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Episode 15 He glanced back at the two rabbits

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he was cultivating inside the room. Their energetic,

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hopping forms only deepened Han Lee's frustration.

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Ever since the two rabbits ate the food laced

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with medicine, not only were they fine, they

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seemed even more energetic than before. For over

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10 days, Han Lee observed them closely each day.

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He confirmed the rabbits showed no signs of poisoning.

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In fact, Nourished by the muscle and bone -strengthening

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medicine, they had grown even more robust. This

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positive outcome, however, didn't bring Han Lee

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any joy. Instead, it left him feeling anxious

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and conflicted. For him, whether the bottle could

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sprout green leaves again had become the key

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to all these questions, and this wretched, lingering

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weather kept the answer just out of reach. How

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could Han Lee not be utterly exasperated, just

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when Han Lee thought this dreary, rainy weather

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would drag on forever? the sun finally broke

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through hanging in the sky. It had been nearly

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half a month since Han Li discovered the secret

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of the green leaf, and he was already growing

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restless. That very night, under a clear sky,

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he finally witnessed the wondrous spectacle that

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had occurred only once in the past four years.

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Countless points of light swarmed densely around

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the bottle, coalescing into a single massive

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orb of radiance, relieved. When Han Li saw this

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wondrous sight, The stone that had been hanging

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high in his heart finally settled back down.

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It's now almost certain. This little bottle isn't

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a single -use consumable, but a miraculous object

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that can be used repeatedly. After seven days

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of waiting, another drop of green liquid finally

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appeared within the small bottle. When Han Li

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saw the green leaf appear inside the bottle,

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he was just as elated, even though he'd been

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almost certain it would happen. This means I'll

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have a steady supply of rare herbs from now on.

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I'll never have to worry about them again. These

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are mostly common varieties that require very

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little time to mature. Only the wealthiest and

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most powerful families, as a precaution, would

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have people cultivate extremely rare medicinal

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herbs. Since these families can pass down their

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wealth for generations, they don't mind the time

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it takes to cultivate these herbs. No one knows

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if they'll ever need them, so these herbs are

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typically top -grade specimens cultivated over

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a century. Ordinary folks simply don't have the

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wealth or resources for that. Occasionally, some

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rare medicinal herbs from the wild would appear

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on the market, but they were almost always snapped

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up by these great families. This drove the price

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of rare herbs to skyrocket, creating a situation

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where they were often priced beyond reach and

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nearly impossible to find for sale. Han Lee wasn't

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optimistic about Dr. Moe's prospects for this

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trip. Dr. Moe probably won't have much luck this

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time, but I'll never have to worry about medicinal

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herbs again. With this bottle, I can cultivate

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any amount of rare herbs in no time at all. They

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were far inferior to the herbs from his first

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experiment. From this experiment, however, Han

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Li began to grasp a faint pattern. In his next

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experiment, Han Li dripped the green liquid directly

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onto a ginseng plant. The very next day, he was

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rewarded with a hundred -year -old ginseng. This

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discovery filled Han Li with elation. It wasn't

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just about obtaining a rare herb, but because

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he had finally grasped the basic method for using

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the green liquid. Finally, Han Li conducted several

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more preservation experiments. He placed the

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freshly extracted green liquid into all sorts

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of containers, porcelain bottles, jade vials,

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gourds, silver flasks, and more. He discovered

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that no container could preserve the liquid for

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longer than a quarter of an hour. Once the green

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liquid is taken out of the mysterious vial, it

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must be used within a quarter of an hour, or

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it will slowly vanish without a trace. Even its

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diluted form could only be preserved for a slightly

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longer period. After a certain amount of time,

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all that remained in the container was the other

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liquid it had been mixed with. The green liquid's

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essence had still vanished. After several such

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experiments, Han Li completely lost confidence

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in storing the green liquid in any other container.

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It seems there's no way to store large quantities

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of this mysterious liquid. He had no choice but

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to move on to another test stacking its medicinal

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properties. Han Li dripped a single drop of the

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green liquid onto a green three -crow grass,

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transforming it into a yellow three -crow grass

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with a century's worth of medicinal potency.

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A few days later, he dripped another drop of

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the green liquid onto it, and its age increased

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by over a hundred years once more, seeing that

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this method was indeed effective. For the next

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two months, Han Li repeated the same process

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over and over. After completing this long series

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of trials, Han Li could finally take a break

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and properly think things over. A considerable

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amount of time had passed since Dr. Mo had gone

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down the mountain. Han Li lay on the wooden bed

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in his room, staring blankly at the thousand

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-year -old three -crow herb in his hand. His

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eyes were fixed on the dark medicinal herb as

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if he were studying it intently. In truth, his

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mind wasn't on the three -crow grass at all.

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He was lost in thought, his mind wandering who

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knows where. This bottle in my hand. It's a priceless

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treasure. If outsiders knew I had such a treasure

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in my possession, I wouldn't live to see the

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next morning. I'd likely be drowned by a tide

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of greedy opportunists, just like so many others

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who've been undone by their own precious possessions.

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To put it plainly, take a closer example. If

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the masters of our sect knew the secret of this

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bottle, they'd never let me be. Lowering voice.

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They'd stop at nothing to kill me and take the

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treasure. The secret of this bottle. must never

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be told to anyone. And even on the mountain,

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you must use it with the utmost care. The bottle's

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light -absorbing process is far too conspicuous.

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A single slip -up, and its secret would be exposed.

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But right now, I'm in desperate need of herbs

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for cultivation. It's a shame not to use this

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bottle. I still need to find a way to have the

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best of both worlds. He thought of his stagnant

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cultivation progress and felt a pang of dejection.

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Regardless, He couldn't afford to delay his progress

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with the cultivation mantra. He had a growing

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suspicion that the unusual changes he'd undergone

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in recent years were inextricably linked to his

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practice of this nameless mantra. Han Lee estimated

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when Dr. Mo would return to the mountain. He

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figured he wouldn't find any decent herbs in

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the nearby area. He'd likely have to venture

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into deep remote mountains and ancient forests,

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places untouched by human footprints. Only in

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such secluded wilderness could he hope to find

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some rare medicinal herbs. But with the journey

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there and back, plus the time spent searching

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for herbs, it would take at least a year to make

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it back to the mountains. Nearly half a year

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had passed since Dr. Mo left the mountain. He

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was likely to return to the Seven Mystery Sect

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in another six or seven months. In the days before

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his return, Han Li had to cultivate as many useful

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medicinal herbs as possible. He needed a plan

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to gather ingredients according to the few rare

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formulas he knew. He couldn't afford to waste

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a single leaf. Back when Han Li was studying

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medicine under Dr. Mo, he had been deeply fascinated

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by these rare formulas. He never dared hope he

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could actually brew such priceless medicines,

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but he still committed quite a few of the formulas

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to memory. Dr. Mo was completely indifferent

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to Han Li's fervent study of these formulas.

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Whenever Han Li asked, he would explain them

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in meticulous detail. Holding nothing back, Dr.

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Mo probably considered these formulas to be useless

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chicken ribs tasteless to eat, but a pity to

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throw away. Now these formulas had become Han

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Li's most prized possessions. He diligently cultivated

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the herbs according to their required ages, not

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daring to slack off in the slightest. Time was

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not on his side. He had to finish these concoctions

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before Dr. Mo returned. then stashed the bottle

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away for good, never to use it again on the mountain.

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Han Lee had zero confidence he could use the

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little bottle in front of Dr. Mo without giving

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himself away. He knew all too well how shrewd

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and cautious the man was. The thought of revealing

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the bottle's secret to Dr. Mo never even crossed

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his mind. Han Lee felt his relationship with

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Dr. Mo was peculiar, far more complex than a

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simple master -disciple bond. Dr. Mo often looked

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at him with a strange gaze. It always made Han

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Li feel the man was hiding some secret that was

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harmful to him. Especially in the last two years,

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this feeling had grown much stronger. This prevented

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Han Li and Dr. Mo from ever becoming as close

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and open as a typical master and disciple. In

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daily life, Dr. Mo actually treated him quite

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well. There was no physical abuse or harsh scolding.

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When it came to cultivation techniques, he spared

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no effort in creating the best possible conditions

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for him. But a barrier always seemed to stand

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between master and disciple, an awkward tension

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forever hanging in the air. Dr. Mo was clearly

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aware of this rift, yet he made no effort to

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mend the bond between master and disciple. He

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simply carried on as usual, relentlessly pushing

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Han Li to accelerate his cultivation of the incantation.

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However, when he looked at Han Li, that strange,

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peculiar glint in his eyes seemed to fade, and

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for a long time it didn't appear again. you