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

The three heavens of the temple remained as tranquil as ever.

Yang Qingxuan was standing in his spiritual field, his hands gripping the black iron hoe, turning the soil over and over again.

After a long while, he wiped his forehead, straightened up, and let out a long sigh of relief.

On the nearby gray-blue boulder, Li Zhan lay crookedly, holding a worn-out wine gourd in his hand, clearly having drunk quite a bit again.

"Senior Brother Yang..." Li Zhan's voice was a little hoarse, "You tell me, our junior brother and Senior Brother Chu, after entering the Mirage Realm, their cultivation has probably already improved by leaps and bounds, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingxuan stopped what he was doing. He glanced back at the drunken Li Zhan, a helpless smile playing on his lips.

"You drunkard, you want to ask me about this? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"We don't even know where the Mirage Realm is, how would we know what it's like there?"

"However, the Second Palace Master once said that the Mirage Realm is teeming with powerful figures. With our current strength, we would probably only be low-level characters there. But the cultivation environment there is indeed more than ten times better than this temple."

Li Zhan's already somewhat dazed eyes brightened considerably.

"Senior Brother Yang, from what you're saying, it sounds like we have no hope of ever going to the Mirage Realm in this lifetime?"

Yang Qingxuan curled his lips, a hint of teasing in his voice: "Whether it's Junior Brother Xia or Senior Brother Chu, their talent and strength are already frighteningly high. Wasn't it precisely because of this that they were chosen by the Grand Hall Master back then? The Second Hall Master promised us that whoever steps into the Immortal Ascension Realm will have the opportunity to go to the Mirage Cloud Realm."

"If you also wish to enter the Mirage Realm, then you must diligently cultivate!"

After saying that, he bent down to straighten his rolled-up trouser legs, then turned and walked back.

Li Zhan lay on the boulder, brought the gourd of wine to his lips, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, a hint of undisguised loneliness flashing in his eyes.

"Ascension to a fairyland..."

"Senior Brother Yang, you make it sound so easy. None of us have even reached the ninth level of the Creation Realm yet."

Since Xia Jin, Chu Feng, and the others left the Third Heaven of the Divine Palace one after another to go to the legendary Mirage Cloud Realm, only a few of them remained in this vast Third Heaven.

Although the Second Palace Master Zhan Tiangang had promised in front of everyone that as long as they were able to reach the Immortal Ascension Realm, he would earnestly request the First Palace Master to personally send them to the Mirage Cloud Realm for cultivation.

But that's easier said than done.

Among them, Yang Qingxuan, who cultivated the fastest, had only reached the ninth level of the Creation Realm after three years of arduous training. Moreover, in these three years, he had only barely touched the threshold of the Ascension Realm.

Not to mention others, some of whom are still hovering around the seventh or eighth level of the Creation Realm.

Thinking about all this, Li Zhan felt frustrated. He picked up his wine gourd again, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp.

"No matter what, I must go to the Mirage Realm in this lifetime!" He squinted, gazing at the few slowly drifting clouds on the horizon. In a daze, he seemed to hear a familiar voice.

"Senior Brother Li, it's probably not good for you to be drinking alone here all by yourself."

"Huh? Why did I feel like someone was talking just now?" Li Zhan frowned and rubbed his sleepy eyes with the back of his hand. He thought he had drunk too much and was hallucinating.

"It seems I've had a bit too much to drink today; I can't drink anymore."

Just as Li Zhan was about to laugh self-deprecatingly, the heavy gourd in his hand suddenly felt light. Someone had snatched it from his grasp.

"Something's not right!!"

Li Zhan's expression suddenly changed.

He sat up abruptly, his previously hazy eyes suddenly becoming incredibly sharp.

His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

The next second, he caught something out of the corner of his eye.

Not far behind him, on another, even larger, dark blue-green boulder, a figure had appeared at some point.

The man, dressed in a dark black dragon robe, sat there casually, holding his crimson wine gourd in his hand. He tilted his head back, looked into the gourd's mouth, and took a big gulp.

"That feels good! Senior brother's wine is definitely the best to drink!" He put down the gourd, turned his head, and revealed a face with sharp features and a commanding presence.

Who else could it be but Xia Jin?

"Master, Junior Brother?!" Li Zhan's eyes widened in shock. "Weren't you in the Mirage Realm? How did you get back? Am I dreaming?"

Li Zhan leaped off the boulder and rushed to Xia Jin.

Seeing his surprised and delighted expression, Xia Jin's smile deepened.

He shook the gourd in his hand, then casually tossed it back into Li Zhan's arms.

"Senior Brother Li, it's only been three years since we last met. What, don't you recognize me?" Xia Jin's voice carried a hint of teasing.

Li Zhan caught the wine gourd, glanced at it, then looked up and stared intently at Xia Jin. A smile quickly spread across his face: "You little rascal! Back when you went to the Mirage Realm with Senior Brother Chu, we all thought you'd forget about us, your fellow disciples, once you got there!"

"Of course not," Xia Jin smiled.

"By the way, Junior Brother Xia, you've come all the way back from the Mirage Realm. Is there something important on your mind? I heard the Second Palace Master say that the Mirage Realm is very far from our temple. If you want to come back, you must have the cultivation level of the First Palace Master."

"Could it be that the Grand Master himself specially escorted you back this time? I must say, you really have quite the influence!"

As he spoke, Li Zhan gave Xia Jin a thumbs-up, his eyes filled with envy.

"Grand Hall Master?" Xia Jin's expression turned somewhat strange. "The Grand Hall Master didn't know I was back this time. And there really is something I need to do!"

"Junior Brother Xia, what is it that requires you to come back in person? Tell us, and if we senior brothers can help, we will definitely not refuse!" Although Li Zhan was a little puzzled, he patted his chest with great confidence.

"One of my purposes in returning from the Mirage Realm this time was to bring you all there." Xia Jin looked at Li Zhan, who was completely dumbfounded, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Take us there? You mean, take us to the Mirage Realm?" Li Zhan, speechless with shock at Xia Jin's words, took a deep breath before recovering.

"Hahahaha! Junior Brother Xia, you must be deliberately teasing your senior brother, right!?" Li Zhan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Alright, stop pretending. Although your talent and strength are undeniable, if you want to take us from this small world to the Mirage Realm, it's all in vain without the strength of the Grand Hall Master! Don't be surprised, only three years have passed, and you already have strength comparable to the Grand Hall Master."

"What? It seems Senior Brother Li still doesn't believe it!!" Xia Jin suddenly revealed a sly smile. "How about I show you a move!?"