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

Indeed, the person who arrived was Jian Wuhen, who had also finished his seclusion.

After he awoke from his seclusion, he sensed the presence of Xia Jin and Venerable Miaodi, and immediately tore through the void from the isolated overseas island to arrive at Kasyapa Temple.

Outside the stone tower, Abbot Liansheng stared at the figure emerging from the sword light, his pupils slightly contracting.

"This benefactor, you..." The head monk Lian Sheng looked at the gray-clad swordsman who had suddenly appeared. Even though the other party seemed to have no hostility, he still looked at him with some apprehension.

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that although this person's cultivation had not reached the level of Venerable Miaodi, it was still far superior to his own.

Jian Wuhen slightly raised his head, casually glanced at the head of the Lotus Sect, and easily saw through his thoughts.

"Don't worry, I'm here today just to see two old friends," Jian Wuhen said calmly.

After receiving Jian Wuhen's confirmation, the Lotus Blossom Sect Leader breathed a sigh of relief. "I see. However, those two you mentioned are currently fighting inside the stone tower. I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while longer before they come out."

"Miaodi and Brother Xia have clashed?" Jian Wuhen was slightly taken aback, then his gaze fell on the stone tower, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

"What a pity!!" He sighed helplessly, his tone tinged with regret. "I didn't expect to be too late and miss this exciting battle."

After saying this, he did not intend to talk to Abbot Liansheng any further, but instead walked directly to a huge rock next to the stone pagoda and sat cross-legged.

He sat there quietly, his gaze fixed on the stone tower, patiently waiting for the outcome.

Seeing this, Abbot Liansheng stopped disturbing them and silently stepped aside to wait as well.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Suddenly, the stone tower's door was slowly pushed open.

Two figures, one in front of the other, walked out from inside.

Xia Jin was the first to emerge from the stone tower. He remained as calm and composed as ever, showing no signs of having just experienced a major battle.

Behind him, Venerable Miaodi followed, but compared to Xia Jin's composure, Venerable Miaodi's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Brother Xia! Venerable One!"

Jian Wuhen was the first to stand up and go to greet them, his face full of curiosity. He had been waiting outside for a quarter of an hour, and was already itching to go.

"You've finally come out!" Jian Wuhen strode up to the two of them and asked impatiently, "I heard you two were fighting inside. How did it go? Who won?"

Although the head monk Lian Sheng did not speak, his gaze also darted back and forth between Xia Jin and Venerable Miao Di, his eyes full of curiosity.

In this clash between two experts at the Creation Realm, who will emerge victorious?

Venerable Miaodi glanced at Xia Jin, and seeing that he only smiled and remained silent, he slowly spoke: "Amitabha, Benefactor Xia, your divine power is unparalleled, and this old monk is ashamed to admit that I am inferior."

Upon hearing this, both Jian Wuhen and Lian Sheng were stunned.

Feeling inferior?

Venerable Miaodi actually admitted that he was inferior to him?

The Lotus-Born Elder stared wide-eyed at Xia Jin in disbelief. Although he knew Xia Jin was strong, Venerable Miaodi was, after all, a Creation Realm expert who had undergone nine reincarnations and broken through to the next level! Even if there was a difference in strength between the two of them, it shouldn't be enough for Venerable Miaodi to say something like "I am ashamed of myself" when they were competing against each other at the same level, right?

In his heart, Venerable Miaodi had always been an existence of boundless and unfathomable Buddhist power. Even though Xia Jin had also entered the Creation Realm, he had always believed that the two were roughly equal. But now, Venerable Miaodi had actually admitted that he was inferior to Xia Jin?

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin simply smiled and shook her head, without saying anything more.

This Venerable Miaodi is indeed very strong. The accumulation of nine lifetimes of reincarnation has made his Buddhist attainments extremely profound, and his Buddhist power is incomparably pure. The two exchanged over a hundred blows within the world of the Nine-Rank Golden Lotus, and the strength that Venerable Miaodi displayed was enough to crush any terrestrial immortal.

but......

He seemed to have become even more abnormally strong.

Xia Jin thought to himself. Since breaking through to the Creation Realm, he hadn't truly used his full strength. In today's battle against Venerable Miaodi, although he only used seventy percent of his power, he was already able to steadily suppress his opponent. If he were to use all his trump cards, perhaps…

Never mind, just keep it to yourself.

Xia Jin snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Jian Wuhen, scrutinizing him from head to toe, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"I didn't expect you to have made such good progress." Xia Jin spoke slowly, her tone tinged with admiration. "It seems that the ancient animal skin scroll is quite extraordinary as well."

Upon hearing this, Jian Wuhen smiled broadly and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "That's all thanks to Brother Xia. If it weren't for you, let alone that ancient animal hide scroll, it's hard to say whether I would have even survived the temple's assessment."

Xia Jin shook her head: "Alright, that's enough. You don't need to keep bringing it up."

Jian Wuhen smiled and didn't argue further, but his gaze towards Xia Jin held even more gratitude.

at this time,

Almost simultaneously, the three of them frowned, abruptly looked up, and gazed at the void above.

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the previously calm sky. Then, three paper cranes slowly flew out from the ripple and landed towards the three people.

The three paper cranes hovered directly in front of Xia Jin and the others, and then turned into three sheets of white paper.

There were only four large characters on the white paper.

"Head to the temple."

Xia Jin looked at those four words, a slight smile playing on her lips, a hint of anticipation flashing in her eyes.

"Finally, I'm going to the temple." Jian Wuhen stared at the blank sheet of paper, a glint of eager anticipation in his eyes. He was also making rapid progress, and naturally, he was full of confidence in himself.

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation came from the void in front of the three people.

The three sheets of white paper merged together, transforming into a stone gate. Without a doubt, this was the gate leading to the temple.

"Let's go."

Xia Jin looked at the stone gate, smiled slightly, and took the first step.

"Let's go and see what's in this temple."

After saying that, he stepped into the stone gate without looking back.

Upon seeing this, Jian Wuhen followed without saying a word.

Only Venerable Miaodi remained, but as soon as he took a step forward, he turned around and looked at the head monk Liansheng behind him.

Abbot Liansheng clasped his hands together and bowed deeply: "Venerable One, please take care. You can rest assured that Kasyapa Monastery is in my care!"

Venerable Miaodi nodded slightly, said nothing more, turned around, and stepped through the stone gate.

Three figures disappeared one after another into the stone gate.