So Delicious
At this moment, these cultivators genuinely felt the Lingxian Sect's care for these ordinary people.
Otherwise, which sect would go to such lengths to organize such a gala for a mere few thousand mortals who could hardly fill the void in Xiushui City?
Yes, for these mortals.
Although they had received a verbal invitation from the sect leader relayed by a disciple of the Lingxian Sect, these cultivators understood that the party was for these mortals, and whether they stayed or not was not so important to the Lingxian Sect.
As for putting on a show, nobody thinks that's the case.
Considering everything they had seen since arriving in Xiushui City, and given the strength and resources of the Lingxian Sect, they honestly didn't believe that the Lingxian Sect would go to such lengths to put on a show for mortals just for their sake.
This sect is genuinely good to these mortals.
This realization caused some dissatisfaction among a small number of cultivators.
Who would have thought that in the eyes of the Lingxian Sect, mortals were more important than cultivators?
But most cultivators felt a mix of emotions, with sighs being the most common.
Venerable Xunfang did not go out to investigate anything tonight. He leaned against the window, using his Divine Sense to observe the mortals who were beaming with joy. However, he stared blankly at the dazzling fireworks that kept exploding in the night sky after the lantern array formed the four words "Happy New Year".
He felt as if something long extinguished was faintly beating within him.
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This year is also different from previous years within the Lingxian Sect.
Because the number of people in the sect has increased, this year's New Year's Eve dinner will be held in the sect square.
This was the first time the disciples of Azure Cloud Peak had shared a New Year's Eve dinner with the sect leader, elders, and other senior members of the Lingxian Sect.
Elder Liu had already given a notice that everyone should rest during the New Year holidays, so the disciples of Azure Cloud Peak thought that after the New Year's Eve dinner today, they should make their own arrangements for the rest of the time.
Unexpectedly, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the elders and seniors at the front table of the Lingxian Sect suddenly started chatting animatedly while holding their wine cups.
Not long after, Senior Liao had just emerged from seclusion, waved to Yuan Jinsheng, the oldest person on Azure Cloud Peak, and called him over. After a few words, he led Yuan Jingsheng into a casual chat.
Yang Jinshu and several other senior disciples also came over to invite the older disciples of Azure Cloud Peak to gather around, further expanding the group chatting.
This stage clearly doesn't differentiate between levels of cultivation; it only considers age and worldly seniority.
The young Azure Cloud Peak disciples who weren't selected were led down to the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree by Liu Yunan hand.
These young disciples then discovered that their sect leader was standing under the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree, performing some kind of Law Technique on Xiushui City below the mountain with Elder Jiang, Elder Qin, and Elder Sun.
Nearby, other teenagers were pointing down the mountain, cheering and clapping.
Upon seeing the Azure Cloud Peak disciples arrive, the young people playfully approached and led them to the best vantage point to watch the bustling city below.
They lacked any of the dignity expected of senior members of the sect.
The disciples of Azure Cloud Peak focused their Spirit Concentration and looked down at the bustling streets of the city below, as if they saw something very familiar.
"Hey, doesn't that look like the lantern I made?"
"I saw it too. Isn't that the lantern we made a few days ago for practice in the Artifact Refining Hall?"
The disciples of Azure Cloud Peak were all surprised.
A few days ago, the Artifact Refining Hall suddenly opened a small workshop on making lanterns. Elder Mo of the Artifact Refining Hall said that if the lanterns were made well, they would be displayed outside the sect. They thought it was for display within the sect.
Unexpectedly, it was at this time that they took it down the mountain to display it.
I felt quite embarrassed.
The lanterns that had lingered in the night sky for a long time suddenly exploded all at once under the control of the formation, turning into magnificent fireworks!
During the Lunar New Year, according to tradition, it is necessary to drive away the Nian monster, which naturally involves a lot of loud and lively noise.
However, the excitement at the foot of the mountain didn't stop there.
Bonfire, lanterns, fireworks, and of course, delicious food.
Food is the most important thing for people.
As one fragrant dish after another floated out of the empty Lingxian Dining Seat in an orderly fashion, the crowded people gasped in amazement once again.
The dishes seemed to be consciously arranged into two rows, floating forward at a steady pace from both sides of the crowd.
The dishes are suspended at a height that children can reach even by tiptoeing, and each dish is accompanied by its own bowl and chopsticks.
Unable to resist the enticing aroma, someone reached out and picked up a bowl and chopsticks, becoming the first person to taste the dish. Those around saw that after he took a bite, the bowl and chopsticks in his hand suddenly scattered into tiny pieces and disappeared.
Upon seeing this, people suddenly realized that this was a feast prepared by immortals!
So everyone turned their attention to the dishes that were slowly floating along both sides of the road, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and began to taste the food that passed by each dish.
However, these bowls and chopsticks disappear after people have taken a bite, and new bowls and chopsticks need to be brought out again.
Although it was a bit of a hassle, it was nothing compared to the incredible deliciousness.
Ordinary people only know that these celestial foods are delicious, and that one bite will make them feel completely refreshed.
Little did they know how shocked the cultivators in the crowd were after tasting these dishes.
These dishes are all made from ingredients made from spirit creatures!
It's not ordinary food that has passed through the hands of a spiritual chef, but rather spiritual ingredients that have been prepared using special methods to create Spirit Cuisine that can be eaten by ordinary people who have not cultivated!
This is truly... a complete reversal of the Heavenly Gang!
I've always heard of spiritual chefs going to great lengths to make Spiritual Qi barren or even mortal ingredients beneficial to cultivators, but I've never seen Spiritual Qi rich Spirit Cuisine made suitable for mortals!
For a moment, these foreign cultivators couldn't help but feel a twisted feeling in their hearts.
They actually live worse than ordinary people in Xiushui City!
Look at that! The mortals of Xiushui City can enjoy a carefully prepared Spirit Cuisine once a year, and it's a continuous banquet!
These cultivators, who suffer greatly from Spirit Cuisine and lack nourishment during their arduous cultivation, might not get to eat even one meal like this in a whole year!
Where can they go to seek justice?
The leaders of the various sects still remaining in Xiushui City immediately became restless. They had to befriend the Lingxian Sect! Their sects had to establish a presence in Xiushui City!
What? There are still many considerations to be decided at the sect meeting later? What kind of meeting is this? It's decided now, and a hundred more meetings won't shake this decision!
The first resident officials in Xiushui City were arranged to take up their posts on their own.
At this moment, these are the thoughts of every manager from each sect present.
Those cultivators who had previously refused to join the crowds on the street, clinging to their status as immortals, had long since abandoned all pretense and quickly blended into the throng, obediently following the mortals beside them, picking up bowls and chopsticks made of Spiritual Qi, and not missing a single dish that passed by.
Wow, it smells so good!