Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1494: Chapter 1494: Rising Turbulence

In the following two days, the name Fang Bai spread throughout Flaming Sun City, causing a great sensation among millions of martial artists.

Almost every martial artist in Flaming Sun City learned about a young martial artist at the largest Martial Artists Trading Market in the city, whose cultivation level had reached the perfection of Foundation Establishment. He excelled in alchemy and artifact refining, with a remarkable success rate exceeding fifty percent, and his fees were much lower than those of other alchemists and artifact refiners of the same level.

Some martial artists who had their Spiritual Artifacts refined or upgraded by Fang Bai highly praised him, calling him the "Number One Alchemist and Artifact Refiner in Flaming Sun City."

In fact, those martial artists were unaware that Fang Bai intentionally held back his skills to avoid being too extraordinary, occasionally making deliberate "mistakes" during alchemy and artifact refining. Otherwise, his success rate would have been ten out of ten.

After Fang Bai’s fame skyrocketed in Flaming Sun City, a large number of martial artists came to meet him every day. Some came directly to seek his alchemy and artifact refining services, while others wanted to observe his abilities before making a decision.

In short, the name "Fang Bai" became hugely popular in Flaming Sun City, drawing the attention of the two major powers, the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion and the Golden Sword Sect.

The high-ranking members of both the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion and the Golden Sword Sect came to extend an olive branch to Fang Bai, hoping to invite him to reside in their sect and offering him the treatment befitting an elder.

Fang Bai neither accepted nor declined the invitations from the two sects, only saying he would carefully consider it before making a decision.

The Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion had been facing a series of unfortunate events recently, with several core disciples and elders falling, especially the death of Yang Dong, who was best at alchemy, causing significant losses.

Therefore, compared to the Golden Sword Sect, the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion was more eager to recruit Fang Bai, offering more tempting conditions.

After weighing the options, Fang Bai finally "begrudgingly" accepted the invitation from the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, agreeing to fill the vacancy left by Yang Dong’s fall.

Fang Bai’s decision brought great joy to the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, while it left the Golden Sword Sect deeply disappointed.

Once joining the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, Fang Bai diligently and meticulously crafted numerous spirit pills and sublime liquids, earning high praise from Pavilion Master Mu Enze and the leadership, who valued him even more than they had Yang Dong.

Yang Dong had been aloof, arrogant, and narrow-minded during his life, keeping everyone at arm’s length. Even within the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, he had few close friends.

In contrast, Fang Bai was generous and approachable, chatting amiably with everyone from the Pavilion Master to the menial servants, and he never refused to help even the lowest-ranked servant with alchemy and artifact refining, as long as he had some free time.

Thanks to Fang Bai’s generosity, many disciples of the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion advanced in their cultivation and combat power through the spirit pills he helped refine or the upgraded Spiritual Artifacts.

This made Fang Bai far more popular than Yang Dong had ever been.

In less than a month of joining the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, Fang Bai won the heartfelt affection and support of tens of thousands of disciples, attaining a prestige in the pavilion second only to Pavilion Master Mu Enze.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that should Fang Bai raise his arm and call, at least half of the pavilion’s disciples would follow him through fire and water, leading the charge.

Thus, Fang Bai had to alter some of his original plans.

Previously, Fang Bai planned to instigate a conflict between the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion and the Golden Sword Sect, aiming to destroy the two sects entirely. However, upon reflection, he realized that the numerous crimes committed by the sects were due to their leadership, with other disciples merely executing orders.

Eliminating the high-ranking members of the two sects would sever the root of their evil deeds, leading to a reformation among the subordinate disciples, hopefully ushering in a new ethos for the two sects.

With this in mind, Fang Bai started to actively recruit and unite disciples of the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, focusing primarily on the external courtyard disciples, as they were the largest group and the main force of the pavilion.

Meanwhile, Han Feng’er, Han Xiangtian, and several disciples from Lingxu Palace roamed the city like phantoms. No one knew what they were doing, nor did anyone pay attention to them.

The intense standoff by the Lotus River between the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion and the Golden Sword Sect initially drew much attention, enveloping the whole of Flaming Sun City in a tense atmosphere.

However, with Fang Bai’s rising fame recently, martial artists across Flaming Sun City, including disciples from both sects, flocked to him for alchemy and artifact refining. As a result, the tense atmosphere in the city eased considerably.

Both the sect disciples and martial artists within Flaming Sun City hoped to avoid conflict, as it would result in mutual losses and affect many innocent martial artists. Thus, the easing tension brought relief to many martial artists.

Although the standoff between the two sects continued, it was no longer a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. Flaming Sun City seemed to return to its previous state of calm and harmony.

However, only a few martial artists realized that beneath this calm facade lay hidden undercurrents, potentially leading to disastrous consequences once unleashed. noveldrama

A few days later, one morning, a corpse in the Lotus River, like a boulder cast into a tranquil lake, stirred waves once more.

The body belonged to the Nine Heavens Palace Master, Shentu Cheng.

All signs indicated that Shentu Cheng’s death was closely linked to the Golden Sword Sect.

While the incident seemed unrelated to the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, many of its disciples knew of the deep connection between Shentu Cheng and the pavilion’s elder, Yang Dong. Adding to this, Yang Dong’s mysterious fall and his body’s disappearance raised suspicions that his death might also be tied to the Golden Sword Sect.

Another two days passed, and before the ripples caused by Shentu Cheng’s death had settled, another body appeared in the Lotus River, stirring even larger waves.

This time, the deceased was Yang Fei, a core disciple of the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion who had been dead for several days.

Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples found a small piece of cloth tightly clutched in Yang Fei’s hand. Once opened, the cloth turned out to be a part of someone’s garment, embroidered with a small golden sword.

Having clashed with the Golden Sword Sect’s disciples for millennia, Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples immediately recognized the garment belonged to a Golden Sword Sect disciple.

Although Yang Fei’s death was full of dubious points and even hinted at an attempt to frame the Golden Sword Sect, at this moment, the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples, blinded by fury, doubted nothing else.

Filled with hot-blooded impulsiveness, some Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples secretly attacked Golden Sword Sect disciples in and around Flaming Sun City, causing significant casualties to the Golden Sword Sect, which retaliated strongly.

The conflict between the two sects reignited, and the atmosphere in Flaming Sun City grew more tense than before. At this time, a single spark might ignite a full-scale clash between both parties.