184: Chapter 184 Mobilizing the Stars, Uniting All Realms

The star skiffs of the three hundred thousand Realm Guardian Army sailed majestically toward the depths of the Star Sea, but Guardian Lin Jingyun knew that this was still not enough.

The power of the Mother of Void Evil Spiders far exceeded imagination; relying solely on a frontal assault by the Realm Guardian Army, even if they won, would inevitably come at a heavy price.

He needed more power, the power of the entire Star Sea.

During the voyage of the star skiff, he sat alone in the command cabin, with the star maps of various domains of the Star Sea floating before him.

On the star map, the light points representing various domains were dense, resembling a brilliant galaxy.

Behind each light point were hundreds of millions of common people, countless people who needed to be protected.

After pondering for a long time, he finally made a decision.

"Qiuyu." He called out softly.

Shen Qiuyu walked in from outside the cabin door, her expression weary yet still spirited.

Over the past few months, she had hardly had a good rest; she had to coordinate the military forces of various domains, handle the intelligence of the Investigation Department, and take care of Guardian Lin Jingyun's daily Life.

Yet she had never uttered a single complaint.

"First Ancestor, are you looking for me?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, handing her a Jade Slip: "Transmit an order to all domains to open the highest authority of the resource sharing platform."

All reserve Materials are to be fully opened.

The contribution point system is temporarily frozen, and various domains may take and use as needed.

Shen Qiuyu took the Jade Slip, surprise flashing in her eyes.

Ever since the resource sharing platform was established, the contribution point system had always been the core rule, never having been broken before.

She knew very well what it meant for the First Ancestor to temporarily freeze contribution points now.

"First Ancestor, you are going to..."

"Total mobilization." Guardian Lin Jingyun's voice was calm yet firm, "The threat of the Void Evil Spider is not just the business of the Realm Guardian Army, but the business of all domains and all common people in the Star Sea."

Every single person should participate.

Shen Qiuyu nodded solemnly and turned to transmit the order.

As the news spread, all domains of the Star Sea were shaken.

The highest authority of the resource sharing platform had never been opened, and the reserve Materials of various domains had never been opened up so unreservedly before.

But no one questioned it, and no one opposed it.

Because everyone knew that this time's threat was greater than any previous one.

The Realm Master of the Lingxi Realm was the first to respond.

He opened the Spiritual Vein treasury of the Lingxi Realm and sent all the spiritual spring water stored for hundreds of years onto the platform.

"The Lingxi Realm is able to have today entirely thanks to the protection of the Alliance."

Now that the Star Sea was in trouble, how could the Lingxi Realm stand by and watch?

The Realm Master of the Liuli Realm followed closely behind.

He moved out all the inventory of the Liuli mines, and even ordered the mines to work day and night to step up extraction.

"The Liuli ores of the Liuli Realm are the best Materials for Artifact Refining in the Star Sea."

Whatever the Realm Guardian Army needs, we will refine whatever it is.

The Old Ape Patriarch of Qingmang Mountain personally led the craftsmen of the Yao Race to send the spiritual Materials treasured by generations of the Yao Race onto the platform.

Among those spiritual Materials, quite a few were supreme treasures left behind by the ancestors of the Yao Race, never shown to anyone before.

But the Old Ape Patriarch said: "The Yao Race coexists with the Star Sea. When the Star Sea is in trouble, how can the Yao Race begrudge treasures?"

The new Realm Master of the Meteor Minor Realm was the grandson of that old Realm Master back then.

He took out the meager savings of the Meteor Minor Realm; although not much, it was their everything.

"Back when the Void Clan invaded, it was the Realm Guardian Army that fought desperately to protect the Meteor Minor Realm."

Now that the Star Sea is in trouble, even if we have to smash pots and sell iron, we must contribute our share.

Cangwu Domain, Biluo Minor Realm, Hanshuang Minor Realm... domain after domain responded one after another.

Spiritual Materials, Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, Spirit Treasures, and even the most ordinary food and clothing continuously converged onto Yongning City through the star vein network.

The Artifact Hall and Pill Hall of Yongning City worked day and night; the furnace fires were glowing red, and the clanging sounds of forging intertwined with the roaring sounds of the Pill Furnaces, ceaseless day and night.

The Disciples of the Artifact Hall worked in shifts; when someone collapsed from exhaustion, someone else immediately stepped up.

No one complained, and no one shrank back.

Because they knew that for every additional Spirit Treasure forged, one fewer soldier might be sacrificed on the front line.

The Pill Hall was equally busy.

Alchemists threw spiritual Materials batch by batch into the Pill Furnaces, refining healing pills, spirit-gathering beads, and anti-toxin pills.

As soon as the Medicinal Pills were successfully refined, they were immediately sent to the hands of the Realm Guardian Army in various domains.

The Chief Elder of the Pill Hall personally presided over the operations; a patch of hair was singed by the pill fire, but there was no time to tidy it up.

The Disciples of the Guardian Academy were even higher in spirit.

Senior Disciples successively petitioned for battle, requesting to set out on expedition with the Realm Guardian Army.

Although junior Disciples could not go to the front line, they also spontaneously organized themselves to rush-make protective talismans, sew battle robes, and raise supplies for the frontline soldiers.

A young Disciple who had just entered the academy donated all the pocket money he had saved for many years.

When his teacher asked him why he didn't keep some for himself, he said: "Although I cannot go to the battlefield, I also want to contribute a portion of my strength to protect the Star Sea."

Let these monies be regarded as a token of my sincerity that I bought.

When the news reached the ears of Guardian Lin Jingyun, he was deducing battle plans inside the command cabin.

He looked at the material inventory lists of various domains handed over by Shen Qiuyu, remaining silent for a long time.

The list was very long, densely filling dozens of pages.

Every single line of words was the sincerity of a domain.

Some were more, some were less, but every single share was heavy.

"First Ancestor, the supplies from various domains have successively arrived at Yongning City."

The Artifact Hall and Pill Hall are stepping up rush-production, and it is expected that the first batch of equipment can be completed within three days.

Shen Qiuyu's voice carried a hint of choked emotion, "The reactions of various domains are even more enthusiastic than we anticipated."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, his gaze falling on a line of small characters at the very bottom of the list.

That was the supply list sent by the Meteor Minor Realm, containing only a few sparse lines: ten buckets of spiritual spring water, a hundred catties of spiritual rice, and a thousand bolts of coarse cloth.

Not much, yet it was their everything.

He closed the list, stood up, and walked over to the porthole.

Outside the window were the majestic star skiffs of the Realm Guardian Army, as well as transport fleets rushing over from various domains.

Those fleets were fully loaded with supplies, converging from all corners of the Star Sea like streams flowing into the vast sea.

"Qiuyu, pass down the order."

The supplies sent by various domains must all be detailed, registered, and cataloged.

After the war, the Alliance will grant rewards according to contributions.

Although the contribution point system is temporarily frozen, every single contribution will be remembered.

Shen Qiuyu nodded and turned to transmit the order.

Three days later, the first batch of equipment was rush-completed.

star spirit guardian swords, soul-protecting shields, light-gathering mirrors, anti-toxin pills... Spirit Treasures and Medicinal Pills of all kinds piled up like mountains, loaded onto transport star skiffs, and shipped to the front line.

Meanwhile, the assembly of the Realm Guardian Army across various domains was also accelerating.

The Realm Guardian Army, which originally had only three hundred thousand people, expanded to five hundred thousand within a few short days.

Cultivators from various domains successively signed up to participate in the war, and even ordinary common people requested to join the logistics team to transport supplies for the front line.

A white-haired old man leaning on a cane came to the recruitment office.

His son was already serving in the Realm Guardian Army, his grandson was still young, and he was the only old man left at home.

The Disciples at the recruitment office advised him to go back, but he stubbornly refused.

"Although I am old and can no longer fight, I can still boil water, cook meals, and transport supplies."

The soldiers on the front line are fighting desperately; we certainly can't let them go hungry, right?

The Disciples of the recruitment office could not persuade him otherwise and had no choice but to let him join the logistics team.

The old man was as happy as a child, limping with his cane as he walked toward the direction of the logistics camp.

When the news reached the command cabin, Guardian Lin Jingyun fell silent for a long time.

He thought of what Ling Shuang had said—protection is not the business of one person, but the business of a group of people.

No matter how strong a single person is, they cannot guard the entire Star Sea alone.

Only when everyone unites can it truly be protected.

Now, he saw it.

All domains of the Star Sea, regardless of size or poverty, were contributing their strength to this decisive battle in their own ways.

The spiritual spring water of the Lingxi Realm, the Liuli ores of the Liuli Realm, the spiritual Materials of Qingmang Mountain, the coarse cloth of the Meteor Minor Realm... every single item represented a person's sincerity and a domain's undertaking.

He took a deep breath and turned to walk toward the command platform.

"Transmit the order to the entire army: accelerate advance."

Three days later, arrive at the place of the Seal.

"Yes!"

The star skiffs advanced at full speed toward the deepest part of the Star Sea.

Three days later, the outline of the place of the Seal appeared in view.

Looking from afar, that huge Seal was like a grayish-black barrier lying across the Void Realm.

On the barrier, countless runes were slowly circulating, but the light was already very faint.

Cracks had already appeared in many places, and grayish-black mist continuously gushed out from the cracks.

In front of the Seal was a simple camp.

Inside the camp, several figures were busy.

Guardian Lin Jingyun had the main army stop outside a safety distance, traveling alone by the space-time ark to the camp.

The camp was not large, with only a few crude tents.

The tents were set up using spare canvas from the star skiffs, barely able to shelter from wind and rain.

In the center of the camp was a huge stone tablet, densely carved with names on it—those were the names of the soldiers who had sacrificed themselves at the place of the Seal over these years.

Ling Shuang was sitting before the stone tablet, holding a cup of thoroughly cooled tea in her hands.

Her white hair was whiter than three months ago, and the wrinkles on her face were deeper.

But her gaze remained sharp, and her back was still held straight.

Seeing Guardian Lin Jingyun step down from the space-time ark, a trace of pleasant surprise flashed in her eyes, which then returned to calmness.

"You've come?"

"I've come."

Guardian Lin Jingyun walked up to her and bowed deeply: "Teacher, you've worked hard."

Ling Shuang waved her hand, signaling him to sit down.

She handed him the teacup in her hand; the tea in the cup had already cooled, but Guardian Lin Jingyun drank it down in one gulp.

"How is the situation in various domains?" Ling Shuang asked.

Guardian Lin Jingyun explained the mobilization situation of various domains in detail.

Upon hearing that the Meteor Minor Realm sent coarse cloth, the corners of Ling Shuang's mouth lifted slightly.

Upon hearing that the white-haired old man joined the logistics team, her eye rims turned slightly red.

"Good, very good," she said softly, "The domains of the Star Sea have not disappointed us."

Zhou Zhiting and Song Xinghe also walked out from the camp.

Zhou Zhiting's battle armor was still stained with the blood of Void Evil Spiders, and Song Xinghe held a thick stack of monitoring records in his hands.

Seeing Guardian Lin Jingyun, both of them revealed smiles.

"Kid, you've come." Zhou Zhiting patted his shoulder, her force still very heavy, "Has the main army arrived?"

"Arrived, five hundred thousand Realm Guardian Army are already on standby outside the safety distance."

Zhou Zhiting nodded with satisfaction: "Five hundred thousand, enough."

Coupled with us old bones, it's enough to give those bugs a hard time.

Song Xinghe handed the monitoring records in his hands to Guardian Lin Jingyun: "In these three months, the Mother of Void Evil Spiders has impacted the Seal a total of seven times."

The most recent time was three days ago, and the intensity of the impact was thirty percent greater than before.

According to this trend, at most in a month, the Seal will completely shatter.

Guardian Lin Jingyun took the records and carefully perused them.

Every single page was densely filled with data, recording every single change of the Seal and every single impact of the Void Evil Spiders.

These data were exchanged with the lives of Song Xinghe and the Disciples of the Investigation Department.

"Senior Song, you've worked hard."

Song Xinghe shook his head: "Not hard, this is my duty."

The four of them stood before the stone tablet, gazing at that grayish-black Seal in the distance.

The runes on the Seal were growing dimmer and dimmer, the cracks were growing more and more, and the grayish-black mist was growing denser and denser.

Deep within the Seal, that pair of scarlet eyes opened from time to time and slowly closed again.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders was accumulating power, preparing for the final impact.

Guardian Lin Jingyun turned around and looked behind him.

In the distance, the star skiffs of the five hundred thousand Realm Guardian Army hovered quietly, resembling a silvery-white Star Sea.

That was the complete power of the Star Sea Alliance, the sincerity of all domains and all common people.

"Teacher, tomorrow we will begin deploying defenses."

The five hundred thousand main army will be divided into three defense lines.

The first defense line is set at the periphery of the Seal, garrisoned by the main force of the Realm Guardian Army to frontally meet the Void Evil Spiders in battle.

The second defense line is set in the middle section, composed of elites from various domains, responsible for support and coordination.

The third defense line is set in front of the camp, garrisoned by... He paused for a moment, looking at Ling Shuang and the other two, "Garrisoned by you."

Ling Shuang did not object, merely nodding.

"Good, it is settled."

Night fell; there was no starlight in the Void Realm of the place of the Seal, only the star skiff lights of the Realm Guardian Army in the distance, resembling a silvery-white Star Sea.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood alone before the stone tablet, gazing at those names carved on the tablet.

Among those names, there were those he knew and those he did not know.

But every single name was a vibrant Life, a tragic and heroic story.

He raised his hand, gently stroking across the tablet surface.

"All Seniors, rest in peace."

The Star Sea, we will be able to guard it.