[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality":3,"chapter-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","A Mortal's Journey to Immortality",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2334959,4565,"Chapter 33","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Han Li grabbed the rope of the wooden bucket, hurled it into the pond, then pulled back and lifted upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew up a full bucket of spring water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li lifted the bucket effortlessly above his head, snapped his wrist, and with a “splash,” the entire bucket of cold water poured from his head to his toes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So refreshing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So comfortable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li and another boy both cried out in cool relief at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no surprise—it was the height of summer, sweltering and unbearable; both boys were bare-chested, and the icy mountain springwater drenching them head to toe left not a single inch of their bodies uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh! Han younger brother, you really know how to find a good spot—how did you even find such a hidden little pond?” The boy with the cold demeanor suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing—I’ve found plenty of places harder to locate, but none with water as cool as this.” The other boy accepted the compliment without modesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy was Han Li; the other was Li Feiyu, who had come to collect the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Li Feiyu first received the pain-relieving medicine from Han Li, tried it, and found it remarkably effective—significantly easing the agony of the “Bone-Draining Pill”—he became utterly dependent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, Li Feiyu could no longer endure the Bone-Draining Pill’s pain without Han Li’s powder; the supply meant to last a year was completely exhausted within just a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tortured beyond endurance by the inhuman pain, Li Feiyu had no choice but to swallow his pride and come to Han Li himself to beg for more medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Han Li was eager to strengthen his own power; upon learning that Li Feiyu had entered the Seven Perfections Hall for training, he directly proposed exchanging the hall’s secret techniques for the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feiyu, who had only a few years left to live, agreed without hesitation, readily accepting Han Li’s terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent outsiders from discovering their secret, Han Li scouted out several hidden spots along the Shiduoli -long C Xia  Mountain Range for their transactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every so often, the two would secretly meet: Han Li would hand over the medicine, and Li Feiyu would teach him some martial arts learned from the Seven Perfections Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were satisfied with this exchange, and it continued for over half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these six months of contact, Li Feiyu and Han Li both found each other agreeable, and without realizing it, they truly became close friends who shared everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feiyu was especially pleased with the places Han Li chose, particularly this spot with the small pond—surrounded on all sides by cliffs and precipices, centered by a small basin, accessible only through a concealed cave so narrow one had to crawl on all fours to pass through, its exit miraculously hidden inside the hollow trunk of an ancient locust tree clinging to the cliffside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, on these sweltering days, this place offered such a cool little pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After loosening the muscles, dousing oneself with several buckets of cold water was utterly blissful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dousing himself, Han Li glanced at the sun and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Serpent’s Fury you taught me last time is too brutal—I don’t think it suits me. Do you have any lighter, gentler techniques?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Han younger brother, do you really think the Seven Perfections Hall belongs to me alone? That I can learn any martial art I want? I can only choose a small portion myself; my cultivation leans yang and fierce, so naturally I study the most brutal techniques.” Li Feiyu shot Han Li a disgruntled look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else but you, Li elder brother, could be the top among all disciples? How could you compare to ordinary Seven Perfections Hall students?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li smiled sheepishly, seeing Li Feiyu was annoyed, and quickly spoke a few flattering words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to believe—our great Han genius is finally flattering me.” Li Feiyu teased him with a half-smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What genius? Don’t I get beaten by your moves every single time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! That’s only because I used true qi to overpower your technique—it’s no great feat. Without true qi, I’d be helpless against you within a hundred moves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who fights without true qi, Li elder brother? You’re being far too modest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Modest? I’m not modest at all—you never trained in martial arts before, never fought anyone, and the only technique you ever learned was that worthless nonsense. Yet in such a short time, you’ve grasped the forms so thoroughly—what else could you be but a genius? By the way, that mantra has zero power—why do you still practice it every day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li silently grimaced, thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I want to learn it? I’m stuck—I can’t stop now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Han younger brother, I’m not nagging you—given your talent in martial arts over these past six months, just ditch that useless mantra and train seriously with me. I guarantee you’ll rise to prominence within two years, stand out from the crowd, and then you and I will rule the Seven Mysteries Sect—wouldn’t that be glorious?” Li Feiyu urged him once again, earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li felt touched; though Li Feiyu had said this many times and it had grown tiresome, he could still sense the sincerity behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Li shook his head gently, refusing, and changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Seven Perfections Hall, is there any martial art that can defeat an opponent without using true qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Han Li avoid the topic and unwilling to dwell on the old issue, Li Feiyu let it go, knowing Han Li, like himself, likely had secrets he couldn’t reveal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head, thought carefully for a moment, then looked up and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There actually is one strange sword technique that doesn’t require true qi—but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what?” Han Li’s eyes lit up—he had finally found a technique suited to him—and pressed for details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this sword technique has sat unused in the Seven Perfections Hall for over a hundred years—no one has ever succeeded in mastering it. Even the Elder who created it died without ever achieving it. The name is odd too—it’s called the Blink Sword Art. Isn’t that a strange name?” Li Feiyu spoke of the technique with constant wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WWW.feiazw.COM\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-20T21:12:45.940Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a07d9ac528801c0db2bd750aef678d66276a2cbffd884191a5d8529a163d6d09","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-34","a-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-chapter-32",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-mortal-s-journey-to-immortality-cover.jpg"]