Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 570: Martial Artist Relics

Chapter 570: Chapter 570: Martial Artist Relics

"Do you have a way to break the formation?"

Hearing Fang Bai’s words, Wu De became excited.

Wu De had once obtained the treasure of a Heaven Level high-rank martial artist. Not only did he cultivate extraordinary strength, but he also had a good understanding of formation and geomancy. He knew that for every formation, there was an Array Eye, and as long as one could find the Array Eye and attack it with full strength, breaking through the stone array would be much easier.

If one couldn’t locate the Array Eye, relying solely on brute force was simply not an option.

The ten Earth Level high-rank martial artists also showed a sharp gleam in their eyes, pricking up their ears to listen to Fang Bai’s response.

"Follow me!"

Fang Bai gave a slight smile and, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, stepped toward the stone array. Ye Wumei and Wu De, knowing his abilities, followed without hesitation.

The ten Earth Level high-rank martial artists followed Fang Bai’s gaze tightly, excited and eager, believing he might be about to break the formation. They all conserved their strength, ready to rush forward once the stone array was broken, to compete for the martial artist relics and search for treasures on the body.

The martial artists surrounding the stone array had thought Fang Bai was going to break it but didn’t expect him to stride directly into the stone formation. Ye Wumei followed without a second’s hesitation, whereas Wu De hesitated briefly before gritting his teeth and stepping in after the other two.

"Thought he really could break the formation!"

"Hmph, playing mysterious, acting all profound!"

"Going in there is suicide for those three!"

"The two young ones are definitely goners! I wonder if that Earth Level high-rank martial artist will be able to come out alive!"

"That woman is young and beautiful, with a good figure and charm. In the Ancient Martial World, she is definitely one of the top beauties. It’s a pity if she dies!"

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As they watched Fang Bai and the others charge into the stone array, the martial artists around them discussed among themselves. Most gloated over their misfortune, while a few felt pity for Ye Wumei.

After Ye Wumei and Wu De followed Fang Bai into the stone array, the scenery around them changed. In a sea of corpses and blood, countless warriors in bloodstained clothes appeared, launching attacks on them.

Ye Wumei and Wu De were taken aback and were about to retaliate, but then they heard Fang Bai, who was walking ahead of them, utter a sharp command, "These are all illusions. Do not retaliate, nor show any intent to fight. Follow in my footsteps!"

As he spoke, Fang Bai pivoted on his left foot and took two steps, then turned to the right for three steps, and forward another five steps, meandering slowly, weaving between the stone pillars.

With every step he took, a footprint an inch deep appeared on the ground.

Hearing Fang Bai’s shout, Ye Wumei and Wu De composed themselves, abandoning resistance and ignoring the warriors in bloodstained clothes who were attacking them.

Indeed, as they refrained from counterattacking and dissolved their fighting intent, the warriors in bloodstained clothes no longer attacked, and the illusions around them also gradually faded away.

Ye Wumei and Wu De were overjoyed and followed in Fang Bai’s footprints with great caution.

After taking seventy-seven steps, they circumvented another stone pillar, and suddenly the space opened up before them, revealing an area several dozen feet across.

Standing in this space and looking around, they could see that one hundred and eight stone pillars stood close and dense, and they had arrived at the center of the stone array.

This stone formation was ingeniously set up. From the central area of the stone array, one could see everything outside, but those outside could not see inside.

The martial artist who first discovered the stone array had entered it by chance and discovered the martial artist relics. Later, for some unknown reason, he left with severe injuries, spreading the news throughout the entire Ancient Martial World of Huaxia, even alarming some martial artists from the Hidden Sects.

"Such abundant Essence Energy! It’s a pity it’s not Wind Essence Qi... Hmm, the air is very humid, probably Water Element Qi, right?"

Ye Wumei stood still, sensing the rich Essence Energy around her and muttered to herself.

"If my guess is correct, this fallen martial artist must have been one with an Innate Water Spirit Root, and this Slaughter Array is actually also a Gathering Essence Array, capable of gathering Water Element Qi. This martial artist had probably tried to achieve a breakthrough here, attempting to seize life from the heavens, but unfortunately, he failed to advance to a higher realm and ultimately perished here."

Fang Bai said, his gaze shifting toward the martial artist seated in the lotus position on the stone platform ahead, and he sighed softly.

Wu De and Ye Wumei followed his gaze and saw the martial artist sitting on a circular stone platform about three feet high, surrounded by a great many black Water Element Stones and spiritual medicines and other cultivation resources accumulated for hundreds of years.

The martial artist might have passed away long ago, though the Stone Array was filled with ample Essence Energy and there was a large accumulation of Essence Stone Elixirs around, his hair had fallen out, and his flesh had dried up, making his appearance somewhat terrifying, but it was still possible to see that she had been a woman.

What was surprising was that the martial artist’s outer clothing had decayed, but underneath, there was a vest-style garment that was intact.

The vest was made of an unknown material, looking black and shiny, and seemed very soft. Under the sunlight, it actually reflected a black luster.

"That vest must be woven from Dark Silkworm Silk, light and flexible with strong defensive capabilities, more than ten times stronger than the bulletproof vests in this world. For martial artists, it’s an exceedingly rare treasure!"

Fang Bai pointed at the vest and said.

In his previous life, he had seen Dark Silkworms and some garments woven from their silk, specifically for defense, and to think he would see them in this world.

"What a treasure!"

Wu De looked at the Dark Silkworm Silk vest, his eyes gleaming, his hands rubbing together. He was very tempted to go forward and strip it off her to wear himself, but having seen Ye Wumei beside him, he gave up on the thought and said to Ye Wumei, "Miss Ye is weaker in strength, wearing it would be just right for defense! I will go get it for you!"

Wu De was also clever, aware of the good relationship between Ye Wumei and Fang Bai, flattering Ye Wumei was equivalent to flattering Fang Bai.

Just as he was about to step forward and remove the Dark Silkworm Silk vest from the warrior’s body, he was stopped by Fang Bai’s warning.

"I’d bet that if you touch that martial artist’s remains, you won’t die but you will be crippled!"

Fang Bai spoke seriously.

Wu De, startled, didn’t dare to proceed and said to Fang Bai, "You mean... this deceased martial artist is like the remains of Zhuge Dingtian we encountered before, with a fearsome array embedded in her body?"

Fang Bai nodded and continued, "This martial artist has been gone for at least four or five hundred years. Her strength when she was alive could have been even higher than Zhuge Dingtian’s. Do you see the jade pendant she’s wearing? Do you feel the Essence Energy fluctuations on the jade pendant?"

"I feel them."

Wu De looked closely and indeed saw a green jade pendant around the martial artist’s neck, with faint Essence Energy fluctuations within.

Fang Bai continued, "If I’m not mistaken, the jade pendant must contain the martial intent she inputted during her life. If someone else touches her remains, it will trigger the martial intent within the jade pendant, killing or seriously injuring whoever desecrates her remains. This is also a common method for many martial artists to protect their remains after death."

"Even stronger than Zhuge Dingtian..."

Wu De secretly clicked his tongue in amazement, his scalp tingling, and sighed, "Luckily Brother Fang reminded me, otherwise my life might have ended here!"

"Step back, let me try and see if I can break the murderous intent in the jade pendant!"

Fang Bai said, stepping forward and standing in front of the martial artist’s remains.