A Mortal's Tale: Zhang Tie Is Still Alive

Zhou Yan worked late at a factory and died in his dormitory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Zhang Tie, soaking in Doctor Mo's medicinal vat, while his master asked how much he had left to learn of the third layer of the Elephant Armor Skill. He knew this story well. After reaching the third layer, he would be refined into a mindless iron slave and later renamed Qu Hun. Han Li was no better off: his master had his eye on Han Li's body, too. Fortunately, the Body Refining System had come with him. Medicinal power could be stored, injuries could be healed, and the medicinal power could even speed up his cultivation of martial arts he had already learned. Doctor Mo was willing to give his disciples good medicine, so Zhang Tie had no reason to hold back. Even better, Zhang Tie was a devoted reader of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. Before Han Li had figured out the little bottle, Zhang Tie was already eyeing a century-old ginseng root. While Li Feiyu was still trading years of his life for martial arts, Zhang Tie had already remembered Han Li's prescription for pain relief. So Zhang Tie found himself two sparring partners: Han Li handled the medicine, Li Feiyu taught him the saber, and Zhang Tie focused on figuring out the skills their master hadn't revealed yet, one by one. Doctor Mo was delighted to see his disciples training with ever greater diligence, and even approved a few extra doses of medicine. He had no idea what the three boys were really practicing together.