"Do you think I wouldn't dare? Fine, I'll send a message to headquarters right now..."
Cao Hua looked coldly at Liao Kun, gritted his teeth, and activated the Message Talisman.
The matter was far too strange.
So strange that even Cao Hua felt muddled, as though he were lost in clouds and mist. It seemed that some great secret lay hidden behind the Black Pine Forest Lesser Blessed Land.
Seeing Cao Hua activate the Message Talisman, Liao Kun did not get angry. He merely patted Cao Hua on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Then wait for the reply. Once you've made your decision, call my name. I'll come out to see you at once."
With that, he turned and darted away, returning to Black Pine Forest.
Cao Hua stared fixedly at Liao Kun's retreating figure. Only after it vanished did he let out a breath, yet his expression showed no relief. Instead, it grew increasingly grim.
He could not understand what Liao Kun was trying to do.
What was Eastern Mountain Holy Land trying to do?
How could they be so certain that the Rogue Cultivator Alliance headquarters would take the attitude they expected?
The message had been sent, but it would still take time for the Rogue Cultivator Alliance headquarters to receive it and send back a reply.
Cao Hua could only wait.
About half a month passed.
A beam of message light flickered, and Cao Hua finally received a response from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance headquarters.
Moreover, the one who replied to him was actually Zhu Tiangang, one of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance headquarters' Saint Gold Divine Lords.
A Saint Gold Divine Lord had personally replied. Cao Hua was utterly shocked. Under normal circumstances, someone at the level of a Saint Gold Divine Lord was far