Time passed.
Before he knew it, more than a year had passed since Han Feng arrived at the Seven Profound Sect.
Only one month remained until the day Han Li and Doctor Mo had agreed upon.
Inside the room, Han Feng sat cross-legged and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
He opened the translucent panel that only he could see.
By now, he had grown to a height of 1.9 meters. His frame was sturdy, his muscles smooth and well-defined, and explosive power coursed through him.
This physique looked nothing like that of a twelve-year-old boy. Instead, he resembled an adult martial artist who had tempered his body for years.
All of this was thanks to the Elephant Armor Skill.
[Technique: Elephant Armor Skill (Max Level)]
Like the Positive Yang Force, this external hard-body technique had also displayed a "+" sign that allowed him to continue adding Attribute Points once it reached the Ninth Layer.
After he spent the Attribute Points he had accumulated, this technique also reached the pinnacle of mortal martial arts.
At present, ordinary swords and blades could no longer harm Han Feng in the slightest. His physical strength rivaled refined metal.
His internal and external martial arts had both reached their peaks.
In addition, 140 Attribute Points still lay quietly on his Attribute Panel.
Han Feng had deliberately saved these for the immortal cultivation techniques that would come later. He had not continued wasting them on mortal martial arts.
After all, martial arts were merely a transitional stage.
The immortal path of longevity was his true pursuit.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Someone knocked on the courtyard gate.
Two days later, Li Feiyu came to find him again.
"Han Feng, come on. Join your brother for a few drinks!"
Li Feiyu was beaming, his whole person radiating confidence and high spirits.
Han Feng agreed with a smile.
Inside a private room at the tavern, Li Feiyu filled both their cups and sighed with deep emotion.
"Han Feng, honestly, the thing I'm most grateful for in this life is bringing you out of Han Family Village back then!"
By now, with Han Feng occasionally offering him guidance, Li Feiyu's martial arts had advanced considerably. He had firmly entered the ranks of the First-rate Masters within the sect.
His status had risen accordingly as well. He had gone from being the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Blade Hall to becoming a Protector with real authority.
If not for his young age, he might even have risen another step.
Even his marriage to Zhang Xiuer had been settled.
Elder Zhang had already given his consent. The two of them would marry in half a year.
He had fame, status, and a beautiful woman.
As Li Feiyu himself put it, he had no regrets left in this life.
He knew very well that he could not have achieved all this without the two brothers, Han Feng and Han Li.
The pills Han Li had secretly refined for him had greatly reduced the side effects of cultivating the Marrow Extraction Pill, allowing him to live several years longer.
As for Han Feng, he had not only advanced Li Feiyu's martial arts further; more importantly, by relying on Han Feng's future position as Young Sect Master, Li Feiyu had been able to win his beloved so smoothly.
"Brother Li, you're flattering me. If not for you back then, I'd still be farming in Han Family Village."
Han Feng raised his cup and clinked it against Li Feiyu's before draining it in one gulp.
"By the way, how has Brother Er Leng been lately?"
At the mention of Han Li, the smile on Li Feiyu's face faded somewhat, and he sighed.
"Don't ask. Ever since Doctor Mo set his sights on that boy, he's practically vanished. He hides outside all day, and no one knows where.
"That feathered beast called the Cloud Wing Bird that Doctor Mo sent out circles above Divine Hand Valley every day. There's no way to get close."
Li Feiyu looked rather depressed.
He had wanted to find an opportunity to gather Han Li, Han Feng, and Zhang Xiuer together for a proper meal and drinks, to thank them for their help.
Unfortunately, that wish had never come true.
Han Feng fell silent.
The Cloud Wing Bird's surveillance meant that Doctor Mo had run out of patience. The day of the Body Seizure was fast approaching.
After a night of drunken revelry, Han Feng saw off the satisfied Li Feiyu.
He returned to his courtyard. Under the circulation of his vigorous Internal Force, the alcohol dispersed completely in an instant.
The time had come.
Less than a month remained until the one-year deadline. Any delay could lead to complications.
Strike first and gain the advantage; strike later and suffer the consequences!
Doctor Mo had to be dealt with as soon as possible!
He took a bundle from beneath the bed and changed into clothes whose color resembled the surrounding mountains and forests.
This was to avoid detection by the Cloud Wing Bird.
Then he left the courtyard without making a sound and headed stealthily toward Divine Hand Valley.
Outside Divine Hand Valley, beneath a secluded cliff, an inconspicuous cave was hidden.
Han Feng's figure silently appeared in the nearby dense forest.
He looked up and saw a small yellow bird perched on a branch above the cave entrance. Its black-bean-like eyes warily scanned the surroundings.
The Cloud Wing Bird.
Just as expected, it was here.
Han Feng did not act rashly. He restrained his entire aura, blending into the grass and trees around him, and patiently waited.
He had plenty of time.
Two hours later, the Cloud Wing Bird seemed to have received some sort of command. It flapped its wings and shot away, transforming into a yellow streak as it sped toward Divine Hand Valley.
It looked like it was going to report to Doctor Mo.
At its speed, the round trip would take less than half a stick of incense.
Now!
Han Feng sprang out of the forest. After a few flashes, he reached the cave entrance.
Without the slightest hesitation, he slipped inside.
The cave was dimly lit, filled with a strange odor formed from a mixture of medicinal herbs and sweat.
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