"Then we'll act as though that True Word doesn't exist."
Seeing how firm Lin Buyu was, Xu Taiping immediately nodded solemnly as well.
"Good."
Lin Buyu smiled faintly.
"That leaves us with only Hearts in Harmony and The Seas Dry Up and the Rocks Crumble. But according to the technique instructions in the Jade Bracelet, The Seas Dry Up and the Rocks Crumble isn't a True Word our opponents can't resist. As long as they escape beyond a hundred zhang from us, they won't be affected. And since we're inside the formation, it isn't very convenient to use. It's better suited to fighting an enemy directly."
Xu Taiping pondered this carefully.
"Choose Hearts in Harmony. If we can learn how the demon cultivators intend to break the formation, we can find a way to remedy it."
Lin Buyu looked earnestly at Xu Taiping.
"That's what I was thinking too."
Xu Taiping nodded.
As long as they could learn the demon cultivators' next move, they could prepare a response in advance.
Rumble!
Just as Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu continued discussing how to use the three abilities, muffled thunder suddenly rumbled through the sky again.
There was no need to guess. The demon cultivators must have come to attack the formation again.
Lin Buyu and Xu Taiping immediately exchanged a glance, then took each other's hands in perfect understanding and recited the True Words together: "Hearts in Harmony."
Once the True Words took effect, everything the two were thinking appeared in each other's minds.
What surprised Lin Buyu somewhat was that, even after taking her hand, no stray thoughts appeared in Xu Taiping's mind. His thoughts remained fixed on the demon cultivators outside.
"Let's go out."
Holding Lin Buyu's hand, Xu Taiping started outside.
He did not even think of probing