Within Biyou Palace.
A burly figure sat upright atop a cloud dais, his aura as tranquil and unfathomable as an abyss.
At this moment, Li Tian was repeatedly deducing the course of the great tribulation.
When the last tribulation arose, the Jie Sect had nearly been overturned.
Countless disciples had either died and entered the Investiture, or had their souls scattered. Not one had escaped unscathed.
In this life, he absolutely could not tread the same path again!
He had already begun considering how to overturn this predicament:
First, distribute precious treasures to strengthen his disciples' ability to protect themselves. That was the first step;
Then, gather the Five Direction Flags and set down the Innate Five Elements Grand Formation, forging an impregnable wall of bronze and iron.
He had now obtained three of them, leaving only the final two.
Unfortunately, one of them was still in Taishang's possession. It would be difficult to retrieve it anytime soon.
"In the end, I'm still not strong enough..."
"If I could stand above Hongjun, who would dare set their sights on my Jie Sect?"
His heart was clear: only by becoming powerful enough himself could he truly protect the people behind him.
At present, with the power of the Hunyuan Daluo Dao Fruit, he had only just stepped into the Second Layer of the Great Dao Saint realm.
Relying on Closed Door Meditation and bitter cultivation alone, it was already difficult for him to advance another step.
Every step forward in this realm required an immense infusion of spiritual opportunity; it could not be achieved overnight.
If he simply sat there in dry meditation and wasted several hundred years, the tribulation flames might burn out before then, leaving even the plaque above his mountain gate reduced to flying ash.
His gaze fell