A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 10: Practicing the Elephant Armor Technique

After a little planning, Doctor Mo finally stopped interfering.

the next day.

He was summoned to the study and informed:
"I can allow you to practice the Elephant Armor Technique with Zhang Tie."

"Thank you very much, Elder Mo."

Han Li said excitedly.

He can finally openly practice body tempering.

"Hmph, let me make this clear from the start. Although I allow you to cultivate the Elephant Armor Technique, the condition is that you absolutely must not neglect the cultivation of the Nameless Technique. Otherwise, I will no longer acknowledge you as my disciple, and may even punish you. You don't want your family to go back to the impoverished days of eating coarse food and not knowing where your next meal will come from, do you?"

This statement certainly carries a warning tone.

An ordinary farmer's son would certainly not dare to delay his cultivation of the Everlasting Spring Technique. This is because the money Han Li sends back to his family every month—money for his parents, brothers, and younger sister—all comes from Doctor Mo. His current status and position within the Seven Mysteries Sect are also due to Doctor Mo.

Once Doctor Mo takes these back, the Han family, who have suddenly recovered, will be brought back to their original state.

"Disciple understands, Master Mo, please rest assured."

Han Li said respectfully.

"Okay, go down now. I still have some things to take care of. If you want to practice the Elephant Armor Technique, go to Chishui Peak and find Zhang Tie. Let him teach you the introductory formula."

As Old Mo spoke, he tried his best to suppress his impatience.

But Han Li could still clearly sense it.

When practicing the Everlasting Spring Skill, the old man was incredibly patient and focused, afraid that the boy might not understand something. But when he switched to the Elephant Armor Skill, he lost all patience and practically showed his disgust.

That couldn't be more realistic.

This person...

"The disciple retire."

After leaving the study, Han Li went straight out of Shenshou Valley and headed to Chishui Peak.

In fact, Doctor Mo's concern that having the Elephant Armor Technique would delay his Everlasting Spring Technique was unnecessary.

He clearly understands where his "focus" lies and won't abandon the Elephant Armor Technique just because he's practicing it. The reason he planned to supplement his practice with the Elephant Armor Technique early is largely because once he reaches the third level of Qi Refining in the Eternal Spring Technique, the progress of the mantra will become extremely slow, like a tortoise crawling. It will be difficult to make any further progress within three to five years.

At that point, it won't be a question of whether he will work hard to cultivate, but rather whether Doctor Mo's precious spiritual herbs and medicines can sustain him.

After all, who told him to have a pseudo-spiritual root of four elements?!

The four types of pseudo-spiritual roots face cultivation bottlenecks starting from the first level of Qi Refining, and the difficulty of cultivation increases with each subsequent level. After the third level of Qi Refining, one can only rely on elixirs and miraculous medicines to increase cultivation level. This was a "friendly" setting that he intentionally gave to the protagonist of the book when he was the author.

He enjoyed giving the protagonist a terrible talent.

When this dismal cultivation aptitude fell upon him, it was even more unbearable. He was practically on the verge of tears.

But Dr. Mo's patience was running out.

Or rather, Mo Juren's health simply wouldn't last more than a few years.

When the other person's body deteriorates irreversibly and rapidly to the point of being beyond saving, Doctor Mo will definitely still try to possess him as a last resort.

By then.

He's in danger.

The purpose of practicing the Elephant Armor Technique was entirely to have more resources and leverage at that time.

Even mastering just the first level of this technique can greatly enhance a cultivator's physical strength and power; Zhang Tie is the best example. Great strength has its own advantages; as the saying goes, "strength can overcome ten techniques."

Since he couldn't rely on the magical power indirectly brought by the small bottle, and couldn't eliminate Mo Juren and Yu Zitong through magic and spells, he could only find a workaround and kill these two old schemers through martial arts.

I only blame myself for portraying them as too intelligent and calculating when I wrote the book.

It should have been written in a more intellectually simplistic way.

...

On the way to Chishui Peak, Han Li walked and stopped frequently, looking around all the way.

He wasn't fast.

With each step, I paid special attention to the ground around my feet.

Clearly, he hasn't given up on finding the Heavenly Bottle and hasn't completely let go of his obsession with the small bottle.

However, his little bit of persistence was destined to be in vain.

"Passing by for the 1314th time..."

then.

We found nothing.

"Ugh…!"

At the foot of Chishui Peak, a waterfall about 100 meters long cascades down.

Moreover, this waterfall halfway up the mountain is not narrow, with a width of seven or eight meters.

Even before reaching Chishui Peak Waterfall, he could clearly feel the intense moisture in the air. It was much more humid here than at Shenshou Valley.

In addition, the thunderous sound of the waterfall could be heard from afar, like thunder.

Closer inspection reveals a deep pool beneath the waterfall. The water cascades down like a silver river, splashing up pristine white droplets. The pool's water is crystal clear, and a closer look reveals numerous fish swimming and playing among freshwater shrimp. At this moment, a short but rather robust figure is receiving the waterfall's spray directly beneath the falls—it is Zhang Tie, who is currently practicing his body-shaping exercises with his eyes closed.

"Brother Zhang."

Before they even reached the edge of the pool, Han Li greeted them.

Over the years, their relationship has steadily improved.

On one hand, they had similar backgrounds; on the other hand, they could talk about anything; and there was also Han Li's deliberate downward compatibility.

On Doctor Mo's side, he disdained to tolerate Zhang Tie, who was just a kid, but Han Li was different. He held on tightly to this honest "ally" who was implicitly on the same side as him.

"Brother Zhang."

The sound of the waterfall drowned out the first call, preventing Zhang Tie from hearing it.

However, Zhang Tie heard the second sound as he got closer.

He wiped the waterfall of water from his face, then opened his eyes. Upon seeing that the person who came was Han Li, a bright and cheerful smile immediately appeared on his face: "Ah Li."

...

Zhang Tie has now cultivated the Elephant Armor Skill to the third level.

The progress was so fast that even Dr. Mo was surprised.

He had personally intervened long ago, using methods such as striking Zhang Tie's body with wooden sticks and administering medicinal baths to help Zhang Tie practice his skills.

The fact that Doctor Mo could devote so much energy to Zhang Tie shows his aptitude for martial arts, especially in cultivating the Elephant Armor Technique.

His brother Zhang was not only superior in terms of spiritual root aptitude—possessing three spiritual roots, far better than his own four-element pseudo-spiritual root—but also had a talent for body tempering and was incredibly hardworking and resilient, far more so than other children his age, and much less afraid of physical pain and torment.

He still remembers: In the early days, Dr. Mo beat him with a wooden stick until his whole body was red and stained with blood. Every night, when he lay on the wooden bed, Zhang Tie would gasp for breath, but he never uttered a word to give up.

His temperament is also of the highest quality.

The key is that they can also endure loneliness, tolerate solitude, and even enjoy it.

After achieving mastery in his training, he never thought of showing off his skills to other beginners of the same age.

"Ah Li, why did you come looking for me so early today?"

Zhang Tie paused the cascading water of the waterfall and leaped out of the deep pool in a few bounds.

"I brought you some food because I saw you were working hard."

As he spoke, he handed over a vegetable basket covered with a black cloth.

Inside were two simple hot dishes.

There were also two full bowls of rice, pressed down again and again.

Upon seeing that there were two bowls of rice, Zhang Tie immediately asked, "Have you eaten?"

"Nope."

"Then together."

"it is good."

Each person has a bowl and a pair of chopsticks, and then they begin to eat.

When they had eaten about half of the food, Han Li finally spoke:
"Brother Zhang, the reason I came so early was actually Master Mo's idea."

"Ah? Does Master Mo have any instructions?"

"He asked me to follow you in practicing the Elephant Armor Technique, and asked you to teach me the basics." As he said this, Han Li stared intently into the eyes of the young man opposite him.

"What?"

Zhang Tie was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

"Brother Zhang, I'm going to start practicing the Elephant Armor Technique. What, you don't want to teach me?" Han Li deliberately frowned, then feigned anger.

Seeing this, Zhang Tie quickly put down his chopsticks and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, how could I not want to? Ali, if you want to learn, I will definitely teach you. Even if Master Mo doesn't allow you to learn, as long as you want to learn, I can secretly teach you..."

That's how reliable the brothers are.

"Brother Zhang, you're the best guy ever," Han Li said with a smile.

"Not at all. On the contrary, I am very grateful to you for preparing medicines to relieve my pain over the years. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have given up halfway."

Even if they hadn't given up by then, they had suffered even more.
"By the way, why did you suddenly want to practice the Elephant Armor Technique? You know, this technique is extremely evil and very painful to practice." Zhang Tie's eyes gleamed at this moment.

Not only did he not hinder his friend, but he was also eager to see what would happen if his friend encountered the same situation when he was practicing the same technique.

Just imagining the scene of groans and cries filled him with anticipation.

"Don't worry, I've been researching medicines specifically to alleviate human pain."

Zhang Tie has been his guinea pig quite a few times over the years.

Otherwise, why would he wait until now to propose cultivation?

It was precisely because the drug that could alleviate the pain of training had been upgraded that he had the confidence to propose trying it.

He is someone who plans carefully before acting with confidence; that's the perfect description of him.

(End of this chapter)