"What else can we do to hold off the Demon Hall?" Pei Lingsha asked, a hint of panic on her face.
With the Demon Hall so powerful, who in the world could possibly be their match?
"We can only join forces with the powers across the world," Wu Xuancang said. "Fortunately, we have Huo Lian, a Hall Master who defected. Otherwise, there would still be many things we knew nothing about."
"So, Grandmaster, you want Huo Lian to become stronger so he can better withstand the Demon Hall's Thousand-Year Period?" Li Bai asked.
"Exactly. The stronger Huo Lian becomes, the better. Whatever he needs, I certainly won't stand in his way. I will even help him obtain it," Wu Xuancang said with a nod.
"I'm just afraid Huo Lian will flee back to the Central Plains," Li Bai suddenly said.
At those words, Wu Xuancang looked slightly taken aback. After pondering for a moment, he said, "That's possible too. He's been preparing for that all these years. He has no confidence that he can survive this time and is bent on fleeing back to the Central Plains. He's been studying the formation you found back then."
"If he escapes back there, won't all our efforts have been wasted?" Pei Lingsha said.
"It won't be that easy," Wu Xuancang said.
"Huang Xiao has already brought the other Minghong Saber here, and it's in Huo Lian's hands now," Li Bai said. "If the two sabers become one, Huo Lian will have a very real chance of escaping back to the Central Plains."
"He'll have to unite the two sabers first," Wu Xuancang said. "To be honest, I don't think much of his chances of returning to the Central Plains."
"True," Li Bai said with a nod.
"In other words, this Thousand-Year Period