Everyone was surprised at the sight, but they trusted Hou Wu and the others to weigh the pros and cons, and left the matter alone.
With that, the matter was settled.
Those who had come from afar did not leave immediately. Instead, they stayed to help escort Li Ling and the others safely back to the North Sea.
Once they reached the North Sea Region, the Incense Accumulation Sect's control over the area would prevent ordinary cultivators from barging in and taking it away.
Unless beings on the level of the Blood Sea Demon Venerable and the Nether Heaven Incarnation were deployed again.
"Given the current situation, the Netherworld Sect shouldn't choose to provoke the Heavenly Court excessively, lest it bring the final confrontation forward...
"That way, we can truly claim this thing for our own use..."
Aboard the treasure ship, Li Ling summoned Chi Yingting during a quiet moment and gave him some instructions.
After listening attentively to Li Ling's admonitions, Chi Yingting asked, "Master, what exactly was the Myriad Incenses Illusory Form you used on Grand Elder Hou? Was that truly the pinnacle of human incense?"
Recalling how he had persuaded Grand Elder Hou, Li Ling smiled faintly.
In truth, his current attainments in the Incense Path were not as unfathomable as Grand Elder Hou imagined.
Still, they did carry something of a glimpse into the true Dao, with Spirit Transformation visible in the distance.
Through them, he had indeed entered half-step Spirit Transformation and deepened his foundations.
For the moment, this method had not greatly improved his combat abilities. It was even far inferior to the essence he had previously drawn from the Asura Corpse Abomination. But the ability to mimic forms opened up countless possibilities.
Rather than answer Chi Yingting's question immediately, he explained at an