After a while, the horse-faced Taoist's ears twitched slightly, and sure enough he saw some small insects such as centipedes crawling out in a hurry and heading out.

The musty smell in the air seems to have been dissipated a bit and it has become fresher.

Li Zhen suggested by reasoning: "How about giving me a piece of incense? If I don't have this thing with me, I'm afraid I will catch cold and get sick."

The horse-faced Taoist smiled sarcastically, took them all away, and ignored him.

Li Zhen was angry: "Don't give me anything? Just kill me!"

The horse-faced Taoist reluctantly took out a larger date core and gave it to him, and asked, "How do you use this?"

Li Zhen said: "If you have an incense burner, just scratch the powder to seal the picture. If you don't have one, you can light it directly. The monks can use the incense to remember, visualize various aspects, and follow the general soul refining method. Mortals can only use this to refresh themselves, or to drive away insects and evil spirits."

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After that, he put the letter incense into his mouth in front of them, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The horse-faced Taoist and Shopkeeper Huo looked at each other for a few times, and observed secretly for a while. They found nothing wrong, so they nodded and went to sit cross-legged on the other side to try.

At night, everything is silent except for the drizzle outside the cave and the occasional sound of dripping water.

Li Zhen suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the night watchman by the bonfire, thoughtfully.

The "Emperor's Zhidao Taiqing Jade Book" records the use of Xinling Incense. In addition to burning incense and thinking about it, if you are traveling on the road, or encounter trouble with evil people, or are in danger of wind and waves in rivers and lakes, or in danger,

If there is no fire to burn it, chew the incense in your mouth and spray it upward to avoid harm.

Now is the so-called critical moment when encountering evil people. Li Zhen thought about it and found that only monks can deal with monks.

Not to mention the horse-faced Taoist, or the warriors around Shopkeeper Huo, or even Shopkeeper Huo himself, he probably can't beat him, so he definitely can't do it forcefully.

But there is one thing, the communication talisman is a low-grade magic weapon, which was once refined by the ancestor with his own essence and blood.

It has communication and positioning functions, allowing the ancestors to know where they are. All they have to do is touch and think about it, and they can respond.

This requires concentration and calmness. During the day, I was turbulent and agitated. I had no time to try. It is impossible to steal the talisman from under the eyes of the horse-faced Taoist at the moment. However, I may be able to use the miraculous effect of the spiritual incense to communicate with my ancestors.

Ask for help.

They know that they are mortals and will not be wary of this, and it may come as a surprise or with miraculous effects.

Perhaps it was because his mood was particularly different today. It took Li Zhen a long time to finally enter samadhi. He felt that his body was filled with light, and invisible lines as thin as gossamers appeared within the envelope. It was the thoughts transformed by the spirit that were reflected in his mind.

The consciousness covers the range and wanders around.

If you can refine your spiritual energy and transform the five elements, you can manifest it.

There is also a spiritual light-like aura around Taoist Taoist Horse Face, which is the realm formed by the monks releasing their spiritual consciousness and sensing the movement around them.

Fortunately, the other party is greedy for cultivation and is already addicted to it. As long as you don't show any ill will toward him or make any other noise, you shouldn't attract any attention.

But Li Zhen soon discovered that he could not sense the existence of the magic talisman.

Divine sense induction is different from vision. It is more like a spiritual resonance. The talisman has been refined by one's own essence and blood. If it is within the covering range, it should show a vision of emitting a hazy light, like

Fluorescent stone at night.

After all, I have not refined my Qi, so these thought threads can only travel within a radius of about ten feet around my body, which is far less than the ten feet or so of an entry-level monk.

"Visual inspection is not that accurate, the distance is still too far..."

Li Zhen opened his eyes again and estimated, and found that he was still about three feet away.

But at this critical moment, just three feet is like a world of difference.

"It's only one foot and you can't make it? Please make it longer!"

Li Zhen screamed in his heart, and inadvertently felt his heart strings loosen, and the area covered by his spiritual consciousness seemed to become wider.

It's like a person reaching out to grab something, trying his best to reach it, and his spiritual thoughts are also spreading.

However, there is still more than one foot left!

"It needs to grow longer...just a little longer!"

Li Zhen was originally looking for opportunities for cultivation. He pestered his beloved wife to learn the meditation method, and also bought elixirs from Senior Brother Zhu to increase his spiritual consciousness. Logically speaking, he had already met the hard requirements for entry.

It's just that the spiritual roots are lacking, the immortal way has no basis, and the spiritual energy cannot be tempered, so it is never possible to truly embark on the path of cultivation.

He has never seriously practiced Qi training so far, and needs the help of Xinlingxiang to occasionally release his spiritual consciousness.

Even so, it was unexpected to be just a short distance away.

Now Li Zhen truly understands what it means to be so close to each other.

This is like his monk's dream, which seems to be within reach but is actually out of reach.

Li Zhen's heart was full of unwillingness, and his expression became a little ferocious: "Is the difference between immortals and mortals really determined by nature?"

His mind was full of stubborn thoughts, and he didn't think about suspending the plan and looking for an opportunity to come back again. He couldn't find an excuse to move his body until he got a few feet closer, because any abnormal movement might be suspected, and besides, the supply of Xinling Incense would be cut off.

It's even harder to have such a good opportunity now.

Suddenly, something seemed to bloom violently in my mind.

A stream of spiritual consciousness swept across and spread like a wave, rushing more than ten feet away.

The horse-faced Taoist woke up suddenly. With a swipe sound, the fine gold flying sword flew out from the sword pouch on his waist and floated in front of him.

"What's the matter?" Shopkeeper Huo asked in surprise after realizing it.

The horse-faced Taoist said solemnly: "A monk is here!"

Shopkeeper Huo suddenly became extremely nervous and quietly retreated to the side like an ostrich.

But after waiting for a while, the sound of rain continued outside, and there was no sign of anyone arriving.

Only then did the horse-faced Taoist realize that something was wrong. He turned around and looked around, pausing briefly on Li Zhen: "Do you have any magic weapons, talismans or the like on you?"

Li Zhen said: "Didn't they all be searched for you?"

The horse-faced Taoist looked suspicious and pondered, but he couldn't think of a reason.

"Did it succeed? It seems that it happened, but it seems that it didn't..."

Seeing that the other party had begun to doubt himself, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little worried. Unexpectedly, Taoist Horse Face took a few steps closer, noticed it immediately, and shouted sternly: "What are you doing with your heart beating so fast? You were causing trouble just now? What exactly did you do?"

explain!"

At the critical moment, Li Zhen suddenly discovered that the smell of the other party had not changed at all.

"He's bluffing me! He's not sure what's going on!"

So he refused to admit it: "I have been closing my eyes just now, and I was shocked by you. Could it be that you have used Xinlingxiang for too long, and your consciousness is different?"

The horse-faced Taoist was slightly startled: "How do you say this?"

Li Zhen said: "Have you ever tried to train with weights? Sometimes the body gets used to the strength of weights, and when you just take them off, you will feel like you are missing the weight."

The horse-faced Taoist said in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"

Li Zhen said seriously: "You have meditated just now, but you are not used to using this incense. You will be easily awakened by the slightest disturbance. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Since the incense of faith helps to refine the soul, it will definitely be related to the spiritual level.

Something reacts because you are too sensitive."

The horse-faced Taoist hesitated for a while, but finally did not persist. After all, Li Zhen was just a mortal and could not do anything he wanted to do.

But he still ordered Shopkeeper Huo: "This is not a place to stay for a long time. We will leave immediately after dawn."

Shopkeeper Huo said: "Yes."

Seeing this, Li Zhen secretly praised his wit, but he was also puzzled: "What happened just now?"

The second day soon came, and it was still raining outside. The group put on their raincoats and started their journey at dawn.

They did not take the official road, but wandered through the dense forest in the mountains. Soon after, they entered a small trail.

It was extremely difficult to walk on the mountain road after the rain. Li Zhe stepped on the muddy ground. His exquisite deerskin boots were already soaked through. He only felt that his socks were stained with muddy water, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Realizing that he was far away from his hometown, Li Zhen deliberately looked for trouble: "Can't you just choose the right path?"

The horse-faced Taoist sneered and said: "At this time, you are still picky."

Shopkeeper Huo said: "Brother Li, just be patient for a few days. When we get out of the mountain, there will be carriages to pick you up."

After thinking about it, he simply called a guard and said, "You carry Brother Li on your back."

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll go by myself."

The guard said: "Prince-in-law, please don't mind the smell of my sweat. Just bear with it and get over it. Otherwise, the mountain road is rugged and you are so pampered. How long will it take you to get there?"

Li Zhen said: "You are not a beast, why should you carry it? I have feet and I can walk on my own!"

Everyone just thought that the donkey was having a bad temper, and would not lead him any further, and they would all laugh and say nothing.

The horse-faced Taoist was a little impatient: "What's the matter with you being carried as an animal? You are also a blessed boy. If you come up with this recipe, you will definitely be heard by the ancestors and in front of dignitaries. But mortals are mortals, Luo Li.

Sui, do you really think that the Taoist master would not dare to cut you with a sword?"

The guard was not annoyed at all, and said with a naive smile: "That's right, Prince Consort, there is an order of honor and inferiority. It is my duty to carry you, and you must also listen to the immortal master."

Li Zhen hated the fact that iron could not become steel: "You are a cheap bone, you deserve the life of an animal!"

While he was angry, no one noticed that a yellow cloud appeared under the feet of the horse-faced Taoist and spread quietly upward in the mist.
To be continued...