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

Jiang Ling did not make another move.

The water in the sword pool gradually calmed down, and she slowly lowered her right hand, her sharp aura also subsiding somewhat.

But her gaze remained firmly fixed on Xia Jin.

"What is your current level of attainment?"

Xia Jin didn't loosen her grip on Zhou Suxin's waist; in fact, she tightened it slightly, as if asserting some kind of dominance. Zhou Suxin felt the pressure on her waist, and her blush deepened, but this time she didn't struggle. She simply lowered her eyelashes, not daring to look at Jiang Ling's expression.

"Above the Dragon Transformation Realm, below the Great Power Realm."

Jiang Ling's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Above the Dragon Transformation Realm and below the Great Power Realm, that is the Half-Step Great Power Realm!

really!

Despite already having a guess in her heart, Jiang Ling still couldn't help but gasp when she heard those four words from Xia Jin's mouth. She had lived for hundreds of years and seen countless geniuses and prodigies, but such a young half-step Great Power Realm expert was probably one of a kind in the entire Mirage Cloud Realm.

Her gaze swept back and forth over Xia Jin, her expression becoming complicated.

Although she hadn't investigated the child's age in detail, based on her years of experience, she judged that he was definitely less than a hundred years old.

A half-step great power in less than a hundred years.

Jiang Ling knew all too well what this meant.

The silence lasted for a moment.

Jiang Ling took a deep breath, and when she spoke again, her voice had returned to calm: "I agree to your becoming a Daoist couple with Su Xin."

Zhou Suxin suddenly raised her head, a look of unbelievable surprise flashing in her eyes.

She had assumed that, given Jiang Ling's temper, this matter would inevitably escalate to a major conflict. However, she hadn't expected that Xia Jin's mere display of cultivation would cause such a dramatic shift in the sect leader's attitude.

Xia Jin smiled and cupped her hands in thanks: "Then thank you very much, Sect Leader Jiang."

There was no surprise on his face; he had anticipated all of this and was completely confident.

From the moment he stepped into the Hehuan Sword Sect, he knew that the outcome of this confrontation would never depend on words, but on strength. He displayed sufficient strength, and his opponent would naturally give him the respect he deserved.

This is the rule of the cultivation world: simple and direct.

Zhou Suxin also came to her senses. She quickly bowed slightly from Xia Jin's embrace, her voice filled with joy: "Thank you, Sect Master."

Jiang Ling looked at the girlish coquettishness on her junior sister's face and sighed inwardly. She had known Zhou Suxin for so many years and had never seen her show such an expression towards any man.

It seems this junior sister has truly fallen for him.

However, Xia Jin had no intention of giving up.

He raised his head, looked directly at Jiang Ling, and his expression became extremely serious: "Sect Leader Jiang, I have another matter to discuss with the Hehuan Sword Sect this time."

Jiang Ling was slightly taken aback, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Speak, what is it?"

"I want to learn the Hehuan Sword Intent."

"You want to learn the Hehuan Sword Intent!?" Jiang Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.

But this time, instead of getting angry as before, she fell silent. She stared intently at Xia Jin, as if trying to see right through him.

Zhou Suxin's heart jumped.

She knew Xia Jin would make this request sooner or later, but she didn't expect him to choose this moment. He had just gotten the sect leader's approval for their relationship as Daoist partners, and now he's asking to learn the Joyful Union Sword Intent—this is just too much...

After a few breaths, Jiang Ling finally spoke.

Her voice was unreadable, unusually calm: "Did Su Xin tell you the conditions?"

"That's right!!" Xia Jin nodded.

Jiang Ling gave him a deep look, and finally, she slowly nodded.

"Tomorrow, you and Suxin will come here together. I will summon the other elders of the Hehuan Sword Sect to discuss this matter. If three of them agree, then you will be allowed to learn the Hehuan Sword Intent."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin's eyes flashed with a light, and she clasped her hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Sect Master Jiang."

Jiang Ling waved her hand, her gaze falling on Zhou Suxin. Seeing the shy yet happy expression on her junior sister's face, her eyes softened.

"Suxin, you should take your husband and go rest first. Come back here tomorrow."

Upon hearing the words "your man," Zhou Suxin's cheeks flushed even more. She quickly broke free from Xia Jin's embrace, straightened her clothes, and bowed deeply to Jiang Ling: "Thank you... Senior Sister!"

After saying that, she quickly turned around, grabbed Xia Jin's sleeve, and walked out. She looked as if she had done something wrong and was afraid of being discovered.

Xia Jin was pulled forward by her. She glanced back at Jiang Ling, nodded slightly, and took her leave.

Jiang Ling watched the two figures leave, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

Having cultivated for less than a hundred years, he has already stepped into the realm of a half-step Great Power...

It should be noted that even as the sect leader of the Hehuan Sword Sect, she had only recently stepped from the half-step Great Power Realm to the Great Power Realm after hundreds of years of arduous cultivation. Her cultivation time was more than five times that of Xia Jin.

If this child were given more time, wouldn't he have a chance to ascend to the legendary holy position?

Jiang Ling's lips curled up slightly.

She knew all too well what a saint meant. In the entire Mirage Realm, only the three major holy lands openly possessed saints. If Xia Jin could truly break through that shackle and ascend to the sainthood, he alone could elevate the Joyful Union Sword Sect to unprecedented heights.

Even if it can't become the fourth holy land in the entire Mirage Realm, it can definitely rank among the top ten of all forces.

This is the energy of a saint.

Regardless, she has made her decision. Tomorrow's meeting with the other elders of the Hehuan Sword Sect will merely be a formality.

She would absolutely not let Xia Jin, the son-in-law of the Hehuan Sword Sect, go.

......

On the other side, Xia Jin had also arrived at the gate of Zhou Suxin's residence.

As an elder of the Hehuan Sword Sect, her residence was naturally magnificent.

Zhou Suxin led Xia Jin through the front yard, stopped, pointed to a side room next door, and said in a somewhat unnatural voice, "Your room is here."

She paused, then pointed to the next room, her voice even softer: "Mine is next to yours... If you need anything, you can call me."

Xia Jin glanced at the private room designated as a guest room, then at the room Zhou Suxin pointed to, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Since you're already here," he stretched lazily, "aren't you going to let me in to see my woman's room?"

"Hmph!! You lecher!" Zhou Suxin's face flushed red instantly.

She bit her lip and stammered as she spoke.

Xia Jin just smiled at her without saying a word.

Zhou Suxin felt flustered under his gaze. In the end, she gritted her teeth, turned around, and pushed open the door to her room.

She did not refuse.

This is her room, and since she became a disciple of the Hehuan Sword Sect, no man has ever stepped into it except herself.

"Come in!!"

The moment the door was pushed open, Xia Jin's gaze went past Zhou Suxin's shoulder and into the room.

Then, he froze, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Zhou Suxin's room, the room of this elder of the Hehuan Sword Sect, who is as cold as ice in front of outsiders, is decorated in pink from head to toe.

Pink gauze curtains, pink mattresses, pink tablecloths, even the flowerpots on the windowsill are light pink.

"What are you laughing at!" Zhou Suxin's face was so red it was almost bleeding, and even her neck was tinged with a light pink.

She rushed into the room, then turned around and pushed Xia Jin, "Alright, you've already seen it, get out now!"

Xia Jin was pushed out by her, but she couldn't stop smiling.

He never imagined that Elder Zhou, who was aloof and dignified in front of the disciples of the Hehuan Sword Sect, would have such a girlish heart.

Just when Zhou Suxin thought she had finally succeeded in kicking the person out, Xia Jin suddenly slashed at her.

Zhou Suxin's body was instantly lifted into the air.

"ah!!"

Before she could even utter a cry of surprise, she was already firmly held in Xia Jin's arms.