The Demon Realm was vast. The distance from the entrance to the Demon Emperor's Palace was incredibly far. Even a Celestial King powerhouse would need thousands of years to traverse it without using a teleportation array.
At this moment, two Demon Kings were cautiously escorting Gu Changsheng and Yun Shuang. Their immediate destination was a large city to use its teleportation array.
"Princess, we are heading to Yiling. The Yiling Demon King is the most senior disciple of the Seven Absolutes Demon Venerable and is currently stationed there, resisting the rebel army."
One of the Demon Kings said. His name was Mo Du, and the other was Mo Hai. Judging by their names, they were brothers.
Yun Shuang nodded slightly. Among the twenty-four Demon Venerables of the Demon Realm, including the Crimson Sun Demon Venerable, sixteen had betrayed. The Seven Absolutes Demon Venerable was one of the remaining eight.
She knew the Yiling Demon King. In the Demon Realm, Yiling was among the top ten strongest Demon Kings. He was a well-known genius in the Demon Realm and had once been personally met by her mother, the Demon Emperor. Her mother had said that given another 300,000 years, he would definitely break through and become a Demon Venerable, demonstrating his exceptional talent!
"Mo Du, Crimson Sun... You must be under a lot of pressure with them launching a rebellion, right?" Yun Shuang asked.
Mo Du shook his head and said, "Princess, you're mistaken."
"Oh?" Yun Shuang was curious.
"They are likely acting independently at this point," Gu Changsheng said.
Mo Du and Mo Hai nodded in agreement. Mo Du said, "The young master is right. Princess, do you think someone who would betray His Majesty would be content with mediocrity?"
Yun Shuang shook her head and said, "I understand."
The Crimson Sun Demon Venerable was her mother's adopted brother, but after her mother's accident, the Crimson Sun Demon Venerable not only failed to stabilize the Demon Realm's situation but also led the betrayal. It was this betrayal by the Crimson Sun Demon Venerable, the Demon Emperor's adopted brother, that triggered a chain reaction, with Demon Venerables betraying one after another over the millennia, establishing their own factions.
Which of these Demon Venerables didn't want to unify the Demon Realm and then use the unified Demon Realm's fortune to break through to the Celestial Emperor realm? No matter how large the Demon Realm was, it still had to abide by the rules set by the Great Chaos Dao. Only one Celestial Emperor could appear in one world. Their ultimate goal in betraying was to break through to the Celestial Emperor realm, so they would never join forces.
If they didn't join forces, their betrayal would only split the unified Demon Realm into seventeen factions, with the Demon Emperor's Palace, guarded by the eight Demon Venerables, remaining the strongest.
If it were the Yun Shuang of the past, she might have needed Mo Du to explain the current situation in detail, but now, after venturing out into the world, her mind had matured, and she understood such things immediately.
However, Yun Shuang still had a question. She said, "If that's the case, why not adopt a strategy of defeating them one by one?"
"Silly girl!"
Gu Changsheng tapped Yun Shuang's head and said, "Do you think this is a mortal war with alliances and strategies? If eight Celestial Kings of the same realm besieged you, would you be instantly killed?"
"Senior, could you please give me some face? There are others here," Yun Shuang said, rubbing her head in pain.
"..."
When Mo Du and Mo Hai saw Gu Changsheng actually hitting their princess, their hearts leaped, but when they heard their princess asking Gu Changsheng to give her some face instead of getting angry, they couldn't help but wonder what the relationship between Gu Changsheng and the princess was.
Senior? Could this be a Celestial Venerable powerhouse the princess met outside? If so, then there was no need to worry about the journey back to the Demon Emperor's Palace. Even if the Crimson Sun Demon Venerable himself came, he would probably be helpless, right?
As for powerhouses above the Celestial Venerable level, they didn't dare to think that far, because if it were someone above the Celestial Venerable level, the princess could have directly asked him to suppress the rebellion. Why would she be here with them, going to Yiling City to use the teleportation array?
It had to be said that these Demon brothers' logic was still very clear, but how could they know the thoughts of someone stronger than them? If they could, they wouldn't be stationed at the Demon Realm's gate.
Yun Shuang didn't know what these two brothers were thinking. She felt that she already owed Gu Changsheng too much. If she asked Gu Changsheng to take action again, she really wouldn't know how to repay him.
However, after Gu Changsheng's reminder, Yun Shuang also understood why the Seven Absolutes Demon Venerable and the others didn't adopt a strategy of defeating them one by one. At their level, it was difficult for a siege to result in an instant kill. If they were to deal with one person or two or three people alone, the other Demon Venerables would never stand idly by. They understood the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold' all too well.
"It seems that only by controlling the Demon Emperor's Palace can I suppress them," Yun Shuang said.
The Demon Emperor's Palace was both the name of a faction and the Emperor-level artifact refined by her mother, the Demon Emperor. Besides her mother, only the power within her could control this artifact. Although she couldn't fully unleash its power, even unleashing one ten-thousandth of its might would be enough to suppress any powerhouse below the Celestial Emperor realm.
So now, as long as she returned to the Demon Emperor's Palace, she could suppress the rebellion.
However, could she return to the Demon Emperor's Palace so easily?
Yun Shuang couldn't help but feel depressed. Why did she have to send a message to the Crimson Sun Demon Venerable?
Gu Changsheng looked at the depressed Yun Shuang and knew what she was thinking.
Her actions were like a child who had been away from home for many years, wanting to contact relatives when returning home, but not daring to contact the one who usually disciplined her the most, so she contacted a relative who was close to her and usually treated her well.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, Gu Changsheng stopped them.
Upon hearing this, Yun Shuang stood behind Gu Changsheng very consciously. She knew that Gu Changsheng's stopping meant that someone was coming to intercept her.
The Mo Du and Mo Hai brothers had already decided that Gu Changsheng was a Celestial Venerable powerhouse, so they naturally obeyed and stood behind Yun Shuang.
"Haha, that Crimson Sun guy really didn't lie to me!"
"Princess Yun Shuang, long time no see. Uncle misses you so much!"
Just then, the sky ahead suddenly twisted, followed by the appearance of a cloud of demonic mist, from which came a voice that Yun Shuang found familiar.
The demonic mist condensed, gradually forming a tall and handsome man. He was dressed in white, holding a fan embroidered with a beautiful woman, looking like a refined scholar.
"Eastern Departure Demon Venerable!"
When Mo Du and Mo Hai saw the man, their expressions changed drastically.
