Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

That evening, Zhou Xiaobai took out the two gourds and refined them.

The two gourds are magical treasures for storing things; one can store fire, and the other can store thunder.

It can contain Samadhi True Fire, making it a top-grade fire-gathering magic weapon. Ordinary fire-gathering gourds cannot contain Samadhi True Fire, which shows its special nature.

Nare can accommodate various types of lightning, making it an excellent item as well.

Unfortunately, the Nalei Gourd was not very useful to him; he could easily unleash lightning magic and did not need the Nalei Gourd.

Furthermore, neither the Fire Gourd nor the Thunder Gourd are offensive magic weapons; they need to be used in conjunction with the Wind and Fire Array to unleash the power of thunder and fire.

Zhou Xiaobai thought for a moment, then put away the Nalei Gourd and placed the Nahuo Gourd in the Linglong Pagoda. When he had time, he would absorb and fuse the Samadhi True Fire within it to strengthen his own Supreme True Fire Technique.

Zhou Xiaobai didn't need to offer up the Chaos Pearl Umbrella. The next day, when he and the other immortals arrived at the Ten Deadly Formations outside the city, they heard that the Wind-Fixing Pearl had been borrowed.

When Nezha heard the news, he smiled at Zhou Xiaobai, which was exactly what Zhou Xiaobai wanted.

Zhou Xiaobai returned the smile, his gaze falling on the two military officers brought by Huang Feihu.

"These two generals are Fang Bi and Fang Xiang, the brothers who were originally the Grand Generals guarding the palace under King Zhou!" Huang Feihu introduced them to Jiang Ziya with a bow.

When Daoist Ran Deng heard Huang Feihu's introduction, he was slightly displeased. He knew that it was the Fang brothers who had robbed the Wind-Fixing Pearl last night, almost delaying today's task of breaking the formation.

"The will of Heaven is set, and nothing can escape it. Order Fang Bi to go and break the formation!" Daoist Ran Deng commanded in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this order, Jiang Ziya was taken aback. How could a battle between immortals require a mortal general to lead the charge?

However, since the Taoist Ran Deng held the talisman, all the disciples of the Chan Sect here had to obey him.

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Ziya replied, and then ordered Fang Bi to break the wind and roar formation.

Fang Bi was overjoyed, thinking that he had gained an opportunity to make merit as soon as he entered Xiqi, and spurred his horse to charge towards the enemy formation.

Zhou Xiaobai's eyes flickered. Randeng Daoren acted entirely according to his own likes and dislikes. Just like yesterday, he was casually dismissed by Randeng Daoren.

Did the Taoist Ran Deng not know that Zhou Xiaobai's strength was weak?

How could they not know that Zhou Xiaobai's displayed strength was the lowest among the disciples of the Chan Sect, and he was also the last to join, having only been a disciple for a few days?

However, Daoist Ran Deng still assigned Zhou Xiaobai to break the Earthly Fierce Formation, which was completely unbreakable.

Just like now, Fang Bi didn't even know what the Wind Howling Formation was, yet he was still sent out to break it.

Zhou Xiaobai tried hard to suppress his inner thoughts, but he had made a decision: given the opportunity, he would do his best to seize the opportunity from Daoist Ran Deng.

Although Fang Bi was a mortal military general, his combat strength was exceptionally formidable.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when he clashed with Dong Tianjun, Dong Tianjun found it difficult to withstand his attacks.

Dong Tianjun retreated into the formation, and Fang Bi followed suit, rushing into the Wind Howling Formation.

A short while later, Dong Tianjun threw Fang Bi's body out of the formation.

"Why don't you let a mortal break the formation, or let Fellow Daoist Yuxu enter the formation instead!" he shouted.

"Cihang, take the Wind-Fixing Pearl and break this formation!" Master Ran Deng nodded to Daoist Cihang and gave the order.

Upon hearing this order, Zhou Xiaobai felt even more deeply the ruthlessness of Master Randeng. Master Randeng knew perfectly well that breaking the Wind Howling Formation required the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl, yet Fang Bi had not explained anything about breaking the formation, nor had he provided the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl for self-defense.

If Fang Bi had the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl on him, he might actually be able to break this formation with his combat strength.

With the help of the Wind-Fixing Pearl, Cihang Daoren easily broke the formation. Even Dong Tianjun was turned into thick blood in Cihang Daoren's Pure Glass Bottle, and his soul flew into the Investiture of the Gods.

"Few know the profound mysteries within, their transformations are unpredictable and wondrous; the treasure within the furnace, perfected through nine cycles, should only be laughed at by the foolishness of the world." A song echoed from within the icy formation, followed by Yuan Tianjun's cry from within: "Disciples of the Chan Sect! Who will challenge my formation?"

The Burning Lamp Daoist's gaze swept over the disciples of the Chan Sect, and then over Nezha and Zhou Xiaobai behind Taiyi Zhenren, but only for a moment before moving away.

He also knew that if he forced Taiyi Zhenren's disciples to go into battle, given Taiyi Zhenren's protective nature, it would likely cause a scene.

"Xue Ehu, go into the Frost Formation!" Ran Deng Dao Ren ordered Xue Ehu.

Zhou Xiaobai shook his head slightly. He had fought in place of Han Dulong to break the formation and allowed Han Dulong to survive, but Xue Ehu was still just as fate would have it.

He couldn't help but look at Dao Xing Tianzun, only to see that Dao Xing Tianzun's expression was indifferent, showing no concern whatsoever for his disciple's life.

"Fortunately, I didn't become Dao Xing Tianzun's disciple!" Zhou Xiaobai thought to himself with relief.

Of course, he had no reason to criticize Dao Xing Tian Zun. Given Han Du Long and Xue E Hu's talents, taking them as disciples was likely just to shield them from calamities. In fact, it would be more in their own interest for the disciples to die.

Just then, Xue Ehu died in the formation, and Puxian Zhenren, following the order of Ran Deng Zhenren, entered the Frost Formation to kill Yuan Tianjun.

"Disciples of the Chan Sect! Who will break my Golden Light Formation?" shouted the Golden Light Holy Mother.

"I have come down the mountain on my master's orders to break the Golden Light Formation," a figure descended from the sky and said.

The Taoist was Xiao Zhen, a second-generation disciple of the Jade Void Sect. He died within a few breaths of entering the formation, and his soul entered the Investiture of the Gods.

Guang Chengzi then entered the Golden Light Formation and killed the Golden Light Holy Mother.

Later, Qiao Kun, a hermit from Baiyun Cave in Wuyi Mountain, entered the Blood Transformation Array and was killed by Sun Tianjun.

Taiyi Zhenren re-entered the Blood Transformation Formation and killed Sun Tianjun.

In a short period of time, several people from both the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect died, and both sides showed no mercy in their attacks.

Zhou Xiaobai was increasingly alarmed as he read on. He had read the Investiture of the Gods and knew the consequences of this great calamity.

But reading a book is completely different from actually experiencing it firsthand. Seeing immortals with one's own eyes, all of whom were long-lived, yet died on the spot.

It is likely that, apart from a few individuals, most of the immortals here had cultivated for thousands of years, only to have all their arduous cultivation vanish in a single day.

With the battle at this point, Grand Tutor Wen decided not to continue and sent his men back.

There was nothing wrong with Xiqi, so they all returned to Xiqi City.

"Master, is it really necessary to make such a deadly enemy of the Jie Sect?" Zhou Xiaobai asked Taiyi Zhenren alone.

"Even you can see it, how could we not know? But this is Master's decree!" Taiyi Zhenren showed no joy at breaking the formation, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

Although there were some minor conflicts between the Chan and Jie sects in the past, the saying that the three sects are one family is not just empty talk. The Ren, Jie, and Chan sects originally shared the same origin.

But after such a deep-seated hatred, it would be extremely difficult for either side to hold back, and the hatred would only deepen.

"I'm not worried about you. You are calm and collected. But Nezha is different. He acts impulsively. Please keep an eye on him for me, lest he lose his life!" Taiyi Zhenren sighed and continued.

"Disciple has remembered!" Zhou Xiaobai bowed and replied.

"I don't understand why you insist on maintaining a state of no karma, but if you encounter members of the Jie Sect when necessary, don't hold back!" Master Taiyi added, still worried.