The Divine Urban Physician

As soon as he spoke, even Hong Renjie, who was filled with anger, was taken aback. Then, he let out a laugh tinged with fury and declared, ”Good! What a fine way to dismiss him. You truly are a monster to have injured my son with your Creation realm cultivation. You possess the ability to be arrogant, yet you choose to be arrogant in front of me? That is not madness, but ignorance! Foolish! You shall die!”

As he spoke, he drew his sword. The gold and silver light shimmered as he prepared to attack.

Chen Zhifan regarded Ye Chen with a serious expression and nodded. He understood that Ye Chen was not a person to make frivolous statements at such a crucial moment, and he was willing to place his trust in Ye Chen.

However, at that very moment, the Daoist accompanying Hong Renjie reached out and halted him.

”Brother Chun, what are you implying?” Hong Renjie inquired, attempting to restrain his aura despite his displeasure.

The elder of the Hong Family, Daoist Chun Ling, smiled warmly and responded, ”Brother Hong, please calm down. To be truthful, although this young man is only an eighth-level Creation realm expert, his spiritual energy and blood energy are remarkably rich. This is the first time I have encountered someone like him. May I handle him?”

”Brother Chun, are you suggesting...” Hong Renjie was momentarily taken aback before a look of delight illuminated his face.

”Indeed,” Daoist Chun Ling confirmed with a nod. ”Furthermore, I am only interested in his physical body. I will naturally offer the storage bag to Brother Hong.”

Hong Renjie gazed at Ye Chen, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He nodded and said, ”Then I shall trouble Brother Chun to assist.”

He knew that Daoist Chun Ling hailed from the Demon Race and practiced an extremely sinister cultivation technique. It required human blood, essence, flesh, and life force to cultivate, making it exceedingly terrifying and cruel. If Ye Chen were to be captured by him for cultivation, the suffering would undoubtedly exceed that which Hong Feiyuan had endured.

In this way, the animosity in his heart would be resolved.

”Thank you for your approval, Brother Hong,” Daoist Chun Ling remarked with a smile.

Then, he stepped forward, approached Ye Chen, and bowed with an air of gentleness. ”Excuse me, young brother.”

Ye Chen regarded Daoist Chun Ling’s feigned smile with skepticism and sneered.

”Hehe. You are enveloped in evil energy. The cultivation technique you practice is likely no ordinary technique, is it?”

Chen Zhifan’s expression shifted slightly. The fifth-level Sealed Gate realm experts were exceptionally powerful.

If Ye Chen’s assertion was indeed accurate, then Daoist Chun Ling’s strange and sinister cultivation technique could render him even more formidable.

Even though Chen Zhifan held absolute faith in Ye Chen, he could not help but feel a flicker of doubt.

Could Ye Chen genuinely defeat Daoist Chun Ling?

Daoist Chun Ling regarded Ye Chen with surprise but soon smiled in understanding.

”You can discern that much? Then I cannot allow you to live.”

The cultivation technique he practiced was his closely guarded secret. If it were revealed, he would likely be pursued by powerful enemies. After all, beings of his nature tended to accumulate foes.

However, at that moment, he felt unconcerned. Why?

After all, the dead would not divulge any information.

”Is that so?” Ye Chen smiled faintly. ”I fear you may not succeed.”

”It has been a long time since I have encountered such an arrogant young man like you,” Daoist Chun Ling laughed.

As he spoke, he launched an attack without any warning.

Daoist Chun Ling’s hands moved in a peculiar manner, bending and stretching. Several nearly transparent rays of light shot toward Ye Chen with astonishing speed, aimed at Ye Chen’s eyes, heart, and lower body.

This maneuver was exceptionally stealthy and vicious.

Even Hong Renjie’s expression shifted as he sensed a hint of fear.

Ye Chen’s pupils narrowed as he focused on the invisible flying needles. A cold smile appeared on his lips. His body remained still, yet his hands moved rapidly.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With a series of soft sounds, Ye Chen’s tightly clenched fists loosened slightly. When everyone witnessed this, they were all astounded!

The flying needles that Daoist Chun Ling had sent forth were incredibly fast and stealthy. However, Ye Chen had effortlessly caught them with his bare hands!

Although the skin on his hand was punctured by the flying needles, and a trickle of blood flowed out, that was the extent of his injury.

These were flying needles launched by a fifth-level Sealed Gate realm expert!

Ordinary Creation realm experts might not even sense their approach, and would have already suffered serious injuries or even death from those needles.

Daoist Chun Ling gazed at Ye Chen in disbelief. However, his expression soon regained its composure as he said, ”Remarkable. Young brother, you are truly extraordinary. You are perhaps one of the most exceptional geniuses I have ever encountered.”

As he spoke, the killing intent in his eyes intensified.

”Your body’s resilience is also astonishing to me. Even when struck by the invisible needles, you bled only slightly.”

”However, young brother, why did you choose to catch it with your hands? May I inquire if you are aware that my secret spirit invisible needles are laced with a poison from the Lingwu Continent’s Poison List?”

”That is a poison that even Sealed Gate realm experts struggle to endure!”

Hong Renjie was taken aback upon hearing this. He exclaimed in disbelief, ”Brother Chun, are you... referring to the hundred types of extreme poisons that are said to be incurable where one can only await death?”

Chen Zhifan’s expression shifted drastically. He quickly moved to position himself in front of Ye Chen. He glared at Daoist Chun Ling and Hong Renjie like a wild beast, speaking in a deep voice, ”Ye Chen, this poison is no trivial matter. It is not comparable to ordinary poisons. Quickly tend to your injuries and attempt to expel the poison from your body!”

Daoist Chun Ling regarded Chen Zhifan with a faint smile. He showed no concern for Chen Zhifan’s actions. At this moment, he was confident of his impending victory.

If his poison could be expelled from one’s body so readily, would it be good enough to be ranked on the list?

Chen Zhifan understood this, yet what alternative could he pursue?

He could not help but feel a wave of guilt. Had he not been so weak and inadvertently captured, Ye Chen would not have been poisoned. He had not even asked how Ye Chen had found him, but he was certain that Ye Chen had come to save him!

It was all due to his own weakness!

This was why Ye Chen had been implicated!

Only Ye Chen remained composed.

Daoist Chun Ling glanced at Ye Chen. He was somewhat surprised yet also admired Ye Chen’s demeanor.

If an ordinary individual were to learn that they had been poisoned, they would panic, yet Ye Chen’s expression had not fluctuated from beginning to end. His temperament was indeed remarkable.

He turned to smile at Hong Renjie and said, ”Brother Hong, as for my secret spirit invisible needles, it carries the 96th ranked ’Molten Godfire.’ This Molten Godfire is a type of fire poison that specifically targets the soul. Although this poison is ranked lower, it is primarily because the time from poisoning to death is not immediate. If a Sealed Gate realm expert falls victim to it, they may take one to three days before succumbing entirely.”

”However, in terms of difficulty, this Molten Godfire is even more challenging to deal with than some of the top 80 poisons!”

”Moreover, the divine soul of the poisoned individual would endure the torment of being relentlessly burned and gradually melting away. This agony is far more unbearable than that of an ordinary physical body.”

”Every individual who has perished under my secret spirit invisible needles have died fascinating deaths. Brother Hong, you shall witness it soon.”