"What do you two think of this?" Yuan Tiangang asked, looking at Haotian Shangdi and Tathagata Buddha.
"Fellow Daoist Wang Yue's words are not without merit. The Demon Clan's target may well be the entrance to the Well of Gods and Demons," Haotian Shangdi said slowly.
Tathagata Buddha nodded in agreement.
"In that case, the Demon Clan will surely send a powerful force to storm the mountain. Fellow Daoist Bodhi and Li Jing alone may not be able to hold them off..." Yuan Tiangang said.
Before he finished speaking, a disciple responsible for communications at the Great Tang Government Office flew in from outside.
"State Preceptor, disaster has struck! Chi You has appeared at Fangcun Mountain, and the mountain's protective formation has already been broken!" the disciple said urgently.
At these words, everyone in the hall blanched. More than half rose to their feet, then turned their eyes toward Yuan Tiangang and the other two.
Yuan Tiangang, Haotian Shangdi, and Tathagata Buddha remained perfectly composed, without the slightest trace of panic. They seemed to have everything in hand, which reassured the others somewhat.
"Since Chi You himself has appeared, it seems the Demon Clan truly is after the Well of Gods and Demons. We cannot sit idle here any longer. Let us go to Fangcun Mountain," Haotian Shangdi said.
"Chi You is immensely powerful. Even with the three of us joining forces, we may have no chance of victory." Tathagata Buddha's voice rang out in Haotian Shangdi's and Yuan Tiangang's minds.
Such an admission of weakness would inevitably lower morale if the other alliance members heard it, so Tathagata Buddha discussed the matter through voice transmission.
"With the Dark-Yellow Limitless Formation, we may be able to put up a fight," Haotian Shangdi said.
"That formation requires four people to activate.