After bidding farewell to the two female Lords, Bai Xiaowen returned to White Phoenix Fief.
After arranging the affairs of the fief, Bai Xiaowen gripped the ancient battle flag and headed toward the Territory Portal.
For this campaign in the Dark Age Plane, Bai Xiaowen brought along most of his elite forces.
There was no need to mention Rageclaw and Snake Princess. Of the Four Heavenly Kings, Bai Xiaowen brought three: Abaddon, Sigrdrifa, and Pudge.
As for Vladimir, the Bloodkin Heavenly King, he remained in the Shaoding Plane. For the time being, he wore armor and disguised himself as Abaddon, taking charge of receiving the rare treasures the Southern Song court offered to the Eternal Life Sect, while also handling some simple plane affairs.
As for the difference in build between Vladimir and Abaddon, it was not too great while they were in humanoid form. Vladimir only needed to slightly alter his transformed appearance to pass himself off successfully. Besides, Abaddon's subordinates were all Bonefolk soldiers, so no one would question it.
After Bai Xiaowen's warning last time, Vladimir had become much more obedient. The loyalty of the Four Heavenly Kings was not a problem, because they all knew that everything they possessed had been bestowed by Bai Xiaowen and could be stripped away by him at any time.
In truth, Vladimir was not lacking in intelligence. He was even smarter than Abaddon and Pudge! Letting him handle matters on his own was both training and a show of trust.
Unfortunately, the three thousand Bonefolk soldiers developed by Abaddon, as well as the Corpsefolk and Soulkin warriors developed by Pudge and Sigrdrifa, could not be summoned to the Dark Age Plane unless the Resonance Array was completed.
And even if the Resonance Array were completed, these undead servants would first