The woman's mind was instantly drawn to the fragrance. Then she realized that this was Li Ling's doing.
The Incense Accumulation Sect had risen through the incense path, adhering to the path of incense essence that Li Ling had reached through his own innate gifts. All spirit incense operated through the power of incense essence. By now, it had been confirmed that this substance was the spirit resonance of Xiyi, particularly adept at transformations in the mental realm.
Even during Soul-Possession Dream Transmission or bodily possession, anyone who left their thoughts and awareness here would likewise be affected.
Guided by the Netherdream Incense, Li Ling performed soul projection and immediately manifested his Nascent Soul dharma form. The white-robed Daoist, bearing his original appearance, turned into a streak of rainbow light and vanished into the depths of the void.
The woman cried out in alarm and immediately severed the connection, withdrawing from the mortal world.
With a thud, the Heaven-Piercing Tower envoy collapsed, his fate unknown. Li Ling sat at the head of the hall with his eyes half closed, seemingly immersed in meditation.
For a time, the hall fell utterly silent.
Yet in a distant space and time, within a pure land wholly unlike the Yang Realm, two luminous figures appeared simultaneously and descended.
Li Ling reached the pure land a step ahead of the woman. Turning his head, he took in everything around him.
This was a secluded, tranquil residence. Its pavilions, terraces, flowers, and trees were no different from those in the Yang Realm, but their colors were pale and muted. Only the sky was pitch-black and fathomless, with a blood-colored moon hanging high above, casting down light like fresh blood.
Everything around him emitted its own distinct yin qi. Under the illumination of his spiritual consciousness, most