"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to my Hundred Flowers Island. Our clan has always refrained from involving itself in the conflicts among the various clans of the Sea of No Hope. Our only remaining connection with the Cultivation World is the Flower Appreciation Gala held on Hundred Flowers Island once every ten years.
"It is precisely because of this that I have had the good fortune to meet so many fellow Daoists. Here, I, Liu Mei, offer my thanks to all of you on behalf of the Golden Carp Clan. I hope you will abide by the gala's rules and spend the remaining three days in merriment. Now, this Flower Appreciation Gala officially begins."
Half an hour later, a sudden flash of multicolored light appeared atop the towering stone platform in the center of the valley, and a beautiful young married woman dressed in an apricot-red palace gown materialized there.
The woman appeared to be in her thirties. She was graceful and slender, with pearly teeth and red lips, and possessed extraordinary beauty. The moment she appeared, an imposing noble aura spread through the air, causing everyone in the valley to stop what they were doing and stare intently at the towering stone platform.
Seeing the female cultivator, Qin Fengming could not help but be moved. This beautiful female cultivator had already reached the peak Nascent Soul stage. Having someone of such cultivation preside over the gala was enough to show how seriously the Golden Carp Clan took it.
As the female cultivator's delicate voice rang out, cheers immediately erupted throughout the valley.
The multicolored light suddenly flared wildly, enveloping the entire stone platform, which covered a radius of nearly twenty to thirty yards. When the five-colored radiance receded, a pleasant and melodious sound of string and bamboo instruments suddenly resounded from