With any one of these three elements being out of sync, there was no opportunity to be found at all, or even if there was, only small benefits could be garnered. Just think about it, if the wandering cultivator in the second wave had been too confident, choosing to investigate alongside the members from the various Divine Domains, or had come back too soon, it was likely they would have joined the first wandering cultivator in an untimely grave.
After all, there was no way the haughty and arrogant members of the Divine Domains would be willing to investigate alongside this 'homeless dog,' nor would they be willing to share the spoils that were 'rightfully theirs' it was likely that in their minds, or perhaps, even a verbal agreement that had already been established, the remaining treasures of the Divine Gourd Domain had already been split up between them. Stealing from the medicine hall was just as bad as stealing from their own wallets!
