The "Youth Elite Gathering" Li Zhu spoke of was considered a modestly significant event among the younger generation of Buzhou Mountain. It was not a formal competition, rigid and serious, concerning the distribution of resources. It was more like a regularly held elite gathering with social and recreational elements.
Such gatherings were held once every hundred years, hosted in rotation by several main branches, with the location usually chosen near the core territory of the hosting clan.
This time, the Mysterious Bird Clan was hosting, and the venue had been set on a vast platform east of Qiwu Peak known as Liuyan Flat.
The terrain there was open and broad, the ground paved with warm Red Jade. Around it grew Flame Heart Wutong trees, graceful in shape and bearing leaves like blazing red maples. In the distance, several warm jade waterfalls cascaded down the cliffs, steaming with hazy heat. The scenery was excellent.
By the time Li Zhu arrived with Lin Yan, Di Jun, and Taiyi, Liuyan Flat was already overflowing with flowing light and bustling with activity.
Looking around, nearly all the attendees were from the Bird Race. Every one of them possessed an extraordinary aura, and after Transformation, most had strikingly handsome or beautiful appearances, splendid attire, and an innate air of nobility.
There were Peacock Clan young girls with seven-colored wings sprouting from their backs, their every glance radiant; Mysterious Bird Clan youths in black feather robes, cold and refined; Green Luan Clan disciples with indigo hair, gentle breezes swirling around them and warm smiles on their faces; Golden Winged Great Peng Clan elites in dazzling golden robes, their gazes sharp as lightning; and outstanding younger members of clans such as Bifang, Chongming, and Fire Crows, with peculiar forms—some one-legged, some double-pupiled, some holding flames in their