Chapter 57

As his condition worsened, Doctor Mo began placing even greater importance on Li Li's cultivation. His constant urging revealed the anxiety in his heart.

For some reason, Doctor Mo attached great importance to Li Li. Not only did he increase his financial support, but his eyes were even filled with tender emotion, as though he were examining a rare treasure.

Even so, Li Li, who had reached the third level of the Oracle Hymn, noticed a hidden truth with his exceptionally keen senses. Li Li inadvertently discovered that behind Doctor Mo's enthusiastic and friendly gaze lay a trace of coldness and extreme greed, which made him deeply uncomfortable.

Doctor Mo's gaze actually made Li Li shudder from the tips of his hair to the marrow of his bones. He felt that Doctor Mo regarded him more as an object than as a living person.

This left Li Li puzzled. What did Doctor Mo want from him?

"Of course, I don't have anything he could be interested in," Li Li reassured himself after giving it some thought.

There were even times when Li Li felt exhausted from reciting the Nameless Scripture and shook his head in shame. He could not help blaming himself; after all, speaking ill of Doctor Mo behind his back was an ungrateful thing to do.

Yet he clearly understood why, whenever he dealt with Doctor Mo, he still retained a sense of wariness deep in his heart. As time passed, that feeling only grew stronger.

At present, Li Li faced a huge problem. He had reached the bottleneck of the third level, but Doctor Mo's precious medicinal herbs had run out.

Clearly, Li Li was absolutely not a genius. Without the aid of herbs, his cultivation would have stagnated long ago.

Whenever he saw Doctor Mo, Li