Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 2136: Empress Linglong

The mysterious mark was shaped like a foot-long red ribbon.

In Fang Bai’s past life, he had obtained a yard-long red ribbon from a certain Immortal land. It was a powerful artifact in Immortal power, capable of binding all things and shaking the universe.

After acquiring the red ribbon, Fang Bai gifted it to his close confidante, Fairy Linglong, who has since kept it tied around her waist, seldom taking it off.

Fang Bai did not know why Fairy Linglong left this red ribbon mark on the mountain wall outside the Immortal Cave, thinking that before her self-imposed seal, she might have held onto a glimmer of hope that she had not perished and that someday he would find his way here?

Fang Bai knew that Fairy Linglong very likely sealed herself in this Immortal Mansion. He took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, then strode boldly into the cave.

This Immortal Cave was vast in area and winding deeply. After venturing tens of miles inward, Fang Bai felt waves of extremely cold aura rushing towards him, as if he had entered an ice cave. Even with his robust physique, he found it difficult to endure; a layer of white frost instantly formed on his hair and beard.

Fang Bai swiftly circulated the Nine Revolutions True Fire Art, summoning the Nether, Red Silkworm, and Green Lotus—three clusters of Immortal Fire to swirl around him, attempting to dispel the extreme cold aura. Though the effect was not significant, it sufficed to endure the invasion of coldness.

Guarded by the three clusters of Immortal Fire, Fang Bai continued to advance.

Soon, the path ahead opened up to reveal a vast space about a thousand yards wide.

In that space, there was nothing else except for a Water Ice Crystal Coffin that was over a yard in circumference.

The Water Ice Crystal Coffin floated on a pool several yards in circumference, with the water as black as ink and emanating a strong life aura—it turned out to be a pool of the Water of Life.

Around the Water Ice Crystal Coffin, grew heart-shaped leaf fruits, and due to the Water of Life, these fruits flourished greatly, each beautifully vibrant like a heart, exuding a fragrance that was refreshing and pleasant.

Fang Bai knew that the Heart-Shaped Leaf Fruit was Fairy Linglong’s most beloved Immortal Fruit; in former days, the places she resided were filled with these fruits.

Inside the Water Ice Crystal Coffin lay a stunning fairy who appeared no more than eighteen years old, dressed in a light green dress, quietly sleeping, with hands folded over her abdomen, skin like white jade emanating a faint rosy glow, lips tender as flower petals slightly pursed, seemingly asleep, with slightly furrowed brows indicating unresolved sorrow from her life...

"Linglong... Linglong..."

From afar, Fang Bai saw the stunning fairy inside the Water Ice Crystal Coffin, and his eyes immediately became moist, unable to suppress calling her name in a low voice, fearing he might scare her.

The stunning fairy was Fang Bai’s close confidante from his past life, known in the Immortal Realm as Empress Linglong, Fairy Linglong.

Fang Bai, having traversed millions of miles to find Fairy Linglong’s self-imposed seal location, finally fulfilled his wish, feeling an irrepressible surge of excitement as he paced forward to behold Fairy Linglong’s visage closely.

"Boom!"

As he reached the edge of the pool gathered with the Water of Life, preparing to step into the water, his body trembled violently as if electrified, and then a powerful and invisible force rebounded him, sending him crashing against the mountain wall behind, causing the entire Immortal Cave to tremble.

"I was too excited, forgetting that Linglong is skilled in arrays. How could her self-imposed seal site be without an Immortal Array for protection?"

Lying on the ground, Fang Bai felt severe pain as if his whole body was about to split, with his internal organs seemingly displaced, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, suffering significant injuries, unable to stand for a moment, he chuckled bitterly and shook his head.

Fairy Linglong was already proficient in arrays; after meeting Fang Bai, she learned many extraordinary Immortal Array setting methods from him. Since she chose self-sealing, how could she not utilize an Immortal Array to protect her body?

The Immortal Array set by a generation of Empress, how formidable it was, unless like Fang Bai’s past self, a peak Immortal Emperor skilled in Array Art, it was virtually impossible to unravel her array and thereby desecrate her body.

After a while, Fang Bai struggled to sit up, crossed his legs, meditated briefly, then slowly approached again.

However, this time, he did not get too close to the pool, stopping several yards away, gazing infatuatedly at Fairy Linglong inside the Water Ice Crystal Coffin, examining her stunning visage closely.

Fairy Linglong has been self-sealed for a thousand years. Her body rests inside the enclosed Water Ice Crystal Coffin, floating above the Water of Life. Thus, though devoid of life, her beauty remained unchanged, as dazzling as before.

"Linglong, as long as you have not completely perished, there’s hope for you to regain life like me. Rest assured, even if I traverse the nine Heavenly Domains of the Immortal Realm, exhausting all Immortal treasures and artifacts, I will awaken you!"

Fang Bai spoke determinedly, murmured.

Despite knowing the method to break the array before him, with his current Cultivation Level, Fang Bai felt powerless, merely watching the coffin in lamentation, sorrowful and disheartened.

Fairy Linglong was the first close confidante Fang Bai encountered after his rebirth through body-snatching, now choosing self-sealing and entering eternal slumber. How could Fang Bai bear to leave?

"Since I’ve come, I’d like to accompany you for a while longer..."

After gazing at Fairy Linglong’s visage for a long time, Fang Bai’s emotions gradually stabilized. He sat cross-legged outside the pool, his gaze fixed on Fairy Linglong’s body, accompanying her like this.

Though unable to sense any aura from Fairy Linglong, seeing her familiar face frequently, recalling the tender and sweet times they had as Immortal partners in their past life, Fang Bai felt sheer joy in his heart.

In the mountains, time circulates unknowingly.

Situated at the bottom of the Endless Abyss, there’s even less sense of time.

So it went, as time passed unnoticed. Occasionally, Fang Bai drank a few sips of the Water of Life collected from the pool outside the cave, though it didn’t advance his Cultivation Level further, it thoroughly consolidated his Immortal Venerable Realm and greatly improved his battle strength.

"Linglong, I need to find other disciples and Immortal friends related to the Emperor’s Palace. I cannot stay with you for now. Rest assured, when my Cultivation Level strengthens, and I am confident to break this array, I will surely take you out."

Fang Bai worried about those mutual friends and disciples from the lower realms who might ascend to the Immortal Realm anytime, as well as other Emperor’s Palace disciples and closely related Immortal friends. Knowing he couldn’t linger too long, he resolutely bit his lip and arose, speaking to Fairy Linglong within the Water Ice Crystal Coffin.

Even though he knew Fairy Linglong at that moment was akin to a fallen Immortal, unable to hear his words, Fang Bai still enjoyed speaking to her like this.

Deeply gazing at Fairy Linglong several times, Fang Bai reluctantly flew towards the exit of the Immortal Cave.

Knowing it was unlikely to leave the Endless Abyss peacefully, likely facing hidden, powerful attacks from the shadows, Fang Bai resorted to using Blood-Drinking Mad Blade and Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron for self-protection.

But to Fang Bai’s surprise, whether that invisible force was subdued by his Divine Artifact, or knowing it could not harm him, it surprisingly didn’t reappear.