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

Xia Jin's commotion directly alarmed Lu Tiancheng and the other two terrestrial immortals who were deep within the Great Qian Imperial Palace.

Lu Tiancheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the stone pillar, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

"What's going on? How could such a commotion have occurred in Tianyu City? Who dares to be so audacious!" He had a vague sense of foreboding. Without much hesitation, he slowly stood up.

"Very well, at this crucial juncture, it seems the best course of action is for this old man to go personally!"

As he spoke, Lu Tiancheng simultaneously looked at the two figures, one in black and one in white, sitting quietly on the opposite stone pillar.

The two were also startled by the huge commotion in the direction of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. They opened their eyes at the same time, and a faint blood-red light flashed deep in their eyes.

"Hmm! It's safer for you to go. Lu Hao cannot be allowed to fall, otherwise the three of us won't be able to find a 'blood sacrifice' to replace him anytime soon!"

Lu Tiancheng nodded slightly, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

Just a few breaths later, Lu Tiancheng was already standing in the void above the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. He narrowed his eyes, looking down at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, which had now been completely reduced to ruins, and his face couldn't help but darken.

"Who on earth could summon the power of thunder and raze the entire Duke Zhenguo's mansion to the ground!" Lu Tiancheng looked at the broken wood that had turned into charcoal, and under the firelight, he could faintly see flashes of electricity.

The vast divine sense of the Land Immortal Realm instantly spread out, and suddenly, his expression changed.

"There really is still traces of Lu Hao's presence here!?"

He took a light step forward, and the space seemed to compress, his figure appearing in the ruins of the only remaining wing room in the backyard. There lay three women unconscious on the ground, their clothes tattered and barely covering their bodies; they were none other than the two concubines of Duke Zhao Wuji and his newly acquired concubine, Lady Jia.

Lu Tiancheng casually waved his hand, and three strands of spiritual energy were directly transferred into the three women's foreheads. "Wake up!"

With each breath, the three women's eyelashes fluttered violently, and they awoke one after another.

"This... how did I just faint!?" One of the women, still groggy, glanced around and her face immediately showed a look of horror.

"ah!!"

With a scream, she frantically grabbed the scattered pieces of brocade bed sheet beside her, wrapped them tightly around her body, and curled up in a ball, trembling.

The remaining two women also came to their senses and hurriedly hugged each other.

"Speak! What exactly happened here just now? Where is Lu Hao?!"

The terrifying pressure of the Land Immortal Realm descended, instantly plunging the three women into an icy abyss. The woman with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye looked at Lu Tiancheng and stammered, "Immortal... Immortal Master, spare our lives! This concubine... this concubine doesn't quite know what just happened. Tonight, His Majesty favored us... just... just after we finished... suddenly a figure rushed into the room... and then we knew nothing more."

"What a piece of trash!! Lustful and greedy, he even went so far as to seduce a duke or a high-ranking official!!" A cold glint flashed in Lu Tiancheng's eyes. "However, daring to make a move in Tianyu City, this rat certainly has guts!"

He closed his eyes, extending his powerful divine sense to its fullest extent, frantically searching for any remaining fluctuations of energy in the space.

He opened his eyes very quickly.

An unprecedented aura is hurtling toward the border of the Great Qian Dynasty at an astonishing speed!

Within that aura, there was a faint trace of Lu Hao's aura.

"You rat, do you think you can escape my grasp?" Lu Tiancheng sneered, instantly transforming into a streak of light that tore through the sky, chasing after something in the northwest!

Wherever it passed, the clouds parted automatically, leaving a long trail of airflow.

At this moment, Xia Jin followed the planned retreat route without stopping at all.

He quickly arrived at a secluded ravine with a cave he had prepared beforehand. He swiftly slipped inside and threw the heavily injured and unconscious Lu Hao to the ground. Immediately afterward, he picked up a male corpse that he had prepared beforehand, which was similar in build to Lu Hao.

"Hmph! I wonder which of those three old ghosts will emerge from the Great Qian Imperial Palace this time? It would be best if it was that one named 'Lu Tiancheng'! That way, I'll have a chance to complete the system's first mission!" Xia Jin sneered.

He then hoisted the double onto his shoulder and sped off along a route opposite the cave. Soon, he arrived at a valley filled with mist.

This was a place he had deliberately chosen; the fog might increase his chances of a successful sneak attack.

Xia Jin found a conspicuous, huge bluestone, threw the stand-in man on her shoulder onto it, and then hid in the shadows of the forest at the edge of the valley.

"Judging by the timeline, if they really are coming after us, they should be arriving soon! I hope that by then, I can successfully deliver this grand gift!"

"Demon Heart Crossing!!"

Taking a deep breath, Xia Jin's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, and a violent power surged from the depths of her heart, instantly circulating throughout her body. Although she tried her best to restrain her aura, her inner power was rising wildly, becoming nearly twice as strong as before!

"Seven Forms of Terrifying Silence!"

At the same time, he drew a long sword from behind him with his right hand and swung it around continuously in place.

Once!

Twice!

Three times!

The seven layers of sword intent slowly condensed, concealed and not yet unleashed, but the sword intent it faintly emitted definitely exceeded the limit of the Divine Travel Realm.

This is one of Xia Jin's most treasured techniques—the Seven Forms of Silence! When combined, the seven forms possess the power to annihilate the soul!

"No, this is not enough! We only have one chance. If we fail the first time, we will probably have to run away!" Xia Jin's skin had unknowingly begun to turn from its original bronze color to red, and wisps of steam could even be seen emanating from his body.

The Demon Heart Transcendence, coupled with the hidden seven layers of sword intent, was also a huge burden on his body.

"Divine Firmament Thunder Technique!!"

Xia Jin's mind stirred again, and strands of pure and domineering purple lightning spread out from her palm, directly wrapping around the blade and slowly merging with the seven layers of sword intent.

Even under Xia Jin's deliberate suppression, the ground beneath his feet began to melt continuously.

Indeed, the rocks beneath my feet melted like ice and snow, and I began to slowly sink.

"If it weren't for the Nine Revolutions Creation Scripture that could conceal my aura, those old ghosts would probably have discovered me before even leaving Tianyu City!" Xia Jin's forehead veins bulged, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat fortunate.

Ten breaths passed.

Xia Jin's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the sky at the entrance of the valley.

"Why hasn't anyone come yet? Could it be that my plan has failed?" Xia Jin felt a chill in his heart. He was already close to his limit, and if he didn't quickly dissipate his current state, his own body would probably be the first to give out.

However, just when he was about to give up...

Suddenly, an aura far surpassing that of the Divine Realm rushed toward the valley where he was.

"Finally... I've been waiting for you!"