Seven-Color Dip

Lingxian Sect generously distributed so many good things to its disciples in bulk, not to mention the many award titles, which sounded like they were just made up to give away the rewards!

This left the members of various sects and royal families who came to the annual meeting today feeling extremely shocked.

Even some of the accompanying disciples had a rebellious thought creeping into their minds, which they couldn't control at all.

If it weren't for the presence of their own sect elders and even sect leaders, some of them would probably already be inquiring about joining the Lingxian Sect.

Fortunately, Lingxian Sect didn't seem to be trying to show off, so the award ceremony wasn't scheduled for very long.

After receiving their awards, all the Lingxian Sect disciples stepped down from the stage and took their seats. The sect had set up special seats for its disciples, facing the guests on the left and its disciples on the right.

Half an hour later, Liu Yunan went back on stage and announced the end of the award ceremony.

"Next up is the highlight of our Lingxian Sect Sect's annual meeting—the New Year's Banquet!"

The New Year's celebration banquet had been advertised in the Lingxian Sect's monthly report recently. The people in the Spirit Cuisine Hall described the banquet as unprecedented, keeping everyone in suspense. As a result, the disciples in the sect cheered with great anticipation.

But these visiting guests had no idea that, seeing the Lingxian Sect disciples cheering and looking so expectant, they couldn't help but become curious themselves.

We gave them so many good things when we awarded them prizes before, and although these disciples were happy, their reaction wasn't this big.

This New Year's Eve banquet, it sounds like just a feast, right? Why are they so happy about it?

However, it was clear that many people present had some understanding of the Lingxian Sect, and they immediately thought of the Lingxian Dining Seat down the mountain, which was so expensive that ordinary people would spend a fortune to get it.

I've heard that it's not only delicious, but it can also cure all kinds of diseases and prolong life.

But neither the desire for food nor the lifespan and illness that plague mortals are of any concern to cultivators.

Therefore, they still didn't quite understand why the Lingxian Sect disciples were so happy.

Could it be that there's more to this year's celebration banquet than meets the eye?

As they pondered, they picked up the spiritual tea beside them and began to drink.

The Lingxian Sect has really gone all out for this annual meeting, even bringing out such rare spiritual tea to serve their guests.

I wonder how much of their fortune this sect will have been depleted by hosting this annual meeting...

Many sect elders and sect leaders shook their heads inwardly.

Looking at Sect Leader Lin Xiao's youthful appearance, I initially thought he just liked maintaining that look, but it turns out his heart is also quite naive and immature. Running the sect with such extravagance and wastefulness, he'll probably be difficult to manage in the future...

However, they quickly lost their composure and didn't have time to lament that the Lingxian Sect Master was incompetent in managing the sect.

"Look! What's that?"

In the crowd, a junior disciple from some family couldn't contain himself and pointed at the sky, exclaiming in surprise.

Following his direction, everyone saw clusters of seven-colored lotuses drifting slowly towards them from afar, bypassing Azure Cloud Peak.

Each of the seven-colored lotus flowers also rests on a small bowl.

Before long, these seven-colored lotuses floated to the square, and then one lotus was placed in front of each person at each table.

Then Liu Yunan welcomed Ma Changlong to the stage and introduced him as a disciple of the Spirit Cuisine Hall. Afterwards, Ma Changlong explained to everyone how to enjoy the seven-colored lotus-shaped cup.

"This is the first dish prepared by the Lingxian Sect's Spirit Cuisine Hall for today's New Year's banquet, called Seven-Color Dip!" Although Ma Changlong has not been a disciple for long, thanks to his years of research in the art of food and his daily cultivation in his favorite field under Jiang Youfu's guidance at the Spirit Cuisine Hall, his cultivation speed is indeed quite fast. He has now reached the Qi Refinement Seventh Layer Refining.

However, they were far from being a match for the numerous sect leaders and elders below the stage.

Originally, this task should have been handled by Jiang Youfu, the Elder of the Spirit Cuisine Sect, but he felt that he neither liked nor was good at it. As a disciple, Ma Changlong naturally took on the task to share the burden with his master.

But having been a "business tycoon" for many years in the mundane world, he was not at all intimidated and explained things to everyone with ease.

"Each petal of this seven-colored lotus has a different flavor. You can pluck a petal and dip it in the special sauce in the central bowl to enjoy a variety of fresh and delicious flavors."

After speaking, Ma Changlong raised his hands, indicating that everyone should try the meal.

As he instructed, everyone below the stage plucked a petal from the seven-colored lotus in front of them. The sound of the petals being plucked was soft yet crisp. Each petal was no bigger than half a palm, and the broken end was translucent, with a little juice seeping out.

Immediately afterwards, a faint fragrance wafted to everyone's nose, making their mouths water. They couldn't wait to dip the petals in their hands into the amber sauce in the small bowl inside the flower, and then put them in their mouths and took a bite.

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A crisp sound rang out as people chewed, and everyone felt an indescribable aroma explode between their lips and teeth. The sweet juice and the delicate flesh of the flower petals, along with the special sauce, burst forth with a deliciousness they had never tasted before!

The petals didn't melt in the mouth; instead, they gradually disappeared between the lips and teeth after a few chews.

The juice slid down the back of the tongue into the throat and stomach, making everyone feel refreshed.

This is just the basic sensation in terms of taste and feeling.

If that were all, the many Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators present might have praised the ingenious cuisine, but that would have been all.

But after tasting a single petal, they were utterly amazed!

There's no other reason than that it's actually a top-grade Spirit Cuisine!

They knew about Spirit Cuisine and had even eaten it, but most of it was only to the extent of Lingxian Dining Seat.

Since the effects are practically useless to cultivators, Spirit Cuisine is of little use to them and not worth wasting time on.

Moreover, the preparation of Spirit Cuisine requires the use of various ingredients rich in Spiritual Qi, which is extremely scarce in the Mortal Realm.

Many of their major sects simply cultivate a small amount of spirit rice as a substitute for cultivation pills.

But the Seven-Color Dip they were tasting was completely different!

They had only taken one bite, yet the Spiritual Qi contained within that single bite was so rich and mellow!

Many of the accompanying disciples with lower cultivation levels began meditating and circulating their internal energy after eating a single flower petal.

The Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivator from all sides were fine; this amount of Spiritual Qi didn't require them to meditate specifically to absorb it. Moreover, this Spiritual Qi was very smooth once it entered their bodies, dozens of times easier to absorb than their usual cultivation methods.

Instead of meditating and absorbing the nutrients, they devoured the seven-colored lotus floating in front of them, petal by petal, until only the flower's core remained.

Some of the senior disciples even turned their gaze to the seven-colored lotus that had only stirred one or two petals in front of their disciples who were meditating...