Getting paid to do a job, even without signing a contract, or not even having met the boss, and then working for a company that goes bust—it’s not unprecedented.

Jiang Yuan suddenly felt a pang of guilt, remembering that company introduced by a former colleague: he did a few drawings, got paid two hundred bucks, and then the company went under.

Now, taking orders to repair a divine artifact and craft elixirs, and having received payment in advance, could it be that his talent skills are quietly at work again?

"The Demon Realm Alliance wouldn’t..." He gasped, not daring to think further.

If even they could be made to collapse, it would mean his talent skills are even more formidable! If the largest "company" in the entire Wilderness World couldn’t withstand it, how impressive would that be?

"And what if they do?" Qu Luming was full of questions, pursing further: "Sir, are you worried they’ll turn against each other and harm the innocent?"

Without waiting for Jiang Yuan to respond, he answered himself: "Don’t worry, don’t worry, Du Li and the others also know this battle outbreak is definitely not child’s play, so they’ve already cleared a hundred-mile radius outside Wanmang Mountain.

As for those in the alliance who want to fish in troubled waters... hehe, if you ask me, it’s about time they were cleaned out.

How to put it, Du Li is not a bad person, but sometimes too stubborn. He always feels that carrying the alliance’s responsibility means bringing all talented demon cultivators in the Wilderness World into the alliance, each performing their own duties.

But in reality? There are too many who use it for personal gain and line their own pockets.

Look, even Ye Fan, whom Du Li saved and brought from the barren land to the Wilderness World, betrayed him; it shows that demons are just like humans, they can change. Taking this opportunity to clear out a batch is also a good thing..."

As he spoke, he took out a communication stone for a glance and smiled: "If you’re interested, sir, I’ll report the latest updates I gleaned from Du Li!"

Jiang Yuan casually agreed, looking up at the dark sky where even darker "cloud masses" were slowly approaching.

[Dusk has arrived; the Wilderness descends]

At six in the evening, the Wilderness descended as usual.

It was as if an endless torrential rain fell on the sea, merging with the waves stirred by the gale, making it appear even gloomier.

Yet, in the small courtyard, it was brightly lit with many guests.

Not only had they witnessed the rare sight of two cultivators crossing their tribulations; they each got a courtyard in the Immortal Mountain Palace; later, they’d go together to witness the Walking Flood Dragon, casually toasting and reveling.

The cultivators only dispersed in threes and fours around midnight.

Tomorrow morning is the official day for Bai Yunqi to perform the Walking Flood Dragon; Jiang Yuan didn’t go out to be busy, but instead gave himself a little break.

For the entire night and the next day, he spent time in the small courtyard farming, feeding fish, making incense sticks, occasionally daydreaming, and listening to the chatter of idle guests from all over.

The leisure time passed quickly, and at five in the morning, before the Wilderness and the Human World separated, he led the small courtyard members and a group of guests, accompanying Bai Yunqi to the starting point.

Originally, he thought this carefully calculated time point would be very quiet.

After all, the demon beasts that roamed at night were already hiding; the Wilderness hadn’t risen yet, and the demon beasts that roamed during the day hadn’t come out; plus, with the torrential rain and bad weather, any demon beasts that could hide in their nests wouldn’t want to come out for a walk.

Unexpectedly, the lakeside near the sea was already crowded!

"Wow, this looks like all the Ancient Ten Great Sects have come to witness?" Yuan Man took the lead, exuding the aura of the Tribulation Crossing Realm to clear the area, avoiding any blind demon beasts or demon cultivators from coming to scavenge for benefits.

She glanced back, thinking to herself that Mr. Jiang truly has immense divine power, not only able to invite these human cultivators who inherently hate demon cultivators to help clean the route, but also having enough influence for all ten sect leaders to be personally present.

Click click! No wonder it’s said that turning a snake into a flood dragon stresses the importance of the right time, place, and people—by the looks of it, everything aligns perfectly now.

Before it even started, there were already signs of successful completion!

"That’s indeed them." Jiang Yuan replied, motioning for everyone to stop and not to move forward, maintaining a friendly distance from the others.

Besides Xie Chenyuan of the Cloud Concealment Sect, the only human among them was his first disciple, Wan Mingchuan, who had entered the Time Pavilion and still hadn’t been heard from, thus absent today. The others, aside from a few ghost cultivators and demon cultivators, were mostly demon cultivators, so it was better not to get too close.

Yuan Man and Yan Xuan led the cultivators in a polite salute and stood still.

Jiang Yuan then called out, "Those are all seniors from the Ancient Ten Great Sects; from sect leaders to elders and even some disciples with high realms, over a hundred of them are neatly waiting in the heavy rain, all for your Walking Flood Dragon. I’ll take you over to meet them."

Since they came, the courtesy has been shown, it’s only right to take the main participant over to express gratitude for their attendance, right?

Bai Yunqi was trembling with excitement; having fought alongside Xie Chenyuan all day, he was well aware of the past enmities between the two races.

This scene was definitely out of respect for the Venerable Family, coming to support the Walking Flood Dragon—after all, the route would pass through many territories of tough Great Demons, and some peers would try to gain some opportunity upon hearing of the Walking Flood Dragon, resulting in many unforeseen events during the process.

Although accompanied by Yan Xuan, Ling Di, and City Lord Yuan as the main guards, after all, they are demon beasts and demon cultivators, easily giving those with ill intentions hope of lucky breaks.

But with the sect leaders and elders of the Ancient Ten Great Sects present, they’d be eager to slaughter some Great Demon Cultivators along the way; surely no one with any sense would dare provoke and anger them.

"Greetings to the seniors of the Black Tortoise Pavilion, thank you for coming to witness." Bai Yunqi followed behind Jiang Yuan, greeting and thanking them one by one.