As time passed, this expedition to the immortal abode drew to a close.
While gathering its readily available riches, everyone had also remembered to survey the surroundings and repair the arrays, restoring a small measure of the abode's defenses in a remarkably short time.
Word came from Northsky Island that the reinforcements had set out.
This time, they had sent quite a sizable contingent, mostly construction workers, formation masters, and craftsmen at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment realms, each with a particular skill.
Leading them were two unremarkable Core Formation cultivators from Northsky Island's Council of Elders, both of whom Li Ling knew.
The Incense Accumulation Sect was also making active preparations, with every branch contributing manpower and effort and dispatching large numbers of elite members.
Their leader was Li Ling's second disciple, Shu Changsheng, who had invited renowned Formation Dao masters of the North Sea, including Li Ling's friends Lin Ji and Master Jin.
Their purpose was to investigate whether the immortal abode could be relocated.
Northsky Island was the commercial center of the North Sea, and establishing the sect's foundations there offered enormous advantages.
However, the Que Luo Domain was simply too far from Northsky Island. If possible, they still needed to relocate the abode.
That would require the power of the Formation Dao.
Li Ling had already decided, however, that if all else failed, he would simply move the sect's seat here and leave the Incense Market's headquarters near Nine-Wan Island.
An ordinary blessed land would not warrant such a massive undertaking, but they had essentially confirmed that the Que Luo Immortal Abode possessed sufficient value.
One evening, Li Ling read the letters sent from Northsky Island.
"They've already started organizing people to hunt demons? With Yingzhi involved, he should be more than capable of shouldering