Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 461: The Strange Mound

Chapter 461: Chapter 461: The Strange Mound

"Dabai, you’re also trained in medicine, and our family’s traditional Chinese medicine clinic is currently short-staffed," Fang Bai suggested. "Why not stay and help my dad out?"

The next morning, when Fang Bai met up with Zhou Dabai, he made the suggestion.

Zhou Dabai was someone they knew through and through, and the entire Fang family felt at ease with the idea of him coming over to help.

"Sure!" Zhou Dabai agreed without a second thought.

The reason for his ready agreement wasn’t only because the Zhou family owed Fang Bai a huge favor; it was also because he got along well with Ghost Hand.

Most importantly, since Ghost Hand was Fang Bai’s disciple and possessed formidable skills, Zhou Dabai knew that together with Ghost Hand, even if Fang Bai wasn’t in Zhongzhou, they would still command respect wherever they went, and no one would dare to provoke them.

Regarding Zhou Houde and his wife, Fang Bai arranged for one to join Xia Chenyu’s "Beauty Company" and the other to work at a corporation managed by Su Yifei, in accordance with their wishes.

No one brought up the issue of salary; Fang Bai believed that, out of respect for him, Xia Chenyu and Su Yifei would not mistreat them.

After sorting out jobs for Zhou Dabai’s family that afternoon, Fang Bai, accompanied by Ghost Hand, bid farewell to his parents and once again left Zhongzhou.

This time, their destination was the Qingcheng Temple.

Located amidst the great mountains to the southwest of Huaxia, the Qingcheng Temple was surrounded by a thousand miles of rugged terrain, steep peaks, and verdant vegetation, making it extremely difficult to access.

However, such difficulties were only for ordinary people. For martial artists like Fang Bai and Ghost Hand, traversing such terrain was as easy as walking on flat ground.

Master and disciple drove out of Zhongzhou and arrived at the foot of the mountain where Qingcheng Temple was located. They then abandoned their vehicle and proceeded on foot into the wilderness.

Neither of them knew the exact location of Qingcheng Temple. Before venturing into the mountains, they made a point of buying a local topographical map and asking the locals roughly where it was. After determining the general direction, they set out.

"Essence Energy has all but vanished from the cities, to cultivate, one must really stay in such deep mountain ranges!" Fang Bai, sensing the abundant Essence Energy around them, couldn’t help but remark.

"Master, since you like this place, why don’t we, after seeking justice from Qingcheng Temple, drive away all the unrelated disciples and settle down here for focused cultivation?" Ghost Hand suggested with a grin.

Fang Bai shook his head, "That won’t work! I have too many worldly matters I can’t let go of just yet. Not to mention any other, my parents would never agree to me staying in this deep, remote forest indefinitely!"

He paused, then continued, "There will be a chance in the future! Once I have more free time, I will travel around the world to find where the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy is richest and most suited for martial artists like us. Then, I will set up a Formation that can absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, and we will all cultivate there!"

"Master, you said that when a martial artist reaches a certain realm, they can, like the Immortals in legends, fly through the skies and burrow into earth, move mountains and overturn seas... It feels so distant! Do you think I could reach that realm in this lifetime?" Ghost Hand asked longingly.

"Believe me, you definitely can!" Fang Bai replied with conviction.

Back when he was the Immortal Emperor, flying through the skies, moving mountains, and overturning seas were mere trifles to Fang Bai. Even tearing through the void with his bare hands and traversing thousands of miles in an instant were minor feats he could accomplish effortlessly.

"I believe what you say, Master! I really look forward to that day!" Ghost Hand imagined himself breaking free from Earth’s gravity, flying through the sky like a bird, smashing mountains with his fists, shaking the seas with his feet, coming across like a deity out of the legends. He couldn’t help but feel his blood surging with excitement.

Before becoming Fang Bai’s disciple, he thought the pinnacle of the Martial Dao was to move with such agility that one could walk on snow leaving no trace. His horizons had only really broadened when he started studying under Fang Bai, when he realized just how vast and deep the path of Martial Dao was, beyond imagination.

According to Fang Bai, the true pinnacle of Martial Dao is the comprehension of the mysteries of the world’s origin, culminating in the achievement of an Eternal Life Body.

Of course, for Ghost Hand, who was still only at the early Profound Level as a Martial Artist, that was far too mystical and profound, beyond his comprehension, and even beyond his imagination.

Even in his previous life, Fang Bai had never come close to reaching that pinnacle realm of Martial Dao.

"Wait a moment..."

As the two passed by a low hill, Fang Bai suddenly halted his steps and, under the astonished gaze of Ghost Hand, swept up to the front of the hill.

"Master, what have you discovered?"

Seeing Fang Bai stop and observe the hill with barely concealed joy and excitement, Ghost Hand couldn’t help but ask.

In Ghost Hand’s view, his master must have found some rare treasure; otherwise, he would not show such an expression.

"Take a careful look, does this hill seem unusual compared to other places?"

Fang Bai pointed at the hill before them and asked with a twinkling gaze.

Upon hearing this, Ghost Hand scrutinized the hill before him and after a while finally said, "The vegetation on this hill seems much more luxuriant than on other hills, and despite the season, the branches and leaves of the vegetation have not withered or decayed. How strange..."

"Besides that, have you discovered anything else?"

Fang Bai asked again.

Ghost Hand stared at the hill for a long time before scratching his head and replied with a dry laugh, "No..."

"Yes, your realm is too weak, you haven’t birthed Divine Sense, you can’t sense it..." Fang Bai muttered to himself, leaving Ghost Hand feeling baffled, then pointed to the east side of the hill, saying, "You go east, I’ll go west. Let’s circle around this hill and see if there’s anything unusual... Remember to look carefully!"

"Understood, Master!"

Ghost Hand responded, bending at the waist and walking slowly to the east, his eyes round and wide, not missing a single blade of grass or leaf.

The hill’s circumference was roughly four hundred meters. The master and disciple, one to the east and one to the west, had circled around half of the hill when they suddenly heard Ghost Hand shouting, "Master! Master! There’s an entrance here!"

Fang Bai’s figure flashed, and he rushed to Ghost Hand’s side, following the direction his finger pointed. He saw a dense covering of vegetation concealing a hole with a diameter of about one meter.

As they parted the vegetation blocking the entrance, they could see the hole twisting into the interior of the hill. Peering inside, a chilling cold breath rushed towards them, and it was impossible to tell how deep it went.

"Do you sense anything now?"

Fang Bai stood up and pointed towards the dark cave entrance, then turned back to ask Ghost Hand.

After silently sensing for a moment, Ghost Hand excitedly nodded and said, "Essence Energy! There are fluctuations of Essence Energy! Could it be..."

Fang Bai smiled and said, "That’s right. The interior of this hill must be hollow... If my guess is correct, there must be a large amount of Essence Stones inside!"

"That’s great! I’ll go in first and take a look!"

Excitedly waving his arm, Ghost Hand bent down and stuck his head into the entrance, ready to crawl inside.

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