"At that time, Chi You had yet to be resurrected. Even if the Demon Clan seized the entrance to the Well of Gods and Demons, as long as the major sects of the Three Realms and the Heavenly Court joined forces, the demons would surely have had to surrender it. Perhaps the Demon Clan attacked the mountain precisely to induce Fellow Daoist Bodhi to merge the entrance to the Well of Gods and Demons with the Bodhi Mystic Realm, firmly binding that entrance to Fangcun Mountain. On one hand, it would make it easier for them to seize it in the future; on the other, it would prevent us from combining the three entrances into one." Zhen Yuanzi spoke slowly.
Patriarch Bodhi had never considered this before, and his brows furrowed upon hearing it.
"Amitabha. Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuan is correct. Yet times have changed, and there is no point discussing this now. We should focus on doing our utmost with the matters before us." Tathagata Buddha recited a Buddhist invocation, his voice unhurried.
"The Buddha is right. I wonder how matters are progressing on Imperial Advisor Yuan's side and with Haotian Shangdi?" Zhen Yuanzi nodded and looked up at the sky.
"The Heavenly Court has long prepared for this. There should be no problem," Tathagata Buddha said.
Zhen Yuanzi gave a grunt, then suddenly looked toward the distant horizon.
A speck of black appeared there and rapidly expanded. Within several breaths, it had turned into a boundless sea of black clouds rolling toward them. Countless demon soldiers and generals came into view, their Heaven-Covering Earth-Filling killing intent bearing down upon them.
"They came quickly. Fortunately, the formation has already been set up. Proceed according to the plan." With that, Zhen Yuanzi's figure flickered and vanished, flying into the Thick