, although only considered second-tier in the Shenwu Continent filled with strong sects, still had more than a dozen Cosmic Level experts, not something ordinary third-rank sects could contend with.

In the eyes of many martial artists, although Huaxia Sect had defeated Lieyang Sect and the other three major sects, its overall strength was still far from being able to compete with a second-rank sect, hence this time they probably could not escape disaster.

Before Su Linglong, Dongfang Ruhua, Ghost Hand and others arrived, facing the confrontation from that second-rank sect, Huaxia Sect really had no way to respond, and the threat they faced was much greater than the previous invasion by Lieyang Sect and the other three major sects.

However, now, with the addition of Su Linglong, Ghost Hand, and others, the overall strength of Huaxia Sect has greatly increased, especially after Su Linglong, Fang Yun and others repeatedly practiced the Combined Assault Formation initially taught by Fang Bai, they became more confident, capable of contending with the second-rank sect.

The second-rank sect that came to confront Huaxia Sect was composed of one Elder, two Stewards, and over a hundred elite disciples. In the eyes of that second-rank sect’s Sect Master, such a lineup should have been enough to completely sweep over Huaxia Sect.

However, to everyone’s surprise, after a brief disagreement leading to a fight, the leading figures and over a hundred elite disciples sent by that second-rank sect, under the siege of the Combined Assault Formation led by Fang Yun and others, did not last long and were entirely annihilated.

That heavily defeated second-rank sect, severely weakened by this battle, dared not make any rash moves anymore.

After this battle, Huaxia Sect’s fame spread far and wide, establishing its position as the strongest sect within a thousand miles, and countless martial artists from various places came seeking to join Huaxia Sect.

Though Huaxia Sect urgently sought to recruit talent and expand its strength, they did not indiscriminately accept all who sought refuge, but would first assess the strength and character of the applicants, and after a period of observation to confirm that the applicants were not spies from other sects, only then would they formally accept them into the sect.

In just one month, Huaxia Sect, which initially had only about a thousand disciples, rapidly expanded to around four thousand, truly starting to look like a major powerful sect.

However, Fang Yun and others were well aware that Huaxia Sect’s current number of disciples, strength, cultivation resources, and sect heritage still weren’t comparable to a true major powerful sect.

Therefore, being low-profile and enduring would be the style of Huaxia Sect’s disciples for the foreseeable future.

After Su Linglong and others arrived at Huaxia Sect, they were directly given the status of Elder or Steward, entering the high ranks of Huaxia Sect.

Knowing their shallow foundations, Fang Yun and the other higher-ups of Huaxia Sect sought to secure a foothold in the highly competitive and densely populated sect landscape of Shenwu Continent, thus they taught their disciples to diligently train and practice day by day.

That afternoon, Fang Yun was discussing matters with Su Linglong and other high-ranking members of the Huaxia Sect within the Sect Master Hall when suddenly, a disciple reported that two individuals claiming to be disciples of the Ruoshui Palace had delivered an invitation. The invitation was then handed to Fang Yun.

"Ruoshui Palace? How come I’ve never heard of such a sect in Shenwu Continent?"

Fang Yun frowned, muttering to herself as she opened and read the invitation.

"Fang Yun, sister, what does the invitation say?"

Seeing the peculiar expression on Fang Yun’s face after she read the invitation, Dongfang Ruhua couldn’t help but ask.

"See for yourself."

Fang Yun handed the invitation to Dongfang Ruhua, then furrowed her brows thoughtfully.

"At Zixia Mountain in Shenwu Continent, an Innate Spirit Beast, the Purple Cloud Eagle, has appeared. We cordially invite your sect’s experts to join us in capturing it. Should we succeed, we are willing to share its flesh and drink its blood with your sect... Respectfully, Ruoshui Palace Master Zhou Qingyan."

After receiving the invitation from Fang Yun, Dongfang Ruhua, under the curious gaze of Su Linglong and the other women, read it aloud word by word.

After she finished reading, she closed the invitation and excitedly said to Fang Yun and the others, "Remember, before we entered the True Martial Realm, Brother Fang once said that the strongest martial artists here are supposed to be the Innate Experts. Given that, wouldn’t an Innate Spirit Beast be comparable to an Innate Expert in strength?"

Hearing this, the women looked at each other, each of their faces filled with excitement and thrill.

Although they had never seen an Innate Expert, they had heard Fang Bai mention them more than once while in the Secular World, and knew that the power of Innate Experts was far beyond the ’Eight Great Realms’ of ’Heaven and Earth, the Primordial Chaos of Universe.’

And an Innate Spirit Beast, which is comparable to a human Innate Expert, is said to have tendons, flesh, and even fur cores that are rare cultivation treasures, even more potent than high-grade cultivation resources for martial artists.

Not just for Fang Yun and the others, even Universe Level Experts from first-tier sects would dream of acquiring anything from an Innate Spirit Beast.

It is no exaggeration to say that consuming the flesh and blood of an Innate Spirit Beast could propel even a martial artist of the poorest aptitude to soar to the heavens and stand among the powerhouses of their era.

"The Ruoshui Palace that issued this invitation, I wonder which sect it belongs to, and to what category of sect it pertains."

"Thinking of targeting an Innate Spirit Beast, it must be at least a first-tier sect, right?"

"Where is Zixia Mountain? I’ve never heard of it within ten thousand li around here! And I’ve never seen what a Purple Cloud Eagle looks like either!"

"The authenticity of this matter needs to be verified."

"We should send some disciples to inquire about it."

"If this matter is true, should we accept this invitation?"

"That’s an Innate Spirit Beast, we must go and see it no matter what! If we can get something from that Innate Spirit Beast, it would be immensely beneficial!"

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The women chattered away, each voicing their opinions, and the tranquility of the grand hall was disrupted by a single invitation.