Of the immortals who had come this time, the vast majority would have to weather tribulations in the future. Even Ruan Jiu and his four companions—and Perfected Red Staff, who had not come—would face them.
With their lofty cultivation and powerful arts, they were not yet terribly afraid. Their own strength might allow them to force their way through.
For those unorthodox independent cultivators, however, it truly was like facing the end of the world. For the likes of Ancestor Hollow Space and Divine Lord Lesser Yang, surviving when that time came would be a one-in-ten chance—their allotted fortunes were nearing their end!
Otherwise, Shi Feiyang could never have drawn so many people merely by sending invitations.
When they heard that Shi Feiyang was willing to pour his effort and energy into such an enormous treasure-refining undertaking to help them weather their future tribulations, their spirits immediately soared, and they voiced their support one after another.
The Side Path Earth Immortals shouted their approval most enthusiastically of all!
Shi Feiyang had already laid his plans. Striking while the iron was hot, he immediately explained the method and led everyone in rearranging the positions of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.
This time, they would not need so many people. Only eight divine peaks would surround Copper Coconut Island, with the original island lords still presiding over their palaces. The Eight Gates of the human plate and Nine Stars of the heavenly plate above them were no longer needed.
He transported all the mountainlike heaps of tribulation ashes over, divided them into eight portions, and wrapped them around the eight divine peaks. Then three blossoms of purple-green divine flame appeared above his head. With a breath of immortal qi, he sent them out, splitting them into eight flames, one for each