Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Upon hearing Xia Jin's question, the old man in the blue robe carrying the ancient sword felt a sudden tightness in his chest and, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, quickly pointed to the north.

"Fellow Daoist, just now, several forces were here vying for a newly discovered treasure. Three members of one of them used a secret technique of divine souls to ambush us. After seizing the treasure, they fled north on a large bell. The others gave chase."

"Three people, and a large bell!?"

Xia Jin frowned, and the image of the trio he had forced back in the Moonflower Dynasty suddenly flashed into his mind, causing a slight smile to appear on his lips.

"Thank you!" He nodded slightly to the old man in the blue robe as a way of expressing his gratitude.

The next moment, without any visible movement from him, his figure swayed slightly, and he seemed to merge into the void.

Only after Xia Jin's figure completely disappeared did the suffocating pressure slowly dissipate.

The old man in the blue robe and the man in the bamboo hat exchanged a glance and fell silent. At that moment, cold sweat had unknowingly seeped from their foreheads.

"Who was that person who just appeared? I don't think I've ever seen him before in the Eastern Xuan Continent." The man in the straw hat wiped the cold sweat from his brow, looking at his friend with a face full of doubt.

"You ask me? Then who am I supposed to ask?" The old man in the blue robe shook his head with a wry smile. "But let's not even talk about the one who just appeared. We've never even seen the three people who stole that treasure."

"Let's go! We can't get involved in this anymore. Otherwise, we won't even know when we'll die." The man in the straw hat glanced at the north direction, then turned and flew south.

"Yes, go back! Don't interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Xuan Continent during this time." The old man in the green robe nodded and then followed.

Meanwhile, the chase continues on the other side.

"How can this fire phoenix be so fast!"

The white phoenix, which was maneuvering the large bell and fleeing rapidly northward, now had an expression full of anxiety.

Whenever she glanced back, she would find that the blazing fire behind her was getting closer and closer. The scorching heat almost seemed to penetrate the bell's walls.

"If that fire phoenix catches up and gets entangled with us, the black dragon behind it will definitely take the opportunity to bite us as well." Bai Luan's forehead was beaded with sweat as she said urgently, "Then, the three of us really won't be able to protect this thing. You two, hurry up and think of any way to get rid of that fire phoenix!"

"Big sister, don't worry! I have a good idea!" Black Butcher suddenly spoke after a moment of silence, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Watch me later, but you'll have to cooperate with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Black Butcher's originally obese body began to writhe violently. In the blink of an eye, a burly man with bulging muscles and skin that gleamed with a dark metallic sheen appeared.

He slowly pulled his right fist back, all his power surging and converging towards that clenched fist.

Before the punch was even thrown, the void around the bell could no longer withstand the extremely compressed power and began to collapse and shatter.

Black Butcher's face also began to contort from the immense force he was bearing, his veins bulging, and he looked to be in great pain.

Breathe!

Ten breaths!

Thirty breaths!

"Now, Big Sister, open an opening!" Black Butcher forced out these words through gritted teeth, enduring the excruciating pain.

"Alright!!" Bai Luan did not hesitate. Under her control, the bell instantly spun horizontally, its open mouth pointing directly at the flames chasing from behind.

"Roar! Die, you bastard!"

Black Butcher's punch was slow, at least in Old Man Moya's eyes! But the force of the punch caused his legs to tremble uncontrollably.

A black fist-like force grazed Old Man Moya's face and flew away.

Wherever the fist force that burst out of the bell passed, the space seemed to be flattened by an invisible giant hand, and the tips of all the towering mountain peaks within a ten-mile radius were silently turned into dust!

The fire phoenix behind them clearly hadn't expected that the person it had chased so desperately would dare to fight back.

Moreover, a strong sense of crisis caused it to let out a sharp, piercing scream.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast it reacted, Black Butcher's long-prepared attack was too sudden and too swift.

By the time it reacted, the force of the punch had already slammed into its massive body, piercing right through its wing!

"You bastard, how dare you hurt me!!" The phoenix's figure was abruptly stopped in mid-air.

Its golden eyes were filled with murderous intent.

An angry phoenix cry resounded through the sky, and suddenly blazing white flames erupted from its body, surging wildly into its damaged right wing.

A few breaths later, the white flames on its body slowly disappeared, and its pierced wings were restored to their original state.

But it was in those few breaths that Black Butcher bought precious time!

Bai Luan used the immense recoil from Hei Tu's punch to fully activate the bell.

Their figures vanished into the distant horizon in an instant, completely out of the Fire Phoenix's sight.

After fleeing for a full quarter of an hour, and confirming that there were no more pursuers behind them, the three of them slowly descended from the void into a valley.

"We did it! Big sister, we succeeded!"

Although Black Butcher was exhausted after regaining his plump appearance, he couldn't hide his excitement and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, I never thought the three of us would actually succeed!" The old man Mo Ya beside him also laughed maniacally.

Overjoyed, he grabbed a black python coiled on a nearby rock, kissed it hard, and then shoved it into his mouth, swallowing it in a bizarre manner.

Bai Luan also breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her previously tense face.

"Big sister! Quickly bring that thing out so everyone can see it!! None of us have ever seen it before." Hei Tu walked up to Bai Luan, looking at her with a hint of flattery.

Old Man Moya, who had just swallowed a black python, quickly wiped his mouth and looked at Bai Luan with a smile.

"What's the rush! Here, let me show you!" Bai Luan glanced at the two of them with annoyance, then carefully took out the item from her bosom that had attracted so much attention.

In her palm lay a jade pendant, small, only about half the size of Bai Luan's palm.

There are a few crooked characters engraved on it, which at first glance look somewhat like Buddhist Sanskrit, but upon closer inspection they are completely different.

"Big sister, do you recognize the words on it?" Hei Tu leaned closer, his eyes wide with curiosity.

After examining it carefully for a moment, Bai Luan slowly shook her head.

Old Man Moya scoffed, "Who cares what words are engraved on it! According to that rumor, as long as the 'Purple Moon' appears, the holder of this jade pendant will naturally be greeted by an 'envoy'."

"Based on the past patterns of the 'Purple Moon' appearances, a new Purple Moon will appear in about three months. We just need to wait patiently."

"Mo Ya is right. We should try to stay out of the public eye for now. This competition has caused quite a stir, and there are probably countless eyes searching for us right now." Bai Luan put away the jade pendant and gave Hei Tu a warning look.

"Don't worry, big sister, I promise I won't leave this valley for a single moment!" Black Butcher said earnestly.

"That's for the best! Of the three of us, you're the only one who's been impatient!"

However, just as they took their first step, preparing to enter a nearby cave...

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang in the ears of the three:

"The three of you, we meet again."