201: Chapter 201: I Keep a Little Caution

When Han Li knocked on Doctor Mo's door the next day, it was still early morning.

Having woken up from a dream in the middle of the night, Han Li agonized for a while before finally realizing that being an Immortal with fluttering robes like Elder Xiao had a bit more class.

Thus, with his sleepiness instantly gone, Han Li cultivated that nameless Cultivation Technique for another four hours before hurrying to get up and rush toward Divine Hand Valley.

"Han Li?" Doctor Mo opened the door and looked at the Han Li before him, somewhat surprised.

"Doctor Mo, I've already learned the chant you taught me yesterday."

"You've already learned it?!"

Hearing Han Li's words, Doctor Mo suddenly became energized. With a look of shock, he directly grabbed Han Li's hand, wanting to check Han Li's body.

Suddenly being grabbed, Han Li instinctively wanted to resist, but thinking that the subsequent parts of the chant were still in Doctor Mo's hands, he chose not to.

"Quick! Run the chant once more." Doctor Mo seemed to have sensed something; he was forcefully suppressing a surge of intense joy, but the fanatical look in his eyes could not be concealed.

Han Li felt Doctor Mo's hand trembling slightly and couldn't help but frown. He endured it once more without speaking and began to circulate the chant.

"Good! Good! This is the feeling, this is exactly what I wanted! Hahaha!"

Feeling the faint, cool energy within Han Li's body, Doctor Mo suppressed his emotions for a brief moment before finally being unable to stop himself from laughing out loud.

He gripped Han Li's shoulders tightly with both hands. His originally squinted eyes were now wide open as he stared at Han Li as if looking at some rare treasure. At this moment, his appearance even revealed a hint of madness.

Seeing this, Han Li finally couldn't help but speak up, "Doctor Mo, what is the meaning of this?"

Han Li felt he was being looked down upon. His master wouldn't let him speak about his cultivation progress, nor would he let Han Li take action at will. Therefore, in the Seven Mysteries Sect, besides having the title of the Sect Leader's highly favored True Disciple, he only had the reputation of having extremely high martial arts talent.

They knew nothing of his true strength.

During his sparring sessions with his master, his master had once concluded that within the Seven Mysteries Sect, no one below the rank of Hall Master could defeat him.

Thus, looking at the old man before him who had become quite annoying, Han Li even felt that with just a light punch, this old man's bones would fall apart!

Realizing his loss of composure, Doctor Mo immediately stopped laughing. He released his grip and patted Han Li's shoulder, saying, "Good, you've practiced very well. I will also give you the remaining layers of the chant. However, you must come here once every month—no, every half month—to let me check your progress."

Seeing Doctor Mo say this, Han Li still didn't let the previous topic go so easily.

"Doctor Mo, can you not Cultivate this Secret Manual?"

Hearing Han Li's words, Doctor Mo's wide eyes instantly squinted, realizing that this child before him was not easily fooled.

"Sigh, it's a long story... In my youth, I fought with others and was left with significant hidden injuries. My strength regressed, which is why I've fallen to this state," Doctor Mo sighed deeply and spoke slowly.

"Do you mean you hope I can reach a Major Achievement in this Secret Manual and then heal your injuries?" Han Li finally understood and spoke accordingly.

"You are right. Only by cultivating this Mind-Cultivation Technique to the fourth layer, combined with a specific method, can you tentatively heal my injuries. That's why I need to check your progress every half month," seeing Han Li being led by him, Doctor Mo sighed again.

Hearing this, Han Li suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly, indicating his understanding.

Seeing Han Li was so easily deceived, Doctor Mo also revealed a smile and brought Han Li into the room to teach him the subsequent layers of the cultivation Secret Manual.

Having obtained the subsequent Secret Manual, Han Li didn't think much of it for a moment. Under Doctor Mo's smile, he left Divine Hand Valley excitedly.

However, before reaching Sunset Peak, Han Li belatedly felt something was slightly off. Even for treating injuries, Doctor Mo shouldn't have been excited to that degree, right?

But other than that, Han Li couldn't think of any other reason. He simply decided to keep an eye out; after all, it was fine as long as he got the Cultivation Technique.

At this thought, Han Li's heart immediately grew fervent. He hurried all the way back to his room, closed the door with a "bang," and immediately began to Cultivate.

He could clearly perceive the strange energy from the outside world. Once Han Li began his technique, this energy quickly bored into his body, entered his Meridians, and continuously strengthened and grew along the Great Circulation.

In this way, he cultivated for three whole days and nights, forgetting to eat and sleep, until he was finally stopped by the urgent, pressing voice of Wang Juechu, his "cheap" master.

"Are you trying to suffer a Qi Deviation?" Seeing Han Li get off the bed, Wang Juechu went up and slapped Han Li's head, making Han Li dizzy.

"Master, you hit me?"

Slapped into a daze, Han Li looked at Wang Juechu somewhat pitifully.

"Sigh! You little rascal..."

Seeing Han Li like this, Wang Juechu sighed and slowly lowered his raised palm onto the top of Han Li's head.

Smack!

With his other hand, Wang Juechu scooped Han Li up, bent him over, and delivered a loud slap to his buttocks.

"What's wrong with hitting you? You deserve it! Do you know how long you've been practicing? Three whole days without eating or drinking!" Wang Juechu's angry voice rang out, leaving Han Li stunned.

"That long?"

Hearing Wang Juechu's words, Han Li was clearly dazed. In his perception, only a day and night had passed at most.

After realizing the seriousness of the situation, what followed was a one-sided scolding. A full two hours later, after having a meal, Han Li arrived at the Seven Absolutes Hall under Wang Juechu's earnest advice.

He needed to choose several martial arts to practice, lest he spend every day in seclusion cultivating internal techniques and end up not knowing any combat moves at all.

The Seven Absolutes Hall's library was the place where various martial arts Secret Manuals were collected. However, ordinary Outer Sect Disciples couldn't even dream of coming here to pick manuals; only those Inner Sect Disciples enjoyed such treatment.

When Han Li arrived, he instantly attracted the attention of most people there. Many whispered among themselves, discussing Han Li.

"See that? He's the new True Disciple the Sect Leader took in."

"He doesn't look like much. Is he really as mysterious as the rumors say?"

"Who knows? Why don't you go try him out?"

"This is the Sect Leader's Disciple. Do you think I'm suicidal? If you want to go, go yourself, you idiot."

...

Without being disturbed, Han Li began to search through the shelves one by one. What he wanted to practice were sword techniques because his "cheap" master also practiced the sword.

He decided to first pick one that looked promising, then go consult his master, and finally quickly learn how to play the victim to beg for his master's own sword technique...

"Crescent Moon Sword Technique, Loyal Heart Sword, Seven Absolutes Sword..." Han Li flipped through them one by one quickly, the sound of pages turning creating a noise in the quiet library.

"Is this how Han Li searches for manuals?"

A Disciple of the Seven Absolutes Hall frowned as he saw Han Li's rapid flipping and spoke to the person beside him.

"Perhaps he's just playful. Don't mind him. With his status as the Sect Leader's True Disciple, he's probably just here to play around."

"Indeed..."

Despite constantly flipping through the pages, Han Li still hadn't found a satisfactory sword technique. They were either too weak or not cool enough; it was truly hard for him to choose.

But at that moment, Han Li's eyes caught a glimpse of several identical Secret Manuals in a corner of the library. This strange occurrence immediately piqued Han Li's curiosity.