After Wang Han and Hongjun left, the great battle ended, and there was no more profit to be made here. Zhunti, Jieyin, the Three Pure Ones and other Taoists bid each other farewell and then left.
After the Wu tribe had also left Buzhou Mountain, the remaining demons all turned their expectant gazes toward Nuwa and Fuxi.
With Donghuang Taiyi and Heavenly Emperor Dijun dead in battle, and powerful demons like the Demon Master Kunpeng and Bai Ze fleeing, fleeing in such a great war was tantamount to betraying the demon race. Apart from Nuwa, Fuxi, and Xihe, who didn't concern themselves much with demon affairs, they were essentially leaderless. Now, they couldn't even return to the Heavenly Court. Now, they could only hope that Nuwa and Fuxi would continue to lead the demon race.
"You may all disperse! Do not start another war so easily." Nuwa shook her head as she looked at the expectant demons, then turned to fly away.
"Goddess Nuwa, Demon Master Fuxi!" Hearing Nuwa's words and seeing her turn to fly away, the remaining demons knelt on the ground, pleading. "If you abandon the demon race, it will truly be leaderless and fall into decline. Without your protection, the powerful beings the Heavenly Court has offended will surely seek revenge on the remaining demons! We beg you, Goddess, Demon Master, for the sake of our shared demon race, to take in our defeated remnants!"
Seeing the expectant gazes of these demons, Nuwa ultimately remained silent and quickly pulled the somewhat soft-hearted Fuxi away.
The Lich War resulted in the deaths of far too many powerful beings. Even quasi-saints like Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi perished, and ten of the Twelve Ancestral Witches (also quasi-saints) were killed. The primordial world will likely be reshaped very soon, and the carnage and karma created by this war are immense. This carnage and karma will inevitably fall upon the Lich and Demon races in the future. The outcome of the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity foreshadows the future fate of the Lich and Demon races—they will almost certainly be eliminated from the primordial world, relegated to a lowly status, mostly serving as mounts. If I were to choose to lead the Demon race now, I would have to bear a portion of this retribution. Such retribution is beyond my capacity to withstand the immense karmic burden.
"..." Watching Nuwa and Fuxi fly away without any mercy, the remaining demons looked at each other, none of them knowing what to do!
"You're unworthy of being a great demon! In a time of crisis, you abandoned the greater good of our demon race, no different from the likes of Kunpeng and Bai Ze!" one of the demons cursed. He then left with the rest of his clan.
"You are utterly unworthy of being a demon!"
"It's a waste that the Heavenly Emperor treated them, brother and sister, so ungrateful!"
As one demon uttered a curse, many others joined in. They were unaware that Di Jun had courted Nuwa because she was a sage appointed by Hongjun. They also didn't know that Nuwa's intervention to stop the great war was for the sake of the demon race, even incurring the wrath of Wang Han for it. Perhaps they knew, but even if they did, most wouldn't consider these things. They were more concerned with their own present situation, even at the cost of others, revealing their laziness and ignorance.
As the demon race gradually left, the area around Buzhou Mountain became deserted, with scars left behind by the great battle everywhere.
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"There's no need for a visit; it would only cause you trouble."
Meanwhile, among the Wu tribe migrating north, Wang Han suddenly appeared, interrupting Houtu and Gonggong's discussion.
"Senior!" Upon seeing Wang Han appear, Houtu and Gonggong quickly greeted him respectfully.
However, apart from Houtu and Gonggong, none of the other members of the Wu tribe saw Wang Han, nor did they even see Houtu and Gonggong paying their respects to Wang Han.
At the same time, the two were also somewhat puzzled. Didn't this senior leave for Zixiao Palace with Hongjun? How come he's here again? Also, this senior said that visiting him would only cause trouble. Was it because this senior didn't want to help the Wu Clan, or was there some other reason?
'Invisibility cheat, area-of-effect invisibility, illusion.'
"It's just a method of creating clones." Seeing the two men's puzzled expressions, Wang Han said with a smile, "I've been following you all this way, and I've heard your discussion. However, I advise you not to take the initiative to see me. The North is desolate. Although it's not as barren as the West, it's still difficult for it to grow stronger. You must understand Hongjun's intentions. Hongjun's intentions are the intentions of Heaven. Even this great war between the Wu and Yao races was driven by Heaven. I think you understand why you can't take the initiative to see me."
Upon hearing this, Houtu and Gonggong fell into deep thought. This great war was a scheme orchestrated by the Heavenly Dao, which intended for the decline of both the Wu and Yao races. After this war, the Heavenly Dao would not allow the Wu race to grow stronger again. Their seeking out this senior was indeed asking for trouble. For the Wu race to grow stronger again and return to its peak would be defying the Heavenly Dao, which would not allow it. Once the Heavenly Dao discovered this, the Wu race would face another bloodbath, and might even be wiped out.
"Senior, is there no other way? Are the deaths of our elder brothers just in vain? Is the Witch Clan destined to decline?" Gonggong was still unwilling to accept it.
“You cannot come to see me, but that doesn’t mean I cannot come to see you. You cannot deceive the will of Heaven, but I can.” Upon hearing this, Wang Han said with a smile. “That’s exactly what I came here to say.”
"Please help the Wu tribe, senior! Houtu, the entire Wu tribe will be eternally grateful." Houtu sincerely said to Wang Han. Unlike Gonggong, who was unruly and stubborn and concerned about his reputation, Houtu was rather humble.
Gonggong also knew that now that they were being suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, it would be difficult for them to restore the Wu Clan, or even to preserve it. Now, probably only this powerful predecessor could help them, and only this powerful predecessor dared to defy the Heavenly Dao to help them.
"If I didn't want to help, why would I come to you?" Wang Han said with a smile. "But now is not the time. When the time comes, I will naturally come to you again."
"Thank you, senior!" Houtu and Gonggong said in gratitude upon hearing this.
"Furthermore, I have collected and preserved the essence and blood of the great shamans who died in the great war, as well as the other ancestral shaman brothers and sisters who died in the war. Perhaps one day in the future you will be able to see them again," Wang Han said. After speaking, he turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared, leaving only one sentence that lingered in the minds of Houtu and Gonggong for a long time.
"Thank you so much, senior. We, Houtu, Gonggong, and the entire Wu Clan will never forget your kindness. If you ever need our assistance in the future, we will do our utmost, even at the cost of our lives." After Wang Han left, Gonggong and Houtu sincerely said in the direction he disappeared. They knew that there must be a reason why this senior had helped them so much.
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"The Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi have both died in battle, and the demon race can no longer rule the Heavenly Court."
Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Court, an unfamiliar voice rang in Xihe's ears as she had just awakened, but a single sentence caused her to faint again.
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