Not long afterward, Ling Tian and the others returned to Thundercloud Gorge. They then gave Elder Ling, Lu Yuan, and the others a detailed account of what had happened in the Heaven Realm, and offered some suggestions of their own.
"Godly Beings... I never imagined there really were God-level experts in the Heaven Realm, and so many of them, too," Elder Ling said gravely. "Fortunately, they're all in poor condition. That gives us another ten or twenty thousand years to prepare. It looks like we'll have to speed up our efforts to tame the God-level Stone People."
"Elder Ling, Big Brother Lu, have as many people as possible help refine the Soul Law within the God-level Stone People's consciousnesses. Those who've just obtained Order Divine Artifacts should help, too. They can improve their compatibility with the artifacts while taming the God-level Stone People," Ling Tian instructed. Seeing the two men nod, he turned to Zun Jiu. "Second Brother, we need to strengthen the protective formation around our sect. The stronger, the better. Ideally, it should be able to withstand the Five Consecutive Impact and Explosive Impact Arrow Technique. The protective formation around the Heavenly Venerate Palace has that kind of power."
"That'll take a large-scale formation," Zun Jiu murmured. But his expression quickly turned resolute. "Still, we have enough time for now. I'll arrange as many people as possible to work on it. I'll also discuss the formation's layout with Elder Ling. A formation on that scale will need some designing."
"Of course. I'll help, too." Ling Tian nodded, then looked at Zhuge Xun and the others. "Although the great battle in the Heavenly Lord's realm has ended, the fighting between the various realms hasn't stopped. If anything, it's only getting worse. Pass down the word: don't let anyone from