After they finished releasing the lotus lanterns, it still was not that late, so the group continued strolling along the street.
Perhaps because they had bickered a few times, Bai Zisheng had grown familiar with Mo Hua as well. He was no longer so polite, and he started talking more.
"Mo Hua, what are those cultivators doing?"
Bai Zisheng pointed at a stage and asked curiously.
Mo Hua looked in the direction he indicated and saw that on a simple stage, several cultivators dressed as Monster Hunters were fighting with an ox-shaped "demon beast."
That "demon beast" had a copper head and brocade hide, its fur bright and glossy, looking vivid and lifelike, but in truth, it was also a cultivator wearing a beast hide in disguise.
"Oh, it's a Monster Fighting Play."
"Fighting monsters? Fighting demon beasts?" Bai Zisheng immediately became interested.
"Most of the cultivators in Immortal City make a living as Monster Hunters. In ordinary times, they can hardly avoid fighting demon beasts, so whenever there's a holiday or celebration, Monster Hunters specially perform Monster Fighting Plays. It's both to liven things up and also a Monster Hunter tradition."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Monster Fighting Play onstage reached its exciting part.
Among the Monster Hunters, one held a blade and shouted loudly, and a layer of raging fire instantly coiled around the blade. Another swung his fists, the wind from his punches whistling aloud. Another stood at a distance, pinching hand incantations, and several fireballs appeared before him. In the blink of an eye, they were locked in battle with that "demon beast" again. For a time, spiritual power overflowed everywhere, and light flowed and shifted.
"Wow, Blazing Flame Blade, Wind-Entwining Fist, Fireball Technique!"
A child nearby shouted excitedly, his little hands clapping with