Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 1957: Good News

"Knowing a person by appearance doesn’t mean understanding their heart. How can one judge a person’s character and temperament?"

As Fang Bai’s words fell, someone from the crowd opposite loudly asked.

Fang Bai smiled slightly and said, "Others may not see it, but the Supreme Elder and I can! Whether you believe it or not, you’ll soon know!"

Fang Bai had previously imparted the Soul Capturing Heart Refining Technique to Xuan Feng Venerable. This secret technique can control others’ thoughts and wills through Divine Sense, and once a strong individual is controlled, any secret in their heart cannot be concealed.

Therefore, with Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable overseeing, it can be ensured that the disciples accepted by the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace won’t include those with low morals and evil intentions.

As Fang Bai expected, among the many loose cultivators who wished to join the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, there were indeed some with disgraceful conduct and wicked intentions, drawn by the palace’s rapid rise and the newly discovered large Spirit Stone veins.

Their purpose in joining the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace was merely to find a powerful backing and use its cultivation resources to advance their ranks.

Upon hearing Fang Bai’s words, the evil-minded individuals began to retreat internally, though most still held onto a try-and-see mentality, with few choosing to leave.

In their minds, even if they couldn’t meet the conditions to join the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, its members wouldn’t make things difficult for them.

Yet they didn’t realize that such wishful thinking would ultimately lead to their downfall.

Both Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable had a deep hatred for evil; once they discovered their misconduct, how could they easily let them go?

Tens of thousands of loose cultivators walked up to the Ruyi Stone one by one, placing their palms on it, which immediately reflected their current cultivation level.

Meanwhile, Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable could roughly assess their talent and qualifications by merely scanning their gazes over those standing before the Ruyi Stone.

Although Fang Bai intended to observe people’s character and temperament, he wouldn’t examine each one individually. He and Xuan Feng Venerable chose a portion of them based on their experience and then used the Soul Capturing Heart Refining Technique for interrogation.

That group, despite their attempts to hide, couldn’t obscure any heinous, depraved acts when questioned, revealing everything like spilling beans from a bamboo tube.

"That old thief even kills infants in swaddling! Despicable!"

"That guy not only abuses a woman daily but also discards her corpses in the wilderness afterward! Truly deserving of death!"

"Look at that tall, skinny man—seemingly upright, yet secretly he commits all kinds of evils! What a scum!"

"Unbelievable, that female martial artist has such a number of men! The saying ’A pair of jade arms as pillows for thousands, a thousand tastes of scarlet lips’ describes her, doesn’t it?"

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Hearing the filthy, evil deeds confessed under Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable’s inquiry, the other strong individuals were shocked and found it incredible, unfathomable.

And those interrogated, upon realizing their deeds were exposed amid surrounding discussions, became panicked and attempted to fly away on Spiritual Artifacts.

"Trying to escape? Treacherous, evil men—everyone must punish them!"

Xuan Feng Venerable snorted coldly, raising his hands slightly. Several Spirit Qi Big Palms condensed over those attempting to flee and then slammed down fiercely.

In an instant, the bodies of more than a dozen infamous strong individuals exploded into clouds of blood mist, with none escaping.

Xuan Feng Venerable’s divine prowess was displayed, killing a dozen with a single palm strike, serving as both a shock and a warning to those newly joining the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, cautioning each not to engage in villainous acts lest they meet the same fate.

Following the incident, among the tens of thousands of strong individuals present, some who had committed shameful acts feared Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable’s interrogation and left silently.

Those who stayed were all people with clear consciences.

Ultimately, among the thousands gathered at the square before the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace’s mountain gate, three thousand passed Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable’s assessment and officially became disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace.

With the increase in disciples, the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace began establishing different levels like other sects, categorizing below Supreme Elder, Palace Master, Elder, and Steward as Direct Disciples, Inner Court Disciples, External Courtyard Disciples, and menial servant disciples.

Some observant palace disciples noticed that the position of "Core Disciple" was unexpectedly vacant, for unknown reasons.

Later Fang Bai announced publicly that the core disciples of the sect would be selected based on merit from the inner, external, and menial servant disciples, and he would personally transmit the cultivation techniques to motivate new disciples to cultivate earnestly.

Some newly joined disciples knew little about Fang Bai, but later learned from the higher-ups of the palace that their young palace master, although at a cultivation level of Heavenly Tribulation Seventh Level, possessed combat power not inferior to Supreme Elder Xuan Feng Venerable, and was proficient in alchemy, artifact refining, and beast taming array setting.

Thus, those palace disciples revered Fang Bai and admired him profoundly.

Periodically, every few months, numerous strong individuals would gather outside the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, seeking to join, and the palace welcomed all comers, though it was still Fang Bai and Xuan Feng Venerable who personally oversaw the screening.

A year later, the number of disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace exceeded ten thousand, and with Xuan Feng Venerable at Heavenly Tribulation Ninth Level and Fang Bai whose strength could rival Heavenly Tribulation Ninth Level, the palace’s overall power rose to be among the top sects in the Western Desolate Continent and the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

One day, Fang Bai was supervising disciple cultivation in the palace when a disciple guarding the mountain gate reported that an elder named Shi En from Alchemy Immortal City in the Eastern Desolate Continent sought to meet him.

During his training in the Eastern Desolate Continent, Fang Bai had served as an Honorary Elder of Alchemy Immortal City, still holding the title.

Shi En was one of the four elders of Alchemy Immortal City, and Fang Bai had quite a rapport with him. Curious about his purpose for traveling tens of thousands of miles, Fang Bai personally welcomed him outside the mountain gate.

Upon seeing Shi En, Fang Bai noted his joyful expression, indicating no calamity had befallen Alchemy Immortal City, prompting him to come for assistance. Feeling a sudden insight, Fang Bai smiled and asked, "Does Elder Shi bring good news this time?"

"Exactly! It is good news!"

Shi En laughed heartily, twirling his beard and asking Fang Bai, "Should I call you Elder Fang now or address you as Palace Master Fang?"

Fang Bai replied, "Whether calling me elder or palace master seems too formal. I think it’s more appropriate to call me Friend Fang!"