Bai Xiaowen's contingency plan was mainly aimed at the Dark Age Plane.
With Bai Xiaowen overseeing things, the West Continent would naturally remain stable. But this time, Bai Xiaowen would be taking away a large number of elite troops, inevitably weakening New Silver City's forces.
How to ensure the stability of the West Continent and continuously supply White Phoenix Fief while Bai Xiaowen focused on Star Alliance affairs was an important problem he needed to solve.
Ismen's God-Demon Core could not be taken away from this plane. Otherwise, the demons would be expelled and unable to continue existing here.
However, leaving the God-Demon Core on this plane was also rather dangerous. Rochelle had grudgingly negotiated with Bai Xiaowen, and Bai Xiaowen's main bargaining chip had been this God-Demon Core. If Rochelle developed designs on it after Bai Xiaowen left, New Silver City's remaining strength would be unable to stop him.
Thus, Bai Xiaowen spent some time setting up two layers of Immortal Formations inside and outside New Silver City.
The inner Immortal Formation was a concealed formation protecting the altar where the God-Demon Core rested. This small Immortal Formation could isolate the God-Demon Core's aura.
The outer Immortal Formation was a large-scale maze formation protecting the entirety of New Silver City.
Bai Xiaowen then recalled the Three Heavenly Kings and their Undead troops, told Sigrdrifa how to pass through the outer Immortal Formation, and entrusted New Silver City's defenses to her as well.
Afterward, Bai Xiaowen summoned King of Pride Arigante.
When Arigante saw Bai Xiaowen now, she could clearly sense the change in her own attitude. Compared to before, she felt an additional measure of awe toward him.
The reason was simple. Bai Xiaowen had killed Pain King Saffron alone.
Originally, Arigante, like Saffron, had believed that Bai Xiaowen