A RECORD OF A MORTAL'S JOURNEY TO IMMORTALITY

Chapter 06 - Chapter 10

Chapter 6: Nameless Oracular Formula

"Get up, get up."

A barely audible sound came from above Han Li, rousing him from his deep slumber. As soon as he opened his eyes, a huge face appeared in front of him. In shock, Han Li pushed himself backwards. Only then was he able to see that the owner of the face that had frightened him to death was the boy named Zhang Tie.

"Hurry up and come eat something. After you've finished, we need to see Old Mo." Zhang Tie passed some steaming white buns over to Han Li.

"Where did you find this food?" Han Li stared blankly for a moment before accepting the buns.

"At a kitchen near the valley, I saw a ton of people eating food, so I also grabbed a portion. After I had finished, I realised that you hadn't eaten yet, so I grabbed two buns for you." Zhang Tie smiled sincerely at Han Li.

"Thank you very much, Brother Zhang." Han Li was somewhat touched. Seeing that Zhang Tie looked quite a bit older than himself, he couldn't help but blurt out the words "Brother Zhang."

"No...no problem. I'm too used to labor. If I'm idle even for just a moment, I always feel a bit....uncomfortable. If you ever need any help in the future, don't hesitate to tell me. I have nothing else but strength." Zhang Tie seemed to be somewhat embarrassed, as he began to stammer.

Han Li hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch and was somewhat starved. In just a few bites, he devoured one bun. With just a bit more effort, both of the large buns completely disappeared into his stomach.

"It's getting late, we should go see Old Mo." Han Li burped a few times and looked out the window towards the setting sun. After mentally calculating the time, he decided that it was probably about time to go see Doctor Mo.

Zhang Tie didn't object, following Han Li to Doctor Mo's house.

There were rows of bookshelves along all four walls of Doctor Mo's residence. These shelves were densely packed with various books.

"Old Mo!"

"Old Mo!"

......

Doctor Mo's back was tightly pressed against his chair as he was currently engrossed in reading the book in his hands. He didn't seem to have noticed the two people's arrival, nor had he heard their greetings. The two of them were still children after all, so when they saw Doctor Mo ignore them, they were at a loss on what to do, unsure of what would be the best course of action. Thus, they could only stand to one side and wait.

Finally, by the time Han Li's feet had begun to turn numb, Doctor Mo slowly placed his book down onto the table next to him. He coldly looked over at the two children and picked up his teacup to drink a few sips before slowly saying:

"From this day on, you two will be accepted as my Unofficial Disciples. I will teach you some general knowledge on picking medicinal plants and refining medicines. I may also teach you two some life-saving healing techniques. But I will absolutely not teach you any martial arts." Doctor Mo expressionlessly put down his teacup.

"I will teach you two a set of body and spiritual cultivation chants. Although it won't allow you to successfully subdue your enemy, it will strengthen your bodies. If you guys really want to learn some martial arts, you can go learn them from some other instructors. If you do so, I won't object, but I'll check your progression on this set of cultivation chants in half a year. If you don't meet the standard, I'll force you out to become an outer disciple. Do you two understand?" Doctor Mo's tone suddenly became much more serious. It looked like he attached great importance to this set of chants.