Before long, everyone arrived in the great hall to pay their respects together.
Li Ling said, "There is no need for such ceremony. I came here only to present a congratulatory gift for the founding of the Myriad Spirits Sect."
As he spoke, he took a Magic Treasure from his sleeve.
Everyone looked over and saw a small golden gourd, its surface adorned with openwork gold-wire patterns of auspicious clouds, each exquisite and vividly lifelike.
Li Ling said, "Xie Shaojing, establishing your own sect is no easy feat. To guard against incursions by the Demonic Path and further spread the legacy of our Incense Path, I hereby grant you a high-grade Magic Treasure, the Incense Cloud Gourd."
"Thank you, Immortal Venerable!"
With a trace of excitement, Xie Shaojing stepped forward and accepted the Magic Treasure.
Once Li Ling had finished, he offered a few casual words of encouragement, then departed upon an incense cloud.
The impact of this gesture, however, had only just begun to spread.
Many of those present realized that he was backing the Myriad Spirits Sect, affirming it as an orthodox sect belonging to a branch of the Incense Path.
Otherwise, if he merely wanted to bestow a Magic Treasure, why make a special trip and do so with such fanfare?
Still, they could only envy her good fortune.
Everyone had their own fate and opportunities. Not everyone could encounter a chance like this.
Just then, someone suddenly said, "Sect Master Xie truly is blessed. But I wonder what treasure the Immortal Venerable bestowed upon you. Might you broaden our horizons?"
Xie Shaojing glanced at the speaker, unsure whether the person was jealous or simply utterly tactless.
Yet just as she was about to refuse outright without sparing their feelings, she suddenly changed her mind.
"Since you