Qu Jianlei was right. Although True Immortal Bu Hu had left with seventeen people and returned with seventeen people, they were in a miserable state.
No one had died, but more than half were injured.
Five of them were seriously wounded, two with only half their bodies left. Even their Nascent Souls were listless.
However, the Nascent Souls were mainly weakened because they had been tainted by Demonic Qi. The Evil-warding Golden Pearl could drive out the Demonic Qi, but the Nascent Souls had still suffered badly.
The only one who remained calm and composed was True Immortal Bu Hu herself. Even Sanjiang Commander looked pale, clearly having sustained some injury.
Still, no matter what, True Immortal Bu Hu had brought everyone back. That alone deserved praise.
Yet as Qu Jianlei looked at the Evil-warding Golden Pearl, he truly felt a little displeased. This thing was a typical Heavenly Demon Bane.
Moreover, it was an Out-of-Body-level treasure. Even Out-of-Body Heavenly Demons would find it difficult to approach.
The fact that she possessed such a protective treasure showed that the Upper Realm had a deep understanding of the Devil Situation in Cangwu.
Yet the Houde Realm had consistently ignored the Lower Realm's pleas for help. Meanwhile, when something happened in Cangwu, even a mere Nascent Soul like Bu Hu could bring an Out-of-Body-level treasure for protection.
This really could not bear thinking about. Otherwise, it was all too easy to feel a deep sense of sorrow.
And Immortal Maiden Bu had no interest whatsoever in resolving the Devil Situation in the Cangwu Realm. Instead, she told them—this was life.
How could Qu Jianlei possibly feel interested under such circumstances?
True Immortal Jin Ge did remind him, "Heavenly Demon... Out-of-Body aura."
"Pseudo Out of Body," Qu Jianlei answered indifferently. "It shouldn't be