Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1342: Fairy Zu

Chapter 1342: Chapter 1342: Fairy Zu

"Fairy Zu, three special guests checked into the inn yesterday."

The evening Fang Bai and his two companions stayed at the "Yuezhi Inn," in the inn’s farthest and most secluded ancient stone chamber, a man and a woman were conversing through a bead curtain.

Outside the curtain stood an elderly man who appeared to be over sixty years old.

Inside the curtain was a woman who looked about thirty years old.

The elderly man had a slightly plump figure, dressed in a purple robe, with a round face, small eyes, and ruddy complexion, exuding the appearance of a shrewd businessman.

The woman had a graceful figure, wearing a pink gauzy dress. Her almond-shaped eyes, peach-blossom cheeks, skin like fresh cream, and alluring demeanor were brimming with an irresistible charm, captivating to the eye.

"Oh? What makes them special?"

Upon hearing the words of the elderly man in the purple robe, the woman in the pink dress casually parted her cherry-like lips to ask.

Her soft, velvety voice carried a hint of languidness that, unintentionally, touched people’s hearts, dragging their thoughts toward inappropriate mental images.

The elderly man in the purple robe stared at the graceful silhouette lightly visible beyond the bead curtain, his mind lingering on the enchanting beauty of the pink-dress woman. Momentarily entranced, greed and lust flickered in his gaze. His throat grew dry, and his Adam’s apple moved conspicuously.

"Hmph!"

Just as the elderly man in the purple robe was lost in thought, a sudden snort reverberated through the chamber. Immediately, scorching heat filled the entire stone room.

The elderly man felt as if he had been thrust into an inferno, his flesh searing painfully. He suddenly remembered the ruthless methods of the woman in the pink dress beyond the curtain and was overwhelmed with terror. Without hesitation, he knelt down and begged in a trembling voice, "Fairy Zu, spare me!"

"You dare covet my body?"

From beyond the curtain, the pink-dressed woman let out a faint, mocking laugh and said disdainfully, "If you weren’t still of some use to me, your life would already have been forfeit! You know my methods well."

"I understand! I understand! I won’t dare again!"

Despite the scorching heat that filled the chamber, the elderly man in the purple robe felt cold dread, his body drenched in sweat as though he’d been plunged into an ice cellar.

He understood clearly that although he was an Innate Expert at the pinnacle of cultivation in the True Martial Realm, the cultivation level of the pink-dressed woman beyond the curtain was far superior to his own. If she wanted to end his life, it would be effortless.

"Stand up and continue talking."

The woman in the pink dress resumed her normal tone, and the oppressive heat in the stone chamber dissipated immediately.

"Yes."

Relieved to have narrowly escaped death, the elderly man in the purple robe wiped the sweat from his forehead and shakily rose to his feet, replying humbly, "The three guests who checked into our inn all possess Innate Fire Spiritual Roots."

"Three Innate Fire Spiritual Roots? Are you certain you haven’t made a mistake?"

The pink-dressed woman immediately sat up straighter, her voice now tinged with excitement.

The elderly man in the purple robe responded confidently, "I observed the three for a long time; there can be no mistake!"

The woman in the pink dress nodded slightly and said, "This world has very few Martial Artists with Innate Spiritual Roots—it’s like finding a needle in a haystack. To encounter three at once checking into our inn is unprecedented."

"Fairy Zu must truly be blessed with great fortune!"

The elderly man in the purple robe, thick-skinned despite her earlier warning, now wearing a flattering expression, shamelessly praised her.

The pink-dressed woman dismissed him irritably, "Enough with the sweet talk! Describe the circumstances of those three guests in detail."

"Yes."

Composing himself, the elderly man in the purple robe reported solemnly, "Among the three, one is an Innate Expert in his forties, at the peak of cultivation. Another is a young man in his twenties, also an Innate Expert at the pinnacle. The last one, a young woman in her twenties, is at the Cosmic Level and its perfection. The two younger ones—man and woman—appear quite close and likely to be Martial Dao partners."

"A young Innate Expert at the pinnacle in his twenties? That’s impossible!"

The pink-dressed woman shook her head in disbelief. "This True Martial Realm has such meager Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and resources of inferior quality. Even a Martial Dao Genius with an Innate Spiritual Root couldn’t possibly reach pinnacle Innate cultivation by their twenties!"

"Yet the young man is indeed a pinnacle Innate Expert!"

The elderly man in the purple robe wanted to argue but refrained, too fearful of the pink-dressed woman’s wrath.

"If I could collect the blood essence of forty-nine Innate Spiritual Root Martial Artists and refine it into a superior-grade High Rank Elixir... its potency would be unmatched. With such an elixir for cultivation, I may restore my strength and reclaim my peak..."

The woman in the pink dress murmured to herself before dismissing the elderly man with a wave of her hand. Internally, she decided, "Three Martial Artists with Innate Spiritual Roots—it’s worth handling this matter personally!"

......

As the scattered Martial Artist who delivered news to Fang Bai predicted, the next morning, after he followed Fang Bai’s instructions to spread the extravagant bounty that was over tenfold higher than before, nearly every Martial Artist in Spirit Lake City descended into madness.

One month.

The bounty gave a month’s deadline.

In other words, anyone able to uncover the precise location of the Huaxia Sect within a month and lead Fang Bai to it could claim this reward—so great it would make any Martial Artist in the True Martial Realm salivate.

The lavish reward demonstrated that Fang Bai undoubtedly had far more cultivation resources of equal value.

Since the discovery of possible Martial Artist Relics beneath Linghu Lake, numerous powerful figures from Innate Sects had quietly gathered in Spirit Lake City. Naturally, Fang Bai’s bounty drew their attention as well.

At one point, over a dozen High Rank Innate Experts joined forces in an attempt to ambush and kill Fang Bai’s trio, hoping to seize their cultivation resources. The result was shocking: in a single night, the dozen High Rank Innate Experts lay dead in the streets.

This outcome stunned Spirit Lake City and completely quelled the reckless intentions of other Martial Artists hovering on the brink of action.

A dozen High Rank Innate Experts, whose collective power nearly rivaled an entire Innate Sect, wiped out by Fang Bai’s trio overnight—who would dare gamble their life to provoke them now?

After that, the area around Fang Bai’s group’s accommodations grew far quieter, as Martial Artists refrained from approaching or offering information prematurely until they were certain their findings were correct, less they incur the wrath of the trio.

Thus, for a time, Fang Bai, Li Chenzhou, and Xia Chenyu enjoyed relative peace near their lodgings.

However, neither Fang Bai, Li Chenzhou, nor Xia Chenyu focused on cultivation during this respite. Instead, they spent their days wandering the city. Occasionally, they visited Spirit Lake City’s Martial Artists Trading Market, hoping to discover some treasures.

Fang Bai planned that if no news of the Huaxia Sect surfaced within a month, he would move to another major city in Shenwu Continent and issue another bounty. Sooner or later, the Huaxia Sect would be found.

Still, before leaving Spirit Lake City, Fang Bai intended to visit Linghu Lake outside the city with Li Chenzhou and Xia Chenyu.

Regarding the rumored Martial Artist Relics at the lake bottom, Fang Bai was already determined to investigate—if such relics were indeed present, it might turn out to be another great opportunity.