Flesh and Blood City Wall

"Reporting to the Spirit Lord!"

In Spirit City, a follower returning from the edge of the Immortal-Banishing Sword Array approached joyfully through the two ranks of immortal soldiers. Unlike every report over the past decade or so, when he had always arrived drenched in sweat, his voice was far more spirited this time.

"Pure Immortal Maiden entered the sword array and sent word back!"

"Over the past decade or so, the immortals have fallen one after another, all because the fiends of the Southern Border fought desperately to resist. They paid an enormous price. The sacrifice of our twenty-four immortals resulted in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of thousands of Southern Border cultivators."

"The Immortal Maiden said that the fiends beyond the border have erected a city wall called 'Eternal' at the center of the sword array. They are paying a price to stall for time, afraid that we will destroy their construction works!"

"..."

As the immortals listened to all that had happened beneath the sword array, understanding gradually dawned on their faces.

Then, they became immensely excited.

"So that's how it is... so that's how it is!"

Upon hearing that the Southern Border had piled up human lives merely to kill immortals, and that it was all for the sake of building a city wall for humanity, Gu An suddenly slapped his thigh. The realization on his face gradually turned into exhilaration.

What followed was the wild laughter of the immortals within the great hall. No one knew the extent of their excitement at that moment.

Fifteen years had passed. After the Immortal-Banishing Sword Array was established, everything within it had become forbidden ground. The sword array sealed off all outside prying, and aside from that night when humanity had charged into the array without regard for