New Year's Eve.
The Capital was decked out in lanterns and colorful streamers, the glow of lights stretching on indefinitely. Firecrackers popped all around, and the entire city brimmed with festive noise and celebration.
Immortal cultivators always claimed to have transcended the mortal world, but being of flesh and blood in the dusty realm, they inevitably found themselves entangled in its affairs. This was especially true for immortal cultivation families inextricably linked to the secular world; their ties ran too deep, their business ventures were everywhere, and very few could truly keep their hands clean.
Chapter 604