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

[Congratulations, host, you have received the mission reward: Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique (Beginner Level), 200,000 years of cultivation.]

Looking at the shimmering gold text on the system panel, Xia Jin felt a little numb. After confirming it several times, he finally believed that he had received the system reward.

The Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique?

Two hundred thousand years of cultivation?!

After a brief silence, Xia Jin raised her head and let out a long howl, releasing all the pent-up anger in her chest.

"Hahahahaha!!!"

"Two hundred thousand years of cultivation! A full two hundred thousand years of cultivation!!!"

Moreover, there's also that Heaven-Burning Nirvana Technique!

"Calm down... calm down... now is not the time to receive the reward. Let's find a quiet place after we leave this sword tower."

Xia Jin took several deep breaths before she could barely suppress the overwhelming joy in her heart.

"It's time to go back. If we don't, Senior Brother Shen will probably start to worry."

He turned around and began to retrace his steps.

Fortunately, just as he had guessed, he had already triggered most of the terrifying sword energy when he arrived, making the return journey much smoother. Occasionally, a few residual sword energies would shoot at him, but even in his current state, he was able to easily block them.

but......

Xia Jin glanced down at her clothes and frowned.

His clothes were so tattered, it looked like he had crawled out of a garbage dump.

"Never mind, I've already successfully obtained the system reward. I'll change the clothes when I get back."

An hour later, he finally arrived at the location of the two women from the Glazed Sword Sect.

The two remained unconscious, but were noticeably better than before. The paleness on their faces had faded considerably, their breathing had become much more steady, and their injuries were slowly healing under the nourishment of the life-giving spiritual energy that Xia Jin had infused into their bodies.

Xia Jin didn't stand on ceremony. She stepped forward and carried the two of them on her shoulders, one in each hand.

To be honest, these two disciples of the Glazed Sword Sect have excellent physiques; you can hardly feel their weight when they are carried on your shoulders.

"Let's go!"

He moved his feet and sprinted forward at top speed.

On the other side,

Shen Jinghan stood on a huge blue stone, idly twirling a withered branch in his hand, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the direction where Xia Jin had just disappeared.

"Senior Brother Shen, do you think Senior Brother Xia... he won't be in any trouble?"

Mu Qingxue sat to the side, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

Most of the day has already passed.

Shen Jinghan was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "Don't worry. My junior brother Xia is a man of principle. The fact that he dared to go in means he's confident."

"Wait a little longer." Shen Jinghan took a deep breath. "He said he would definitely come back if we waited for him here."

Mu Qingxue nodded, but the worry in her eyes did not disappear.

Time passed by, second by second.

Just as Shen Jinghan's brows furrowed more and more and he began to feel uneasy, Mu Qingxue suddenly stood up.

"Senior Brother Shen! Look!!!"

Her voice was filled with barely suppressed joy as she pointed into the distance.

Shen Jinghan quickly jumped down from the bluestone and looked in the direction she was pointing.

A dark figure was seen rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed, arriving in front of them in just a few breaths.

That figure, who else could it be but Xia Jin?

only,

Shen Jinghan's expression changed slightly when he saw Xia Jin's tattered clothes and the dozens of crisscrossing wounds on her body.

"Junior brother!!!"

He hurried over to greet them.

Xia Jin stopped and carefully put the two people she was carrying on her shoulders down.

Mu Qingxue rushed forward, and when she saw the faces of the two people clearly, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Senior Sister Zhao! Senior Sister Li!!!"

She crouched down and hurriedly checked their injuries.

After a moment, she let out a long breath, looked up at Xia Jin, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Xia, for saving my two senior sisters!!!" She bowed deeply to Xia Jin.

Xia Jin simply nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Senior Brother Xia... your injuries..." When Mu Qingxue saw Xia Jin's wounds, she opened her mouth, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"It's just a superficial injury, nothing serious."

He was telling the truth.

With his current cultivation level, these superficial injuries are nothing to him and will heal on their own in no time.

"Junior brother, are you... really alright?"

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Shen," Xia Jin smiled. "It's just some superficial injuries. Alright, let's hurry up and leave this sword tower. Who knows what we'll encounter if we're too late."

"Okay!" Mu Qingxue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stood up, and took out a crystal from her bosom. With the help of her spiritual power, the crystal immediately shone with a soft light.

Then, an array pattern appeared on the ground, enveloping everyone within it.

"Buzz!"

A deep voice rang out, and the figures of the group instantly disappeared from their original positions.

When they reappeared, they were already in the main hall of the Glazed Sword Sect.

At the top of the main hall, Xiao Xuan stood with his hands behind his back.

When he saw Xia Jin and the other person appear, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He smiled at them and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, you didn't disgrace your teacher."

Having finally escaped her predicament, Mu Qingxue's tense body relaxed upon seeing her familiar surroundings. Looking at Leng Wushuang ahead, tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

She took a deep breath, quickly stepped forward, and bowed to Leng Wushuang on the high platform.

"Disciple Mu Qingxue greets Sect Master!"

"Yes! It's good that you're back!"

"Sect Master, we owe our return this time to the two senior brothers from Yunshang Academy. Otherwise, we would not have been able to come back at all."

After she finished speaking, her gaze involuntarily turned to Liu San Niang sitting next to Leng Wushuang, and a hint of shock appeared in her eyes.

Why does this woman sitting next to Sect Leader Leng seem so familiar?

Moreover, who exactly is this person, that he is able to sit in that position?

Leng Wushuang glanced at Mu Qingxue indifferently, her brows furrowing slightly. "Haven't you greeted the Grand Elder of my Glazed Sword Sect yet?"

Mu Qingxue was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized what was happening.

The Grand Elder?!

The legendary Grand Elder who has been in a deep slumber?!

She dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately bowed to Liu San Niang again, saying, "Disciple Mu Qingxue greets the Grand Elder!"

Liu San Niang waved her hand, looking gently at Mu Qingxue, who was still somewhat weak, "Alright, you've just escaped from the Sword Tower, go back and rest first."

After she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and three soft beams of light fell on Mu Qingxue and the other two disciples who had not yet awakened.

The three beams of light entered the three people's bodies, and immediately a faint white light appeared between their eyebrows. It was clear that Liu San Niang saw that the three people's physical bodies were not injured and was helping them to restore their souls.

Following Leng Wushuang's command, several disciples of the Glazed Sword Sect immediately stepped forward and carefully helped Mu Qingxue and the other two leave the main hall.

After the three left, Liu San Niang's gaze finally fell on Xia Jin and Shen Jinghan.

"You two are very good."

She looked at Xia Jin and Shen Jinghan with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of admiration.

Then, her gaze fell on Xia Jin, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"Especially you."

"I dare not! The fact that I was able to rescue my three junior sisters in the Sword Tower was due to the combined efforts of my senior brother Shen and me, not my own efforts alone," Xia Jin replied, glancing at Liu San Niang.

For some reason, when the other person praised him just now, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the next second, Liu San Niang's voice rang out again.

"You are not greedy for quick success, and your character is even better! You are the one chosen to remain in my Glazed Sword Sect!"

"For the next hundred years, you will be the only male disciple among the disciples of my Glazed Sword Sect. After that period, whether you stay or leave is entirely up to you."

"What?! They want me to stay and become the only male disciple of the Glazed Sword Sect? What's going on?"