Chapter 27: Preparing Spiritual Medicine

Before Doctor Mo returned to the mountain, Han Li knew that using this bottle in the God Hand Valley was temporarily safe, because there was only one person in the whole mountain valley, and usually no outsiders would rush into the valley rashly, which ensured that no accidents would occur during this period, and he could use the small bottle boldly.

Han Li estimated Doctor Mo's return time and felt that it was impossible for him to find any good medicinal materials in the nearby places. He was afraid he had to go to more distant places to search, very likely to those deep mountains and old forests where people rarely went. Only in such remote places was there hope of picking some rare medicinal materials, but this would take at least nearly a year of time to go back and forth on the road, plus the time spent searching for medicinal materials, to be able to return to the mountain.

Now nearly half a year had passed since Doctor Mo went down the mountain, and it was estimated that he would return to the Qixuan Sect in another six or seven months. In the days before he returned, Han Li only had to ripen as many medicinal herbs useful to himself as possible, and had to plan to obtain medicinal materials according to the several rare formulas he knew, and couldn't blindly waste these green liquids.

These holy medicines that Han Li was about to make that were helpful for increasing cultivation and breaking through bottlenecks were all top-grade holy medicines that Doctor Mo wanted to prepare in the past but couldn't gather the required medicinal materials. Each one placed on the market was a rare treasure that could make ordinary families go bankrupt and Jianghu people fight for their lives.

Even with Doctor Mo's high medical skills, he had never seen any of these finished medicines, let alone prepare them personally. One must know that although Doctor Mo mastered the preparation methods of these holy medicines, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh because he didn't have the medicinal materials in his hands.

Han Li was very interested in these rare formulas when he was learning medical skills from Doctor Mo in the past. Although he never hoped that he could prepare these precious medicines, he also remembered quite a few of these formulas. Doctor Mo also held an indifferent attitude towards Han Li's full energy in learning these formulas. As long as Han Li asked, he would tell Han Li in detail, without any intention of hiding anything. Probably Doctor Mo also thought that these formulas belonged to the kind of chicken ribs that were tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

Now these formulas had become the meat in Han Li's heart. He honestly went to ripen medicinal herbs according to the various medicinal materials of various ages required on them, not daring to have the slightest relaxation. One must know that there wasn't much time left for him. He had to prepare these medicines before Doctor Mo returned, and then put the bottle on the shelf, never using it on the mountain easily.

Han Li didn't have the slightest confidence that he could use the small bottle in front of Doctor Mo without revealing any flaws. He knew very well how shrewd and careful Doctor Mo was, and he didn't have the slightest intention of letting Doctor Mo know the secret of the bottle.

Han Li felt that the relationship between him and Doctor Mo was very strange, far from being as simple as a general master-disciple relationship.

Doctor Mo often looked at him with some strange gaze, which made Han Li always feel that the other party had some secret unfavorable to him hidden, especially in the last year or two, Han Li's feeling was even stronger. This made it impossible for Han Li and Doctor Mo to be as intimate and talkative as ordinary master and disciple, and there was always an awkward atmosphere floating between them.

Doctor Mo was obviously aware of the existence of this rift, but he didn't have the slightest intention of wanting to bridge the feelings between master and disciple, still doing what he should do, just urging Han Li's progress in practicing the formulas. It was just that when he looked at Han Li, the original gaze containing strange expressions seemed to have gradually decreased, and even for a long time, it hadn't been revealed again.

But Han Li's keen sixth sense vaguely told him that the other party hadn't really given up his certain plan, but had very cleverly covered up his own intentions. In this way, Han Li was even more wary of Doctor Mo, and in this situation, how could he let the other party know the secret of the bottle!

Han Li learned an iron lesson from many history books, that is, "one must not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against others."

Regardless of whether Doctor Mo really wanted to be unfavorable to him, or it was his own misconception, it was never a bad thing for him to increase his vigilance against Doctor Mo. If Doctor Mo really had bad intentions towards him, his increased precautions could avoid being harmed. If it was his own wrong judgment of his sixth sense, then his increased vigilance was also not wrong. He himself wouldn't take the initiative to do things that betray his master and destroy his ancestors. He, Han Li, was still Doctor Mo's good disciple and would fulfill the filial piety that a disciple should have.

Han Li felt somewhat uncomfortable thinking about this. He and Doctor Mo were probably the only strange master-disciple pair in the Qixuan Sect, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The bottle absolutely couldn't be used after Doctor Mo returned. This was certain. One must know that there is no wall that doesn't leak wind. Even if he luckily wasn't discovered by Doctor Mo, he might be bumped into by others in the Qixuan Sect to discover the secret. The safest thing was to put it away and treat it as if this had never happened.

Han Li made all the plans and also made the determination to secretly collect the bottle and not use it easily in the future, and then his heart relaxed, and he fell asleep on the bed in a daze.

In the next few months, Han Li secretly used the green liquid in the bottle to ripen a large number of precious medicinal materials. He used these medicinal materials to prepare quite a few rare medicines according to the formulas, but quite a few failures also occurred during the preparation process. Each failure made Han Li's heart ache for a long time. One must know that the medicinal materials used to make these medicines were all rare top-grade materials in the world. One failure represented how much silver had been thrown into the water. However, this couldn't be blamed on him. These formulas were all prepared for the first time by anyone, and it was inevitable to fail a few times. Even if Doctor Mo came to prepare these medicines personally, he would have one or two slips. Han Li could only comfort himself like this.

"Yellow Dragon Pill," "Clear Spirit Powder," "Golden Marrow Pill," "Nourishing Essence Pill," these rare medicines that were hard to see outside were all placed in more than a dozen small bottles and lined up in front of Han Li. Han Li looked at these medicine bottles, and his face was also full of joy. With these spiritual medicines, let alone practicing to the fourth layer of the formula, even the fifth and sixth layers wouldn't take much effort to practice.

Among these medicines, "Yellow Dragon Pill" and "Golden Marrow Pill" were the most helpful for his practice, both having the wonderful effects of increasing cultivation and reborn; while "Clear Spirit Powder" was a rare antidote in the world, capable of detoxifying thousands of kinds of deadly poisons; the final "Nourishing Essence Pill" was a spiritual medicine with miraculous effects on both internal and external injuries. Regardless of how serious the internal and external injuries were, as long as one took one pill, even if it couldn't bring the dead back to life and make the injuries heal immediately, it could make the injuries greatly alleviate and save one's life.

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