The Way of Incense Offerings?

In the Cultivation World, behind Great Evolution Mountain.

This place is Forbidden Ground within the sect, and also the place where Lingxu Sect of the Zhang Xuanlin secluded himself for cultivation.

Grand Elder Qi Minze stood outside the stone gate, having already reported the various situations in the Ding Twelve Floating Realm.

A moment later, a voice came from inside. "Thank you for your concern, Sect Senior Brother. I am already aware of this matter."

Guixu Island, on Lingxiao Mountain.

Six Dao Fire Cultivator gathered in the main hall. Gong Daoxian, as the Lingxu Sect, although only at the Dao Embryo Realm, also participated.

Kuang Tongyi, seated at the head of the left-hand side, surveyed the room and slowly said, "Gentlemen, that's the situation. Please share your thoughts."

A moment of silence fell over the scene. After a while, someone asked in a dry voice, "Senior Brother Kuang, is this true? Is there really something wrong with this world? Did the Ancestor really take the Heaven Gate Token and return to the Upper Realm?"

Kuang Tongyi smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist Friend, I cannot be certain about the Ancestor's matter; it is merely a conjecture. But within this realm, who can do anything to the Ancestor who wields the Sky Burning Tower and the Heaven Gate Token? My junior brother Gong and I were both present. The Ancestor disappeared suddenly without warning, without even leaving a word. After much thought, I believe only the Guiding Talisman Seal could accomplish this."

"Then what should we do? Without the Heaven Gate Token, we can't contact the Upper Realm. If, Senior Brother you say, the Demon Refining Array in this world is malfunctioning, then even if we find the cause, we won't be able to solve the problem at all."

Inside the main hall, everyone spoke at once, expressing their difficulties. Even though these people were all Dao Fire Cultivator, the most outstanding individuals in this Floating World, they were still somewhat flustered in the face of this situation.

They are native to this world and have countless connections with it. Although they may have already passed away by the time the real disaster strikes, how could they possibly want this Heaven and Earth to fall into ruin?

After a long pause, Kuang Tongyi said, "Then it's settled. Except for Senior Brother Qi, the five of us will all go down the mountain, each to our own region, to travel through all the countries of this world and see if there's anything amiss. After six months, regardless of the outcome, we'll all return to the Mountain."

Inside the Gu Family Prince's Manor of the Great Qian Royal Capital.

"Fifth brother, you seem to be in a good mood today. Is there some good news?"

"Good things are inevitable. Last year, the Tang Family snatched the business from the cloth shop in Hexi Province, and today, not so well, they're practically offering it up to me. Third Brother, you seem to be in a good mood too?"

"Just like you, the Zhou Family finally managed to acquire several pawnshops on West Front Street, but the land deeds were delivered to their door the day before yesterday."

"Could the rumors be true? Is that person from North Spring Mountain really from my Gu Family?"

"I want to ask the old man about it today."

"It seems Third Brother and I are thinking the same thing. If that person is truly from my Gu Family, wouldn't my Gu Family rise to prominence overnight? Who in this world would dare to offend my Gu Family? Even the current Emperor would have to give the Gu Family face."

The two entered the Courtyard, exchanging a few words.

Upon entering, one sees Old Master Gu standing there with a face full of anger, while several second-generation members of the Gu Family are all kneeling on the ground.

Upon seeing this, the two men were so frightened that they immediately fell silent and stopped in their tracks.

Old Master Gu coldly shouted, "Fifth son, third son, you two get over here and kneel down too! I'm making this clear today: if anyone dares to mention Gu Yuanqing again, I'll break their legs and expel them from the Gu Family!"

The two men fell silent, trembling with fear, and immediately knelt down.

Old Master Gu snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The butler quickly followed.

Once inside the room, he advised, "Master, don't upset yourself. The young masters have also suffered countless humiliations these past two years, and it was only after receiving this news that they spoke out of turn."

Old Master Gu's anger hadn't subsided. He slammed his hand down, shattering a table into pieces. He said coldly, "This is more than just a slip of the tongue! If these words get out, wiping out my entire Gu Family would be the least of my worries! What a bunch of good-for-nothings! How dare they spout such nonsense? Just because of a piece of news, they've become so smug! They're more trouble than they're worth!"

The steward waited a moment before continuing, "Master, I witnessed something today that I feel I should report to you."

What is it?

"Yesterday, this old servant saw Li Changyan of the Prince Qing playing together with Miss Yunying. Their relationship seemed unusual."

After a moment of silence, Old Master Gu said calmly, "Let nature take its course. The best option for the Gu Family right now is to do nothing."

Inside the Imperial Palace.

Li Shi'an took the Jade Bottle from Xu Lianying and was surprised to feel the seal on Jade Bottle. He was even more surprised after opening the stopper.

The Spiritual Qi emanating from the bottle was incredibly concentrated; a single drop of it was equivalent to Spirit Elixir.

He smiled at the pale-faced Li Haotian and said, "The Spirit Spring Water is very gentle and will greatly benefit your injuries."

Li Haotian smiled slightly, "In that case, I must thank Gu Yuanqing."

Li Shi'an then said, "Your Majesty, now you really should think seriously about how to handle the matter between Chengyi and Gu Yuanqing. His cultivation is almost at the Peak of this realm. Although we are Imperial Family, in his eyes we are nothing more than mortals."

Li Haotian remained silent. "I will carefully consider what my uncle has to say."

In North Spring Mountain.

The place returned to its usual tranquility, and Gu Yuanqing found joy in his daily cultivation.

By Mountain Observation, Object Control, and Heavenly Fishing, combined with the Spiritual Qi flowing like a pool, his cultivation deepened with each passing day.

The Spiritual Qi of North Spring Mountain is increasing rapidly, because with the cessation of the Floating World Demon Refining Array, the Demonic Qi around North Spring Mountain, which has fallen into the Demon Realm, is becoming increasingly dense.

The Spiritual Qi that should have been consumed by the Ancient Demon Refining Array is now being converted into Spiritual Qi by North Spring Mountain.

The Spiritual Qi in the Mountain continued to dissipate, and gradually, the surrounding area of hundreds of miles was also affected by its influence.

As time went by, more and more people cultivated in the area Profound Martial High Rank could sense the Heaven and Earth through the Profound Martial Wonderland's magical gates and naturally perceive the changes in their surroundings.

The name of North Spring Mountain Immortal Mountain a sacred mountain gradually spread, and Gu Yuanqing slowly became known Banished Immortal in the mouths of many mortals.

With the power of word, the story spread far and wide, and the area outside North Spring Mountain was poised to become a sacred place for spiritual practice.

Gu Yuanqing saw all of this, but he remained an observer and did not interfere.

One day, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, and a wisp of inexplicable power gathered towards North Spring Mountain.

When he merged with North Spring Mountain, he vaguely saw a woman holding a dying child and praying devoutly, begging the Immortal of North Spring Mountain to save her son's life.

Gu Yuanqing was startled.

"Is this... the Path of Incense and Fire?"

Gu Yuanqing wasn't sure, but the scene before him was remarkably similar to the Path of Incense and Fire he had heard of in his previous life.

He followed this Mental Power and indeed saw a woman kneeling under an incense table twenty miles away.

Gu Yuanqing couldn't bear it, and suddenly Spiritual Light struck him. With a thought, a ball of Spirit Spring Water flew up, then disappeared into thin air, and reappeared in front of the child's mouth, before turning into a stream of water that flowed into his mouth.

This technique, however, was Heavenly Fishing Empowerment by the power of Incense Power, drawing upon one's own Divine Sense to perform it.

Thank you to Anthony Bigwood for the donation.

Um, it's a bit late, but I just finished writing it. Sorry!