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

Xia Jin returned to the Great Xia Dynasty, but instead of going directly to his own Jinwang Palace, he went straight to the entrance of the Imperial Palace's Scripture Pavilion.

"Your Highness!"

The two guards, just beginning to feel drowsy, vaguely sensed someone approaching them and quickly rubbed their eyes. Upon recognizing Xia Jin, the two guards immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully bowed to her.

Xia Jin glanced at the two of them, then casually waved her hand, "Alright, get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The two guards quickly stood up and stood aside, looking at Xia Jin with respect.

Xia Jin ignored the two of them and went straight inside.

Xia Jin was no stranger to this place. In his early years, when he was still a "leisurely prince," he often spent his time here.

He didn't stay on the first or second floor, but went straight to the third floor.

"I remember that the nameless book should be in this corner of the third floor!"

Xia Jin's gaze swept across the rows of bookshelves, and soon her eyes fell on the bookshelf furthest inside in the northwest corner. The bookshelf was obviously very old, with most of the black paint on its surface peeling off.

He stepped forward, his gaze slowly moving, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

"Found it! As I remembered correctly, this nameless book is still here."

Xia Jin pulled out the book, which was already yellowed and had a small piece of its cover torn off. She casually flipped to a page and examined it.

A few breaths later, he put the nameless book back into his pocket. Although he still couldn't recognize the characters inside, he was now certain that the characters on the nameless book and the runes on the jade pendant originated from the same source!

……

Xia Jin left the Sutra Repository and went straight back to her Jinwang Palace.

At this moment, in the center of the main hall, Leng Yuexi was sitting cross-legged on the cold jade bed, her eyes slightly closed, clearly cultivating.

After Xia Jin repeatedly used the "Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture" to nourish her meridians and temper her internal organs, Leng Yuexi's cultivation progress could only be described as "a thousand miles a day, a complete transformation."

In just a few short months, she jumped six levels from the third level of the Divine Realm to the ninth level, and was only one step away from the Land Immortal Realm.

Suddenly, Leng Yuexi, who was cultivating, felt a tightening around her waist. A familiar presence came from behind her, quickly pulling her into a warm embrace. Before she could react, she felt a warmth on her cheek; clearly, she had been kissed by someone who had stolen a kiss from her.

Leng Yuexi opened her eyes and looked behind her. When she saw Xia Jin's face clearly, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Husband? Why are you back so soon?" She remembered that Xia Jin had said before he left that the strange phenomenon that had occurred in that region would likely cause a fierce competition among the powerful figures of the entire Eastern Xuan Continent for the treasures, and he probably wouldn't be back in Great Xia for a while.

"Hahahaha! I never expected things to go so smoothly!!" Xia Jin lowered his head, meeting Leng Yuexi's bright eyes, and couldn't help but flick her nose, laughing as he said, "Now that I have this treasure, I naturally returned. Perhaps... my wife doesn't want her husband to come back to be with you sooner?"

"Always so glib!" Leng Yuexi's cheeks flushed slightly as she lightly punched him. "By the way, husband, now that the treasure is in your hands, won't it cause some trouble later?"

"Trouble?" Xia Jin sneered, his eyes radiating absolute confidence. "Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind slapping them to death."

"Husband, where is the treasure you mentioned? Let me see it!" Leng Yuexi hugged Xia Jin's waist and asked curiously, tilting her head up.

"Want to know?! Come here, give me a kiss, and I'll show you!"

"Hmph!! Hurry up and take it out!" Leng Yuexi pinched Xia Jin's waist hard and glared at him angrily.

Xia Jin just shook her head with a wry smile, flipped her hand, and the jade pendant appeared in her palm, which she handed to Leng Yuexi.

"That treasure, is it this jade pendant?" Leng Yuexi carefully took the jade pendant directly from Xia Jin's hand.

After examining it closely, she frowned. The jade pendant looked ordinary; she couldn't see anything special about it. In fact, some of the craftsmanship was inferior to her other jewelry pieces.

"That's right, it's this one!!" Xia Jin's expression also turned serious. "Don't underestimate it. This jade pendant has attracted the attention of many terrestrial immortals, which shows how extraordinary it is."

He pointed to several Sanskrit-like characters on the jade pendant: "If we can understand the meaning of these characters, perhaps we can learn about the origin of this jade pendant."

As he spoke, he took out the nameless ancient book he had brought back from the library and handed it to Leng Yuexi. "This is a book I found when I went to the library first thing after I got back. The text recorded in this book should be from the same source as the text on the jade pendant. I believe we should be able to find the meaning of the words on the jade pendant from here."

"Yuexi, I'll be troubling you these next few days!"

Leng Yuexi held the jade pendant in one hand and took the nameless book with the other, then nodded.

"Don't worry, my husband, leave this to me." Leng Yuexi patted Xia Jin's hand. "Rou'er is knowledgeable and has a good memory, and she is also quite knowledgeable in classical Chinese literature and miscellaneous studies. I will go to her tomorrow and invite her to study this together. With her help, we should soon figure out what the words carved on this jade pendant represent."

"That's excellent. With Jiang Rou's help, I can rest assured! However, you don't need to rush; there's plenty of time. Take your time."

As she spoke, Xia Jin's gaze fell on Leng Yuexi's skin, which had become even more translucent and jade-like due to her cultivation, and she couldn't help but feel a little thirsty.

Leng Yuexi noticed the change in his gaze, her cheeks suddenly flushed, and she subconsciously tried to look away, but it was too late.

"Oh my! Husband, you..." Before she could finish her shy exclamation, Xia Jin had already picked her up.

"Now that we've finished discussing business, Madam, it's time to talk about our private matters..." Xia Jin chuckled, holding the blushing Leng Yuexi, and walked directly towards the adjacent bedroom.

……

The next day, a soft ray of sunlight shone in from outside.

Leng Yuexi rubbed her slightly sore waist, her cheeks still flushed, and walked straight out of the Jinwang Palace.

Inside the Jinwang Palace, only Xia Jin remained.

Xia Jin did not get up, but instead sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed.

At this moment, his mind was completely absorbed in his body, and he filtered out the birdsong and insect chirping that had just started outside.

Xia Jin silently said in her mind, "System, retrieve the mission reward."

[Command confirmed. Congratulations, host! Mission reward successfully retrieved: Three Feet Across the Horizon (Entry-level), 3,000 years of cultivation!]