Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 2265: Before the Teleportation Array

Fang Bai felt fortunate that the cultivation ground he knew of had not been discovered by any Immortal, thanks to a Concealment Formation he had hastily set up in the past.

The cultivation ground was not large, but it was picturesque with rich immortal qi and flourishing growth of various Immortal Elixirs, making it a rare cultivation holy land in the Immortal Realm.

After arriving at the cultivation ground, Fang Bai refined the formation to enhance its concealment and defense capabilities, ensuring that only disciples of the Emperor’s Palace, such as the Vajra Immortal King, could enter and exit smoothly in the future.

"Palace Master, let us go with you!"

Upon learning that Fang Bai would soon head to Myriad Sword City and from there proceed to the Congtian Domain in the third Heavenly Domain of the Immortal Realm via a large teleportation array, disciples of the Emperor’s Palace, including the Vajra Immortal King, felt reluctant to part and wanted to accompany him.

Fang Bai smiled and said, "My main purpose in going to the Congtian Domain is to find some friends and family who have ascended from the lower realms. It would be of little use for you to follow me. Instead, you should focus on cultivating here and improving your cultivation level, waiting for my summons."

With that, he gave some Immortal Talismans to the disciples, including the Vajra Immortal King, instructing them to crush a talisman in case of an emergency so that Fang Bai would be informed.

Fang Bai also provided the names and descriptions of the friends and family who had ascended from the lower realm to the disciples, urging them to bring these individuals to the cultivation ground temporarily upon confirming their identities, reassuring them that he would return to meet them in the future.

Having arranged everything, Fang Bai did not immediately leave. Instead, he stayed to cultivate with a calm mind for a while.

Earlier, he had obtained a vast amount of cultivation resources from two cities under the jurisdiction of the Ice River Immortal Emperor and the Dragon Taming Emperor, sufficient for his cultivation needs for a long time.

This time, Fang Bai intended to visit several famous cultivation grounds and dangerous places in the Immortal Realm to train, necessitating a stronger cultivation level for protection.

Although he could currently battle third-grade Immortal King Realm experts with his first-grade Immortal King Realm cultivation level, it was still insufficient for safely entering and exiting some cultivation grounds or dangerous places.

Fang Bai stayed in this cultivation ground for a full three months.

During these three months, he expended nearly half of his cultivation resources and, with the help of the World Tree in the Five Elements Space Ring and the Water of Life, finally advanced a minor realm to become a second-grade Immortal King Realm expert.

Eager for revenge, Fang Bai felt that his advancement was still too slow, but he knew that if other Immortals learned of his advancement speed, they would undoubtedly be astounded.

Despite his efforts to confine the shockwave from his advancement to a small area, the Vajra Immortal King and a dozen other Emperor’s Palace disciples who witnessed the process could still sense the overwhelming strength in the shockwave, leaving them speechless with amazement.

The Vajra Immortal King murmured, "The Palace Master advanced from first-grade to second-grade Immortal King Realm, yet the commotion exceeded when I advanced from second-grade to third-grade Immortal King Realm..."

"Are you comparing yourself to the Palace Master? The Palace Master is unparalleled, able to challenge beyond his level. With a second-grade Immortal King Realm cultivation level, he could easily defeat you, a third-grade Immortal King Realm junior!"

The murmurs of the Vajra Immortal King earned side-eye from a dozen fellow disciples.

After advancing, Fang Bai spent a few days consolidating his realm before bidding farewell to the Vajra Immortal King and other disciples, returning to Myriad Sword City.

The large teleportation array leading to the Congtian Domain in the third Heavenly Domain of the Immortal Realm was located in an open area spanning ten miles in the western part of Myriad Sword City, controlled by the City Lord Mansion.

This large teleportation array opened every ten days, requiring millions of Immortal Stones to power each time.

This was also why the City Lord Mansion demanded a sizeable amount of Immortal Stones from various Immortals wishing to use the teleportation array.

Having visited Myriad Immortal City in his past life, Fang Bai was familiar with the area and easily made his way to the vicinity of the large teleportation array.

At this moment, hundreds of Immortals had gathered around the large teleportation array. Most of them had already paid millions of Immortal Stones, received a number plate, and stood before the array, ready to enter.

That number plate was the ticket to board the teleportation array.

Should any Immortal attempt to enter without paying by mingling among the crowd, they would suffer dire consequences once discovered by the disciples of the City Lord Mansion guarding the array.

Fang Bai lingered around the array for a moment when suddenly, a ninth-grade Immortal Venerable Realm expert attempted to use a secret technique to save on the million Immortal Stones by appearing at the array, only to be discovered by an Immortal King Realm expert from the City Lord Mansion, having their thousand-year cultivation crippled on the spot.

Fang Bai shook his head, feeling sorry for the Immortal, thinking that despite being a ninth-grade Immortal Venerable Realm expert, saving a million Immortal Stones led to such a tragic end.

With the destruction of the Qi Sea and loss of immortal power, life was indeed worse than death in the Immortal Realm.

However, Fang Bai also felt injustice for the Immortal and noticed the dissatisfaction among other Immortals present.

Charging a million Immortal Stones for a single ride on the teleportation array was indeed excessive, bearable for Immortal King Realm experts but a significant burden for Immortal Venerable Realm experts.

Some Immortal Venerable Realm experts exhausted their accumulated cultivation resources for the ride, and to continue cultivating Immortal Technique Secrets, they had to find other ways to acquire resources, greatly impacting their cultivation progress.

Back when the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace controlled those teleportation arrays, each ride only cost ten thousand Immortal Stones, just enough to maintain the operation of the Immortal Array, which was praised by all Immortals.

This was why, even a thousand years after the fall of the Emperor’s Palace, many Immortals still remembered the benefits it brought them and were reminiscent of the legendary War Emperor.

The Immortal, whose Qi Sea had been crippled, lay limp on the ground, face pale, eyes filled with despair.

Fang Bai sighed, approached him, crouched down, and asked, "Fellow Immortal, was it worth it?"

The Immortal, a Loose Cultivator in blue attire, with an immortal age not much greater than Fang Bai’s, caught Fang Bai’s divine sense. Fang Bai noticed he possessed an Innate Wood Spirit Root, which explained his advancement to the ninth-grade Immortal Venerable Realm.

The blue-clad Immortal was confident in his secret technique, believing he could blend in with those entering the teleportation array, not expecting to be caught by a City Lord Mansion Immortal King, resulting in the destruction of his Qi Sea, overwhelming him with pain and regret.

Upon hearing Fang Bai’s voice, the blue-clad Immortal looked up at him, forcing a bitter smile, and said, "My sister went to the Congtian Domain for training not long ago. Today, she crushed the Immortal Talisman we used for contact, indicating she encountered danger. I was in a hurry to rescue her but didn’t have enough Immortal Stones, so... I opted for this desperate measure... She’s my only sister. If anything happened to her, I... I’d never find peace in my life..."

As he spoke, he clutched his head and sobbed bitterly.