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

"Who said we're going to take all 700 million people back to our ancestral realm?"

The representatives from various countries in the conference hall were all stunned.

Elder Ye raised his palm, and the projections of the seven star cities rapidly enlarged. Each star city possessed a complete energy system, an independent ecological region, and a vast geological network.

They are not ordinary cities that need to be supported by their ancestral homeland.

Instead, they are seven world fortresses capable of surviving independently in the sea of ​​stars.

"The Ancestral Realm cannot currently accommodate 700 million people at the same time. However, we can bring back the elderly, children, the seriously injured, and those who have been contaminated by the Hunting Court first."

"The remaining people do not need to give up their home where they have lived for 100,000 years. Once the seven Jianmu branches take root, the Jianmu root network of the ancestral realm can extend to the seven star cities."

Elder Ye looked at everyone and said, "What we need to do is not to force 700 million people back to Earth. What we need to do is to build the road to the ancestral world right under their feet."

After a moment of silence in the conference hall, the representative from the Northern Bear Kingdom nodded first: "The Northern Bear Kingdom will still build the Return City. Priority will be given to the elderly, children, and those unable to fight from the seven cities."

The White Eagle representative recalculated for a moment: "If it's just a phased reception, the pressure on food and energy can be managed. The White Eagle is willing to provide six sets of large phase engines."

"Used to build the Seven Star Gates."

The Europa Alliance representative quickly added, "The Refining Furnace has been restored. We can forge the necessary Law Metals for the seven Star Gates within eighty-six days, but we need the Temple of the Sun to provide more stellar energy."

The Egyptian representative nodded: "The Temple of the Sun will halt all other projects, and all energy will be prioritized for the return journey to the seven cities."

Tokyo Bay direction.

The Azure Dragon Whale King transmitted a deep whale roar to the council through the Azure Lotus Mark.

The Ocean Guardian Legion is willing to accept humans from the seven cities who possess bloodlines of sea beasts, dragons, and other aquatic races.

Dragon Kingdom has opened up three newly revitalized areas: Beishan, Changbai Mountain, and the outer perimeter of Kunlun.

Used to build the second batch of border cities.

A support plan covering all countries in the world was quickly formed.

The Monument to the Triumphs of All Souls also lit up at this moment.

[Ancestral Realm Large-Scale Border Defense Mission: The Return Journey to the Seven Cities.]

[Task 1: Escort seven Jianmu boundary branches.]

[Task 2: Construct seven stargate anchor points.]

[Task 3: Receive the elderly and infirm from the seven cities.]

[Task Four: Purify the Bloodline Pollution of the Hunter's Court.]

Mission Five: Resist the Fifth Hunting Court's Harvest Fleet.

Participation in transportation, research, medical services, construction, and combat will all earn you Ancestral Realm War Merit.

[War Countdown: 86 days.]

The five tasks were projected simultaneously onto major cities around the world via the Jianmu Root Network. After a brief silence on the global network, countless applications quickly flooded the lunar base.

Some worry that the 700 million Starsea humans will fight over the resources of the Ancestral Realm, while others suspect that the pollution from the Hunter's Court still lingers in their bodies.

What most people see are seven isolated cities in the territory of the Hunting Court, waiting for the Ancestral Realm for 100,000 years.

A young man who had just completed his first awakening wrote in his gatekeeper application.

"The ancient border guards waited 100,000 years to return home; we cannot make the seven star cities wait another 100,000 years."

Around the world.

The transport ships began to assemble.

Souls, potions, ley line stabilizers, and third-generation star-patterned armor were continuously sent to the moon.

However, just as everyone's attention in the Ancestral Realm was drawn to the return journey of the Seven Cities.

Dragon Kingdom, Linjiang City, midnight.

All clocks in the city stopped simultaneously, in the hospital corridor.

A nurse on night duty suddenly heard a distant chime.

Dong! The bell wasn't loud, but it seemed to ring out from the depths of her soul.

The nurse stopped in her tracks as the pristine white corridor gradually darkened, leading to the end of the corridor.

A gray-white mountain gate appeared out of nowhere.

Two faceless monks stood on either side of the mountain gate.

One of the monks reached out his hand, with a blank memorial tablet in his palm.

"Benefactor, leave your name, and you may enter the Pure Land of No Birth."

The nurse's eyes gradually became unfocused. She raised her finger, preparing to write her name on the memorial tablet.

Just then, the work badge on my chest made a soft sound, and the voice of the on-duty doctor came through the walkie-talkie.

"Zhao Yu, the patient in ward number three has woken up."

"Zhao Yu?"

The nurse paused.

She looked down at her work ID.

My name is Zhao Yu.

The gray-white mountain gate flickered violently.

The faceless monks all turned their heads at the same time.

The next moment, the nurse suddenly woke up from her hallucination. She was still standing in the hospital corridor, but there was now a piece of grayish-white wood shavings, no bigger than a fingernail, in her palm.

At the same time.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Linjiang City opened their eyes from their sleep, barefoot.

Without taking her phone, she quietly opened the door and walked towards the old town.

Under city surveillance.

Behind each person was a monk wearing a gray robe.

Regardless of which direction the camera is shooting from.

All that could be seen was the monk's back. At the Ninth Branch of Linjiang City, all the ghost detection devices simultaneously exceeded their limits.

The piercing alarm blared throughout the building as Captain Su Wan pushed open the director's office door.

He placed a newly printed satellite image in front of Lu Cang.

"The void rift that disappeared several years ago has reappeared beneath the old city."

Lu Cang looked down at the image.

Below Linjiang City, a gray-white crack is opening, and there is no starry sky at the other end of the crack.

There was only a black river hanging upside down, with countless broken temples floating above it.

In the temple closest to the crack, the first lamp had already been lit. Su Wan gripped the long sword at her waist: "The monk from my dream is about to emerge."

Lu Cang did not hesitate: "Seal off the old city area and activate the riverside defensive formation. Notify all hospitals and schools that no one should go to sleep."

"And another thing," Lu Cang said, looking at the gray-robed monk on the monitor, "No one is allowed to attack these things without my order."

Su Wan's gaze sharpened slightly: "You suspect they are connected to the people in your dreams?"

Lu Cang pulled up another surveillance video, in which a Ninth Bureau Awakener had just struck the monk's phantom with flames.

The phantom figure was unharmed, but the sleepwalker in front of it instantly suffered large burns on his back.

"The monks are just shadows; if we attack directly, it's our own people who will die."

Su Wan stared at the monitor for two seconds, then quickly drew her long sword from her waist: "I'll lead the first team into the old city and stop those who have already left their residences."

Lu Cang shook his head: "Relying on just one action team is not enough."

The number of people taking to the streets, as seen in the surveillance footage, is rapidly increasing, initially numbering only a few hundred.

In less than five minutes, the number had exceeded 30,000, and they had set off from different areas of Linjiang City.

Yet it seemed as if everyone could see the same road, and everyone was heading towards the air-raid shelter in the old town.

What's more troublesome is that those who didn't leave their residences are not necessarily unaffected.

Many citizens are still lying in bed, but a grayish-white Buddha mark has appeared between their eyebrows.

Some people are unconsciously reciting the same passage of scripture as their lips keep opening and closing.

Lu Cang picked up the communicator: "Notify all members of the Ninth Bureau in Linjiang City to cancel their leave. All action teams must immediately return to their respective jurisdictions. Do not forcibly wake up those affected."

"First, confirm their names, repeatedly confirming their names and identities. Have each community open its gymnasiums, schools, and underground security posts to gather those who can remain conscious. Also, contact the Qinglian Association and Jinglian Zen Monastery."

Su Wan holstered her longsword at her waist: "When did the Ninth Bureau ever need help from civilian organizations?"

Lu Cang glanced at her: "When they're fighting for management rights, they're a civilian organization. But when Linjiang City is about to be dragged into the underworld, as long as they can save people, they're all on our side."

Su Wan did not refute, and turned to leave the office.

In the underground garage of the Ninth Bureau, twelve black armored vehicles started up simultaneously, and Su Wan led the first action team out of the branch.

All traffic signals along the route have been stopped, and more and more sleepwalkers are emerging from buildings on the streets.

There were elderly people, children, and seriously injured patients wearing hospital gowns.

They walked barefoot across the cold pavement, yet felt no pain.

A traffic policeman stood at the intersection, constantly blocking crowds heading towards the old city.

No matter how many times he pulls the person back, the person will get up again and continue walking in the same direction.

"Don't stop me." An elderly man with a full head of white hair said calmly, "There is no sickness or death in the temple. My wife is waiting for me there."

The traffic policeman gripped the elderly man's arm tightly: "Wang Jianmin, your wife passed away three years ago, and your daughter just called looking for you."

The old man's eyes briefly regained their clarity, but the next moment...

A gray-robed monk's phantom appeared behind him, his two pale hands covering the old man's ears.

The last trace of struggle in the old man's eyes quickly disappeared, and he continued walking forward.

Su Wan jumped off the armored vehicle.

The longsword did not strike the monk, but instead plunged heavily into the ground in front of the old man, and a stream of icy blue spiritual energy spread along the road.

Freeze the old man's feet in place: "Don't touch the monks, restrict the movement of citizens. Use ropes, spiritual barriers, and sedation chambers."

"Any method is acceptable as long as it doesn't harm them."

The members of the Ninth Bureau quickly dispersed, and some lifted metal fences to block the road leading to the old town.

Some people deployed a gravity field to prevent the sleepwalkers from moving forward, while others used vines and ropes.

The affected citizens were secured to the roadside, but there were too many sleepwalkers. The first team had just stopped a few hundred people when thousands more surged into the streets behind them.

At the primary school closest to the old town, hundreds of boarding students left their dormitories at the same time.