Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 389: The Mysterious Earth Level Martial Artist

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: The Mysterious Earth Level Martial Artist

Among the approaching martial artists, there were a few that Fang Bai recognized, including Qian Haoduo and Hua Tianhe from the Four Great National Doctors, and Wen Yu, the Pavilion Master of the Doctor Pavilion.

The martial artist who possessed the initial stage strength of the Earth Rank, however, was an unknown figure to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai withdrew his Divine Sense, turned around, and watched the horizon ahead with interest.

The first person to come into view was, surprisingly, National Doctor Qian Haoduo, closely followed by Hua Tianhe, and then Wen Yu, the Pavilion Master of the Doctor Pavilion, plus three middle-aged men that Fang Bai did not recognize.

Fang Bai’s gaze swept over Qian Haoduo and the others, then settled on the last young man to appear in his line of sight.

The young man looked to be around thirty years old, with a lean figure, a hooked nose and thin lips, slightly high cheekbones, and a gloomy look in his eyes, giving off a cold and harsh aura. He seemed to be enveloped by a chilly and grim atmosphere, making him seem unapproachable.

Fang Bai had thought that his casual outfit already stood out amidst the formal attire of the other guests, but to his surprise, the young man was wearing a black long robe that had gone out of fashion decades ago, making him even more distinctive and eye-catching.

From the man in the black robe, Fang Bai detected a scent of medicinal herbs and guessed that he must be from an Ancient Medicine Sect of Huaxia.

"Damn, why is this kid here? The disturbance in the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy just now, could it have been caused by him?"

Qian Haoduo glanced up and saw Fang Bai sitting under an ancient pine tree on the edge of the cliff in front, smiling at them. He was taken aback at first, then his old face flushed red with embarrassment, and he turned away to walk off into the distance, clearly not wanting to encounter Fang Bai.

Hua Tianhe and the others also saw Fang Bai at the same time. They exchanged glances, their expressions full of surprise.

"Doctor Fang, are you here alone? Has anyone else been here just now?"

Hua Tianhe walked over to the ancient pine and looked around as if searching for someone.

As far as Hua Tianhe was concerned, the Cultivation of an ordinary Profound Level Martial Artist simply could not cause the kind of disturbance in the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy that had happened just before. It must have been a martial artist at the level of Profound Level Perfection, or even the Earth Rank Realm, to do so.

Although Fang Bai gave Hua Tianhe an inscrutable feeling, Hua Tianhe did not believe his strength had reached Profound Level Perfection or Earth Rank.

Since it wasn’t Fang Bai, it must have been someone else. With no one other than Fang Bai present, that was why Hua Tianhe had asked the question.

"Just now... indeed, there was an elder with an immortal and Taoist-like manner here. But in the blink of an eye, he disappeared. I didn’t even have a chance to exchange a few words with him,"

Fang Bai casually fabricated a story, saying this because he didn’t want Hua Tianhe and the others to suspect him regarding the recent disturbance of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.

Hua Tianhe and the others looked at each other, believing Fang Bai’s words without suspicion, each expression tinged with regret. They lamented that surely the elder, who was like a Divine Dragon showing his head but not his tail, must be an esteemed Master from outside the world. It was a pity they had missed the chance to meet him.

Wen Yu, the Pavilion Master of the Doctor Pavilion, felt worried amid his lamentations, wondering what the purpose of the Master’s appearance near the Doctor Pavilion could be and whether it was auspicious or ominous for the Pavilion.

The man in the black robe who stood behind the crowd remained silent, his gaze scrutinizing Fang Bai thoughtfully.

If it were someone else under his cold, scrutinizing gaze, they would definitely feel uneasy. However, Fang Bai remained calm and collected, ignoring the gaze directed at him.

The man in black was paying attention to Fang Bai because he had sensed an extraordinary demeanor about this seemingly ordinary young man who appeared to be only in his twenties.

This kind of demeanor, the man in black had only ever found in his master, Li Ao, the Valley Master of the Hidden Sect’s Ghost Doctor Valley.

"This young man, he is clearly only a beginner at the Profound Level... Yes, I must be mistaken! How can a beginner at the Profound Level be compared to my master?"

The man in black shook his head and withdrew his gaze from Fang Bai.

A twenty-year-old beginner at the Profound Level was considered a rare talent in the Secular Ancient Martial World, but such individuals were not uncommon in the Hidden Sect’s Ghost Doctor Valley, where the man in black came from.

Take the man in black himself, for instance. He was one of the personal disciples of the Ghost Doctor Valley’s Valley Master, Li Ao. By the time he was twenty, he had already reached the High Rank of the Profound Level. After ten more years of arduous cultivation, he had achieved his current status and joined the ranks of Earth Rank Martial Artists.

In the Hidden Sect, only martial artists like the man in black were qualified to be called "geniuses."

Having not been able to find the master who caused the abnormal movement of the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, the man in black lost interest and left without saying hello to anyone else.

As he left, Sikong Lieyang, the Sect Leader of the Ghost Doctor Sect, one of the five great Ancient Medicine Sects of Huaxia, also took his leave.

Seeing Sikong Lieyang, a Sect Leader no less, treating a man in black who was more than half his junior with such deference and reverence, Wen Yu and the others couldn’t help but be astonished.

The man in black had come with Sikong Lieyang, and when Sikong introduced him, he merely mentioned that he was a friend, without elaborating, so Wen Yu and the others didn’t ask any further questions. However, they made a mental note of this man in black, who possessed the strength of a beginner at the Profound Level.

After all, a thirty-year-old beginner at the Profound Level in the Secular Ancient Martial World was also considered a talented individual.

Of course, that the man in black was at the beginner Profound Level was a result of him suppressing his true level of power. If he were to display his real strength, just by releasing his aura, he could make Wen Yu and the others collapse to the ground, completely unable to resist.

This just shows how vast the gap in strength can be between martial artists of different major realms.

It was only after seeing Sikong Lieyang’s respectful attitude towards the man in black that Wen Yu and the others realized that the man must have an extraordinary identity and background. How else could he make the typically proud and arrogant Sect Leader Sikong Lieyang bow and scrape in obsequiousness?

The five great Ancient Medicine Sects of Huaxia cooperate but also compete against one another. Each Ancient Medicine Sect wants to seize the dominant position in the Huaxia traditional medicine community, thereby gaining access to more resources related to traditional Chinese medicine.

And each "World Medical Congress" is not only a convention for traditional Chinese medicine doctors from all over the world to exchange and discuss medical techniques, but also a platform for the major Ancient Medicine Sects to compare skills.

At that time, the Ancient Medicine Sects would send out their best young disciples for a public medical technique showdown, and the sect that ultimately wins would naturally take the dominant position in the traditional Chinese medicine community for the following five years.

The appearance of the man in black was odd in itself, and Wen Yu and the others speculated that he might be a helper invited by the Ghost Doctor Sect, although they had no idea which Sect he was from.

Watching Sikong Lieyang accompany the man in black as the two walked away, Wen Yu and the others watched their retreating figures with contemplation and complicated expressions. None of them had any remaining interest in Fang Bai.