After the battle in the Star-Rending Void, Stone Ridge Immortal City's renown swept through the surrounding realms like an unstoppable tide. Chu Qing knew well that relying on the immortal city alone to withstand the Watchers' all-pervasive infiltration would ultimately be like holding up a lone tree against the wind. Thus, he elevated the "All Heavens Intelligence Network" he had previously constructed to a new level. Using the five realms that had already signed agreements as foundations, he employed "spiritual power synchronization" technology to forge them into a seamless "defensive resonance zone."
The void spanning millions of light-years had now become a field of pulsing rhythms within Chu Qing's perception. Every connected realm was like a string on a zither, while Stone Ridge Immortal City was the hand that plucked them all and commanded the whole. This unprecedented integration of resources instantly expanded the immortal city's warning range to millions of light-years. Even the faintest fluctuation from any Watcher could not hide beneath the resonance zone's feedback, standing out like a bright lamp in the dead of night.
At the same time, Stone Ridge Immortal City welcomed an unprecedented grand gathering. Lords and guardian representatives from the five great realms crossed rivers of stars and assembled before Stone Ridge Mountain, bearing boundless hopes for the future. As they gazed upon this immortal city capable of suppressing All Heavens and felt its vast Dao aura, the last traces of concern in their hearts vanished like smoke. During the grand Resonance Ceremony, Chu Qing was elected atop the high platform as the "Alliance Leader of the Assembly of All Heavens." This was not merely a transfer of authority, but the absolute trust that living beings of countless realms placed in the Dao lineage of Stone Ridge Mountain.
Yet even as the ceremony