My son is about to break through.

"boom!"

The heavenly tribulation continued to bombard, seemingly intent on completely destroying the treasure meant for overcoming the tribulation.

Just like the previous tribulation, no matter how fierce the heavenly tribulation was, it could not destroy this formation.

The formation remains intact.

Naturally, it poses no threat to the Starry Sky Ancient Banner.

When the heavenly tribulation dissipates.

Gu Qingfeng waved his sleeve.

All the ancient banners of stars vanished into the chaos.

at the same time.

Inside the Imperial Palace's Celestial Hall.

Having undergone the baptism of heavenly tribulation, the 108-sided star banner, with its starlight subdued and its Daoist charm naturally formed, floated quietly in front of Gu Qingfeng.

"Two sets of ancient star banners, two hundred and sixteen magical treasures of creation—now I can be considered an eleventh-tier grandmaster of weapon crafting!"

Gu Qingfeng smiled slightly.

In fact.

Normally.

With his current weapon-refining skills, he is still far from being able to truly forge a magical treasure.

but--

The Starry Sky Ancient Banner is different.

The fact that these treasures were able to successfully overcome tribulations is largely due to the array formations and Daoist principles they contain.

If it weren't for the Daoist principles of this formation, it's estimated that none of the 108 ancient star banners would have been able to successfully overcome the tribulation.

and so.

Despite being called an eleventh-tier master craftsman, Gu Qingfeng knew very well that his title was largely undeserved.

but.

None of this matters.

The important thing is.

The treasure was thus completed.

"Two sets of Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Arrays mean that the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty now has two more powerful trump cards!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Gu Qingfeng conjured up another set of ancient star banners.

The two formations that appeared here both exuded an astonishing aura of Daoist power.

He lightly stroked an ancient banner with his fingertips, the cool touch containing immense power.

After tens of thousands of years and the consumption of a vast amount of divine materials, two sets of eleventh-order, sixth-grade Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Arrays were finally completed.

He was fully aware of the power of this formation, enough to become the cornerstone of the Immortal Dynasty.

"But the consumption is astonishing."

Gu Qingfeng shook his head slightly. The original mountain of Chaos Stones, Star Cores and other supreme divine materials had now all been transformed into these ancient banners before him.

To forge a third set, it would be necessary to raise funds again, which would be no easy task.

……

"Gu Cang".

Gu Qingfeng's voice was calm, yet it pierced through layers of void under the blessing of the laws.

moment.

The palace doors opened silently.

Gu Cang strode in and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am here."

Gu Qingfeng said, "Issue my decree: the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Immortals, and the Bureau of Suppressing Evil shall immediately suspend all non-essential expenditures and devote all resources to collecting spiritual materials and divine resources according to this list, with the highest priority."

Inform Nan Haoran and Xia Zhu that, regardless of their methods, I require that the materials for the third set of array banners be complete within a thousand years.

After speaking, he flicked his finger, and another jade slip that had been prepared beforehand fell into Gu Cang's hand. The requirements listed in it were even more demanding than the previous one.

Gu Cang was startled and bowed deeply: "Your subject obeys the decree!"

"Go."

Gu Qingfeng waved his hand, and Gu Cang respectfully withdrew.

These tasks could have been left to Gu Yang, but Gu Qingfeng thought it would be better to let Gu Cang and others take charge.

These are trivial matters.

There was no need to waste Gu Yang's time any longer.

For Gu Qingfeng, Gu Yang's improvement in cultivation level was of greater significance.

However, when he was in seclusion, he needed Gu Yang to preside over the government affairs, but he didn't want to waste Gu Yang's time on anything that wasn't important.

……

The next day.

above the hall.

Gu Qingfeng, dressed in imperial robes, sat upright on the throne, with numerous celestial officials standing on either side below.

"Luo Tian!"

"Chen is here!"

As soon as Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, Luo Tian, ​​dressed in a black court robe, stepped forward and bowed to greet him.

Gu Qingfeng looked at the other party and said calmly, "How much of the Immortal Realm does the Immortal Dynasty control right now, and what is the situation?"

"The Immortal Dynasty now comprises 850,000 Immortal Realms. This is a star map of the Immortal Realms. Please take a look, Your Majesty!"

As Luo Tian spoke, he summoned a star map compass, which was filled with celestial light and transformed into an endless star map that reflected in the hall.

The area of ​​the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty's 850 million Immortal Domains shimmered with a stable golden light. However, outside this golden light, especially in the north and west, there were large, unsettling, constantly writhing and expanding dark red areas, like festering wounds on the skin of chaos, exuding an ominous and deathly aura.

Countless points of light from the immortal realm flickered on and off, revealing a precarious and declining trend.

"The dark red areas that Your Majesty sees are where the Immortal Dynasty has now connected with the Evil God Clan."

Now, the Immortal Dynasty faces not only the Dark Moon Divine Kingdom, but also several other evil god kingdoms. In terms of strength, these evil god kingdoms are no weaker than the Blood Shadow Divine Kingdom back then.

It is only adjacent to the evil god clan, and is not solely a force of the immortal dynasty, so the oppression from the evil god clan is not too severe.

Even so, the borders of the Immortal Dynasty are still in grave danger. Even with the court's full support, stabilizing the situation will be difficult!

Luo Tian's voice was steady, but he couldn't hide his exhaustion.

As the Marshal of the Nation, most of the pressure facing the Immortal Dynasty now rests on his shoulders.

Such pressure.

You can imagine how big it is.

The other celestial officials were also looking at the situation on the star chart, their expressions all solemn.

Many celestial officials have always stayed in the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm. Although they have some knowledge of what is happening on the frontier, their knowledge is extremely limited.

No one knows.

The situation within the Immortal Dynasty's territory has now reached such a dire state.

"In the Black Wind Immortal Realm of the Northern Territory, Elder Han Chuan has been fighting bitterly for 60,000 years. He is severely injured, but he still fights to the death and refuses to retreat."

However, the evil god's offensive this time is strange, with an endless number of followers, and it is even suspected that a forbidden lord of the fifth tribulation or higher is secretly driving it. The defensive line has been compressed to the last three immortal realms, and its collapse is imminent.

Luo Tian spoke very quickly, then pointed to a spot of light on the western front that had just completely dimmed.

"The western front of the Blazing Immortal Realm is also experiencing fierce fighting. The dimming of starlight signifies the fall of another immortal realm—"

Before Luo Tian could finish speaking, two more points of light quickly dimmed completely.

Back and forth.

It takes less than a moment.

The three immortal realms were completely lost and perished.

The assembled officials remained silent as they watched this scene unfold.

The fall of the Immortal Realm—they knew all too well what this signified.

The fall of a celestial realm means that a large number of cultivators have perished there, or even that all living beings in the celestial realm have been wiped out.

Of course.

Normally.

In these frontline immortal realms, ordinary cultivators have long been relocated, leaving only large armies stationed there, treating each immortal realm as a battlefield.

Even so, the destruction of a celestial realm inevitably meant the deaths of countless cultivators.

What are your thoughts on this, gentlemen?

Gu Qingfeng's expression was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger, but anyone could hear the fury in his calm voice.

Hear the words.

Immediately, a celestial official bowed and said, "In my opinion, the front line is in dire need of support. We must not allow the evil god race to advance unimpeded."

Furthermore, the threat posed by several evil god kingdoms is currently immense. The Immortal Dynasty could unite with other human forces to jointly resist the evil god race!

"Uniting with other forces is not realistic."

Gu Qingfeng shook his head slightly. "In the past, when the Blood Shadow Divine Kingdom still existed, other forces would avoid it like the plague. Now that our Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty has emerged out of nowhere, taking control of this chaotic territory and blocking the army of evil gods, why would they be willing to lend a hand?"

At this point, a hint of cold sarcasm appeared on Gu Qingfeng's face.

Humanity in turmoil!

This has always been the case!

Although there are many people among the human race who have a strong sense of righteousness, there are also many who are selfish and self-serving.

Now that the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty is holding the line, those forces in the rear are happy to see this happen, but how many are truly willing to provide support?

In fact.

The reason why humanity has suffered such a rapid defeat since the descent of the evil god is related to this situation.

If not.

Given the human race's strength, how could they have been defeated so quickly?

and so.

The so-called alliance.

Gu Qingfeng didn't expect anything from it at all.

Thinking of this, he looked at the assembled officials, and finally his gaze fell on Gu Xuan and the others at the head of the group.

"Gu Xuan, Gu Xiu!"

"My son is here!"

"You and Princess Anyang shall immediately lead the army to the western front to guard the Immortal Realm!"

As Gu Qingfeng finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and the 108 Star Banners landed directly in front of Gu Xuan.

"These 108 ancient star banners are all first-grade creation treasures, containing a formation called the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation."

This formation was created by me after comprehending the Zhou Tian Wei Chen Grand Formation. It is a top-tier eleventh-order, sixth-grade grand formation, and cannot be broken by anyone other than a Seven Tribulations Grand Heavenly Venerable.

"You all take this formation and go to guard it; there will be no chance of failure!"

Upon hearing Gu Qingfeng's words, everyone looked at the 108 ancient star banners, their faces filled with shock.

They were naturally familiar with the existence of such a treasure.

After all, when the Supreme Treasure underwent its tribulation, the commotion was immense, clearly audible even within billions of miles of chaos. How could they, residing within the Xuan Tian Immortal Realm, not have noticed such a commotion?

No one expected that such a treasure would have such profound mysteries.

The Great Array of Celestial Dust!

That's a top-tier formation in the Chaos Immortal Realm.

It took the various forces thousands of years to finally defeat this formation.

Although the current Small Heavenly Cycle Star Array cannot compare with the Heavenly Cycle Microcosm Array, based on Gu Qingfeng's words, they can understand how terrifying this array is.

"My son, I accept the decree!"

Gu Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and immediately put away the 108 ancient star banners, solemnly accepting the order.

On the other side, Gu Xiu also accepted the same order.

Subsequently.

Gu Qingfeng looked at Luo Tian.

"Luo Tian!"

"Chen is here!"

"Take the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Array and head to the Black Wind Immortal Realm in the Northern Territory to hand it over to Han Chuan."

Tell him that I do not want him to take the initiative to attack. He only needs to use this formation as a base to drive a nail into the Black Wind Immortal Realm, blocking the evil god clan and preventing them from advancing unimpeded.

And remember, as long as the formation stands, we stand!

Upon hearing this, Luo Tian's pupils suddenly contracted, and his breathing became heavier.

He had personally witnessed the majestic power of the ancient banner as it transcended tribulation, and knew all too well the earth-shattering power that formation possessed. If such a formation were used to defend the northern front, then the entire battlefront would be safe.

"My lord, take the order!"

Luo Tian said with some excitement.

"If there is nothing else, then let the court adjourn!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

……

In the bedroom.

Gu Qingfeng slowly closed his eyes, but his divine sense had already traversed the endless void, as if he could see the two battlefields that were about to turn into furnaces.

His actions were not simply out of compassion.

The Xuantian Immortal Dynasty needs time to grow and accumulate resources.

These cutting-edge immortal realms serve as both buffer zones and indispensable nodes in the grand blueprint for the future.

Using the blood of an evil god to temper formations and sharpen blades is truly making the best use of resources.

"With two formations in place, the two battlefronts should be fine. However, the biggest problem for the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty right now is the lack of a powerful expert capable of securing its rule."

With two Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formations in place, defense is sufficient, but offense is lacking.

However, given the current situation, we can only postpone things for now!

A cold glint flashed in Gu Qingfeng's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

You have to eat your food one bite at a time.

One must take things one step at a time.

These things can't be rushed.

In the current Xuantian Immortal Dynasty, there are very few truly powerful individuals capable of standing alone.

Han Chuan is one of them.

Jiang Jue is one of them.

But that's it.

For example, Han Chuan was originally stationed on the front line against the Dark Moon Kingdom, but after Jiang Jue arrived, he immediately rushed to the northern front line.

no way.

There are only a limited number of powerful individuals within the Immortal Dynasty.

Therefore, this is the only way to proceed.

Regardless, having two formations now is equivalent to the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty having two more sixth-tribulation combatants. Even if such combatants can only be used for defense, it is still enough.

At least--

That's enough for now.

As for what happens next, we'll talk about that another time.

After all.

The biggest drawback of the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty was that it existed for too short a time.

Over millions of years, no matter how much time and effort is spent, how much heritage can be accumulated?

now.

The Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty has 850,000 Immortal Realms and 800 Heavenly Venerables.

To have reached this point in millions of years is truly astonishing.

In this situation, taking it a step further will not be something that can be accomplished overnight.

"but--"

"With the current strength of the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty, it shouldn't be a problem to stabilize the situation. In other words, as long as I am still here, no one will be able to shake the Immortal Dynasty in the slightest."

If millions of years aren't enough to accumulate, then tens of millions of years will do; if tens of millions of years aren't enough, then hundreds of millions of years will do.

Compared to those ancient immortal dynasties and immortal courts, the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty still has a lot of room for growth.

Given ten or a hundred times more time, the Xuan Tian Immortal Dynasty, if not able to ascend to the Celestial Court, could at least become one of the top immortal dynasties!

Gu Qingfeng's expression was resolute.

He was confident enough about this.

But still the same sentence.

The premise of all this.

All of these require sufficient time.

However, the fact that such a vast Xuantian Immortal Dynasty possesses combat power at the Ninth Tribulation level means, in a sense, that it has sufficient support for growth.

As long as no major problems arise, even if all fronts collapse, it will not be enough to threaten the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty.

Think of this.

Gu Qingfeng then closed his eyes and began to comprehend the supreme Dao.

For him, nothing is more important than improving his own abilities right now.

If.

If I am no longer a Seven Tribulation Great Celestial Venerable, but an Immortal Great Celestial Venerable, then all troubles are no troubles at all; I can simply overcome them all without hesitation. Why bother with so much consideration? (End of Chapter)