The first day of the elimination stage of the joust for a spouse had finally arrived.

Over half of the field had been culled by the examinations, but all of the participants had benefited to a certain extent from the Myriad Beast Plane. As such, even those who had been eliminated still had improved impressions of the Spirit Pagoda.

In the eyes of most Soul Masters, the Spirit Pagoda was an extremely revered organization, but was also a vampire that would suck you dry. Its soul spirits and Spirit Ascension Plane were simply inaccessible for most low-grade and mid-grade Soul Masters due to their prices, but all of the participants in this event were at or above rank 60 in soul power, and at that level, it was rare to find a poor Soul Master.

The society in the federation was a very realistic and stable one in that one's cultivation rank directly corresponded...