As soon as Lan Shanying held it in his hand, he knew the other party wasn’t speaking falsely.

This Heart Mirror was indeed too worn out, now only barely functional, suitable for overseeing the town and managing those little low-level demon cultivators.

But he needed the treasure to reflect a large number of high-level cultivators, and in its current state, it was indeed not helpful.

The heavy rains were vexing, a time of troubles.

Since coming out of seclusion, first, the power of the Celestial Dao’s remnant was coveted, destroying the long hidden Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm;

now, various apocalyptic rumors were spreading, most likely the Pleasure Sect was up to something in the shadows, stirring unrest above the Wilderness.

Even the atmosphere within the alliance was tense, one trouble following another like a game of whack-a-mole, even a tribulation crossing realm great demon cultivator couldn’t resolve it by force, it was quite troublesome.

He urgently needed to distinguish and identify trustworthy cultivators within the alliance to bear many responsibilities!

Holding the mottled treasure mirror, Lan Shanying was momentarily worried, without the aid of the Heart Mirror, how could he find the traitors and evil cultivators who infiltrated inside?

If the collective ascension plan could not be postponed and was imminent, allowing evil cultivators to mix in and obtain the True Skill, wouldn’t that be an endless future trouble?

"Does Alliance Leader Lan urgently need this treasure?" Yuan Man noticed the subtle changes in his expression, thinking that with the Demon Realm Alliance’s resources, it’s impossible they couldn’t produce a similar top-quality magical treasure. For the dignified Alliance Leader to lower his stance, negotiating and shifting resources, the goal was to borrow the Heart Mirror.

That is to say, the alliance’s top-quality magical treasures weren’t enough, and they must use a divine artifact—Alliance Leader Lan wanted to use the Heart Mirror to examine high realm cultivators! And the number was significant, and they had to act secretly.

The Demon Realm Alliance is planning a big move.

She leisurely drank a cup of tea, "If it must be used, there’s only one way: ask Mr. Jiang for help to repair the Heart Mirror. In this world, I’ve only seen him able to repair divine artifacts, and he’s very skilled.

I never exaggerate, recently when the mirror’s energy was depleted, it almost fell apart, it was Mr. Jiang’s skillful hands that revitalized it. Not only did he replenish its energy, but he also found a supreme treasure to repair it, otherwise, when you come, you’d only see a completely ruined divine artifact."

Oh? Mr. Jiang again?!

Lan Shanying suddenly felt even more intrigued by this mysterious, skillful man, thinking it was no wonder Du Li was eager to introduce him, this person was indeed too unique.

Could it be he truly descended from the Celestial Realm?

Since there was a solution, it only remained to continue haggling.

Soon, both parties reached an agreement on the Heart Mirror—by the wealthy Demon Realm Alliance, providing all the materials Mr. Jiang needed to repair the Heart Mirror, and paying him for repairing the divine artifact;

once repaired for Lan Shanying to use, borrow the Heart Mirror for three months, and return it afterward.

Yuan Man didn’t have to provide anything, ultimately receiving a fully repaired divine artifact treasure mirror;

while the Demon Realm Alliance paid heavenly materials and earthly treasures, spirit stones, as the price for borrowing the Heart Mirror, to rapidly simplify the alliance’s internal members and finalize the collective ascension list;

and Mr. Jiang could earn a processing fee from it.

With both objectives of the trip negotiated, Lan Shanying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although City Lord Yuan praised Mr. Jiang’s ability to repair divine artifacts to the skies, after all, repairing a divine artifact wasn’t some small-time magical treasure, presumably requiring rare complex materials and much time to refine.

Even with the Demon Realm Alliance controlling the vast majority of the Wilderness World’s resources, producing all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures at once, just waiting for the repair could take many years.

During this time, he feared the power of the Celestial Dao’s remnant might attract more high-level cultivators from the Otherworld. A demon king invasion was troublesome enough; encountering more great demon cultivators and evil cultivators coveting them would bring even more trouble!

"I think City Lord Yuan will be very busy these days. Once the plans for reconstructing the city, building markets, and the giant teleportation array are confirmed, please make a trip to the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters, then we can discuss the ascension matter in detail." Lan Shanying was now looking forward to recruiting more great demon cultivators like Yuan Man into the plan.

Firstly, carrying high realm cultivators to ascend is much more convenient and cost-effective than low-level cultivators;

Secondly, while waiting for the Heart Mirror to be repaired, having high-level cultivators take turns guarding the Wanmang Mountain Secret Realm would considerably increase the safety factor.

All in all, it was for ascension, and presumably, they’d be happy to follow the alliance’s directives to assist in guarding the supreme treasure.

"No problem, once I’m done here, I’ll head over." Yuan Man naturally agreed immediately.

After all, it was just about letting go of hatred, no longer thinking about seizing the opportunity to seek revenge on Du Li, the benefits gained today were indeed substantial. Moreover, the benefits were all from sitting back and reaping fruits, only a fool wouldn’t adapt wisely!

It must be said, the executive capability of the Demon Realm Alliance was indeed strong.

From agreeing on terms to industry leaders entering the scene took only the time of a cup of tea.

The array masters responsible for building the giant teleportation array went to the Cloud Prairie to survey the terrain, the builders responsible for constructing the market began drawing design sketches on site, and those rebuilding Cloud City brought numerous ready-made architectural styles for Yuan Man to choose his preferred style.

The whole Cloud City suddenly became bustling, as the city lord had just announced plans to the public for free renovation and upgrading of houses, demon cultivators came knocking to help tidy up immediately after.

In less than the time of a stick of incense, simple old houses were swept away; after another cup of tea, luxurious high-rises sprung up from the ground. Watching the houses collapse and then rise anew, the little demon cultivators of Cloud City who had never traveled far were left dumbfounded.