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The so-called natural barrier is the natural dividing line between states, like an uncrossable chasm that separates the states.

The natural barrier between Hongzhou and Qingzhou sank slightly by dozens of meters, like a bottomless and boundless canyon.

At first glance, all you see is a desolate area with a faint gray aura of death lingering in it. The deeper you go, the thicker the aura of death becomes, making it difficult to see the scenery deep inside.

This place forms a sharp contrast with the mainland of Hongzhou, as if it is the boundary between two worlds.

These deathly auras are not ordinary auras, but contain deadly dangers.

Once a mortal is exposed to this deadly energy, he will die immediately. Therefore, mortals will never get close to the natural chasm and are full of awe for this area.

Even if a cultivator wants to step into the natural chasm, he must always use his own magic power to expel the dead air that has invaded his body.

Otherwise, once the death energy corrodes the body, the cultivator will be in trouble.

Near the natural moat, one can clearly see Hongzhou's monks constantly patrolling.

They all wore uniform purple armbands on their arms, with the words "Destroy the Devil" prominently written on them.

The Hongzhou Demon-Slaying Alliance is the name of Hongzhou’s united front organization against the demons.

They patrolled the shortest section of the natural chasm between Hongzhou and Qingzhou to prevent any demons from invading Hongzhou.

Several people got off the boat-shaped magic weapon, and Young Master Fusheng walked towards several patrolling monks.

"Fellow Daoist, my name is Young Master Fusheng. I am here with a few companions for the first time at the frontline. Where should I report?"

The patrolling cultivators were all cultivators at the peak of the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and they originally did not think highly of Young Master Fusheng.

After hearing Young Master Fusheng's last name, his facial expression changed immediately.

"So he is a cultivator from the Young Master's family. The disciples of the Young Master's family are indeed very righteous."

"If it's your first report, you need to go to the Demon-Slaying Alliance's headquarters, which is about 300 miles south along the natural ravine." said the patrolling monk.

"Thank you for letting me know." Young Master Fusheng thanked him.

"You're welcome. Everything we do is to fight against the demons and protect our homeland."

"I'm going to patrol first." The patrolling monk left.

Young Master Fusheng turned around and summoned the boat-shaped magic weapon again: "It seems that we have to continue flying for a while."

Returning to the boat-shaped magic weapon, Young Master Fusheng said, "I heard that this section of the natural moat defense line is about a thousand miles long, and it is the shortest area in the Hongqing natural moat."

"I only know the approximate location of this area. I didn't find out the location of the Demon Slayer Alliance headquarters beforehand. I'm sorry."

The tall cultivator said, "That's fine, but I heard that in the Demon Slayer Alliance, the Qi Refining cultivators will be organized into teams of ten. So the five of us will definitely be in a team then."

Gongzi Fusheng nodded: "Of course, I will ask the higher-ups. With the tacit understanding among us, it would be a complete waste of combat power if we were to break up and regroup."

As they were talking, a few hours later, they arrived at the headquarters of the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

This is a giant tower built about half a year ago.

As the name suggests, this tower reaches straight into the sky and its exact height cannot be seen clearly.

It is rumored that from the top of the tower, one can have a panoramic view of the thousand-mile defense line, and it is also equipped with telescopes, sensors and other magical instruments to prevent any possibility of demons sneaking in.

Cao Rui is now a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, so it is naturally impossible for him to go to the top of the tower.

In front of the base of the tower, there are monks who are responsible for registering those who want to join the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

Different levels of cultivation have different windows.

In Hongzhou, the influence of the Demon-Slaying Alliance is growing, and there is an endless stream of monks coming to participate in the Demon-Slaying War every day.

Cao Rui and five others asked Prince Fusheng to register on their behalf.

Originally according to the rules, they should have been separated and assigned to different teams, but due to Gongzi Fusheng's special surname, under Gongzi Fusheng's special management, they were 'luckily' assigned to the same team.

Each Qi Refining Team is composed of ten members, who can move freely within the area they are responsible for.

As long as you can successfully kill the demons and demonized monks and cut off their heads, you can take them to the Tower of Babel in exchange for various rewards, including elixirs, spirit stones, magic weapons, etc.

Such generous rewards undoubtedly attracted many monks to join the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

After completing the registration, Cao Rui and others were assigned to a team of ten people.

Four of the new members in this team are independent cultivators, and one is from a small sect.

Although the team did not officially appoint a captain, with Gongzi Fusheng's sociable personality and his unique surname background, he quickly won the recognition of other team members and became the default leader of the team.

After receiving the armbands, the ten people went together to the areas they were responsible for to report to the foundation-building monks there.

Today, Hongzhou’s natural defense line can be generally divided into three parts: the “front hunting area”, the “central confrontation area” and the “rear leakage detection area”.

The frontier hunting area is located deep in the natural ravine, and only cultivators above the Golden Core stage can enter.

The task here is to actively hunt down the advancing demon monks.

The central confrontation area is where most of the demon army groups appear. Due to their large numbers, they cannot hunt in the hunting area and can only rely on large forces for group battles.

This area is the core of the Demon-Slaying Alliance, where a large number of Foundation Establishment, Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators gather. They are an important force in resisting the invasion of demons.

The last area is the rear leak detection area, which is where Cao Rui and others are located.

This area is divided into levels. The top level is presided over by a Nascent Soul cultivator, below him are ten Golden Core cultivators, and below that are a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Cao Rui's team of ten people belongs to the sphere of influence led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. There are at least five such ten-person teams in the area under the responsibility of each Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This place is located at the outermost edge of the natural ravine, and the concentration of death energy here is still within the tolerable range for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage.

Normally, you can use magic tools to resist the invasion of death energy.

If you are occasionally invaded by the subtle death energy, you only need to leave the natural moat once every ten days or so to safely expel the subtle death energy from your body.

Their main purpose of coming here is, of course, to destroy the demons that have passed through the first two areas.

Most of these demons are not strong.

The fighting was fierce on the front line, with a large number of low-level demonized humans and demonized monks pouring in, leaving them with no time to take care of the rear. So these demons were left to the many Qi Refining monks in the rear to deal with.

Normally, demons of the Demon Spirit level and above are killed early in the first two areas.

The front line knows the overall strength of this area, and powerful demons are rarely sent to the rear leakage detection area, so this place is relatively safe.