Chapter 189: My Family Doctor Is Very Powerful

The Wind Rises in Jiuzhou

The Wind Rises in Jiuzhou

The flying wing tattoo that Madam Yun had etched onto Lu Ye’s back proved incredibly helpful. When Lu Ye suddenly soared into the sky, the three Wanmoling cultivators were visibly stunned, clearly not expecting him to possess such an ability.

For a moment, the red light that was Lu Ye streaked through the air ahead, followed by three streaks of colorful spiritual light, leaving long trails behind.

Tattoos like these are not something every low-level cultivator can possess. Across the entire Jiuzhou, the number of Spirit Pattern Masters is not large, and those capable of etching tattoos on low-level cultivators are even rarer. It can be said that throughout the Jiuzhou cultivation world, there are no more than twenty such Spirit Pattern Masters.

Madam Yun was one of them! Had it not been for the Sect Master's sake, she would not have acted so readily.

Lu Ye flew for dozens of feet before the sense of danger behind him slowly dissipated. Looking back, he saw that the cultivators had recalled their spiritual artifacts, indicating Lu Ye had escaped their attack range.

Killing enemies with spiritual artifacts has its limits. For cultivators at the seventh stage, thirty feet is the maximum range; beyond that, their connection with the spiritual artifact would be severed.

Seeing Lu Ye escape, the three looked at each other, unsure whether to pursue. Lu Ye's successive kills of their two spell cultivators had indeed made them wary, but his cultivation level had also been exposed—merely a sixth stage. The other two Haotianmeng cultivators were also severely injured. Logically, the best option now was to pursue relentlessly, giving the enemy no time to recover.

However, the opposing island was, after all, the enemy's territory. Rushing in blindly might not be wise. What if the enemy had set traps there?

Even without elaborate traps, if a few Haotianmeng cultivators were lying in ambush, they would be in trouble, though this possibility was slim.

Hesitating for a moment, the three briefly discussed their options and decided to have the ghost cultivator infiltrate and scout the situation.

Among the six major cultivation systems, ghost cultivators are most adept at assassination and infiltration. However, since the cultivators Lu Ye currently encountered were not highly cultivated, even when meeting some ghost cultivators, their specialized traits were not very obvious. At lower cultivation levels, ghost cultivators appear little different from weapon cultivators.

Only when ghost cultivators reach a sufficient cultivation level do their advantages truly begin to manifest.

Nevertheless, it is well known that ghost cultivators are the fastest. Therefore, the crucial task of scouting the enemy's situation naturally fell upon the ghost cultivator. Even if he was somewhat reluctant, there was no better alternative at that moment.

Under the cover of his two companions, the ghost cultivator successfully infiltrated Lu Ye’s group’s small island. After a quick scout from a distance, he soon returned with good news and bad news.

The good news was that there was indeed one more person there, but that person was also only at the sixth stage of cultivation.

The bad news was that the person was a medical cultivator, currently treating the injuries of the two wounded Haotianmeng cultivators!

Upon hearing this feedback, the body cultivator and weapon cultivator were stunned. They simply couldn't comprehend which sect's town guard envoy and deputy these were. Not only were both at the sixth stage, but one of them was even a medical cultivator.

It's widely known that even if medical cultivators can dabble in other factions, they spend a significant amount of time studying medical arts, making them the weakest in combat among cultivators of the same level.

Medical cultivators are rarely seen in Lingxi Town Guard battles. In such places, battles against enemies are frequent, and if one's strength is insufficient, death is inevitable sooner or later. What use is bringing a medical cultivator? To stitch up one's allies after they've been cut into a dozen pieces?

Thus, the three Wanmoling cultivators truly couldn't understand which fallen sect could have such an astonishing arrangement.

But they knew they couldn't wait any longer. With a medical cultivator on the other side, the two severely wounded Haotianmeng cultivators would recover their combat strength once treated. Then it would be a three-on-four fight!

They had to act quickly, without giving those two time to recover.

Having made up their minds, the three Wanmoling cultivators immediately advanced towards the opposite island. Simultaneously, they discussed a plan: the ghost cultivator would entangle Lu Ye. They had thoroughly experienced Lu Ye’s previous tactics and knew he couldn't be treated as an ordinary sixth-stage cultivator. They didn't expect the ghost cultivator to kill Lu Ye, only to delay him. Once the other two dealt with the three Haotianmeng individuals, they could then triple-team Lu Ye, and even if he could fly, he would find it hard to escape death.

Meanwhile, Hua Ci, who was treating the two Haotianmeng cultivators, looked up at Lu Ye beside her.

Lu Ye understood instantly.

"Are they coming?" the body cultivator asked.

"They are!"

The body cultivator struggled to his feet, gripping his large shield spiritual artifact. He sighed inwardly, realizing they couldn't escape this ordeal after all. He smiled at Lu Ye, "We've implicated you. I'll do my best to block them."

The female cultivator also stood up, two short blade spiritual artifacts in hand.

Though they had received Hua Ci's treatment, there was too little time. All Hua Ci could do was stop the bleeding for now.

The female cultivator seemed to want to say something to Lu Ye but ultimately didn't. Lu Ye slowly drew the long saber from his waist and calmly said, "No need to clash with them head-on. If they dare to come over, this will be their burial ground."

The body cultivator and female cultivator were both surprised, wondering where he got such confidence. Although they had four people, their chances of victory weren't high.

"My medical cultivator is very formidable!"

After saying this, Lu Ye tightened his grip on the Panshan Saber. In his vision, the figures of the three Wanmoling cultivators were already charging forward. Before they even arrived, three streaks of light flew towards them.

The burly body cultivator roared, stepping in front of everyone. He plunged his large shield spiritual artifact into the ground, and as he channeled spiritual power, a thick barrier immediately appeared on the shield, shielding all four of them.

Clanging sounds rang out. Each sound made the body cultivator's body tremble slightly, but he stood rooted to the spot, unmoving.

As the enemy attacked, the barrier on the large shield spiritual artifact began to shatter. However, Lu Ye and the female cultivator had already charged out from either side.

The female cultivator threw one of her two short blades, also using spiritual artifact manipulation to attack the enemy, forcing the Wanmoling weapon cultivator to use his own spiritual artifact to defend.

At the same time, Lu Ye was also casting a spell, striking at the ghost cultivator.

The scene instantly became chaotic, with fluctuations of spiritual power rising and falling.

Hidden behind the large shield spiritual artifact, Hua Ci slowly raised her hand. As she channeled spiritual power, she formed a hand seal.

The next instant, the expressions of the three Wanmoling cultivators changed drastically. Their spiritual energy suddenly became obscure and sluggish, causing their strength to drop instantly and the power of their attacks to diminish significantly.

Not only that, all three felt as if something was growing out of their seven orifices, making it difficult to breathe and obstructing their vision. As these things grew, their spiritual energy rapidly drained away.

This thoroughly terrified the three.

Lu Ye had already reached the ghost cultivator. His long saber slashed down, sending blood splattering…

Thirty breaths later, the battle ended when their body cultivator's spiritual artifact shield smashed the enemy body cultivator's head.

Lu Ye sheathed his saber, Hua Ci's expression was calm, and only their body cultivator and female cultivator looked at her with complex expressions.

When Lu Ye had previously said his medical cultivator was formidable, they hadn't thought much of it, wondering how formidable a medical cultivator could possibly be. People's understanding of medical cultivators had always been limited to healing the injured and saving lives.

Only now did they understand that this medical cultivator was truly terrifying!

They hadn't even clearly seen what happened. They only knew that as the three Wanmoling cultivators charged, many small mushrooms suddenly grew from their seven orifices, followed by a severe drop in their strength. Then, their three simply cut down the three enemies as if they were chopping vegetables.

They had never heard of such an unusual and mysterious technique in this world. Their own sects also had some medical cultivators, but none could be compared to this one beside them!

They vaguely felt that this gentle-mannered female medical cultivator must have had some extraordinary encounter or inheritance; otherwise, there was no reason for her to possess such terrifying abilities.

"You two heal," Lu Ye said, beginning to clear the battlefield.

Hua Ci looked at the two and gently asked, "Which of you two would like to go first?"

The body cultivator and female cultivator exchanged glances, then said in unison, "Him!"

As if sensing something, Hua Ci smiled sweetly, "Don't worry, I won't grow mushrooms on you."

The body cultivator awkwardly scratched his head, "Junior Sister Lan, you go first. I can still endure."

While the three healed and recovered, Lu Ye collected the storage bags and spiritual artifacts from the ground, then dragged the three bodies to the seaside and threw them in.

Afterward, he went to another small island, gathered the belongings of those killed previously, and disposed of their bodies in the same manner.

A stick of incense later, Lu Ye returned with a strange expression, holding something in his hand.

"Junior Brother Lu Ye!" The female cultivator had finished healing and was mostly fine, though it would take some time for her injuries to fully recover.

"Junior Sister Lan!" Lu Ye looked at her with a smile, "We meet again."

Although he had saved them earlier, time was pressing, and there was no chance to reminisce until now.

This female cultivator was indeed Lan Yudie from Zixia Mountain. More than two months ago, when Lu Ye's identity was exposed and countless Wanmoling cultivators tried to intercept him, it was Lan Yudie who, along with people from Zixia Mountain, was the first to find Lu Ye and then escorted him all the way.

During that period of escape, Lu Ye had received protection from many people, but the most memorable was Lan Yudie.

Firstly, she was the first to find him, and secondly, they spent the longest time together. Other protectors sometimes had to engage Wanmoling cultivators almost immediately after meeting Lu Ye.

When he finally parted ways with Lan Yudie, she and some people from the Beidou Sect were being surrounded by Wanmoling cultivators, but Lu Ye intentionally exposed his whereabouts, drawing away many of the Wanmoling forces.

Afterward, he had messaged Lan Yudie to confirm her safety.

However, Lu Ye had not expected to encounter her in the Lingxi Town Guard Battle. Her presence here indicated that she was also a town guard envoy or a deputy.

"Thank you, Junior Brother, for saving my life," Lan Yudie said seriously.

Lu Ye shook his head, "If not for your protection that day, I wouldn't be where I am today. In truth, I should be thanking you, Senior Sister."

"Then let's call it even," Lan Yudie smiled slightly.

Before Lu Ye could speak, Hua Ci, who was treating the body cultivator nearby, blinked her innocent large eyes and asked, "Didn't you tell me last time that a life-saving grace should be repaid by offering oneself?"

"Huh? Last time?" Lan Yudie looked at Lu Ye in surprise.

Lu Ye's face darkened, "Don't mind her. My medical cultivator tends to say crazy things."

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