Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 165: Accumulating Essence Realm Perfection

Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Accumulating Essence Realm Perfection

After sitting cross-legged in his room and adjusting his breath throughout the night, Fang Bai took the Lightning Marten with him to cultivate in the mountains the next day before dawn, when the sky was still dark.

On their way to the mountain area, the Lightning Marten stood on Fang Bai’s shoulder, bracing against the wind, no matter how intensely Fang Bai ran, it stood firm and steady.

Along the way, they encountered some ordinary early morning exercise enthusiasts who were quite intrigued when they saw the Lightning Marten perched on Fang Bai’s shoulder, inevitably pointing and commenting.

Before setting out, Fang Bai had already warned the Lightning Marten not to hurt anyone without his permission.

The Lightning Marten was very obedient, standing honestly on Fang Bai’s shoulder, appearing docile and well-behaved.

To avoid encountering the martial artists from yesterday in the mountains, Fang Bai did not venture deep into the mountain interior but instead climbed to the top of a steep peak on the edge of the mountainous area to practice his cultivation.

Before starting his cultivation, Fang Bai saw the Lightning Marten come up to his feet, looking to please him, so he used the "Beast Taming Scripture" to communicate with it and passed on a Heaven and Earth Origin Energy Breathing Technique suitable for spirit beasts.

As for how much the Lightning Marten could comprehend, that would depend on its own bloodline quality and its fate and fortune.

Fang Bai had promised the Lightning Marten that he would make it stronger and extend its life, but if the Lightning Marten’s bloodline was not good and its wuxing was not high, its ultimate achievements might not be too great.

By that time, Fang Bai could only wait until his own strength increased before finding ways to help the Lightning Marten enhance its power.

The Lightning Marten learned the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy Breathing Technique from Fang Bai and had swallowed a Marrow Cleansing Pill and a Creation Pill he gave it, so it no longer bothered Fang Bai.

It closed its eyes and lay quietly on a rock, facing the sunrise, and began to cultivate as well.

Fang Bai himself also swallowed a Marrow Cleansing Pill and a Creation Pill. Additionally, to increase the effectiveness of his cultivation, he placed a pile of Essence Stones around himself and casually put a few next to the Lightning Marten as well.

The man and beast, having ingested elixirs, sat amidst the Essence Stones, a few meters apart, facing the sunrise, and began to cultivate with eyes closed.

The sunlight cast a faint golden glow upon them.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill could be used to cleanse the marrow and strengthen the meridians, improving one’s physique.

The Creation Pill could cause True Yuan to surge in a short period of time, increasing the chances of advancing to the next level.

Both of these elixirs had wondrous effects for both martial artists and spirit beasts.

An hour later, the Essence Stones piled around Fang Bai turned to flying ashes and scattered with the wind, clearly indicating that the Essence Energy they contained had been completely absorbed by Fang Bai.

At the same time, due to the ingestion of the Marrow Cleansing Pill and Creation Pill, significant changes were taking place inside Fang Bai’s body.

If Fang Bai had been able to look inward, he would have seen the meridians and blood vessels in his body becoming wider and more robust under the influence of the two elixirs’ potency.

Wider and more robust meridians and blood vessels could accommodate more True Yuan and blood circulation, making the power that burst forth even greater.

Fang Bai felt the gratifying changes in himself and deliberately guided the surging True Yuan to assault the final barrier of the second layer of the Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique, the Accumulating Essence Realm.

Should he break through this barrier, Fang Bai’s Accumulating Essence Realm would reach perfection.

But whether it was advancing to a greater or lesser realm, advancing through the Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique was never easy. It required not only persevering in diligent cultivation but also a certain degree of fate and fortune.

The so-called "opportunity" here could be an epiphany in the martial dao, guidance from a master, or assistance from some kind of treasure...

If Fang Bai were to reach "perfection" in the Accumulating Essence Realm, his strength would undoubtedly increase tremendously, allowing him to disdain all high-rank Profound Level martial artists in this world.

Even among the martial artists who have reached Profound Level Perfection, he could stand proud above the rest.

The most significant change when a martial artist successfully advances is the change in the size of the True Yuan within the Qi Sea.

For example, when Fang Bai first advanced to the second layer of the Accumulating Essence Realm with his "Dragon-Tiger-Lion-Elephant Technique," his True Yuan was only the size of a grain of rice. After consecutive breakthroughs to mid-rank and high-rank, that single "grain of rice" turned into two, three grains.

If he reached "perfection," the True Yuan in Fang Bai’s Qi Sea would be equivalent to the size of four grains of rice fused together.

Fang Bai tried to break through several times but always fell short by just a little bit. Finally, after taking another Creation Pill, he managed to break through the barrier with the help of the medicine’s power and successfully advanced to "perfection" in the Accumulating Essence Realm.

Fang Bai gathered all the True Yuan in his body into the Qi Sea and opened his eyes, feeling his strength increased several folds, he couldn’t help releasing a long howl towards the sky.

As he howled, the Lightning Mink by his side also opened its slick black eyes, leapt onto his shoulder, and joined its howl with his.

Man and beast howled in unison, their cries shaking the wilderness and echoing through the mountains.

"Haha, Little Mink, I never expected you to level up too. Both of us advancing at the same time, this calls for a celebration! Once we’re back, I’ll treat you to... um, what do you like to eat? Meat? Alright, I’ll buy you meat when we return!"

When Fang Bai heard the howl of the Lightning Mink, he looked at it and realized that the aura of this palm-sized pseudo-Spirit Beast had also surged several times, still remaining in the same realm as himself.

It seemed that the Lightning Mink had an exceptional bloodline and high Wuxing. It must have understood a lot of the cultivation techniques for absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Energy that he taught, otherwise, it wouldn’t have advanced so quickly.

Fang Bai felt that his venture into the Heavenly Pit the previous night had brought him an abundance of treasures.

However, the Essence Stones consumed by the advancement of both him and the beast were substantial; hundreds of Essence Stones were depleted by a tenth in an instant.

And the difficulty of advancing in the future would certainly increase, with the consumption of Essence Stones expected to multiply, Fang Bai was unsure how long these hundreds of Essence Stones would last for himself and the Lightning Mink.

Fang Bai checked the number of Essence Stones in the Spatial Ring, sighed, and thought that in the future, he would have to continue to search for cultivation resources. Otherwise, a lack of cultivation resources would affect the progress of both his and the Lightning Mink’s cultivation.

This was something Fang Bai did not wish to see.

Seeing that it was getting late, the duo descended the mountain together.

Squeak—

Just as they reached the foot of the mountain, the Lightning Mink on Fang Bai’s shoulder emitted a sharp warning cry before transforming into a streak of white light, darting towards a patch of grass about half a person’s height on the west side.

"What did the Lightning Mink discover?"

Fang Bai knew the Lightning Mink’s senses were far sharper than his own. Often, things he couldn’t see or noises he couldn’t hear, the mink could detect and give a warning.

For Fang Bai, this was like having wings added to a tiger, a powerful addition. If someone wanted to deal with Fang Bai, they would have to face two Profound Level Perfection powerhouses at the same time.