Five Sage Mountains, the headquarters of the Five Sage Sect.
A large number of cultivators gathered on an expansive Azure Stone Plaza; a tall, thin man in a green shirt sat in the main seat, with Xu Tong sitting beside him, casually chatting with other Nascent Soul Cultivators.
"Taoist Friend Lin, Madam Xu, didn't you say that Taoist Friend Shen from the Spirit Control Sect would attend Taoist Friend Lin's Nascent Soul ceremony? Why has the ceremony started, and Taoist Friend Shen still hasn't arrived?"
A portly man clad in golden robes voiced his confusion.
"Indeed! Taoist Friend Lin, Madam Xu, there's no need for you to lie, right?"
"Exactly, inviting us to Taoist Friend Lin's Nascent Soul ceremony didn't require any deception!"
Several Nascent Soul Cultivators expressed their agreement.