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

Time slips away like sand through fingers, quietly passing amidst the deadly standoff between the two armies.

The ninth day.

Since the day Xiao Wuji hung the three immortals of the Chan Sect on the flagpole, a suffocating silence has fallen outside Jiepai Pass.

The Xiqi army not only did not attack the city, but retreated a hundred miles overnight, building deep trenches and high walls. Even the smoke from cooking fires that were usually burning in the camps was rarely seen, as if the tents were not inhabited by a million soldiers, but by a flock of frightened birds.

However, this quiet did not make the atmosphere inside Jiepai Pass more relaxed; on the contrary, it made it even more solemn.

Inside the General's Mansion, Xu Gai paced back and forth in the main hall like an ant on a hot pan, his boots polishing the blue bricks until they gleamed.

"General, our scouts report that Jiang Ziya sent an imperial edict to Kunlun Mountain yesterday."

"With the power of those Great Luo Immortals, they should arrive in a few days if there are no delays."

Xu Gai stopped and looked at Xiao Wuji, who was still sitting in the main seat, leisurely sipping his tea, and earnestly advised him.

"We've captured Jinzha, Muzha, and Huang Tianhua; we've really stirred up a hornet's nest. Those who come are definitely not ordinary people; they might even be top figures among the Twelve Golden Immortals!"

"General, shouldn't we make some plans? Even if it's just to avoid the limelight for now?"

It's no secret that the immortals of the Chan Sect are helping Xiqi, but that's precisely why he's even more worried. In the past, Xiqi has always managed to turn the tide after calling in reinforcements, and he fears that this time will be no different.

Xiao Wuji gently put down the white jade teacup in his hand, his movements so elegant that it was as if he were discussing the Dao in a blessed land of immortals, rather than on a battlefield.

"Escape? Where to escape to?"

Xiao Wuji glanced at Xu Gai, his tone indifferent.

"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king."

"Moreover, under the immense calamity, cause and effect are intertwined, and there is no way to escape it."

"But..." Xu Gai wanted to persuade him again.

"No need for further words." Xiao Wuji waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the gray sky outside the window.

"Since some guests are coming, let's make sure the house is sturdy enough so they don't tear it down as soon as they walk in."

[Ding! Nine days of guarding the pass have been completed.]

[Reward received: Ancient Mystery Formation - Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation (Incomplete Version)]

As the system notification sounded, a vast, ancient array diagram filled with endless malevolent energy instantly imprinted itself into Xiao Wuji's sea of ​​consciousness.

The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is the clan-protecting formation of the Wu tribe. At its peak, it could condense the true form of Pangu and fight against saints.

Although the system provided an incomplete version, unable to summon the true form of Pangu, the malevolent energy and spatial sealing power contained within it were still enough to give a quasi-saint a hard time.

"We've come at just the right time."

Xiao Wuji's lips curled up slightly, then he stood up, took a step, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he appeared deep underground at Jiepai Pass.

This is the core of the entire pass's geomantic veins, the place where the five elements' energy is most concentrated.

Xiao Wuji gathered magical power at his fingertips and began to draw ancient scarlet runes in the void.

Each rune that takes shape causes the surrounding earth veins to emit a low roar, as if an ancient ferocious beast is awakening.

A whole day.

Xiao Wuji perfectly imprinted the incomplete Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Array Patterns into the foundation of Jiepai Pass, and used the Great Five Elements Technique as the source of power to continuously nourish this great array.

As the last array pattern fell.

hum-

The entire Jiepai Pass trembled slightly.

If a powerful being were to open their divine eye at this moment, they would discover that within the original layer of primordial yellow light enveloping the pass, there was now a faint, indistinct blood-red aura.

This malevolent aura was not ostentatious, but rather like a venomous snake lurking in the abyss, coldly watching every living being that tried to approach.

With the support of this formation, even without Xiao Wuji in charge, an ordinary Golden Immortal would be severely injured if he tried to break through this barrier, even if he didn't die.

……

Day 10, early morning.

The eastern sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn, but the light appeared exceptionally pale, carrying a chilling aura.

Xiao Wuji sat cross-legged atop the city tower, breathing in the morning sun.

Today is the tenth day. Given the system's usual pattern, this is a significant milestone, and the reward will be anything but ordinary.

as predicted.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully defended Jiepai Pass for ten days!]

[Grand Prize Giveaway: One of the Three Thousand Great Dao Divine Powers—The Great Catastrophe Technique!]

Boom!

At this moment, Xiao Wuji's sea of ​​consciousness seemed to explode.

A terrifying power, filled with the aura of destruction, calamity, and end, surged into his body like a flood bursting its banks.

Cataclysm!

This is an unparalleled supernatural power formed from the condensation of countless calamities, including doomsday natural disasters, great sun fire disasters, black sun wind disasters, earth disasters, human disasters, demon and god disasters, samadhi disasters, nature disasters, karmic disasters, mental disasters, soul disasters, and calamity disasters.

Once mastered, every move it makes can bring down natural disasters; even the slightest leak of its aura can cause widespread destruction. It is a true art of slaughter!

Xiao Wuji took a deep breath and did not rush to use it. Instead, he activated the Great Five Elements Technique, trying to tame this violent and calamistic energy.

The five elements give birth to all things, and can also destroy all things.

The Great Five Elements Technique is the foundation, while the Great Calamity Technique is the edge.

Deep within his Purple Mansion, a mass of gray-black energy began to slowly condense, eventually transforming into a black seed filled with an aura of calamity, suspended beneath the Five Emperors' Canopy, receiving nourishment and transformation from the power of the Five Elements.

"call……"

Xiao Wuji slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. As soon as the breath left his body, it transformed into a black whirlwind, instantly turning a piece of barricade in front of him into dust.

This is the power of the Great Catastrophe spell; even a mere aftershock is terrifying.

Everything is ready.

Xiao Wuji stood up, gently patted his sleeves, and cast his gaze toward the distant horizon.

There, the once calm clouds suddenly began to churn violently.

A terrifying pressure, vast and boundless, far exceeding that of Jinzha and Muzha by hundreds or thousands of times, descended from tens of thousands of miles away, like the collapse of an ancient divine mountain!

Click!

Outside Jiepai Pass, several ancient trees that had been growing for hundreds of years were snapped in half under this oppressive force.

The flagpole on the city tower was bent into a bow shape by the strong wind. Although Jin Zha, Mu Zha and Huang Tianhua, who were hanging on it, had their senses sealed, they instinctively began to tremble violently, as if they sensed the arrival of their loved ones.

"They're here."

Xiao Wuji stood with his hands behind his back, his hair flying wildly, but his eyes burned with an unprecedented fighting spirit.

Suddenly, the rolling clouds parted, and a figure slowly appeared, standing on auspicious clouds.

The man was short and had two wispy mustaches, making him look comical, but he was surrounded by the aura of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

With each step he took, a golden lotus would bloom in the void to support his feet, as if the heavens and earth were responding to his steps.

Ju Liusun, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect and the master of Tu Xingsun, has arrived.