The magical artifacts in the chat interface, after the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree closed the video call, were all displeased and began to complain.
[Measuring Heaven Ruler: Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, didn't you say you were great at live streaming? Why did you suddenly cut off at this moment? You're ruining everyone's mood!]
[Ruyi Golden Cudgel: Exactly, exactly. We're all in the same group, why be secretive? What can be said, and what can't be shown?]
[Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree: Enough, I know what you guys are thinking. You hear something here and then tell Xu Fang right after. I'm not going to be the scapegoat. Can you leave some privacy for the West?]
[Measuring Heaven Ruler: Haha! As if you haven't sold out Daoist Zhunti before. I remember you performed twice, and you seemed to be still wanting more back then. Now you're talking about loyalty?]
[Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree: Can matters of Western artifacts be called selling out? That's called judging the hour and sizing up the situation!]
[Measuring Heaven Ruler: Alright, alright, I know you're all shameless and thick-skinned, working together.]
[Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree: I don't want to talk about this with you. Chaos Bell, you've seen the situation. Your demon clan people aren't great. You really can't blame us.]
[Chaos Bell: Don't say that to me, go tell brothers Donghuang Taiyi and Di Jun. Sigh, it's worrying!]
[River Map: Worrying!]
[Luo Shu: Worrying!]
Soon, the chat group became a melancholic scene for the demon clan's treasures, with a group of them expressing their deep sorrow and frustration.
Everyone could understand why they were so dejected.
The demon clan had planned extensively this time to deal with Xu Fang, intending to gather all of Xu Fang's enemies to attack him.
Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi acted this way because they saw that Fuxi and Nuwa were close to Xu Fang, making it inconvenient for them to act directly. They wanted to create a general momentum to force Xu Fang's hand.
However, while the strategy was good, its implementation was fraught with problems.
Kunpeng was successfully recruited, but he then turned around and annihilated the demon clan's envoy, showing no regard for righteousness or affection.
Such an existence, joining the demon clan, would be a destabilizing factor, potentially erupting at any time and causing damage to the demon clan.
Furthermore, not only did the West fail to cooperate, but they also directly offended the two sages of the West because of it. Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin turned against the demon clan, sending Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi a return gift.
Therefore, the demon clan treasures felt that their future was precarious, unsure of how the demon clan would proceed.
"It's more than that. With the demon clan completely breaking ties with the West, in order to eliminate this future trouble, they will have to take much more care of the true demon clan!"
Xu Fang, knowing the plot of the Great Desolation, naturally thought more deeply.
Since the West had offended the demon clan, this was a major problem. From their perspective, the best way to solve problems was to eliminate the people who caused them.
Therefore, the West would later entice the Demon Master Kunpeng to betray the demon clan.
Besides that, it was rumored that the Ten Golden Crows were also released by the West, followed by Kuafu chasing the sun, Houyi shooting the sun, completely igniting the Witch-Demon War and dragging the demon clan into a quagmire of mutual destruction.
"So, the demon clan has truly shot themselves in the foot this time!"
Xu Fang shook his head. Whether it was trying to win over Kunpeng or the West, both actions left great hidden dangers for the demon clan. The demon clan had tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice, making a fool of themselves.
However, the attitude displayed by the two Western sages when they refused the demon clan this time also alerted Xu Fang.
He needed to be vigilant in the future and not overlook their ambition just because of their shameless behavior.
These two dared to disregard the Three Pure Ones later and poach from the Daoist sect to strengthen the West.
He had a deep enmity with them and needed to have enough deterrent power by the time they became saints to prevent them from acting rashly.
As for the current matter of the demon clan contacting Xu Fang's enemies and preparing to retaliate, Xu Fang didn't pay much attention to it.
Because he had witnessed the situation with Eastern Prince, Xu Fang was certain that Eastern Prince would soon establish the Immortal Court.
The establishment of the Immortal Court by Eastern Prince naturally displeased the Witch and Demon clans competing for dominance in the Great Desolation.
Just as they were preparing to determine who would be the overlord of the Great Desolation, a third force unexpectedly emerged. Do you think they could still duel with peace of mind?
They would surely want to bring down Eastern Prince first before continuing their struggle.
In this way, Xu Fang's own affairs would seem insignificant.
"So, is this considered 'letting a fellow Daoist die rather than oneself'?"
Xu Fang sighed helplessly. He couldn't blame himself for this. Dao Ancestor Hongjun intended to make Eastern Prince a target, and Eastern Prince, knowing this, still chose to go with the flow, trying to find opportunities within it.
Therefore, this was a forced 'letting a fellow Daoist die rather than oneself.' Eastern Prince was taking the bullet for him, not that Xu Fang intentionally wanted to harm Eastern Prince.
Thinking of Eastern Prince, Xu Fang couldn't help but sigh.
"I wonder where this clown is now? Why hasn't the news about the Immortal Court been spread?"
The last time he saw the video opened by the dragon-headed crutch, Eastern Prince and Queen Mother of the West had already made plans, but there had been no news about the Immortal Court from the Great Desolation.
Xu Fang wondered in his heart if Eastern Prince had finally chickened out, decided to abandon his ambitious dreams, and live a simple life with Queen Mother of the West?
"That would be quite bad."
Xu Fang thought that if the Immortal Court didn't appear, the demon clan would truly move against him.
This Eastern Prince, who always spoke of being a good friend and having great ambitions, why was he faltering at such a crucial moment?
At this very moment, Eastern Prince, whom Xu Fang was thinking about, was traveling with Queen Mother of the West across the vast seas.
"Why don't we just give up?"
Eastern Prince tugged at Queen Mother of the West's sleeve and tried to persuade her again.
After they had finalized their plan, they were supposed to announce it to the heavens and establish the Immortal Court.
However, Queen Mother of the West's obsession with Penglai Immortal Island was deeper than Eastern Prince had imagined, and she dragged him to search for it on the East Sea.
Of course, after much searching, they found nothing.
"Why would you give up just because of a little difficulty?"
Queen Mother of the West became quite displeased and couldn't help but scold him.
"If a dignified Immortal Court doesn't have a sacred site that inspires awe in all beings, how can it make them submit?"
"I'm not doing this for your great cause, are you tired of me? Fine, you're tired of me, aren't you? You've taken a liking to that little immortal fairy before. I'll drive her away when we get back!"
Eastern Prince was helpless. Queen Mother of the West was so insistent, and now she was inexplicably jealous. He truly didn't know what to say.
He knew perfectly well who Penglai Immortal Island belonged to. Even if it were right in front of him, he would pretend not to see it.
After all, it was a fallback plan he had left for himself. If he found Penglai Immortal Island and claimed it as his own, he would offend Xu Fang, thus cutting off his own retreat.