Although they knew that joining forces with the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators would solve every problem they currently faced, and that after suffering another crushing defeat, the Outer Realm Demon Race might well agree to an alliance if Chi Xue persuaded them, all of this was merely speculation. Whether the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators would agree to ally with them remained unknown. After all, they had previously speculated that, since the Lord of the Universe had sent the Outer Realm Demon Race to temper the God Realm cultivators, they were unlikely to ally with them.
If the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators refused to form an alliance, then everything they had just considered would be nothing but wishful thinking, and they would still have to face those problems.
"This, this..." Shi Lin was at a loss for words. After a long while, he muttered, "Things have already come to this. If they don't make a change, there's a good chance Ling Tian and the others will wipe them out. Those Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators aren't fools. They must know that joining forces with us is their only way out."
"Even so, there's still a chance they won't ally with us." Chi Xue spoke gravely, looking around at everyone. "What if the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators refuse to ally with us? What do we do then? We should at least have a backup plan."
Everyone agreed, but none of them could think of a better solution. They fell silent, then looked to Chi Xue in unison. The meaning was clear: in their eyes, Chi Xue had spent a long time thinking things through, and he was clever enough to come up with a countermeasure. They had relied on him this way for a long time.
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