The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 2666: Chapter 2640: Ye Family’s Protector? (Ten more chapters!)

Very quickly, Ye Chen placed Elder Gu on an icy bed.

His eyes were solemn.

As the divine doctor, inheriting the legacy of the Ancient Medical God, it was only natural for him to instantly discern Elder Gu’s dire condition.

Even his soul was on the verge of dissipating.

“Elder Cang, where do we start?”

Ye Chen communicated with the Samsara Graveyard.

The Ancient Medical God hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, “The methods of torment used on this person originate from the Outer Realm. In addition to harming him, devilish intent was infused into him—it’s quite tricky.”

“If it were anyone else, death would be guaranteed.”

“But for me, it’s merely a bit troublesome.”

“Follow my instructions.”

“I may also need to borrow your fire.”

Hearing this final sentence, Ye Chen finally heaved a sigh of relief.

The next moment, ten golden needles floated in Ye Chen’s hand.

These golden needles were rather unusual—each of them emitted extremely intense flames!

There was the Green Lotus Demon Fire, as well as other flames that appeared rather violent.

“Now, pierce them into the dantian, Heavenly Spirit, Bai Hui, Central Sea…”

The fiery golden needles in Ye Chen’s hands immediately surged forward, stabbing into the appointed points.

Their ends quivered violently.

“Boy, crush the Freezing Sky Stone and use your spiritual energy to gather it as powder in here.”

“Alright!”

“Boy, I need your blood, concentrate it on this person’s forehead.”

“Alright.”

“Boy, quickly! Tap the Qiulin Acupoint and channel your spiritual energy throughout your body.”

“Alright.”

Sweat had already covered Ye Chen’s forehead—this was his first time working together with Elder Cang to perform a healing.

Not a single step could afford to go wrong.

Under Ye Chen’s actions, Elder Gu’s grotesque and mutilated body actually began to repair itself bit by bit.

Furthermore, Elder Gu’s vitality became increasingly strong.

…

Meanwhile, in a desolate, miasma-shrouded hall, horrifying and guttural, inhuman roars resounded once more!

“Useless! Absolutely useless!”

“Pfft!”

This time, the figures encircling the statue coughed up blood one after another under the violent Ancient Demon aura’s shockwave!

However, after exchanging glances, a faint trace of joy flashed in their eyes!

One of them, trembling with excitement, congratulated the statue, “Master! Your power has grown stronger!”

The voice fell silent momentarily, as though regaining composure, before it spoke once more: “You have done well. The seal… has weakened.”

“However…”

The group of powerful figures listened with utmost earnestness, as if they were hearing a divine oracle.

“The boy who extinguished my Demon Soul is more troublesome than I imagined.”

“That useless Jiang You has already been killed by him.”

“To prevent this boy from interfering with our grand plan, it seems a second contingency will be necessary.”

…

At the same time, in the Divine Extreme Sect.

Outside an auxiliary hall.

A Martial Suppressing Stone stood proudly in the courtyard.

A man, stubbled and slightly unkempt, repeatedly hammered the Martial Suppressing Stone with his fists.

The Martial Suppressing Stone could withstand a blow from a late-stage Disaster Slaying cultivator.

Yet at this moment, the man’s strength still failed to cause the stone even the slightest tremor.

A faint energy ripple stirred.

What was startling was that this man’s level of cultivation was only at the Great Void Realm.

Fourth-level Supreme Emperor realm.

From Huaxia to the Kunlun Mountains, then to the Lingwu Continent, and now the Divine Extreme Sect, Ye Lingtian had journeyed far.

He had benefited greatly from the resources provided by Ye Chen.

Resources that any sect would consider incomparably precious.

Yet Ye Lingtian’s cultivation level remained stagnated at the Great Void Realm Fourth Layer Heaven.

As though his potential had been entirely exhausted.

He thought of himself as worthless.

A complete and utter failure.

He longed for the days he fought side by side with Ye Chen.

He had regretted it for countless sleepless nights.

He asked himself why he couldn’t possess a heaven-defying bloodline.

And why his ancestors believed he could always follow Ye Chen.

Now, while his realm was not far removed from Ye Chen’s, the disparity in their strength was like night and day.

Many times, he thought to himself: perhaps, in this lifetime, he would never again have the qualification to fight alongside the Hall Master.

This pain made Ye Lingtian think of a word from Huaxia.

“Midlife crisis.”

Ye Lingtian’s hands were already bleeding profusely, but he continued pounding the Martial Suppressing Stone.

“Perhaps, the only connection I have left with the Hall Master is the fact that my surname is Ye.”

“Or perhaps, my role was only to guard the Hall Master through Kunlun. The road ahead might reduce me to an ordinary existence, like the countless masses.”

“So be it. Being able to cultivate in the Divine Kingdom might still be considered a blessing.”

Ye Lingtian laughed at himself as he gazed at the bloodstains on the Martial Suppressing Stone. Suddenly, he felt as if the stone were mocking him.

He thought again of the day he buried his father, and the phantom of his father’s final words.

That same day marked the emergence of the Nine Nether Sky Spear.

It seemed that his father, Ye Jinming, had revealed many things,

even implying that their family had always been but a chess piece on this vast board.

He still remembered vividly what his father had said to Ye Chen at the time.

“Young Master, some things are Heaven’s Secrets and cannot be spoken of lightly. However, there is one matter that is no secret: You are the Purple Aura Sleeping Dragon, born with the destiny of an emperor. Anyone connected to you will bring blessings to their descendants.”

“Of course, I firmly believe Lingtian will shield you from the storm along the way!”

“Lingtian, your level of cultivation is too low. How can you conquer the world for the Young Master with such power?”

“Lingtian, in fact, this has long been anticipated by the ancestors. The family’s downfall, by your generation, has diluted the heaven-defying spiritual roots almost completely. It’s nearly impossible for you to achieve significant cultivation results.”

“The ancestors arranged a thousand-year scheme. For your father, I am just another chess piece. Do you see this drop of blood essence? It was left behind by the ancestor for your sake.”

Years ago, Ye Lingtian’s father, Ye Jinming, didn’t accidentally enter a secret realm; that realm was in fact their family’s ancient secret, guarded for a thousand years.

Only now was it fully revealed.

Why go through all this effort, and for what reason?

The Ye family bloodline had been passed down through generations, always to protect the Young Master.

By all rights, Ye Lingtian should have stayed by his side—so why was he reduced to this state now?

He even recalled his father’s final words to them both before his soul dissipated.

“Young Master, Lingtian, my mission entrusted by the family is finally complete. After today, the world belongs to the two of you.”

“Oh yes, Young Master, let me remind you: If you encounter someone with a four-character name, be extremely cautious!”

Beside the Martial Suppressing Stone, Ye Lingtian suddenly sobered, as if awakened by a splash of cold water.

Coming to the Divine Extreme Sect, he gradually understood who the four-character individual was.

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace, the supreme being, Xuanyuan Moxie!

But why would his father have knowledge of matters in the Divine Kingdom?

This utterly defied logic!

Even bordered on the absurd!

A chill ran down Ye Lingtian’s spine as a sudden realization struck him. He hurriedly tore off his upper garments, baring his torso.

After the family’s ancestral jade pendant shattered, Ye Lingtian had used a spell to forever imprint its design on his body.

The tattoo spanned his entire upper body.

It was a majestic divine dragon, soaring through the Nine Heavens!

What shocked Ye Lingtian was that what once appeared to be a black dragon upon closer inspection now revealed something different.

He discovered that the so-called black dragon was merely shrouded in layers of swirling Black Demon Energy.

Underneath the Black Demon Energy, the dragon seemed to emanate a faint, crimson hue.