Mortal: Li Feiyu, who came from the realm of a supreme being

Li Feiyu gave up after seeing patients for a day. Then, based on the medicinal properties of some herbs, he concocted a wound medicine that was very popular when he traveled the martial arts world in his previous life. It has all-round effects such as stopping bleeding, relieving pain, promoting tissue regeneration, and preventing infection.

Another month passed, and in mid-June, Han Li finally cultivated the "Eternal Spring Skill" to the sixth level, successfully deciphering the contents of the jade tablet.

It is indeed a map, but it is not a treasure map. Judging from the map, it should be somewhere in the Yunzhou area.

After discussing it, Li Feiyu and Han Li felt that it wasn't worth the back-and-forth, so they decided to leave it for the time being.

Although Yunzhou is near Lanzhou and not too far geographically, given their current speed, a round trip would take at least half a year, so they really shouldn't delay.

So the two of them settled down and began to cultivate in the Valley of Divine Hands.

A month later, Li Feiyu's hearing improved significantly, and his energy increased even more, along with his kidney function.

Han Li only vaguely grasped the feeling of the ear orifice, but it took him three whole months and the Heavenly Hearing and Earthly Awakening Pill that he replicated to finally open the orifice.

He gradually realized that his progress in martial arts seemed far inferior to Li Feiyu's. On the contrary, he found the "Eternal Spring Skill" quite enjoyable to cultivate, especially when combined with elixirs, making his cultivation speed much faster than the "Longevity Mantra."

Both rely on elixirs for assistance, but the difficulty of cultivating the Enlightenment stage of the One Lifetime Method is much greater than that of the Immortal Cultivation Method, "Eternal Spring Technique."

The fundamental reason is that the enlightenment stage of the first lifetime is mainly about seeking within. While elixirs can be said to have an auxiliary effect, they can never replace self-cultivation and enlightenment.

The Enlightenment Stage is perhaps the most difficult stage for mortals in this world to cultivate martial arts.

After all, even those who have just entered the outer realm can fly and roam freely. Simply by mobilizing their full power in a single strike, without using any special techniques, they can destroy an area within a two-mile radius.

Such abilities are enough to rival cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above, meaning they can integrate into the cultivation environment to hone their skills.

However, the awkward thing about the Enlightenment stage is that even if all nine orifices are open and one can sense the connection between heaven and man, it is still very troublesome to directly confront Qi Refining and Foundation Building.

Of course, the situation where the Supreme Elder of the Seven Mysteries Sect couldn't break through the spiritual light shield with his sword light doesn't exist. If a cultivator dares to stand still and show off, the Opening Stage cultivator of the Heaven-Human Sensing Realm can really be torn apart by his bare hands.

The problem is that in actual combat, martial arts practitioners of the One World Law have difficulty touching cultivators because they cannot fly.

Therefore, after discovering that Han Li was having difficulty opening his nine orifices, Li Feiyu didn't force him to relentlessly pursue martial arts. In any case, the "Longevity Manual" he wrote in his previous life had one advantage: it would automatically advance to higher levels. Theoretically, as long as one lived long enough, the nine orifices would open sooner or later.

Cultivators possess divine consciousness, and once all nine orifices are opened, opening the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows is not difficult.

As for whether he can successfully film on location later, Li Feiyu doesn't know, but as long as he lives long enough and spends hundreds of years refining his inner world, there will always be a chance.

And so, Li Feiyu settled into his cultivation in Divine Hand Valley, but he would go out every two or three months. Han Li asked him what he was doing when he went out, but Li Feiyu didn't say. Since he had already kept it a secret, it was better not to say anything.

Compared to Han Li's difficult progress, Han Yunshu displayed an even more terrifying martial arts talent.

Her speed of enlightenment was only slightly slower than Li Feiyu's, and she didn't need the Heavenly Awakening Pill at all!

……

Time flies, like a stream flowing over a ravine; two and a half years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The conflict between the Seven Mysteries Sect and the Wild Wolf Gang not only failed to subside during this period, but intensified.

Several small-scale conflicts gradually escalated into life-or-death battles between disciples, and the "peace talks" last autumn completely broke down amidst the tense atmosphere.

Nowadays, when disciples from the two factions meet outside, they often draw their swords without saying a word.

The determination to fight to the death was palpable even in rural towns and villages.

Inside the Valley of Divine Hands, however, the scene was quite different.

Li Feiyu sat cross-legged on the second floor of the bamboo building, his eyes gently closed.

His aura was restrained and calm, but if someone with keen senses were present, they could perceive that there seemed to be nine stars faintly echoing within him, and a warm radiance that appeared and disappeared between his brows.

That is a sign that spiritual power naturally manifests itself after all nine orifices and the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows have opened.

After two and a half years of arduous study, he has reached the Enlightenment stage of the "Myriad Paths of the Universe" and has achieved minor success.

Once the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows is opened, spiritual power can be released to a limited extent. Although it is far less refined and extensive than true divine sense, one can still sense the slightest movement of wind or the flow of energy within a ten-foot radius.

For him, the most important thing was not the ability to explore, but that the foundation for "building a bridge between heaven and earth" had been laid, and the communication channel between the inner world and the external laws had been initially established.

However, the aura of laws and principles in this world is... unusually faint and obscure.

Even with his experience from his previous incarnation, sensing it was like trying to see flowers through fog—extremely difficult.

This may be the fundamental reason why martial arts have declined and immortal cultivation has become the dominant practice in this world.

Downstairs at the medicine hut, Han Li had just finished a month-long period of seclusion.

He opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath. His body's energy flowed smoothly and harmoniously, and his seven acupoints shone faintly, forming a self-circulating system.

This is a sign of the minor completion of the inner world; the secret treasures of energy and vitality have been spontaneously opened, generating endless vitality.

After two and a half years of cultivating both immortal and martial arts, he finally reached the eighth level of the "Eternal Spring Skill," with abundant spiritual power and a divine sense covering more than thirty feet.

He was stuck at the fourth level of the "Longevity Manual," and it had taken him more than half a year to open all seven orifices, only today. To reach such a level under conditions of no life-or-death battles and purely through arduous cultivation, his martial arts talent would be comparable to that of an inner disciple of a major sect in the real world.

But the last two orifices, the front and back orifices, were even more difficult, and he didn't intend to stubbornly try to conquer all nine orifices.

When all seven orifices are opened, it signifies the minor achievement of inner world; now, his "Burning Like Essentials" will also undergo a slight qualitative change.

To Li Feiyu's surprise, apart from those few fierce and intense palm techniques, Han Li had actually mastered the "Crimson Blazing Fire Seal".

This is a soul-refining technique that should only be fully mastered by those in the outer realms, capable of refining the souls of living people into soul iron. Yet, under his guidance and activation with his spiritual power system, this forbidden technique can actually unleash about ten percent of its power, demonstrating the nascent demonic potential it possesses.

Compared to Han Li's steady progress, Han Yunshu, living in a three-courtyard residence in Jingzhou City, displayed an even more astonishing talent in martial arts.

Without the aid of elixirs like the Heavenly Awakening Pill, she had already opened all nine orifices in just two and a half years, and even successfully opened the ancestral aperture between her eyebrows a month ago, her progress only slightly slower than Li Feiyu's.

However, her condition was also special, or rather, those who opened their ancestral aperture between their eyebrows in this world experienced things differently from those in the real world.

Han Yunshu felt nothing at all, only that after the ancestral aperture opened, a thin amount of heaven and earth energy was drawn into his body, slowly tempering his physical body together with his inner world.

The system is functioning normally, but it always feels like there's an invisible barrier between us, making it difficult to reach the core.

……

Two days later, both of them had finished processing what they had learned in their seclusion.

"Feiyu, the poison from the Demon Silver Hand is becoming too strong to control. I'm planning to go to Jiayuan City to retrieve the Warm Sun Jade. You said you'd borrow Qu Hun to protect someone very important to you, and two and a half years have passed. Shouldn't you return it to me?" Han Li asked Li Feiyu directly.

At this time, Han Li and Li Feiyu were both eighteen years old, which would be considered adults according to the calculation method of the first life.

Several years later, both of them have shed their youthful naiveté. Li Feiyu, having lost his power and started a new cultivation method, looks very different from his past appearance.

Han Li looks similar to the one in the anime, except that he is darker-skinned than described in the original work, so he can be considered quite ordinary.

As for Li Feiyu himself, his serious and worried expression changed, and he now had a more spirited look between his brows.

"Okay, I'll bring it back for you tomorrow. By the way, could you lend me your Everlasting Spring Kung Fu manual? I need it." Li Feiyu said while demonstrating a set of footwork.

"Okay." Han Li didn't ask any further questions. After years of getting along, their trust and understanding had far surpassed what they used to have, and there was no longer much wariness or probing.

He paused, then said, "I feel that the Wild Wolf Gang and the Seven Mysteries Sect are about to have their final battle. Should we leave now?"

"Let's talk about it after I bring Qu Hun back. Keep an eye on the Seven Mysteries Sect during this time..." Li Feiyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "If possible, could you also keep an eye on Zhao Kun, the inner sect protector?"

"Zhao Kun? Is he your master from the Seven Mysteries Sect?" Han Li asked, somewhat surprised.

Li Feiyu sighed deeply: "He was very good to me and a competent master. I am guilty about faking my death to escape."

He didn't explain in detail, but Han Li listened and said with some envy, "If only Elder Mo were a competent master... Okay, I'll keep an eye out."