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

After the two sages retreated into the chaotic void to confront each other, the sky outside Jiepai Pass finally cleared up completely.

Standing atop the city wall, Xiao Wuji gazed at the deep, boundless heavens beyond the sky, and a sense of urgency he had never felt before surged within him.

"saint……"

Xiao Wuji clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white.

If the Tongtian Sect Leader hadn't arrived in time, even if he had used all his trump cards, something terrible would have happened.

He loathed the feeling of entrusting his life and death to the protection of others and being powerless to resist.

"Not strong enough! So what if you're a Grand Luo Golden Immortal? In the eyes of a Sage, you're still just a slightly larger ant!"

Xiao Wuji took a deep breath, completely abandoning his usual composure and calmness.

He didn't linger on the city wall. He turned around and went directly into the deepest secret chamber under the General's Mansion, activated the core defensive formation of Jiepai Pass, and declared it a dead end!

He must transform all his resources into real combat power as quickly as possible, and he must no longer place his hopes on the mercy or restraint of others.

Outside Jiepai Pass, the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were either dead, wounded, or crippled.

After a series of bloody battles, the Jade Void Palace had already suffered heavy losses.

Now, even their greatest backer, Yuanshi Tianzun, has been forcibly restrained in the Outer Heaven by Tongtian Jiaozhu. Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to provoke Jiepai Pass again.

Back at the Xiqi camp, Jiang Ziya was terrified by the terrifying divine might of the sage.

Without hesitation, he ordered his army to retreat, withdrawing hundreds of miles in one go, building deep trenches and high walls, completely becoming a coward, preparing to wait for the return of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Thus, Jiepai Pass entered its longest period of peaceful development since the start of the war.

There were no more challenges, no more magical duels, and even the messenger birds that only dared to circle outside the pass had disappeared.

One month, two months... Spring goes and autumn comes, cold and heat alternate.

Inside the secret chamber, Xiao Wuji cast aside all distracting thoughts and, like a tireless sponge, frantically absorbed the system's daily rewards.

Miraculous medicines and rare and precious materials continuously transformed into resources to solidify his foundation.

When he occasionally went out of the pass for some fresh air, he would also give pointers to the soldiers who remained inside.

He possessed the Great Five Elements Technique and had also comprehended fragments of the Jade Tablet of Creation, giving him a profound understanding of the laws of the Great Dao.

Often, just a few casual words of guidance are enough to enlighten generals and others who have been stuck at a bottleneck for many years, leaving them amazed by his extraordinary abilities.

In this absolute focus free from external interference, Xiao Wuji's already profound Great Luo Golden Immortal realm was honed to become even more perfect and flawless.

The laws within the body flow endlessly, like a flawless piece of jade, revealing no sharpness yet unfathomable.

Time flies like an arrow, and the three hundredth day of guarding the pass has arrived.

Early morning, in the secret underground chamber of the General's Mansion.

Xiao Wuji finished his breathing exercises early and sat cross-legged on the twelfth-petaled Pure World White Lotus, holding his breath and concentrating, waiting for that exciting moment.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully defending Jiepai Pass for 300 days.]

[Host detected to have reached the 300-day milestone!]

The 300-day super gift pack is now available...

[Grand Prize Award: The Primordial Measuring Ruler – A Treasure of Merit for Those Who Perform Merit in the Day After Tomorrow!]

Om-! ! !

As the system's cold notification tone faded, the void within the sealed room seemed to be forcibly cleaved open by an indescribable force.

There was no earth-shattering thunder, nor any extraordinary phenomenon that tore the sky apart; only an ancient,

An atmosphere of utter desolation quietly spread out.

A jade ruler, exuding endless ancient and simple Taoist charm, slowly appeared in front of Xiao Wuji.

The jade ruler was about one foot and two inches long, crystal clear throughout, with a rich, primordial aura swirling around it. That was a portion of the pure merit bestowed by Heaven after the Great God Pangu created the world, in gratitude for his kindness!

But deep within that gentle and profound golden light of merit lies a terrifying sharpness capable of tearing apart the primordial chaos.

That was the first killing intent that appeared at the dawn of creation!

Unrivaled in combat, killing without incurring any karmic consequences!

"The Primordial Measuring Ruler..."

Xiao Wuji stared at the Xuanhuang Jade Ruler floating before him, his breathing instantly becoming heavy. Even when he obtained the Immortal Execution Sword, he had never lost his composure like this.

He suddenly stood up, grabbed the Primordial Measuring Ruler in his hand, and his eyes burst with unprecedented fervor. He couldn't help but let out an extremely exhilarating long roar to the sky!

"Hahahahaha!"

Xiao Wuji knew all too well the weight of this ruler.

In the original trajectory of the primordial world, this ruler was hidden in the void, and no one knew its whereabouts.

Later, after Randeng obtained the Twenty-Four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, he kept searching for them, hoping to use them to open up the Twenty-Four Heavens.

Unfortunately, his blessings were insufficient, and he could only rely on the accompanying spiritual treasure, the Qiankun Ruler, to open up the twenty-four heavens. Although he attained enlightenment, he was still a step away from the Great Luo of Primordial Chaos, precisely because he lacked the power of the Qiankun Ruler's merit and annihilation.

I never expected to get this by checking in with the system today?

"Randeng, oh Dipankara, the foundation for your enlightenment that you have sought your whole life is now completely severed."

Xiao Wuji gripped the warm jade ruler tightly, feeling the earth-shattering power within it, and his smile grew even stronger.

He had already snatched back the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls with his Five-Colored Divine Light and erased their marks.

Now, the most crucial and core piece of the puzzle—the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler—has also fallen into his hands!

The perfect puzzle, complete it!

Once he splits all twenty-four precious pearls open and transforms them into twenty-four smaller worlds that merge into his own body, what a terrifying qualitative change his strength will undergo under the superposition of magical power.

"Seclusion!"

Without any hesitation, Xiao Wuji sealed the door to the secret chamber and completely immersed the divine sense of the Great Luo Golden Immortal into the mysterious treasure of merit.

He wanted to transform the Twenty-Four Heavens into his own supreme power before the Chan Sect launched its next attack!

......

Jiepai Pass, the deepest secret chamber beneath the General's Mansion.

Xiao Wuji sat cross-legged on the twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus, his body radiating the boundless and unfathomable magical power of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Today, I will use my physical body as a vessel to create a new world within myself!"

Xiao Wuji took a deep breath and suddenly formed a hand seal.

Om-!

Twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, radiating five-colored light, floated around his body.

Immediately afterwards, he flipped his right hand and grasped the Primordial Measuring Ruler, which radiated the light of profound merit and contained the first killing aura of creation.

"Void coordinates, fixed!"

Despite the excruciating pain of his body being torn apart, Xiao Wuji forcefully used the Great Space Technique to expand the twenty-four vital acupoints around his body, transforming them into twenty-four miniature chaotic spaces.

Then, his eyes sharpened, and he swung the Primordial Measuring Ruler in his hand without hesitation.

"Open it!!"