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

"Is the night in the Mirage Realm unsafe? What does the Grand Palace Master mean by that?"

Upon hearing the Grand Hall Master's words, Xia Jin and Chu Hou exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

However, given the Grand Hall Master's strength and status, he would never deceive them on such a trivial matter.

For this being to utter the words "unsafe," then the night in the Mirage Realm probably truly harbors some unimaginable danger.

"Junior Brother Xia, let's hurry and catch up with the Grand Hall Master." Chu Hou patted Xia Jin on the shoulder, then took some heavy steps and quickly followed.

Xia Jin naturally didn't dare to be negligent and quickly caught up to the Great Hall Master's side.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the three arrived at the city. Of course, this was only because the Grand Palace Master was taking care of Marquis Chu and Xia Jin; otherwise, with his strength, this distance would have been covered in just a few breaths.

"Silver Sand City!? Could it be that the Grand Hall Master is the city lord of this Silver Sand City!?" Xia Jin looked at the three large, elegant characters above the city gate and then looked at the Grand Hall Master walking in front of her with some suspicion.

However, Xia Jin quickly confirmed her guess.

The two rows of guards standing at the city gate bowed in unison as the Grand Master approached, shouting, "City Lord!"

"It will get dark in half an hour. Remember to close the city gates in time!!"

The Grand Master nodded slightly to the guards, gave them detailed instructions, and then led Xia Jin and Marquis Chu directly into the city.

The three of them continued on their way and soon arrived at the city lord's mansion.

"Please sit down."

The head of the hall took his seat first, then pointed to the chairs on either side.

As soon as Xia Jin sat down, Chu Hou stood up beside her, looking somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Grand Palace Master, I didn't expect you to be the City Lord of Silver Sand City. In that case, it seems that our temple has truly established a foothold in the Mirage Cloud Realm."

The Grand Master looked at the seemingly excited Marquis Chu, but a bitter smile flashed across his face.

"Have you truly established a foothold in this Mirage Realm?" He put down his teacup and sighed slowly. "Do you know that although I am the city lord of Silver Sand City, the Mirage Realm is vast, and my Silver Sand City is nothing in the entire Mirage Realm. Even in Fengyuan Prefecture, one of the nine continents of the Mirage Realm, it is merely a small border town."

"In that case, it's too early to call it a foundation; at most, it's just a foothold."

A small border town?

The Marquis of Chu and Xia Jin exchanged a glance, both feeling a chill run down their spines.

Is Silver Sand City just a small border town in Fengyuan Prefecture? Then what must the true core area of ​​the Mirage Cloud Realm be like?

The head monk seemed to sense the doubt in their hearts, but offered no further explanation. He raised his hand and gently pointed to a wooden shelf beside him.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two streaks of light flashed, and the two jade slips flew steadily into Xia Jin and the Marquis of Chu's hands.

"Since you two are new here, there is some information about the Mirage Realm here. Take advantage of your free time in the next few days to familiarize yourselves with it and understand everything you need to know. I will assign you tasks in three days."

"Yes, sir!" Xia Jin and Marquis Chu quickly stood up, respectfully clasped their hands and bowed.

The head of the hall waved his hand.

Soon, Xia Jin and Marquis Chu left the main hall and followed a maid to a guest room in a side hall.

"These two side rooms are prepared for you gentlemen. If you need anything, just let me know." The maid respectfully gave a few instructions and then withdrew.

Xia Jin didn't stand on ceremony and directly chose one of the rooms before going inside.

"I am rather curious, what exactly is recorded in this jade slip? Could it be that the Mirage Realm is hiding some great secret?!"

Xia Jin walked directly to the bedside and sat down, staring at the jade slip in her hand with a puzzled look. After a long while, she calmed her mind and slowly let her divine sense seep into the jade slip.

In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind, lasting until half an hour later.

He slowly withdrew his consciousness and opened his eyes.

However, Xia Jin's expression had changed from relaxed to somewhat unpleasant.

"I never expected..." Xia Jin's voice was tinged with complexity, "that within this Mirage Realm, there's a constant struggle for resources, just like in the mortal world before. And... they're far more ruthless than those people in the mortal world."

The jade slip records it very clearly.

The Mirage Realm is home to many of humanity's top cultivators. While its cultivation resources are far richer than those of the lower realms, the number of cultivators is equally vast.

The struggle between various forces for spiritual veins, mineral deposits, and blessed lands has never ceased.

Murder for treasure, massacre of entire families, and slaughter of entire cities are all commonplace here.

However, this situation was tacitly approved by the supreme beings of humanity. After all, in their view, it was like raising a venomous insect; a million human cultivators were not as important as the birth of a single supreme being.

Xia Jin looked down at the jade slip in her hand and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he exerted force with his five fingers.

"Snapped!"

The jade slip shattered instantly, turning directly into powder.

He doesn't need this anymore.

Everything that needed to be remembered has already been memorized.

Xia Jin closed her eyes and whispered a sentence in her mind.

"System, retrieve the task reward."

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You are about to collect your mission rewards: Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique (Beginner Level), 38,000 years of cultivation.]

The familiar system notification sounded in his mind, and then a vast torrent of information, accompanied by powerful spiritual energy, exploded within his body.

Deep within Xia Jin's soul, a scroll of cultivation technique slowly unfurled.

The golden characters engraved on it shone like stars, each character containing profound Taoist principles.

The characters seemed to sense Xia Jin's presence, and each character detached from the parchment scroll, hovering before his soul.

Xia Jin's soul stared intently at the scroll of cultivation technique, her gaze landing on the first few lines of text, her pupils suddenly dilating.

【Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique】

[Introduction: When this technique is cultivated to perfection, it can even use heaven and earth as a furnace, and the sun and moon as fire, capable of burning the sky and boiling the seas, destroying the world and bringing about rebirth. This method is extremely domineering; the practitioner needs great perseverance and great fortune, otherwise, they are very likely to be consumed by the flames, their soul scattered.]

"Terrifying, this is definitely not a technique that an ordinary expert could create... As expected of a system product."

Xia Jin couldn't help but gasp in astonishment, her voice filled with shock.

His mind was fixed on the words before him for a long time. After he had completely calmed down, a hint of suspicion suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"So, if this is the case, this peerless martial arts technique, if supported by a profound cultivation level... could it ultimately be able to incinerate the entire Mirage Cloud Realm?"

The moment the idea popped into his head, even he felt it was a bit crazy.

What kind of place is the Mirage Realm? If it is so easily destroyed, how can it bear such a large number of powerful beings fighting freely here?

However, the description of the "Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique" was so terrifying that he couldn't help but think in this direction.

Shaking her head, Xia Jin temporarily suppressed the distracting thoughts in her mind, and her eyes became incredibly firm again.

Regardless of what it can burn, the more powerful this technique is, the more advantageous it will be for me.

If I can eventually stand at the top of this Mirage Realm where strength reigns supreme, perhaps I will one day become a player in the struggle against other races.

"System, you've spent eight thousand years of cultivation to deduce this 'Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique'!"

Xia Jin glanced at the conditions for achieving the Great Perfection of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique and gave the order in her mind without hesitation.

[Ding! Host command received. Initiating the deduction of the "Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique" using eight thousand years of cultivation... Deduction begins!]