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

Xia Jin's question directly made Yin Shixuan feel like he wanted to die.

"Sir?" He took several deep breaths to calm himself down. "You haven't even started fighting yet, and you're already thinking about killing someone?"

"What? Do you think my question is surprising to you?" Xia Jin looked at him calmly.

"That's not entirely true!" Yin Shixuan said with a wry smile, "My lord, the rules of the Second Heaven stipulate that competitions between disciples should, in principle, stop when the point is reached and no one should be killed. But..."

"But what?"

"However, if the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, or... or if any 'accident' occurs during the battle, as long as it wasn't intentional, it usually won't be investigated too much..."

"Alright, nothing else matters, just hearing your words is enough!" Xia Jin waved her hand, interrupting him.

Yin Shixuan opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed the words that were about to come out, bowed, and turned to leave.

However, when he stepped out of the palace, his steps were noticeably heavier than when he came.

Who exactly is this new lord?

I hope I won't get dragged into this mess in the end.

Yin Shixuan shook his head with a wry smile, took off into the air, and flew directly towards the largest and most central island in the distance.

......

Yin Shixuan landed on the huge island with ease and quickly entered a magnificent hall.

At this time of day, there are clearly not many people left in the hall.

Besides the fat man with two comical mustaches who was dozing off on the table, there were two others left.

The two people were standing to the side talking in hushed tones when they heard footsteps and looked up at the same time.

Yin Shixuan recognized the two people's faces, but his brows furrowed slightly.

It turned out to be two acquaintances of his, or more accurately, two "acquaintances" with whom he didn't have a very good relationship.

The man on the left, tall and thin, wearing a blue robe, was Sun Yi, the seventeenth-ranked follower. He had often mocked Yin Shixuan.

The man on the right, short and stout, wearing a drab gray robe, was the nineteenth-ranked follower, surnamed Liang Gui. Although he wasn't as harsh as Sun Yi, he had never had much of a relationship with Yin Shixuan.

At the same time that Yin Shixuan saw them, the two of them also saw him.

The two exchanged a glance, and a meaningful smile appeared on their faces simultaneously.

"Hey, isn't this Yin Shixuan?" Sun Yi's voice was somewhat sarcastic. "I heard you've finally had a stroke of good luck lately, and you've managed to get on the good side of a newly promoted big shot? Tsk tsk tsk, congratulations! You're going to have a good life from now on."

"That bastard!!" Yin Shixuan's face darkened, but he didn't reply.

Seeing Yin Shixuan's silent expression, Liang Gui couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "Brother Sun, you're speaking too soon."

"Who knows how strong this newly promoted top-tier disciple is? What if something unexpected happens during the assessment? Hehe... wouldn't Brother Yin be back to his miserable days of being without a master?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yi nodded in agreement: "Listen to that!! Listen to that!! Brother Liang is right! Brother Yin, you'd better be careful, lest you end up with nothing!"

A flash of anger crossed Yin Shixuan's eyes, but he didn't respond to the two men. Instead, he suppressed his anger, gave them a cold look, and without saying a word, strode past them and walked forward.

Sun Yi and Liang Gui were taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and ignored him, continuing to huddle together and talk in hushed tones.

Yin Shixuan walked to the huge bronze table, looked at the figure who was still fast asleep, reached into his pocket and took out a token, then tapped it hard on the table.

Boom boom boom!

"Mr. Gu! Mr. Gu! Wake up! I need your help with something!"

Mr. Gu, who was somewhat overweight, was slumped over the table, snoring loudly, clearly fast asleep.

Helpless, Yin Shixuan knocked a few more times.

"Mr. Gu! Wake up! I need to take care of something!"

As Yin Shixuan's voice grew louder, Mr. Gu finally reacted, groggily raising his head and looking at Yin Shixuan in front of him with sleepy eyes.

"Hmm...it's you, kid..." He yawned, stretched, and then glanced at the night outside. "What's wrong? Why are you looking for me at this hour? I was having a sweet dream, and you woke me up."

Yin Shixuan forced a smile, handed the token in his hand forward, and waved it in front of the fat man.

"Mr. Gu, of course I have something to discuss with you. My new master said that he will challenge Mo Chongshan, who is ranked twenty-second, tomorrow."

"Oh, a challenge? Okay, let me register... Hmm?"

Mr. Gu subconsciously reached out to take the token, but stopped abruptly halfway through.

He suddenly raised his head, his previously sleepy little eyes instantly waking up as he stared intently at the token in Yin Shixuan's hand.

Several words were clearly engraved on the token.

The 23rd day of the month.

Mr. Gu's sleepiness vanished instantly.

"Twenty-three?" He grabbed the token, examined it several times to make sure he wasn't mistaken, then looked up at Yin Shixuan with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot. "Yin Shixuan, are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Gu, what makes you say that?" Yin Shixuan asked innocently.

Mr. Gu slammed the token on the table, his mustache trembling with anger: "What nonsense! Your master only just ascended to the second level of the Heavenly Realm today, and then you're sent to register and challenge Mo Chongshan? Do you take me for a three-year-old?!"

His voice grew louder and louder, drawing the attention of Sun Yi and Liang Gui, who were not far away.

"How long have I been in this Second Heaven? I've never seen a newcomer challenge anything as soon as they arrive!" Mr. Gu said angrily.

"Those who can gain a foothold in the Second Heaven are all veterans who have struggled in the First Heaven for many years. Your master has only just arrived and hasn't even figured out the rules of the Second Heaven yet, but he's already thinking of challenging Mo Chongshan, who is ranked twenty-second? Does he think that the top-ranked disciples are made of clay?!"

Yin Shixuan wore a wry smile; he had long expected this to happen.

"Mr. Gu!" He sighed helplessly, "This is indeed my master's idea. He said the challenge will take place tomorrow, and we hope Mr. Gu can do us a favor and help with the registration."

The fat man stared at Yin Shixuan, and seeing that he looked serious and not fake, the anger on his face gradually turned into doubt.

"Are you telling the truth? Just who exactly is your family?"

Yin Shixuan shook his head: "This... I don't know much about it either. But I heard that before my master came to the Second Heaven, it seems that after the assessment, he was selected by the Fifth Palace Master's Sky-Gazing Mirror and directly promoted from the First Heaven."

"It actually alarmed the Fifth Palace Master's Heavenly Mirror?" A strange light flashed in the fat man's eyes. He looked down at the token in his hand, then looked up at Yin Shixuan, his gaze thoughtful. "No wonder... no wonder he dared to challenge me as soon as he arrived..."

He hesitated for a moment, then finally picked up his pen and wrote a few lines on a thick booklet in front of him.

"Alright, registration complete. Tomorrow at noon, on the Battle Arena, challenge Mo Chongshan, ranked twenty-second." He handed the token back to Yin Shixuan and added, "Go back and tell your master that Mo Chongshan is not someone to be trifled with, and tell him to be prepared. If you lose, you'll have to obediently rank twenty-third and wait three months before you can challenge him again."

Yin Shixuan accepted the token and nodded solemnly: "Thank you, Mr. Gu."

He turned and left, but as he passed by Sun Yi and Qian Gui, the two men's eyes were filled with mockery.

"A newcomer wants to challenge Mo Chongshan, who's ranked twenty-second? Is he out of his mind?"

"Hehe, who cares? There'll be a good show to watch tomorrow anyway."