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

"...You...you dared to kill my companion!"

Ayan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. He watched as Big Fatty and Little Fatty were engulfed by white flames, leaving not even ashes, and then watched as Old Tong was pierced through the chest by a sword and lost his life in front of him.

"Aaaaaah, you all deserve to die!" He gritted his teeth, his veins bulging all over his body in an instant, and let out a furious roar.

"I'm sorry, benefactor! If you have the chance in your next life, I hope you can be reborn into a better family!" The figure of Venerable Miaodi appeared behind him at some point, with a hint of regret on his face.

A somewhat withered hand was extended flatly and slapped directly at the back of his head.

"Even if I die... I'll make you all pay with your lives!!"

Ayan sensed the aura of Venerable Miaodi behind him, turned around abruptly, and a hint of madness flashed in his eyes.

The next moment, he looked at Venerable Miaodi and smiled.

That's right, he wasn't afraid of death; instead, he smiled.

Suddenly his body swelled up, as if countless streams of air were surging wildly beneath his skin, and his entire size exploded like an inflated balloon!

"Oh no! Venerable One, get out of the way! He's about to self-destruct!"

The gray-clad swordsman, who had already drawn his iron sword and was slowly sheathing it, suddenly changed his expression upon seeing the other party's actions and instinctively tried to retreat.

But one hand was faster than him.

Xia Jin appeared beside him and Venerable Miaodi almost instantly, grabbed their shoulders with both arms, and pulled them forcefully behind her!

Right after he made this move,

"boom!!"

The terrifying explosion instantly resounded throughout the area.

The violent shockwave directly dispersed the clouds above the ancient battlefield where Xia Jin and the others were located, and the destructive shockwave spread wildly in all directions, causing cracks to appear on the ground.

"Self-destruct in front of me? Hmph! Overestimating yourself!!"

"An indestructible body!"

Xia Jin stood in front of the two of them, but sneered.

A golden glow emanated from his skin, and he stood motionless at the very center of the explosion, showing no sign of worry whatsoever.

This violent shockwave raged for several breaths before gradually subsiding.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

The gray-clad swordsman peeked out from behind Xia Jin and gasped at the sight before him.

The ground in front of them had completely disappeared.

Instead, there was a huge crater with a diameter of tens of miles, as if a large chunk had been gouged out by some terrifying force.

"This..." The gray-clad swordsman breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken, and then looked at the still upright figure in front of him, his awe for Xia Jin growing even stronger.

"Brother Xia, we owe you so much this time! Otherwise, we would probably have perished here..."

Venerable Miaodi's pupils also dilated in shock. After calming down slightly, he put his hands together in a Buddhist salute to Xia Jin: "Benefactor Xia, you have saved my life again this time. I will remember this favor."

However, Xia Jin did not respond to their thanks.

He frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the depths of the pit, as if searching for something.

"Brother Xia, what's wrong with you?" The gray-clad swordsman also noticed Xia Jin's unusual behavior and followed his gaze.

Suddenly, Xia Jin's gaze sharpened.

In the very center of the pit, a huge mound of earth suddenly rose from the originally flat ground, followed by a muffled "boom" as the earth and rocks exploded.

A stone coffin slowly rose from the ground.

The stone coffin was entirely black, its surface covered with dense patterns, exuding an indescribable eerie aura.

"Hmm... a coffin?" The gray-clad swordsman's eyes widened in surprise, a sudden chill running down his spine. "How could there be a coffin buried in the middle of nowhere?"

Venerable Miaodi was also carefully examining the coffin at the bottom of the pit, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Although this is an ancient battlefield, it is normal to find corpses. But a corpse buried in a coffin is obviously unusual! We should be careful."

Just then, Xia Jin, who had been silent for a long time, stared at the stone coffin and seemed to have made a decision. He then lifted his foot and walked towards the pit.

"Brother Xia! Wait for us!" The gray-clad swordsman exclaimed in surprise and quickly followed.

After a few moments of silence, Venerable Miaodi followed.

The three of them stood in front of the stone coffin and then they could see what it looked like.

The patterns on the coffin were clearer, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that they weren't patterns at all, but rather tiny characters.

The coffin itself had no nails, only a thick stone slab covering it.

"This...should we open it and take a look? See what's inside?" The gray-clad swordsman, his right hand resting on the hilt of his sword, suddenly spoke.

As he spoke, Xia Jin had already walked to the stone coffin and placed her hand on the coffin lid.

"Brother Xia, you don't actually want to open this stone coffin, do you? I... I was just joking!" Xia Jin's direct action made the gray-clad swordsman's face darken, and he quickly tried to dissuade him.

They were afraid that if Xia Jin opened the stone coffin, something terrible would come out.

Unfortunately, it was too late for him to say that.

"boom"

The stone slab was ripped off and crashed heavily to the ground.

All three of them looked into the coffin at the same time.

The next second, the three of them froze on the spot.

Inside the stone coffin, a woman lay quietly.

She had long, snow-white hair and an exquisitely beautiful face. Although she was a corpse, her body was not as shriveled as other corpses.

It didn't look like a corpse at all; rather, it looked more like a peerless beauty falling into a deep sleep.

"This..." The gray-clad swordsman stared blankly at the face, then swallowed hard after a long while. "What a pity!"

Venerable Miaodi carefully examined the female corpse, and couldn't help but frown, his face solemn: "Strange, this woman has been buried here for quite some time, yet her body is neither decayed nor rotten, and even... it even retains the appearance she had when she was alive."

"I'm afraid he was a very important person in his lifetime."

While the two were talking, Xia Jin remained silent.

He stood beside the coffin, his gaze fixed on the face.

For some reason, from the moment he first saw the stone coffin, a strange tremor rose in his heart.

Upon seeing the woman in the coffin, the tremor intensified, even causing his heart to skip a beat.

Who is she?

Why... does it give him a strange sense of familiarity?

Xia Jin's hand involuntarily rose and reached towards that face.

"Brother Xia?!" The gray-clad swordsman exclaimed in surprise.

But Xia Jin seemed not to hear it. The hand was drawn closer and closer to the woman's face by some force.

The instant your fingertips touch the other person's skin

A cool sensation came through.

next second.

The other person's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened!

What kind of eyes were those?

His pupils even had a hint of purple, as if they were filled with an air of nobility.

But at this moment, those eyes were staring straight at Xia Jin, as if reminiscing about something.

"Holy crap!! This female corpse is alive!"

The gray-clad swordsman behind Xia Jin suddenly jolted and nearly fell over.

Venerable Miaodi was also terrified, his face changed drastically, and his body surged with Buddhist light. He was just waiting for Xia Jin's order to make a move.

Xia Jin, who was staring at the white-haired female corpse, felt a sudden tremor in her heart and instinctively tried to pull her hand back.

But the woman's hand was faster than his.

A pale, slender hand rose from the coffin and firmly grasped his hand.