Chapter 9

Recalling this, Han Li revealed a knowing smile.

Because they were compatible in temperament and had similar backgrounds, he and Zhang Tie naturally became close friends who talked about everything.

Han Li slowly uncrossed his legs and rubbed his calves with his hands. Long-term meditation and cultivation made his legs a bit numb, and his blood circulation was not very smooth.

After rubbing a few more times and feeling that the sensation in his legs had completely recovered, Han Li stood up from the mat, habitually patted the dust off his body, pushed open the stone room door, and walked out.

Looking back at the stone room where he practiced, Han Li mocked himself slightly.

This room was made entirely by hollowing out the sturdy granite mountain wall, and the door was made from a single piece of giant bluestone. If an ordinary person wanted to break in rashly from outside the door, they wouldn't be able to achieve their goal without hacking away with a giant axe for an hour or two.

Such a cultivation room, apart from the Sect Master, Elders, and Hall Masters who had a certain status and position in the Profound Heaven Sect, even core disciples of the Seven-Absolutes Hall could not possess it at will. This kind of stone room was specifically built for those practicing profound internal cultivation to prevent them from being disturbed by external factors during cultivation and avoid qi deviation. He didn't know what method Doctor Mo used to force several elders to agree to build such a stone room that ordinary disciples couldn't enjoy on the mountain wall within Divine Hand Valley.

As soon as this stone room was completed, it was designated by Doctor Mo to be used by Han Li alone. Once this decision was made, it made Han Li feel a bit flattered.

Doctor Mo was too good to this disciple of his. From the day he officially became his disciple, Doctor Mo gave him several different medicines to take every day and used some unknown medicinal herbs to make soup to soak his body. Although he didn't recognize the names and functions of these medicines, seeing that whenever Doctor Mo used these medicines, his usually expressionless face would reveal a reluctant look, he could understand a thing or two about the preciousness of these medicines.

Clearly, these external forces were very effective. Han Li's cultivation speed increased significantly, and not long ago, he finally succeeded in breaking through the barrier and practiced the first layer of this nameless formula.

It was just that when breaking through the barrier, several meridians almost ruptured, and he suffered some internal injuries that were neither too heavy nor too light. Thanks to Doctor Mo's brilliant medical skills, the damaged meridians were not too serious, and coupled with his willingness to use good medicine, he didn't leave any sequelae.

After Han Li was injured, Doctor Mo's performance was even more nervous than Han Li's own. He was restless throughout the entire treatment process. Only after seeing that his injuries had finally improved did he breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Doctor Mo's performance far exceeded the proper feelings between ordinary master and disciple, making Han Li feel a bit uneasy for no reason. If it weren't for the fact that apart from his third uncle, no one in the Han family had ever walked out of their poor mountain gully, Han Li would have almost thought that Doctor Mo was some distant relative of his family.

After Han Li walked out of the stone room, he stretched his waist and walked slowly toward his residence. After becoming an official disciple, Han Li and Zhang Tie had moved out of their original rooms, and both had their own private small houses.

When passing by Zhang Tie's room, Han Li glanced at it casually.

Sure enough, Zhang Tie was not in the room again. He was probably practicing at the waterfall under Red Water Peak again.

After becoming Doctor Mo's official disciple, Doctor Mo still told Han Li to only practice this nameless formula, without the slightest intention of teaching him other skills. Perhaps to comfort him, Doctor Mo taught him medical skills without reservation and taught him hand-in-hand. For his questions about medical skills, Doctor Mo answered every question and satisfied him, and allowed him to flip through all the medical books in his room at will.

As for Zhang Tie, Doctor Mo followed what he said before and taught him another very practical skill.

The skill Zhang Tie practiced was very peculiar. According to Doctor Mo, it was a rare martial art called "Elephant Armor Skill." According to him, this martial art was rarely seen in the martial arts world, and many people hadn't even heard of it, let alone practiced it.

Unlike the ordinary martial arts circulating in the martial arts world today, the cultivation process of general martial arts is from easy to difficult. The higher the level practiced, the harder it is to practice, and the effort spent doubles. This martial art was divided into nine layers. The first three layers were easy to practice and were no different from ordinary martial arts in difficulty. Starting from the fourth layer, it suddenly became difficult and required enduring many unimaginable pains and tortures. Many people who practiced this skill couldn't endure this inhuman pain and stopped here, with their cultivation stagnating from then on. Not to mention the cultivation of the fifth and sixth layers, the pain to be endured was several times that of before.

However, as long as this skill broke through the sixth layer and reached the seventh layer, it would be smooth sailing from then on, unobstructed. It was just that there were still those few days every month when one had to endure that kind of life-and-death pain on time.

All of these made those who wanted to practice this skill shrink back, which was also the main reason why this skill was almost lost today.

This martial art was so peculiar that its power was truly astonishing after reaching a high level. It was said that those who practiced to the ninth layer were like wearing a treasure armor, invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire. Not to mention palm strength and fist strength, even treasure swords could hardly injure him heavily.

What was even more enviable was that after practicing this skill, ordinary people would gradually possess the strength of a giant elephant. Upon reaching a high level, they would have infinite strength, be able to capture evil wolves alive, and tear tigers and leopards apart, which was incredibly powerful.

This skill made those who knew about it both afraid and loving. Apart from the expert who created this skill, no one else had been able to practice it to the ninth layer. Legend has it that this expert was born without a sense of pain, which allowed him to create such a perverted martial art and bring it to its extreme.

Although Doctor Mo told Zhang Tie the pros and cons of this skill exactly, Zhang Tie didn't have a personal experience of the harm of this skill and didn't take it to heart. He was just envious of the power of the "Elephant Armor Skill," agreed to practice it without hesitation, and this martial art seemed very suitable for him. In just two short months, Zhang Tie practiced it to the peak of the first layer.

Recently, in order to break through the first layer of the "Elephant Armor Skill," Zhang Tie, under Doctor Mo's suggestion, practiced every afternoon under the waterfall of Red Water Peak, which was dozens of meters high, facing the huge impact force falling from high above.

According to Zhang Tie himself, this method was quite effective. He was only separated from the second layer by that thin layer of paper, and as long as he put in a little more effort, he would break through the bottleneck.

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