Earth Immortals faced a Great Heavenly Tribulation once every thirteen hundred years. This time, the circumstances were exceptional: the Earth's Axis was shifting, and the Purple Tenuity Star was changing masters. Every immortal on earth would have to face this calamity.
Ordinary mortals would have had to face it too. Though they could not sense spiritual energy disappearing, they would still suffer a vast calamity of war. From south to north, from east to west, countless people would die. White bones would pile into mountains, their names forgotten; beneath green maple groves, Ghost would chant their laments. Millions, tens of millions would perish!
Under Shi Feiyang's leadership, everyone had worked together to avert the Earth Calamity caused by the eruption of the submarine supervolcano beneath Copper Coconut Island. Now they had also averted the Mortal Tribulation unleashed by Chiyou and the Rong Tribes he led. Not only the Sword Immortals who had previously helped, but even those who had hidden in their cave abodes, trembling when Chiyou arrived, came rushing to the Primordial Yang Palace as though on a pilgrimage.
Shi Feiyang did not treat them any differently. In truth, these weaker Loose Immortals were not qualified to discuss how to weather the tribulations. They merely came here to await word.
To discuss preparations for the tribulations with Shi Feiyang, one had to be, at the very least, an Earth Immortal whose abilities had reached the level of a Heavenly Immortal.
"Before the Dharma Decline Age arrives, there will be another Great Demon Tribulation. It will join with the Demon Tribulation within the Heavenly Tribulation when it erupts. Everyone here—no, the overwhelming majority of Sword Immortals in this world—will not live to see the Dharma Decline Age." Shi Feiyang told everyone the results of his calculations.
The immortals exchanged glances.