"Master!"
At this moment, a middle-aged man stood up from the side of the void array. Suddenly, a wild aura accompanied the middle-aged cultivator.
"How is it?" Venerable Minghe asked indifferently!
"Everything is normal in the void array!"
The middle-aged man immediately replied. He was Venerable Minghe's first disciple, Venerable Xu Lang, who had been ordered to guard this void array!
Xiao Chen had heard about this Venerate Xu Lang from the stone lifeform guarding the Ancestral Court's Treasure Trove several years ago. Xu Lang was one of the few people in the past few hundred years who had made military contributions and could enter the Ancestral Court's Treasure Trove to choose a supreme treasure.
"Everyone, there is only one connection point for this void array, which is the Eastern Wasteland Palace in the center of the Eastern Wasteland."
Venerable Minghe nodded slightly after hearing Xu Lang's words and signaled for him to return. He then turned his head and spoke to the crowd.
At the same time, Xiao Chen also nodded his head like everyone else. The Void Teleportation Formation in front of him could not be compared to the one he obtained in terms of grade. The Heaven Ranked Teleportation Formation that he obtained from the Ancient Fallen Dragon City had three connecting points. It was enough to reach three places in the Eastern Wasteland, not to mention the mountain range between the Eastern Wasteland and the Southern Border to enter the Southern Border of the Mortal World.
Void array formations that could be inscribed were at least Heaven-grade. If the void array in the Ancestral Court was a low-grade Heaven-grade one, then the one that Xiao Chen had obtained was at least a high-grade Heaven-grade one.
At the same time, as everyone continued to discuss, the silver vortex in the middle of the hundred-meter-wide void array in front of them slowly rotated. Silver light flashed and specks of starlight floated, like a moving starry sky.
In an instant, a spatial crack slowly opened in the silver vortex, and a black hole appeared in the middle of the mysterious silver-white vortex.
"It's here!" a cultivator immediately exclaimed.
At the same time, the four silver pillars on the Void Transfer Formation constantly injected silver power into the silver vortex in the middle. Then, it suddenly erupted with dazzling silver light, so dazzling that people could not help but close their eyes.
Amidst this dazzling brilliance, a figure that looked like a purple flame stepped out. He looked like a young man, but his deep eyes exuded an ancient aura that could not be accumulated over a hundred years.
This figure didn't emit any aura, but his entire body was as translucent as purple jade. He was like a resplendent purple sun in the sky, making all the martial artists in the hall feel as if an immemorial divine mountain was pressing down on them.
"Legendary Paragon!"
"Paying respects to the court master!"
Finally, the martial artists in the hall reacted and bowed. Even Xiao Chen was no exception. They shouted in unison. This was respect from the bottom of their hearts!
"I am Zi Yang, the ninth elder of East Imperial Palace. I came to Desolate Border under the Human Emperor's orders to take over the position of Desolate Border Ancestral Court Lord!"
What!
His voice, which sounded like a great bell, immediately caused some of the warriors behind him to exclaim in surprise.
Elder Zi Yang of East Imperial Palace was ranked ninth among the ninety-nine elders of East Imperial Palace. It was rumored that he cultivated the Heaven-Class Dark Sun Purple Sky Technique. He comprehended the purple sun derived from the Great Way of Fire. When cultivated to the extreme, he could incarnate into a purple sun, shining in the sky!
Zi Yang wasn't his name, but his title!
Marquis Ziyang!
Marquis, a legendary Paragon at the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. He had great merits. For the Human Race, he was conferred the title of Marquis because of his merits!
Moreover, a legendary Paragon might not be able to become a Marquis, but a Marquis's strength must be at the top among the legendary Paragons!
But no matter what, as long as a martial artist reached the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm, any one of them could be called a legend. At this level, as long as a martial artist's strength reached a certain level, they would hear of their legendary name!
Who would have thought that East Imperial Palace would appoint one of the top ten elders to become a court lord in the Desolate Border Region? Moreover, it was a powerful Marquis.
"Everyone, there is no need to be so polite. I have received the Human Emperor's orders to come to Desolate Border and take charge of the Desolate Border Ancestral Court. Now that the foreign races are in danger, the Eastern Wasteland is filled with the smoke of war. There is no place that is pure. I need everyone to help me overcome this calamity together and help my Human Race rise from the ashes!"
Standing on the platform, Marquis Ziyang's Battle Body hadn't even left the spatial vortex yet. However, the rippling spatial energy couldn't enter within a foot of his body.
His gaze swept across the entire hall and even paused on Xiao Chen for a moment. This faint gaze brought great pressure to everyone. Even Supreme Jiao was unable to move under this pressure.
It was as if this gaze had caused the entire hall to freeze. The higher one's cultivation, the greater the gap between martial artists, even if they were at the same level.
"Let's help each other and overcome this calamity together!"
Suddenly, the entire hall was filled with roars.
"Great Elder, I have already gained some understanding of the Desolate Border Region since I came from East Imperial Palace. However, I have lived in the Eastern Imperial Region for a long time and even spent most of my time fighting in the Hundred Clan Battlefield, so I don't know much about the current situation in the Desolate Border Region."
As soon as he stepped off the stone platform of the Void Transfer Formation, Marquis Ziyang's figure appeared in front of Supreme Ming He.
"Court Lord, why don't we go to the main hall of the Ancestral Court and explain in detail? Now, the leaders of the largest military divisions in the Desolate Border Region have all arrived. They are all waiting for the Court Lord's orders!"
Ming He said softly. His gaze turned to where Xiao Chen and the other chiefs were, and he gestured to Marquis Ziyang.
"Alright!"
Marquis Ziyang naturally knew that this stone hall wasn't a place to discuss important matters. Hence, under the guidance of Supreme Ming He, he walked out of the stone hall. Many cultivators naturally followed closely behind.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they didn't appear in the Fire Remuneration Hall below the Sacred Pagoda. Instead, they appeared on the ninth floor of the Sacred Pagoda.
The ninth floor of the Sacred Pagoda was thousands of feet above the ground. It was enough to see the entire Desolate Border City. This hall on the ninth floor was originally the place where the Court Lord, the Ancestral Court Elder, and the chiefs of the various tribes in the Desolate Border Region discussed important matters.
However, this hall hadn't really been used for thousands of years. The Court Lord of the Desolate Border Region had been suspended in the air for thousands of years. Today, this hall once again welcomed a new Court Lord.
In the hall, it still maintained the appearance when it was first built. Thousands of stone chairs were neatly arranged, covered with mottled marks. These were the marks left behind by time.
At this moment, there were nearly two hundred cultivators gathered in the hall, and the strength of each cultivator was at least above the Sixth Heaven of the Heavy Building Realm.
This was a gathering of more than 90% of the combat power of the entire Desolate Border Region, including the older generation cultivators who had been awakened from their deep slumber, the elders of various tribes, some Lord Wanderers who had reached the Venerable Realm, and the Venerables of the current generation in the Ancestral Court. It could be said that this was the greatest strength that the Desolate Border Region could gather at present!
Naturally, the position of the tall stone chair in the center of the hall belonged to Marquis Ziyang. As the new Court Lord of the Desolate Border Ancestral Court, Elder Ming He was seated below him. Behind him was Lord Dragon, a group of Seventh Heaven of the Heavy Building Realm, Xiao Chen, and the Hundred Clan Marquis Division's Patriarch Bai Yu.
As for the Venerables of Sixth Heaven of the Heavy Building Realm, they could only be ranked behind them. Strength determined their position!
However, even though there were nearly two hundred Venerables and above, the positions occupied were only two to three tenths of the entire hall. There was a large space at the back that was empty.
In the past, when the Desolate Border was at its peak, this hall must have been full of cultivators. Now, the strength gathered in the entire Desolate Border was less than two to three tenths of the original strength. It had to be said how miserable it was.
"Silence!"
Seeing that everyone had found their positions, Great Venerable Ming He stood up and shouted. Suddenly, the originally noisy voice in the hall became silent.
"Court Lord, this is the seal of the Desolate Border Court Lord. These years, the position of the Desolate Border Court Lord has been empty. As the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court, I have taken the position of Court Lord to deal with the affairs of the Desolate Border. Now that the Court Lord has arrived, this seal should also be handed over to the Court Lord!"
Seeing that everyone in the hall had become quiet, Great Venerable Ming He nodded. Then, a cyan light flashed in his hand, and a bronze seal the size of a palm appeared in his hand. The material was bronze, and the divine dragon was the button. Under the seal, there were four simple words, "Lord of the Desolate Border Court".
Although Marquis Ziyang said that he was invited to be the Human Emperor, in fact, it was an edict issued by the Elders Hall of the Eastern Emperor Palace in the name of the Human Emperor. Although he came with the edict, he did not really become the Court Lord of the Desolate Border Ancestral Court. He needed to refine the seal that represented the Desolate Border Ancestral Court in order to be legitimate.
This seal was also made of divine materials. It was called the Desolate Border Seal. As the name suggested, it was a seal that belonged to the Desolate Border Region. It was made using an ancient method. It could be considered an ancient weapon with incredible power. Of course, the premise was that you could control it.
Rumor had it that this seal was not simple. Back then, when the Human Emperor of the Ancient Desolate Era established the Human World and divided it into the Hundred Territories of the Human World, not only did he create a divine item to stabilize the fate of each territory, he also created a bronze seal as a keepsake. It was passed down from generation to generation.
It had been countless years since the Human Emperor of the Ancient Desolate Land established the Mortal World and divided it into the Hundred Territories. But now, everyone treated the origin of the seal as a rumor. After all, they couldn't imagine what kind of divine material could be preserved for so many years. Since ancient times, the Desolate Border had undergone countless changes. Even the Ancestral Court of the Human Race had been destroyed many times over the years. The chances of the seal being passed down from generation to generation wasn't high.