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

The night was as dark as ink, shrouding Jiepai Pass in a somber atmosphere.

Inside the General's Mansion, Xiao Wuji sat cross-legged, his body surrounded by a five-colored halo that flickered like his breath.

[Ding! Three days of defense completed.]

[Reward received: One of the Thirty-Six Great Divine Powers of the Heavenly Gang - Turning Earth into Steel!]

As the system's cold notification sound faded, an incomparably profound understanding of the laws instantly surged into Xiao Wuji's sea of ​​consciousness.

To ordinary cultivators, the technique of turning the ground into steel might just be a minor spell used to solidify the ground, trap enemies, or reinforce cave dwellings.

But in Xiao Wuji's hands now, who possesses the Great Five Elements Technique, this supernatural power has a completely different meaning.

The Central Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao in the Great Five Elements Technique is the supreme method for governing all lands. Now, combined with the Heavenly Gang Great Divine Power, the qualitative change produced by the fusion of the two is simply terrifying.

Xiao Wuji slowly extended a finger and gently tapped it on the bluestone floor in front of him.

"Buzz..."

With that finger as the center, the earth veins within a hundred miles instantly became part of his body.

At this moment, Xiao Wuji felt that if he wanted, this earth could instantly transform into a steel millstone that would strangle all life.

"what?"

The next moment, Xiao Wuji seemed to sense something, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

"interesting."

……

Hundreds of feet underground.

Tu Xingsun was like a slippery loach, rapidly moving between the rock layers and the soil.

As Ju Liusun's prized disciple, his earth-walking technique was a unique skill of the Chan Sect.

As long as he has his feet on the ground, he can travel a thousand miles a day, ignoring all city walls and passes.

"Heh heh, what kind of bullshit boundary marker or five-colored divine light can they do anything to me?"

As Tu Xingsun flew through the mud, he secretly felt smug.

He recalled the horrific state of Nezha during the day, when he was beaten to the point of being unable to tell whether he was alive or dead, and a smirk involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Deep underground, Tu Xingsun had absolute confidence.

He could sense that the foundation of the city wall at Jiepai Pass above had indeed been reinforced by some force, making it so hard it was almost painful to the touch.

But he didn't need to touch those tough nuts; he could simply bypass them from deep underground and strike straight at the heart of the enemy.

"Found it, the General's Mansion!"

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Tu Xingsun's small eyes.

Through the vibrations of the earth's veins, he had already pinpointed the aura of the person meditating above.

"Heaven is on my side! This great achievement belongs to me, Tu Xingsun!"

Tu Xingsun took out the Immortal Binding Rope from his waist. This was the treasure of his master, Ju Liusun, which was used to protect the cave. Once it was used, no one below the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal could escape.

He adjusted his posture, aimed at the figure directly above him, and prepared to burst out of the ground and kill with one blow!

However, just as he was about a foot from the ground, and the sinister grin on his face had fully blossomed, he...

Xiao Wuji, who was sitting cross-legged in the secret room, suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no panic in his eyes, only a cold indifference as if looking down on ants.

He gently pressed down with the finger that had been resting on the ground.

He uttered four words softly:

"Turning the earth into steel."

boom--!

In an instant, a supreme law fluctuation flowed from his fingertips and instantly spread throughout the entire underground of the General's Mansion!

The soil, which was originally as soft and welcoming as flowing water to Tu Xingsun, underwent a terrifying qualitative change in that one-thousandth of a second.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud came from underground, the sound of Tu Xingsun's head slamming hard against the solidified rock as he charged at high speed.

"Snap, snap, snap—!"

Immediately following was a series of teeth-grinding sounds of bones cracking.

Immense pressure was pressing in from all directions at the same time.

Before Tu Xingsun could even let out a scream, his ribs, limbs, and skull were crushed by the terrifying ground pressure at the same time.

The blood wanted to gush out, but because there was no gap around, it could only be forced back into the blood vessels, and even seeped into the cracks of the hard soil through the pores.

Inside a sealed room.

Xiao Wuji withdrew his finger expressionlessly, then transformed it into a claw and grabbed at the ground in mid-air.

"rise."

The once indestructible ground softened instantly, cracking open.

Xiao Wuji pulled Tu Xingsun, who was no longer human, out of the ground as if he were a rotten radish.

At this moment, Tu Xingsun no longer possessed any of the demeanor of a Golden Immortal disciple of the Chan Sect.

His body was limp as mud, all his bones were broken, only his small eyes were still barely open, filled with unprecedented fear and confusion.

Xiao Wuji, holding Tu Xingsun by the neck, looked at the distorted face and said calmly:

"Showing off your Five Elements Escape Technique in front of me, you little thing are quite interesting."

Upon hearing Xiao Wuji's words, a desperate plea flashed in Tu Xingsun's eyes.

His primordial spirit is still intact. As long as his primordial spirit is not destroyed, even if his physical body is destroyed, he can return to Kunlun Mountain to ask his master and grandmaster for help, and perhaps he can rebuild his immortal body.

However, Xiao Wuji's next move completely shattered his last illusions.

"Want to live?"

Xiao Wuji sneered, and a sharp, intense metal energy suddenly erupted from his palm.

"Since the Chan Sect wants to put me on the list, then I'll send you on your way too."

puff!

A white-gold sharp light pierced directly into Tu Xingsun's brow.

Tu Xingsun's small, fear-filled eyes instantly dimmed, and the true spirit within him that was trying to escape was also instantly pulverized by this domineering Geng metal energy.

The three generations of elites of the Chan Sect, including Ju Liusun's beloved disciple, have completely vanished into the world.

Xiao Wuji casually tossed the rotten corpse aside, as if discarding a piece of trash.

"Someone come here."

Outside the door, Xu Gai cautiously pushed it open and entered. He immediately saw the bloody, mangled mess on the ground, and his stomach churned.

But he quickly recognized the unique short figure and the Immortal Binding Rope lying to the side, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"This...this is..."

"Tu Xingsun attempted to assassinate me, but has been executed."

Xiao Wuji pulled out a handkerchief and slowly wiped away non-existent dust from his fingers.

"Post him out."

"Hang...hang where?" Xu Gai stammered.

"It was hung on the highest flagpole at Jiepai Pass, directly facing Jiang Ziya's command tent."

"I'll show those hypocritical immortals of the Chan Sect what happens when you steal chickens and dogs."

……

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the eastern clouds and shone on the majestic city tower of Jiepai Pass.

Inside the Xiqi camp, the soldiers who were preparing to cook suddenly erupted into a panicked commotion.

"What is that?"

"My God! That's General Tu Xingsun!"

"How is that possible? Doesn't General Tu Xingsun know the art of moving on land?"

Countless eyes stared in terror at the boundary marker.

Beneath the fluttering banners of the Shang army, a small and twisted corpse swayed in the wind.

The corpse looked as if it had been tortured; there wasn't a single good bone in its body, as if it had been crushed by two mountains. The gruesome state of its death was simply horrifying.

In front of the command tent, Jiang Ziya's teacup shattered with a "crack".

Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and the others standing behind him were all pale-faced, staring intently at the corpse on the city wall, a chill running from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

Last night, they were still hoping for good news from Tu Xingsun.

But who could have imagined that Tu Xingsun would die after just one night!