On the contrary, the direct disciples from Haoyue Sect who came along had slightly higher realms and more experience. They helped organize and maintain order, arranging for the cultivators of the United Army to take the time to adjust their breathing and restore their spiritual power.

Like Li Gui encountering Li Kui, the evil cultivators glanced at each other, their eyes darting around as they secretly used secret communication to discuss strategies.

"Hmph! Definitely a counterfeit, how could the Demon Realm Alliance ever appoint a human as Minister of Cultivation?" The leader saw that besides this guy, there was only one Soul Emergence Realm cultivator among the reinforcements. Worst-case scenario, they would leave a survivor next time; today they would make sure they all perish as supplements!

"Kill the fake! Kill those evil cultivators!"

With a single command, amidst the rolling demon fog, blade and sword lights intertwined, and magnificent magic was unleashed altogether.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!"

"Duang!"

Qin Yunfan immediately summoned a shield and even before it withstood the attack, he sensed an ancient and mighty aura descending from the heavens. A metallic ringing sound seemed to block the assault from numerous weapons, followed by a resonant wavering clock sound.

Ahead, there suddenly appeared a brilliant golden light, and not far away, a massive clock inscribed with ancient runes appeared!

After blocking the attacks, the piece of golden light didn't linger. Swiftly splitting into two, it flowed behind the great clock. Qin Yunfan could hardly tell what kind of magical treasure it was, while his own small light-blue shield standing there seemed utterly trivial by comparison.

"Ling Di, make sure not a single evil cultivator escapes." Jiang Yuan was already eager to act.

Seeing the opponent start to kill and silence, he willed the Chaotic Heaven Bell to fly out, trapping the majority of the evil cultivators. Disguised as a gold wrist guard, the Clone Arm Ring automatically protected its master, launching a counterattack thereafter; meanwhile, as he tapped to summon his spirit pet, Old Dog appeared in mid-air upon his call.

"Woof woof! Rest assured, Master, watch me fetch them all back!" Ling Di finally got the chance to exert strength, leaping to unleash the aura of a Tribulation Crossing Realm demon beast, shaking up the evil cultivators that weren't trapped inside the Chaotic Heaven Bell, making them lose the best chance to escape.

Its body enlarged dramatically, and the adorable little puppy revealed its immense true form, stepping forward with a single paw to knock them unconscious, then sniffing them as it cursed: "Trying to escape my nose? Really think you're a big shot?"

Tearing the space apart and vanishing within moments, it appeared again a hundred miles away, grabbing the evil cultivator using the Teleportation Talisman, then turned back around to return to the original place, casually tossing the captive down before disappearing again.

Those evil cultivators knocked unconscious by it naturally couldn't maintain their forms, falling from the sky onto Celestial Sword Sect's Sect Protection Array, rolling helplessly into a nearby valley.

Jiang Yuan stood there with his arms folded, the massive single-winged fire wings flapping slowly as the falling flames were grand and dazzling.

"Pagoda, go collect those few." He tapped to use the Seven-Layered Exquisite Pagoda, and a brilliant, glowing giant tower appeared in the air, exuding an aura of a divine artifact, emitting beams of light to collect all the evil cultivators who had fallen unconscious.

Old Dog tossed one back casually, and the pagoda steadily collected it. In a short moment, the previously overwhelming demon energy like dense dark clouds had already dispersed.

In mid-air, only one man, one dog, one bell, and one tower remained.

Qin Yunfan, who was previously close to Jiang Yuan, was shaken by Ling Di's Tribulation Crossing Realm pressure, making his form unstable and slowly descending to a slightly lower position on his flying sword.

"Thank you for your hard work, benefactor." Qin Yunfan steadied his mind and moved forward to pay respects.

Looking calm on the surface, he was actually howling madly inside: Benefactor employed two divine artifacts just like that! The legendary divine artifacts! Two of them! And the benefactor's spirit pet is actually a Tribulation Crossing Realm great demon beast! The legendary Tribulation Crossing Realm!

No wonder capable of employing mysterious means within the void to rescue us, the benefactor is truly a divine being!

The members of Celestial Sword Sect and the United Army composed of disciples from the Ancient Ten Great Sects were equally shocked.

The former was full of pride; the latter was utterly frightened—this person was associated with the Demon Realm Alliance, and their interventions involved two divine artifacts to control all the evil cultivators, could it be just for appearance and later would release them to continue harming the mortal world?

And yet, someone calling him Master was even a Tribulation Crossing Realm great demon beast, indeed, Mr. Jiang's human aura was most likely a disguise, aimed at deceiving the many low-level cultivators of the human world to lower their guards.

Oh! A running dog of the Demon Realm Alliance, what are you ultimately trying to achieve by winning hearts?

"It was just a small effort," Jiang Yuan waved his hand, a gentle smile on his face, yet inside he was deliriously joyful.

Seventy-six evil cultivators, with the lowest realm being a Transformation Realm great demon, each with lifespans of several thousand years, right? Now with the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill upgraded to Level Three, the efficiency in refining lifespans has increased significantly, shouldn't each yield a few hundred years of lifespan?

No, I'm so incredibly excited that my brain isn't clear enough even to do the math, how much lifespan can I gain by capturing and refining them in an instant?

Hahaha! Striking it rich!

In super excellent spirits naturally left some uncontrollable joy emanating from his eyes and eyebrows.

Members of the United Army, all battle-hardened with strong perception, could distinctly sense the opponent's elation, making them feel increasingly heavy-hearted, all yearning for their sect's support to arrive sooner, otherwise fearing an unforeseeable change in events.

"Sniff sniff sniff!" Ling Di hauled another one back and tossed it into the pagoda, sniffing around, panting and wagging its tongue, earning its merit with a proud bark: "Woof, Master, all the evil cultivators are here, not a single one escaped!"

Jiang Yuan patted its head and praised, "Well done!"

Looking down, seeing the familiar uniform of Cloud Concealment Sect within Celestial Sword Sect, he crouched slightly and whispered, "There are two injured disciples from Cloud Concealment Sect; you, as the grandmaster, ought to deliver them some elixirs."

With that, he took out Blood Replenishing Pills from his storage bag and handed them over.

"Hehe, thank you, Master!" Old Dog plucked up the elixirs, transformed back into the form of a little puppy, trotting down on a colorful cloud, its tail wagging cheerfully as it dashed over to its disciples, "Here, quickly take these elixirs and swallow them. Look at you all, going out without bringing enough elixirs, now see how messy you've gotten yourselves."

The United Army members were already harboring doubts, and seeing the fierce Tribulation Crossing Realm great demon beast approach, they instinctively retreated.

Ling Di, aggrieved by their reaction when he intended to deliver elixirs, immediately barked frustratedly at Cloud Concealment Sect disciples: "Idiots! Don't even recognize your grandmaster? Who's your master? Next time I return to the sect, I'll surely spank them!"

Grandmaster?

The gaze of Cloud Concealment Sect disciples turned to their leading senior brother. Wei Lan's mind buzzed; he belatedly recalled paying respect to the stone statue of a white-furred dog when joining the sect, could it really be this great demon beast before them...

"A bunch of big dummies!" Seeing the bewilderment and shock in their eyes, Ling Di stomped angrily, pointed at Jiang Yuan with its paw, and said, "That is the elder of Cloud Concealment Sect, you should hurry and pay your respects!"

Disciples from other sects turned their gaze "swoosh" towards the Cloud Concealment Sect disciples, then at the little puppy-like great demon beast, and finally to Mr. Jiang controlling two divine artifacts in mid-air.

"I think I've heard my master mention that Cloud Concealment Sect has a demon beast grandmaster, it was said to have long since sequestered itself and not appeared, but how could it be here?"

"It can't be a fake, can it?"

"How could a Cloud Concealment Sect elder be the head of the Inspection Department of the Demon Realm Alliance?"

"The Inspection Department holds the highest authority and power, personally appointed by the Alliance Leader or Vice Alliance Hierarch, we know there are five such positions, haven't heard of a director surnamed Jiang."

"Then it must be a ruse for deceiving the evil cultivators, didn't you see when it startled the opponents, it immediately struck, all's fair in war!"

"Whew! Really scared me, if they were truly in league with the evil cultivators, we would have had no chance of escape today."

"Finally contacted the sect! Indeed, only after subduing the evil cultivators' magic treasures could we reconnect with the sect!"

"Quickly verify, does Cloud Concealment Sect really have such an elder? You truly don't recognize your elders?"

...

After the false alarm came immense joy, as members of the United Army hurriedly reached out to their respective sects, inquiring if they had heard of "Mr. Jiang" to corroborate his lack of hostility.

Amidst the disciples besieged from Ancient Ten Great Sects this time, each reporting back to their sects upon getting reconnected, recounting their encounter with the ambush.

Soon, all the sect leaders and elders knew that a portion of the disciples out on missions nearly fell into peril, all thanks to Mr. Jiang's intervention that helped them escape the chase from numerous evil cultivators.

Extrapolating from this, it's likely that other disciples temporarily out of contact were also besieged by organized evil cultivators!