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

Just as the Second Elder was fleeing the Blackwater Swamp in a panic, the Third Elder of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect had already arrived in the Eastern Region.

He stood in mid-air, his powerful divine sense sweeping out and covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

A moment later, he withdrew his divine sense, but the gloom on his face deepened.

"Hmph! As expected of a desolate and remote place, there isn't even the aura of a decent terrestrial immortal." The Third Elder sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

Without lingering, he flew off eastward in a flash.

……

In the Great Xia Imperial Palace, several guards were idly standing watch at the palace gates when suddenly one of them looked up at the sky and vaguely saw a black dot hovering above. He rubbed his eyes and exclaimed, "Hey, look, what's that? Why does it look like there's a black dot in the sky?"

"Where? Is it a bird? It doesn't look like one..."

"No, unlike... birds don't usually stay still in the air."

Several guards began to whisper among themselves. Just then, Qin Hu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, emerged from the imperial study carrying a stack of memorials. Seeing this, he frowned and sternly rebuked them, "Have you all forgotten the rules of the palace? Whispering to each other while on duty—what kind of decorum is this!"

Upon hearing Qin Hu's voice, the guards immediately fell silent, straightening their backs and daring not to utter another word.

Qin Hu snorted coldly, preparing to leave, but then he also looked up. With Xia Jin's help, he had now reached the Grandmaster realm, and his eyesight was naturally much better than these guards.

This sight immediately changed his expression drastically!

Above the void, a blurry figure stood silently, its gaze seemingly still fixed on the direction of the Prince Jin's Palace!

"Who exactly is this guy?! To be able to fly, he must be at least a Divine Travel Realm expert." Qin Hu frowned. "Wait, with that guy around, no one would dare to trespass into the palace! He's probably up to no good."

A sudden sense of foreboding flashed through Qin Hu's mind, but he wasn't overly fearful. After all, with Prince Jin in charge of the palace, even if the newcomer was a terrestrial immortal, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly here!

"You, go to Prince Jin's Palace immediately and report to the Prince that unidentified individuals have trespassed over the palace grounds!" Qin Hu grabbed a guard beside him and quickly gave the order. He himself dared not delay and turned to quickly return to the Imperial Study.

Inside the imperial study, Emperor Xia Yu was reviewing memorials when he saw Qin Hu rush back in after just leaving. He put down his pen and looked at Qin Hu.

"What? Qin Hu, what else do you want?!"

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! A powerful individual has trespassed into the palace!"

Xia Yu's eyes instantly sharpened: "Hmph! Who dares to be so audacious as to trespass into the palace of my Great Xia Dynasty?"

He abruptly stood up: "Come, follow me out for a look!"

The two walked out of the imperial study. Following Qin Hu's direction, Xia Yu looked up and indeed saw the figure in the sky.

Xia Yu's face darkened, and he shouted towards the sky, "Who exactly are you? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​my Great Xia Imperial Palace?"

The Third Elder, high in the sky, had his gaze fixed on the Jinwang Palace. Suddenly, upon hearing Xia Yu's question below, his cold gaze instantly fell upon Xia Yu.

Just one look!

"puff!"

Xia Yu was struck as if by a heavy blow, his body uncontrollably staggering back several steps. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, Qin Hu, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and stepped forward to cushion Xia Jin's fall to the ground.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright!" Qin Hu supported Xia Yu, his eyes filled with anger as he looked up at the sky, his right hand resting on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it at any moment.

"That bastard! How dare he hurt me!" Xia Jin's face turned extremely gloomy, and he could no longer suppress his killing intent.

Just then, a woman's voice, tinged with anger, rang out: "Insolence!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Yuexi, dressed in white, appeared in front of Xia Yu, shielding him and Qin Hu behind her.

"Sister-in-law!" Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the person who had arrived and quickly greeted her respectfully.

Leng Yuexi didn't turn around, her gaze fixed on the figure in the sky, her eyes icy cold: "You dare to make a move here... are you courting death?"

When the Third Elder saw Leng Yuexi appear, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he walked down directly from the void.

"Protect the Emperor!" Qin Hu shouted upon seeing this.

Soon, hundreds of Great Xia Imperial Guards poured out from all directions, their blades flashing as they surrounded the fallen Third Elder.

They would charge forward without hesitation at Xia Yu's command.

The Third Elder completely ignored the guards. After all, in his eyes, these people were nothing more than ants. His gaze fell on Leng Yuexi, sizing her up from head to toe.

"Hand over the temple token, and I will spare your lives today. Otherwise, you will all die!"

"Temple Token?" Leng Yuexi frowned upon hearing the other party's words.

Xia Yu, standing to the side, was equally puzzled. He looked at the Third Elder with a grim face: "What Temple Token? I've never heard of such a thing! It seems you intend to deceive my Great Xia by demanding something you don't even know!"

"You bunch of bumpkins, do you really need me to find an excuse to bully you?! Hahahaha!!" A hint of impatience flashed across the Third Elder's face.

"It seems you bunch of frogs in a well truly know nothing. You don't even know what a Temple Token is. In that case, keeping you around is useless."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward, and his body reappeared in the void.

A vast and unfathomable pressure suddenly erupted, enveloping the entire Great Xia Imperial Palace! The hundreds of imperial guards who had been there just moments before were now flushed, struggling to breathe, and almost unable to stand.

Upon sensing this oppressive force, Leng Yuexi's pupils dilated.

This aura... it's definitely more than just the initial stage of the Land Immortal Realm! This is the peak of the Land Immortal Realm!

The Third Elder in the void remained expressionless as he raised his palm and casually pressed it down towards the location of Xia Yu, Leng Yuexi, and the others below!

A huge, pale blue palm print appeared out of thin air and crashed down!

Before the palm print even arrived, the ground of the entire Great Xia Imperial Palace began to crack, and the surrounding palace walls began to collapse continuously.

This palm strike was clearly intended to wipe out the entire Great Xia Imperial Palace, along with everyone inside!

"You bastard!! If my husband weren't away, how could you be so arrogant in front of me?!" Leng Yuexi's expression changed, and she gritted her teeth.

Xia Jin is now missing. She must block this palm strike, or everyone will die today!

The spiritual energy within Leng Yuexi surged wildly into the pink bells that Xia Jin had given her on her wrist.

As a bell rang.

The string of bells instantly transformed into a semi-transparent giant bell several meters tall!

Under Leng Yuexi's control, the giant bell blocked the pale blue giant hand and protected Xia Yu and the others behind it.

"clang!!!!!"

That pale blue giant hand slammed solidly onto the giant bell!

A tremendous sound suddenly erupted!

The terrifying shockwave spread wildly in all directions, and hundreds of guards were directly blasted away, spitting blood.

The surface of the giant bell was dented, and many tiny cracks appeared on its surface! But in the end, it did not shatter, and it withstood the Third Elder's casual palm strike!

Leng Yuexi's pretty face paled slightly. Just manipulating the giant bell to block that palm strike had nearly exhausted all of her spiritual energy. If they were to wait for the opponent's next attack, would they even survive?

At this moment, she missed Xia Jin terribly.

"My husband, will I ever see you alive?"