Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 956: Choice

Hou Ziping and Huang Miao had not yet expressed their opinions when Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu, the two sisters, hastily waved their hands and shook their heads.

Liu Qingqing said, "No, Brother Fang, that wouldn’t be fair to you. Liehu and I are too weak; after entering the mountain, we won’t be of much help, so you three should take a larger share of the cultivation resources."

Liu Liehu also said, "Yes, Brother Fang, my sister is right. I think we should distribute the cultivation resources based on how much each of us contributes after we enter the mountain. That would be the fairest way!"

Upon hearing Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu both calling Fang Bai ’Brother’, Huang Miao knew their relationship was deep. A glint flashed in her phoenix eyes, and she said to Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu with a smile, "Since Junior Brother Fang said so, let’s listen to him! I have no objections!"

Fang Bai was extraordinarily talented and had a promising future in the Martial Dao. Huang Miao took the initiative to join Fang Bai’s team for the mountain expedition mainly to build a good rapport with him; the amount of cultivation resources she could gain was of secondary importance to her.

Hou Ziping also expressed his stance, "I have no objections either!"

Liu Qingqing’s lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to say more, but Fang Bai waved his hand to stop her, saying, "Alright, that’s settled then!"

Huang Miao said, "Let’s go, let’s register together!"

The five approached the central stand in the square, where team captain Huang Miao reported the names and identities of her team members to a steward responsible for recording the details of each team.

After recording the names and identities of Huang Miao and the other four, the steward looked up at Fang Bai, who was standing behind Huang Miao, and earnestly advised, "Fang Bai, the mountains are perilous, and anything can happen. You must be extremely careful! In case of emergency, if you cannot handle it yourselves, use our sect’s unique signal flare to call nearby disciples for support. Remember, remember!"

Fang Bai, who had met this steward a few days ago at Lingtian Hall and saw his concern, replied with a smile, "Steward Wang’s words are firmly in my heart. Thank you for your concern, Steward Wang!"

Steward Wang stroked his beard and nodded, then added, "This mountain expedition is also a test for you. I hope you will perform well. Go on, prepare yourself, and you’ll be able to enter the mountain soon."

Fang Bai once again expressed his gratitude and then returned to the square with Huang Miao and the others, waiting for the departure time to arrive.

Around ten o’clock in the morning, thousands of Bitao Martial Academy disciples finished forming teams and, led by their captains, dashed towards the mountains behind the Martial Academy.

Though numbering in the thousands, the disciples appeared extremely small when dispersed into the vast expanse of the Bitao Mountain Range, like droplets entering a great river.

Like many areas, the edge of the mountain region lacked Spirit Beasts and Spiritual Medicine, so the thousands of Bitao Martial Academy disciples didn’t linger on the outskirts but moved further into the mountains.

Especially the teams led by core or direct disciples aimed deep into the heart of the mountains.

The mountain range that stretched for thousands of miles was called the Bitao Mountain Range because of the Bitao Martial Academy, and viewed from above, the range of peaks indeed resembled waves in a vast sea.

The inner depths of the Bitao Mountain Range were abundant in Essence Energy, making it a paradise for ferocious Spirit Beasts and a suitable place for wild Spiritual Medicine to grow. It attracted many martial artists, including Bitao Martial Academy disciples, from within a hundred thousand miles radius.

This area was frequented not only by Bitao Martial Academy disciples but also by nearby loose cultivators who risked venturing deep into the mountains in search of cultivation resources.

In the depths of Bitao Mountain Range, it was common for Spirit Beasts and human Martial Artists to engage in conflicts. Martial Artists who entered the mountains to search for Cultivation Resources would occasionally encounter the skulls and bones left behind after fierce battles between human Martial Artists or deep mountain Spirit Beasts.

However, these skeletal remains could not deter the resolve of human Martial Artists to seek Cultivation Resources. Each year, in addition to the disciples of Bitao Martial Academy, tens of thousands of Martial Artists from all directions would visit the Bitao Mountain Range.

Martial Artists like Huang Miao, who had repeatedly entered and exited the Bitao Mountain Range without facing grave danger, had gained a wealth of experience. They knew which paths to take to avoid encountering too many and too ferocious Spirit Beasts, thus increasing their chances of harvesting more Spiritual Medicine.

Since Spirit Beasts were large and inconvenient to carry, the disciples of Bitao Martial Academy seldom spent time and effort hunting Spirit Beasts during their mountain training. Instead, they chose to harvest as much Spiritual Medicine as possible. frёewebnoѵēl.com

However, those Spiritual Medicines with longer medicinal ages were usually guarded by fierce Spirit Beasts, making conflicts with Spirit Beasts unavoidable when attempting to harvest these medicines.

Therefore, the majority of Martial Artists who entered the mountains would primarily collect common Spiritual Medicines with shorter medicinal ages, although occasionally some would also bring out the bodies of smaller Spirit Beasts.

After Huang Miao led Fang Bai and four others into the mountains, they did not hurry forward but temporarily rested in a secluded, uninhabited valley and started chatting softly.

"If we want to achieve good results in this Martial Academy training, we have two options. I’ll state them now, and we can decide together," Huang Miao said, sweeping her gaze over Fang Bai, Hou Ziping, Liu Qingqing, and Liu Liehu.

"The first option is to proceed directly to the deeper parts of the mountain like the teams led by Core Disciples and Direct Disciples, where there’s a chance to discover rare Spiritual Medicines with longer medicinal ages," she continued.

"But we are only five people. Our overall strength is not as good as those teams led by Core Disciples and Direct Disciples. Going deep into the mountain is too risky. If we’re unlucky and encounter a powerful Spirit Beast, we’d be in bad luck," Hou Ziping sighed.

Liu Qingqing and Liu Liehu, having had training experiences in the huge mountains outside Liuhu Village before their time at Bitao Martial Academy, knew the dangers of the mountain’s interior and deeply agreed with Hou Ziping’s words.

The deeper parts of the mountain offered greater opportunities to discover Cultivation Resources, but the unpredictable dangers were far greater. If one were to encounter a life-threatening crisis, it would not be worth it.

"Senior Sister Huang, what’s the second option?" Liu Liehu couldn’t help but ask.

Huang Miao replied, "The second option is for us to give up on entering the deep parts of the mountain and instead hunt some lower-ranked small Spirit Beasts and harvest some Spiritual Medicines with shorter medicinal ages on the periphery. This way is safer, and as long as the number of small Spirit Beasts we hunt and the Spiritual Medicines we collect is substantial, we can still achieve good results and gain the recognition of the higher-ups in the Martial Academy."

After finishing, her gaze fell on Fang Bai’s face, and she asked, "Junior Brother Fang, which option do you think is better?"

Without any hesitation, Fang Bai responded, "No venture, no gain! I choose the first option."

"I knew Junior Brother Fang would choose the first option!"

Laughing, Huang Miao said to Fang Bai, "Although our interactions haven’t been many, I can tell that you appear humble on the surface, but inside, you possess an indomitable pride. There are situations where you might choose silence, but there are things you refuse to be second-best at. Am I right, Junior Brother Fang?"