After guarding the gates for a hundred years, I drove the Heavenly Saint to madness.

Jiepai Pass, deep within the strategic formation.

After Pingxin's avatar dissipated, Xiao Wuji sat cross-legged, gazing at the twelve-petaled Reincarnation Purple Lotus floating in front of him.

With such a supreme treasure from the netherworld, the twenty-four minor worlds within his body could complete the cycle of life and death, further perfecting the twenty-four heavens, and he might even be able to advance his cultivation further with the help of the worlds' transformation.

For the past few days, Xiao Wuji has been consolidating his cultivation level and sorting out his gains here.

This day.

[Ding! Day 135 of guarding the pass has been completed.]

Deep within his consciousness, a long-awaited notification sound rang out.

[Check-in Reward: World Tree Seed!]

hum-

A grayish-brown seed landed in my palm. It had no dazzling divine light, nor any extraordinary phenomena.

But the moment he got his hands on it, Xiao Wuji's blood boiled violently!

The twenty-four minor worlds integrated into the acupoints uncontrollably emitted deafening roars, as if a parched desert had smelled sweet rain.

Divine senses probed in.

boom!

A phantom image of an ancient divine tree, supporting the stars and rooted in chaos, appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness.

This seed contains the purest spatial laws and vibrant life force.

World Tree Seeds!

Xiao Wuji's eyes lit up with wild joy; this reward was like a godsend!

The twenty-four worlds within him were ultimately forcibly created, lacking the stabilizing force to suppress their boundaries. Once overloaded, they are highly susceptible to collapse.

Today, the Twelve-Petaled Reincarnation Purple Lotus can evolve into the soul of the world and establish the order of reincarnation; the World Tree seed can serve as the bones of the world, transforming into a pillar supporting the sky and stabilizing the boundary!

The two complement each other, which is exactly the foundation for his enlightenment that he lacked most.

Xiao Wuji gripped the seed tightly, suppressing the urge to immediately refine it and break through to the next realm.

These two divine objects are of great importance. If he were to merge them rashly without a stable mindset, it could easily cause the power of the world to go out of control. He must continue to refine and temper them for a period of time.

He put away the two divine artifacts, removed the restrictions around his body, and left his secluded retreat.

……

It was already late autumn and winter outside, and the vegetation inside the pass was covered with a layer of frost.

In the backyard of the General's Mansion, Yunxiao sat upright at a stone table, brewing immortal tea.

These days, whenever Xiao Wuji emerges from seclusion, he will enjoy tea and discuss philosophy with Yunxiao.

Seeing him approach, Yunxiao stopped what she was doing, her gaze softening with a tender tenderness.

"You've emerged from quarantine?"

Yunxiao handed over a cup of hot tea and casually brushed away a speck of dust from Xiao Wuji's shoulder.

"How are your injuries? Did the confrontation with the Sage's oppressive aura that day leave any hidden dangers?"

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I am already fine."

Xiao Wuji sat down at the stone table and drank some warm tea.

He put down his teacup, his gaze falling on Yunxiao, his brows twitching slightly.

"Master, the flow of the Shangqing Immortal Qi within your body seems sluggish. Is the cold poison from Qilin Cliff still not completely eradicated?"

Yunxiao shook his head: "The cold poison has been cured, but the long period of suppression at the bottom of the cliff has damaged his Dao foundation. It will probably take some time to slowly rebuild it before he can return to the Great Luo Realm."

Xiao Wuji pondered for a moment, then extended his index finger. A wisp of hazy, gray-colored primordial energy of the Five Elements condensed at his fingertip, exuding the supreme Daoist charm of the Jade Tablet of Creation.

"Master specializes in array formations and water elemental techniques. Water benefits all things without striving. But now that a great calamity is imminent, simply refusing to strive will only lead to a lower level of mastery."

Xiao Wuji's voice was calm and even, like a morning bell or evening drum.

"If water turns to ice, it can freeze all things; if water becomes a sea, it can swallow the heavens."

He casually pointed a finger into the void, leaving behind a profound trace of the law.

"You might try integrating the killing intent of the formation into the water element's essence, turning stillness into movement."

Yunxiao looked at the trajectory of the law, a hint of shock flashing in her beautiful eyes, before she fell into deep thought.

A moment later, the aura that had been stagnant around her for so long began to loosen slightly.

She came to her senses and looked at the young man who was calmly guiding her on the path of cultivation. Her expression became extremely complicated.

"I really didn't expect this..."

Yunxiao smiled and teased softly, "Back on Three Immortals Island, that little fellow who would fall over even when trying to fly was now ahead of me and was even instructing me on cultivation."

Xiao Wuji smiled and said nothing, but quietly filled Yunxiao's teacup.

Seeing his composed demeanor, Yunxiao's smile gradually faded, replaced by an unyielding sadness.

"If that little girl Bixiao were still here..."

Yunxiao's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes reddened.

"Seeing how powerful you are now, she'll surely jump for joy and pester you to teach her these amazing supernatural powers every day."

The mention of Bixiao instantly somber the atmosphere in the courtyard.

Xiao Wuji's hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, his knuckles turning white.

The carefree life on the Three Immortals Island and the brutal battle on the Yellow River were like a thorn, firmly embedded in the hearts of the master and disciple.

"Rest assured, Master."

Xiao Wuji raised his head, his eyes revealing a resolute determination.

"I will never forget this blood debt. One day, I will make Yuxu Palace pay for it."

The two sat facing each other in silence, with only the rustling of pine needles falling in the night wind.

After a brief moment of sadness, Yunxiao composed herself, looked up at the sky beyond the pass, her delicate brows furrowed, and her eyes betrayed her worry.

"Wuji, can you sense it? In the past few days, the secrets of heaven outside Jiepai Pass have been completely cut off."

Yunxiao's voice was solemn: "No spiritual energy has flowed in, no cause and effect have been transferred. This area of ​​ten thousand miles seems to have been forcibly torn from the primordial world by an irresistible and supreme power."

"Such methods are definitely not something that a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect could use... It is likely that a Sage personally intervened and set up some kind of deadly trap that seals off the heavens and the earth."

Xiao Wuji was not surprised. The Chan Sect had suffered heavy losses and would not swallow this insult.

He swirled the rim of his glass, his tone calm: "I guessed it. Yuanshi Tianzun and the others suffered a great loss, so naturally they will try every means to retaliate."

Xiao Wuji looked at the clouds, his eyes bright and resolute.

"Master, please rest assured and recuperate. They want to turn Jiepai Pass into a dead end, but little do they know, this has given me the opportunity to close the gate and gather strength."

"As long as I, Xiao Wuji, am still standing on this city wall..." He finished his tea and said it with a resounding voice.

"The sky will never fall down."

Looking at the young man's composed profile and absolute confidence, the worry in Yunxiao's eyes gradually dissipated.

For some reason, as long as this young man said he could protect her, her anxious heart would feel at ease.

……

Several days later, Xiao Wuji once again stepped into the depths of the array's core.

Layer upon layer of restrictions rose up with a roar, completely isolating all auras from the outside world.

He walked to the futon and sat down cross-legged. At this moment, his eyes were free of distractions, focused only on the origin of the Great Dao.

Spread your hands flat.

"out!"

On his left hand, a twelve-petaled purple lotus of reincarnation, shrouded in purple mist, appeared, radiating the power of the netherworld and reincarnation.

In his right hand, a grayish-brown World Tree seed floats, exuding a robust vitality that solidifies the boundary.

Xiao Wuji took a deep breath, and the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique began to circulate. The twenty-four minor worlds hidden deep within his acupoints roared in unison, and violent boundary power surged through his meridians.

"A world without reincarnation is just a stagnant pool; a sky without the support of the Jianmu tree is ultimately fragile."

Xiao Wuji's eyes were like torches as he stared intently at the divine object in his hand, and he shouted in a deep voice:

"Today, let these twenty-four heavens truly transform from caterpillars into butterflies!"