Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1406: Ancestral Master and Medicine Cauldron

Chapter 1406: Chapter 1406: Ancestral Master and Medicine Cauldron

During the flight, Wu Zhihua explained to Fang Bai, Shi Ming, and the other two new disciples some details about the Vast Universe and Lingxu Palace.

The world Fang Bai and the others were currently in was called the Spirit Martial Realm, one of the worlds within the Vast Universe.

The Spirit Martial Realm was vast and boundless, far larger than the True Martial Realm among the Minor Worlds.

It was said that even a typical Innate Expert, with a lifetime of effort, could never traverse the entirety of the Spirit Martial Realm.

This speaks to the realm’s immense size and breadth.

The Spirit Martial Realm is divided into five regions, called the East Spirit Domain, West Spirit Domain, South Spirit Domain, North Spirit Domain, and Central Spirit Realm, based on their geographical locations.

The five regions are separated by features such as oceans, deserts, and forests.

Lingxu Palace is a small sect located in the East Spirit Domain.

The Palace Master of Lingxu Palace is called Li Sanfu, and his cultivation level is at the perfection stage of Foundation Establishment.

Li Sanfu?

When Fang Bai heard this name, he found it somewhat amusing.

For someone who is at least the master of a palace, shouldn’t his name have a bit of dignity, if not outright majesty?

What kind of name is Li Sanfu... Could it be that his spiritual artifact is an axe and his techniques consist of only three strikes?

"The Palace Master’s spiritual artifact is indeed an axe, and his most powerful martial art is ’Furious Three Axes’..."

Seemingly guessing Fang Bai’s train of thought, Wu Zhihua chuckled and explained.

"The Palace Master has a burly build and is naturally strong. His height... hmm, about similar to yours..."

Wu Zhihua glanced at Shi Ming before continuing.

Upon hearing this, Shi Ming’s brows raised in excitement, his tigerish eyes radiating with unusual vigor.

Shi Ming himself had a burly frame and was naturally strong. He was fascinated by martial artists of a similar type. Upon learning that Lingxu Palace’s Palace Master was also a tall and powerful fighter, he immediately felt admiration and intense eagerness to meet him.

The group traveled on their spiritual artifacts, flying and resting intermittently. After half a month, they arrived at a beautiful, spiritually rich mountain, descending upon the expansive plaza before a cluster of palatial buildings.

Above the palaces, flocks of birds soared, and hundreds of spirit beasts, big and small, either sprawled or moved around, meandering around the palace grounds.

These flying birds and spirit beasts were massive and majestic, their strength evident. Even the weakest among them were equivalent to human Innate perfection experts, and most were on par with Foundation Establishment experts. The overpowering aura they emitted was intimidating.

"These flying birds and spirit beasts are all domesticated and bred by our Lingxu Palace. If disciples need to leave for urgent matters, they can apply to the senior members of the sect to ride them!"

Wu Zhihua stroked his beard and smiled.

Foundation Establishment-level flying spirit beasts! How impressive would it be to ride one outside?

Shi Ming and the other two martial artists from the Minor Worlds blushed with excitement, their hearts racing at the thought.

Fang Bai subtly curled his lips, feeling somewhat unimpressed inwardly.

In his previous life, Fang Bai had traveled across almost the entirety of the Vast Universe. He knew that sects, regardless of size, would keep and raise flying birds and spirit beasts.

The sheer size of each realm in the Vast Universe made it impractical for communication and transportation to depend solely on martial artists flying, as it would not only be time-consuming but also deplete their spiritual energy.

Hence, faster and more enduring flying birds and spirit beasts became indispensable "transportation tools" within the Vast Universe.

Apart from carrying messages, flying spirit beasts could also assist martial artists in combat and were highly loyal.

For these reasons, flying spirit beasts were a significant, dual-purpose combat force in every sect.

Although compared to the spirit beasts of the larger and more powerful sects, those in Lingxu Palace were nothing extraordinary.

Nonetheless, they were enough to astonish Shi Ming and his two companions.

The plaza before Lingxu Palace’s mountain gate was vast enough to accommodate ten thousand people. At its center stood a massive cauldron sculpted from Golden Spirit Stone.

"Our sect’s Founding Ancestor was a renowned Pill Master. Back in the day, Lingxu Palace relied on the ancestor’s alchemy techniques to amass substantial cultivation resources, attract numerous Martial Dao geniuses, and build extensive connections, allowing our sect to enjoy a millennium of glory. This cauldron was built to commemorate the ancestor’s achievements..."

Wu Zhihua led Fang Bai and the others to the several-meter-high cauldron, his expression tinged with nostalgia and admiration, as he sighed, "Unfortunately, our later disciples lacked talents like our ancestor in alchemy, causing our alchemical legacy to decline with each generation. Because of this, Lingxu Palace’s overall strength has rapidly weakened. If this continues... alas..."

He paused here, giving Fang Bai and Shi Ming a glance, lamenting that these two disciples with Innate Spiritual Roots of fire and earth lacked the qualifications to become Pill Masters—a missed opportunity.

Fang Bai’s gaze swept over the giant cauldron, thinking that it was carved from tens of thousands of spirit stones—a truly extravagant display.

Before being pulled into the spatial passage in the True Martial Realm, Fang Bai had left all his cultivation resources to the Huaxia Sect members. Currently, aside from a few spiritual artifacts, he didn’t even have a single Essence Stone, Spirit Medicine, or Elixir on him.

In this situation, Fang Bai was arguably the poorest martial artist present in the Spirit Martial Realm.

Fang Bai knew that although the Vast Universe was abundant in cultivation resources, it was also crowded with martial artists. Sect members and loose cultivators often engaged in fierce battles over cultivation resources.

Now penniless, Fang Bai felt like a beggar before the giant cauldron sculpted from tens of thousands of spirit stones—a tempting feast that made his heart race and left him craving.

For a brief moment, Fang Bai even entertained the idea of sneaking away with the cauldron to use for his cultivation.

However, the thought quickly passed.

After all, Fang Bai was now a disciple of Lingxu Palace—even if temporarily. Stealing from the sect was fundamentally inappropriate.

The great cauldron was effectively the symbol of Lingxu Palace. If it were truly stolen, it would surely drive every disciple of the sect mad.

Fang Bai had only just arrived and was unfamiliar with the sect’s surroundings. It wasn’t worth provoking a sect led by a Foundation Establishment perfection expert over a mere few tens of thousands of spirit stones.

The return of Wu Zhihua and the group quickly attracted many Lingxu Palace disciples. Soon, the expansive plaza became bustling with several hundred people.

Seeing Elder Wu bring back four "junior brothers," the disciples of Lingxu Palace were filled with curiosity, surrounding Fang Bai and the others while pointing and chatting.

"Four new junior brothers at once? They seem pretty young!"

"Hehe, that young man in the white robe looks so tender and fair—just my type!"

"What’s so great about a pretty face? I prefer the tall, strong one!"

"Hmm, the other two aren’t bad either..."

"If you’ve got the guts, go flirt with them!"

"Shh, lower your voices; don’t scare them..."

A group of bold and unruly young female disciples without martial Dao companions flirtatiously sent provocative glances toward Fang Bai and the others.