Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 396: Go Further

Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Go Further

That afternoon, Fang Bai and Wang Miaomiao entered the secret chamber that Wen Yu had specially arranged for them, one to continue imparting the art of Ancient Martial Medicine, the other to earnestly cultivate and learn.

It went on until about five o’clock the next morning, when the sky to the east was about to light up but had not yet, Fang Bai and Wang Miaomiao finally emerged from the secret chamber.

Although they had not slept all night, neither of them felt the slightest bit of tiredness or weariness and remained spirited.

The two went to the ancient pine at the edge of the cliff from yesterday, sat cross-legged facing the east, and silently circulated their cultivation techniques, absorbing the purest Heaven and Earth Origin Energy of the day.

After a moment, Fang Bai flicked his right hand and tossed a green-glowing Essence Stone to Wang Miaomiao.

This was a low-grade Wood Element Stone that contained a strand of Wood Element Qi, acquired by Fang Bai previously from a cultivator’s abandoned cave dwelling—there weren’t many of them.

Wood Element Qi possesses the wondrous ability to stimulate life’s potential and bring back the dead.

In Fang Bai’s previous world, martial artists with strong Wood Element Qi typically had extraordinary achievements in the field of medicine.

Especially those with an Innate Wood Spirit Root—they had been cultivating Wood Attribute cultivation techniques since childhood, with the purest and most profound Wood Element Qi, blessed with unbeatable conditions, born to be masters of medicine.

At the same time, possessing an Innate Wood Spirit Root was also one of the basic prerequisites for becoming a pharmacist.

Although Wang Miaomiao had undergone a Marrow Cleansing with elixirs provided by Fang Bai, she was still not a body with a Spiritual Root, thus her future achievements in martial arts and medicine would not be too high, unless she stumbled upon an enormous stroke of luck, finding an extremely rare celestial-grade Spiritual Medicine to transform her bloodline and give birth to a Spiritual Root.

Nevertheless, as long as Wang Miaomiao could thoroughly integrate the techniques and medical skills taught by Fang Bai, in the future, within the secular Ancient Martial World and the medical community, her strength would be unmatched, and her medical skills would surpass those of the four great National Doctors of Huaxia.

The Cultivation Technique that Fang Bai had previously passed on to Wang Miaomiao was a Wood Attribute technique, and gifting her the Wood Element Stone was to let her use it in conjunction with the Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique.

As long as Wang Miaomiao could generate a strand of Wood Element Qi within her body, then in the future, when she was treating illnesses and saving lives, using the arts of acupuncture and massage for support, she would achieve effects unheard of by ordinary people.

From yesterday afternoon until now, Fang Bai had already given Wang Miaomiao three low-grade Wood Element Stones for her cultivation, and Wang Miaomiao also showed signs of another impending breakthrough.

Fang Bai took Wang Miaomiao out of the secret chamber and to the edge of the cliff because he wanted her to comprehend the ways of martial arts from nature and see if she had the chance to advance again.

Wang Miaomiao could also sense that she was on the verge of another breakthrough. Holding the Wood Element Stone given by Fang Bai, she looked at him with gratitude, then sat cross-legged on the rock beneath the ancient pine, placing the Wood Element Stone flat in her palms, and rapidly entered a Cultivation State while circulating her cultivation method.

As Wang Miaomiao was at a critical moment in her cultivation, any disturbance from an outsider would adversely affect her, so Fang Bai assumed the role of protector.

At this time, some of the guests had also woken up early, intending to move around at the edge of the cliff and breathe some fresh air, but were turned away by Fang Bai with a smile.

Some martial artists among the guests became displeased at being stopped, but as they saw Fang Bai’s handsome, scholarly appearance, they tried to forcefully pass through. However, as soon as Fang Bai released a whiff of his aura, those martial artists scattered like startled birds, their faces pale as they ran far away.

The Martial Artist Aura released by Fang Bai was equivalent only to the Profound Level Martial Artist Realm, but for those who were merely at the Yellow Level Realm, it was as immense as a mountain overhead—completely unbearable.

Only then did they realize that this refined, scholarly-looking and harmlessly smiling young man was actually a hidden powerhouse.

During this time, a mysterious man in a black robe, invited by the Ghost Doctor Sect of Tianshan, also made a round here.

When the man in black saw Wang Miaomiao, who was sitting cross-legged on a rock under the ancient pine, cultivating with a Wood Element Stone in her palm, his eyes sparkled, and his pupils suddenly constricted as if he had seen something tremendously surprising.

He watched from a distance for a moment, his eyes flickering, his expression changing until Fang Bai’s gaze fell upon him, at which point he turned and left.

"Who would have thought that in this world, there would also be those who recognize Essence Stones..."

Fang Bai watched the man in black’s retreating figure, thinking that if this person truly was a disciple from a Hidden Sect, then within the Hidden Sect, there might exist Essence Stones, and that man in black must have seen them before.

Otherwise, his expression would not have been so peculiar when he saw the Wood Element Stone in Wang Miaomiao’s hands.

At present, Fang Bai’s cultivation lacked neither talent nor Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts skills; what he lacked the most were various cultivation resources.

And with Fang Bai’s current abilities, he was not yet able to refine Elixirs, so he could only use Essence Stones and Spiritual Medicines to cultivate and advance in strength.

Essence Stones are the simplest and easiest to use among all cultivation resources, available for direct handling and absorption of their essence energy.

In Fang Bai’s previous world, many powerful martial artists and even the peak powers like the Immortal Emperor relied on Essence Stones for cultivation.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that in both the Cultivation World and the nine domains of the Immortal Realm, many strong individuals were built up with a prodigious amount of cultivation resources, including Essence Stones.

Of course, the grade of Essence Stones used by those strong individuals in their everyday cultivation was many times higher than the low-quality Wood Element Stone Wang Miaomiao held in her hand, which might be very hard to find in this world.

A moment later, a ripple-like aura began to emanate from Wang Miaomiao’s body, spreading outwards in all directions – clearly, her cultivation had reached a critical moment.

To prevent the aura released by Wang Miaomiao from spreading too widely, attracting the senses of more martial artists and causing undue attention, Fang Bai quietly released a strand of his aura, confining Wang Miaomiao’s emanating aura within the region of the cliff.

Around six o’clock in the morning, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds, shining upon Wang Miaomiao, who sat cross-legged with a serene and dignified presence.

It was at this moment that the Wood Element Stone in Wang Miaomiao’s palm burst into a "pop" and turned into dust, scattering with the morning breeze, while the last wisp of essence energy within it surged into Wang Miaomiao’s body.

Wang Miaomiao’s aura, with the influx of that wisp of Wood Element Qi, reached its pinnacle, and her delicate body imperceptibly trembled slightly.

Whoosh—

After slowly expelling a breath of turbid air, Wang Miaomiao opened her eyes, and what fell into her view was the sun, bursting through the thick clouds in the eastern sky.

Although it was only an advancement in a minor realm, not as significant as the advancement through two minor realms yesterday, the strength gained from this single minor realm far exceeded the previous two.

"Yellow Level Perfection... Miaomiao, congratulations on advancing once again. With this realm, your chances of taking the first place in the medical skills competition have increased!"

Fang Bai’s voice, filled with satisfaction, floated gently from behind Wang Miaomiao.