Bing was called away shortly after that, to get ready for the award ceremony. Lily pressed Lian on a few more of the specifics of cultivation, but those were all extra details that non-cultivators didn't really need to know. The details were part superstition, and part biology lesson. Of course, superstition in a world where magic existed and your cultivation could be influenced by self-hatred or regret, those superstitions might actually be important parts of the cultivation doctrine.
Eventually, the announcer came back, "Let us all give the top four finishers a warm welcome!"
