The star region where the Divine Dao World lay had originally been situated at the edge of the Profound Yellow Universe. That was why it had become a battlefield between Immortal Dao powerhouses and remnants of the old era, ultimately reduced to a silent, empty ruin where the Immortal Dao no longer shone!
The entire Profound Yellow Universe was boundless, and similar border regions were likewise nearly infinite in number. Most places were protected by the will of the universe; even Heavenly Immortal-level powerhouses among the remnants of the old era would only suffer the destruction of body and soul if they tried to enter. Only a few weak points had feebler defenses and required Immortal Dao powerhouses such as Divine Immortals and Heavenly Immortals to stand guard. These regions were the so-called gateways of heaven and earth.
This cosmic ruin that the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was repairing had originally been one of those many gateways of heaven and earth. Millions of years ago, or perhaps even longer, Immortal Dao powerhouses had also stood guard here, but they had most likely fallen in the great war.
Since this place had been beaten into ruins, Immortal Dao powerhouses could not dwell here, and the remnants of the old era, who drew nourishment from the Immortal Dao, also found it difficult to pass through it. It was like a strategic chokepoint fought over by mortal armies becoming an impassable natural barrier, so this gateway of heaven and earth had been abandoned.
As "the Mystic Maiden mended the heavens and the Immortal Dao revived," this place would soon become an object of covetous desire for the remnants of the old era once more, requiring powerful figures to guard it!
For a long time, Shen Mo had wanted to visit one of these