We were quite pleased that Chi Xue and the others had chosen to keep leading their friends and family in tribulation alongside Ling Tian and his group. After all, in Po Qiong and the others' view, this meant they wouldn't need to deliberately change their plans or make new arrangements, while still having the greatest possible effect on the Lord of the Universe and weakening him. This would be very beneficial to Ling Chou, Hua Min'er, and the others. If Shi Meng and her companions didn't join Ling Tian in facing the tribulation, he would have to select other cultivators instead. But those he picked would likely be far less useful than Shi Meng and the others. After all, most of them had been reborn through nirvana after consuming Phoenix Soul Fruits, and many among them possessed the God Devouring Body.
As Ling Tian continued setting up the grand formation, You Ye asked curiously how many cultivators would join him and his group in triggering the final lightning tribulation when the hundred-thousand-year deadline arrived. In You Ye's mind, the more cultivators who joined them in triggering the final lightning tribulation, the greater the impact on the Lord of the Universe and the weaker he would become. So they cared a great deal about how many people would do this in the future.
"That's hard to say. More cultivators will arrive as time goes on, so it's difficult to estimate the number accurately." Ling Tian shook his head, then continued, "But one thing's certain: by then, more than a hundred thousand experts will join us in triggering the final lightning tribulation. Even if they can't forcibly break through the firmament, and the situation is still likely to remain under the Lord of the Universe's control, the more people who join us,