Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 499: With Outside Help, Breaking Barriers!

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: With Outside Help, Breaking Barriers!

"What is he trying to do?"

"Is he seeking death?"

"He’s insane..."

"Master Xuan Nan, please show mercy!"

...

Xuan Ku and others watching the battle from afar saw Fang Bai’s suicidal move, some were dumbfounded, and some called out anxiously.

Even Ghost Hand, who had always been indifferent, suddenly changed color.

Although he had almost blind faith in Fang Bai and knew of Fang Bai’s robust physique, how could Fang Bai withstand that palm strike from Xuan Nan, which could collapse even a body of steel?

Even Xuan Nan himself was taken aback, unable to understand why Fang Bai would do such a thing.

Although Xuan Nan’s True Yuan had reached the realm where he could control it at will, that palm strike had unleashed all his latent potential, concentrating twelve parts of his True Essence Force. It could be said that it was the strongest strike of his life, unstoppable and irreversible.

Thump—

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Fang Bai’s chest was heavily imprinted with a palm, and his body soared high into the air like a cannonball, crossing over the stone platform, and landing in the snow a dozen meters away.

Looking at Fang Bai lying motionless in the snow, the scene fell into utter silence.

"Amitabha!"

Xuan Nan chanted the Buddha’s name with a face full of regret and guilt.

He intended to check on Fang Bai, but the side effects of unleashing his body’s potential in that strike manifested immediately, leaving him nearly drained.

He could only sit down slowly and began to circulate his cultivation technique to recuperate.

"Master!"

After standing still for a moment, Ghost Hand rushed to Fang Bai’s side with red eyes.

Just as he was about to help Fang Bai, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of energy from Fang Bai’s body and then his face showed sheer ecstasy.

Normally, after a martial artist suffers a heavy blow, their energy fluctuation should be very weak, but Fang Bai’s current energy fluctuation was exceptionally strong, which was an abnormal sign.

Ghost Hand’s cultivation technique was imparted by Fang Bai, so he knew this phenomenon foretold that his master’s cultivation level was about to break through and advance once again.

"So Master didn’t just take a beating deliberately. He was using Master Xuan Nan’s profound True Essence Force to break through his own barriers and seize an opportunity for breakthrough! This method wouldn’t work for other martial artists at all. Only someone with a physical body as powerful as Master’s would dare to risk trying it!"

Ghost Hand thought to himself.

Following Ghost Hand were Long Jingtian and Dragon Maiden, who had also rushed over and sensed Fang Bai’s intense energy fluctuation, and they couldn’t help but feel astonishment.

Dragon Maiden didn’t know the reason for this, while Long Jingtian looked utterly shocked.

"This kid is simply crazy! If he couldn’t withstand Master Xuan Nan’s strike, he would be reduced to a pile of dust and bones!"

Long Jingtian murmured.

"Grandfather, Fang Bai... he won’t be in trouble, will he?"

Dragon Maiden’s beautiful eyes stared at Fang Bai’s body lying in the snow, full of worry and anxiety.

"He’s in trouble? Ha... What trouble could he possibly have!"

Long Jingtian pointed at the motionless Fang Bai and said, "Not only is this kid fine, but he has actually turned misfortune into a blessing! However, what he did is something that cost him his life, something that others can’t simply learn!"

"Turned misfortune into a blessing? What do you mean?"

Upon hearing her grandfather say Fang Bai was unharmed, Dragon Maiden breathed a sigh of relief internally, yet she was puzzled by the phrase "turned misfortune into a blessing."

In her view, Fang Bai’s injuries were severe, and the abnormal fluctuations of energy seemed more like the "fleeting resurgence" often seen in martial artists right before they died.

"To put it simply, Fang Bai directed the True Essence Force from Master Xuan Nan’s palm strike into his own body, and with the help of this external force, he broke through the barrier of his own cultivation... It seems it won’t be long before he advances to the next level!"

Long Jingtian explained in a low voice, then muttered to himself, "There are legends of cultivation techniques that can make a martial artist’s flesh, bones, and blood as hard as steel. This kid’s physical body is strong; he must have cultivated some sort of body refinement technique! But to be able to withstand a palm strike from Master Xuan Nan, that’s a miracle!"

Dragon Maiden glanced at Ghost Hand, thinking back to what he had just said, "My master is a man adept at creating miracles." She originally thought he was just flattering Fang Baima, but now it seemed to be true.

With Fang Bai’s mid-level Earth strength, to challenge Master Xuan Nan, who possessed Heaven Level Martial Artist strength, and not to be defeated even after hundreds of moves, was a miracle in itself.

To survive Master Xuan Nan’s palm strike with his flesh was yet another miracle.

To use the force of Master Xuan Nan’s palm strike to break his own cultivation barrier and seize the opportunity to reach a breakthrough was an extraordinary miracle.

Dragon Maiden had always admired her grandfather the most, but the series of miracles that occurred to Fang Bai caused her a great shock and impact, bringing forth a sense of admiration for Fang Bai, and even placing him on the same level as her grandfather.

At the same time, Old Monks like Xuan Ku had also reached Master Xuan Nan’s side. They could see that Master Xuan Nan was merely overtaxed and would be fine after some restorative breathing, which relieved them. They stood around Master Xuan Nan, acting as his protectors.

After a moment, Master Xuan Nan’s period of restorative breathing ended, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His face was still somewhat pale, his eyes expressing deep fatigue.

The previous strike, though it grievously injured Fang Bai, had also triggered his body’s potential and left him with lingering afflictions that were hard to rid, bringing his already declining bodily functions to the brink of exhaustion. What could have been three to five more years of life might now not even last a single year.

"A thought of Buddha, a thought of demon. Out of a moment of competitiveness, I gave rise to demonic thoughts... Amitabha! My sin! My sin!"

Looking at Fang Bai lying silently in the snow in the distance, Master Xuan Nan fell into deep self-reproach.

He had been focused on regulating his own breathing and was currently very weak. Also, the distance between him and Fang Bai was substantial; therefore, he had not sensed the abnormal energy fluctuations from Fang Bai and believed Fang Bai had fallen to his palm strike.

"The master need not blame himself, Fang Bai is not going to die!"

Hearing Master Xuan Nan murmuring in self-reproach and self-pity, Long Jingtian’s voice came from afar.

"Good, very good!"

Master Xuan Nan’s brows lifted, and his expression lightened slightly.

If Long Jingtian said Fang Bai would not die, that meant Fang Bai’s injuries weren’t critical, and since Fang Bai’s physical body was strong, far superior to ordinary martial artists, he should recover soon.

Fang Bai was lying in the snow, swiftly becoming covered with a thick layer of snow. Ghost Hand sensed the energy fluctuations inside him growing increasingly intense, knowing that Fang Bai’s breakthrough moment was critical. Far from daring to clear the snow from him, he instead stepped back a few paces.

"You, as a disciple, don’t seem to care about your master at all! Can’t you see he’s covered in snow?"

Dragon Maiden gave Ghost Hand a look and hesitated for a moment. Then, she walked up to Fang Bai, about to kneel down to clear the snow off him.

"Dragon Maiden, be careful!"

Long Jingtian sensed the energy fluctuations within Fang Bai suddenly becoming fierce and, with a sense of alarm, he uttered a soft shout, hurried forward, grabbed Dragon Maiden’s arm, and quickly drew her back.

(PS: Unknowingly, "The Peerless Celestial Healer" has already reached 500 Chapters!!! Please allow me to drink a bottle of ’82 Sprite to celebrate myself!!!)