Uchiha Shin glanced at Eastern Emperor Taiyi beside him. Eastern Emperor Taiyi stood there in silence, but his expression was grave.
Jade Pipa Spirit said, "Though the three of us were weak, we were loyal to Nuwa and to our ancient Demon Clan and Ancient Heavenly Court. We swore to die before speaking, and sought chances to kill ourselves, but those people guarded us too strictly, so we could not even manage suicide.
"Then one day, the three of us found an opportunity and secretly escaped. During our flight, we fought people from the Dao Sect. In the end, both Daji and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit died, leaving only these traces of their souls to remain to this day."
After the Investiture of the Gods War, Nuwa had been utterly disappointed. She truly had not expected that she, too, had fallen into someone else's scheme during that war. In the end, even her three trusted followers had been killed by people from the Dao Sect, and she had been unable to save them.
"Originally, Nuwa's strength should have recovered considerably during the Investiture of the Gods War. Yet not only did it fail to recover, it was further diminished by the schemes of the Dao Sect. Nuwa was disheartened and announced her withdrawal from the Three Realms. Since then, no one has seen her appear again," Jade Pipa Spirit continued.
Uchiha Shin could not help sighing after hearing this.
Back then, King Zhou's disrespect toward Nuwa might also have been one step in someone else's scheme, after which Nuwa had sent out the Xuanyuan Three Demons.
From the very beginning, these people had been plotting against Nuwa. What they wanted was the Demon Saint Token, so they could control the Demon Clan and use its power to strengthen themselves—or perhaps