Among the people arriving at the Celestial Star Plains were outsiders as well as members of the Spirit Wood Dao. Many had simply been too far away, learned the news late, and thus arrived late.
With more people on hand, the Spirit Wood Dao forcefully secured its position on the Celestial Star Plains battlefield. Even under the dual pressure of the Golden Crow Sect and the Spirit Plant Path, they refused to compromise.
However, neither the Golden Crow Sect nor the Spirit Plant Path was easy to provoke. Quite a few True Immortals arrived afterward, and the Mysterious Water Sect and Grand Void Sect also sent some True Immortals. By and large, they managed to hold onto the territory they had originally occupied.
But when the Spirit Wood Dao protected the badly damaged Dragon-Scale Tree, that was beyond anyone else's right to interfere—since Yi Jue and Iron Bone had yet to determine a victor, no one was allowed to touch the spirit wood left behind by Elder Iron Bone.
The Spirit Wood Dao did not expect Elder Iron Bone to return by the same route—his chances of leaving the void at all were slim.
Thus, the Spirit Wood Dao disciples had gathered here mainly because there were too many people around. They had to protect their elder's spirit wood.
Only after everyone had watched enough of the excitement and gradually dispersed would the Spirit Wood Dao disciples leave.
In other words, some people thought highly of Yi Jue, while others thought poorly of Iron Bone, but no one had considered whether Yi Jue might encounter Iron Bone in the void. The possibility was simply too remote. Even Fairy Yi Jue herself had not considered it when she first entered the void.
So naturally, no one had thought about who would