The situation on Yun Jun's side was, of course, relayed by Huo Ma. I had no intention of dwelling on it any longer. What I needed was to get everything arranged as quickly as possible, so I soon contacted my master, Dongfang Fu. He was also nearby, watching what was happening here, and had been sweating bullets for me.
"Don't worry. The plan is still underway. We're only waiting for you to start things on your end. There's still some time before the exchange meet, isn't there? To be honest, even I was afraid we were really about to have an unmanageable battle just now. This Outland is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If a war truly broke out, we'd probably be the ones to suffer." Dongfang Fu was also somewhat worried.
It wasn't only Yun Jun whose strength had changed beyond recognition. The other immortals were no longer the ordinary Heavenly Dao Realm cultivators they had once been, either. As leaders, they received the richest resources.
"I'm not actually an idiot. Arguing with Tai Jun was the worst strategy possible. I just didn't expect Yun Jun and the leaders of the various races to show up. That really was beyond my expectations," I said with a laugh.
"Hmph. This exchange meet caused too much of a stir. It was only natural that it alarmed the other leaders. Even the chieftain I'm following questioned me about it for an entire night," Dongfang Fu said with a snort.
"He knows about our relationship?" I asked. Dongfang Fu quickly gave me an affirmative answer. Just as I expected. After discussing with him what Yun Jun and the group of leaders might be planning, I returned to the estate.
Shi Jiushuang looked crestfallen and said, "Fellow Daoist Ao, Tai Jun has