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

it's dark.

Above Jiepai Pass, a colossal hand, wreathed in purple jade-pure divine lightning, tore through the heavenly winds and slowly pressed down.

It appears slow, but in reality, it locks in the past, present, and future of this world.

Before this pure divine might, all living beings within Jiepai Pass lost control of their bodies.

The soldiers guarding the city remained gripping their guns, their eyes fixed on the ground; the deputy general, Xu Gai, opened his mouth but could not utter a sound.

Even the leaves falling in the breeze seemed to be eerily suspended in mid-air.

Thoughts stagnate, blood freezes.

This is not suppression by magic, this is absolute annihilation at the level of life!

"cough!"

Inside the General's Mansion, Xiao Wuji coughed up a mouthful of blood, forcibly breaking free from the absolute stillness that had been erased.

His eyes were bloodshot, and disregarding the fact that his body had just recovered a little bit of its original essence, he forcibly burned the essence blood of the Great Luo, and transformed into a stream of light to rush up the city wall.

despair.

An unprecedented, suffocating despair surged forth like a tidal wave.

Xiao Wuji raised his head and looked at the Jade Purity Hand that had covered the entire sky, his teeth grinding together.

"A saint... what a shameless saint!"

There was no pleading in Xiao Wuji's eyes, only the ruthlessness and madness that came from being driven to the brink of despair.

Can't beat them? So what!

"The Chaos Bell!"

Xiao Wuji let out a roar like a trapped beast.

"when--!!"

A dark yellow ancient bell burst forth from his body, hovering above his head, trembling violently.

Myriad streams of primordial energy surged upwards like a waterfall, attempting to hold back the collapsing sky.

At the same time, the Zhuxian Sword in his hand emitted an unprecedentedly mournful sword cry, and a hazy, destructive sword aura surged forth wildly.

Only when the twelve golden figures burned wildly, revealing a primordial energy, was everything in this void finally freed.

However, despite breaking free, the giant hand pressed down mercilessly, and the space between them and the flagpole at the highest point of Jiepai Pass began to silently vanish.

"Zheng—!!!"

At that critical moment, when life and death hung in the balance...

A crisp, clear sound of a sword rang out from the distant East China Sea!

Immediately afterwards, a streak of blue light cleaved through the endless chaos and darkness.

The light was so dazzling that it pierced the void.

It struck first, like a bolt of lightning piercing the eternal night, carrying the supreme sword intent to seize a sliver of life, and slashed fiercely at the Jade Purity Hand wreathed in thunder!

Rumble—!!!

Two forces at the level of saints collided with a deafening roar.

The sound was like the first thunderclap at the beginning of time.

The laws of the Great Dao were frantically annihilated and reorganized at the center of the collision, and the resulting destructive aftershocks instantly leveled the mountains and rivers within a radius of 100,000 li outside Jiepai Pass.

"Click."

The arrogant, seemingly invincible Jade Purity Giant Hand, which appeared capable of crushing the entire Jiepai Pass, was abruptly halted by this sword strike, its downward trajectory halted. A glaring crack appeared in the palm of the hand, and most of the purple lightning dissipated.

Then, an ancient, weathered array diagram, exuding boundless killing intent, slowly unfolded in the sky above Jiepai Pass, like a scroll painting.

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram!

The array formation blotted out the sky, blocking out the overwhelming and dissipating pressure of the saint, and shielding Jiepai Pass from all the aftershocks.

Sunlight once again pierced through the clouds and shone on the city walls.

The creatures frozen in place within the city gasped for breath, turning the page to reveal another world. Like drowning people surfacing, they collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

Xiao Wuji's hand holding the Zhuxian Sword trembled slightly. Looking at the familiar array diagram above his head, his extremely tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

He knew he didn't need to fight anymore.

"The Primordial Beginning!!"

A wild and unrestrained shout, filled with boundless rage, resounded from the heavens.

Ripples spread across the void, and the Tongtian Sect Leader, dressed in black, stepped out of thin air and stood proudly between Jiepai Pass and the Jade Purity Hand.

His long hair was disheveled, and he held the Qingping Sword, which had just unleashed a stunning strike, upside down in his hand. His eyes were like lightning as he stared intently at the enormous sage's image beyond the nine heavens.

"We made a promise long ago that during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, each disciple of the sect would rely on their own abilities to overcome the tribulation."

The Tongtian Sect Leader pointed his Qingping Sword at the sky, his voice filled with undisguised mockery and domineering arrogance:

"After the defeat in the Battle of Zhuxian, it's bad enough that you four sages have shown no martial virtue by attacking together, but now you've struck first. Do you intend to sink this primordial world?"

Faced with the Tongtian Sect Leader's merciless accusations.

Beyond the nine heavens, the image of the Primordial Celestial Venerable trembled slightly, and rolling thunder descended like divine punishment, exuding a cold and aloof demeanor.

"Tongtian! Stop making trouble!"

"Your grand-disciple Xiao Wuji is vicious and eccentric. He killed my beloved disciple Taiyi, destroyed Juliu's grandson Daoguo, and even hung my disciples on the city wall to humiliate them in every way!"

"You not only fail to discipline your disciples for such heinous acts, but you also allow them to commit violence. My actions today are in accordance with the will of Heaven, and I am acting as Heaven's punishment!"

"To punish on behalf of Heaven? What is Heaven? What is the Way?"

The Master of Heaven let out an extremely arrogant laugh:

"Don't try to intimidate me with the laws of Heaven! You're allowed to kill my Jie Sect disciples, but my grand-disciples aren't allowed to kill yours? What kind of logic is that?"

"If they're less skilled, they deserve to die! If they die, it's just their bad luck!"

"He got hit by a junior and ran home crying to call his parents. Yuanshi, is this the kind of behavior you've cultivated in your 'good disciple'?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader suddenly swung the Qingping Sword in his hand, the sword energy tearing through the surrounding chaotic airflow, and his eyes burst forth with an extremely intense fighting spirit.

"I'm putting my words right here and now!"

"You want to harm my disciple? Fine! First, ask this Qingping Sword in my hand if it agrees!"

"If you're not satisfied, stop bullying me here. Let's have a go at it in the chaotic void!"

Above the nine heavens, the Primordial Celestial Venerable remained silent.

The immense aura emanating from the sage's image fluctuated violently several times. He looked at the Tongtian Sect Leader wielding the Qingping Sword, knowing that today's events could no longer be resolved amicably.

If they were to fight in the mortal realm, the aftershocks of their battle would be enough to devastate the entire Eastern Continent. Even a saint would not want to be tainted by such immense karmic consequences.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said "good" three times in a row, and the Jade Pure Hand that had been suspended in mid-air finally slowly withdrew, turning into purple mist and dissipating.

"Since you remain so stubborn and insist on protecting this demonic obstacle, then I, your elder brother, will seek your guidance in the chaos to learn some of your Shangqing Immortal Techniques!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dharma form of Yuanshi Tianzun instantly disappeared into the depths of the void.

The Tongtian Sect Leader sneered, glanced back at Xiao Wuji on the city wall below, and said nothing, but a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Then, wielding the Qingping Sword, he transformed into a sword beam that pierced the heavens and the earth, tearing apart the boundaries of the mortal realm and chasing after it into the boundless chaotic void.