In early June, Nine-Wan Island in the Incense Accumulation Sect was bustling with activity.
This was the sect's once-in-a-century celebration. They had even brought the trade fair forward to this year for the occasion. The additional visitors in the sect's blessed land were rogue cultivators who had come after hearing the news, as well as ceremonial envoys from the powers of the North Sea.
The Incense Accumulation Sect provided a wealth of rare treasures and unusual treasures, offering generous discounts, while the merchants devised every means of entertaining the crowds and drawing visitors.
The Incense Accumulation Sect's true disciples also returned to their old haunts one after another, bringing their finest students to visit their former school buildings, classrooms, and the various sights of Nine-Wan Island.
On the day of the Sect Anniversary Celebration, they paid their respects in the assembly hall atop the mountain.
"Dispense with the formalities. Rise, all of you."
With a smile on his face, Li Ling looked warmly at the seven true disciples who had returned for the reunion and the students they had brought.
This time, they had not only returned themselves but also brought outstanding talents from their respective schools. Truly, peach and plum trees needed no words; beneath them, a path formed of its own accord.
"Master, over these years, our Incense Perception Cult has taught the Dao and imparted knowledge, gathering over ten thousand disciples. Forty-three among them possess the aptitude for qi refining..."
"Our Divine Incense Gate has likewise welcomed disciples far and wide, gathering three thousand, of whom thirty-eight possess the aptitude for qi refining..."
"Our Incense Transmission Dao has compiled sixteen classics and gathered three thousand disciples, of whom twenty-two possess the aptitude for qi refining..."
"Our Heavenly Incense School..."
Led by Li Ying, the true disciples delivered