The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Chapter 870 - 970: Desert City

After Ye Tianfan woke up, he didn't wander around the Dali Sect but prepared to go back directly.However, Ye Tianfan did not plan to return directly like this. After all, going back directly wouldn't take long. Ye Tianfan wanted to make a big detour back, so that he could see if there were any fortuitous encounters along the way!

Ye Tianfan bid farewell to Bang Dali, declined Bang Dali's invitation to stay, and then headed back. However, he didn't head directly in the direction of the Taichu Sect, but went southwest instead. The Dali Sect was just due north of the Taichu Sect. Although not exactly on a straight line, it was not far off!

Ye Tianfan didn't fly too fast because if he wanted to train himself, he couldn't fly too quickly. Therefore, whenever Ye Tianfan saw something interesting, he would come down to take a look. For example, on an ice field, there was a tree, although it was already withered, Ye Tianfan still went down to take a look.

After Ye Tianfan went down to have a look, he discovered that it wasn't an ordinary withered tree but rather a rare material, the Withering-Growth Tree. This kind of tree, during its withering phase, looks as if it were dead. But during its flourishing phase, its lush green branches can even extend for hundreds of meters.

This material is not only a good material for artifact refining, but also for alchemy. During artifact refining, the branches of the Withering-Growth Tree during its withering phase are used. During that phase, the branches are extremely hard, resistant to burning, water, and corrosion, making them excellent material for crafting defensive magical treasures. Of course, if you want to craft weapons, it is possible too!

While in the flourishing phase, it's more suitable for alchemy. At that time, the branches of the Withering-Growth Tree revert to being as brittle, flammable, and prone to decay as ordinary tree branches.

But the leaves of the Withering-Growth Tree become leaves filled with a great life energy, particularly suitable for refining into healing holy medicine!

Ye Tianfan saw that the Withering-Growth Tree was currently in its flourishing period and was very happy because he was currently studying alchemy, not artifact refining. So, the leaves obtained during this flourishing period were very suitable!

Ye Tianfan picked all the leaves. Picking them like this didn't have any impact on the Withering-Growth Tree. If it weren't for the roots of the Withering-Growth Tree being so long, Ye Tianfan would have wanted to dig it up entirely; after all, such heavenly materials and treasures from the wild are rightfully claimed by those who possess virtue!

This saying holds true in the cultivation world. It's like wild herbs; if you pick a ginseng in an uninhabited area, you wouldn't re-bury it back in the ground, right?

Ye Tianfan joyfully collected the leaves of the Withering-Growth Tree and thought about the pills that could be refined with them, then carefully searched for other materials.

In the journey ahead, Ye Tianfan seemed to have run out of luck and didn't find any more materials until he entered the desert region!

Sometimes, regions are just this miraculous. An ice field and a desert are separated by a thin line. On one side all is sand and soil, while the other is all ice layers, as if separated by something, not interfering with each other.

While flying over the desert, Ye Tianfan couldn't see anything below except sand, nothing but sand, until he saw a tawny town ahead!

Despite the harsh environment here, the fact that a town could be established here suggests that life is possible here, so Ye Tianfan decided to go down and take a look to see what's there. If there were any good things, he could exchange for them.

Ye Tianfan came to the vicinity of the town and then walked toward it since he didn't want to disturb the residents, so he landed near the town.

When Ye Tianfan walked to the town gate, he noticed something was wrong because there was a heavy flow of people, and when they saw him, their originally neutral expressions quickly turned to suspicion, then to hostility!

Ye Tianfan noticed the looks in their eyes and found it strange. What's going on? This should be his first time coming to this town, right? Why were they looking at him with such hostility? It shouldn't be!

While Ye Tianfan was still perplexed, suddenly several city guards holding spears came towards him, and many ordinary people also approached, holding whatever weapons they had picked up.

Ye Tianfan even saw someone wielding a bunch of celery to attack him!

Seeing this scene, Ye Tianfan frowned. What's going on? Is there someone who looks very similar to him, and they have mistaken him for that person?

Just as Ye Tianfan was about to say something, one of the spear-wielding guards pointed his spear at Ye Tianfan and shouted, "Hey, who are you?"

Hearing this interrogative tone, Ye Tianfan frowned and did not respond, because he didn't know what this person wanted, and it's not like he had to enter this town, so Ye Tianfan just looked at the city guard with furrowed brows.

The city guard saw that Ye Tianfan didn't answer, his face became anxious, his hands holding the spear became more urgent, and he shouted again at Ye Tianfan, "Speak, who exactly are you? Are you an evil Immortal?"

An evil immortal? Interesting. Hearing the guard's words, Ye Tianfan roughly understood what was going on with these people!

Ye Tianfan thought that from the guard's words, it could be inferred that these people must have suffered from some disasters caused by cultivators, and the attire of that cultivator must have been similar to his!

After figuring this out, Ye Tianfan, under the increasingly anxious gaze of the guards who appeared ready to act, said, "Sir, you mentioned an evil Immortal. If I were an evil Immortal, I would have acted already, so I am not an evil Immortal!"

The guards, hearing Ye Tianfan's words, all breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't an evil Immortal, that was good. They then reassured the villagers behind them, "Don't panic everyone, he's not an evil Immortal, he's just an ordinary person, dressed luxuriously, must be a young master!"

Everyone hearing this relaxed since he wasn't an evil Immortal. The town's gate resumed its usual traffic flow, and no one paid further attention to Ye Tianfan, as they all continued with their lives.

Ye Tianfan heard the guard's words and did not refute them. He hadn't said he wasn't a cultivator, it was just their own assumption, so Ye Tianfan felt that letting the misunderstanding continue was fine, at least it would allow him to inquire about what actually happened.