Qiniang's advancement to Spirit Transformation caused a tremendous stir within the Profound Bright Church as well.
Everyone knew that Qiniang's aptitude was mediocre. With such aptitude, she could at most have become an outer disciple of the Profound Bright Church, not even qualified to enter the inner sect, much less become a true disciple.
As for how Qiniang had managed to form a Nascent Soul, everyone believed Gao Xian had forcefully pushed her up there. There was nothing to do about that but envy and jealousy, and all manner of private gossip was inevitable.
Fortunately, Qiniang was fair and meticulous in her work, and exceptionally capable. Over the centuries she had overseen Shaking Light Palace, she had managed it extremely well. Even within North Pole Hall, her ability in handling affairs stood among the very best, earning unanimous praise from those above and below.
Zhu Qiniang was also rather well known within the Profound Bright Church. Everyone knew she was the person closest to Gao Xian—without a second. Even Qingqing ranked a notch below her.
As Gao Xian's status rose with the tide, more and more people came to Zhu Qiniang to burn incense and offer tribute. It was not that they necessarily needed Gao Xian to handle anything for them; more often, they simply wanted to forge a connection.
Then, should anything arise in the future, they would at least have someone they could speak to.
Thus, an especially large number of people in the Profound Bright Church knew Zhu Qiniang. Hearing that Zhu Qiniang had attained the Dao of Spirit Transformation, everyone who knew her was utterly stunned and deeply shaken.
Taining, Qingle, and those other sect geniuses had not yet attained the Dao of Spirit Transformation—so how had Zhu Qiniang done it?!
Since when had Spirit Transformation