Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 2221: Duel at the War Immortal Platform

Chapter 2221: Chapter 2221: Duel at the War Immortal Platform

Seeing the long queue of immortals in front of the stall, Xiao Ping felt dizzy with happiness.

She hurriedly traveled between the stall and the pill room, delivering alchemy and artifact refining materials to Fang Bai, while envisioning her bright future.

Fang Bai’s business flourishing meant she was going to receive a considerable amount of cultivation resources, and perhaps if Fang Bai was pleased, he might even reward her with additional cultivation resources.

With these cultivation resources, she could continue cultivating the inheritance left by her parents, further advancing her strength.

Moreover, Fang Bai’s extraordinary alchemy and artifact refining skills would soon make him highly respected among the immortals in Ice Emperor City, at which point Gu He would fear Fang Bai and dare not easily retaliate against her.

For several days, Fang Bai’s business grew better day by day. Due to his alchemy and artifact refining speed and success rate far exceeding others, he earned a large number of cultivation resources.

As a result, the businesses of other alchemists and artifact refiners, including Gu He, drastically declined.

Blocking someone’s path to wealth is akin to killing their parents.

Fang Bai’s rise caused the businesses of alchemists and artifact refiners in the Cultivation Resource Exchange Market to be greatly affected, each harboring intense hatred towards Fang Bai. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Yet, they dared not team up against Fang Bai, for that would anger the many Ice Emperor City immortals waiting for Fang Bai’s help in alchemy and artifact refining.

The most despairing for those alchemists and artifact refiners was that a Deputy City Lord of Ice Emperor City, having heard Fang Bai’s reputation, came personally to visit him, expressing hopes that Fang Bai would join the City Lord Mansion as a Tribute.

Although Fang Bai declined the City Lord Mansion’s invitation, rumors spread that he did so very tactfully, leading the immortals to speculate that he was merely using the opportunity to raise his reputation, and would join once the City Lord Mansion offered better terms.

Five days later, Gu He finished alchemy for an immortal and emerged, but by then Fang Bai was already famous throughout Ice Emperor City, overshadowing him.

"Is Fang Bai really that formidable?"

After leaving seclusion, Gu He listened to his subordinates talk about Fang Bai’s recent exploits, staring in disbelief.

He had assumed that during his days of secluded alchemy, Fang Bai would have no customers, perhaps being forced out of Ice Emperor City by the time he emerged.

Yet the situation now was the complete opposite of what he envisioned. Not only was Fang Bai’s business booming, but he had also established his footing and even attracted the favor of the City Lord Mansion.

Gu He’s greatest reliance was the City Lord Mansion, and if Fang Bai became its Tribute, that would be his nightmare.

He had once threatened Fang Bai, and if Fang Bai gained power, how could he spare him?

"Ancient Alchemy Master, Fang Bai is indeed very powerful! We saw it with our own eyes, we wouldn’t deceive you!"

A subordinate said with a worried face.

Running errands for Gu He for years, he had benefited from considerable rewards from Gu He, and if Gu He’s business failed, he would be directly affected.

Gu He released his Divine Sense, observing near Fang Bai’s stall, then looked at his own deserted stall, unable to deny it. Imagining having offended Fang Bai, he wondered how he could have a foothold in Ice Emperor City if Fang Bai gained power.

"Watch over the stall for me, I’m going to the City Lord Mansion!"

Gu He, disturbed, left a message to his subordinates and hurriedly departed.

He planned to go to the Ice Emperor City City Lord Mansion to inquire with familiar immortals, to see if the Mansion truly intended to recruit Fang Bai.

If so, he must quickly think of a countermeasure to avoid Fang Bai’s revenge.

"Upper Immortal, Gu He went to the City Lord Mansion. He must be plotting something ill against you!"

Xiao Ping took the opportunity to deliver alchemy materials to Fang Bai, entering the pill room and speaking to him.

The pill room was surrounded by a formation, isolating all noise, so they weren’t worried about being overheard by other immortals.

Fang Bai smiled indifferently and said, "Don’t worry about him! No matter how he struggles, he won’t make any waves!"

Fang Bai not only practiced both alchemy and artifact refining, but in alchemy, both speed and success rate completely crushed Gu He. The City Lord Mansion of Ice Emperor City would be foolish to antagonize him, a promising alchemist and artifact refiner, for Gu He.

Seeing Fang Bai’s confidence, Xiao Ping also felt at ease.

Indeed, two hours later, Gu He returned dejectedly, glancing towards Fang Bai’s stall with hatred in his eyes.

The enmity between Fang Bai and Gu He spread from Chiyu Immortal Venerable’s mouth, and overnight, all the immortals knew.

One was an old alchemist with stagnant cultivation and alchemy skills, while the other was Fang Bai, skilled in both alchemy and artifact refining, with limitless potential. It seemed a simple choice whom to favor.

Thus, most immortals in Ice Emperor City shunned Gu He and turned to flatter Fang Bai instead.

Gu He harbored hatred but dared not show it. Seeing his business decline daily, and worrying about Fang Bai’s retaliation, he decided to leave for another immortal city to try again.

He vowed to acrimoniously return to Fang Bai someday to reclaim today’s humiliation.

"Ancient Alchemy Master, where are you planning to go?"

While packing up his belongings, Gu He heard a voice and turned around abruptly, only to see Fang Bai smiling at his stall.

From afar, some immortals were watching with strange expressions.

Gu He, most worried about Fang Bai causing trouble for him, felt his heart tighten but feigned calmness, saying, "Where I go, what is it to you?"

Fang Bai said, "Where you go isn’t my concern! But I’m short on cultivation resources, and I’d like to borrow some from Ancient Alchemy Master. Given your generosity, you surely won’t disappoint me, right?"

"You..."

Gu He, experienced and cunning, understood Fang Bai was trying to pressure him at the height of his momentum to surrender some cultivation resources, angrily asserting, "Don’t count on it!"

Fang Bai said, "Not willing, huh? Then today, you might not leave Ice Emperor City safely!"

Gu He laughed angrily, "With just you? Can you stop me?"

Fang Bai shrugged, "You can try! Oh, you wanted to challenge me on the War Immortal Platform, right? Now, I’m willing to play with you! Do you dare?"

Gu He hadn’t expected Fang Bai to challenge him proactively, and was overjoyed, blurting out, "Dare! How could I not dare?"

He believed his cultivation level was superior to Fang Bai, yet was unwilling to openly kill Fang Bai. But on the War Immortal Platform, it was a matter of life and death.

He thought if he could put Fang Bai to death on the platform, then all problems would be solved, and he wouldn’t need to leave Ice Emperor City in disgrace, and his business would quickly recover.

Xiao Ping, guarding Fang Bai’s stall, overheard the conversation and was utterly shocked, urgently transmitting, "Upper Immortal, you... you’re too impulsive! Gu He is very powerful, even possessing an adept Immortal Artifact that can contend with a sixth-grade Immortal Venerable Realm expert. Your duel with him on the War Immortal Platform... is extremely perilous!"