The area spanning a thousand meters around is known as a "Boundary Domain." Across the entire Grand Supreme Spirit Realm, there are exactly eight "Boundary Domains" facing the Divine Void Realm, situated in the East, South, West, North, Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest of this world. Each time the Boundary Gate to the Divine Void Realm opens, newly ascended Spirit Gods are randomly transported to one of these eight domains.

There is only one "Boundary Domain" facing the Heavenly Spirit Continent, located precisely in the center of the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm. This location here is the Northern Boundary Domain of the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm.

At the edge of the Boundary Domain, the jungle was dense, with ancient trees soaring to the heavens. At this moment, one could clearly see more than ten figures, some seated, some standing, nestled between the gaps in the trees.

Almost every figure exuded a powerful aura without any attempt at concealment. They were all Spirit Gods from the Pill Immortal Sect.

After losing track of Nie Kong and the others in the Divine Void Realm, the Primordial Heaven Mansion, the Pill Immortal Sect, and the Sea Clan tacitly agreed to surround these eight Boundary Domains separately. The Sea Clan was responsible for the Southern and Southeast Domains; the Primordial Heaven Mansion oversaw the Southwest, West, and Northwest Domains; the Pill Immortal Sect was tasked with the remaining three.

The dozen or so Pill Immortal Sect Spirit Gods waited silently, showing not the slightest hint of impatience. Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the vortex within the Boundary Domain began to slow down noticeably.

In a matter of moments, the void between the two colossal pillars returned to stillness, and the vortex gradually vanished. "The Boundary Gate has closed.

It seems they weren't transported to the Northern Domain," remarked a black-robed elder with ruddy cheeks and white hair, slowly withdrawing his gaze, a hint of regret in his expression. The surrounding figures flickered, and the rest of the Pill Immortal Sect Spirit Gods converged, their faces etched with disappointment.

Not long ago, most of them had sent clones into the Divine Void Realm to hunt down Nie Kong and the others. Regrettably, not only did they fail to capture them, but they also lost Spirit God clones, leading to a significant weakening of their strength.

It would take a considerable amount of time to recover their cultivation to the peak period of their might. "..." "I wonder which Boundary Gate they appeared at.

Let me check... They weren't seen in the Northeast Domain either!" "Indeed, nor in the Eastern Domain." "They haven't shown up in any of the three domains overseen by the Pill Immortal Sect.

They must have been captured by the Primordial Heaven Mansion or the Sea Clan. What a pity about the spirit artifacts Nie Kong had." "Primordial Heaven Mansion...

I've asked. They haven't spotted any figures in the three domains they guard either." "Then it must be the Sea Clan!" "I happen to have a connection with a Sea Clan Spirit God; I'll inquire with him right away...

Huh? They haven't seen anyone in the Southeast or Southern Domains either." "..." The group murmured amongst themselves.

After a brief exchange, the surroundings suddenly fell into an eerie quiet. The dozen or so Spirit Gods exchanged bewildered glances, completely mystified.

They used the "Divine Intent Mirror" to contact the Spirit Gods guarding the other seven domains, only to receive news that was almost unbelievable: Nie Kong, Tai Yan, and Yu Longyue had not been seen in any of the eight domains! "No Spirit God can defy the rules of the Boundary Gate.

Even Nie Kong, the strongest among the three, is only a Fifth-Grade Spirit God; he couldn't have escaped the Gate's suction..." The white-haired elder frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "It must be that after reaching the Boundary Domain, they used some method to deceive everyone's sight and senses." "That seems to be the only plausible explanation." The others exchanged glances, nodding subconsciously, but this only led to greater doubt. Each Boundary Domain was guarded by a dozen or twenty Spirit Gods, some even overseen by Seventh-Grade or Eighth-Grade Spirit Gods.

How could Nie Kong and the other two escape such heavily besieged domains without making a sound? Just then, one Spirit God suddenly looked up at the white-haired elder in astonishment: "Third Elder, I just received a message from the Western Domain.

An elder from the Primordial Heaven Mansion there just used Nie Kong's aura to perform a 'Dao Root Tracing' technique and discovered he is in our direction." "What?" The more than a dozen surrounding Spirit Gods stared at each other, their faces filled with disbelief. The direction indicated by 'Dao Root Tracing' could never be wrong.

If that Primordial Heaven Mansion elder said Nie Kong was this way, didn't that mean Nie Kong and the others arrived at the Northern Domain? Nie Kong and his group had escaped right under their noses?

After a moment of stunned silence, the expressions of the group shifted rapidly from pale to flushed, and finally, all eyes settled on the white-haired elder. In this Northern Domain, his status and power were supreme: Elder Wang of the Pill Immortal Sect in the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm, named Yan He, who had achieved Eighth-Grade Spirit God status thousands of years prior.

Yan He's face was grim, his white eyebrows raised slightly, exuding an imposing dignity without needing to be angry. However, he did not speak.

Instead, he raised his right palm, and a mass of faint white substance began to slowly materialize in his palm. This was Nie Kong's aura, collected by a Sixth-Grade Spirit God clone of the Pill Immortal Sect during a battle some time ago.

After being brought back to the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm, it was divided into three portions, one of which fell to him. With a slight wave of his right palm, the mass of white aura hovered in the void.

Hiss! Yan He flicked his index finger, and a streak of red light shot out, plunging into Nie Kong's aura and rapidly spreading.

Fine, fiery red threads crisscrossed within the white mass like a spiderweb. The aura began to writhe violently, instantly condensing into a faint, small figure.

Yan He hooked his finger and pinched one of the red threads. With a gentle tug, the figure seemed to be compelled, drifting lazily southward.

Witnessing this sight, the dozen Spirit Gods nearby couldn't help but widen their eyes, a subtle shame lurking in their gaze. "He is indeed over here, about three hundred li from here!" Yan He narrowed his eyes, a cold, sinister smile curling the corner of his lips.

"Remarkable skill! Remarkable skill!

He actually escaped from the Northern Domain I was guarding, and fled three hundred li away. I can hardly wait to see what kind of person you truly are!" As he spoke, Yan He clutched the vague phantom figure and leaped onto the circular platform at the edge of the Boundary Domain.

The surface of the platform was carved with numerous innate patterns—it was, in fact, a Transmitting Illusion Array. The others exchanged glances, feeling a burning sensation on their faces.

Under the watch of the Eighth-Grade Spirit God Yan He, a dozen of them had been toyed with by three newly ascended Spirit Gods. If they failed to capture him now, they risked becoming the laughingstock of the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm.

In the next moment, they all followed and landed near Yan He. "Buzz!" The illusion array burst forth with dazzling, brilliant light.

In the blink of an eye, the dozen figures vanished from the circular platform... "There are so many precious medicinal herbs in this place." The Gourd kept munching ceaselessly, its chubby body floating and swaying as it intermittently grabbed an herb and stuffed it into its mouth.

Before long, its already round belly grew even rounder. At this moment, besides the little one Xiang Xiang, Qing You and Lan Jun had also ventured out, occasionally letting out gasps of surprise.

Nie Kong's astonishment was no less than theirs. In terms of medicinal herbs, there was a world of difference between the Grand Supreme Spirit Realm and the Heavenly Spirit Continent.

On the Heavenly Spirit Continent, even within his Spirit Mansion, Eighth and Ninth-Grade herbs were rare. But here, in just a few short minutes, Nie Kong had already spotted three.

As for other lower-grade herbs, they were even more common, and almost every single one held an extremely potent medicinal aura.