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

Inside the imperial study, the space rippled slightly, and a crack suddenly appeared. Xia Jin emerged, carrying the unconscious Second Elder. He casually tossed him to the ground.

Xia Yu and the others all turned their gazes to the disheveled figure on the ground.

"Husband, who is this person?" Leng Yuexi glanced at the unconscious Second Elder on the ground, then at Xia Jin, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Xia Jin didn't answer directly, but instead pointed to the other person's chest. There, there was a sword-shaped mark exactly the same as the one on the robe of the Third Elder who had caused such a ruckus in the Great Xia Imperial Palace!

"This mark..." Xia Yu's pupils contracted, "It's the same as that arrogant old ghost from before! They're in cahoots?!"

"That's right!"

Xia Jin nodded, walked back to the main seat and sat down, her gaze sweeping coldly over the unconscious Second Elder on the ground.

With a casual wave of his hand, the table slammed open with a loud "smack," hitting the Second Elder squarely in the face.

"Ugh..." The Second Elder on the ground let out a muffled groan, and then slowly woke up.

"Here...where is this!? It's you!" He suppressed his dizziness, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the imperial study, finally settling on Xia Jin.

Judging from the aura of the people around him, he could tell that the man in the black dragon robe was the real person in charge.

The Second Elder took a deep breath, his eyes filled with apprehension as he looked at Xia Jin: "I am the Second Elder of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect. Your Excellency... where is our Heavenly Sword Profound Sect's Third Elder?"

Xia Jin's face showed a half-smile, and she just looked at him with a smile without saying a word.

But it was this calm smile that sent a chill down the Second Elder's spine.

After a few breaths, Xia Jin slowly spoke: "The Third Elder you mentioned... I've sent him to a good place." He paused deliberately, observing the other's expression, and continued, "If your answer satisfies me, I can agree to send you to see him."

"..."

When Leng Yuexi and the others sitting to the side heard Xia Jin's words, their expressions all became somewhat strange.

Good heavens, it turns out Xia Jin intends to send this Second Elder of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect directly to the underworld for a reunion!

Unexpectedly, the Second Elder didn't seem to grasp Xia Jin's implied meaning. A flash of anger crossed his face, and he fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, he raised his head, stared at Xia Jin, and asked in a deep voice, "Is what you said... true?"

Xia Jin's lips curled up slightly: "Don't worry, I never lie."

"Fine!" The Second Elder seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and said, "What's the question? Ask away!"

Xia Jin's smile faded, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "First question. I know you're looking for that so-called Temple Token. Tell me, what exactly is that Temple Token? What is its purpose?"

Upon hearing this question, the Second Elder's brows furrowed instinctively, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes: "You... you haven't even heard of the Temple Token? It seems that you people from the Eastern Xuan Continent do know about it..."

"Hmm?" Xia Jin snorted coldly, and a powerful pressure pressed down on the Second Elder, causing him to groan.

"Answer whatever I ask you. If you utter another word of nonsense, I won't hesitate to kill you right now and ask someone else." Xia Jin's voice was full of threat.

The Second Elder swallowed hard, and seeing the fleeting killing intent in Xia Jin's eyes, he quickly spoke up:

"The Temple Token is a guide issued by the Temple to various continents."

"Every three hundred years, the temple will send envoys to various continents. In the end, the powerful who possess the token will be received by the temple envoys and brought into the temple."

"A temple?" Xia Jin frowned slightly, as if she was pondering something.

"It doesn't sound like an ordinary sect recruiting disciples. After all, those who ultimately obtain this Temple Token are all powerful figures from various continents. However, what is the purpose of this so-called Temple going to such great lengths to recruit powerful figures from various continents?" He looked at the Second Elder and asked calmly.

Upon hearing Xia Jin's question, the Second Elder couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment. "This... this question, I really don't know. To be honest, although my Heavenly Sword Profound Sect is considered a powerful force in the Heavenly Revelation Continent, we have never truly received a Temple Decree, and no one has ever been guided there."

"If you wish to learn more details, I'm afraid you'll have to ask one of the dominant powers on the Tianqi Continent; perhaps then you'll find out!"

He paused, as if remembering something, and added, "However... there has always been a rumor on our Apocalypse Continent."

"What rumors? Tell me." Xia Jin narrowed her eyes slightly, signaling him to continue.

"Rumor has it that 'a great calamity is coming, and only by entering the temple can one avoid it.'" After the Second Elder finished speaking, his expression also became somewhat solemn.

"Wait a minute." Xia Jin paused for a moment, then a cold glint flashed in her eyes as she looked at the Second Elder. "You just said you're from the Apocalypse Continent?"

"That's right!!" Upon seeing this, the Second Elder couldn't help but show a hint of pride on his face. After all, in his view, compared to the Tianqi Continent, which was rich in spiritual energy, the Dongxuan Continent, which only had sparse spiritual energy, was a poor and remote place.

"That means the Valley of Immortality connecting the Eastern Xuan Continent and the Tianqi Continent is accessible again!!" This thought instantly flashed through Xia Jin's mind.

"If that's the case, the people from the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect in front of us are probably just the first batch of people to come to the Eastern Profound Continent. In the future, more and more powerful people from the Heavenly Revelation Continent will come here."

A sense of crisis began to creep into Xia Jin's heart.

Even though he has now officially crossed the threshold of the Land Immortal Realm and entered the higher Divine Realm, there will definitely be even more powerful beings in the Tianqi Continent.

At this moment, the Second Elder, seeing that Xia Jin had remained silent for a long time, assumed the question was over. He looked at Xia Jin eagerly and asked, "It seems you have finished asking your question. Now... can you take me to see the Third Elder of our Heavenly Sword Profound Sect?"

Xia Jin snapped out of his reverie, looked at the Second Elder, and a cryptic smile returned to his face. He nodded: "Of course. I have never broken a promise."

He slowly stood up and walked to the Second Elder.

Xia Jin reached out, seemingly to pat him on the shoulder in a friendly manner. The Second Elder instinctively did not dodge.

However, just as Xia Jin's hand landed on his shoulder...

A burst of white flames suddenly erupted from Xia Jin's palm, instantly enveloping the Second Elder's entire body!

"Ah!! You...you bastard, you broke your promise!!!" The moment they made contact, the Second Elder felt his physical body being rapidly destroyed.

Three breaths.

In just three breaths.

The white flames disappeared.

On the ground, only a small clump of ashes remained, emitting faint wisps of smoke. The Second Elder of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect, who had been alive just moments before, was now utterly destroyed, his body and soul reduced to ashes.

Xia Jin casually shook her hand, turned around, looked at the crowd with different expressions, and finally her gaze fell on the temple token.

"The Purple Moon has appeared, the envoy has descended... Tianqi Continent, the Temple..." he murmured to himself. The imperial study was silent. "It seems that this pool of water is much deeper than I imagined."