Chapter 6

"Wake up," "Wake up."

A faint, indistinct call that seemed to come from beyond the heavens woke Han Li from his deep sleep. As soon as he opened his eyes, a huge face was pressed tightly before him. Han Li was startled and shrank his body back, only then seeing clearly that the owner of this face that had scared him to death was the other child, Zhang Tie.

"Hurry and eat something. After dinner, we have to go see Elder Mo." Zhang Tie handed two steaming buns to Han Li.

"Where did you find food?" Han Li was stunned for a moment before taking the food.

"There is a large kitchen near the valley. I saw everyone else getting food there, so I went to get a portion. After eating, I realized you hadn't eaten yet, so I helped you get two buns." Zhang Tie smiled honestly at Han Li.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang." Han Li felt a bit moved in his heart. Seeing that Zhang Tie looked much more mature than himself, the title "Brother Zhang" couldn't help but slip out.

"It's... it's nothing. I'm used to doing things at home. If I don't do something for a while, I always feel a bit... a bit uncomfortable in my heart. If you need help with anything in the future, just speak up. I don't have anything else, but I have plenty of strength." Zhang Tie seemed a bit embarrassed, and his words were a bit stuttering.

Han Li hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch and was quite hungry. He finished a bun in three or four bites, and in just a short while, the two large buns were completely wiped out.

"It's getting late. Let's go see Elder Mo." Han Li burped a few times, looked at the sunset outside the window, calculated the time in his heart, and felt it was time to go see Doctor Mo.

Zhang Tie had no objections and followed Han Li to the room where Doctor Mo was.

In Doctor Mo's room, rows of bookshelves stood along the walls, filled with all kinds of books.

"Elder Mo!"

"Elder Mo!"

Doctor Mo was leaning his back against a grand armchair, holding a book and reading it with great interest, seemingly completely unaware of the two's arrival and not hearing their greeting. After all, Han Li and the other were both children. Seeing that Doctor Mo ignored them, they became at a loss, not knowing what to do, and had to stand to one side and wait dryly.

It wasn't until Han Li's feet felt a bit numb from standing to one side that Doctor Mo unhurriedly placed the book in his hand onto the desk beside him, sized the two up coldly, picked up a cup of tea, took a few small sips, and then spoke slowly:

"From this day forward, you two are my named disciples. I will teach you some common knowledge about gathering and refining medicine, and perhaps I will teach you some medical skills to save and heal people, but I will never teach you martial arts." Doctor Mo was expressionless as he put down the tea in his hand.

"I have a set of cultivation formulas for self-cultivation that I want to teach you two. Although it cannot let you defeat enemies, it can let you strengthen your body. If you really want to learn a few martial arts moves, you can go to the instructors to learn, and I won't object. But half a year from now, what I will evaluate is only the cultivation progress of this set of formulas. If you don't pass, you will still be driven to the outer sect to be outer disciples. Have you two heard clearly?" Doctor Mo's tone suddenly became solemn, appearing to attach great importance to this set of formulas.

"Heard clearly." Han Li and the other answered in unison.

"You two go out. Come back tomorrow morning." Doctor Mo waved his hand at the two, signaling them to go out, and picked up the book again to read.

Before Han Li went out, he couldn't help but glance at the book in Doctor Mo's hand. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to read, only knowing that the book title consisted of three huge black characters. Unfortunately, they knew him, but he didn't know them.

Walking out of Doctor Mo's room, Han Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Just now in the room, he didn't know why, but he didn't even dare to breathe loudly, and his brain was tightly strung. Now that he was out, he immediately felt relaxed and returned to normal.

In the following days, Han Li was incredibly excited because he could finally be considered a Profound Heaven Sect disciple. Although he was only a named disciple, he was still better than the other children who were sent home. Even if he couldn't pass the evaluation half a year later, he could become an outer disciple like his third uncle. In Han Li's mind, his third uncle was already a person of great status and position, so he didn't put the evaluation half a year later in his heart. In his heart, he even vaguely hoped that he wouldn't pass, so he could go down the mountain early to see his parents and his most beloved younger sister.

In the following days, Doctor Mo taught them some medical and medicinal knowledge in the morning, and in the afternoon, he let them go to a study room to learn how to read and write with other children, as well as basic martial arts knowledge such as the Twelve Regular Meridians, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and the locations of acupuncture points all over the body. They also practiced horse stance together and practiced some basic skills on straw dummies.

A month later, Han Li and the other were finally separated from the other children and no longer had time to learn other things because Doctor Mo began to teach them a nameless formula. Practicing this formula occupied most of their time. Doctor Mo strictly forbade the two from passing the formula to others, saying that if it were leaked, he would severely punish them and kick them out of the sect.

During this period, through the mouths of others, Han Li gained a relatively detailed understanding of the Profound Heaven Sect and Doctor Mo. The Profound Heaven Sect had an official Sect Master named Wang Lu, who possessed the identity of a direct descendant of the Seven-Absolutes Master, and three other Deputy Sect Masters. The sect was divided into two major parts: the outer sect and the inner sect. The outer sect had four branches: the Flying Bird Hall, the Treasure Gathering Hall, the Four Seas Hall, and the Outer Blade Hall. The inner sect had four branches: the Hundred-Forging Hall, the Seven-Absolutes Hall, the Offering Hall, and the Blood Blade Hall. In addition, there was an Elder Council that was only below the official Sect Master and on par with the other Deputy Sect Masters.

As for Doctor Mo, he was originally not a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect. It was just that several years ago, when Sect Master Wang Lu was out, he accidentally fell into an enemy's trap and was attacked by his opponents, suffering heavy injuries and being in critical condition. Everyone around him was at a loss. It just so happened that he ran into Doctor Mo, this physician. As a result, Doctor Mo's miraculous hands brought him back to life, and the medicine cured the illness, saving Sect Master Wang's life. Sect Master Wang was naturally incredibly grateful to Doctor Mo. Later, knowing that apart from his superb medical skills, he actually possessed not-weak martial arts, he invited him back to the sect. He also carefully chose a small valley in the mountains, specifically built this residence for him, and let Doctor Mo settle down in the Profound Heaven Sect with peace of mind, thereby becoming an offering in the Profound Heaven Sect's Offering Hall. During Doctor Mo's time in the Profound Heaven Sect, although the disciples hadn't seen his skills and didn't know the strength of his martial arts, he had saved the lives of many disciples in the sect with his brilliant medical skills. Therefore, although he was often expressionless and spoke little, he was still respected by the disciples in the sect.

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