"Borrow the Demon Mirror from Yuan Man?!" Du Li immediately felt anxious, thinking, do you not know about the grievances between her and me?

She’d be willing to lend the Demon Mirror—what a joke!

Seeing through his thoughts, Lan Shanying leisurely poured a cup of tea and drank it all, asking, "Do you truly not wish to resolve this cycle of karma?

If the time comes for collective ascension and the karma remains unresolved, you might fall back to the mortal realm, repaying debts in the future. Why not seize this opportunity to relent, speak openly, and fully resolve it, minimizing entanglement with karma, which is the righteous path."

Seeing he was silent, Lan Shanying continued to persuade, "I will personally approach City Lord Yuan and have a good talk. Offer compensation where due; surely she aspires for ascension and wouldn’t want to return to the mortal realm. Collective ascension includes one more, what’s the harm?

Bringing one Tribulation Crossing Great Cultivator is far easier than bringing those low Realm little demon cultivators. The saved Power of the Celestial Dao’s Remnant can also benefit more cultivators."

"If ascension is offered as a condition, she might be willing to reconcile. The worry is that Yuan Man lost too much Life Origin; even with the Power of the Celestial Dao’s Remnant, it may be hard to ascend to the Celestial Realm." Du Li sighed heavily, "We still need to find a way to replenish her Origin."

"Then let’s figure out how to supplement it! It’s inevitable, better to face it sooner rather than later." Lan Shanying, being rash, decided, "That’s settled, I’ll act as the intermediary and conclude this matter. Using the Heart Mirror to filter suitable individuals, we’ll set the collective ascension plan into motion!"

The Alliance Leader just emerged from seclusion, talking about preparing for ascension right away.

Du Li sighed inwardly, thinking, alright then, those who achieve great things do not bother with trifles. It’s true that we cannot keep hesitating like this, or else the Wilderness World will fall further and further into chaos due to the Pleasure Sect’s disruptions, rendering even the Power of the Celestial Dao’s Remnant useless.

Might as well open this treasure vault early and ascend to the Upper Realm to see what it truly looks like!

The two continued sipping their tea, exchanging details about mundane matters within the Demon Realm Alliance, when suddenly they heard urgent footsteps outside.

"Alliance Leader, Vice Alliance Leader, there’s a problem!" Gao Yi, newly promoted to the Law Enforcement Hall’s lieutenant, arrived in swift strides, and after saluting, said urgently, "Ye Fan, the second Inspector of the Inspection Department, committed thievery, using his Inspector’s token as a guise to check the Secret Realm’s defenses, attempting to lead elites in an attack on Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm. Though intercepted, his high realm allowed him to escape with his followers, and the Law Enforcement Hall is currently pursuing with full force!"

He looked up, fixing his gaze on the newly emerged Alliance Leader, his voice shaking, "The defenses of Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm have been breached, attracting countless demon beasts to gather. Subordinates have already ordered the army to assemble and guard, hereby asking the Alliance Leader and Vice Alliance Leader to oversee the situation!"

"Swish!"

Lan Shanying and Du Li both stood up, their faces no longer calm.

Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm, that’s where the Power of the Celestial Dao’s Remnant resides!

"Ye Fan, deserves ten thousand deaths!" Du Li angrily slammed the table, turning it to dust instantly.

There are six Inspectors in the Demon Realm Alliance’s Inspection Department, including Jiang Yuan, the first five being trusted confidants of the Alliance Leader and Vice Alliance Leader, undeniably holding key positions.

This term’s first, third, and fourth Inspectors were appointed by Alliance Leader Lan Shanying;

The second, fifth, and sixth were appointed by Vice Alliance Leader Du Li, long serving as the eyes of the two leaders, having uncovered numerous major cases within the alliance, indispensable to the two who lead the Demon Realm Alliance.

But now, this very hand dared to reach into the heartland and nearly stabbed the alliance in the back!

"Blame us for trusting the Inspection Department too much, giving them too much power." Lan Shanying suppressed his anger within, aware that Ye Fan was one of Du Li’s men and opted not to say more, spoke solemnly: "First, check the situation at Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm;

Gao Yi, immediately dispatch orders; from now on, the Inspection Department is to cease all actions, whether by Inspectors or their subordinates, everyone remains on standby. Without the Alliance Leader’s decree, no movement is allowed, or they will be treated as traitors and executed without exception!"

"Yes!" Gao Yi saluted in acknowledgment, about to turn and relay orders, when suddenly remembered, "There’s the Sixth Inspector, Mr. Jiang, who has no subordinates... I don’t have a way to contact him."

He could actually contact him, since they exchanged tokens during the last public sentence.

However, with the Inspectors in a sensitive state, as a subordinate of the Law Enforcement Hall, he must not let the leaders know of any private connections.

Du Li, suppressing his anger, waved his hand, "I will inform Mr. Jiang personally; you go ahead."

"Yes!" As Gao Yi quickly left, he couldn’t help but ponder.

What sort of benefits could entice an Inspector to lead death warriors in charging at Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm?

And that seemingly ordinarily arranged secret realm, which could withstand the strong attack of numerous high realm demon cultivators until reinforcements arrived, must be protected by a multitude of high-tier arrays safeguarding the supreme treasure of the alliance headquarters. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The treasure’s importance would make the freshly emerged Alliance Leader and always-calm Vice Alliance Leader lose their temper, even directly involving the most powerful Inspection Department in the alliance, turning it into a mere decoration.

Could it be... the supreme treasure for collective ascension is within Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm?

A sudden thought, Gao Yi couldn’t quite comprehend.

Ye Fan held the Vice Alliance Leader’s trust, ascending to the position of Inspector; surely he would have a share in future collective ascension. Why risk everything, secretly aligning with numerous high realm cultivators, openly defying the alliance?

Du Li was equally confounded; with the abrupt, urgent situation, he put aside other thoughts and immediately teleported with the Alliance Leader to Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm.

"Damn it! Damn traitor!" Seeing the scene before him, Du Li dropped his Vice Alliance Leader demeanor, furiously stomping, "Issue orders, place Ye Fan and his rebellious subordinates on the wanted list, and anyone who can take them down is authorized to do so!"