Chapter 204 Breaking the Mist
Li Daoxuan looked at the gourd in his hand, which he had snatched from the old drunkard of the Cheng family.

After fighting with the old drunkard in Jinling, he kept this thing. He always felt that these things used by evil spirits, even if he didn't understand their purpose, would most likely not be vulgar things, and they might be useful someday.

When I met the old drunkard from the Cheng family again in Lijia Village this time, I knew it was no coincidence. When I saw the heavy fog this morning, I couldn't help but think of the old drunkard again, so I took this wine gourd with me. I didn't expect it to be so useful.

Sure enough, everything in this world has its cause and effect.

Holding the gourd in front of him, Li Daoxuan made a Taoist gesture with one hand.

He silently recited the technique of searching for the trace, stepped slowly on the ground, stepped on the Big Dipper, and then pointed his finger at the gourd.

"Hurry up as a law!"

After the curse was cast, the gourd shook, then tilted in the palm of the hand and pointed in a certain direction.

"It seems that's the way to go." Li Daoxuan didn't stop and walked into the white fog in the direction the gourd pointed.

The robes on his body fluttered, and the rain did not touch his body. This was the way the local soldiers and land protected him, and it could also be considered a way of living in the local area.

Li Daoxuan walked quickly in the direction indicated by the gourd.

The vast fog gradually became thicker and thicker, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. The situation ahead was unknown.

Li Daoxuan originally wanted to pray to the land god to blow away the fog, but he gave up after just one try. It was obvious that the Japanese wizard had done something and used some kind of formation to surround Lijia Village. If the formation was not broken, even the land god would find it difficult to blow away the fog.

Faintly, there seemed to be the sound of a fox howling in the distance, the sound of wind chimes, and the clear sound of plucking a stringed instrument.

That is the faint sound of the Shamisen, a traditional Oriental string instrument. It was originally the Sanxian from the Central Plains, and later spread to the East and became the Shamisen.

This music is quite sad, with a sobbing tone.

Li Daoxuan had heard this kind of musical instrument before, and he had seen it many times in videos in the past. Listening to it now made him feel nostalgic, as if he had returned to the carefree days of the past, with an indelible sense of nostalgia lingering in his heart.

"Oh no, music magic!" Li Daoxuan became alert, a flash of inspiration passed through his mind, and he reacted immediately, pinching the gourd and pinching the Three Purities Fingers.

"How dare you disturb my mind!"

"Lingbao Tianzun, comfort my body! My disciple's soul, my five internal organs! Azure Dragon and White Tiger, your troops are in full swing! Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise, guard my pavilion! Hurry up and obey the command!"

The palms change into fingers and the body purification techniques are held in the mouth.

Thinking of it, the melancholy in his heart disappeared, and the originally sad music no longer burned his heart. Li Daoxuan's eyes were clear at this moment.

He took a talisman from his robe, circled it three times, and threw it toward the direction where the instrument came from, shouting, "Urgent!"

The talisman turned into a fireball and disappeared into the fog. Then flames appeared and the sad music disappeared.

Li Daoxuan stepped forward and leaped to the place where the talisman exploded.

There was a paper figure lying on the ground, holding a shamisen. The paper figure was burnt by the fire and now only a black shape was left.

There is also a clay doll standing next to it.

"We really must not be careless." Li Daoxuan kicked the clay doll into pieces, chanted a few spells at the paper man, and then continued to walk towards the place where the gourd pointed.

Perhaps because it was not far from the target, the gourd suddenly vibrated violently.

It swayed left and right, wavering in all directions.

"It looks like it's not far away." Li Daoxuan looked at the gourd and knew that he should have arrived.

He acted more cautiously, stepping carefully on every inch of ground.

At that moment, I suddenly felt a chill on my scalp, and the white mist in front of my eyes seemed to be dragged by something and turned into a cirrus cloud.

Li Daoxuan bent his legs and fell backwards to the ground. He looked up and saw two long swords coming from the rolling clouds. The next moment, he turned over and slapped the ground with one hand. With the power of his arm, he flew upwards, but only a little over ten feet away. He turned over again and saw two clay dolls holding long swords, attacking him from both sides.

This clay doll was similar to the one he had seen next to the toilet. Both were clay dolls of the same height as a person, but their faces were smeared with white powder, just like the heavily made-up women in the East.

The long sword whistled and turned halfway to slash at Li Daoxuan in the air. Being attacked from both sides, Li Daoxuan naturally had nowhere to hide. However, he did not panic. He spread his legs and tapped a blade on each side. With the force from the blade, he jumped more than ten feet away and then disappeared into the white mist. The two clay dolls immediately chased after him.

Li Daoxuan landed on the ground with a mud and stone house behind him. He took cover from the wall and looked into the fog. His eyebrows were throbbing wildly, indicating his sense of crisis.

I moved my ears slightly and could hear the sound of wind flowing in the air.

The next moment, two long swords attacked again. Li Daoxuan dodged left and right, turned his fist into a palm, and slapped away the two long sword attacks. Then he stepped forward, rubbing his fingertips along the long swords and pinching the clay doll's wrist.

Pull them together and use Tai Chi style to make the two clay dolls collide. When you see that their steps are unstable, draw out the peach wood sword from behind.

"Exchange the fire bells, exterminate the ghosts and eliminate the evil, and wish for immortality, eternal life, command! Shoot!"

With a shout, he drew out the peach wood sword and chopped it on the head of the clay doll that had not yet stood firm. Then he immediately drew out the sword and turned around to stab it into the body of another clay doll.

The two swords were as fast as lightning, and in an instant, the two clay dolls were hit.

They stood blankly in front of Li Daoxuan, their bodies slowly crumbling, and finally turned into pieces and fell to the ground.

The two long swords clanged together, and Li Daoxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

These two clay dolls were indeed a trouble to him. After all, the fog was thick, but the clay dolls were not affected and could come and go freely.

Fortunately, these clay dolls have no consciousness, otherwise, if the two clay dolls just now were coordinated, one bright and one dark, he might have to spend some effort.

Pressing the bandaged wound on his arm, Li Daoxuan picked up two stones from the fragments of the clay doll.

This stone was just like the pebbles he had seen before, both were round and smooth like jade. It was obvious that there were human souls inside it. No one knew who had been harmed by the Japanese wizard and was trapped inside.

After checking the clay doll again, Li Daoxuan took back the peach wood sword, picked up the two long swords, and hung them around his waist.

This long sword is still somewhat useful. Instead of leaving it on the ground, he might as well hold it for the time being.

Holding the gourd, Li Daoxuan walked forward again.

When the gourd stood upright and did not move, he stood there and looked forward.

"It's right here." Li Daoxuan took a deep breath, put the gourd on the ground, took out a golden magic talisman, and walked around the gourd.

"The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the root of all energy, has practiced for billions of eons to prove my supernatural powers... The golden light will appear quickly to protect the real person. Hurry up and send down an order like the Jade Emperor!!"

He stood on the ground, stamped his feet, threw out the golden magic talisman in his hand, and saw the fog in front of him was broken by a ray of golden light.

Then the fog quickly receded on all sides, and Li Daoxuan could see everything clearly.

It was still raining, and not far away was the platform for rituals built in the village.

That was the altar that the old village chief said he would build for him. Li Daoxuan once believed what the old village chief said, but now it seems that he is still young.

"You're here." The old village chief sat in the audience, leaning on his cane and looking at him quietly.

"Grandpa Cheng, you shouldn't do this." Li Daoxuan shook his head and sighed, "Is it worth it?"

"Worth it? I don't know either."

The old village chief sighed, then looked towards the altar platform.

"It's too late to regret now."

(End of this chapter)