Luo Goddess Mountain

As the sun rose in the east and the earth awoke, the Lingxian Sect Sect's annual meeting officially began.

This day is Lunar New Year's Eve.

The people of Xiushui City at the foot of the mountain are busily preparing to welcome the new year.

Those who came from the mountain to attend the Lingxian Sect Sect's annual meeting were repeatedly amazed by this sect.

This time, royal families from several neighboring countries were invited. The Li Clan of the Pusi Kingdom and the Zhao Clan of Huanyou Nation are old friends of the Lingxian Sect. Royal families from seven other countries, such as the Qu Clan Mist Wind Kingdom and the Bai Clan of the Weiqiang Kingdom, who have been on good terms with the Li Clan for many years, were also present.

As for the sects, there were even more. The three sects of the Pusi Kingdom — Clear River Sect, Shangyang Sect, and Cloud and Mist Sect —all came with their sect leaders and elders in person.

Aside from a few who had some old ties with the Li Imperial Clan, the others were those who were well-known in the Mortal Realm.

For example, the Crimson Firmament Sect and Luo Goddess Mountain.

Luo Goddess Mountain is the most powerful sect in the entire Mortal Realm besides the Crimson Firmament Sect and the Heavenly Heart Sect. This sect has a unique characteristic: it only accepts female disciples.

Moreover, it is said that most of the abandoned girls, from infants to old women and elders, were taken in by some elders of Luo Goddess Mountain while wandering among the mortal world. As long as the elders of Luo Goddess Mountain deemed them to be of good character, they would be brought back to Luo Goddess Mountain.

Regardless of whether these women possessed Spirit Root or not, they were able to find a place to live and thrive in Luo Goddess Mountain.

Therefore, Luo Goddess Mountain is a dreamlike paradise in the hearts of ordinary people, especially women.

It's described as a dream because these are just legends to the vast majority of ordinary people.

After all, no one has ever really seen who the elder of Luo Goddess Mountain who wanders among mortals is, when he comes, when he leaves, or who he might take a liking to.

Only mothers who are forced to abandon their children because they simply cannot afford to raise them will pray in their hearts after their children are abandoned, hoping that their children will meet the immortals of Luo Goddess Mountain.

Luo Goddess Mountain is also one of the most mysterious sects in the Mortal Realm.

Their strength, comparable to that of the Heavenly Heart Sect and the Crimson Firmament Sect, also stems from this.

No one knows the location of their mountain gate; communication with Luo Goddess Mountain relies entirely on the liaison point they set up in the Weiqiang Kingdom.

Furthermore, Luo Goddess Mountain has very little contact with the outside world; even the Alliance Army that last attacked the Execution Stone Party Faction of Huanyou Nation did not participate.

Therefore, when five women claiming to be the sect leader and disciples of Luo Goddess Mountain appeared at the entrance of the Lingxian Sect's sect square with invitations, everyone except the people of the Lingxian Sect was greatly surprised.

This includes the Bai Clan patriarch of the Weiqiang Kingdom.

While others might not recognize the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain, the Bai Clan patriarch, the local overlord who served as the liaison point for Luo Goddess Mountain, was someone with whom he had a fairly good relationship.

Putting everything else aside, even the invitations held by the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain were delivered to the contact points by his own people.

He had only given it as a polite gesture, since the Li Clan Pusi Kingdom had asked him to also inform the people of Luo Goddess Mountain.

But since Luo Goddess Mountain rarely showed up, he didn't have much hope, but unexpectedly, Luo Goddess Mountain actually came!

Not only did they come, but the sect leader himself attended, accompanied by Elder Zuo and three of his personal disciples.

This puzzled the Bai Clan patriarch.

Why is Luo Goddess Mountain giving Lingxian Sect so much face?

Did they already know that the Lingxian Sect had Spirit Transformation Stage expert, and therefore had to give them face?

The Bai Clan Ancestor was also a Nascent Soul Cultivator, though only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, he still sensed the faint pressure within the Lingxian Sect.

Setting aside his inner turmoil, the Bai Clan Patriarch rose to greet the Sect Master of Luo Goddess Mountain with warm pleasantries.

The moment the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain appeared, the lively atmosphere in the sect square instantly quieted down.

There was no other reason than that the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain was simply too captivating.

The sect leader had her hair tied up with a ribbon, her eyebrows were like mist and her eyes were full of tenderness. Her temperament was so gentle that people felt as if she was surrounded by a halo of pearls and jade. They couldn't help but marvel that she was like a fairy who had mistakenly descended to the mortal world!

Only a single strand of white hair that fell to her shoulder gave her a touch of worldly weariness.

Fairies never age, but the sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain will.

Every time the Bai Clan patriarch saw this sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain, he couldn't help but be amazed by his appearance and temperament.

He stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and smiled:

"Sect Leader Bai, it's been a long time!"

The sect leader of Luo Goddess Mountain also has the surname Bai and the given name Yu, but no one knows whether the name Bai Yu is real or not.

"Long time no see." Bai Yu smiled and nodded, then said nothing more.

Knowing that Bai Yu was not talkative, the Bai Clan Patriarch said no more, but simply stepped aside and followed her to her seat, guided by the Lingxian Sect disciples.

Not far away, Venerable Xunfang had just taken his seat, looked thoughtfully at the group from Luo Goddess Mountain.

The same applies to visitors from other countries and sects.

Before long, once all the guests were seated, the disciples of the Lingxian Sect returned to their places one by one.

Liu Yunan the high platform in the square, first warmly greeting the crowd below, and then loudly introducing his sect leader and elders to the crowd, mainly the guests below the platform, before announcing the official start of the Lingxian Sect Annual Meeting.

Lingxian Sect has always been straightforward and simple in its actions, and this time was no exception.

The annual meeting began without lengthy speeches or tedious performances; it went straight to the point.

First, awards were presented to the elder disciples of their own sect.

That's right, it's an awards ceremony.

Awards such as the Annual Best Cultivation Progress Award, the Annual Sect Contribution Award, and the Annual Top Ten Disciples...

There are more than twenty awards in total, covering various categories!

Each award also comes with a specially designed and crafted trophy!

Of course, how could Lingxian Sect only do something as unrealistic as giving away trophies?

Along with each award, a very generous reward was presented.

Depending on the difficulty of the awards, the prizes range from one hundred to one thousand Spirit Stone, and include low- to high-level pills, Law Artifact, talismans, array plates, and so on, leaving everyone in the audience dazzled!

The disciples of the Lingxian Sect were fine, but they were surprised by how generous and varied the rewards were—enough to earn in two or three months the sect contribution points they could have earned!

But for the outsiders in the audience, it was more than just surprise; shock was an understatement to describe their feelings at that moment.

Lingxian Sect simply piled all the rewards in a corner of the stage.

They piled up into a small mountain.

Many people in the audience were incredibly envious.

These are all Spirit Stone!

And those elixirs and magical Law Artifact...

Look what they saw! A mere disciple at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement is actually holding a Law Artifact of such high quality that only elders in other sects would use it?!

And what's with all those handfuls of Spirit Stone?!

We distribute Spirit Stone to our disciples by the single stone, while you distribute them by the pile.

And those elixirs!

The pills were simply and roughly placed on a tray and handed out, without even bothering to put them in a refined jade bottle! And could someone tell them, not only does the Lingxian Sect have a large quantity of pills, but also so many different kinds!

Many of them were even unfamiliar to cultivators like them who had practiced for a long time!