A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 39: Unusual Conditions

Han Li felt unfamiliar with the voice of the other spy; he probably had never seen this person before. Judging from the voice, the man was quite young, around his twenties.

Unfortunately, to be safe, Han Li didn’t dare to sneak a glance, fearing that these two had refined cultivation and could sense his spying gaze. If they discovered an outsider nearby, it would do more harm than good.

After this incident, the journey ahead was very peaceful.

Han Li finally returned to his residence long after dinner time.

As usual, Doctor Mo showed no interest at all in Han Li’s mysterious return. Apart from delivering some prepared medicines, he completely ignored Han Li’s every move and behavior.

If Han Li hadn’t seen that the medicines Doctor Mo brought were made from precious medicinal herbs collected during the last trip down the mountain, he might have thought the man had given up all hope for him and was plotting some sinister scheme.

Now, Han Li no longer cared for the so-called precious medicines Doctor Mo sent. But to avoid arousing suspicion, he still pinched his nose and swallowed them down.

He wasn’t afraid the medicines contained poison; if Doctor Mo harmed him now, it would be like harming himself at the same time.

On the way back, Han Li had already thought of a good way to deal with the wild wolf gang spies he encountered halfway.

Although Han Li didn’t have deep feelings for the seven mysteries sect, he was at least a half inner sect disciple. It wouldn’t do to completely ignore threats to the sect happening under his nose.

Besides, he had already found the best person to handle this matter for him—Li Feiyu, Senior Brother Li.

From Han Li’s observations, perhaps due to taking the Bone Marrow Extracting Pill, Li Feiyu’s ambition and greed for fame had greatly increased. He harbored considerable ambition and always dreamed of rising to the higher ranks of the seven mysteries sect to become a more prominent figure.

Han Li guessed that Li Feiyu probably wanted to go even crazier and more spectacular in his final moments.

Now, Han Li personally offered such a great merit to him, which would surely make him overjoyed. This was also a way to repay the favor for taking the sword manual.

Whenever Han Li thought of the "blink sword manual," his heart would surge with excitement.

He hadn’t lied to his friend about the manual. It really wasn’t suitable for him to cultivate, but Han Li kept many details about it to himself.

For Han Li, keeping some small secrets from everyone was his survival strategy.

Even if the other person seemed very close to him, there was no exception.

However, the techniques recorded in these manuals were truly different from ordinary martial arts.

To Han Li, it was more appropriate to call them sword techniques rather than sword methods. They were a comprehensive assassination secret technique combining timing, terrain, human factors, and more. It was an extremely rare, pure killing art: the sword strikes that meant death the instant they were drawn.

These books described various techniques to ensure a guaranteed kill in one strike by using the secret sword skills honed through hard training under different environments and times.

They taught practitioners to use every blade of grass and tree in their surroundings, as well as the varying angles and intensities of light, to create visual illusions for their opponents. In a moment, they would seize the enemy’s weaknesses, see through their flaws, and kill instantly.

This was a highly technical secret technique. Without any talent, it was impossible to comprehend or master.

Therefore, practitioners had to have extraordinary senses—vision, hearing, and so on far exceeding ordinary people—to have any hope of success.

If only these conditions were required, some disciples might still be tempted by its power and choose to learn it.

But there was an even harsher condition: the practitioner could not have refined internal force. Otherwise, it would conflict with the technique of controlling and applying power during use, making cultivation extremely difficult.