With the grand gathering underway, the Incense Accumulation Sect soon announced Li Ling's decision to the public, astonishing every faction.
"Founding new sects?"
"Sending all his disciples out to establish their own domains at once?"
"Impressive, the Incense Accumulation Sect! The Incense Path really is about to flourish. Six major branches-the Incense Perception Cult, Divine Incense Gate, Incense Transmission Dao, Heavenly Incense School, Incense-Burning Gate, and Hundred Flavors Gate-all springing up in one stroke. What a formidable showing!"
"What's so impressive? If you ask me, Sect Master Li has lost his head and rushed too far ahead! Instead of keeping all those true disciples to guard his foundations, he's letting them split off into separate households. Who won't put their own interests first in the future?"
"You make it sound as though a smaller household can't draw on its clan's resources. Plenty of powerful families have legitimate sons heading their clans, so why can't a sect control its subordinate courts? It's just the old spirit peak vein approach. Give it another name, and you no longer recognize it?"
Limited by their own experiences and knowledge, and standing on different sides, people did not all share the same attitude toward this.
Regardless, however, some offered their wholehearted support.
The privileged scions of the various sects were establishing their own households and becoming their own masters. Naturally, they would not object.
The Money Guild was ecstatic at the prospect of issuing substantial loans, entering the Incense Path, and nurturing more powers like the Incense Accumulation Sect.
Even powers such as the Rare Treasures Tower were greatly heartened by the news, viewing it as a feast.
"What? Li Ling actually intends to grant his true disciples their own domains?"
"Yes. It has already been announced at the Incense-Burning Grand Gathering."
"This is good