A majestic Golden Palace stood atop the mountain, its splendor dazzling. Three large silver characters—"Cloud Dream Palace"—were written on the plaque.
The main hall's doors stood open, and the inside was spacious and brightly lit.
A broad-shouldered, imposing gold-robed elder sat in the seat of honor. It was none other than Chu Tianhong, a Void Refinement Middle Stage cultivator.
More than three hundred years ago, Chu Tianhong had undergone his third Grand Heavenly Tribulation. He had relied on the Qian Fire Formation to withstand it, along with the Qian Fire Shield, and only then had he survived the tribulation.
The Qian Fire Formation was the Chu Family's Clan Protection Formation, a Sixth-Order Defensive Formation. To survive the Grand Heavenly Tribulation, the Qian Fire Formation had been severely damaged and was difficult to repair.
The Qian Fire Shield was a Middle-Grade Heavenly Treasure. Chu Tianhong had spent a fortune to have several Sixth Order Artifact Refiners from the Divine Armaments Sect refine it, but the Qian Fire Shield had also suffered severe damage.
He was holding his grand birthday celebration in hopes of using the opportunity to gather materials to repair the Qian Fire Formation and the Qian Fire Shield. Ideally, he would acquire something like a Five Elements Thunderclap Talisman. Otherwise, he would have no hope of surviving his fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation once the Qian Fire Formation and Qian Fire Shield were repaired.
If not for his great-granddaughter becoming a disciple of the vice sect master of the Divine Armaments Sect and obtaining Medicinal Pills to heal his injuries, Chu Tianhong would not have recovered so quickly.
The Chu Family Head, Chu Hongfeng, was reporting the situation to Chu Tianhong with a solemn expression.
"Father, the Purple Sparrow Valley Wei Family, the Hundred Spirits Mountain Bai Family, the Azure