West Imperial City.

In the distance is the magnificent West Palace, which seems to be floating in the air, taller than the surrounding houses.

Extending outward from the West Palace are streets that extend in all directions, with rows of restaurants, shops, palaces, brothels, and other buildings of varying styles.

Looking down from the air, it looks like a huge maze connected by countless veins.

This is the center of the Western Dynasty, Western Imperial City.

In the past few days, more and more cultivators have come to West Imperial City, most of whom are independent cultivators.

They all came to participate in the preliminary selection for the Feixian Ceremony.

The Feixian Ceremony is open to all cultivators in Hongzhou Continent. All major sects can send up to ten disciples to participate, while independent cultivators must pass the pre-selection held in advance in West Imperial City.

At this moment, in a magnificent fighting arena, today's preliminary elections were taking place.

The venue was packed with independent cultivators who came here because of the competition. Countless pairs of eyes were staring at the fighting stage with great anticipation.

"When will Fairy Ming come out?"

"I don't know. It's said to be the finale."

"I heard that Fairy Ming is extremely beautiful, but I wonder how beautiful she is."

"I have seen Fairy Ming. Actually, Fairy Ming is slightly inferior to the Seventh Princess in terms of appearance, but her temperament is unforgettable."

"Yes, she looks weak, yet so ruthless and decisive. She's so attractive!"

People were talking when a woman in a white dress walked onto the fighting stage and the place suddenly became quiet.

Then he exclaimed in admiration:

"Fairy Ming is here!"

"She is so beautiful and weak, I feel pity for her!"

"Who would have the heart to be so cruel to such a delicate beauty?"

The woman standing on the fighting stage was petite with pretty features. She stood timidly on the stage, as if she felt the countless gazes on her, and a hint of shyness appeared on her face.

This attracted the obsession and pity of countless male cultivators, who couldn't wait to rush onto the stage to embrace this lovely and charming fairy in their arms.

The female cultivator's name is Mingchou. She appeared in the fighting arena after the preliminaries began a few days ago.

Although she looked delicate, her skills were quite strong. She made it through all the levels and entered the final round of preliminaries.

If she can win again today, she will be qualified to participate in the Feixian Ceremony.

Because of her outstanding appearance and good fighting ability, Ming Chou gradually attracted more and more attention from independent cultivators and was called "Fairy Ming".

At this moment, she just stepped onto the fighting stage and received a lot of admiration and praise.

Then, Mingchou's opponent also came up, and there was a burst of exclamations all around.

“It’s Cui Dian, the ruthless soul-destroying man?!”

The man was dressed in a black robe, holding a long black sword in his hand, with a haggard face and a gloomy and terrifying look.

This man's name was Cui Dian. The martial arts he practiced were extremely strange. The black sword in his hand could absorb the opponent's spiritual power. Any cultivator who was defeated by him would eventually lose all his spiritual power and his cultivation would be completely wasted.

Several people were so heartbroken that they became demented.

Therefore, the casual practitioners called him "the ruthless soul-destroying one."

Seeing that Fairy Ming’s opponent was Cui Dian, many people were worried for her.

"Fairy Ming, be careful!"

"Fairy Ming, why don't you admit defeat? Cui Dian is too dangerous!"

Cui Dian looked at Mingchou with lifeless eyes, a glimmer of desire flashed in his eyes, and he grinned:

"As expected of Fairy Ming, I haven't taken a Taoist partner for many years. If you admit defeat today, I can consider breaking the rule."

Fear appeared on Mingchou's face, and he said softly, "Senior Cui, I must attend the Feixian Ceremony. Can you please let me go, Senior Cui?"

Cui Dian saw the fairy opposite him being so understanding, and smiled even more: "Sure, as long as Fairy Ming agrees to be my Taoist partner and serve me wholeheartedly, what if I let you win today?"

"But I heard that Senior Cui drained the spiritual energy of his previous Taoist partners and sold them all to brothels just to earn a few spiritual essences?"

Mingchou raised his hand to cover his mouth and said timidly.

Cui Dian was stunned and sneered, "I didn't expect Fairy Ming to know me so well. Yes, I did sell a few female cultivators to brothels, but so what? Cultivation is all about the survival of the fittest. They are weaker than me, so naturally they can only be dominated by me."

"Fairy Ming, the same goes for you."

Cui Dian let out a strange laugh, and the black sword in his hand emitted a creepy black light and flew towards Ming Chou like a black snake.

“This is Cui Dian’s soul-destroying sword energy! If you get entangled, the spiritual energy in your body will be sucked away by that black sword!”

"Fairy Ming, get out of the way!"

"You can't avoid it. The soul-destroying sword energy can suppress opponents who are less powerful than you. Fairy Ming can't move anymore!"

Sure enough, the delicate and gentle Fairy Ming had been suppressed by the black light and was unable to move. She could only watch as the black light entangled her exquisite and curvy body.

The desire in Cui Dian's eyes became even stronger, as if he had already seen the scene of pressing this delicate beauty under him.

"Fairy Ming, if you kneel down and beg for mercy right now, I will marry you."

Suddenly, Mingchou raised his head, and a red light flashed in his eyes.

"Cui Dian, you shouldn't have sold your Taoist partner to a brothel, otherwise I might have let you go."

As her charming voice fell, the black light wrapped around her body broke into dozens of pieces, as if it had been torn off by sharp claws.

"This is……"

Cui Dian opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, a line of blood appeared in his throat. It was not caused by sword energy, but more like it was caused by sharp claws.

After a while, the blood line in Cui Dian's throat gradually expanded and spread to the back of his neck.

With a thud, the head fell to the ground.

Blood spurted out, dyeing the entire fighting stage red.

Amid the exclamations of the audience, Mingchou stood in the rain of blood, his expression calm, and there seemed to be a hint of pleasure in his eyes.

Today's preliminaries ended, and Mingchou successfully obtained the qualification to participate in the Feixian Ceremony.

One month later, she will participate in the Feixian Ceremony held in the West Palace as a casual cultivator.

The fighting arena was created amid countless admiring and fearful gazes, and the sky outside was already full of stars.

Mingchou's figure flashed and he soon arrived at the street two miles south of the West Palace.

This street is very close to the West Palace, but there are very few pedestrians on the road because there is a dilapidated mansion standing on the side of the street.

Mingchou stood in front of the long-abandoned mansion, looking at the red plaque covered with cobwebs above the gate.

There were six big characters written on it - The General's Mansion that Guards the Country.

Mingchou burst into tears and kowtowed three times towards the dilapidated gate of the mansion:

"Dad, Mom, Uncle Fu, Aunt Li, Xiao Cui... I'm back."

Mingchou stood up, and in a flash, he stood on the rooftop of a restaurant, gazing at the magnificent West Palace in the distance.

Her appearance gradually changed and her figure grew taller, eventually transforming into a charming and enchanting fairy. Behind her were six furry tails fluttering, which looked a little weird, but also added a bit of charm.

Si Minglan licked her lips, and a strange red light flashed in her eyes.

"Dad, do you think it is enough to use the blood of everyone in the West Palace to wash away the grievances of the Ming Mansion?"