Chi Yingting murmured to himself, "Refine him anew... could he mean to have him reincarnate and cultivate all over again?"
Through studying the principles of transformation, the ancients had deduced the Flying Head Art, which allowed one to survive decapitation. There were also flesh generation and soul generation, continually pushing toward eternal, undying life until the gates to higher realms finally opened. Death, so grave in mortal eyes, was merely a long sleep to the Netherworld Sect.
Chi Yingting finally understood. Even after resolving to kill Li Ying, his master still intended to save him.
His master was no mortal, after all. He was a virtuous True Immortal who commanded arts that could reverse life and death. What he regretted had always been his disciples' estrangement and disloyalty.
As the saying went, a teacher for a day was a father for life. All disciples of the Incense Accumulation Sect who held a recognized place within it had already formed profound karmic ties with him.
Such bonds between master and disciple, and the cohesive force of the entire sect, were already enough to draw related spirit resonance from across the world in an unending stream and make it his own.
This was also an authority unique to the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Incenses.
Even from a worldly, pragmatic perspective, Li Ying had been the Incense Path's eldest senior brother. Though he had strayed, he had still drawn upon its methods.
Some of the true meanings of laws he had comprehended might well become exceptional innate gifts, transforming into an innate Dao body that could be passed down to future generations.
That would effectively add another outstanding talent to the sect.
Li Ling had personally gathered his remnant soul and declared that he would refine him anew. Whether for public or private