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

As soon as Xia Jin said this, everyone present stopped what they were doing and stared intently at Xia Jin's face.

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat joyful thanks to the warmth of the spirit wine, suddenly turned completely cold.

The Second Palace Master, Zhan Tiangang, slowly put down his wine bowl, his face already turning gloomy.

"Xia boy, what you just said... how confident were you?" Zhan Tiangang's questioning voice rang in Xia Jin's ear. "The extraterrestrial race has returned. This matter is of great importance and cannot be taken seriously just because you say it casually."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin remained silent for a moment. He raised his eyes, met Zhan Tiangang's gaze, and nodded.

"Second Palace Master, to be honest, this is just a premonition of mine. I have no solid evidence, nor can I offer any divination to prove it."

"But my own perception has never been too far off. I feel that we don't have much time left." As she spoke, Xia Jin's eyes became extremely sharp.

Zhan Tiangang fell silent.

The Second Temple Master, who had been in the temple for countless years, now had a worried look on his face.

After a few breaths, Zhan Tiangang spoke again and asked, "Xia boy, if what you say is true, then if we all leave, what will happen to the billions of living beings in this small world? If we old guys all leave, when those alien races from beyond the heavens come to kill us, they will only have one way out: death."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Yang Qingxuan put down his chopsticks, looked at Xia Jin, and his eyes held a glimmer of hope.

"Junior Brother Xia, is there really no way you can preserve this small world? Even if it's not about directly confronting those alien races, at least you could protect the people here."

"This..." Xia Jin frowned, as if she was carefully considering something.

After a long while, he slowly exhaled.

"Senior Brother Yang, if there is a way, I will do my best to help."

"But to confront the extraterrestrial army head-on is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Even the powerful beings of the Mirage Realm would have to consider their own strength when facing a racial war of this scale."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Yang Qingxuan's eyes.

"That's not necessarily true, Junior Brother Xia!" A strange light suddenly flashed in Zhou Chu's eyes.

"I suddenly have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible. It might seem a bit far-fetched if I say it out loud."

Xia Jin looked at Zhou Chu with some surprise: "Senior Brother Zhou, please speak freely."

Zhou Chu raised his hand and pointed to the sky: "Junior Brother Xia, the extraterrestrial races are attacking because they can find the location of this small world. In that case, what if we could hide this world?"

"As long as those extraterrestrial races don't discover us and can't find our coordinates, then we're safe! It's like hiding something; if you hide it deep enough and cleverly enough, no one can find it!"

"Hahahaha!! I'm such a genius!" Zhou Chu suddenly grinned and shouted excitedly.

However, before he could even rejoice, Wu Feng beside him suddenly patted his slightly bloated belly and said, "Tch, you Taoist priest, you make it sound so easy! What kind of extraordinary power would it take to hide this little world?"

He turned to look at Xia Jin, "Even if Junior Brother Xia has the strongest talent and the best opportunities, he has only been in the Mirage Realm for three short years. Three years! No matter how fast he progresses, it's impossible for him to have such earth-shattering supernatural powers. I think we should think of another way."

Wu Feng's words were straightforward, but the truth was undeniably there.

Although Li Zhan and Yang Qingxuan did not speak, their expressions clearly showed that they agreed with what he had just said.

The idea of ​​hiding a small world is unheard of.

However, Xia Jin seemed not to have heard Wu Feng's words.

His eyes grew brighter and brighter!

Zhou Chu's words just now gave him a reminder: if he could hide this small world, wouldn't that solve the problem?

Xia Jin's gaze suddenly fell on a large, bluish-gray rock not far away. He raised his hand, pointed at the rock, and turned to look at Zhou Chu.

"Senior Brother Zhou, do you have a way to make this stone 'disappear' from our sight? I mean completely disappear, the kind that we can't see, touch, or feel."

Zhou Chu was taken aback at first, then a confident smile appeared on his lips.

He patted his chest, sounding quite smug.

"Junior Brother Xia, if you want me to make that mountain peak next to us disappear, I might not be able to do it. But this little rock... is naturally no challenge for me."

"Just you wait and see!!"

As he spoke, Zhou Chu had already taken out several talismans from his bosom.

Under the moonlight, he flicked his wrist, and four talismans flew out one after another, hovering directly above the top of the stone.

A strange fluctuation arose between the four talismans.

The ripples spread out like water, and wherever they passed, the light seemed to be swallowed up by something. The next second, the huge, bluish-gray boulder, which was about half a person's height, actually disappeared from everyone's sight!

All that remained was a bare patch of earth, with even the indentation left by the stone still there. But the stone itself seemed to have been carved out of this world, leaving no trace.

"Look, Junior Brother Xia, how's my move?" Zhou Chu said with a smug smile.

Wu Feng, who was standing to the side, suddenly widened his eyes and couldn't help but exclaim "Whoa!"

Li Zhan leaned closer and waved his hand around the spot where the stone had been, but his fingertips didn't touch anything.

"Good heavens! Junior Brother Zhou, we've never seen your Taoist magic before!" Li Zhan exclaimed in amazement.

Zhou Chu waved his hand, his expression not showing much pride, but rather a hint of helplessness: "Don't be too happy yet, this is just a temporary smokescreen."

As he spoke, he raised his fist and swung it forcefully at the empty space.

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the invisible space shattered as if made of paper. The talismans at the four corners simultaneously burst into flames and were instantly reduced to ashes.

As space shattered, the bluish-gray boulder reappeared in its original location.

Zhou Chu withdrew his fist and turned to Xia Jin, saying, "Junior Brother Xia, you've seen it too. Although my Dao technique can isolate objects into an independent spatial fold, that space is too unstable. Once it withstands a powerful attack, it will collapse on its own."

"To put it bluntly, it's just a smokescreen that can't be exposed in the light of day. If you really use it to hide something... it'll probably be exposed as soon as the wind blows."

Everyone felt it was a pity and was about to say something when a light suddenly lit up in Xia Jin's eyes.

"Senior Brother Zhou," Xia Jin's voice was a few decibels faster than before, "please pass on this secret technique to me."

Zhou Chu's eyes narrowed, and he stared at Xia Jin for a couple of moments, his expression gradually shifting from casual to astonished.

"Junior Brother Xia...you wouldn't actually be planning to hide this world away, would you?"