"Fellow Daoist Mo, why does this place seem a little different?"
Yin Changming and the others, who had returned to attend the Market Gathering, had noticed the changes as well.
They were all Regular Customers of Dreamlike Island and knew every blade of grass and every tree here. Certain things whose appearance had changed dramatically gave them a few clues.
For instance, at the center of the hidden realm, the glazed tiles, carved balustrades, and jade masonry of the palace atop the mountain all gleamed brilliantly.
The paving stones, the furnishings inside, and the chairs beneath them had also changed somewhat, as though they had been crafted from Spirit Materials.
There were even several lovely maids in the hall now, standing tall and graceful, their bearing enchanting.
There had been quite a few creatures fashioned from mental energy in the dream before, but they had looked dim and artificial, nowhere near as real as those they saw now.
Mo Qingping's eyes shone as he looked at Li Ling. "This was all thanks to Senior Zixu's guidance. The Netherdream Incense you bestowed on me truly calms the mind and stabilizes dreams. Combined with the Dream-Weaving Art, it can accomplish a great deal."
Li Ling smiled, though inwardly he was astonished. So it needs to be used together with the Dream-Weaving Art?
All this past month, I've been focused on cultivating and never thought about combining them. I really was blind to what lay right under the lamp!
Given more time, Li Ling would eventually have discovered this himself. But having a dream specialist like Mo Qingping verify it made it clearer that this effect came not from his own exceptional gifts, but from the properties of Netherdream Incense itself.
It could be made available to cultivators at large, greatly benefiting all