Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 195: I Want to Learn Martial Arts with Fang Bai

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: I Want to Learn Martial Arts with Fang Bai

"Uncle Baili, thanks for your trouble!"

Fang Bai’s gaze fell on some of the medicinal herbs and he nodded with a smile, "The Blood Jade Vine, Frostflower Grass, Purple Bamboo Peach you brought back, all more than a hundred years old, are much better than I had expected."

"There are still quite a few good things in the Hidden Sect. It’s a pity I have only two hands, or I would have brought out more medicinal herbs..."

Baili Zhan sighed with a look of regret.

"Master, what do you need these medicinal herbs for?"

Ghost Hand interjected, "As far as I know, they just have some benefits like enriching the qi, regulating the blood, and skincare. They are of no use to us martial artists in cultivation, right?"

Fang Bai laughed, "I am using them for skincare."

Ghost Hand was taken aback and scratched his head, "Skincare is something women like to do, it has nothing to do with us men... right?"

Fang Bai lifted his black T-shirt, revealing a large swath of scars on his back for Ghost Hand to see.

"I was injured in an explosion before, and now that the wound has healed, it left a body full of scars. Don’t you think I should beautify my skin and get rid of these scars?"

After putting his clothes back down, Fang Bai said to Ghost Hand.

The explosion at Fresh Fish Manor in Zhongzhou had seriously injured Fang Bai while he was protecting Tang Wenrou. Although two months had passed, the scars on Fang Bai’s body remained, looking crisscrossed and somewhat ferocious.

If it were a timid girl, she would be too terrified to look again at the scars on Fang Bai’s back, but Baili Mingyue not only looked but also reached out to touch them, frowning and asking, "Fang Bai, with so many scars, do you really have a way to remove them?"

Fang Bai pointed to the medicinal herbs on the ground, "Of course I can. I had Uncle Baili bring these herbs back so I could concoct an ointment to clear the scars from my body."

Baili Mingyue’s eyes widened in surprise, "Are these herbs really that miraculous?"

"This is Blood Jade Vine. It can remove scars. As long as it’s paired with some other herbs to make the ointment and apply it on the body, you can clear the scars..."

Fang Bai picked up a red vine the thickness of a finger from the ground and introduced it.

"Look at this..."

Fang Bai picked up some white grass-like herbs and said, "This is Frostflower Grass. After making it into an ointment and applying it to the skin, it can whiten the skin and also provide sun protection and wrinkle removal."

After putting down the Frostflower Grass, Fang Bai picked up a piece of purple leaf, "This is Purple Bamboo Leaf, it’s the best for getting rid of acne on the face."

Baili Mingyue’s eyes lit up the more she listened.

The herbs Fang Bai spoke of, some could clear scars, some could remove acne, and some could whiten the skin and protect against the sun and wrinkles, undoubtedly had an irresistible allure for women.

"Fang Bai, when you’ve made the ointment, can you let me try it? Look..."

Baili Mingyue pointed to her cheek and said, "I just got a small pimple on my cheek yesterday, it’s so annoying!"

Baili Zhan lightly tapped his daughter’s head and said irritably, "Can you not interrupt when adults are talking? Go play over there!"

Baili Mingyue pouted her lips, about to retort, but then she suddenly remembered something and hugged her father’s arm, cooing sweetly.

"Dad, I can do without the ointment, but there’s something you must agree to! If you don’t, I’ll make a fuss every day!"

"You’re all grown up and still acting coquettishly. Aren’t you embarrassed? What is it that you want to talk about?"

Baili Zhan glared at his daughter.

"I want to learn martial arts from Fang Bai!"

Baili Mingyue stood tall and said, "Fang Bai said I have an Innate Spiritual Root and that I’m good material for cultivating martial arts. He is willing to teach me, but he said I need to get your consent first... Dad, I know you’ll agree, right?"

"Innate Spiritual Root?"

Baili Zhan, although a disciple of the Hidden Sect and quite knowledgeable, had no idea what an "Innate Spiritual Root" was and looked at Fang Bai with a puzzled face.

"Innate Spiritual Root" is a term from the Cultivation World; without it, though one can also practice martial arts, they are doomed to have no significant prospects.

But possessing an Innate Spiritual Root, one will stride forward on the path of Martial Dao, having a future full of unlimited light.

Naturally, Fang Bai wouldn’t reveal that the concept of "Innate Spiritual Root" came from the Cultivation World. He smiled and said, "An Innate Spiritual Root refers to a rather special physique, and the martial arts I practice are also quite special, so to learn from me, one needs the Innate Spiritual Root."

After glancing at Baili Mingyue, Baili Zhan thought seriously for a moment and said, "Good, since you put it that way, I’ll entrust Mingyue to your teaching. Mingyue, quickly kneel down and pay respects to your master!"

Baili Mingyue, who had witnessed Fang Bai’s prowess and both admired and revered him, was eager to learn martial arts from him. Upon hearing this, she uttered, "Oh," and moved in front of Fang Bai, bending her knees as if to kneel.

Fang Bai lifted his hands in a supportive gesture, and an invisible force of True Yuan materialized in front of Baili Mingyue. No matter how hard she tried, she could not kneel down.

Baili Zhan felt the strong aura released by Fang Bai, which even put pressure on himself, and he couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise, "Fang Bai, have you advanced? Have you reached Profound Level Perfection?"

Fang Bai nodded, which served as an acknowledgement.

"When I left, our cultivation levels were about the same. It’s incredible to think that in less than a month since I’ve been gone, you’ve advanced... This is truly unimaginable!"

Baili Zhan looked at Fang Bai in astonishment, feeling a mix of wonder and envy.

No wonder Baili Zhan was surprised. For martial artists, advancing even a minor realm after reaching a certain level of mastery normally takes at least one to two years, if not three to five. But Fang Bai’s rate of progression clearly exceeded this norm.

Baili Zhan speculated that either Fang Bai practiced a special cultivation technique, or he had some fortuitous encounter during the time he was away. Otherwise, such a remarkable improvement would not have been possible.

Even within the Hidden Sect, martial artists at Fang Bai’s age who had reached Profound Level Perfection were a rare sight, considered awe-inspiring talents.

Baili Zhan was now a High Rank Martial Artist of the Profound Level. To advance to perfection, he would likely have no hope of achieving it within the next three to five years given his current state – that’s why he envied Fang Bai.

A moment ago, Baili Zhan had some hesitation about letting his daughter follow Fang Bai to learn martial arts, but now he was fully supportive.

Baili Zhan knew his own limitations. If he were to personally teach Baili Mingyue, the chances of her surpassing him as a father were almost non-existent. But if Fang Bai taught her, there might be hope.

However, he was puzzled by Fang Bai’s gesture of not allowing Baili Mingyue to perform the kowtow ritual to acknowledge a master. He thought to himself, paying respects to one’s master is a righteous tradition. Without the formal acknowledgement of the disciple-master relationship, would Fang Bai still earnestly teach his daughter?

(Baili Mingyue says, "Brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts, please vote for me!")