Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 938: Maybe I Could Win?

Chapter 938: Chapter 938: Maybe I Could Win?

In the Bitao Martial Academy, it’s quite normal for disciples to challenge each other.

However, under usual circumstances, it is the disciples with weaker abilities who challenge those stronger than themselves in order to take their place.

But now, Yang Lin, who was ranked third in the Inner Court disciple combat rankings, was challenging Fang Bai, who had just entered the Inner Court. To some of the onlooking disciples, it seemed like Yang Lin was bullying the weak, as even if he won, it would be seen as an unworthy victory.

"Junior Brother Fang, don’t agree to his challenge!"

Hou Ziping knew that Yang Lin’s challenge must have been instigated by Gao Shuxian, and once Fang Bai let his temper get the better of him and accepted the challenge, he would be falling right into the trap of Gao Shuxian and Yang Lin.

Although the martial academy’s upper echelons had stipulated that challenges between disciples must not lead to disability or death, injuries were almost inevitable, and Hou Ziping was worried that Yang Lin might exploit this to his advantage.

For example, Yang Lin could severely injure Fang Bai, rendering him bedridden for ten days to half a month, thereby affecting Fang Bai’s cultivation.

And once Fang Bai recovered from his injuries, Yang Lin could challenge him again. If Fang Bai refused to fight, he would be looked down upon by the other disciples, who might even mock him by calling him a coward or the like. Thus Fang Bai’s reputation would be ruined, and he would struggle to hold his head up high in the academy.

If Fang Bai did fight, he might face the possibility of being severely injured again... In such a never-ending cycle, where would Fang Bai find the time and peace of mind to cultivate?

Of course, all of this was based on the assumption that Fang Bai was no match for Yang Lin.

Though Hou Ziping had not witnessed Fang Bai’s combat powers, he believed that Fang Bai was no match for Yang Lin.

Yang Lin, ranked third in the Inner Court disciple combat rankings, often went out on excursions and battled fierce Spirit Beasts, an experienced veteran, long renowned for his prowess.

Whereas Fang Bai was just a newly promoted Inner Court disciple. Despite his unparalleled talent, he was still too young to have undergone much hardship, and his lack of real battle experience made him like a wolf that had been caged from a young age. How could he possibly fight against the wild wolves of the wilderness?

Hou Ziping saw through the conspiracy of Gao Shuxian and Yang Lin, hence he urged Fang Bai to refuse the challenge.

While he would indeed be mocked as weak by the other disciples, Fang Bai could immerse himself in rigorous training, and once his strength grew, he could then find an opportunity to defeat Yang Lin and regain his reputation in one fell swoop.

In Yang Lin’s view, this was the most prudent course of action.

"Monkey, mind your own business and keep your mouth shut! Otherwise... Senior Brother Yang will get angry, you know!"

Gao Shuxian said with a smile that was both charming and disarming.

Her smile was enchanting, but to Hou Ziping, it sent a shiver down his spine.

Hou Ziping knew that the more charming Gao Shuxian’s smile, the more venomous her thoughts were. If he spoke out of turn again, there was no telling what kind of methods she would use against him.

"Alright, let’s have a match when we have the time!"

Fang Bai said leisurely, which was effectively accepting Yang Lin’s challenge.

Hou Ziping’s face showed a change of color, and he inwardly groaned in distress.

Yang Lin, Gao Shuxian, and the others exchanged glances, all sharing a sense of triumphant conspiracy.

Yang Lin chuckled, "I didn’t expect Junior Brother Fang to be such a decisive person! Good, three days from now, at dusk, let’s not miss each other at the Inner Court disciple Practice Battle Arena! I hope you don’t disappoint me then!"

Fang Bai nodded with a smile, "You definitely won’t be disappointed!"

"Junior Sister Gao, let’s go!"

Having successfully challenged Fang Bai and thinking about how he would win Gao Shuxian’s body after defeating him in three days, Yang Lin felt extremely pleased, walking shoulder to shoulder with Gao Shuxian past Fang Bai.

As she brushed past Fang Bai, Gao Shuxian cast him a glance, her lips curling into a meaningful smile.

"Junior Brother Fang, Gao Shuxian and Yang Lin are clearly filled with malice towards you! How... how can you accept Yang Lin’s challenge? You... Ah, what should I say about you?"

Watching Gao Shuxian and Yang Lin walk away, Hou Ziping stamped his foot in frustration and spoke to Fang Bai as if he were disappointed in him.

Fang Bai smiled indifferently and said, "I’ve accepted, so I’ve accepted. Maybe I can win?"

"Maybe..."

Hou Ziping was speechless.

"Forget it, since you’ve already agreed, there’s no way to go back on it now. Junior Brother Fang, you have three days, go back and prepare well!"

With a shake of his head and a sigh, Hou Ziping left resignedly.

Fang Bai wandered around the area by himself, familiarizing himself with the environment, before returning to his own small courtyard.

Fang Bai didn’t take the duel in three days to heart at all. With his strength, defeating Yang Lin would be an effortless task, akin to squashing an ant.

What Fang Bai was concerned about now was how many cultivation resources he could get each month as a new disciple of the Inner Court.

Hou Ziping had said that, under normal circumstances, based on one’s bodily attributes, an Inner Court disciple could receive a thousand Essence Stones and ten bottles of Gathering Yuan Pills every month.

However, disciples like Yang Lin, who had a lot of potential, received special treatment. The cultivation resources he could receive each month were about twice that of the average Inner Court disciple.

As for how many cultivation resources Fang Bai could receive each month, even Hou Ziping wasn’t sure.

With Fang Bai’s current cultivation level, he needed to consume at least a thousand Essence Stones in one night of cultivation. Even if he could receive ten thousand Essence Stones a month, it wouldn’t be nearly enough for him.

Fang Bai set his sights on the abundant spiritual medicines scattered around him, thinking to secretly harvest some spiritual medicines for his own alchemy and cultivation if the resources he received were insufficient.

After all, spiritual medicines were everywhere within a hundred miles of Bitao Martial Academy, and no one would notice if he harvested some every day.

The only thing that Fang Bai regretted was that the spiritual medicines here were all of low grade, which could only be used to refine low-quality spirit pills. They weren’t very effective for increasing his cultivation level, but having some was better than none.

Fang Bai set to work immediately. That very night, he concealed his martial artist aura, harvested nearly a hundred spiritual medicines from nearby mountains, then returned to his residence. Using his own palm as an alchemy cauldron, he circulated fire and wood cultivation techniques and refined hundreds of elixirs overnight.

Inside Fang Bai’s space ring, the huge Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron still lay within.

Fang Bai had studied the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron extensively and deduced that it was a rare spiritual artifact, but he was completely unable to discern its exact rank.

The Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron was similar to an alchemy cauldron, and Fang Bai had tried alchemy within it. However, he found that with his current cultivation level, he couldn’t control the cauldron at all and had to give up, resorting to using his palm for alchemy.

Fang Bai had indirectly asked Hou Ziping where he could buy an alchemy furnace and, upon learning that they were available in the Martial Artists Trading Market of Thousand Lakes Capital City, he made plans to visit the capital city when he had the chance, aiming to acquire a good alchemy cauldron.

With a superior cauldron, he could refine more effective elixirs and save a lot of spiritual medicines. Therefore, most pharmacists typically have a good cauldron specifically for alchemy.