Originally, they could have used those formations to deal with Uchiha Shin and the others.
But Uchiha Shin and his group had counterattacked too quickly. Before these people could prepare, their illusion formation had been broken, leaving them unable to set up any other formations.
After hearing their words, Peach Demon's eyes filled with anger. If things truly developed that way, the people of Peach Blossom Island would indeed be captured by them.
"Then what was their purpose in having you attack Peach Blossom Island?" Peach Demon asked.
"We don't know much about that... We only heard—heard that they wanted to control the Peach Blossom Clan for the sake of the Peach Orchard. That's only what we heard. We don't know if it's true."
Uchiha Shin and Peach Demon exchanged a glance, and both came to understand much more.
The Peach Blossom Clan was of immense help to the Peach Orchard. If they could control the Peach Blossom Clan, they would also gain enormous influence over the Peach Orchard.
Since ancient times, the Peach Orchard had been controlled by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court.
Even Taishang Laojun and the others would not find it easy to take control of it. It was not something that could be controlled merely through strength; it required the core methods to do so.
After the Jade Emperor had been chosen, the elders within the Peach Orchard would pass those methods on to him.
Those elders of the Peach Orchard had remained since ancient times, and they played an extremely important role in the orchard. Even Taishang Laojun and the others did not dare do anything to them.
If you controlled the Peach Orchard, you could control a great many things capable of granting immortality.
And in turn, you