The Yin Wind howled for an entire afternoon. When its power weakened slightly, Li Ling stopped it to let the Heavenly Court's army pass. Only then did he learn of Qi Xue's whereabouts from Star Lord Sichen Yuan Guang and the others.
Seeing that the situation had turned against him, Qi Xue had simply abandoned his kingdom and fled far away.
He was no weakling. Even several Heavenly Court experts pursuing him together had failed to stop him from escaping, which was truly a pity.
Li Ling, however, said, "If he escaped, then he escaped. We never expected to finish everything in a single campaign and eliminate him once and for all."
The gods of the Heavenly Court wholeheartedly agreed.
For the Orthodox Path, this outcome indeed had both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage was that they had avoided a battle. They could occupy this place at minimal cost and even establish a proper foothold.
The disadvantage, naturally, was that their enemy might counterattack at any moment, or make use of those scattered Demonic Path cultivators.
The battle they had not fought would catch up with them sooner or later.
For now, however, they could not worry about all that, so they began discussing their next steps.
"The Heavenly Court will certainly station troops here and occupy the Ten-Thousand Regions Ghost Kingdom.
"Some of the forces at Sea Market Ward must be detached to garrison this place. Venerable Xiaoyao alone probably cannot oversee both locations. We need another powerful expert whom the Heavenly Court trusts deeply, someone capable of shouldering this responsibility, to hold this place..."
At this point, everyone looked toward Li Ling in unison.
Star Lord Sichen Yuan Guang asked tentatively, "Perhaps this place could be entrusted to the Incense Accumulation Sect. If you are willing to take