Zi Linling's tears flowed like an overflowing river, surging and turbulent.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her.
In the Ghost Realm, she had experienced soul exhaustion when trying to open the path to the underworld.
Finally, it was...
With this thought, Zi Linling rejoiced, "Ye Lingyuan, you don't need to risk breaking through, I have a solution! I have a solution!"
As she spoke, she began to communicate with the nascent world, or more precisely, the Ancient City of Repentance.
Soon, the Ancient City of Repentance flew out from the nascent world.
The Tears of the Other Shore were drawn and also flew out of Zi Linling's eyes.
Instantly, a magnificent power surged into Zi Linling's mind, nourishing her about-to-be-exhausted soul.
Soon, Zi Linling's soul became full, and Ye Lingyuan's soul was also nourished.
The Gate of Hell and the Six Paths of Reincarnation shone brightly, directly sending Shen Liuxing and Rong Guang out of the Ghost Altar.
The underworld passage quieted down.
Zi Linling said to Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulin, "You two must quickly enter the underworld passage. I will send you to Wanshou Mountain. First, go to the Central City and find the Alchemists' Guild. Ask them to help gather forces!"
"Understood!"
Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulan responded, sat facing each other, and clasped their palms.
Like Shen Liuxing and Rong Guang, they rotated forty-nine times and vanished from their original spot.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan calmed their minds and carefully controlled the three divine artifacts to stabilize the underworld passage.
Each time the underworld passage was opened, it could only last for the time it took two sticks of incense to burn.
The teleportation of Shen Liuxing and Rong Guang had already consumed one stick of incense, so the teleportation of Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulan had to be completed within one stick of incense.
With the support of the power from the Ancient City of Repentance and the Tears of the Other Shore, this teleportation encountered no errors, and Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulan successfully arrived at Wanshou Mountain.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and closed the underworld passage.
The next step was to construct a cross-continental teleportation array, which was not an easy task. Simply inscribing the teleportation array would require the cooperation of Zi Linling and Elder Du.
Ye Lingyuan, along with Huang Yi, Little Tiger, Xuanwu, and the Four Fierce Beasts, patrolled the Divine Remnant Continent, assisting various regions in building their defense systems and searching for the reincarnated bodies of the remaining two guardians.
Strangely, despite his footprints covering all nine regions of the Divine Remnant Continent, there was still no news of the remaining two guardians' reincarnated bodies.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and the first cross-continental teleportation array was finally established.
This array was built in the Tiger Clan of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, directly connecting to Wanshou Mountain on the Blessed Continent. From there, it reached the foot of Jiujue Peak on the Tianyuan Continent through the Danzun Secret Realm of Wanshou Mountain, and then connected to the teleportation array at Duanhun Cliff, leading to a teleportation point in the Misty Forest.
In reality, the most effort was put into the segment between the Divine Remnant Continent and the Blessed Continent.
The subsequent segments already existed. Zi Linling's Elder Du was only responsible for reinforcing them to withstand the passage of reinforcements.
After this cross-continental teleportation array was established, Elder Du proceeded to the Divine Remnant Domain to construct a second teleportation array, directly connecting the Divine Remnant Domain to Xuanyuan City in the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan, using the teleportation array, arrived at the Blessed Continent.
The situation on the Blessed Continent, while not as critical as on the Tianyuan Continent, had become extremely dire.
The black net in the sky had already covered two-thirds of the Blessed Continent and was rapidly spreading.
Once this black net completely covered the Blessed Continent, the extraterrestrial demons would swarm in.
In the Central City, Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan, through the Alchemists' Guild and the Poison Masters' Association, issued the Heavenly Chosen Edict, calling for everyone to unite against the apocalyptic tribulation.
First, she required major powers to cooperate with the three dynasties to quickly forge eighty-one indestructible great cauldrons and handed the diagram of the Nine-Nine Yuan Kun Array to Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulan, instructing them to set up the array according to the diagram.
Second, she requested the Alchemists' Guild and the Poison Masters' Association to put aside their past grievances and focus on stockpiling medicinal pills to ensure a sufficient supply during the war.
Finally, she contacted Su Lie, the vice president of Huatian Chamber of Commerce, and asked them to build as many teleportation arrays as possible between cities to facilitate mutual support.
Thus, under the pressure of the apocalyptic tribulation, the previous intrigues and schemes between various factions vanished. Even those with deep-seated enmity put aside their grudges in the current situation.
After all, if they could not survive the apocalyptic tribulation, everyone would die, so what was the point of holding onto grudges?
Everyone worked together wholeheartedly, contributing money, manpower, and resources.
The entire Blessed Continent buzzed with activity, which greatly comforted Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan.
After arranging matters on the Blessed Continent, they took the reinforcements and headed straight for the Tianyuan Continent.
The Tianyuan Continent was the first line of defense. Before the Blessed Continent and the Divine Remnant Continent were ready, the Tianyuan Continent absolutely could not fall.
The reinforcements advanced with immense momentum, determined to fight to the bitter end. Everyone bid a tearful farewell to their families before heading to the Tianyuan Continent.
They all knew that this journey might be their last.
Either they would annihilate the extraterrestrial demons, or they would die on the battlefield, their bodies wrapped in horsehide. But even so, no one showed fear.
They wanted to protect, to protect their loved ones and their homes.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan led the way, jumping out of the teleportation array first.
With swift strikes of their swords and blades, they cleared the extraterrestrial demons outside the teleportation array, clearing a path for the reinforcements behind them.
Due to the limitations of the teleportation array, this batch of reinforcements numbered only ten thousand.
Zi Linling looked at the ten-thousand-strong army, her heart filled with emotion.
"From this moment on, we will fight for our loved ones. We will hold the line and never retreat. We will fear no death, and fight until the end!"
"From this moment on, we will fight for all living beings in the world. Even if we die on the battlefield, we will press forward and fight to the death!"
"From this moment on, we will fight for the entire Azure Star. Even if our lives are stained with the yellow sand and we die in battle, we will have no regrets and fight with all our might!"
"Behind us are our parents, wives, children, friends, and relatives. We have no reason to retreat, only to march through fire and water, and shatter ourselves to pieces!"
"Are you... afraid?"
Zi Linling's impassioned words instantly moved everyone. Their eyes turned red, and they shouted in unison, "Not afraid! Not afraid! Not afraid..."
Zi Linling nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good! You are all true heroes! As long as we are not afraid, then those who will be afraid are the extraterrestrial demons!"
"Do not laugh when lying drunk on the battlefield; how many have returned from ancient wars?"
"Though golden armor has been worn through a hundred battles of yellow sand, we shall not return until Loulan is destroyed!"
"Heroes of the Azure Star, follow my lead, charge!"