After staying in the dark for a while, Tianji Fei's eyelids started to fight. It was almost midnight, and it was really hard for a child like Tianji Fei, who was less than ten years old, to endure it. But Li Ming, who was sitting cross-legged on the side, didn't pay attention to this. It was a critical moment now, and he absolutely couldn't move around and alert the snake. Furthermore, I had no intention of asking these two little guys to help, but now that they were silent, it made it easier to implement my plan.
As expected, about ten minutes later, intermittent "rustling" sounds came from outside the house. Li Ming didn't even need to use his soul power to detect that it was the seventh man who started to break free from the rope. This slight sound lasted for five minutes before it ended. It must have been that Lao Qi was worried about disturbing the people in the house and deliberately slowed down his movements and did not dare to make any more noise.
Another two or three minutes passed, and this time Li Ming clearly sensed a sneaky figure slowly protruding from the door frame at the crack of the door. Fortunately, he seemed to have successfully deceived him by closing his eyes and concentrating, because after the black shadow stared at him for half a minute, he slowly retreated and disappeared out the door. According to Li Ming's calculation, the other party should have noticed. He was so shocked by his own presence that he didn't dare to move. He didn't quickly escape until he was convinced that he was practicing with his eyes closed.
But this is the most critical step. It's time to test your ability. Looking at the figure running away quickly against the moonlight, Li Ming no longer held back at this moment. His soul consciousness expanded rapidly in an instant, covering nearly half a mile of the hut in just a few breaths. While not being detected by the old seventh, this was close to the limit that his soul power could reach.
You must know that the most difficult thing is that facing this bandit who is fleeing like a frightened bird, you must maintain an undetectable distance from him, and at the same time maintain your soul to lock the position of this guy, so that you can continue to track him. . Such a desperate gangster is always extremely sensitive to the pursuers behind him, not to mention that Lao Qi, who is in the darkness at this moment, knows very well that he just escaped from the hands of such an irresistible monk behind him, waiting for him After waking up, he will definitely try his best to follow his tracks, so his vigilance will be aroused to the extreme.
In order to be sure that Lao Qi would not find any clues in the distance, Li Ming deliberately let him run away for a long distance, then got up and chased after him from the house. With a "swish" sound, a ghostly shadow disappeared into the grass where Lao Qi's footprints were left a few minutes ago. Under the moonlight, the simple hut once again returned to its previous silence, with only the remaining people meditating. and the two brothers breathing steadily in their sleep.
The night passed peacefully, and when the morning sun shone directly into this silent hut, the two brothers on the bed slowly got up. Naturally, Tianji Fei fell into a deep sleep, while Tianji Hong stayed up almost the entire night, pondering over and over again the content of the health-preserving formula. Of course, only a quarter of an hour after Li Ming left, Tianjihong recovered from his previous meditation and successfully cleared his previous distracting thoughts. However, after discovering that Li Ming was no longer in the house, Tian Jihong, who was unable to help, had no choice but to return to bed and start a new round of practice.
With his unremitting efforts in the second half of the night, Tianjihong successfully absorbed nearly ten more spiritual energies and transformed them into spiritual power in his meridians. Of course, this time he kept his master's teachings in mind and was not as agitated as he was at the beginning. Every time he completed a period of spiritual practice, he would calm down again and reflect over the various problems that arose during the process. After repeated attempts and summarization, Tianjihong became more and more proficient in the steps of absorbing spiritual energy, and he no longer nearly collapsed himself after practicing like the first time.
It's just as Master said, except that the first spiritual energy has the most significant impact on one's body, although the efficiency of subsequent cultivation is more than twice as fast as when there was no experience at the beginning, the effect of the transformed spiritual energy is But it is getting smaller and smaller. More importantly, Master also said that even though spiritual practice can restore a monk's physical strength and even his spiritual consciousness, the extreme mental fatigue caused by a night of uninterrupted practice and yesterday's life-and-death battle is... It cannot be eliminated by spiritual power. It is not difficult to understand that the improvement of spiritual power does not mean that human will and emotions will become insignificant. If one can be tireless just by practicing, then the battle between monks can continue without limit.
Therefore, after completing about ten times of practice, Tianjihong finally chose to take a short rest. At this time, he was far from being able to rely entirely on spiritual practice to replace sleep. But at the same time, he still felt the many benefits brought by practice. After spending only an hour closing his eyes and resting his mind, he readjusted back to his peak state. This was more than several times more efficient than usual sleep; he even improved his physical fitness. His energy is even higher than before, and he can't wait to prepare for the challenges of the new day.
"Hmm...Brother Hong, are you awake too?" Tianji Fei in the outer room yawned and rubbed his eyes as he came to the bed. Yesterday, in order not to disturb his apprentice's first practice, Li Ming placed Tianji Fei in the main room. Spent one night. "I'm sorry, Brother Hong. I was too sleepy yesterday. I fell asleep without paying attention. I don't know what happened next. Is Senior Li back?"
Tian Jihong shook his head. He got up several times during the night and looked out into the courtyard. He was anxious and silently hoping that Master would return safely. However, until it was almost dawn and he started to close his eyes to rest, he still could not see the latter. figure. "It seems that the master has not returned home all night, but don't worry, Xiao Fei. With his strength as an old man, he cannot allow us to worry about him. I think the master will be able to complete the plan smoothly along the way."
"By the way, today I have to continue to complete the task assigned by Master. Yesterday, despite all the dangers, I only achieved one-third of the task. Today, it seems that I have to cherish this whole day and work harder. ." Tianjihong said this, but he was a hundred times more confident in his heart. Only he understood how horribly improved he was now compared to yesterday. The power that surged through his body made him want to find a well-matched opponent and have a battle immediately, so as to measure his true strength now.
"Well, okay! The thrilling experience I heard from you, Brother Hong, yesterday. Now that I think about it, it's really quite dangerous. I'm still a little worried about you..." Although Tianji Fei had heard about her brother's experience yesterday. , he was so excited that he almost couldn't sleep, but as the parting was approaching, the worries deep in his heart emerged again.
Tianjihong touched his younger brother's head and replied easily: "Don't worry, after practicing last night, your brother Hong has become a lot stronger now. Those guys who couldn't do anything to me yesterday, brother Hong will definitely do it today." I can beat them all to the ground! You can rest at home and wait for my good news. On the other hand, you kid, in addition to keeping an eye on the Rabbit and Rat King outside the house at home, you must also pay attention to the movements of the master at all times. If the old man comes back, he will see Remember to be smart where you can help, and remember not to delay the business arranged by Master, remember?"
"Okay, I remember. Brother Hong, you have to be careful when you go out by yourself, and you must come back smoothly!" Tianji Fei could only nodded, and the two of them went their separate ways after eating something simple. After packing his luggage, Tian Jihong checked the Rabbit and Rat King who was tied up by Five Flowers before leaving. He saw that the latter still hadn't recovered his strength at this moment. He didn't even have the strength to break free from the rope. He could only gasp and lie motionless on the ground. At this time, Tianjihong is busy with tasks and has no time to deal with this big guy. However, when he comes back today, he will discuss with his master and find a way to transport this big guy to Dongsheng Town and sell it in exchange for some silver.
Tianjihong, who left alone, still chose the same path to avoid the entrance of the village. After all, he returned safely from the mountains yesterday and brought back such a big guy as the Rabbit and Rat King. It really caused quite a shock in the village. He could I didn't want to be delayed again by the crowd that gathered around me as soon as I entered the village. A quarter of an hour later, Tian Jihong, who was familiar with the road, came to the woods at the end of the mountain again. In addition to saving a lot of time by becoming more familiar with the route today, Tian Jihong also clearly felt that his body was affected by the speed and physical strength under the blessing of spiritual power. There was a huge improvement, and we arrived at the foot of the mountain in nearly half the time compared to yesterday.
Looking at the familiar dense forest in front of him, Tianjihong, who did not choose to rush forward, first checked his own condition in all aspects. Although he was surrounded by dangers in the mountains yesterday and experienced a life-and-death struggle, fortunately, he did not suffer any serious injuries like when he fought against the Fourth Master before. The scars left on his back and right hand when he was attacked by the Rabbit and Rat King yesterday have already been healed with the help of the ointment given by Master. In addition, after last night's spiritual practice, his body has transformed like a new man. At this time, there are two wounds. Not even a scar was left, and there was no trace of the trauma he had suffered yesterday.
After making sure that his body functions were intact, Tianjihong then inspected his surroundings. The scene that I had been worrying about in my heart, that the rats might come out in force in the middle of the night to take revenge, didn't seem to happen. The dense forest was still as quiet as when I came in and out yesterday.
Looking at the dirt road winding deep into the forest, Tian Jihong couldn't help but recall the scene of standing here entering the mountain yesterday, and he suddenly had mixed feelings. Just one day apart, after experiencing yesterday's baptism of life and death and a whole night of spiritual practice, standing in the same place at this moment, Tianjihong's thoughts and feelings were completely different from yesterday. Compared with yesterday when I first entered the mountain, I was excited and a little timid. Now I am more confident and calm, and I am more alert to possible dangers.
