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

A hint of coldness flashed in Xia Jin's eyes, and a wisp of mortal sword intent appeared once again at the tip of her right finger.

The black mist on the avatar's arms seemed to possess sentience, sensing the threat of the mortal sword intent, and immediately began to churn violently.

However, the sword intent of the mortal world is mysterious and unpredictable. It does not harm the physical body or destroy the soul, but it can sever all invisible connections.

"Hmph! All of you, get back here!!"

Xia Jin roared and slashed down with her sword.

The avatar gritted its teeth, enduring the excruciating pain as the filthy power was stripped away.

Soon, the last wisp of black mist was forced back into the two metal fragments.

The avatar exhaled a long breath of stale air, and its originally pale face finally regained some color.

"Thank you for your hard work this time! Now, leave the rest to me!" Xia Jin looked at her avatar with an extremely serious expression.

"Alright!" The avatar nodded, a look of relief flashing in its eyes. "But we still need to be careful."

After saying this, his avatar transformed into a stream of light and directly entered Xia Jin's sea of ​​consciousness.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling golden light shone from between Xia Jin's brows.

A golden light shot out from Xia Jin's sea of ​​consciousness and hovered in mid-air.

It was the Eastern Emperor Bell.

At this moment, Donghuang Zhong seemed somewhat excited.

The two pieces of filthy metal on the ground seemed to sense something.

They simultaneously emitted a low hum, rose directly from the ground, and hovered in front of the Eastern Emperor Bell.

"Buzz~!"

With a chime, the two metal fragments began to melt into it.

At this moment, the uncontrollable golden light emanating from the Eastern Emperor Bell became even more intense.

However, at the crucial moment of fusion, the residual corrupt power within the two fragments seemed to sense its impending doom and suddenly erupted at the instant of fusion.

Thick black mist surged wildly from the fragments, and within the mist, countless twisted faces could be vaguely seen howling and roaring.

"At such a crucial moment, you still want to cause trouble?!" Xia Jin's eyes turned cold, and a wisp of mortal sword intent appeared in her hands once more.

However, Donghuang Zhong is still Donghuang Zhong, even if he has not fully recovered.

"Buzz~!"

Another bell tolled.

The sound was incredibly loud, as if it came from the primordial era. Wherever the bell tolled, space shattered and time stood still.

The rapidly spreading black mist, under the vibration of the bell, crumbled instantly like snow under the scorching sun, and was forcibly shaken out, turning into thick wisps of black smoke that tumbled and struggled in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, a layer of pale golden flame appeared on the surface of the phantom of the Eastern Emperor Bell, enveloping all the foul power that had been shaken out.

In just a few breaths, the filthy power that had once caused the avatar so much suffering and even made Xia Jin feel troubled was about to be burned away completely.

Xia Jin watched this scene with a hint of amazement in her eyes. "This Eastern Emperor Bell truly lives up to its reputation as a mythical innate treasure. I can't even imagine how terrifying its power would be if it could be fully activated."

Xia Jin was somewhat excited. Once the Eastern Emperor Bell was fully integrated, she would truly have a trump card in her hand that would be enough to protect her from even a Saint Realm expert.

But suddenly, his expression changed.

The reason was that he clearly saw a blurry face emerge from the black mist before the filth was completely burned away.

The face wasn't clearly defined, but Xia Jin recognized it at a glance.

That sinister aura between his brows and eyes, that malevolent aura that seemed out of place with the world...

Extraterrestrial race!

They're actually extraterrestrials!?

What exactly happened? Why is there filth from extraterrestrial races hidden among the fragments of the Eastern Emperor Bell?

Xia Jin frowned, and soon, a chilling guess came to mind.

Could it be that the destruction of the Eastern Emperor Bell, such a supreme innate treasure, into fragments was due to the work of alien races from beyond the heavens?

If that's the case, then the strength of these alien races is probably far more terrifying than I imagined.

The innate treasure from the myths of the past, powerful enough to suppress the fortune of a region, was shattered into pieces... The battle behind this was probably unimaginable even to himself.

Xia Jin took a deep breath, a chill rising in her heart.

Even if he possessed the complete Eastern Emperor Bell, and even if he were to reach the Saint Realm in the future, he would still likely face immense pressure when confronting those extraterrestrial races.

Xia Jin's initial excitement vanished instantly, and her gaze returned to the Eastern Emperor Bell, which was undergoing fusion.

"No matter what, we still have to take it one step at a time." Xia Jin muttered to herself, suppressing the chill in her heart. "At least, the next step is to become a Saint Realm being."

Time passes day by day.

In this small world, there is no alternation of day and night; only the golden light emanating from the Eastern Emperor Bell becomes the most eye-catching feature.

Xia Jin was not impatient at all, and stood there motionless, watching every change of the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Finally, the tenth day arrived.

Xia Jin suddenly opened her eyes.

Donghuang Zhong completed the final fusion.

A dazzling golden light shot up from the bottom of the rift valley and pierced the sky.

The golden light was so intense that Xia Jin had to squint her eyes slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the sky above the entire crimson mountain range changed color.

In the clear sky without a cloud, endless spiritual energy suddenly converged from all directions, forming a huge vortex of spiritual energy.

The center of that vortex was the sky above the rift valley.

The crimson mountains seemed to lose their color at that moment, leaving only a dazzling golden light between heaven and earth.

Various strange phenomena appeared in the heavens and earth, golden lotuses bloomed in the void, and celestial music came from the sky, melodious and lingering.

The aura of a supreme innate treasure spread in all directions like a tidal wave, causing Xia Jin to involuntarily take a few steps back. Of course, this was only because Donghuang Zhong had no intention of harming him.

"It's finished!! It's finally finished!! This is the complete Eastern Emperor Bell, that mythical innate treasure!!"

Xia Jin's gaze was fixed on the Eastern Emperor Bell, and she almost drooled from the corner of her mouth.

At this moment, Donghuang Zhong was no longer the slightly petrified figure he had been at the beginning.

The entire bell turned into a dazzling gold, and the patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts on the bell were crystal clear.

The entire Donghuang Bell exudes an aura that carries a profound sense of bearing all things.

This is the real Donghuang Bell.

Just then, a thought emanated from the Eastern Emperor Bell and entered Xia Jin's soul.

The idea was not clear, and was even somewhat obscure and difficult to understand.

But Xia Jin still roughly understood what it meant.

That was Donghuang Zhong saying to himself... Thank you.

Thank you for finding the fragments, thank you for allowing the Eastern Emperor Bell to be whole again.

Xia Jin was slightly taken aback, then nodded gently, a smile appearing on her lips: "No need to thank me, we've helped each other achieve success."

The Eastern Emperor Bell trembled slightly, as if in response.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous bell began to shrink rapidly, transforming once again into a golden light that entered Xia Jin's brow and returned to her sea of ​​consciousness.

Xia Jin stretched out a big yawn, but her eyes became incredibly sharp.

Next,

A sacred realm!!