"Some things really shouldn't be examined too closely. Once you think them through, they become truly terrifying.
That one has never appeared, yet is everywhere!
I even suspect that the Old Ancestor arranged for us to sail overseas, establish our own sects, and strike out on our own to escape the strife involved. Yet in the end, we were powerless to break free."
"Yes. If the Skycloud Sect's plans succeed, what would unifying the Mystic Continent amount to? The three realms and five elements, immortals, gods, demons, devils-all living beings might fall under the influence of tribulation power..."
Li Ling and Mu Qingsi discussed it privately, but there was no way to give voice to all their worries. Too much was entangled in this matter, and they could not discuss it with the elders of either the North Sea Branch Headquarters or their own sect. They could only suppress their unease for now and focus on the present.
At Li Ling's summons, the disciples soon arrived to help clear away the corpses outside the mountain gate.
At the docks, mountain-high piles of agarwood were stacked up, and all manner of incense ingredients were scattered over them as though they cost nothing.
Li Ling personally blended the spirit incense, using incense-making techniques to determine the composition of this firewood so it would neutralize the corrosive stench drifting through the air.
As the flames blazed, the fragrances of various renowned incenses spread in every direction with the Incense-Rhyme Flowing Wind within the Mountain Gate Grand Array. In this way, the entire grounds of the Incense Accumulation Sect became fresh and fragrant, remaining clean.
The other city residents also swept their courtyards and cleaned their surroundings, each doing whatever they could.
For a time, the entire sect grounds were rapidly recovering.
Though gratified,