"Sixth Layer?"
Han Li's voice carried an almost imperceptible tremor, and his entire body froze.
He had painstakingly cultivated, aided by the Little Green Bottle's ability to accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs, and spent a full six years before barely breaking through to the Sixth Layer.
And Han Feng?
From the time he had left Han Family Village, less than two years had passed, even counting every day!
Not only had he cultivated mortal martial arts to that utterly inconceivable "Transformation Realm."
He had even cultivated this exceedingly rare immortal cultivation method to the Sixth Layer!
This... This gap in talent was simply too terrifying!
Even though the person standing before him was his blood-related cousin, at this moment, Han Li could not help feeling an indescribable jealousy and bitterness in his heart.
It was only human nature.
However, these complicated emotions came quickly and left just as quickly.
He soon felt genuinely happy for Han Feng instead.
He was no longer alone!
On this ethereal path of immortal cultivation, whose destination lay unknown, having a relative accompany him... felt truly wonderful!
"A Niu... you really are..."
For a moment, Han Li did not know what to say. In the end, he could only pat Han Feng heavily on the shoulder.
"The two of us brothers will pursue everlasting life together!"
"Mm."
Han Feng nodded calmly.
The two brothers said no more. Han Li quickly fetched paper and brush, then began copying the subsequent cultivation method of the Evergreen Skill, one character at a time, by the light of the oil lamp in the room.
His movements were swift, but his handwriting was extremely neat. He was afraid of leaving out even a single character.
After the time it took to burn an incense stick, a fresh copy of the cultivation method was handed to Han Feng.
"Xiao Feng, I plan to stay at Doctor Mo's residence for now. This place is secluded, so it's just right for my cultivation."
Han Li gave him a solemn reminder.
"If you ever run short of pills, come to Divine Hand Valley and find me anytime. I still have some here."
He was referring to the pills Doctor Mo had left behind and did not mention the secret of the Little Green Bottle.
"Thank you, Brother Er Leng!"
Han Feng did not stand on ceremony and carefully put away the copied cultivation method.
After exchanging a few more words with Han Li, he turned and left Divine Hand Valley.
Upon returning to his independent courtyard in the core area of the Inner Sect, Han Feng immediately shut the door tight.
Unable to wait, he unfolded the copy and matched the cultivation chants for the Seventh Layer and Eighth Layer with the memories in his mind one by one.
After confirming that there were no mistakes, he sat cross-legged and sank his mind into his consciousness.
Before his battle with Doctor Mo, he had already accumulated a full 140 Attribute Points, but had been reluctant to use them.
Now was the time!
[Skill: Evergreen Skill (Sixth Layer)] [Attribute Points: 140]
Without the slightest hesitation, Han Feng moved his thoughts.
"Attribute Addition!"
[Consumed 30 Attribute Points. Evergreen Skill advanced to the Seventh Layer!]
A warm current far more immense and refined than those during his previous breakthroughs instantly erupted from his dantian's sea of qi and surged wildly through his meridians!
Han Feng felt the Magic Power in his body swell at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming even more condensed!
Success!
He did not stop and continued adding points!
[Consumed 30 Attribute Points. Evergreen Skill advanced to the Eighth Layer!]
Boom!
Another, even more violent torrent of energy washed through his limbs and bones, and the total amount of Magic Power doubled once more!
If Han Li knew that Han Feng had instantly mastered two layers of the cultivation method he had just copied for him as soon as he returned, he would probably be so jealous he would go mad.
After breaking through two layers in succession, Han Feng's immortal cultivation progress once again came to a temporary halt because he had no subsequent cultivation method.
However, he was not anxious in the slightest.
The mortal-world cultivation methods had reached their limit, and the immortal cultivation method had temporarily reached its end as well.
Next, it was time to improve his true means of dealing with enemies.
His attention shifted to the several low-level spells attached to the back of the Evergreen Skill.
There were five in total.
They were Fireball Technique, Heaven's Eye Technique, Wind Control Art, Control Object Technique, and Spirit Calming Talisman.
Han Feng began studying them carefully.
The chants for these spells were far more obscure and difficult to understand than those of the Internal Cultivation Method. They were filled with all sorts of strange syllables and hand-seal variations, and mastering them would certainly take more than a single day.
In the days that followed, Han Feng entered a state of secluded cultivation completely.
He had people move a large number of ancient books and dictionaries from the sect's library and stayed in his room day and night, translating and comprehending the meanings of those spell chants by cross-referencing them.
This naturally caught the attention of his master, Wang Juechu.
One day, Wang Juechu deliberately came to Han Feng's courtyard.
Seeing that his beloved disciple was not indulging in martial strength but was instead diligently studying amid a pile of old books, he secretly nodded, filled with satisfaction.
"Han Feng, I'm very gratified that you can calm your mind and read!"
Wang Juechu stroked his beard and praised him.
"No matter how high one's martial skills are, one is still merely a warrior. The Sect Master of my Seven Profound Sect will have to manage a vast sect in the future. What's needed is a mind and wisdom capable of strategizing from behind the scenes."
"You thought of taking the initiative to read and enrich yourself. Very good, extremely good!"
Upon hearing this, Han Feng immediately stood up from the pile of books and bowed respectfully.
"My master's teachings are correct. This disciple will keep them firmly in mind."
His obedient and well-behaved appearance made Wang Juechu increasingly satisfied the more he looked at him.
However, Wang Juechu probably never would have imagined it.
The peerless prodigy in whom he placed such high hopes, whom he was wholeheartedly grooming as the future Sect Master, was thinking of nothing but how to leave the Seven Profound Sect as soon as possible and pursue that ethereal immortal path!
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