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

"My husband's presence has vanished."

Just after Xia Jin entered the stone gate, Leng Yuexi, far away in the Great Xia Imperial Palace, suddenly froze. She unconsciously touched the beaded necklace that Xia Jin had left for her.

"Sister Yuexi, you... just said he left?" Su Xuanji's right hand, which was holding the sword, trembled involuntarily, and she hurriedly looked at Leng Yuexi sitting next to her.

"Hmm! They must have left this Eastern Xuan Continent and gone to that temple." Leng Yuexi came to her senses, took Su Xuanji's hand, and a smile appeared on her face. "Don't worry, with my husband's strength, even if he went to the temple, I believe he will return here soon."

"Sister Su, what's wrong? You seem very worried about your husband?" Leng Yuexi teased Su Xuanji, who looked somewhat bewildered.

"Hmph! Who...who was thinking about this guy?" Su Xuanji blushed and turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly.

......

After Xia Jin and the other two walked out from the other side of the stone gate, they found themselves in a gray and hazy space. Apart from a stone staircase leading to an unknown destination, they could not see their surroundings at all.

"You've finally arrived!" Suddenly, a clear, cold voice came from beside the stone gate. Following the gazes of Xia Jin and the other two, they saw a white figure standing quietly to one side of the stone gate.

It was the woman in the white veil who had led them to the temple's assessment.

"Let's go, all three of you come with me." She didn't wait for Xia Jin and the other two to react before speaking, without any further pleasantries.

However, when she spoke, her eyes fell on Xia Jin, lingered for a few seconds, and a strange light flashed deep in her eyes.

Why is this guy's imperial aura getting stronger and stronger?

"What? Why is this guy staring at me like that? Could it be that he's taken a fancy to me too?" Xia Jin noticed the woman's gaze, raised an eyebrow slightly, and then looked at her suspiciously.

The woman calmly withdrew her gaze, turned and walked forward without saying another word.

Xia Jin and the other two exchanged glances, asked no further questions, and followed after them.

The stone steps are very long.

As Xia Jin walked, he looked around. He noticed that besides the stone steps he was on, there were several other similar stone steps.

However, those stone steps were completely empty, and there wasn't a soul in sight.

Clearly, there are other people who have passed the test and are being led by other guides toward the same destination.

The group walked on in silence, for an unknown amount of time.

Finally, the fog in front of them gradually dissipated, and a huge palace slowly appeared before them.

When the palace was fully revealed, even the usually composed Xia Jin couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.

Big!

It's so big!

Xia Jin estimated that the outermost bronze gate alone was over a hundred feet tall! And the dark red bloodstains that had not yet disappeared on the bronze gate inspired awe in anyone who saw it.

"Is this... the temple?"

Jian Wuhen stood before the gate, head tilted back, staring dumbfounded at the massive bronze gate, over a hundred feet tall, momentarily lost in thought. He considered himself to have seen many grand scenes, but this sight still deeply shocked him.

Venerable Miaodi also looked up at the giant gate, clasped his hands together, and remained silent, but a complex look flashed in his eyes.

Xia Jin withdrew her gaze, a slight smile playing on her lips, a hint of anticipation flashing in her eyes.

interesting.

This temple is indeed extraordinary.

He took a step forward, ready to push open the door and go inside to take a look.

However, the moment he took a step, the woman in the white veil blocked his way.

"What?" Xia Jin stopped, her gaze falling on her, and asked with a frown, "You brought us here, and now you won't let us in?"

"Of course not. It's just that a few of you who passed the assessment haven't arrived yet. Please wait a little longer." Although Xia Jin's tone was somewhat displeasing to her, she still patiently explained a few more words.

"The others!?" Xia Jin instantly recalled the two teams from Tianqi Continent and Xiji Continent who had passed the test with the three of them before. She glanced at the woman with the white veil, but didn't say anything more. She simply led Venerable Miaodi and Jian Wuhen to the side.

Since we still have to wait for someone, we might as well wait.

Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, footsteps finally came from the distant fog.

Two groups of people approached from different directions almost simultaneously.

Leading the way were two other women, also veiled in white. Behind them, each followed a separate group.

Xia Jin's gaze swept over the two teams, and when he saw the people in the teams, he suddenly smiled.

That smile carried a hint of amusement and a touch of mockery.

"Hmm, that's strange..." Jian Wuhen also scrutinized the two teams, his gaze sweeping over the members of the teams from Tianqi Continent and Xiji Continent. Then, he leaned behind Xia Jin and asked疑惑地, "Brother Xia, look at the people from Tianqi Continent, why is one person missing?"

He remembered clearly that when the last temple assessment ended, three people from the Apocalypse Continent survived. At the time, the leader among them even tried to steal their rewards.

But now, there are only two people in the Tianqi Continent team that came with the guide.

A middle-aged man carrying a long spear, with a sinister expression.

A young swordsman with half an arm missing and a pale face.

The missing person was the man who had tried to take their reward.

"Hahahaha!! Because that person was killed by me, he naturally can't come either!!" Xia Jin suddenly burst into laughter after hearing Jian Wuhen's words.

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

The two people from Tianqi Continent froze simultaneously, their gazes instantly falling on Xia Jin, a hint of fear flashing in their eyes.

The middle-aged man carrying the long spear sidled up to his companion and said with some apprehension, "I was wondering why Brother Li didn't come this time... Could it be that he really was killed by this guy?"

"Keep your voice down! This guy doesn't seem to be lying!" The man with the missing arm stared intently at Xia Jin, his face turning extremely grim. "Otherwise, given Li Chen's personality, he wouldn't miss this opportunity to go to the temple!"

"But...Brother Li..."

"Stop asking! From now on, stay away from this person!"

Faced with Xia Jin's arrogant smile, the two exchanged a few quiet words, but dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. They were afraid that Xia Jin would attack them right there.

Meanwhile, on the Western Continent, the leading elder glanced at Xia Jin, then looked at the silent Venerable Miaodi, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

"The Creation Realm! ...These two have actually reached the Creation Realm in such a short time!!"

"Master Kong, what are you saying?" A kind-looking man asked in a low voice from behind the old man.

"It's nothing." Elder Kong shook his head, but then couldn't help but remind him, "Remember, even after entering the temple, never provoke these people."

"Everyone's here. Let's go in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the massive bronze gate, over a hundred feet tall, suddenly opened slowly to both sides with a deep, rumbling sound.