A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 41: Leaving a Note and Night Departure

Han Li didn’t have that much time to wait. In at most four or five months, Doctor Mo would completely confront him, so he had to have some ability to protect himself before then.

Therefore, he finally decided to only practice a few of the simpler, easily mastered secret techniques that he could use immediately. The rest he would set aside for now. After he truly escaped from this life-or-death danger, it wouldn’t be too late to study them later.

This greatly shortened his training time, allowing him to quickly master several fast-learn secret techniques.

In truth, Han Li was well aware that even if he mastered all those secret techniques without missing a single one, he might still not be a match for Doctor Mo.

If Doctor Mo hadn’t been lying last time, then with his former status as a regional overlord, there must be many powerful and ruthless methods he never revealed during their last confrontation. The skills he did show were probably only a fraction of his true strength.

Even so, whenever Han Li thought of those ghostly movements, he still felt a chill run down his spine and greatly feared Doctor Mo.

He knew clearly that what he could learn in such a short time was limited, and the threat he posed to Doctor Mo was almost negligible. But Han Li was determined never to be captured or manipulated like a fool.

He knew that if he fought Doctor Mo again, the only chance to win would be to exploit Doctor Mo’s contempt for him. Only by striking unexpectedly when Doctor Mo was careless and negligent could he possibly gain a glimmer of hope.

In the coming days, Han Li memorized all the Blink Sword Manuals and selected several secret techniques that were useful to him at the moment to study, hoping to figure out a fast and effective training method.

After several days of racking his brains, he organized a complete set of training methods from the books. To finish such a complicated task in such a short time made him quite proud of his efficiency.

In the following half month, Han Li took care of various trivial matters one by one, making full preparations without leaving any lingering worries.

First, he returned the original secret manual intact to Li Feiyu on a certain day, and took the opportunity to tell him about encountering the wild wolf gang’s spies. Of course, he also mentioned how he saw through the kitchen steward’s identity.

After hearing this, Li Feiyu was indeed both surprised and delighted. He grabbed Han Li’s shoulder and kept calling him “good brother,” deeply moved that Han Li gave him such a great gift for free.

However, he had no idea that Han Li was busy trying to save his own life right now. He had no intention of catching spies; if he could help without much effort and do a favor, why wouldn’t he?

After finishing matters with Li Feiyu, Han Li personally visited several skilled blacksmiths within the sect.

He commissioned several short swords with different styles, all sheathed, and secretly requested some small modifications on them. Besides that, he also ordered some nameless parts of unknown use, and several exquisite iron bells to be forged as quickly as possible. This cost him a significant amount of silver, making him feel some pain in his wallet.

A few days later, Han Li received the items he had commissioned from the blacksmith. Seeing the bright short swords and the delicate iron bells, he was very satisfied and praised the blacksmith’s craftsmanship repeatedly, feeling that his money was well spent.

That night, Han Li vanished without a trace from his residence, leaving only a note on his bedside:

"Old Mo, there’s no need for you to worry or be impatient. I am not running away or hiding; I just feel that being in the same valley with you is too oppressive and not conducive to the training of the Everlasting Spring Technique. Therefore, I have decided to find another secluded place on the mountain to go into seclusion and train. Rest assured, I will return to meet you on the same day four months from now.