When they realized that Ling Tian might well see through their strategy and devise a countermeasure, and heard Chi Xue list so many ways he could respond, everyone's expressions grew solemn. If the plan failed, they would lose one chance to obtain the rune secret techniques, and all their earlier deliberations would come to nothing.
"It's not as though all this would be meaningless. Everything we discussed earlier was only speculation. We don't know whether Ling Tian and the others will guess what we're planning and come up with a counterstrategy, so this plan is still worth a try." Chi Xue's lips curled into a smile. "Besides, carrying it out won't cost us anything. The other forces in the God Realm and the many rogue cultivators will bear the losses. So why not try?"
Chi Xue was right. He was confident he could persuade the other forces in the God Realm and the many rogue cultivators to take on the task of attacking the rune cultivators. That way, even if Ling Tian came up with a countermeasure, he would target them first. They would still suffer the heaviest casualties, while Chi Xue and his people would lose very little.
As Chi Xue had said, this was another chance to obtain the rune secret techniques. Since they had little to lose, naturally they would give it a try.
On reflection, Chi Xue and his people wouldn't split up. Even if they took on the task of attacking the rune cultivators, Ling Tian's harassment wouldn't cause them many losses. After all, so many God Devouring Bodies could deploy the God Devouring Demon Prison to neutralize Ling Tian and the others' attacks. If things went awry, Chi Xue and his people could simply abandon their assault on the rune cultivators.
As they had