Yan Ji smiled sweetly at his words. "In truth, my heart still longs to go to Gathering Grotto Continent. It is only that my cultivation is too limited at present for me to protect myself.
"If I can return someday, I may well have to make use of this identity and rely heavily on the foundations the Hundred Flavors Gate has laid there.
"As for the incense path, I have gained a little insight recently and created an art of my own. Please give me your appraisal, fellow Daoist."
Li Ling was mildly surprised. "What sort of spell is it?"
Yan Ji said, "It is similar to your Will-Consent Incense and Mind-Harmony Incense, but its use of conversion power is better suited to our Heavenly Fox Race."
Li Ling said, "I see. That is one use for the wisdom retained from your previous lives."
Li Ling remembered that the Heavenly Fox Race possessed many powers inherited through its bloodline.
"This art carries a hint of foxlike seduction, but I believe you can resist it, fellow Daoist. Please forgive me."
As Yan Ji laughed, phantom fox tails appeared behind her, and an extraordinary fragrance emerged, bearing a suggestion that disturbed the mind.
This was the Fox Demon Race's mind-bewitching scent. In an instant, an air of intimacy arose.
Li Ling caught the scent, and when he looked at Yan Ji again, his gaze did indeed change slightly.
But he was now a great cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm. His mind was clear as water, and he had attained Illuminating the Mind and Seeing One's Nature. He also understood the mysteries of Mind-Harmony Incense, Will-Consent Incense, and conversion power. He soon severed that trace of the restless monkey of the heart and galloping horse of desire, regaining his clarity.
"Excellent. Ordinary