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

The general's mansion was deathly silent.

Xiao Wuji stood there, listening to Lü Yue's almost pleading words of persuasion. For the first time, a deep and turbulent look flashed across his usually deep and calm eyes.

To retreat or not to retreat?

If he were to face only the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, even with the addition of Ran Deng and the Antarctic Immortal, he would be confident enough to fight them to the death with the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation and all his treasures.

But sages are different. It’s not just a saying that all people below sages are ants. Moreover, he had indeed felt the power of a sage before and was completely unable to resist it.

Although the Tongtian Sect Leader was unparalleled in killing, no matter how strong he was, he could never fight four opponents alone. The destruction of the Zhuxian Sword Formation served as a bloody lesson from the past.

If the Primordial Celestial Venerable were to truly lower himself and join forces with the Supreme Lord Laozi and those two shameless scoundrels from the West, all four sages could gather at Jiepai Pass...

That would be truly devastating!

Under that absolute crushing force of the Heavenly Dao, neither the Twenty-Four Heavens within his body, nor the Twelve Golden Men at the Quasi-Saint level, nor even a supreme innate treasure like the Chaos Bell could protect his life.

Take a step back, return to Jin'ao Island and enter the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, where the world is vast and boundless.

Furthermore, if they were to defend Jiepai Pass to the death and face the Four Saints head-on, they would face certain death!

Xiao Wuji clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white. Reason told him that Lü Yue was right, and it was the wisest choice to stop while he was ahead.

But when he actually left, he was unwilling, because the benefits he gained from each day he stayed were unimaginable.

A year ago, he had only just entered the Immortal Realm. Now, in just one year, he has attained the Great Luo Dao and is only one step away from becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal. How could he be content with this?

Just as he was struggling with this dilemma and preparing to agree to Lü Yue's request to return to the East China Sea.

The wheel of time turns silently.

The first rays of dawn pierced the darkness above Jiepai Pass.

【Ding! 】

[An epic milestone achieved!]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully guarded Boundary Point for a full year (365 days)!]

[System upgrade settlement in progress...]

[Reward: Domain-type rule skill - Primordial Pure Land!]

Om-!

Upon hearing these four words, Xiao Wuji felt his very soul tremble violently.

What followed was a profound yet incredibly awe-inspiring enlightenment.

Hunyuan Pure Land is a domain-type rule skill that involves the ultimate in space and defense!

Once the host selects a coordinate and expands it, that area will instantly transform into an absolute pure land independent of the primordial Heavenly Dao.

Within this realm, all laws are inviolable, and all evils are warded off!

Its defensive rules are so high that even if a Heavenly Saint were to personally arrive, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to break through them!

The only drawback is that once this Primordial Pure Land is deployed, it becomes firmly anchored to the local space.

If one were to move this area, the speed would be like that of a tortoise, extremely slow, making it impossible to use as a regular mobile shield.

"Slow migration? Unable to move?"

Xiao Wuji pondered these words repeatedly in his mind, and his previously tense nerves completely relaxed.

What kind of defect is this?

He never intended to move; Jiepai Pass was his stronghold. The mechanism of this Primordial Pure Land was like a perfect pillow for someone who was sleepy!

With such a domain at Jiepai Pass, he would be fearless even if the Primordial Celestial Venerable were to attack him, let alone if the Four Saints were to besiege him.

This is a sure thing.

"Junior disciple?"

Seeing Xiao Wuji remain silent for a long time, his expression shifting between light and dark, Lü Yue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"What are you still hesitating for? As long as you're alive, you can always fight another day! If you don't leave now, once the four saints have formed a complete encirclement, you won't even have a chance to escape!"

Xiao Wuji suddenly came to his senses.

He looked at the extremely anxious Lü Yue, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, his struggle and hesitation completely disappearing at that moment.

retreat?

What a load of rubbish!

With this Primordial Pure Land as his strongest backing, he is now the toughest nail in the entire prehistoric world!

The system's affairs couldn't be discussed openly, so Xiao Wuji took a deep breath, his smile becoming incredibly calm and confident.

"Uncle-Master."

Xiao Wuji looked at Lü Yue, his voice not loud, but it carried an undeniable domineering air: "I just thought about it."

"I'm not leaving."

"Are you crazy?" Lu Yue's three eyes widened in anger, and he jumped up and down.

"Didn't I make myself clear? Those are the Four Sages! They are Heavenly Sages! What do you think you can use to block them?"

"Use this as a shield." Xiao Wuji no longer concealed anything.

He slightly lowered his shoulders and deliberately released the aura of the Twenty-Four Heavens within his body, maintaining it within three zhang.

boom!

In an instant, the air within a three-zhang radius centered on Xiao Wuji was completely sucked out, turning into an absolute vacuum.

A terrifying force, so thick it defies description, erupted from Xiao Wuji's body, instantly engulfing Lü Yue!

Faced with this sudden and heavy force, Lü Yue had no room to resist and was forced to retreat several steps uncontrollably.

He looked as if a heavy hammer had been swung hard into his chest, and his expression changed drastically.

With each step back, he left a deep crater in the ground, until he was completely back three zhang away before he could finally regain his footing.

Lu Yue raised his head in disbelief, staring intently at Xiao Wuji before him. His usually arrogant eyes were now filled with utter shock.

In Lü Yue's perception, what stood before him was not a person at all, but a vast and boundless universe!

"This...this is..."

Lü Yue's lips trembled violently, and even his voice changed tone:

"Is this the immense physical power of a Quasi-Saint? Even... more substantial than a Quasi-Saint's!"

"You...you didn't refine the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls as magical artifacts, you actually...you actually used them to create a new world within your own body?"

As an ancient and powerful being, Lü Yue possessed extremely keen insight and instantly saw through the essence of this power.

To create a new world with one's own body is an incredibly insane act; the slightest misstep could result in the collapse of one's physical body.

But to his utter surprise, his junior apprentice not only did it, but actually succeeded!

Faced with Lü Yue's outburst of surprise, Xiao Wuji slowly suppressed his overflowing aura.

The suffocating gravity in the hall vanished instantly, as if nothing had ever happened.

Xiao Wuji walked to the front of the hall with his hands behind his back.

His gaze was piercing as he looked out at the endless sky, a surge of heroic ambition and arrogance rising within him.

"Uncle-Master, now you understand, right?" Xiao Wuji's words were firm and resonant, his voice like the clash of metal and stone.

"But..." Lü Yue wanted to say something, but was interrupted again by Xiao Wuji.

"I understand what you're thinking, Uncle, but besides these, I have other trump cards up my sleeve, so you don't need to worry."

"Returning to Jin'ao Island is a last resort."

"Moreover, I have no choice but to stay here."