After some deliberation, Li Ling and Mu Qingsi settled on a plan to visit Gathering Grotto Continent in search of the divine tree.
He did not necessarily need to obtain the divine tree itself. The key was Cultivating the True Through the False and comprehending its properties.
Li Ling possessed an innate divine ability that let him distinguish incense essence and extract spirit resonance. Replicating it after a sniff should not be difficult.
But that required spending some time in close contact with it, perhaps even eating the fruit himself to become familiar with its properties.
He could not accomplish such a thing through imagination alone.
The demon race kept this divine tree tightly hidden. Not only humans, but even their own demon kings could not hope to see it easily, so he would have to find a way.
There was no need to tell Longevity Hall about this. Li Ling summoned Yun Ji and the others and spoke only of visiting Longevity Hall.
He intended to go under the pretext of an exchange between fellow members of the Immortal Sects. Venerable Longevity had previously extended an invitation, so accepting it now would simply be following the current.
Yun Ji was delighted to learn of Li Ling's plans. "You wish to visit our Longevity Hall, True Lord? That is wonderful! I will notify the Old Ancestor at once and ask him to make preparations."
Li Ling said, "Good. I will depart from the North Sea on the first day of next month."
Within the Six Courts and Three Halls, the Court of Celestial Observations, the Civil Administration Court, and the Dharma Protector Hall all sprang into action. They soon assembled a visiting delegation led by several Foundation Establishment cultivators and assisted by dozens of Qi Refining cultivators.
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