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

Xia Jin followed behind the two figures, heading northwest, passing through high mountains and deep valleys, until finally reaching a vast and boundless bamboo forest.

Xia Jin landed on a branch among the tallest bamboo stalks, gazing at the boundless bamboo forest in the distance and the two figures suspended in mid-air. She frowned. "What are these two doing here in this bamboo forest?"

After exchanging a glance, Master Ziyang and Master Xuanming, without saying a word, simultaneously raised their palms and struck the void in front of them!

Buzz!

The void in front of the two suddenly distorted, and a few breaths later, a vortex about ten feet high appeared out of thin air.

If you look closely, you can faintly see a strange sword intent emanating from the vortex.

Xia Jin's eyes narrowed, her gaze fixed on the vortex. "This aura… it's the Azure Lotus Sword Intent?! Could this place be the Azure Lotus Secret Realm?!"

Although the sword intent emanating from the vortex was extremely weak, Xia Jin had once condensed a Azure Lotus Sword Intent in the Great Xia Ancestor's Mausoleum, and was extremely familiar with it. He recognized it at a glance.

"Is this perhaps the entrance to the 'Azure Lotus Secret Realm'? But what are these two old Taoists planning to do here all of a sudden?"

While Xia Jin was still speculating in her mind

In the distance, another violent, wild, and savage aura, like that of a savage beast, broke through the air and landed in front of Ziyang and Xuanming.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man, burly in build, wearing a simple animal skin robe, yet he gave off the aura of a king of beasts.

"Another terrestrial immortal realm... Who is this person?" Xia Jin frowned, her gaze sweeping over the suddenly appearing middle-aged man.

However, as he observed his opponents from the shadows, he wasn't worried that they would notice his presence. After all, with the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture concealing his aura, no one of his kind could detect his existence.

"Wolf Lord, you're right on time." Master Ziyang looked at the wild-looking middle-aged man and spoke calmly.

The Wolf Lord?! The terrestrial deity behind the three kingdoms of the Northern Frontier, the Wolf Lord! So it was him.

But a hint of doubt flashed in Xia Jin's eyes. The three kingdoms of the Northern Frontier and the Great Qian joined forces to attack Lieyang, but now the two ancestors of Lieyang are secretly meeting with the Wolf Lord of the Northern Frontier here.

"Interesting..." Xia Jin seemed to have noticed something, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. "First it was Da Qian, and now it's Lie Yang. Is the Wolf Lord perhaps hedging his bets on both sides?"

"When have I ever delayed a promise I've made!" A barely perceptible cold glint flashed in the Wolf Lord's eyes. "There's still half an hour until the agreed-upon time with the Black and White Demons. Proceed according to plan."

Ziyang and Xuanming Zhenren exchanged a glance and nodded. The three of them then entered the vortex together.

"It seems those two old devils from Daqian will also be here later! Will it be a dogfight or a backstabbing? I really can't wait to find out!" Xia Jin couldn't help but smile.

He found another, thicker bamboo stalk, sat down beneath it, and waited quietly.

Sure enough, not long after, the Wolf Lord's figure reappeared in the vortex, a smug look on his face.

Half an hour later, two subtle ripples appeared in the space at the same time.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, appeared simultaneously in front of the Wolf Lord.

They were the two remaining terrestrial immortals of the Great Qian Dynasty, the brothers Lu Lingfeng and Lu Lingxiao, known as the "Black and White Demons"!

Xia Jin's gaze changed, and a murderous intent even flashed in her eyes.

One of the tasks issued by the system was to kill these two brothers, but unexpectedly, they ran into the very person in question here.

"It seems that today, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. I... am the one who will ultimately reap the benefits." Xia Jin sneered inwardly, but the chill in his eyes intensified.

"Those two old Taoist priests have already gone inside." The Wolf Lord looked at Lu Lingfeng, who was dressed in black robes. "Later, when the opportunity arises, we'll strike simultaneously, aiming to severely injure them in one blow!"

"Good!" Lu Lingxiao, dressed in white robes, revealed a murderous glint in his eyes. "After today, there will be no more Ziyang and Xuanming, those two troublesome fellows!"

The three exchanged a glance without saying anything more, and then their figures flashed, almost simultaneously entering the vortex.

Xia Jin didn't move, but patiently waited, because he knew that these people would come out soon.

Sure enough, only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn...

"Wolf Lord!!! You treacherous bastard!!!"

Suddenly, a furious roar came from the vortex!

The next moment, two slightly disheveled figures emerged from the vortex; they were none other than Ziyang and Xuanming Zhenren!

Master Ziyang was pale, his robe stained with blood, and a deep wound ran through his abdomen, from which blood was gushing. Master Xuanming was in slightly better condition, but his hair was disheveled and his breathing was irregular.

"It seems that these two old Taoists were the ones who got tricked in the end!!" Xia Jin looked at the two of them with a hint of schadenfreude.

Immediately afterwards, the Wolf Lord and the Black and White Demons emerged from the vortex, forming a triangle that surrounded Zi Yang and Xuan Ming. All three wore confident smiles.

"Old Daoist Ziyang," the Wolf Lord said with a smile, his tone tinged with mockery, "Don't blame me. After all, cooperating with the two of you is like asking a tiger for its skin. If it's done, I'm afraid you'll devour me until there's nothing left but bones. In comparison, cooperating with Brother Lu and the others makes me feel much more at ease."

"Wolf Lord, we, your fellow disciples, will remember this grudge!" Master Xuanming glanced at the wound on Master Ziyang's abdomen, then glared at the Wolf Lord. "But don't be too smug! This is, after all, the territory of my Blazing Sun Dynasty!"

"So what if it's the territory of the Blazing Sun Dynasty?" Lu Lingxiao, dressed in white robes, spoke calmly. "The Blazing Sun Dynasty now only has you two Land Immortals left. With Elder Ziyang injured and weakened, you have no chance against three!"

"You two will stay here today!"

"Junior brother!" A ruthless glint flashed in Xuanming Zhenren's eyes.

Master Ziyang nodded, a fierce look also appearing on his face: "Senior brother! Let's attack together!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two raised their hands at the same time, and half of a bronze compass appeared in each of their palms.

"combine!"

The two shouted in unison and slammed the two halves of the compass together!

Suddenly, the complete compass burst forth with dazzling golden light, and a vast aura swept outwards! Ziyang and Xuanming simultaneously poured all their spiritual power into the compass without reservation, and slammed their palms heavily onto the back of the compass!

"Boom!"

In an instant, the earth shook violently! Centered on the bamboo forest, the mountains and land within a radius of hundreds of miles trembled violently! It was as if some colossal creature that had been dormant for a long time had been forcibly awakened!

"Roar~!!!"

A dragon's roar that shook the heavens suddenly resounded from the depths of the earth!

Immediately afterwards, amidst the gloomy expressions of the Wolf Lord and the Black and White Ghosts, an enormous dragon soul, entirely condensed from golden energy, burst through the ground and spiraled upwards!

Wherever the dragon soul passes, space distorts and all things bow down!

"Dragon Vein?! You can actually activate the power of the Blazing Sun Dynasty's dragon vein?!" The smile on the Wolf Lord's face vanished completely, and even a hint of panic appeared.

He never expected that Ziyang and Xuanming had such a terrifying backup plan!

This time, if I don't fight desperately, I might very well end up here.

"You're insane! You two are lunatics!" Lu Lingfeng, dressed in black robes, gritted his teeth. "Let's go! With this dragon vein here, we can't fight them head-on!!"

"Hahahaha! Trying to leave? Too late!!" Blood trickled from the corner of Xuanming Zhenren's mouth, clearly indicating that activating the compass and invoking the dragon veins had come at a great cost, but his eyes were filled with a cold glint: "Today, none of you will leave! Junior brother, Dragon Soul Exterminates Evil!"

The golden dragon soul hovering high in the sky suddenly shot out a beam of golden light from its eyes, landing on the wolf lord and the black and white ghosts below.