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

【Ding dong! 】

[Triggering the key message "The Demon General Lu Wu's Cry for Help"...]

[System Task Issued: Rescue the Demon General Lu Wu from the depths of the Sword Tower.]

[Mission Reward: Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique (Beginner Level), 200,000 years of cultivation.]

[Task Time Limit: None.]

"Huh!? I, you son of a bitch!! Finally, finally here?" Xia Jin was as if struck by lightning, and the foot she had just stepped out with instantly retracted.

He then opened his system panel with some uncertainty, and when he saw the golden message on the system panel, he finally believed it.

I had just been thinking about how to get the system to issue the task as soon as possible, and the task came right after I finished thinking about it.

The Demon General Lu Wu?!

The Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique?!

Two hundred thousand years of cultivation?!

Xia Jin stared at the key words on the mission description, her pupils dilated, and her heart pounded wildly.

"Leaving aside the incredibly powerful Burning Heaven Nirvana Technique, whose name alone suggests immense strength, just consider that two hundred thousand years of cultivation... two hundred thousand years of cultivation!!!"

Xia Jin's breathing became rapid.

His current strength is at the eighth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm. Although he is considered a formidable expert outside, he truly felt the powerlessness brought about by the difference in their cultivation levels when facing that red-haired remnant soul today.

If it weren't for the peerless treasure, the Eastern Emperor Bell, it would be hard to say who would win or lose today.

But if one possessed two hundred thousand years of cultivation...

Although there is a huge gap between the eighth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm and the Dragon Transformation Realm, two hundred thousand years of cultivation, combined with the system's deduction of the "Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture," is enough to make him leap to the top of the Dragon Transformation Realm!

Even... even with a bit of luck, there might be a sliver of hope to reach the threshold of a powerful being like one's master!

A realm of great power!

Those are top experts who can serve as the Grand Elder or even the Sect Master of a sect that dominates places like Yun Gui County and Ping Yang County!

And that Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique is a cultivation method that can be given as a reward along with two hundred thousand years of cultivation! Once I have mastered it, I might even be able to fight against opponents of higher levels.

"What are we waiting for? I'm determined to take this mission!"

Xia Jin took a deep breath and made a decision on the spot without even having to think about it.

He found a flat spot on his shoulder, gently put the two women down, and then turned his head with great excitement to look into the depths of the Sword Tower.

That's where he completed his mission.

"I'm sorry, but I'll have to trouble you two to wait here for me for a bit."

Xia Jin glanced down at the two unconscious women on the ground, and was about to leave when he stopped. With a wave of his hand, two streams of green life energy flew out from his palm and landed on the two women.

These two streams of life energy, condensed from cultivating the "Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture," may not mean much to him now, but they are excellent healing remedies for these two disciples of the Glazed Sword Sect whose spiritual power is almost exhausted.

Two streams of life energy entered the two women's bodies, and a trace of color immediately appeared on their pale faces, and their breathing became much more steady.

However, he still did not wake up.

Without further delay, Xia Jin took a deep breath, her spiritual energy surging wildly within her body, and she transformed into a streak of light, rushing deeper into the Sword Tower.

however,

The deeper you go into the Sword Tower, the easier it is to trigger the sword energy hidden in every blade of grass, tree, and even the pebbles under your feet, and this sword energy becomes stronger and stronger.

At first, Xia Jin was able to withstand it with his strong physique, but gradually he realized that things were not so simple.

The sword energy here is no longer the unconscious, triggered attack it used to be. Once triggered, it seems to have eyes and specifically targets his vital points.

"Damn it! When will this ever end?"

Xia Jin dodged three sword energies that came at the same time, but one of them still grazed his shoulder, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.

Blood splattered.

This was his forty-seventh wound.

The sword energy is now strong enough to penetrate his physical defenses. Although none of it is fatal, the cumulative effect and the bleeding alone is already causing him some trouble.

"Fine, for the sake of my mission, I'll just have to endure it! It's just a little physical injury, what's a little pain?"

Xia Jin gritted her teeth and continued running forward.

Another golden sword aura suddenly flew out from a passing Gesang flower and shot directly towards his head.

Xia Jin dodged to the side, the sword energy grazing his cheek and leaving a bloody mark on his face.

But a few breaths later, another cyan sword aura slashed from the left.

Xia Jin shattered it with one punch, but several fine wounds appeared on her fist.

"No, with the spiritual energy in my body, I can only last for the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea! After that, I must stop and recover before I can continue."

Xia Jin suddenly felt anxious because he was afraid that before he could find the so-called Demon General Lu Wu, his master and the others would take him out of the Sword Tower.

By then, his task will be extremely difficult.

Even if a master were to speak to him, the sect leader of the Glazed Sword Sect would probably not agree so easily if he wanted to enter the Sword Tower again to complete the mission.

"No, for that reward, I'll risk it! As long as I don't die completely, it's worth it!!"

With the Yin-Yang Differentiation Technique giving him confidence, Xia Jin gritted his teeth and pushed the remaining spiritual power in his body to its limit, causing his speed to increase dramatically once again.

More and more wounds appeared on his body, and blood began to slowly drip onto the ground from his clothes.

Finally, just when he felt his spiritual power was about to run out,

His steps abruptly stopped.

Before my eyes...

It is a bottomless cliff.

On the other side of the cliff, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

On this side of the cliff, just a few dozen feet in front of Xia Jin, a solitary stone wall stood there.

On the stone wall...

A figure was pinned down.

No, to be precise, it was a withered figure that was almost unrecognizable as human, like a dried-up corpse.

The figure's limbs were pierced by four enormous stone swords, pinning it firmly to the stone wall.

"Could this be... the so-called Demon General Lu Wu? He doesn't seem to be completely dead yet."

Xia Jin slowed her pace, her gaze fixed intently on the figure.

He could sense that a faint trace of life still lingered on that withered body.

Although the aura was faint, one could still sense the malevolent intent emanating from ancient times.

This man, in his prime, would undoubtedly have been a ruthless villain!

Xia Jin stopped several dozen feet away from the figure and did not approach it.

His gaze gradually fell on the four stone swords. What kind of treasures were these four stone swords? They were actually able to seal the legendary demon general Lu Wu here.

But just as Xia Jin was still pondering this in his mind, the withered figure slowly opened his eyes.

His scarlet vertical pupils stared straight at Xia Jin.

"Your Majesty..."

"You...you've finally arrived..."