Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

When the nations of the ancestral world began constructing world nodes.

The Mars Gate Project was also officially launched at the lunar base.

The Temple of the Sun was responsible for providing energy.

The Refining Realm Furnace is responsible for smelting law-based metals.

The Hunter's Court's main ship's phase engine became the core of the stargate.

The Beast Bone Jar provides ancient beast souls that can stabilize the space.

The Jianmu Root Network is responsible for locating the remaining stars guarding the boundary.

Shen Xinglan served as the chief designer of the Star Gate.

Tens of thousands of researchers from different countries entered the lunar crater base.

The main body of the stargate is three thousand meters high.

Two metal pillars were driven into the lunar surface.

The surface of the doorposts is engraved with modern psionic circuits, ancient spatial array patterns, and blue lotus coordinates.

During the construction of the stargate.

The Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor provided some information about the ancient star gates.

Each time you answer.

It will receive a drop of life essence from Chu Zhou.

After Xiao Jinbao found out about this...

He ran into Qinglian Town Prison every day.

"Old Black Dragon".

"Why did your master give you the essence of life?"

"It's none of your business."

"Didn't you say before that the mere source of life isn't worth bowing down to?"

The soul flames of the Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor flickered.

"This patriarch is making a deal with Pure Lotus Dharma."

"It's not about bowing your head."

"So, are you working for your master now?"

"roll!"

The roar of the black dragon echoed from the first level of the prison.

Little Jinbao held the newly formed dark gold dragon marrow in his arms.

They flew back to Qinglian Cave Heaven, completely satisfied.

……

Three months later.

The main structure of the Mars Gate is complete.

The first test was launched.

It also began on this day.

All unrelated personnel at the lunar base were evacuated.

Qin Zhenyuan, Harrison, and Xuanweizi each guarded one of the three directions of the star gate.

Lin Qingxue stood at the main control panel.

By constructing a network of tree roots, the coordinates of the remaining stars guarding the boundary are sensed.

Shen Xinglan issued the start command.

The stellar energy accumulated by the Temple of the Sun for three months poured into the stargate.

On the two metal goalposts.

Hundreds of thousands of psionic circuits lit up in succession.

A silver-white light screen appeared in the center of the star gate.

Initially, there was only darkness on the other side of the light screen.

A few breaths later.

The faint outline of the guardian star began to appear.

Inside the lunar base.

All the researchers looked excited.

But just as the coordinates were about to stabilize.

The image of the Guardian Star suddenly distorted.

Within the silvery-white light curtain.

A single, silver-black vertical pupil snapped open.

Numerous black tentacles extended from the other end of the stargate.

A chaotic spatial force surged into the moon through the stargate.

【warn! 】

The stargate coordinates have shifted.

[Current connection target: Unknown fractured space.]

The core of the stargate is contaminated by space.

[Forced shutdown may cause the phase engine to explode.]

The first black tentacle burst out of the stargate and headed straight for the main control panel.

Xuanweizi brought down his sword.

The tentacles broke off from the center.

The severed tentacles did not die.

Instead, they transformed into a large swarm of silver-black insects, which flew to various parts of the lunar base.

Qin Zhenyuan unleashed the Mountain and River Blade Realm.

The black blade fell, trapping all the insect swarms in the center of the blade's boundary.

Harrison, on the other hand, broke down the barriers between people.

Completely separate the researchers from the stargate.

"This cannot continue."

Shen Xinglan stared at the ever-increasing spatial data.

"The stargate is merging with that shattered space."

"In three minutes, the lunar base will be dragged in too."

Lin Qingxue closed her eyes.

She could hear the remnants of the guardian star, but she couldn't find the right direction in the chaotic space.

Tens of thousands of spatial rifts emitted sounds simultaneously.

Each one is extremely similar to the remnant star guarding the boundary.

Just then.

Chu Zhou's roots, wrapped around strange rocks, appeared above the star gate.

The dark red crystal patterns on the surface of the strange rock quickly lit up.

"This is not a naturally formed broken space."

"Someone once buried a spatial nest here."

"When the Phase Engine is activated, the lair mistakes the Hunter's Court aura for a summoning coordinate."

Chu Zhou asked, "Can you suppress it?"

"Can."

"But first, remove the roots."

"The situation is urgent; you're entangled in your natal inscription!"

Chu Zhou's consciousness descended towards the roots.

One of the roots was indeed attached to that dark red crystal pattern.

"I was not paying attention."

"You did it on purpose!"

The surface of the strange rock emitted a burst of crimson light.

However, it did not immediately shake off the Chu boat.

The first natal inscription mark lit up completely.

A crimson phantom of a celestial monument landed in the center of the star gate.

All distorted space simultaneously ceases to change.

The black tentacles that burst out of the stargate were also frozen in place.

The strange rock bore the pressure of the entire spatial nest.

Fine cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the stone.

Chu Zhou entangled its roots and did not loosen them.

The Azure Lotus Purification Law followed the inscription on the natal stele and entered the Star Gate.

The silver-black pollution was peeled away layer by layer.

However, the correct coordinates still did not appear.

Chu Zhou looked at Lin Qingxue.

"Can't you hear the remnant star guarding the boundary?"

"I can hear it."

"But all the spatial rifts are mimicking the voice of the Guardian Star."

The other end of the star gate.

The shattered space emitted thousands upon thousands of vibrations like broken flags.

Every sound was exactly the same.

Lin Qingxue couldn't tell which one came from the real Ning Yue.

Chu Zhou's mind stirred.

The Resonance of All Souls unfolds along the Stargate.

The eight world nodes simultaneously sent signals to the remnant star guarding the boundary.

The fragmented space can mimic the broken flag, but it cannot mimic the pulse of mountains and rivers of the eight nodes.

Above the remnant star guarding the boundary.

Ning Yue sensed the call coming from the ancestral realm.

He pulled out the broken flag.

One hundred and eight remnant souls of the border guards simultaneously infused their power into it.

"The Ninth Border Guard".

"To guide the way for our ancestral homeland."

The broken flag unfurled against the dark starry sky.

A complete defensive military formation appeared in the sky above the Jianmu Ancient Road.

Lin Qingxue finally heard a different voice.

"Found it."

The Azure Lotus Mark fell into the Star Gate.

The previously distorted silver-white light screen quickly stabilized.

The broken space was squeezed out of the channel.

The remnant of the guardian star reappeared on the other side of the star gate.

Shen Xinglan immediately adjusted the phase engine.

"Locking coordinates."

"Establish a two-way connection."

"Stable Stargate".

The two metal gateposts lit up simultaneously.

A silvery-white passage spanning the starry sky has been fully formed.

[Spark.com connection successful.]

[Currently connected nodes: Lunar Base, Guardian Remnant Star.]

[Stargate Stability: 87%]

[Capable of accommodating life forms below rank nine.]

The passage of a ninth-tier life form may cause a brief fluctuation in the star gate.

[Tenth-order Law-based life forms cannot pass through the current star gate.]

Chu Zhou saw the last notification.

The lotus leaves swayed gently.

"Can't I go over there?"

Shen Xinglan looked at the Star Gate data.

"Your laws are too vast."

"Forcing your way through will shatter the Star Gate."

The strange rock broke free from the roots of the Chu boat.

"Perfect."

"From now on, you shall stay obediently in the ancestral realm."

Chu Zhou extended its roots again and rolled it back onto the lotus platform.

"I cannot get through."

"My beloved concubine, you won't be leaving either."

"I'm not a level ten."

"That won't work either."

"On what grounds?"

"I am not at ease."

The strange rock paused its struggling movements for a moment.

The scarlet stone pattern then lit up again.

"Who needs your trust!"

It crashed violently into Chu Zhou Fenzhu.

Chu Zhou withdrew his consciousness ahead of time.

Only a phantom image of an ordinary blue lotus remained, which was smashed into the lunar surface by a strange rock.

Little Jinbao squatted next to the star gate.

It raised its paw and quietly touched the stargate light screen.

"The master can't get through this."

"Can I come over?"

Shen Xinglan glanced at its life data.

"Can."

Little Jinbao's eyes lit up immediately.

Chu Zhou's roots extended from the Jianmu root net and directly wrapped around its hind legs.

"The first phase of testing is not yet over."

"You stay."

Little Jinbao clung to the edge of the star gate.

"I'll just go take a look!"

"When you get back, I'll give you two drops of dragon marrow."

Little Jinbao immediately loosened its grip.

"Then I won't go."

……

Three days later.

The Fire Star Gate officially opened to traffic for the first time.

Three thousand elite troops from the four gatekeeper legions.

Led by Qin Zhenyuan, they entered the Star Gate.

Qin Zhenyuan has already reached the ninth level.

As he passed through the stargate, the entire silvery-white passage shook violently.

The Mountain and River Blade Realm was compressed into the interior of the Black Blade.

That's why the spatial passage wasn't torn apart.

When Qin Zhenyuan opened his eyes again.

The ground beneath their feet was no longer the moon, but the remnant star of the Guardian, covered in blue-silver cracks.

Ning Yue, along with 108 remnant souls guarding the boundary, stood below the broken banner.

He looked at the star gate behind Qin Zhenyuan, and then at the gatekeepers who kept walking out of the star gate.

"We did not pass through Kunlun Tianmen."

"We did not rely on the Jianmu Ancient Road."

"Did you build this road yourselves?"

Qin Zhenyuan gripped the black knife.

"Very rough."

"A fluctuation will occur after passing through the ninth level once."

"Main guns and large warships cannot be delivered for the time being."

Ning Yue reached out and touched the edge of the silver-white star gate.

"The first ancient Jianmu Road in the ancient ancestral realm."

"Only lower-level beings are allowed to pass."

"Later, Wanling used it for thousands of years."

"Only then was the ancient road expanded to the point where it could support an army."

Ning Yue withdrew his hand.

"The road is already there."

"We can fix it gradually later."

All three thousand gatekeepers passed through the star gate.

Followed by.

A large amount of lunar equipment and building materials were transported to the remnant planet of Shoujie.

A human war base began construction next to a branch of the Azure Lotus.

Mr. Ye personally named it.

"The First Extraterrestrial Base in the Ancestral Realm".

After the base was established.

Ning Yue did not allow the three thousand gatekeepers to rest.

One hundred and eight remnant souls guarding the boundary lined up in the starry sky.

A broken flag is inserted into a lingering star, and an ancient defensive formation unfolds.

"There used to be 30,000 people."

"We can't break through even a single remnant of the Ninth Border Guard's formation."

"Only three thousand people have arrived so far."

"How do you plan to defend the stars?"

Qin Zhenyuan offered no explanation.

The black sword was slowly drawn from its sheath.

The third-generation star-patterned armor worn by the three thousand gatekeepers lit up simultaneously.

Three hundred awakened warriors from the Northern Bear Kingdom released their beast souls, and phantom images of ancient beasts appeared in front of the army formation.

Europa Awakener Control Law Metal Shield.

This forms the first line of defense.

The awakened ones of the White Eagle Kingdom pass on their knowledge through the barrier of all beings.

Connect everyone's domain.

The Dragon Kingdom's gatekeepers then activated the Mountain and River Battle Formation.

All three thousand streams of spiritual energy flowed into Qin Zhenyuan's black blade.

Ning Yue raised his spear.

One hundred and eight guardian battle spirits rushed out simultaneously.

The two military formations collided in the sky above the remnant star guarding the boundary.

The modern psionic artillery fire landed first, not attacking the remnant souls guarding the boundary, but accurately hitting the nodes of the military formation.

The third-generation star-patterned armor withstood the pressure of the ancient formation.

The three thousand gatekeepers were not overwhelmed as they had been the first time.

Qin Zhenyuan took a step forward.

The Mountain and River Blade Realm merged into the battle formation.

The black blade clashed head-on with Ning Yue's spear.

Boom! On the surface of the remnant star guarding the boundary, blue-silver cracks kept lighting up.

The army formation composed of 108 remnant souls guarding the boundary moved back half a step for the first time.

The soul fire flickered in Ning Yue's eyes, and the broken flag changed direction accordingly.

The ancient military formation has changed once again.

But the three thousand gatekeepers had already entered the remnant formation through the gap torn open by the artillery fire.

The beast soul blocked the guardian battle soul.

The metal shield of the law suppressed the array patterns.

Three hundred awakened individuals simultaneously channeled their spiritual power into Qin Zhenyuan.

The black blade fell again.

A formation pattern surrounding the broken flag was severed in the middle.

The remaining troops did not completely collapse.

But for the first time, humanity truly broke through the Ninth Guardian Army's formation.

Ning Yue did not continue his attack; he withdrew his spear.

One hundred and eight remnant souls of the guardians returned to the area beneath the broken flag.

Qin Zhenyuan also suppressed the Mountain and River Blade Realm.

Most of the armor worn by the three thousand gatekeepers was cracked.

But not a single person fell.

Ning Yue looked at them.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth.

"This time."

"At least it's starting to look like a border guard."

Three thousand gatekeepers simultaneously raised their weapons.

Above the first outer star base of the Ancestral Realm, the fighting spirit of the human race truly merged into the remnant star guarding the realm for the first time.

……

After the stargate opens.

The first natal inscription on the surface of the strange rock has become much dimmer.

Chu Zhou brought it back to Heilong Lake.

A large amount of spiritual energy from the green lotus surged into the strange rock along its roots.

The strange rock, however, kept struggling.

"I am Shi Ling."

"Your life essence is not needed."

"My beloved concubine almost broke apart just now."

"That's normal wear and tear caused by the suppression space."

"I don't care."

The roots of the lotus tightened their entanglement even more.

The dark red crystalline patterns on the surface of the strange rock have regained their luster.

Little Jinbao lay on the lakeside.

I stared at the strange rocks for a long time.

"Sister Strange Rock"

"Will your hands grow back after you recover?"

The strange rock did not answer.

The lotus leaves on the Chu boat swayed gently.

"meeting."

Little Jinbao immediately looked at Chu Zhou.

"How did Master know?"

The scarlet patterns on the surface of the strange rock also paused for a moment.

Chu Zhou gently moved the roots of the natal stele pattern that were entangled with it.

"I sensed it just now through the resonance of the laws."

The strange rock suddenly trembled.

"What did you feel?"

Chu Zhou remained silent for a moment.

"I can't say."

"Lotus Demon!"

The strange rock crashed into the lotus platform.

The roots of the Chu boat loosened ahead of time.

The strange rock rushed past the lotus platform and crashed into Black Dragon Lake.

Pfft!

Little Jinbao moved closer to Chu Zhou and lowered his voice.

"Master, did you really see it?"

"no."

"Then why did you lie to Sister Strange Stone?"

"She'll come and ask me herself later."

bottom of the lake.

The scarlet stone patterns on the surface of the strange rock flicker in and out.

It clearly heard it.

But this time, it didn't rush out.

……

The third day after the establishment of the first extra-planetary base in the Ancestral Realm.

The tender leaves of the Jianmu tree on the remnant star of the guardian realm suddenly began to wither.

Ning Yue pulled out the broken flag immediately.

One hundred and eight remnant souls guarding the boundary simultaneously entered the military formation.

Deep in the ancient road.

A figure rushed out of the darkness.

He was wearing the armor of the Fallen Star City.

His chest and abdomen were pierced by dozens of golden chains.

The figure had just stepped onto the remnant star guarding the boundary.

His legs began to crumble.

Ning Yue stepped in front of him.

The broken flag was planted in the ground, and the defending army temporarily preserved the remnants of the enemy's soul.

The figure raised its head.

The moment I saw Ning Yue, my tense body finally relaxed.

"General Ning."

"The First Border Guard... has surrounded Shenxing City."

The soul fire in Ning Yue's eyes suddenly contracted.

How many men are left in the First Border Guard?

"120,000."

"Seven Crimson Gold Main Ships."

"The seventeenth in the King Realm."

"The First Commander has arrived as well."

Ning Yue's grip on the broken flag tightened gradually.

"Gu Tianheng".

The scout from Shenxing City nodded with difficulty.

"He has already reached the eleventh level."

"The First Border Guard gave Chenxing City three days."

"If we do not hand over the remnants of the Jianmu tree in three days, they will attack the city."

Qin Zhenyuan arrived with three thousand gatekeepers.

"Is the First Border Guard under the control of the Hunting Court?"

Ning Yue shook his head.

"no."

"They have no slave marks."

"None of them were turned into Hunting Court slave soldiers."

"They walked to the hunting grounds on their own."

Ning Yue looked into the depths of the ancient road.

One hundred thousand years ago.

Among the nine guardian armies of the Ancestral Realm, the First Guardian Army is the strongest.

They were responsible for venturing deep into the stars.

Destroy the Hunter's Court world coordinates.

It could happen before the final great battle of the Ancestral Realm.

The First Border Guard suddenly lost contact.

Later, someone was in the Hunting Court fleet.

I saw the First Border Guard's crimson-gold warship.

Gu Tianheng believed that the Ancestral Realm was doomed to defeat.

For humanity to continue, it must become part of the Hunting Court.

He voluntarily accepted the hunting contract.

Transform the First Border Guard into the Hunter's Court Human Legion.

But they never admitted to betraying humanity.

On the contrary, Gu Tianheng always believed that only the First Guardian Army had truly preserved the human bloodline.

Ning Yue sent the scouts of Shenxing City into the Soul-Protecting Lotus Seed.

He then pulled out the spear.

"The Ninth Border Guard".

"Ready to depart."

One hundred and eight remnant souls guarding the boundary simultaneously gripped their weapons.

Qin Zhenyuan, however, stood in front of Ning Yue.

"There are only 109 of you."

"The other side has 120,000."

Ning Yue's voice was low and deep.

"In Chenxing City, there are still compatriots whom the Ninth Guardian Army has not yet brought back."

Even if only one person is left.

"I want to go too."

Qin Zhenyuan did not stop him.

He simply turned around and looked at the three thousand gatekeepers.

"Each legion is inspecting its equipment."

"An hour later, we entered the Jianmu Ancient Road."

Ningyue's soul fire flickered.

"This is a matter for the Ninth Border Guard."

Qin Zhenyuan gripped the black knife.

"Ten thousand years ago, you ventured into the starry sky on behalf of the ancestral world."

"The human race now has its own gatekeepers."

"We can't let you dead people go first every time."

The three thousand gatekeepers turned around at the same time.

Assemble at the first extra-planetary base.

The message traveled along the Fire Star Gate back to the Moon and the ancestral realm.

Harrison was the first to apply to go to Starfall City.

Cassian led the Europa Legion into the stargate.

Zhang Baoyi handed over the Moon Dragon Tiger Thunder Pool to Chen Wuji and joined the expeditionary force himself.

In less than half a day.

The human army on the remnant planet has increased to ten thousand.

Thirty modified Hunter's Court frigates.

We parked at the entrance to the ancient road.

The first true interstellar expeditionary force in the ancestral realm.

The assembly begins.

In Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou saw all the gatekeepers through the lotus branches.

"Sinking Star City is located outside the Ancestral Realm."

"In this battle, we may encounter eleventh-tier enemies."

"Are you still going?"

Qin Zhenyuan raised his black blade.

"The ancient guardian army was able to leave the ancestral realm."

"We can too."

Harrison's Barrier of All Beings unfolded over the expeditionary force.

"Lord of the Azure Lotus".

"The interior of the Ancestral Realm will be handed over to Xuanweizi."

"We'll accompany you towards Chenxing City."

The ten lotus leaves of Chuzhou gently unfurled.

He did not refuse again.

The Azure Lotus itself cannot pass through the Fire Star Gate.

However, it was able to project 80% of the power of the laws onto the Jianmu Ancient Road through the branch of the Azure Lotus on the Guardian Star.

Bai Shan Jun was the first to enter the Star Gate.

The mountain spirit lifted up the mountain-bearing stone and followed closely behind.

Little Jinbao held three drops of dark gold dragon marrow.

Just as it was about to sneak into the Jianmu root net, it was entangled by Chu Zhou's roots.

"Owner."

"I can help this time too."

"I didn't say you couldn't go."

Little Jinbao paused for a moment, then immediately landed on Chu Zhou's lotus leaf.

The strange rocks hang on the shore of Black Dragon Lake.

They did not actively approach the stargate.

The roots of the Chu boat stretched out.

Roll it up next to the lotus platform.

"Didn't my beloved concubine say that the First Border Guard Army knows about the Prison-Suppressing Stele?"

"I can stay in the ancestral realm."

"I need my beloved consort's protection."

"You have eight world nodes, do you still need me to protect them?"

"unnecessary."

"Then why are you bothering me?"

"I'm used to it."

The strange rock remained silent for a moment, without severing the roots of the green lotus, but coldly said:

"I went to Chenxing City to retrieve the memories of the Prison-Suppressing Stele."

"It has nothing to do with spending time with you."

"I understand."

"What do you understand?"

"My beloved concubine is easily embarrassed."

Crimson light erupted in Black Dragon Lake.

Chu Zhou transferred his consciousness to the remnant star guarding the boundary in advance.

Only its roots remain, still firmly entwined around the edge of the strange rock.

……

Deep within the ancient Jianmu Road.

Outside Chenxing City.

The 120,000-strong First Border Guard has already surrounded the entire Black City.

Seven crimson gold flagships lay across the starry sky.

The surface of every main ship.

Both the human race's battle banner and the hunter's golden vertical pupils coexist.

At the center of the crimson gold mainship.

A man dressed in golden armor stood at the bow of the ship.

He still looks young.

A few strands of white hair were mixed in with the black hair.

A golden Hunter's Mark grows in the palm of my hand.

The commander of Chenxing City stood on the city wall, his spear already broken.

"Gu Tianheng".

"You are also a human from the ancestral realm, so why must you help the Hunting Court seize the remnants of the Jianmu tree?"

Gu Tianheng was not angry.

"I'm not helping the Hunting Court."

"I am saving humanity."

"Ten thousand years ago, Ancestral Realm Kings died one after another in battle."

"The ancient Jianmu Road is collapsing one by one."

"Everyone knows that the Ancestral Realm is doomed to defeat."

"Ning Yue chose to guard the goal."

"You've chosen to stay in Sunken Star City and wait to die."

"Only I survived with the First Border Guard."

The commander of Chenxing City gripped the broken spear tightly.

"Surviving by slaughtering other worlds for the Hunting Court?"

Gu Tianheng's expression remained unchanged.

"The First Border Guard has 120,000 men."

"There are seven more human star cities."

"Our descendants have been thriving in the starry sky for 100,000 years."

"What about the Ninth Border Guard?"

"Their so-called loyalty."

"What was left in the end?"

Gu Tianheng raised his palm.

The golden hunting ground mark slowly opened.

"Hand over the remains of the Jianmu tree."

"I can allow everyone in Shenxing City to join the First Guardian Army."

The commander of Chenxing City did not answer.

He turned his head and looked in the direction of the ancient road where the ancestral realm was located.

Just then.

A tattered border guard flag rises from the darkness.

Followed by.

The first human-modified warship sailed out of the Jianmu Ancient Road.

The second, third, and thirty warships unfolded in sequence behind the broken flag.

Ning Yue gripped his spear and stood beside the illusory image of the blue lotus cast by the remnant star of the guardian realm.

Ten thousand gatekeepers of the time stood in formation behind him.

When Gu Tianheng saw Ning Yue, his calm expression changed for the first time.

"You're still alive."

Ning Yue raised the broken flag.

"Gu Tianheng".

"The First Border Guard has been missing for 100,000 years; it's time for them to return to their ancestral homeland and face military law."

Gu Tianheng glanced at the ten thousand gatekeepers behind Ning Yue.

Then he looked at the illusory blue lotus that bore the tenth-order law.

"Pure Lotus of Dharma".

"Three contemporary kings."

"There is also a group of descendants who have just learned to leave their ancestral realm."

The Golden Hunting Court Mark was fully opened.

The 120,000 First Border Guards simultaneously raised their weapons.

"Ten thousand years have passed."

"The Ancestral Realm is finally qualified."

"Let me go back and take a look myself."