140: Spirit Frontier

“Greetings to the Three Elders of the Heavenly Hall!”

The Black Flood Dragon saw the three old men, immediately lowered its head, and respectfully bowed to them.

It hadn't expected the Three Elders of the Heavenly Hall to appear; these three were truly extraordinary.

When the Demon Seeds invaded, they were the first to sound the horn of resistance, leading several Myriad Races factions and forcibly enduring the invasion of countless Demon Seeds.

It is said that in the first battle, the three of them, along with five other Heavenly Venerates, killed over seventy Devil Emperors.

They became famous in a single battle!

Afterward, all the major factions in the Spirit Realm joined the resistance.

Seeing so many people join, the Three Elders were no longer satisfied with merely resisting.

Therefore, they led the Myriad Races in a counterattack against the Demon Seeds, even penetrating deep into the Demon Realm to slaughter them relentlessly.

However, shortly after entering the Demon Realm, they attracted the attention of the Demon God. If the Heavenly Venerates of the Immortal Gate hadn't possessed Immortal Artifacts, countless lives would have been lost in that battle.

Undeniably, if it weren't for the Three Elders, the Spirit Realm might have been caught completely off guard long ago.

It was also because of them that the major factions of the Spirit Realm learned that the Demon Realm housed an existence comparable to an Immortal.

After that, they decided to establish the border as the first line of defense against the Demon Seed invasion.

The Three Elders continuously achieved great merit on the defense line, repelling countless Demon Seed invasions and saving untold numbers of people.

Only after the three of them had guarded the defense line for two hundred thousand years did they finally agree to retreat and oversee matters from the rear.

They are now five hundred and fifty thousand years old, surviving until today only thanks to the Longevity-Enhancing Treasures provided by the Myriad Races... While the Flood Dragon was recalling this history, the other Heavenly Venerates, including Nian Xuan, cupped their hands toward the Three Elders to show respect.

“Enough. Why bother with such formalities on the frontier?”

The Three Elders gently waved a hand, and the cupped-hand gestures of everyone present were pushed back by a soft force.

Immediately, the Three Elders looked at the Black Flood Dragon again. The Black Flood Dragon silently moved aside, revealing the Heavenly Venerate who had committed the error.

“You are Li Nuo, correct?”

One of the Elders looked at the man and slowly asked.

“Yes, Three Elders!”

Li Nuo responded with a hoarse voice, the bloodshot veins in his eyes still increasing.

“For your crime, follow us back to the Heavenly Hall to atone!”

Another old man spoke with a solemn expression.

Li Nuo nodded, his eyes blood red. “Yes, I am willing to redeem myself through merit!”

“You are sentenced to kneel beneath the Monument of Heroes for a hundred years. Do you object?”

The last Elder spoke again, his expression extremely stern.

“No objection!” Li Nuo shook his head.

How could he object?

The mistake he made was simply irreparable. If the Spirit Realm hadn't been short on Heavenly Venerates, he might have been executed on the spot.

They were only sparing him because he was still useful, giving him a chance. After a hundred years, he would return to the defense line as a criminal.

“Come with us!”

One Elder said.

The other two Elders stepped forward, clenched their palms, and a golden chain appeared in their hands.

This was a restraint formed by Law; once locked, one could not use their Cultivation.

As Li Nuo stood up, two chains wrapped around him, locking him tightly until he could not use even a shred of his Cultivation.

Afterward, the Three Elders led Li Nuo away under the respectful gaze of the crowd.

The Heavenly Hall was not located in the Spirit Realm, but had been moved to the rear of the defense line, which was one of their trump cards.

The Three Elders hadn't made a move in a long time. Although they were old, the strength they had accumulated over so many years meant that any strike would undoubtedly be terrifying.

After the Three Elders left, all the Heavenly Venerates also departed. Some returned to the Spirit Realm to deal with their own affairs, while others went back to oversee the rear.

In a corner unnoticed by anyone, three figures slowly materialized—they were the three Primordial Spirits who had just rushed back from the Demon Realm.

Ye Ming sensed their return, walked out of the tower, and descended beside Nian Xuan and Mo Xuan.

The three Primordial Spirits silently returned to Ye Ming's body, and the other Primordial Spirit he had released to help also came back.

The five Primordial Spirits quietly sat cross-legged in the center of his Divine Soul, constantly Cultivating the Yin and Yang Five Elements Immortal Scripture.

Outside, on the battlefield.

Many surviving Cultivators were cleaning up the battlefield; the only Heavenly Venerates remaining were Nian Xuan and Mo Xuan.

Nian Xuan glanced at the busy Cultivators on the battlefield, called the two Elders back, and then spoke to Ye Ming and the others.

“Let's go. We'll find a place in the rear to sit down, and you can tell us what happened during that time.”

Ye Ming and the others nodded and followed Nian Xuan toward the rear of the defense line.

The rear was occupied by a grand city, covering an area of fifty million Li—it was enormous!

Large and small encampments were established around the city, built independently by many minor factions, forming military groups specialized in entering the frontier to hunt Demon Seeds.

Ye Ming glanced at them curiously before following the others to the colossal city.

The magnificent colossal city resembled an ancient giant beast, guarding the Spirit Realm behind it.

Ye Ming and the others were like ants beneath the colossal city, completely unremarkable.

“Myriad Spirits Frontier...”

Ye Ming gazed at the plaque above the city gate, softly reading the characters on it, and immediately a fierce aura rushed toward him.

As expected of a colossal city forged by the Myriad Races using various rare treasures—it was comparable to a Ninth-rank Supreme Magical Artifact, and it had even developed Sentience!

Ye Ming's heart stirred as he marveled at the power of this Myriad Spirits Great City.

“Haha, when this old man first came here back then, I was also amazed by this colossal city!” Nian Xuan said with a chuckle, looking at the city with emotion.

Mo Xuan and the two Elders were similarly filled with emotion.

Beneath the city gate, countless living beings were moving in and out, while two Eighth-rank Exotic Beasts and two rows of Myriad Races beings stood guard nearby.

Anyone entering was inevitably subjected to inspection, as Demon Seeds could hide inside living beings, and failing to find them would cause disaster.

As Ye Ming and the others walked to the city entrance, an Exotic Beast approached them and sniffed them with its nose.

The innate talent of this type of Exotic Beast was its extremely sensitive nose; it was especially sensitive to the aura of Demon Seeds and could detect them instantly.

After confirming that Ye Ming and the others carried no Demon Seed aura, the Exotic Beast nodded, signaling that they could proceed.

After walking only a few steps, another being stopped them.

This being was humanoid, with a pair of wings on its back and a third eye on its forehead. That eye seemed capable of seeing through everything.

It was a member of the Spirit Eye Race, which ranked high among the Myriad Races.

Its innate talent was its third eye, which was psychic and could see through all hidden evil spirits.

Even Demon Seeds could not hide under the scrutiny of their Divine Ability.

Ye Ming and the others cooperated fully, allowing the Spirit Eye being to check if they had been parasitized by a Demon Seed.

“You may pass!”

The Spirit Eye being nodded and spoke to Ye Ming and the others. Only after passing its inspection could they enter the colossal city.

A moment later, Ye Ming and the others finally entered the city.

The interior was incredibly lively. As far as the eye could see, the city roads were filled with Myriad Races beings moving about.

The architectural styles inside were also quite unique, as the city had been jointly established by the Myriad Races, and beings from various races resided within.

Ye Ming was truly enlightened; there were no great cities jointly established by the Myriad Races in the Spirit Realm.