The mastermind behind the scenes starting with the calamity of all races

Zhou Tianqi was speechless. "Aren't you guys enough? If it really doesn't work, go find Old Zhu. I think that guy has a lot of free time."

"No, no, Lao Zhu is not as reliable as you. With you around, I feel much more at ease, and I believe others feel the same way."

Yun Jie showered Zhou Tianqi with compliments, while Zhou Tianqi glanced at Yun Jie sideways, wondering what mischief this guy was up to now...

Yun Jie looked at Zhou Tianqi with a serious expression, but Zhou Tianqi couldn't tell what Yun Jie was thinking from his expression.

Ugh!

Zhou Tianqi sighed inwardly.

However, Zhou Tianqi quickly adjusted his mindset. He looked at Yun Jie and asked, "Is your Great Xuan plotting something recently?"

"That's not true. Who told you that?" Yun Jie denied.

Zhou Tianqi gave him a deep look and said, "Currently, the human race and all other races have barely maintained a fragile stability. You'd better not act recklessly. The human race is not ready yet."

Yun Jie looked at him without any hesitation: "So this is why you advocate for peace?"

Zhou Tianqi nodded and said, "I advocate peace because the human race really needs time. At present, the human race's strength is simply not enough to contend with all races, even with the hidden strength. You should be very clear about this."

Zhou Tianqi's words were very meaningful, as if he were warning Yun Jie, "I know that your Great Xuan Mansion has a lot of power hidden, but it's useless. You'd better not do anything reckless."

Yun Jie chuckled, “I know perfectly well whether the human race has the strength to fight against all races.”

Yun Jie's words were also full of meaning, which Zhou Tianqi understood, but he didn't quite understand them and didn't know what Yun Jie was referring to.

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Although he didn't quite understand the implication of Yun Jie's words, Zhou Tianqi guessed that Yun Jie might have already figured out that he was hiding his strength.

However, Zhou Tianqi was certain that Yun Jie had no idea how much he was hiding.

Zhou Tianqi was full of confidence in his ability to conceal his strength. Over the past 100,000 years, no one had been able to discover his true power, not even the other fire-bringers.

Of course, Zhou Tianqi was not sure that the phantom that walked out of the Heavenly Gate thirteen years ago was an exception; he did not believe that the phantom was capable of coming out again.

After receiving Yun Jie's reply, Zhou Tianqi turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned back to Yun Jie and said, "Since you already know, then don't do anything unnecessary."

Yun Jie smiled faintly and said, "Are you giving me an order, or are you warning me?"

Zhou Tianqi said expressionlessly, "This is just a reminder. I can't control what you do, but I hope you will think twice before you act."

Yun Jie stepped forward and looked directly into Zhou Tianqi's eyes: "Old Zhou, I know you are very patient and also very cold-blooded. To achieve your goals, you are willing to sacrifice some people and you are willing to stand by and watch others die. I can't say you are wrong, but I don't agree with your approach."

Zhou Tianqi avoided Yun Jie's eyes, silently turned around, and slowly said, "Whether you agree or not is your business, it has nothing to do with me. I'll just do what I should do."

At the same time, Zhou Tianqi silently added in his heart: I have no regrets, no regrets to the human race, and no regrets to His Majesty the Human Emperor's trust.

Yun Jie watched Zhou Tianqi's departing figure without saying anything more.

As Zhou Tianqi said, it doesn't matter whether others agree with you or not. Everyone has their own choices. What matters is whether you are determined to do it.

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Swish!

next second.

A figure appeared beside Yun Jie, a long sword hanging at his waist. He asked curiously, "Old Yun, what were you and that guy Zhou talking about just now? You even shielded your surroundings."

Yun Jie glanced at Xia Wushen. He had already noticed that Xia Wushen was eavesdropping in the distance. Not only him, but Qin Guang was also silently watching. So Yun Jie had blocked out his surroundings from the beginning.

Yun Jie chuckled and said, "We didn't talk about anything. It's just that while Lao Zhu was away, that guy Lao Zhou was trying to arrange a marriage between his Potian and our Yunying. He shielded the surroundings because he was afraid you would laugh at him."

In the distance, Zhou Tianqi also heard Yun Jie's explanation to Xia Wushen, because Yun Jie did not deliberately lower his voice, and how could an invincible expert's hearing be ordinary?

So his left eyelid twitched, as if he was suppressing his anger, but in the end he held back and didn't say a word, otherwise he would have to explain himself later, which would be troublesome.

“Then I bet you didn’t agree, otherwise Old Zhou wouldn’t have been wearing that sour face,” Xia Wushen said confidently.

Yun Jie suppressed a laugh and nodded, saying, "I really didn't agree."

Xia Wushen instantly showed an expression that said, "I didn't expect this," and then he leaned closer to Yun Jie and whispered, "Let's go somewhere else. I have a question for you."

Yun Jie's eyes flickered. Could it be that Old Xia is here to ask me about Su Yu?

However, Yun Jie quickly dismissed the idea. First of all, it didn't seem likely, and secondly, Xia Wushen kept glancing at Zhou Tianqi intentionally or unintentionally. Therefore, Yun Jie deduced that the question he wanted to ask was probably related to Zhou Tianqi.

Yun Jie nodded immediately.

soon.

The two left the front-line position in the Eastern Rift Valley.

The others watched Yun Jie and his companion leave, their expressions thoughtful.

The two finally arrived near the East Rift Mountain Range. Yun Jie casually set up a soundproof array and asked, "Alright, ask whatever you have questions."

Xia Wushen asked in a deep voice, "Did Old Zhou's family really come up with a way to mass-produce the Sun and Moon Divine Script?"

Yun Jie answered truthfully: "It has been researched and it is indeed possible to artificially create the Sun and Moon Divine Script, but to say that it can be mass-produced is a bit of an exaggeration."

Regarding the method of creating the Sun and Moon Divine Script, Zhou Polong lost to Yun Chen in the last battle between Su Yu and Shan Xiong. Yun Jie also saw this research result, and it was not as exaggerated as he had imagined.

Creating each Sun and Moon Divine Rune requires a massive amount of Will Runes, making the cost terrifyingly high, and the effect is not that strong; it can only be described as a pseudo-Sun and Moon Divine Rune.

Hearing Yun Jie's answer, Xia Wushen's heart sank. He continued, "Yun Jie, do you think Old Zhou is that traitor? Or rather..."

"Old Xia, you're overthinking it. How could Old Zhou be a traitor? Don't forget, he risked his brother's life for Ye Batian. He wouldn't betray his brother, would he?"

"But... how do you explain the appearance of so many divine rune clones in the Great Xia Prefecture before?"

Yun Jie calmly picked up a pebble and threw it into the lake. With a splash, ripples spread across the surface.

"Old Xia, I think you're grasping at straws right now. Your mind is as chaotic as this lake. Calm down and think about it. Are the Sun and Moon Divine Script really that difficult for us to delineate?"

"To put it another way, it is indeed not easy to nurture a divine rune to the Sun and Moon Realm, but which of our invincible beings hasn't lived for hundreds of years? In so many years, it shouldn't be too difficult to outline a dozen or so Sun and Moon divine runes, right?"

After hearing Yun Jie's words, Xia Wushen was stunned. People often get stuck on things they believe in, or in other words, they are blinded by their own perspective.

At this point, all it takes is a little guidance from an "observer" and the "person in charge" will suddenly understand.

"Phew! I get it!"

After a long while, Xia Wushen let out a long sigh of relief.

Xia Wushen reflected, "I shouldn't have doubted Lao Zhou so recklessly. My mind was in turmoil. The time for Longwu to prove his Dao is getting closer and closer, and I'm getting anxious."

Yun Jie glanced at him, and after confirming that he had really figured it out, he laughed and said, "There's no need to be so nervous. Our two can definitely help your Long Wu draw a lot of fire, hahaha."

"Old Yun, you..."

"Don't worry, even if Yun Chen and Yun Ying don't attain enlightenment, their strength won't necessarily be much weaker. Besides, rather than being restricted in every way, it's better to directly benefit others."

"With Yun Chen and Yun Ying attracting the attention of all races, it will be much easier for others to attain enlightenment. They might even abandon everyone else and focus on our Yun Ying and Yun Chen, as well as your Long Wu, hahaha."

Xia Wushen was speechless, staring straight at Yun Jie, "You can still laugh in this situation, I don't know if you're just thick-skinned or if you really don't care."

Yun Jie gave Xia Wushen a strange look. "Are you going to cry instead of laugh? Or are you going to be like me, always with a long face, like someone owes you millions of merit points?"

Xia Wushen: "..."

Do I have that? I don't think so.

No, he's got me hooked. I'm just being ruthless!

Not with a stern face!

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soon.

Xia Wushen adjusted his mindset.

He said casually, "Since the traitor isn't one of you, I'm relieved. As for the others, don't even think about letting them go!"

Yun Jie looked at him with a half-smile: "What, you ever doubted me?"

"Uh..." Xia Wushen was momentarily speechless, then chuckled awkwardly before saying matter-of-factly, "Who told you to appear in Nanyuan City for no reason back then? Shouldn't I have suspected you? You're very suspicious, okay!?"

Yun Jie rolled his eyes. "Didn't I make a point of showing up to explain that to you back then?"

Unexpectedly, Xia Wushen replied directly: "Just because you explain doesn't mean I'll believe you?"

In an instant, Yun Jie was rendered speechless.

Yun Jie: "..."

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to make sense.

"So how did you finally dispel your suspicions about me?" Yun Jie asked curiously.

Xia Wushen chuckled sheepishly, then his eyes darted away, avoiding Yun Jie's gaze. He said in a low voice, "After thinking about it carefully, I realized that what you said does make sense, so..."

"..."

Yun Jie was speechless for a moment, and wanted to slap himself on the spot. He shouldn't have said anything; he had really made a fool of himself.

"Heh," Yun Jie finally chuckled coldly.

However, when Yun Jie's trip to Nanyuan City was mentioned, Xia Wushen was reminded of Su Yu's matter, which he had forgotten to ask about last time.

He asked, "Old Yun, that kid Su Yu is one of yours, right? Then did you instruct him to do these things?"

Yun Jie's expression turned serious; as expected, he had come.