Seeing that the time of one incense stick was nearly up, Alliance Leader Zhang stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Sect Leader Ren, the disciples of our Righteous Path Alliance are not cultivators of the Immortal Way. There are many of them, scattered far and wide, and we cannot notify them all in such a short time. I ask Sect Leader Ren to show a little mercy!"
Zhang Xiaohua looked coldly at Alliance Leader Zhang, nodded slightly, and said, "Alliance Leader Zhang speaks reasonably. Since Alliance Leader Zhang has spoken, and today is also the auspicious day of our Big Dipper Sect's founding, mercy should indeed be shown. Very well, I shall give the Righteous Path Alliance another half-stick of incense."
With a wave of his hand, a lit half-stick of incense appeared in the great hall!
"Ah?" Chen Chen was extremely startled. She asked softly, "Supreme Elder... is this Ren Xiaoyao... truly an immortal? How did the incense appear the moment he mentioned it? And already lit at that?"
Abbess Shuqing gave a bitter smile. "Silly child, how would this old woman know? However, by this old woman's guess, perhaps... Ren Xiaoyao is borrowing the power of this Immortal Mansion. Once he leaves the main hall of the Immortal Mansion, he may not be capable of it."
"Oh, so that's how it is!" Chen Chen nodded. "No wonder. That fellow's martial arts used to be an utter mess, yet now he is so formidable. So he has merely borrowed the Immortal Mansion's power!"
The half-stick of incense soon burned out, yet only a few members of the Righteous Path Alliance had returned!
Zhang Xiaohua's narrow eyes narrowed further. Just as he was about to speak, Alliance Leader Zhang once more forced a smile and said, "Sect Leader Ren...