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

Xia Jin watched Jiang Rou turn and leave, then sat down cross-legged, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and silently recited in her heart:

"System, retrieve the task reward."

[Command confirmed. Congratulations, host, you have successfully retrieved the mission reward: Divine Firmament Thunder Technique (Entry-level), 400 years of cultivation!]

A profound stream of information instantly flooded into Xia Jin's mind; it was the cultivation method of the "Divine Firmament Thunder Technique".

"System, use your hundred years of cultivation to deduce the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique!" Xia Jin issued the command without hesitation.

Thunder magic is primarily offensive, and even legendary land immortals might not be able to master it!

If he could master the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique, then in the Divine Travel Realm, in terms of merit alone, he would be invincible!

[Command confirmed. Consuming one hundred years of cultivation, deducing the "Divine Firmament Thunder Technique"...]

In an instant, Xia Jin felt her mind being pulled into a mysterious space of deduction.

"In your first year, you devoted yourself to studying the introductory chapter of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and trying to understand the true meaning of thunder. Initially, you could only barely sense the faint sparks of electricity in the air."

"In your thirtieth year, your perception and control over lightning have undergone a qualitative leap. On this day, during meditation, you summoned a lightning pillar as thick as a palm. Although it only lasted for a moment, you have officially cultivated the 'Divine Firmament Thunder Technique' to the minor completion stage!"

"In your seventieth year, you have repeatedly attempted to divide your mind and control multiple bolts of lightning simultaneously. After countless failures, you have finally succeeded in making the three lightning serpents as at your fingertips. At this moment, the 'Divine Firmament Thunder Technique' has reached its pinnacle, entering the realm of mastery!"

"In your hundredth year, your understanding of thunder has reached its pinnacle. In meditation, the lightning around you is contained within; with the slightest thought, you can conjure lightning to surround yourself, or gather it into a world-shattering thunderbolt. Thus, the *Divine Firmament Thunder Technique* has reached its ultimate perfection!"

The simulation ended, and consciousness returned.

Xia Jin suddenly opened her eyes, and a flash of azure lightning seemed to appear deep within them.

"The Divine Firmament Thunder Technique has finally reached its perfect state!"

Xia Jin extended her right palm, and three lightning balls the size of eggs silently appeared.

The fluctuations emanating from those three lightning orbs posed a strong threat even to him, the one in control.

"As expected of a divine power produced by the system! Otherwise, even if I were to reach the legendary realm of terrestrial immortals in the future, I probably wouldn't be able to come into contact with such thunder magic!" Xia Jin's face showed an uncontrollable look of ecstasy.

Any one of these three lightning orbs contains enough power to easily injure a powerhouse below the fifth level of the Divine Ascension Realm!

Xia Jin squeezed hard, and the three lightning balls instantly transformed back into wisps of arc light that merged into his body.

Outside the secret room, Leng Yuexi, who had just begun to drift off to sleep, was suddenly awakened by a clap of thunder.

She suddenly sat up and looked out the window, but the starry sky was still bright, and there was no sign of rain.

"Strange... Why would there be a sound like thunder in winter? Could I have misheard?" Leng Yuexi shook her head, thinking it was just her imagination, then lay back down, slowly closed her eyes, and continued to rest.

Inside the secret room, Xia Jin slowly calmed her excited emotions and glanced at the remaining three hundred years of cultivation reward on the system panel.

"System, use the remaining three hundred years of cultivation to deduce the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture!" he silently recited in his mind again.

[Command confirmed. Consuming three hundred years of cultivation, deducing the "Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture"...]

"In the first year, you focused your mind and looked inward. The divine soul in your sea of ​​consciousness sat cross-legged just like your physical body. You circulated the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture to temper this divine soul, making it more solid and stronger."

"In your fiftieth year, through continuous tempering, your divine soul has grown from about a foot tall to about one foot and three inches, its golden light becoming increasingly pure, with a faint purple spiritual aura surrounding it. At the same time, the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture has successfully broken through to the sixth level of the fourth revolution! You have advanced from the first level of the Divine Travel Realm to the second level of the Divine Travel Realm!"

"In the 150th year, with the infusion of a large amount of cultivation, your divine soul height broke through to two feet! The Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture thus broke through to the fourth revolution, seventh level! Your realm has continuously leaped forward, from the second level of the Divine Travel Realm all the way to the fourth level of the Divine Travel Realm!"

"In the three hundredth year, your divine soul, already two feet tall, continued its steady growth, eventually stabilizing at two feet three inches. The Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture has successfully broken through to the fourth revolution, eighth level! Your martial arts realm has finally settled at the sixth level of the Divine Travel Realm!"

"Deduction complete."

The moment the deduction ended, an aura several times stronger than before emanated from Xia Jin, spreading out from him. Although he immediately suppressed it, numerous dense cracks appeared on the floor of the entire secret chamber.

Xia Jin breathed a sigh of relief, unable to contain the joy in her eyes.

Sixth level of the Divine Ascension Realm! The Great Perfection level of the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique!

Now, he is completely unafraid of any being below the level of a terrestrial immortal!

Xia Jin pushed open the stone door of the secret room and saw Leng Yuexi lying on her side on the soft couch by the window, already fast asleep.

He walked very quietly to the bedside, but did not wake her. He simply sat down quietly beside her.

Xia Jin's gaze fell on the other person's face, and her expression became complicated.

Unexpectedly, this trip to Fenglin brought him an extra princess.

However, this seems like a good idea.

After all, he seemed to have spent all his time cultivating and strengthening the Great Xia Dynasty. He rarely thought about himself.

As if he could smell the faint fragrance emanating from Leng Yuexi, his mind became incredibly peaceful, and a wave of drowsiness washed over him, causing Xia Jin to fall asleep without realizing it.

……

The next morning,

Xia Jin opened her eyes and saw a pair of smiling eyes staring at her.

"Did you sleep well last night, my husband?" Leng Yuexi asked with a smile.

"That would be wonderful, of course." Xia Jin stood up and patted Leng Yuexi's cheek. "With you by my side, I sleep more soundly than I have in many years."

"My husband knows how to talk. Let's go have breakfast!" Leng Yuexi pulled Xia Jin and walked outside.

Half an hour later, deep in a mountain range eight hundred miles from the capital of Fenglin Kingdom.

Leng Yuexi and Jiang Rou looked at Xia Jin with eager eyes.

"Husband, what about what you told us to see yesterday?" Leng Yuexi asked somewhat impatiently.

Xia Jin smiled slightly, but instead of answering directly, she raised her hand and pointed to a particularly steep and towering mountain peak in the distance.

"Look there, don't blink."

Leng Yuexi and the other person did as instructed, gazing intently at the mountain peak.

Xia Jin slowly raised her right hand, joined her index and middle fingers together, and casually pointed towards the sky above.

However, the instant he pointed his finger, the previously cloudless sky suddenly darkened, and a patch of dark, ominous clouds appeared.

"boom!!!"

The world suddenly lost its color!