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

Chapter 234 The Ten-Year Grand Prize: Pangu Axe; Yuanshi Tianzun Emerges from Seclusion

Jiepai Pass, the wind and snow remain the same.

Since the establishment of the City God by the Shang Dynasty and the entry of Pingxin into the Heavenly Court, the operation of the Three Realms has already formed its own rules.

No matter how the situation outside the Great Wall changes, this impregnable pass remains like a stubborn rock blocking the throat of the East.

Spring goes and autumn comes, time passes silently.

Before they knew it, the nine-year deadline set by the Primordial Celestial Venerable at Kunlun Mountain was fast approaching.

At this time, it was also the tenth year that Xiao Wuji had been guarding Jiepai Pass.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the secret underground chamber of the General's Mansion, the Dragon-Slaying Stone firmly locked away all external causes and effects.

Xiao Wuji sat cross-legged on the Spirit Gathering Jade Bed, his figure serene, like a stone sculpture that had stood there since the beginning of time.

At this moment, a vast and boundless cosmic landscape was unfolding within his body.

The twenty-four great worlds operate ceaselessly in the void, and the world barriers are as solid as primordial divine metal.

Over the past ten years, the continuous flow of incense offerings and the authentic source of the earth have nourished him, refining his late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm to the point where there is no further advancement.

On that very morning.

Buzz!

An unprecedented, ancient, and grand sound of bells and chimes suddenly resounded in the deepest part of Xiao Wuji's mind without warning.

The voice was not as crisp as usual; instead, it sounded like a divine decree from the depths of the primordial chaos before its formation.

[Ding! A major milestone has been reached! Congratulations to the host for successfully guarding Jiepai Pass for ten years!]

[The system has conducted its 10th-anniversary final settlement—the grand prize has been awarded!]

[Reward: Pangu Axe, a Chaos Treasure!]

boom!

As the system notification sound faded, Xiao Wuji's unwavering Dao heart froze completely at that moment.

He slowly opened his eyes, and deep within his pupils, the scene inside the system space was reflected.

It was an ancient, massive axe, its entire body a grayish-brown color.

There was no divine light or array patterns on the axe blade; only a pure and ultimate source of power flowed quietly across its surface.

Pangu's Axe.

The ultimate treasure that created the world, shattered chaos, and suppressed the three thousand Great Daos!

After Pangu created the world and perished, this supreme treasure of chaos split into three, transforming into the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Eastern Emperor Bell.

For countless millennia, all living beings in the primordial world believed that this treasure had become a lost art.

Who would have thought that today, within this Jiepai Pass, the complete Pangu Axe would reappear in the world!

"Hahahaha! It's actually the Pangu Axe! It's actually the Pangu Axe!"

"Good, good, good, what a magnificent Pangu Axe!"

Xiao Wuji burst into laughter, releasing all the caution he had suppressed for ten years.

After all, this is the Pangu Axe, hailed as the strongest Chaos Treasure. Compared to it, the Chaos Bell and other things are simply trash.

Moreover, thanks to the system's daily check-in rewards, he refined all the restrictions almost instantly, without any obstacles whatsoever.

He opened his right hand and suddenly clenched his five fingers into the air.

Feeling the ultimate resonance between the twenty-four great worlds within his body and this divine axe, Xiao Wuji felt an overwhelming surge of boundless pride in his heart.

With his current powerful physique as a Primordial Golden Immortal who has proven his Dao through strength, combined with the immense power of the Great Thousand Worlds, and wielding the Pangu Axe, if he were to face Zhunti and Jieyin again, he was certain that Zhunti would not escape at the same time that Xiao Wuji obtained the Pangu Axe.

Beyond the thirty-third heaven, on Mount Kunlun, lies the Jade Void Palace.

The once ethereal and otherworldly ancestral temple of the Chan Sect was now shrouded in a suffocating and terrifying atmosphere.

Rumble—!!!

With a deafening roar that shattered the heavens, the dome of the ancient palace deep within the Jade Void Palace exploded into a shower of dust.

A jet-black demonic aura, ten thousand feet long, like a reversed black river of heaven, carrying the ultimate malice of annihilating all things, surged up from the depths of the main hall and soared into the clouds!

The demon's power was overwhelming, blotting out the sky and the sun.

That extremely domineering demonic origin instantly stained the Xuanmen pure energy that had accumulated over countless eons in the Kunlun Mountains into complete darkness.

At this moment, the entire sacred mountain seemed to have transformed into an ancient abyss devoid of life.

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In the center of the hall.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable had disheveled hair, and his Jade Purity Daoist robe was tattered and corroded by demonic energy.

His usually cold and noble eyes had now turned into an extremely eerie scarlet color.

For nine years, he refined himself day and night, using his purest saintly essence as fuel.

Along the way, he experienced countless frenzied backlashes from the remnants of the Demon Ancestor Rahu's divine consciousness, and his Dao heart nearly collapsed and fell into ruin several times.

But in the end, he persevered.

"Clang!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable slowly raised his right hand, and the jet-black spear emitted an extremely bloodthirsty clang in his palm.

The dripping black blood from the spear tip burned dark holes in the void.

The most ferocious weapon of antiquity, the God-Slaying Spear, was finally completely refined and controlled by him after consuming the immeasurable essence of a saint!

Gun and man become one, their demonic power is unparalleled.

Feeling the destructive power within his body, nourished by demonic energy, Yuanshi Tianzun's face twisted, and he couldn't help but let out a chilling and arrogant laugh.

"Tongtian is dead, Taiqing has retreated. Today, in this primordial world, who can withstand a single spear thrust from me?"

Just as his laughter echoed through the hall.

Outside the Jade Void Palace, the void was torn apart like waves.

Two dazzling golden lights of Bodhi descended from the sky, and the two saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, who had been eagerly waiting, stepped into the hall on golden lotuses.

Nine years have passed, and they have finally waited for this moment.

However, when they saw what Yuanshi Tianzun looked like now, their pupils shrank sharply, and a chill ran through them instinctively.

Where is the celestial demeanor of the leader of the orthodox Xuanmen sect now that we see the Primordial Celestial Venerable?

His body was shrouded in black mist, and his eyes were bloodshot. The destructive demonic power emanating from his body even made them feel a chilling sensation in their bones.

But in an instant, the extreme palpitations were replaced by extreme ecstasy.

The stronger Yuanshi is, the more terrifying the power of this God-Slaying Spear becomes!

The more the tortoise shell of Jiepai Pass caused them so much suffering and humiliation, the more likely it was that it would be shattered!

"Amitabha."

Zhunti Daoist stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and, unable to contain his excitement, offered his congratulations repeatedly.

"Congratulations, Brother Yuanshi! Nine years have passed, and the divine weapon is complete! With this most ferocious weapon of the ancient times in your hands, the eerie light barrier at Jiepai Pass will surely be broken today!"

The guide also looked distressed, but his eyes flashed with a sharp, cold light.

"The great calamity has been delayed for too long, and unforeseen events have arisen. Today, it is time to settle the karmic debts of the Jie Sect and welcome back our disciples!"

Yuanshi Tianzun stroked the cold gun barrel with one hand.

He looked at the two Western Saints who had come, his scarlet demonic eyes as cold as if he were looking at a group of lifeless dead people.

"Fellow Daoists, go and fulfill your previous agreement. Pingxin and the Underworld are your responsibility to delay them."

Yuanshi Tianzun held the God-Slaying Spear upside down, took a step forward, and his dark demonic energy erupted, instantly tearing apart the void of Yuxu Palace.

"Walk."

The cold voice echoed in the hall, carrying the irresistible will of a saint.

"Today, I will make Jiepai Pass barren, not a blade of grass will grow there!"