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

Leng Yuexi gasped, her mouth slightly agape as she stared at Xia Jin in utter shock.

"What? You seem a little skeptical!" Xia Jin looked down at Leng Yuexi, finding her expression rather cute.

Leng Yuexi shook her head, but her eyes were still full of doubt: "I naturally believe what my husband says! But I remember that before my husband left the Great Xia Dynasty, he hadn't even reached the peak of the Divine Ascension Realm. How long has it been, and he's already at the Land Immortal Realm?"

"It's alright! Let me show you for yourself, and you'll know whether your husband was lying or not!!" Xia Jin didn't explain much. She tightened her arms around Leng Yuexi's waist slightly, and in the next instant, the two figures disappeared from the pavilion and appeared high in the sky.

"Ah!" Leng Yuexi involuntarily covered her mouth. She hadn't even had time to react. She just felt that in the blink of an eye, she had disappeared from the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

Such speed is probably only achievable by a terrestrial immortal.

"Hold me tight," Xia Jin whispered in Leng Yuexi's ear.

Immediately, centered on him, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be summoned, rushing in with joyful abandon. Even though Leng Yuexi didn't know what spiritual energy was, seeing the white mist surrounding her like a living thing, she understood that this was definitely not a technique possessed by someone in the Divine Travel Realm.

Especially after she subconsciously inhaled some of the white mist, she felt refreshed and invigorated.

"Can you feel it?" Xia Jin asked with a smile.

Leng Yuexi nodded, nestled tightly in his arms, and hugged Xia Jin even tighter.

"Let's go, it's time to see Xia Yu. I wonder if this kid has managed to fully integrate Dayuan and Fenglin into the Great Xia during my absence." Xia Jin, back in the Jinwang Palace, held Leng Yuexi's hand and said gently.

As soon as the two reached the entrance of the Imperial Study, they saw Qin Hu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, carrying a huge scroll wrapped in kraft paper as he walked over.

Even with his Grandmaster-level cultivation, carrying this object still felt quite heavy.

As soon as Qin Hu turned around, he saw Xia Jin and Leng Yuexi. He quickly leaned his things against a pillar and bowed, saying, "Qin Hu greets Your Highness and Your Highness!"

"Alright." Xia Jin's gaze fell on the enormous thing, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Qin Hu, what is this thing? How can it be so huge?"

"Your Highness, this is a map of the Eastern Regions personally drawn by Miss Jiang Rou."

"A map of the Eastern Regions?" Xia Jin frowned. "I remember there should be quite a few maps of the Eastern Regions in this palace, if not more?"

Qin Hu grinned, "Your Highness may not know this, but this map is different from the usual maps of the Eastern Regions. Once I have set it up, Your Highness will be able to see it at a glance."

Xia Jin nodded: "Okay! Let's carry it inside."

"yes!"

As soon as they entered the Imperial Study, they saw Emperor Xia Yu and Jiang Rou leaning over a huge table, discussing something in hushed tones while looking at a smaller map.

Hearing footsteps, Xia Yu looked up and, seeing Xia Jin and Leng Yuexi, his face lit up with joy: "Big brother! Sister-in-law! Big brother, why are you back?"

Jiang Rou quickly followed suit and bowed, saying, "Jiang Rou greets Prince Jin and Master!"

"No need for formalities." Xia Jin waved her hand, but her gaze was already fixed on the map of the new Eastern Region that Qin Hu and the two eunuchs were carefully unfolding.

This revelation surprised even Xia Jin, who was well-informed.

The map, nearly ten meters long, almost covered the entire wall of one side of the Imperial Study.

The mountains, rivers, cities, and passes on the map are all marked with meticulous detail. But what is even more astonishing is that almost every prefecture and important town on the map is marked with a large amount of information in extremely small font: the number of troops stationed, the number of households, major grain products, special products, trade routes, the location of mines, etc.

Such a detailed map is truly a rare sight!

"This...this painting was drawn by you, Jiang Rou?" Xia Jin looked at Jiang Rou, her eyes filled with amazement.

Jiang Rou nodded, but there was no smugness on her face.

Xia Yu chuckled from the side, "Brother, the map drawn by Miss Jiang Rou will be of great help to our unification of the Eastern Region."

"Yes! That's true! By the way," Xia Jin's gaze shifted from the map to Xia Yu, "have the kingdoms of Dayuan and Fenglin been fully integrated into our Great Xia?"

Upon hearing Xia Jin's words, Xia Yu's expression instantly turned serious: "Don't worry, elder brother! With Miss Jiang Rou's assistance, the integration between our two countries and Great Xia is progressing smoothly."

"As for the remaining four kingdoms in the Eastern Region, according to our plan, we will surely bring them to surrender within five months and complete the unification of the Eastern Region!" Xia Yu pointed to the four remaining regions on the map that were still marked with different colors.

"Five months?"

Xia Yu glanced at Xia Jin, who was somewhat dissatisfied, and said with a wry smile, "That's right, this is still a relatively tight timeframe we've calculated. After all, we still need to consider whether the two great dynasties of Lieyang and Daqian in the Central Region will intervene. Otherwise, based on the surrender documents my sister-in-law obtained after her trip to these four countries, we could probably announce our surrender to Daxia within a month."

"Hahahaha!" Xia Jin suddenly laughed.

"Big brother... what's wrong with you...?" Xia Yu looked at Xia Jin with a puzzled expression.

Leng Yuexi spoke up at the right moment: "What my husband probably means is that Great Xia no longer needs to be wary of the two great dynasties in the Central Region."

"Sister-in-law, why is this?" Xia Yu was still puzzled, while Jiang Rou waited for Leng Yuexi's explanation.

"Because," Leng Yuexi looked at Xia Jin, her eyes shining brightly, "my husband has now advanced to the realm of a terrestrial immortal."

"What?!"

"A terrestrial deity?!"

Xia Yu and Jiang Rou gasped in shock almost simultaneously, while Qin Hu, who was waiting nearby, was even more startled, staring wide-eyed at Xia Jin with a face full of astonishment.

The imperial study fell silent, with only the sound of a few people breathing rapidly.

A terrestrial immortal! That's a legendary realm, the pinnacle of existence even in the entire Eastern Xuan Continent!

"Alright, it's just a terrestrial immortal, no need for you all to make such a fuss!" Xia Jin waved her hand, walked to the huge map of the Eastern Region, and pointed to the location of the Great Qian Dynasty: "Hurry up! After unifying the Eastern Region, our next goal will be to annex the Great Qian!"

"What?! To annex the Great Qian Dynasty?!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu exchanged a glance with Jiang Rou, a hint of doubt appearing on his face: "Brother, the Great Qian Dynasty has a profound foundation and has stood firm in the Central Region for many years. According to what my sister-in-law said before, its royal family must have a terrestrial immortal being in charge... If we were to attack them, I'm afraid...?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Those three old ghosts from the Great Qian Dynasty, no, I should say two old ghosts at the Land Immortal Realm, are nothing to worry about!" Xia Jin sneered, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. "I happened to have killed one of their old ghosts at the Land Immortal Realm in the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Ten days later, once I have completely stabilized my cultivation level, I will return to the Great Qian Dynasty."

"At that time, we will send the two remaining old ghosts in the palace on their way."