Night fell over Lotus Platform.
Named for the lotus, Lotus Platform was the most famous restaurant in Lotus City.
Seven stories tall, it stood in the lotus pond beside the Southern Domain Palace. Its topmost floor was shaped like a lotus blossom, resembling from afar a white lotus standing proud and alone upon an expanse of emerald waves.
As the sky darkened, the colored lanterns hanging beneath Lotus Platform's upturned eaves lit up one after another.
From afar, it was a sight of breathtaking beauty!
Beyond its unique design, Lotus Platform's immortal cuisine was renowned throughout the Southern Region and had even earned praise from a Nascent Soul True Immortal.
But a meal at Lotus Platform did not come cheap. Even with Spirit Stones in one's pocket, anyone without a powerful background could never reserve a private room, or even qualify for a seat in the main hall.
Though Wang Chen had not been in Lotus City for long, he had already heard of Lotus Platform's great reputation.
Tonight, he had come to attend the gathering of newly inducted West Sea Sect disciples in the Southern Region.
After showing his invitation to the attendant at the door, Wang Chen followed a beautiful maid into the resplendent restaurant hall, then took the Ascension Ladder directly to the fifth floor.
The Ascension Ladder was the immortal world's version of an elevator, powered by an array to travel up and down.
The maid led Wang Chen into a luxurious private room on the fifth floor. Four banquet tables stood inside, with forty or fifty cultivators already seated and watching a performance of singing and dancing by courtesans.
Immortal music drifted through the air, fragrant mist curled and coiled, and the scene was that of a feast beyond the mortal world.
With a sweep