Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 2013: Ten Years
The advancement of Flood Dragon Venerable to a higher level took forty-nine days.
In contrast, Fang Bai only emerged after eighty-one days, breaking through to the eighth level of the Heavenly Tribulation realm.
Compared to Flood Dragon Venerable, Fang Bai’s breakthrough this time was more than twice as difficult.
After going into seclusion, he directly consumed a demon pill, allowing the powerful demonic energy to rampage within his body, destroying and reshaping his meridians and blood vessels.
During this process, he endured unimaginable pain and finally persevered through it with tenacious willpower.
Eventually, the powerful demonic energy was subdued and refined into a wisp of pure chaos spirit qi, which merged into Fang Bai’s Qi Sea and was then absorbed by the seven primordial spirits within it.
The seven primordial spirits, nourished by the chaos spirit qi, visibly solidified and grew stronger.
Overall, Fang Bai’s strength increased several times due to this breakthrough.
At the moment Fang Bai advanced to the eighth level of the Heavenly Tribulation, an expanding aura within his Qi Sea transformed into a shockwave, spreading violently from Fang Bai’s body, affecting everything within a radius of a hundred miles.
The Concealment Formation set up by Fang Bai was shattered by this shockwave, and even the newly advanced Flood Dragon Venerable was sent tumbling several miles away.
Fortunately, Flood Dragon Venerable’s cultivation level had already reached the Half-Immortal Rank Realm; both his strength and physical body were many times stronger than when he was at the ninth level of the Heavenly Tribulation, so he was not seriously injured.
Returning to Fang Bai’s side in a rather disheveled state, Flood Dragon Venerable looked at the now entirely different Fang Bai, inwardly astonished.
The power of that shockwave just now was so strong that he could hardly withstand it, and even now, he couldn’t calm his pounding heart.
He found it hard to imagine how terrifying the advancement process of a newly advanced eighth-level Heavenly Tribulation practitioner could be.
Now Fang Bai, with merely an eighth-level Heavenly Tribulation cultivation, could suppress him; if he advances to the ninth level, wouldn’t he be capable of contending with a true Immortal?
At that time, Fang Bai would be invincible, becoming the greatest among the three thousand worlds.
Moreover, the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace’s overall strength would also be the strongest sect in the three thousand worlds at that time.
Flood Dragon Venerable felt both excited and enthusiastic at the thought, looking at Fang Bai with admiration and respect.
Previously invited by Fang Bai to join the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, he now believed it might have been the most correct decision of his life.
Since joining the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace, he had already advanced to the Half-Immortal Rank Realm in a short time, and at this rate, ascending to the Immortal Realm might not take too long.
"Congratulations to the Palace Master on the breakthrough!"
Seeing Fang Bai emerge from his cultivation state, open his eyes, and stand up, Flood Dragon Venerable stepped forward with a hearty laugh and cupped his fists in greeting.
Fang Bai felt refreshed and full of explosive power, with a sense of being reborn. He knew that this breakthrough was significant, marking his entry into the ranks of top-tier experts.
In the future, if he encounters a Half-Immortal Rank expert, Fang Bai could fight them alone without relying on external assistance and remain undefeated.
Fang Bai chuckled and said, "Elder Flood Dragon, you’re not bad either! Now a Half-Immortal Rank expert, just one more step and you’ll reach the true realm of Immortals!"
Flood Dragon Venerable’s eyebrows raised with excitement, as he laughed heartily and said, "I certainly hope that day comes soon! I truly want to see what the legendary Immortal Realm looks like!"
"Ten years!"
Fang Bai extended a finger, saying seriously, "In at most ten years, we hope to ascend to the Immortal Realm to experience the limitless splendor of the Immortal Realm!"
Flood Dragon Venerable’s eyes shone, lost in contemplation, muttering, "Ten years... ten years... even if it took a hundred years to ascend to the Immortal Realm, I’d have no regrets upon death!"
For countless millennia, countless cultivators in the three thousand worlds have diligently practiced and trained with the dream of ascending to the Immortal Realm, never giving up even in the face of no hope.
Yet among these cultivators, only a very few ultimately succeeded in ascending to the Immortal Realm.
Despite this, cultivators continue to forge ahead regardless.
Without encountering Fang Bai, Flood Dragon Venerable believed that he would have had no hope of ascending to the Immortal Realm in this life, becoming one of the countless cultivators who fell after a hundred years.
Thus, Flood Dragon Venerable felt immense gratitude towards Fang Bai.
Fang Bai’s claim that they could ascend to the Immortal Realm in ten years was something Flood Dragon Venerable did not doubt.
Ascension to the Immortal Realm means a drastic increase in cultivation level and lifespan, and it would embark on an entirely new path of cultivation, unlike any in the three thousand worlds.
Flood Dragon Venerable was filled with anticipation at this prospect.
"Palace Master, we’ve amassed a huge amount of cultivation resources; do you think we should return to the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace now, or continue training?"
Flood Dragon Venerable’s space ring was already filled with the cultivation resources acquired during this trip, and even Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring had little space left. Considering that they had been away for two or three years, Flood Dragon Venerable thought it was time to return to the Emperor’s Palace for a look.
Fang Bai nodded and said, "Very well. This time around Fengmo Peak, we’ve gained much and even acquired some resources from the Demon Realm. Upon returning, we can use these resources to create another batch of powerful cultivators!"
Currently, the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace has many with Innate Spiritual Roots. As long as they are not lacking in cultivation resources, and with Fang Bai’s guidance, they all have the potential to ascend to the Immortal Realm with Fang Bai in the future.
Fang Bai knew that after his fall in his previous life, the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace he established in the Immortal Realm would undoubtedly be highly damaged by the Eight Immortal Emperors, difficult to preserve.
His friends, disciples, and beloveds in the Immortal Realm would stand no chance against the Eight Immortal Emperors and likely suffered death, injury, or were forced into hiding.
Therefore, even if he returned to the Immortal Realm, he would have a hard time finding familiar immortals from his past life for some time.
Fang Bai was aware that even upon returning to the Immortal Realm, he must continue to be patient and not reveal his identity until he had the strength to seek revenge against the Eight Immortal Emperors; otherwise, he could not evade their pursuit.
In his past life, as a peak Immortal Emperor, Fang Bai was invincible across the nine Heavenly Domains of the Immortal Realm, yet ultimately fell under the siege of the Eight Immortal Emperors, demonstrating their formidable power.
Part of why Fang Bai wanted to bring more people back to the Immortal Realm was to avoid ascending alone, wandering the Immortal Realm without anyone to talk to.
This time, Fang Bai and Flood Dragon Venerable had traveled for two or three years, so it was time to return to examine the cultivation progress of the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace’s disciples and fulfill his promises to the women.
Thus, Fang Bai and Flood Dragon Venerable rode their spiritual artifacts, flying towards the Western Desolate Continent, encountering no obstructions along the way. After spending more than half a year traveling, they finally returned to the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace after nearly three years of absence.
