109: Chapter 109 Resource Scavenging, Preparations for Resistance

Chaos Valley, Chamber of Commerce meeting hall.

Zhao Wuji stood before the massive Spirit Stone screen, his fingers sliding rapidly to pull up resource lists, purchase orders, and inventory reports.

His brows were tightly furrowed, beads of sweat trickling down his temples. Those eyes, usually carrying a gentle smile, were now filled only with grave focus.

In the center of the screen was the [Four Extremities Heavenly Tribulation Preparation Requirements List] sent by Lin Ye.

The list was not long, but every item made Zhao Wuji's heart heavy:

[Core Requirements]

1. lightning evasion talisman × 100 (at least high quality, must include 'lightning damage reduction' affix)

2. heaven-returning divine pill × 50 (epic grade recovery pill, restores 50% Qi and blood and Divine Power within ten seconds)

3. One set of thunder resistance equipment (epic grade preferred, at least +40% thunder resistance)

4. high-grade qi and blood pill × 500, high-grade Divine Power pill × 300 (backup consumables)

5. Various auxiliary Materials: earth vein stone heart, profound ice essence, diamond jade, star iron...

[Time Limit: 5 days]

[Available Budget: No limit (use all Chamber of Commerce reserve funds)]

An unlimited budget—this was the first time since the founding of the Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce.

But Zhao Wuji knew this money had to be spent, and it had to be worth it—Lin Ye's life and the future of the Heavenly Court were tied to this Undergoing Tribulation.

Five days... Zhao Wuji muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table. The market stock of lightning evasion talisman is insufficient, heaven-returning divine pill is priceless and rarely available, and thunder resistance equipment needs to be customized... It's difficult.

But he had no time to complain.

Come here! Zhao Wuji shouted.

Four Chamber of Commerce deacons walked into the meeting hall. They were the confidants he had personally trained, responsible for procurement, warehousing, intelligence, and finance respectively.

Old Li, immediately contact all Talisman shops in the three major main cities of Yan State, Chu State, and Qi State. Purchase all lightning evasion talisman of high quality or above. The price can be increased by 20%, but you must collect one hundred of them within three days. If the local supply is insufficient, use the teleportation array to transfer goods from other main cities. The Chamber of Commerce will cover all shipping costs.

Xiao Zhang, you are in charge of Alchemy channels. heaven-returning divine pill are basically unavailable on the market; we need to refine them ourselves or find an Alchemist Great Master to customize them. I will give you two directions: First, check if there are any auction records of epic grade Medicinal Pill in the auction house recently, contact the seller, and buy them regardless of the price; second, release a server-wide bounty to purchase the Pill Formula and main Materials for the heaven-returning divine pill, and we will hire someone to refine them.

Xiao Wang, you handle the equipment. Go to the warehouse and inventory all the thunder-attribute Materials in stock, then list them. At the same time, contact the three best Artifact Refiner in Yan State—Iron Heart, Elder Huo, and Madam Han—and ask if they accept emergency customization. Tell them the reward is three times the usual rate, but they must deliver within four days.

Xiao Chen, you manage the finances. Draw out all available funds of the Chamber of Commerce, including reserved development funds and emergency reserves. If it's not enough... use the Spiritual Qi revenue rights of Chaos Valley as collateral to apply for a short-term loan from the System bank. The interest rate doesn't matter; the key is speed.

The four deacons recorded quickly, their expressions becoming serious. They had followed Zhao Wuji for many years and had never seen this business Genius so nervous and so regardless of cost.

Manager Zhao, Old Li, who was in charge of procurement, couldn't help but speak up, The market price of a lightning evasion talisman is now five hundred Spirit Stone, so one hundred would be fifty thousand. If we increase the price by 20%, it would be sixty thousand. Moreover, large-scale purchases will definitely cause price fluctuations. I estimate the final cost might be around eighty thousand. And that's just for the lightning evasion talisman...

Eighty thousand is eighty thousand. Zhao Wuji said decisively, Lin Ye's Undergoing Tribulation is the top priority, and all resources must make way for it. If there is not enough money, borrow it; if there are not enough goods, grab them—of course, in a business sense. Remember, we only have five days. The later we are by one day, the more danger the Valley Master will be in.

Understood! The four of them replied in unison and turned to leave quickly.

Zhao Wuji sat back in the main seat and pulled up the Chamber of Commerce's data panel.

[Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce Current Asset Statistics]

[Liquid Capital: 152,340 Spirit Stone]

[Fixed Asset Valuation: Approximately 800,000 Spirit Stone (including Chaos Valley buildings, defensive fortifications, production lines, etc.)]

[Inventory Material Valuation: Approximately 300,000 Spirit Stone (various Materials, equipment, Medicinal Pill)]

[Accounts Receivable: 45,200 Spirit Stone]

[Short-term Liabilities: 0]

Total assets were about 1.3 million Spirit Stone, but liquid capital was only 150,000. And for Lin Ye's list, the estimated cost of just the lightning evasion talisman and heaven-returning divine pill alone might exceed 300,000—and that was the most optimistic estimate.

Must find a way to get money... Zhao Wuji rubbed his temples, his brain running at high speed.

He pulled up the records of all trade dealings of the Chamber of Commerce in the last three months and filtered out the major clients with credit lines. A moment later, a list appeared on the screen: the three major NPC Chambers of Commerce in Yan State, the Imperial Household Department of Chu State, the logistics department of the Qi State military...

I can only collect payments in advance. Zhao Wuji gritted his teeth and began drafting collection letters.

This might offend some long-term partners and affect the future reputation of the Chamber of Commerce. But right now, he couldn't care about that much.

Just as he was about to send the letters, the door of the meeting hall was pushed open.

Shi Potian strode in, carrying a long object wrapped in black cloth on his shoulder. The object didn't look light, and Shi Potian walked very steadily, but the ground still emitted a slight vibration.

Manager Zhao, Shi Potian gently placed the object on the ground, making a dull sound, I heard Boss needs thunder resistance equipment for his Undergoing Tribulation?

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up: Hall Master Shi, do you have a way?

No way, but I have the stuff. Shi Potian grinned and squatted down to untie the black cloth.

The black cloth slid off, revealing a section of charred wood.

The wood was about four feet long and as thick as a thigh. Its whole body presented a deep, pitch-black color, and the surface was covered with dense cracks, with silver electric light flashing in the cracks from time to time. One end of the wood had obvious traces of being struck by lightning. In the charred state, it revealed a strange vitality, as if this wood had been reborn in Nirvana amidst the heavenly lightning.

What was even more peculiar was that the texture of the wood naturally formed mysterious runes. Those runes flickered under the reflection of the electric light, emitting an ancient and majestic aura.

[Lightning-Struck Wood (Epic)]

[Type: Special Material / Main Material for Artifact Refining]

[Origin: A thousand-year-old iron wood that was struck by nine consecutive heavenly lightning bolts without dying, reborn in Nirvana amidst the lightning fire, the wood contains the Origin power of heavenly lightning.]

[Characteristics: 1. Heavenly Lightning Affinity (Equipment refined from this wood has +30% or more lightning damage reduction); 2. Thunder Nourishment (Long-term wearing can slowly increase the cultivation speed of thunder-type Cultivation Technique); 3. Evil Exorcism (Has extra restraint effects on Yin evil and Demonic Path attributes).]

[Rarity: Extremely High (Known stock in the whole server does not exceed ten pieces)]

[Note: This item is mostly passed down by ancient Family, not for sale.]

Zhao Wuji gasped.

An epic grade Lightning-Struck Wood! And looking at this quality, it has been struck by at least nine heavenly lightning bolts. It is the ultimate product of heavenly lightning tempering! Such a thing, if placed in an auction house, the starting price would not be lower than 50,000 Spirit Stone, and it is priceless—no one would sell such a Legacy-level material.

Hall Master Shi, this... this is your Family's heirloom, right? Zhao Wuji recognized the Family crest on the Lightning-Struck Wood, a pattern of a battle axe intertwined with lightning, which was the symbol of the Shi Family's inheritance for three hundred years.

Yes. Shi Potian admitted frankly, My great-grandfather left it behind, saying that when the Shi Family ancestor was Undergoing Tribulation, he used this wood as a shield and hard-resisted the Six-Layered Thunder Tribulation. Since then, it has been enshrined in the Family ancestral hall and passed down to the eldest son of each generation.

He patted the Lightning-Struck Wood, a flash of complexity in his eyes: My father passed it to me before he died, telling me to keep it well and pass it on to my son in the future.

Zhao Wuji was silent for a moment: Then you...

But now Boss needs it. Shi Potian grinned, his smile open and firm, Boss saved my life, and the Heavenly Court gave me a home. It's just a piece of wood. No matter how precious it is, it's a dead object, not as important as a living person. Manager Zhao, take it and see if you can refine a good piece of equipment for Boss.

After speaking, he turned and left without any hesitation.

When he reached the door, he paused: By the way, if any auxiliary Materials are needed for Artifact Refining, just ask. Although I, Shi Potian, don't know how to do business, I can fight. If any Materials are missing, I will go fight and grab them. I will definitely get them.

Zhao Wuji watched Shi Potian's retreating back and looked at the Lightning-Struck Wood on the ground, a wave of warmth surging in his heart.

This is the Heavenly Court.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, they are just a force composed of players. But here, everyone is working hard for the same goal and can unhesitatingly take out the most precious things.

Come here! Zhao Wuji shouted loudly.

A deacon walked in quickly: Manager.

Send the Lightning-Struck Wood to the Artifact Refining workshop and give it to Great Master Iron Heart. Tell him this is the main material. He can list whatever auxiliary Materials he needs, and the Chamber of Commerce will supply them with full effort. Within three days, I want to see an epic grade thunder resistance equipment—no, it's best if it's a set!

Yes!

The deacon carefully lifted the Lightning-Struck Wood and exited the meeting hall.

Zhao Wuji sat back in front of the screen, took a deep breath, and continued to work.

For the next two days, the entire Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce operated at full speed like a precision machine.

The first good news came from Old Li: Through premium purchases and cross-city transfers, the collection progress of the lightning evasion talisman reached 70%, and seventy-two had already been obtained. It is expected that one hundred will be collected tomorrow. The cost was 78,000 Spirit Stone, exceeding the budget by 18,000.

Xiao Zhang's Alchemy channel, however, encountered trouble. There had indeed been an auction record of the heaven-returning divine pill in the auction house recently, but that was three months ago, and it was bought by an anonymous buyer at a sky-high price of 80,000 Spirit Stone, and it had not appeared since. Although the bounty for the Pill Formula and main Materials was released, there were few responders—the difficulty of refining epic grade Medicinal Pill is too high. There are no more than five Alchemist in the entire Yan State who can refine them, and these five are either in closed-door cultivation or supported by major forces, so they cannot be hired at all.

We can only refine it ourselves. Zhao Wuji made a decision, Xiao Zhang, go find the Valley Master and ask him if he can refine the heaven-returning divine pill. If he can, we will fully supply whatever Materials he needs.

Half an hour later, Xiao Zhang brought back the news: Lin Ye can refine it, but he needs [Thousand-Year Ganoderma] × 10, [Blood Ginseng King] × 10, [Earth Core Milk] × 5, and thirty-seven kinds of auxiliary Materials. Refining one furnace takes twelve hours, and the success rate is uncertain, but one furnace can produce up to nine pills.

That is to say, at least six furnaces need to be refined to ensure the output of fifty pills... Zhao Wuji calculated the time, One furnace takes twelve hours, six furnaces is three days and three nights, plus material preparation and state adjustment, it will take at least four days.

And the total time limit is only five days.

Not enough, the time is not enough. Zhao Wuji shook his head, Unless... we refine multiple furnaces at the same time.

But there is only one Lin Ye, and it is impossible to control multiple Pill Furnace at the same time.

Unless...

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up, and he pulled up the Chamber of Commerce's talent database. Soon, he locked onto a name: [Su Qingyue].

Vast Cold Spirit Body, dual control of ice and fire, her Divine Sense strength is at the top level in the Dao Palace Realm. More importantly, she has been learning Alchemy with Lin Ye for three months. Although she hasn't reached the Great Master level, there should be no problem refining rare grade Medicinal Pill.

Xiao Zhang, go find Elder Su and ask her if she can assist in refining the heaven-returning divine pill. If not, at least help process the medicinal Materials and control the fire, reducing the burden on the Valley Master.

Yes!

Xiao Zhang left in a hurry.

On the other side, Xiao Wang's equipment customization was also progressing smoothly. After seeing the Lightning-Struck Wood, Great Master Iron Heart immediately agreed to take the order and did not charge any extra fees—Being able to personally refine Materials of this level is an Opportunity for an Artifact Refiner, money doesn't matter.

But he listed a long list of auxiliary Materials:

[Heavenly Gold Sand (Rare) × 3 jin]

[Profound Iron Essence (Rare) × 10 jin]

[Ice Soul Silver Thread (High-Quality) × 5 liang]

[Earth Fire Crystal Core (High-Quality) × 8 pieces]

[star iron Powder (High-Quality) × 2 jin]

[Thunder Marsh Water (Rare) × 1 pot]

...

The total value is about 40,000 Spirit Stone.

Zhao Wuji approved it without blinking. Money can be earned again, and Materials can be found again, but Lin Ye's Undergoing Tribulation cannot be delayed.

Time came to the third day.

The lightning evasion talisman were finally collected, totaling one hundred, costing 92,000 Spirit Stone, which was seriously over budget.

But Zhao Wuji looked at the pile of Talismans, which resembled a small hill, and finally exhaled.

Although these Talismans were only of fine quality, each one had been strictly screened; the lowest lightning damage reduction was 15%, and the highest reached 22%.

Used in a stack of one hundred, even if each one could only block a portion of the power of one lightning strike, it could greatly reduce the pressure on Lin Ye.

He personally checked the attributes of each Talisman:

【lightning evasion talisman (Fine)】

【Type: Consumable / Talisman】

【Usage: Crush to activate, forming a lightning evasion shield on the body surface lasting for 30 seconds】

【Effect: Lightning damage reduction 18%, shield durability: 5000 / 5000】

【Maker: Talisman Master · Daoist Master of Azure Cloud】

【Note: Based on thunder-struck wood powder, with 'Lightning Attraction and Dispersion' runes drawn, it can guide part of the thunder power into the earth.】

【lightning evasion talisman (Fine)】

【Lightning damage reduction 22%】

【Maker: Talisman Master · Iron-Drawing Silver Hook】

...

The quality was uneven, but all were above the passing line.

Zhao Wuji packed these Talismans into ten specially made pouches, ten Talismans in each, for Lin Ye to quickly access while Undergoing Tribulation.

Regarding the Medicinal Pills, Su Qingyue agreed to assist with Alchemy. Although she could not independently refine the heaven-returning divine pill, she could be responsible for the initial processing of medicinal Materials, the intermediate heat control, and the final pill nursing. In this way, Lin Ye only needed to focus on the most critical medicinal property Fusion and pill molding, which could increase Alchemy efficiency by 50%.

The first batch of medicinal Materials had already been delivered to Lin Ye's Alchemy room, and the first furnace of pills was being refined.

As for equipment, Master Iron Heart had already started. The furnace fires in the Artifact Refining workshop never went out day or night, and the clanging of hammering never ceased. According to Xiao Wang's report, Master Iron Heart attached great importance to this refining and even invited his two good friends—Old Huo and Madam Cold—to assist. The joint effort of three great Artifact Refiners was a grand event that had not been seen in the Yan State for decades.

They intend to use thunder-struck wood as the main material to refine a set of thunder gods protection set, including five pieces: helmet, chest armor, arm guards, leg guards, and boots,

Xiao Wang reported excitedly, "Master Iron Heart said that if everything goes smoothly, the lightning resistance attribute of this set might exceed 50%, and it might even come with a rare 'Thunder Feedback' effect—a chance to rebound part of the damage when hit by lightning."

Good!

Zhao Wuji rarely showed a smile, "Tell them that after success, the chamber of commerce will have a great reward."

On the fourth day, the situation began to have twists and turns.

First, bad news came from Xiao Zhang: the chamber of commerce's inventory of Millennium Lingzhi and Blood Ginseng King, the two main Materials, was only enough for three furnaces, lacking the amount for another three. These two medicinal Materials had very long growth cycles and were basically out of stock in the market; even with premium acquisitions, it was difficult to gather them in a short time.

Go find Qin Ruoxue,

Zhao Wuji ordered decisively, "Let the Heavenly Secret Pavilion mobilize all intelligence networks to check where these two medicinal Materials can be obtained. Whether it is NPC herb gardens, player private collections, or Secret Realms in the wild, as long as there are clues, we will go to talk, trade, or even... borrow."

He paused: "Tell Qin Ruoxue that she can use some unconventional means, as long as it does not violate the basic rules of the game."

Yes!

Immediately after, Old Li also encountered trouble: one-third of the customers who were previously dunned for payment expressed dissatisfaction, and two of them even announced the suspension of all cooperation with the Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce. Although these were small customers and the loss was not significant, this was a dangerous signal—the reputation of the chamber of commerce began to be damaged.

More seriously, rumors began to spread in the Yan State player circle: the capital chain of the Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce was tight, and it might face bankruptcy.

Someone is playing tricks behind the scenes,

Zhao Wuji said with cold eyes as he looked at the intelligence summary.

Qin Ruoxue quickly found the source: All Under Heaven Society.

This old-school guild that lost to the Heavenly Court in the faction war was secretly spreading rumors while contacting other chambers of commerce that had a competitive relationship with the Heavenly Court, trying to join forces to apply pressure.

Do you need to fight back?

Qin Ruoxue asked via transmission Talisman.

Not for now,

Zhao Wuji shook his head, "Our energy must be focused on the preparation for the tribulation. However... we can find some trouble for them. You release the news that the Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce is about to launch a batch of epic equipment, only accepting reservations, and pre-paying deposits will enjoy a 20% discount."

But we don't have...

We will soon,

Zhao Wuji looked towards the direction of the Artifact Refining workshop, "Master Iron Heart's set is the best advertisement."

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, the equipment market in the Yan State exploded.

Epic-level set, and it was a lightning-resistance specialized type, which had a fatal attraction for those high-level players preparing for the tribulation. In just half a day, more than twenty players and forces contacted the Heavenly Court Chamber of Commerce to inquire about reservations.

The bankruptcy rumors spread by the All Under Heaven Society were self-defeating.

And the deposits collected from the reservations injected more than 80,000 Spirit Stones of liquidity into the chamber of commerce, relieving the urgent need.

Business wars are just that simple,

Zhao Wuji smiled faintly and continued to devote himself to work.

On the fifth day, the final deadline.

In the morning, Zhao Wuji stood in the center of the chamber of commerce's meeting hall, with all prepared supplies in front of him.

One hundred lightning evasion talisman, packed in ten bags, neatly arranged.

Fifty-two heaven-returning divine pill—two more than planned. Lin Ye and Su Qingyue refined for four days and nights, and the final pill yield exceeded expectations. A total of six furnaces were refined, with fifty-four pills produced. Two of them had flaws during the refining process, with the efficacy only 70% of the complete version, but they could still be used.

【heaven-returning divine pill (Epic)】: Fifty pills, each can restore 50% Qi, blood, and Divine Power within ten seconds.

【heaven-returning divine pill (Flawed · Rare)】: Two pills, each can restore 35% Qi, blood, and Divine Power within ten seconds.

Five hundred high-grade qi and blood pill, three hundred Advanced Divine Power pills, all packaged in jade bottles, ten pills per bottle.

Various auxiliary Materials were also fully prepared: fifteen earth vein stone heart, thirty bottles of profound ice essence, fifty jin of diamond jade, one hundred jin of star iron... these were all needed for setting up defensive Formations and strengthening equipment.

And the most eye-catching thing was the set of equipment placed in the center.

【thunder gods protection set (Epic · Five-piece set)】

The masterpiece of the joint efforts of Master Iron Heart, Old Huo, and Madam Cold over four days and three nights. The set was dark gold in its entirety, with natural thunder-struck wood textures on the surface, and fine star iron powder embedded in the textures, sparkling under the light.

Zhao Wuji picked up the helmet to check the attributes:

【Thunder God Helmet】

【Defense + 1200】

【Lightning damage reduction + 12%】

【Special Effect: Thunder Perception (Passive) — Sense the landing point of the Lightning Tribulation 0.5 seconds in advance.】

【Thunder God Chest Armor】

【Defense + 1800】

【Lightning damage reduction + 15%】

【Special Effect: Lightning Impedance (Passive) — When hit by lightning, there is a 30% chance to delay the damage for 1 second (can avoid some fatal damage).】

【Thunder God Arm Guards】

【Defense + 800】

【Lightning damage reduction + 8%】

【Special Effect: Lightning Guidance (Active) — Consumes 1000 Divine Power to guide 20% of the power of a single Lightning Tribulation to the earth. Cooldown: 10 seconds.】

【Thunder God Leg Guards】

【Defense + 900】

【Lightning damage reduction + 9%】

【Special Effect: Thunder Step (Active) — Consumes 500 Divine Power to instantly move three zhang in any direction, immune to lightning damage during the movement. Cooldown: 15 seconds.】

【Thunder God Boots】

【Defense + 700】

【Lightning damage reduction + 6%】

【Special Effect: Thunder Feedback (Passive) — When hit by lightning, there is a 10% chance to rebound 15% of the damage to the caster (invalid against Heavenly Tribulation, valid against players and monsters).】

Five-piece set, total lightning damage reduction + 50%!

And each piece came with a practical special effect, especially the 'Lightning Impedance' of the chest armor and the 'Lightning Guidance' of the arm guards, which might play a key role in the tribulation.

Even more astonishing was the set effect:

【Set Effect (3 pieces): Lightning resistance + 10%】

【Set Effect (5 pieces): Activate 'thunder gods protection' — When receiving fatal lightning damage, automatically consume the full durability of one set piece to offset the damage. Cooldown: 24 hours. (Note: The piece needs to be repaired to use this effect again)】

A life-saving divine skill!

Although the consumption was huge—the repair cost of an epic-level piece of equipment could be as high as tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, but it could save a life at a critical moment, so it was worth it.

Preparation degree...

Zhao Wuji brought up the statistics panel, "lightning evasion talisman 100/100, heaven-returning divine pill 52/50, Advanced Medicinal Pills 800/800, lightning resistance set 1/1, auxiliary Materials all in place."

Overall preparation degree: 85%.

Why not 100%?

Because there were a few implicit preparations that hadn't been completed: the layout of the Formation at the tribulation site, the drills of the guardian team, the comprehensive monitoring of the intelligence network, the formulation of emergency plans... these all required time, and only a few hours remained.

General Manager,

Xiao Zhang hurried in, "The Valley Master has finished Alchemy and is adjusting his breath in the quiet room. He asked me to tell you: the supplies are well prepared, thank you for your hard work. Next, he will go into seclusion for a day to adjust his state to the Peak, and set off for the Meteorite Plain on time at Chen hour tomorrow."

Tomorrow at Chen hour...

Zhao Wuji glanced at the time, "That means we still have twelve hours to complete the final layout."

Yes. Also, Elder Su asked me to ask you, does the Formation Flag of the Ice Thunder Grand Array need to be strengthened? She has collected another batch of ice soul crystals in the past two days, which can further improve the lightning resistance effect of the Formation.

Strengthen, of course, strengthen,

Zhao Wuji did not hesitate, "Use all means to improve the success rate of the tribulation, do not save Materials."

Understood!

After Xiao Zhang stepped down, Zhao Wuji stood alone in the meeting hall, looking at the supplies all over the floor.

Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, five days, almost exhausted all the resources accumulated by the chamber of commerce during this period. If Lin Ye failed the tribulation, the Heavenly Court would suffer a great loss and might never recover.

But if he succeeded...

A Four Extremities Realm powerhouse who had crossed the Nine-Layered Thunder Tribulation, a leader with the bearing of a Great Emperor, would lead the Heavenly Court to an unprecedented height.

This is a big gamble,

Zhao Wuji whispered to himself, "But it's worth it."

He squatted down and began to organize these supplies by hand. Every Talisman had to be checked to see if the Seal was intact, every Medicinal Pill had to be confirmed for the purity of the medicinal fragrance, and every piece of equipment had to be tested for the smoothness of the Formation.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened.

In the Chaos Valley, the lights were lit one by one. The players finished their day of cultivation and tasks, gathering in twos and threes to talk about the big event coming tomorrow. Everyone knew that their Valley Master was going to undergo the tribulation, the legendary Nine-Layered Thunder Tribulation.

Some were excited, some were worried, some were looking forward to it.

And on the highest watchtower in the valley, Lin Ye had already entered a state of deep meditation. In front of him was the thunder gods protection set, and beside him was a Storage Pouch filled with Medicinal Pills and Talismans.

Further away, at the earth vein node of the Meteorite Plain, Shi Potian was leading three hundred elites of the Azure Dragon Hall to conduct the final defense drill. Su Qingyue was shuttling between the various Formation eyes of the Ice Thunder Grand Array, debugging every Formation Flag. Chen Hao's mecha troops were conducting final inspections to ensure no failures would occur tomorrow.

Qin Ruoxue's Heavenly Secret Pavilion intelligence network was fully deployed, like an invisible big net, covering the entire Yan State.

Everything was being prepared for tomorrow's tribulation.

The night grew deeper.

Zhao Wuji finally finished organizing all the supplies and packed them into three specially made storage boxes. He rubbed his sore eyes and walked out of the meeting hall.

Looking up at the sky, the night sky was dotted with stars; tomorrow should be a good day.

But the place of the tribulation was destined to be filled with thunder.

Valley Master,

Zhao Wuji looked towards the direction of the quiet room and whispered, "We have done all that we can. Next... it's up to you."

He turned and walked towards his residence.

Tomorrow will be a day that determines fate.