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

After Qin Hu took Madam Nalan away, Xia Jin heard the system notification sound in her mind again:

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the 'Capture the Demoness' mission.]

[Quest Rewards: Indestructible Body (Beginner Level), Sixty Years of Pure Cultivation]

However, Xia Jin didn't pay much attention to her mission reward at this moment, but instead looked at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu took a deep breath, his face turning ashen.

"Big brother... we really owe you this time! If you hadn't exposed this witch's identity today, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Hmph! You actually know that! The Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty didn't even notice when his concubines had problems! It seems you've become too lax during my time in Qingzhou!" Xia Jin snorted coldly, looking at Xia Yu below with unfriendly eyes.

"Big...Big brother, your subject...your subject knows he was wrong!" Xia Yu looked at Xia Jin's eyes, which were flashing with cold light, and couldn't help but shiver, his body involuntarily taking half a step back.

"Forget it, I'll talk to you after I've wiped out these remnants of the demonic cult!"

"However, I've been too lenient with these remnants of the demonic cult all these years, letting them forget who the Great Xia Dynasty truly belongs to. They've stretched their reach far enough, even daring to meddle in the inner palace..."

"This time, if we don't uproot these rats from the gutter and wipe them out in one fell swoop, the world will probably think that anyone can trample on our Great Xia Dynasty."

Xia Jin stepped down from the dragon throne, stopped in front of Xia Yu, and patted him on the shoulder. "Remember this: this time, anyone connected to the Demonic Sect, even if it's just a suspicion, no matter how far they're involved or how high their status, will be killed without mercy."

Xia Yu's heart tightened, and he nodded, saying, "Brother, rest assured, I understand. I will show no mercy to these remnants of the demonic sect."

"Um."

Xia Jin said no more and left the Imperial Study, returning to her own room.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed, his face no longer showing the chill from before, but instead revealing a hint of joy.

"System," he murmured to himself, "recover the reward."

[Reward being withdrawn...]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving the mission reward: Indestructible Body (Entry-level), sixty years of cultivation.]

"System, use your twenty years of cultivation to deduce the Indestructible Vajra Body."

[Command confirmed. Consuming twenty years of cultivation, initiating the deduction of the 'Indestructible Body'...]

"In the first year, you received the introductory chapter of 'The Indestructible Body'. You used the most primitive sticks to beat and rough sand and gravel to hone your skin, day after day, until ordinary blunt objects only left white marks when struck."

"In the fifth year, with the help of a special medicinal bath, you deliberately shattered all the bones in your body and used your cultivation technique to guide their remodeling. The shattered bones regenerated, and the density of the new bones increased dramatically, becoming stronger than refined iron."

"In the tenth year, you traveled alone to the far north, broke through the millennia-old ice, and used the extreme cold to repeatedly clash and temper the scorching blood and Vajra power within your body, from the outside in, from the skin to the internal organs. The Vajra Indestructible Body has reached the minor completion stage."

"In the fifteenth year, you collected the essence of gold and iron from all over the world, and used a secret method to absorb the immortal essence of the gold and iron, which you slowly integrated into your own bones, and your indestructible body reached its peak."

"In the twentieth year, after countless refinements, you have finally reached perfection. Your entire body is flawless and immaculate, your skin as smooth and warm as jade, yet you possess the indestructible nature of Vajra. Your Vajra Indestructible Body has reached the Great Perfection!"

"Deduction complete..."

Xia Jin suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at himself. He saw that his skin was even whiter and more delicate than before, like the finest white jade.

"This perfected Vajra Indestructible Body even has a whitening effect!?" Xia Jin couldn't help but smile slightly. "I wonder what level my physical strength has reached now!? Let's find something to test it on!"

Xia Jin glanced around, then picked up a long sword from beside the bed. Without using any internal energy, relying solely on arm strength, she slashed the blade fiercely down at her left forearm.

A crisp metallic clang was heard.

Xia Jin put down the long sword and examined her left forearm. She found that there was not a single white mark on her skin, let alone a wound.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect this intensity to exceed my expectations!"

Xia Jin smiled.

This is the indestructible body of the Great Perfection realm! Returning to simplicity and authenticity, it is not outwardly displayed, yet the physical body has been tempered to an almost inhuman level. With this trump card, one can act with even greater impunity in the future.

"System, use the remaining forty years of cultivation to deduce the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture!" Xia Jin did not stop, but directly began to deduce the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture.

[Command confirmed. Consuming forty years of cultivation, beginning the deduction of the 'Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture'...]

"In the first year, you used the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture to open up your twelve meridians, increasing the speed of your true qi circulation by more than two times."

"In the tenth year, you successfully broke through the third level of the second revolution of the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture, and your martial arts cultivation broke through the third level of the Grandmaster Realm from the first level of the Grandmaster Realm."

"In the twentieth year, you successfully broke through the fifth level of the second stage of the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture, and your martial arts cultivation broke through from the third level of the Grandmaster Realm to the fifth level of the Grandmaster Realm."

"In the thirtieth year, you successfully broke through the seventh level of the second stage of the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture, and your martial arts cultivation broke through from the fifth level of the Grandmaster Realm to the seventh level of the Grandmaster Realm."

"In the fortieth year, you successfully broke through the ninth level of the second stage of the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture, and your martial arts cultivation broke through from the seventh level of the Grandmaster Realm to the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm."

[Deduction complete! The Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture has advanced from the first level of the second revolution to the ninth level of the second revolution! The host's realm has also increased accordingly!]

Grandmaster Realm, Ninth Level!

Xia Jin slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, the breath condensing like an arrow, only dissipating slowly three feet away from him. A barely perceptible trace of regret flashed in his eyes.

"What a pity, I was just a little bit away from returning to the Grandmaster realm." Xia Jin shook his head helplessly, but soon he smiled again.

"Sometimes one shouldn't be too greedy! In just half a month... he has already gone from the first level of the Acquired Realm to the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm. Such a cultivation speed is probably unprecedented in this continent and unlikely to be repeated."

Based on this trend, he was absolutely confident that he would break through to the Grandmaster realm within a month! And within three months, reaching the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Realm was by no means a pipe dream!

At that time, any remnants of the Demonic Cult or the Qingyun Sect will be nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs in the face of this absolute power, and can be destroyed with a flick of the wrist.

"However, what exactly are these remnants of the Demonic Sect plotting? Not only the Duke of Jing's mansion, but even the imperial palace has been infiltrated by them! Could it be that there are some invaluable treasures within the Great Xia territory that I am unaware of?"

Xia Jin looked out the window at the few white clouds drifting by in the distance, and for some reason, he had a vague sense of foreboding.