Chapter 1637 : Dao Tribulation Preparations

The return of his 4 children to celebrate his birthday filled Eldrin with immense joy.

In high spirits, he drank merrily with his fellow Daoists. A grand longevity banquet celebrating a million years of life lasted for over 30 days before concluding. Once the festivities ended, the numerous immortals gradually took their leave, leaving only a few close friends of Eldrin behind. Early the next morning, the gathered immortals assembled once more within the Starry Glaze Realm.

Within the grand hall, Eldrin sat with a placid expression, a faint smile gracing his lips as he observed the assembled immortals. Aside from the half-step Celestial Immortals from the Chen Immortal Clan, 5 other half-step Celestial Immortals from outside the clan were present. They were the Glazed Divine Lord, the Li Flame Deity, the Violet Mystery Daoist, the Abyssal Daoist, and the Ancient Ruins Nether Sovereign.

Within the Chen Clan, aside from the original 9 Half-Step Celestial Immortals, 5 more had been added—Patriarch Qing and the 4 Return-to-Void Disciples—bringing the total to a full 19 individuals.

19 Half-Step Celestial Immortals.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd as a faint smile surfaced in his eyes.

Our allied forces boasted a full 19 Half-Step Celestial Immortals. Even if Chen Xiandao might not emerge to lend his aid, this remained a formidable force that could tip the scales during the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, over half of the Half-Step Celestial Immortals from the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) were top-tier Half-Step Celestial Immortals with dual Taiyi foundations, whose combat prowess far surpassed that of ordinary Half-Step Celestial Immortals.

With such formidable power, even if all the Half-Step Celestial Immortals of a grotto-heaven were to face the tribulation, Eldrin was confident he could stand against them. After a moment of contemplation, he finally spoke: "Esteemed colleagues, less than 70,000 years remain before the Great Dao Tribulation descends." "Since we cannot evade it, let us unite to withstand this calamity."

Upon hearing this, everyone gave a slight nod of agreement.

The Flame Deity of Li pondered briefly before responding, "Based on our observations at this banquet, it appears the Western Mist Divine Abyss Sea alone may harbor arrangements from 2 or 3 Great Luo Ancient Sects merely within the human race."

"If we fail to unite, we'll likely be defeated 1 by 1." Since everyone had come here, they were naturally prepared to cooperate.

The Glazed Divine Monarch pondered briefly before speaking, “Joining forces is inevitable, but we must devise a strategy to counter the Heavenly Tribulation.” Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) seized the moment to press further: “The Heavenly Tribulation is perilous beyond measure. As the saying goes: Plan for defeat before you plan for victory!”

"Our foundations lie primarily within the 100 Seas of the Returning Abyss. If we can establish a super formation using the Returning Abyss Sea as our base and unite the 8 surrounding seas, our chances of surviving the Dao Tribulation should be significantly enhanced."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze momentarily froze.

According to their description, Eldrin would establish a super formation spanning 8 seas, using the Abyssal Sea as its foundation. Once completed, this formation would unleash power sufficient to withstand attacks from Celestial Immortals.

When the time comes, they could advance to attack or retreat to defend. Even if they took the initiative to intervene in the tribulation, this formation would ensure they had no worries holding them back.

Elder Tianyuan’s gaze sharpened slightly before he spoke, "To set up an array spanning 8 seas, with resource consumption rivaling mountains and oceans—even if we could gather such resources, it would require nothing less than a Ninth-Rank Array Master."

Eldrin smiled faintly and replied, "Lyra has recently broken through to the Ninth-rank Array Master realm not long ago." "Truly?"

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces genuinely lit up with a trace of delight.

The Nether Lord of the Ancient Ruins gave a slight nod, then shook his head. "However, for a super formation of this magnitude, the anchor artifact cannot be ordinary. Will this object suffice?"

Lyra spoke as she unfurled a dazzling set of formation banners.

Everyone looked up and saw a set of dazzling 8 Trigrams formation flags. "9-stage 8 Trigrams Formation Flags?"

Seeing this scene, a wave of ecstasy surged within Glazed Immortal Lord's heart.

She gave a faint smile, then nodded and said, "With this set of 8 Trigrams Formation Flags as the main array eye, once the grand formation is deployed, even a Celestial Immortal mighty figure would face the risk of falling upon entering."

At this point, Glazed Divine Lord spoke again, "Since we now possess this set of Grand Primordial Formation Banners, what remains lacking are only the supplementary resources for the formation's core." "Our Glazed Paradise shall contribute half of these auxiliary resources."

Seeing this, the Violet Mystic Elder also spoke up: "The remaining half shall be provided by our Violet Firmament Dao Palace."

Eldrin (Person Name) froze momentarily. He knew all too well that the resources required to set up such a grand formation would be staggering. With the Violet Sky Dao Palace and its domain over the Violet Sky Sea to protect, how could they possibly produce such an immense amount of resources?

Although Divine Lord Liuli only contributed half the resources, it was because Glazed Paradise and the Abyssal Return Paradise were separated by merely 3 seas. Once the grand formation was completed, the distance between them could be described as a stone's throw away.

Should any trouble arise in the Glazed Paradise, providing support or being drawn into the formation would be effortlessly achievable. In contrast, the Violet Sky Sea lies at an extreme distance from the grand formation; if complications were to occur, assistance would likely arrive too late to be of any use.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but inquire, "And what of your Violet Sky Sea, fellow daoist?"

Daoist Zixuan shook his head and sighed, "Our Purple Heaven Dao Palace is situated at the heart of the Western Qi Divine Abyssal Sea—a contested land besieged on all fronts. Holding our ground there stubbornly would be nothing short of a death sentence."

"It's merely a top-grade blessed land. Once I break through to the Celestial Immortal realm, would I fear being unable to reclaim it?"

Hearing this, everyone realized that Daoist Zixuan intended to abandon the Zixiao Sea Region and bring all resources to the Return-to-Annihilation 100 Seas. At this thought, Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight, involuntary nod.

With the challenge of setting up the formation now resolved, Eldrin turned to the Abyssal Daoist and the Glazed Divine Lord, inquiring, "Fellow Daoists, do you intend to relocate your sanctums here?"

Tianyuan Daoist replied without hesitation, "I will abandon the Abyssal Paradise and bring all my resources with me to serve as war reserves."

However, Lord Liuli pondered slightly before speaking, "I have also relocated the majority of our resources to the Return to Ruins Blessed Land. As for the Liuli Blessed Land, we might as well keep it." "This blessed land isn’t far from us. Even if unforeseen events occur, we’ll still have time to provide support."

"Very well."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod, and thus the matter was settled.

They then proceeded to discuss the details of the Dao Tribulation, assigning various major factions to assess their own strengths and resources, thus beginning the integration and preparations for the impending conflict.

The intricacies involved were far too numerous to be fully tallied in such a short time, leaving only a rough estimate and general understanding. The conference stretched on for a full 7 days before finally concluding.

After it was all over, Eldrin saw everyone off and finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but smile faintly and said, "Once the grand formation is complete and we have no more worries holding us back, we can take the initiative to strike when the Dao Calamity arrives."

Eldrin gave a slight nod and spoke, "There is no need to rush into taking the initiative. After the Dao Tribulation, let us first observe how others make their moves before we act."