Border Patrol, Longevity Dao Rhyme Makes It Impregnable

The border of the Hongmeng Great Land stretched for tens of thousands of miles, facing the Nine Nether Wasteland from afar. Since Xuan Chen had been executed, Lei Meng had led thirty thousand Hongmeng allied troops in guarding the border defenses, patrolling day and night and keeping strict watch against the remnants of the Sha Demon Cultivators. Today, Shen Hao brought Zi Xuan to the border defenses to inspect the patrols.

The border defenses consisted of a city wall built by Stone Race disciples from Hongmeng Strange Stone. It stood a hundred zhang high and fifty zhang wide, its surface engraved with densely packed Longevity Dao Rhyme runes that emitted a faint golden glow. Watchtowers had been erected along the top of the wall, where Feather Race disciples held telescopes and vigilantly scanned the distant Nine Nether Wasteland. Beneath the wall, thirty thousand Hongmeng allied troops stood in neat formations, training diligently. Their battle cries shook heaven and earth and rang through the clouds.

Shen Hao stood atop the city wall. Clad in a plain Daoist robe, he gazed toward the distant Nine Nether Wasteland, a trace of gravity flashing through his eyes. Although the seal of the Nine Nether Land had been reinforced, he knew that the remnants of the Sha Demon Cultivators would never let the matter rest. The border defenses could not afford the slightest slackening.

"Supreme Lord, you have arrived!" Lei Meng's voice came from behind him. He wore dark iron armor and held an eighteen-foot spear, his face carrying a measure of excitement.

Shen Hao turned around and looked at Lei Meng, a trace of gratification flashing through his eyes. "General Lei, thank you for the effort." His voice was gentle. "How are the border defenses arranged?"

Hearing this, Lei Meng immediately straightened his back