Chapter 2045: Lost a Major Ally!

Very few Demon Saints remained in the Demon Court; the others had gone out seeking solutions.

Shang Yang was one of them.

Jiu Ying said: "We cannot summon Nüwa anymore; the Demon Race has lost Nüwa's assistance."

"Find another way."

Shang Yang stamped his foot in frustration.

He understood that since Nüwa had cultivated to sainthood, her heart had changed utterly—even if the Demon Emperor returned, he could not compel Nüwa to help unconditionally.

Nüwa's abilities were plain to all; without her aid, no one stood any chance of victory this time.

Ying Zhao asked, puzzled: "But have you not considered that our Demon Emperor may not return from Penglai Immortal Island at all?"

"What nonsense!"

As a Demon Saint, Shang Yang would not allow anyone to speak ill of their Demon Emperor, my lord.

"I'm not speaking nonsense. You know better than any of us how dangerous Penglai Immortal Island is—and the spiritual energy inside is poisonous."

"Once inside, one might easily be attacked by the demonic beasts and monstrous beasts there; their spiritual power surpasses ours!"

They did not know whether it was good or bad that these demonic beasts and monstrous beasts were trapped within Penglai Immortal Island.

All of them were demons who had gone mad from cultivation deviation, or monstrous beasts with immense spiritual energy but wildly violent tempers.

There was no place left for them in the Primordial Chaos; they were all banished to Penglai Immortal Island.

Precisely because of this, many precious medicinal herbs and other lingering magic treasures lie within it—yet none of them can retrieve them.

Luo Fu understood its effects well.

If they could not uncover what had happened inside, they might never break the deadlock.

Few were willing to act at such a time, yet without knowing the cause, they could not leave outright.

Shang Yang felt sorrowful.

"What do you propose?"

"I..."

Ying Zhao did not know either; he could only look to Jiu Ying, who said: "Wait. At this moment, in the Demon Race and even in the Demon Court, we can only wait."

"Fine. Then we wait for Gui Che to return!"

None of them believed Gui Che would cut off his own future; even if Gui Che was volatile, he would never turn against the Demon Race.

If he truly turned against the Demon Race, it would be a sign he no longer wished to live—but before leaving, Gui Che showed not the slightest hint of such intent.

Ying Zhao was willing to give Gui Che the benefit of the doubt, to see how he would explain himself.

At the same time, Ji Meng and Fei Lian were escorting Gui Che toward the Demon Court; they had rushed forward at full speed, yet unexpectedly encountered Tian Wu on the way.

Tian Wu and Weng Zi, upon hearing the news, immediately raced back, hoping to find Gui Che on the path to Ling She Island.

This was because Qiang Liang had sent them word.

With the special signal objects Luo Fu had given them, they now knew much more.

Moreover, these signal objects allowed them to receive messages instantly and depart swiftly, achieving surprise.

For Ji Meng and Fei Lian, Weng Zi's appearance was indeed unexpected.

But Weng Zi was not a warlike person; among the Wu Race, he was one of the few capable of negotiating with the Demon Race, and he understood precisely what was at stake.

"Weng Zi, let us pass. Next time you are in trouble, we will let you pass too."