Lotus Blossom Tower was very famous among the literati in the imperial capital.
First, it had the Charming Sect behind it. The Charming Sect was a bona fide orthodox super-grade sect, and anyone who could enter it had the right to be called a beauty. The sect also placed great importance on Lotus Blossom Tower, treating it as part of its disciples' cultivation. One could imagine just how beautiful the women there were.
Second, the women of Lotus Blossom Tower were truly talented. Even people from the Hanlin Academy could hardly claim to outshine them. If a piece of writing earned the tower's approval, its author would soon become famous throughout the imperial capital.
Of course, the Everlasting Immortal wasn't concerned with any of that. She was just there to see the excitement.
Today was the Lantern Festival, and Lotus Blossom Tower was even livelier than usual.
There was none of the heavy scent of rouge one might find in an ordinary pleasure house. On the contrary, the place was more like an elegant, secluded paradise, where every visitor was a refined gentleman or a virtuous lady.
Female cultivators in bright, flowing gowns even soared through the air, their long, wide sashes fluttering in the wind as they plucked their pipa strings, bringing to mind the beauty of a foreign Buddhist kingdom.
The Everlasting Immortal also spotted quite a few people she'd beaten in the Luotian Forest.
As for the young masters of the imperial capital, whatever their cultivation levels, they were certainly well-rounded. From a young age, they studied cultivation and Confucianism at private academies, mastering both the civil and the martial arts.
If they didn't study Confucianism or learn a few lines of classical prose and poetry, then one day, when they met someone truly impressive, all they'd