West Palace.

Phoenix Palace.

"Mother!"

Wu Yiren was wearing a tight black dress and her long hair was tied into a ponytail, which added a bit of heroic spirit to her youthful and beautiful oval face.

She skipped into the Phoenix Palace and threw herself into Lin Yuan's arms.

Lin Yuan held her daughter in her arms, her eyes full of doting and kindness, and said softly:

"You're going to fight tomorrow, why don't you get some rest?"

Wu Yiren came out of her mother's arms, turned around, and said expectantly, "Mother, do you think my fighting costume looks good?"

Lin Yuan looked at her for a moment, her face full of pride and satisfaction: "My daughter has grown up, she is so beautiful!"

Wu Yiren stepped forward and took Lin Yuan's arm again: "Mother, I will wear this dress on stage tomorrow. Do you think Brother Lan Yin will be fascinated by me?"

Lin Yuan gently stroked her hair. When she heard the name "Lan Yin", a hint of sternness flashed in her eyes:

"Hasn't your brother Lan Yin been fascinated by you for a long time?"

Wu Yiren was even happier, her clear eyes were filled with joy. The mother and daughter hugged each other for a moment, and Wu Yiren suddenly said:

"Mother, I heard that Si Mingcheng is dead?"

Lin Yuan's hand stroking her hair paused slightly, her voice still gentle: "Yeah."

Wu Yiren looked up and said worriedly, "I heard many people in the palace say that it was the daughter of the Si family who came back for revenge. Mother, is this true?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Do you believe this rumor?"

Wu Yiren tilted her head and said, "That's right. Anyway, we have our mother and father here. The Western Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous. There's nothing to worry about!"

"Yeah, you should worry about how to help your brother Lan Yin get into the top three!"

Lin Yuan joked.

"Oh, mother, you are laughing at me again. I am going back."

Wu Yiren blushed, bowed to Lin Yuanying, turned around and ran out of the Feng Palace.

As soon as she went out, she ran into the second prince Wu Tai. Wu Yiren smiled and said, "Second brother, you are here too?"

Wu Tai smiled gently: "Seventh sister, I heard that you will be fighting tomorrow?"

"Yes!" Wu Yiren smiled happily: "Second brother, you will have a brother-in-law soon!"

Wu Tai smiled and said, "As expected of you, my seventh sister. You won't hide your crush. I wish you all the best!"

"Thank you, second brother! I'm leaving now. You should go see the Queen Mother!"

Watching Wu Yiren walking away happily, a hint of coldness appeared on Wu Tai's gentle smiling face.

After a moment, he turned and walked to the door of the Phoenix Palace.

After the palace maid informed him, he walked into the Phoenix Palace and saw Lin Yuan sitting high on the Phoenix throne, dignified and graceful.

Wu Tai knelt down and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, mother."

"No need to be polite, Your Majesty, do you want to see me for something?"

Lin Yuan's smile was dull, and there was a hint of distance in her words, which was completely different from the intimacy she had just had with Wu Yiren.

Wu Tai stood up and said respectfully, "Mother, I have selected a few people to temporarily take over the leadership of the Golden Snake Guard. Please make the decision, Mother."

After saying that, she presented a list, which the palace maid took and presented to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan looked at it for a moment and said calmly, "Let Luo Xian take over for now."

"yes!"

Wu Tai bowed and responded. Lin Yuan said:

"Someone in the palace is gossiping, saying that Si Mingcheng's death was caused by the daughter of the Si family, which frightened Yiren. You should investigate and severely punish the person who spread the rumor!"

"yes!"

Wu Tai responded again, paused, and said:

"Mother, I have just taken over the Imperial Guards guarding the Imperial City. However, there are many cultivators in the Western Imperial City in recent days. If something happens, I am afraid that the Western Imperial City's seventh-grade formation will be needed to suppress it."

Lin Yuan stretched out her hand, and a spiritual key flashing with green light appeared in her palm:

"This is the spiritual key to the seventh-grade formation. I'll leave it to you during the two days of the Feixian Ceremony."

"yes!"

Wu Tai took it respectfully and said, "I'll take my leave!"

After leaving the Phoenix Palace, Wu Tai looked calm and quickly left the West Palace.

After returning to his own palace, Wu Tai entered a secret room. A charming and enchanting figure appeared before him. Wu Tai's eyes showed obsession, and he offered the spiritual key with both hands:

"Master, this is the spiritual key to the seventh-grade formation of the Western Imperial City!"

Si Minglan turned around and took the spiritual key, with a strange red light flashing in her eyes:

"Well done. Where is the key to the formation guarding the West Palace?"

Wu Tai looked at Si Minglan infatuatedly, his eyes fanatical, and replied respectfully: "Master, don't worry, in two days, when the Feixian Ceremony is over, my father's personal eunuch will hand over the spiritual key of the imperial palace formation to me."

"Luo Xian, who will replace Si Mingcheng as the leader of the Golden Snake Guard, is also my man. He will also help us break into the palace!"

Si Minglan nodded with satisfaction: "Does Lin Yuan know that I was the one who killed Si Mingcheng?"

Wu Tai said: "Lin Yuan ordered not to mention the master's name. She must have guessed that the master has arrived in West Imperial City."

Si Minglan took a step forward, stretched out her hand, pinched Wu Tai's chin, and lifted his head up:

"Second Prince, Lin Yuan is not your mother, you can kill her, but Wu Zheng is your biological father, do you want to kill him too?"

Wu Tai looked ferocious: "Father has already decided to make my sixth brother the crown prince. If I don't change the situation, I will be the one to die in the future!"

Si Minglan chuckled: "Very good, you are worthy of being a member of the Wu family."

"Wu Zheng, Lin Yuan, being killed by your own prince is the most merciful ending for you!"

…

late at night.

Fengxue Pavilion where independent cultivators live.

A female cultivator was sitting cross-legged in the room practicing.

Suddenly, a pretty figure covered in black flames appeared.

The female cultivator opened her eyes and looked at the sudden figure in shock:

"Who are you?"

The woman walked towards her slowly, with black flames dancing on her body, but she did not burn anything around her.

The female cultivator opened her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief: "What's on you is... the Divine Phoenix Flame? No, how can the Divine Phoenix Flame be black?"

"You're quite knowledgeable. You actually know about the Divine Phoenix Flame."

The woman walked up to the terrified female cultivator and chuckled:

"However, my Divine Phoenix Flame is black, because... my mother is the Ancient Black Phoenix."

After she finished speaking, black flames burst out from her body, and the female cultivator was burned to ashes before she could even scream.

Only the jade token of qualification for participating in the Feixian Ceremony was left.

Cheng Qingyu took the jade token in her hand and turned around and said, "Mother, tomorrow I will participate in the Feixian Ceremony as the eldest daughter of the Li family in Qinghe City."

Li Qinghe appeared in the room and nodded: "Daughter, your Divine Phoenix Flame has reached its peak, and you should be able to easily win the top three. Remember your father's instructions, go up to the Feixian Pavilion, get the Soul-Replenishing Seal, and..."

"Bring Suxin, Ruomei... Wu Yiren to your father!"

Cheng Qingyu was startled: "Wu Yiren? She is the seventh princess of West Royal City, why would her father want to arrest her?"

Li Qinghe said: "Just do as your father tells you. Remember, you must bring these three people to your father!"

"Yes, mother! If anyone dares to stop me, I will kill them!"

Cheng Qingyu's face showed a fierce look, and then asked:

"Mother, can you tell your daughter your real name?"

Li Qinghe's body was filled with thick black flames. After a moment of silence, she said calmly:

"I am Zhu Yinrong, the 20th generation Tianhuang girl from Tianhuang Mountain."