The story begins with the bride marrying off her daughter, and the woman, at the age of one hundred,

That night.

Oblique Moon Samsung Cave.

Night fell, and all was quiet.

Inside the Sutra Repository, the Ten Thousand Scrolls Pavilion, and the buildings.

The old Taoist priest, dressed in a gray robe with wide sleeves, sat cross-legged.

To the left is a small brass crane-shaped incense burner, from which fragrant aromas waft; to the right stands a candlestick with three candles burning quietly.

The fragrance is like a fragrance carried against the wind.

It has a wide range of applications in Taoism.

It can open the gates of heaven and earth, and communicate with the divine and reach saints.

The higher the grade, the stronger the effect.

The inferior-grade Reverse Wind Incense can assist Ghost Immortals in manifesting their Yin Spirit.

The medium-grade Reverse Wind Incense can assist immortals in developing their primordial spirit. It can also act on the material level, driving away wild beasts, preventing war and turmoil, and calming storms when crossing rivers.

Legend has it that the finest anti-wind fragrance can bring timely rain during droughts, invoke the Dragon God during floods, and expel plague demons during plagues.

However, none of the immortals in the cave had ever seen the Fragrance of Reverse Wind.

Chang Shou's inferior-grade Reverse Wind Incense was a gift from Zhen Li. He was skilled at making spiritual incense, and Chang Shou helped him take care of the ancient trees that were the spiritual materials for making incense. In return, Zhen Li gave Chang Shou the Reverse Wind Incense.

They each got what they wanted.

A bright candle serves as a guide.

It was obtained by Chang Shou in exchange for some of the Reverse Wind Incense with a ghost immortal in the cave. It can guide the spirits of the underworld and facilitate their coming and going.

These two special incense sticks are essential for ghost immortals to peacefully emerge as spirits before abandoning their physical bodies.

As the fragrance filled his nose and mouth, and the candlelight shone on his body, Chang Shou's brows gleamed.

The pure and ethereal energy that had been dormant in the lower dantian suddenly surged forth, flowing upwards along the meridians and heading straight for the face.

By reading classic texts such as "An Introduction to Out-of-Body Experience," Changshou learned many profound principles and mysteries of out-of-body experiences.

There are nine heavens, nine dark realms, and nine orifices in a person. The three realms of heaven, earth, and man are interconnected, and their forms are manifested in three places on the face: the forehead, the chin, and the philtrum.

When the Yang spirit travels, it enters and exits through the space between the eyebrows and the Heavenly Court.

When the primordial spirit travels, it enters and exits through the mouth orifice in the human body.

When the spirit of the underworld goes out, it should enter and exit through the chin or nose.

At this moment, the pure and ethereal energy rose upwards, hovered over the face for a moment, and then flew out from the nostrils.

A pure and ethereal aura swirled around Changshou, enveloped in a shimmering glow formed from candlelight, before drifting out of the house and out of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave like wisps of smoke.

The bright moon shines its clear light, illuminating all rivers and streams.

The entire Fangcun Mountain is bathed in moonlight, as if draped in a layer of silver gauze. Creatures in the mountain reproduce, hunt, and survive in a world of natural selection where the strong prey on the weak.

Follow the ancient laws of nature for survival.

Changshou did not linger at Fangcun Mountain.

Six months ago, he began to experience astral projection.

Even if he doesn't do it often, six months is enough for him to explore the entire sacred mountain.

Visit Fangcun Mountain.

It is also the first choice for the ghosts and immortals in the cave to go on outings.

It is relatively safe and also makes it easier for them to become familiar with the state of the Yin spirit after leaving the body.

After this phase, they will gradually emerge from the mountains to slay demons, roam the wilderness, explore the outside world, make friends with fellow Daoists, or visit old friends.

Everyone has their own plans and their own destiny.

Changshou plans to leave the mountain tonight and go a bit further.

He came from the southern continent of Zhanzhou. After passing through Hangu Pass, he traveled westward and saw many scenic spots in the southwest.

This time he plans to continue westward.

See scenery you've never seen before.

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We left Fangcun Mountain.

The wisps of smoke drifted much slower.

Changshou travels and observes, looking at the scenery and the creatures along the way. Occasionally, when he encounters an immature spirit, he will silently note its location; when he encounters an interesting creature, he will linger briefly and observe it with a bit of interest.

Before he knew it, he had already traveled a hundred miles.

At this moment, the moon was high in the sky, its light shining even brighter.

The landscape gained a sense of tranquility and serenity, but it also concealed hidden dangers.

Within the lush mountain forests, numerous nocturnal creatures such as leopards, red foxes, bats, centipedes, and civets roam like phantoms of the night, each employing their unique skills to hunt prey, creating a blood-soaked landscape against the backdrop of a beautiful night scene.

Changshou witnessed the battle in the darkness, and also saw the glimmers of light shining in the deep mountains and forests.

Those were mountain spirits and wild monsters cultivating by worshipping the moon.

He didn't go out to slay demons and monsters with an overwhelming sense of justice.

Everything has its own good and evil.

Unless he personally witnesses demons harming living beings, he won't bother meddling in other people's business.

It's good that we're all getting along peacefully!

But Chang Shou gradually sensed that something was wrong.

A feeling of being spied on welled up inside me.

He stopped abruptly, and the pure spiritual energy transformed into an old ghost, dressed in a gray robe with wide sleeves, his white hair shining, his face full of wrinkles, and his long beard hanging down to his chest.

The moment the form manifested, Changshou followed the clues, his divine sense looking in the direction from which the feeling of being spied on came.

The next moment, the divine sense captured a pair of round and large brown pupils.

Chang Shou was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and smiled.

It turned out to be a night owl, also known as a owl or night owl.

This organism is divided into three categories:

One type is active during the day, with golden-yellow pupils.

In one type of diurnal activity, the pupils are mostly orange.

One type is nocturnal, with dark brown pupils.

The pupils of a normal night owl do not glow; it's mostly an illusion caused by the refraction of light. They would also be blind in complete darkness.

But there are always exceptions.

Night owls that have become sentient can glow.

Night owls that have been around for years can see ordinary ghosts, but night owls that have become spirits can catch even the slightest trace of ghosts or immortals.

Chang Shou sensed a demonic aura emanating from the night owl hiding in the shade of the trees, which suggested that it had become a spirit.

Therefore, one can vaguely perceive one's own existence.

Moreover, it appears that he has only recently developed some level of intelligence.

Night owls who have been spiritualists for some years are familiar with the rules of survival. They understand that although ghosts and they are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, before they refine their transverse bones and cultivate into humanoid demons, ghost immortals are beings they cannot afford to offend and would not so unreasonably spy on them.

If you encounter a fiery-tempered ghost, you'll get into trouble.

It turns out it's just a special kind of spirit.

Chang Shou felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders, and immediately transformed into pure spiritual energy, continuing to drift away into the distance.

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But he was too quick to relax.

I found that feeling of being watched was ever-present.

The night owl kept following him.

Chang Shou remained slightly silent.

This night owl is far too curious.

Despite being completely bewildered, Chang Shou calmly cast a spell to drive it away.

Newly awakened spirits have low intelligence, similar to five- or six-year-old children, a time when they are confused and full of curiosity.

Having lived to a ripe old age, why bother arguing with an ignorant fool?

Let him look; it won't hurt him.

After seeing enough, they left with little interest.

Travel another ten miles.

Chang Shou felt that their outing for the evening was about over.

He was about to leave when suddenly his divine sense stirred and he detected two fluctuations of magical power.

The magical powers surged and clashed.

It is clear that there are living beings fighting.

It's quite close to my location.

Chang Shou had no interest in finding out.

The less trouble, the better.

Self-preservation was his life experience over many years.

He quickly turned around and went back the way he came.

With guiding lights, there's no fear of getting lost.

Even if the night owl that had been following him for so long was driven by curiosity or simply reckless courage, it still managed to spread its wings and fly over.

Chang Shou didn't care.

Respect the fate of others and set aside the urge to help them.

Yes, night owls are the same.

He won't go looking for trouble.

But some things can't be avoided just because you want to.

Watching the night owl dash off like an arrow one moment, and then fly back like a bullet the next.

It caught up with itself directly.

They even extended the scope of the conflict to other areas.

Chang Shou has many flaws.