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Chapter 1031 - 860: Four Times a Day

The True Demon King negotiated a transaction. Firstly, to use the abandoned Wilderness World to emit demonic energy, and secondly, to seize a small portion of the power of the Heavenly Dao, in an attempt to achieve ascension;

The False Demon King Yun Li wanted the entire Wilderness World, intending for the demon cultivators and demon beasts to all be expelled, not for the Demon Realm to truly occupy it.

Their goals were inherently different, so later using excuses to betray when replaced is considered normal protocol. This could further plunge the Wilderness World into chaos, making it easier for him to fish in troubled waters.

Jiang Yuan understood in his heart, secretly wondering what had really happened between the True and False Demon Kings;

How Yun Li managed to successfully seize the throne, impersonating the Demon King for such a long time without being discovered; where he has gone now and whether he will return;

The Regent Throne replacing the False Demon King Yun Li might have already obtained information about the remaining power of the Heavenly Dao, which is why they replaced the action group members, continuing Yun Li’s designed beheading plan, attempting to cause internal strife in the Wilderness World and then exploit it for an invasion.

Tsk tsk, the Demon Realm is really a mess!

As he lamented, Qu Luming smacked his lips after sipping some tea, wondering aloud, "So, what on earth is the Demon King thinking? If the transaction is successfully negotiated, both parties would be happy, wouldn’t that be wonderful?

If he thinks it’s too much of a cost, he might as well just change targets. Publicly betraying in the first place is disgraceful; then afterward dispatching demon cultivators to infiltrate, even resorting to using numerous divine artifacts. It baffles me, what benefits does the Wilderness World offer that make the Demon King so reluctant to leave it?"

Glancing at him in appreciation, Jiang Yuan thought what a good mouth you have! You are clearly hiding the most crucial point, let’s see how he spins it back.

"Do you think invading a small world is that simple?" Du Li rolled his eyes at him, speaking calmly, "Don’t underestimate the power of world barriers.

A normal small world possesses a strong world barrier. Not to mention an invasion by the Demon Realm, it could even withstand attacks from Outer Heaven Demons!

The overall situation in the Wilderness World is gradually weakening, and now it is at the end of its strength. Choosing such a vulnerable world for invasion is the best choice for the Demon Realm."

Ha! He actually spun it well, at least Qu Luming believed this explanation.

Jiang Yuan wasn’t in a hurry. Firstly, he just released a task, and there’s a whole month left on the countdown. Du Li needs to check in every day and take a beating, which provides plenty of opportunities to gather secrets;

Secondly, since it’s a collective ascension and he is now part of the "higher-ups" in the Demon Realm Alliance, the Vice Alliance Hierarch wouldn’t just throw away the "antidote" needed to rid himself of the heart demon, so it will be known sooner or later!

He wasn’t anxious, but the seemingly unruffled Du Li across the table was a bit anxious.

Initially, he didn’t understand why Mr. Jiang would lower his status to seek a leisurely position in the Demon Realm Alliance. Once the Demon Realm invasion was mentioned, he suddenly realized—it must be because he is also after the power of the Heavenly Dao!

Not every small world is so fortunate to possess remaining energy from the power of the Heavenly Dao, otherwise, the high and mighty Demon King wouldn’t be so fixated on the Wilderness World, with the possible original intention of wanting to monopolize it.

No wonder the seniors always said that small worlds possessing the power of the Heavenly Dao more easily attract certain special unknowns.

It’s strange how those former skyrocketing figures suddenly disappeared without a trace. Now Mr. Jiang appears, and his incarnation personally confirms that his name is not on the Book of Life and Death, that the Profound Light Instrument can’t detect any clues, and that even a damaged divine artifact considers him too complex, yet he’s clearly intent on joining the alliance.

Du Li doesn’t believe it for a second that there’s nothing he seeks.

A bigwig who hides his strengths like this, every step carefully calculated, wouldn’t waste time for nothing. Probably back at their first meeting at the Golden Chicken River Market, attracting attention with an incarnation was his way of getting close to him.

To this day, his opponent’s preliminary goal has been achieved!

"What a masterful move!" he silently exclaimed in his heart after taking a sip of tea, afraid that even the matter of the heart demon had been calculated in, otherwise how could it be so coincidental that there was a Supreme Divine Artifact specifically to restrain the heart demon?

What will Mr. Jiang do with the identity of the director next?

Du Li felt a tiny twinge of regret, earlier being so jubilant upon learning the heart demon could be removed that he didn’t consider this layer. Now reflecting on it, he couldn’t just shamelessly go back and ask for the director’s badge back.

Nor could he give him special treatment, for firstly, it would undermine the authority of the Inspection Department director; secondly, it would be too embarrassing if others found out.

"I don’t really know what Mr. Jiang came here for, I’ll have to find an opportunity to probe..." He pondered over this for a while, thinking about the legends of those Immortals descending from the Upper Realm, all of whom were said to bear the responsibility of saving the world.

If Mr. Jiang is here to save the world, a partnership with the Demon Realm Alliance would be ideal;

But if he’s fallen to the mortal realm, solely focused on solo ascension—like that Immortal from the human world three-hundred years ago, who drained every last bit of spiritual energy to lift himself to godhood with the support of the whole world. With no one to stop him, wouldn’t the Wilderness World be doomed?

Dedicating himself to saving billions of living beings in the Wilderness World, even developing a heart demon because of it, Du Li was already like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. So he contemplated his avatar once mentioned Mr. Jiang’s small courtyard, which should have been his foothold upon descending to the mortal world. If he could visit it personally, perhaps he could discover something.

"The Demon King has actually disappeared, oh dear, that’s a problem." Qu Luming was still considering his own merit, holding his tea cup with a worried expression and sighing deeply.

He had a feeling the clues he had wouldn’t help at all when reported, as Fengdu City wants concrete information on the Demon King, the most critical aspect being whether he can affect other divine artifacts.

Now everything the higher-ups want is unknown, and the Demon King himself is still missing, wouldn’t this just make the ghosts more anxious?