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

Several days later, deep within the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Empress Pingxin sat serenely above the Wheel of Reincarnation, her plain white robes fluttering even without wind.

Her eyes, which had seen through life and death, now shone with an unprecedented solemnity and determination.

After this period of deduction, combined with Xiao Wuji's perfect concept that can be described as a dimensional reduction attack, the new order of the Netherworld has been completely formed in her divine mind.

"I am at peace."

A grand and majestic decree, containing supreme laws of the earth, resounded from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds, instantly echoing throughout the entire Primordial World, Three Realms, and Six Paths.

"Today, I establish the Underworld in the netherworld to restore the order of reincarnation!"

"Establish Fengdu City to govern the entire underworld; appoint the Ten Kings of Hell to judge the good and evil of the departed souls; build the Eighteen Levels of Hell to punish the most wicked ghosts in the world; open the Gates of Hell, build the Bridge of Helplessness, and brew the Soup of Forgetfulness to define the boundary between Yin and Yang and wash away the karma of past lives!"

"The Underworld, be established!"

Rumble—!

As this decree was issued, the entire primordial world erupted in an unprecedented and intense resonance.

The once chaotic and disorderly underworld, filled with wandering ghosts, was instantly transformed into a series of majestic and solemn ghost cities and palaces.

The gears of the six realms of reincarnation, emitting a deafening roar, were completely completed and meshed.

The vengeful spirits and resentment that had accumulated in the depths of the Blood Sea for countless eons since the Lich Wars finally found a perfect place for release and purification, turning into a torrent that surged into the order of the underworld and began an orderly cycle of reincarnation and cleansing.

The earth trembled, and endless auspicious energy gathered wildly in the heavens.

A thick, dark yellow cloud of merit and virtue took shape at the top of the sky.

The sheer size of this golden cloud of merit caused even the Heavenly Saints beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens to turn their heads in awe, their minds reeling.

"Establishing order in the underworld is a great act of merit!"

Under the horrified gazes of countless powerful beings from the primordial era, the massive golden cloud of merit that blotted out the sky crashed down.

Eighty percent of them fell into the Netherworld, merging into the newborn underworld of Lady Pingxin.

However, the remaining 20% ​​of Xuanhuang merit took a strange turn in mid-air.

Like a golden, inverted galaxy, it pierced through the endless void and headed straight for the human realm!

"Is that... the direction of Jiepai Pass?"

"Why was the merit of Lady Pingxin's efforts in establishing the Underworld distributed to that third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect?"

The powerful beings of the Primordial World were completely dumbfounded. They simply couldn't understand how Xiao Wuji, a general guarding the gates of a great Shang Dynasty, could be involved in the reconstruction of order in the Nine Netherworld, and even take away a full 20% of the merits!

At the very same moment that merit pierced the sky.

Chaoge City, Royal Palace.

King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin, was holding the urgent battle report that had just arrived, and he was so excited that he trembled all over and laughed loudly.

"They forced four saints to retreat in succession! They compelled the Chan Sect army to retreat again and again!"

A fanatical glint flashed in Di Xin's eyes; the successive victories at Jiepai Pass had completely swept away the gloom in his heart.

Xiao Wuji not only protected the gates of the Great Shang Dynasty, but also made the high and mighty sage return empty-handed. What an unparalleled achievement this is!

"Convey my decree!"

Emperor Xin abruptly rose, drew the Emperor's Sword from his waist, and his voice, like a resounding bell, echoed throughout the court and the countryside:

"General Xiao Wuji of Jiepai Pass turned the tide, repeatedly defeating the immortals of the Chan Sect, and achieved unparalleled merit in stabilizing the country and saving the world from collapse!"

"Today, I hereby bestow upon Xiao Wuji the title of Holy Master Protector of the Great Shang Dynasty! He shall not bow before me, and shall sit on equal footing with me! The fate of the Great Shang Dynasty shall be at his disposal!"

Emperor Xin then affixed the imperial seal to the throne.

Above Chaoge City, the once listless Great Shang Black Bird suddenly let out a high-pitched, clear cry that reached the clouds.

The vast and boundless human fortune converged wildly, transforming into a solid golden dragon tens of thousands of feet long, roaring as it soared into the sky, echoing the golden clouds of profound merit descending from the heavens, and together they sped eastward.

Jiepai Pass, deep within the strategic formation.

Xiao Wuji, who had just broken through to the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, was sitting cross-legged, stabilizing the surging boundary power within his body.

Suddenly, he looked up.

A dazzling golden light of profound merit and a roaring golden dragon of human destiny ignored all spatial barriers, directly pierced through the dome, and poured into Xiao Wuji's crown without reservation!

"boom!"

Xiao Wuji shuddered.

The underworld in Lady Pingxin's realm is finally complete! Emperor Xin's rewards have also arrived!

These two forces are, firstly, the highest reward from the Earth for perfecting the primordial order, and secondly, the blessing of the most prosperous national fortune of the Human Dynasty.

They do not travel through meridians or cultivate the physical body; instead, they directly affect the cultivator's foundation and destiny.

For Xiao Wuji, who had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, the energy required to break through again by relying solely on external forces would be astronomical. Although these two forces were enormous, they could not allow him to immediately break through to the late stage.

However, for him, this was the perfect icing on the cake!

"melt!"

Xiao Wuji opened his inner world, absorbing all the massive amount of merit and human fortune.

boom!

"melt!"

Xiao Wuji opened his inner world, absorbing all the massive amount of merit and human fortune.

boom!

Merit and fortune entered the body, transforming into the purest nourishment, which was poured into the World Tree that supported the inner world.

Nourished by this supreme power of heaven and earth, the World Tree's branches and leaves grew wildly, blotting out the sky.

Its massive root system extends endlessly into the depths of the void, directly causing the twenty-four inner worlds within Xiao Wuji's body to begin to expand dramatically!

Originally just twenty-four minor worlds in their infancy, their territories increased ten million times during this violent expansion, actually breaking through the barrier of world status and transforming into twenty-four vast and boundless middle worlds!

The cycle of life and death established by the twelve-petaled purple lotus of reincarnation has become even more profound and flawless in this vast evolution of heaven and earth.

Although Xiao Wuji's cultivation level was still at the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, the slight restlessness he had left behind due to his continuous breakthroughs was completely smoothed out by this massive amount of merit and fortune.

His internal magical power reserves have expanded several times, and his Dao foundation has been solidified to an unbelievable degree!

True perfection, a truly flawless golden body!

Xiao Wuji sat on the futon, feeling the seemingly inexhaustible power within his body, and a contented smile appeared on his lips.

"Sitting at home, a profound sense of tranquility descends upon you. This feeling of harvesting vegetables is truly wonderful."

At this moment, outside Jiepai Pass, the remnants of the Chan Sect who had retreated to the foot of Qishan Mountain raised their heads in fear.

They saw that the Jiepai Pass, which was originally filled with malevolent energy, was now being protected by a layer of sacred, vast, and inviolable Xuanhuang golden light of merit and a golden dragon of human fortune.

The entire pass was bathed in golden light, resembling a divine abode, sacred and inviolable.

Jiang Ziya stared blankly at this scene, his already lifeless heart plunging into an abyss.

Heaven bestows merits, and the Emperor grants good fortune.

Is this Jiepai Pass, and Xiao Wuji, truly the chosen one?