Whether such words carried weight had always depended on who spoke them.
So when Yuan Liuzi said this, not only Ziyu but everyone around him looked astonished. How could they fail to hear the wariness in his words?
Yet the simpler the principle, the more bewildering it became when set against the gulf in status between the two sides.
After all, these projections represented the highest powers of the Immortal Sect's main branches. At their command, the entire Immortal Sect would spring into action. Yet it sounded as though they meant to give Master Soaring of Great Hua Mountain special consideration.
Whispers spread through the crowd.
Lingya's heart stirred, and she paid closer attention.
Yuan Quan leaned over and said with a quiet laugh, "There's been some news lately."
Lingya narrowed her eyes. "You're better informed than anyone. If you know something, let's hear it."
"It won't be a secret much longer. Plenty of people here probably know already..." Ling Mei cut Yuan Quan off before he could finish.
"I know!" Ling Mei said with a grin. "It must be about Gentleman Chen leaving the Ranking List! He's stepped into Longevity, so his name has vanished from Star-Luo!"
Lingya said nothing. She knew that much perfectly well.
"True, but there's more," Yuan Quan continued. "Within twelve hours of Master Soaring leaving the Ranking List and stepping into Longevity, several people who'd been forcibly knocked down to the Second Rank rose back to the First Rank. Many others who'd already been at the Second Rank advanced together! Even more than twenty people at the Third Rank reached the Second Rank, one after another!"
Ling Mei still did not grasp his point, but Lingya understood.
"Was Young Master Chen's presence really that daunting?"
Yuan Quan nodded. "Exactly. While he held the First