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

Then Zhou Tianqi casually said to Yun Jie, "You didn't know about these things?"

However, with just this casual remark, everyone's attention was instantly focused on Yun Jie.

Yun Jie was immediately dumbfounded: "Why are you looking at me? Should I know? No, Lao Zhou, what do you mean by that? Are you trying to trap me?"

Zhou Tianqi looked around and said indifferently, "It's nothing, just something I said casually."

He never expected Yun Jie to admit it; his words were merely meant to plant a seed of doubt in everyone's minds.

This can be considered Zhou Tianqi's counterattack against Yun Jie.

As for the effect, it was quite obvious: the eyes of the people present flickered, and it was unclear what they were thinking.

Xia Wushen, in particular, was the most emotionally affected, because he was reminded of Su Yu again.

This is not his fault; any normal person would think the same way.

Su Yu's performance was too eye-catching, and coupled with the subtle mystery surrounding Yun Jie, the two inevitably aroused people's imagination.

Yun Jie, naturally unwilling to back down, laughed and said, "Old Zhou, I see that your two great paths of silence and patience are quite strong. Have you already achieved Dao integration? You are actually a Civilization Master who has attained Dao, right? I've felt something was off for a long time, otherwise why is there such a big gap between our divine script and yours?"

The people next to them looked at them strangely, their gazes sweeping back and forth between Yun Jie and Zhou Tianqi.

Zhu the landlord thought to himself, "Tsk tsk, this is going to be a good show."

Strange, why did I say "again"?

Oh, I remember now, there was one before, but that wasn't enough. I hope we can hear some big news this time.

Zhou Tianqi calmly said, "It's probably because I've strengthened myself more times, so I'm stronger than you guys. Plus, I've been stuck at the Eternal Realm for years, so I've spent a lot of time on the path of the Civilization Master. So there's nothing strange about it."

Then he changed the subject: "On the contrary, Old Yun, it seems you haven't used your divine runes at all in all these years. If I remember correctly, you are also a part-time cultivator of civilization, right?"

Yun Jie glanced at Qin Guang, who immediately lowered his head and stared blankly at the ground.

It seems like my brother let it slip.

Yun Jie quickly replied, "Indeed, I've been cultivating both, but the Civilization Master level is really difficult to cultivate. After all these years, I'm still stuck at the ninth level of the Sun and Moon Realm, so there's no need to show it off. If someone were to break it, I would be heartbroken. Don't you all agree?"

Yun Jie's words were not without reason. People like Qin Guang and Xia Wushen rarely used divine runes because their willpower was far inferior to their physical strength, and it was of little use in battle.

In addition, the invincible beings of all races have lived much longer than the invincible beings of the human race, and their willpower has long reached the peak of the Sun and Moon realms, with some even being double invincible beings.

Of course, being invincible in two ways doesn't necessarily mean you're very strong. Maybe you've just broken through to invincibility and then got stuck, or maybe it's due to some kind of special opportunity.

The dual invincibility only gives him a relative advantage within the same level and realm, or even within one or two small steps.

However, for people like Qin Guang and Xia Wushen who are only one step away from achieving Dao, it has little effect.

Therefore, after Yun Jie finished speaking, Qin Guang and the others couldn't help but nod, as their situation was similar to what Yun Jie had described.

But Zhou Tianqi hadn't given up on making trouble for Yun Jie. He spoke again, "Old Yun, what kind of inheritance did you get in the ruins? Was it a literary technique or a primordial technique? I guess it was a literary technique."

Zhou Tianqi had specifically gone to verify the ruins that Yun Jie had encountered in the Human Realm. He was certain that they were left behind by an invincible civilization master, and there must be a literary technique inheritance inside. However, Yun Jie only showed the cultivation level of the Warrior's Path, which was not right.

"Wow!" Yun Jie exclaimed in surprise, "Old Zhou, where did you get this information? Could it be that these ruins are related to you?"

Yun Jie looked at Zhou Tianqi with a half-smile: "Old Zhou, tell me honestly, were the relics of these people secretly distributed by you?"

After saying that, the group quickly shifted their gaze from Yun Jie to Zhou Tianqi.

Zhou Tianqi remained calm and said without changing his expression, "Didn't I say? It was just a guess. I just didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

Just as the two were about to say something, the Forbidden Heavenly King slowly woke up. Only then did they realize that the matter of the traitor had not yet been dealt with, and their conversation had gone off-topic.

"Ahem, alright, you two should say less. I'm afraid you'll spill all your secrets about each other in a bit."

Qin Guang spoke up at the right time, which can be considered as bringing this "duel" to a close.

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Chapter 302 A Foolish Person [Please Subscribe and Vote!]

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Although Qin Guang ended the conversation, none of the people present were fools. They knew perfectly well that Yun Jie and Zhou Tianqi were definitely hiding something—strength, secrets, or both.

Perhaps they have already advanced to the Dao Integration stage.

However, judging from their expressions, they were both keeping it to themselves and clearly had no intention of telling anyone.

Moreover, the most urgent task now is to figure out how to deal with the ban on the Heavenly King.

Soon, Qin Guang repeated what he had just said to Yun Jie, and then repeated Yun Jie's opinion.

Qin Guang asked in a deep voice, "What do you think?"

Xia Wushen was the first to nod: "I agree that he should be beheaded and displayed to the public. He must be beheaded and displayed to the public, otherwise those who died because of him and his father will probably not rest in peace. As for how to stabilize people's hearts, we will discuss it later."

From the memories of the Forbidden Heaven King, Xia Wushen learned that Xia Chen died at the hands of the Forbidden Heaven King's father, and the two of them could be said to have perished together.

Therefore, Jin Tian's actions against the polytheistic script lineage of the Great Xia Prefecture were not only due to orders from the Prison King's lineage, but also primarily to avenge his father.

Since Xia Chen is dead, let's take revenge on his disciples and their descendants.

Similarly, the hatred between Xia Wushen and Jin Tian was further aggravated, and Xia Wushen's killing intent towards Jin Tian Wang intensified, to the point that he could hardly suppress it.

But he knew that it would be useless for him to take action now, as Qin Guang and the others would definitely stop him. Therefore, he could only suppress his killing intent, but the icy coldness emanating from his body could be felt by the others.

Zhou Tianqi pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can take this opportunity to win over the troops and also serve as a warning to the other invincible ones, reminding them not to have any improper thoughts."

Almost every invincible human has been privately contacted and courted by the myriad races, who have promised them countless benefits, such as supporting their independence on the battlefield of the heavens and keeping them neutral, and so on.

This also includes Zhou Tianqi and Yun Jie, because one is the leader of the pro-peace faction and the other is the leader of the neutral faction.

If Yun Jie and Zhou Tianqi are successfully won over, then the human race is basically wiped out.

Moreover, it doesn't matter if we can't win them over; we can reveal it afterward to sow discord among the human race and let others know who has been in contact with people from all races in private.

This is called killing two birds with one stone, achieving two goals with one effort. If you can't win them over, you'll at least annoy them. It's an old trick.

However, it cannot be denied that although the tactics are old, they still have some effect; otherwise, all races would not be so foolish.

As for the pro-war faction like Qin Guang and Xia Wushen, the myriad races did not waste their efforts or manpower on them.

The myriad races could almost guarantee that as long as they sent people to Qin Guang or Xia Wushen, they would be met with a thunderous blow. Therefore, they had no need to send anyone to their death.

"The question now is whether or not to reveal the truth about the Prison King's lineage."

Yun Jie shook his head: "Revealing it now would alert them. They are in the shadows while we are in the open, which is not good for us. We are already having a lot of trouble dealing with the myriad races. There is no need to drag the Prison King lineage into this as well. Besides, who knows how much power they have accumulated over 100,000 years? Therefore, I think there is no need to reveal it. It is enough for us to keep it to ourselves."

Zhou Tianqi nodded slightly: "Well, let's keep it a secret for now. We can announce it whenever we want, but we really need to be careful right now."

"Okay, let's keep it a secret then."

The group quickly reached an agreement.

Beside him, the Forbidden Heavenly King looked at Yun Jie and the others without any joy or sorrow. He had already given up resisting. Even if he wasn't imprisoned now, he couldn't escape anyway.

Moreover, he had long expected this day to come, but it came a little too quickly and a little too suddenly.

Despite his utmost caution, he was still discovered; it can only be said that fate had decreed his demise.

Having made his decision, Xia Wushen hurriedly asked, "Well, can we kill him now?"

Zhou Tianqi raised his hand, pressed down on the hilt of his knife, and said in a deep voice, "Don't rush. If we want to kill him, we need to create momentum first. We need to make everyone feel that it is only right for us to kill him. Otherwise, it may cause unrest and make everyone feel insecure."

Xia Wushen grumbled, "If you're going to kill him, just kill him directly. Why go through all this trouble? Let me kill him with one stroke, lest things get complicated."

A glint flashed in Zhou Tianqi's eyes, and he said quietly, "I want things to go wrong in the long run. This publicity stunt is also to see if anyone will come to save Jintian. The Prison King's lineage must still have people left in the lower realm. It's just a matter of whether they will come to the rescue."

After Zhou Tianqi finished speaking, Jin Tian's eyes lit up, and a renewed hope for life rose in his heart.

He didn't know about the others, but if his mother were willing to come and save him, he would have a very good chance of surviving.

Just as Jin Tian thought, if the Queen Consort of the West were to come and rescue him, she would very likely succeed, as her strength in the current lower realm is quite formidable.

Of course, all of this is contingent on Zhou Tianqi and Yun Jie not interfering.

The expectation that Forbidden Heaven King inadvertently revealed was noticed by the others. It seemed that there were other members of the Prison King's lineage in the lower realm, otherwise Forbidden Heaven King would not have shown such hopeful eyes.

I just don't know how many people there are, or how strong they are.

At this moment, Wang Hu, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but ask a question: "But didn't you just say that you would temporarily ignore the Prison King's lineage?"

Yun Jie and the others were speechless. This idiot couldn't even tell that Zhou Tianqi was testing Jin Tian's reaction!

The Prison King lineage has been hidden for 100,000 years. How could they expose themselves because of a mere Forbidden Heaven? Unless the members of the Prison King lineage in the lower realm are stupid, they will not come to save Forbidden Heaven.

The group ignored Wang Hu; he must have really put all that muscle into his brain, or maybe his annual battles with the Dragon Silkworm King had driven him mad.

Wang Hu said dejectedly, "Hey, isn't anyone going to explain this to me?"

"Stop talking nonsense," Zhou Tianqi glanced at him, "It's already good enough that you're allowed to stay here. Don't interrupt unless it's important."

Foolish people are not qualified to discuss things with us, lest they lower our IQ.

Wang Hu muttered under his breath, "Why does it sound like you're disliking me..."

Zhou Tianqi stared at him: "You want to hear the truth?"

Wang Hu nodded without hesitation: "The truth."

"Alright, then I'll just say it straight. I'm just looking down on you. Who told you to be so stupid? Not only were you deceived by Blue Sky, but when Immortal King Xia Guang spread the news that you had been dragged out by Dragon Silkworm King throughout the heavens, you actually turned around and went to fight Dragon Silkworm King. Doesn't that just confirm what Immortal King Xia Guang said?"

Zhou Tianqi glanced at him sideways and said bluntly, "And you still think you're not stupid? Do you want me to give you a few more examples?"

"No, no, no, I won't say anything, okay?"

Wang Hu quickly stopped him; if they continued, he would be mortified, especially about the Lan Tian incident!

Blue Sky, don't let me catch you!!!

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There's a reason why today's update is slow, let me explain!

As we all know, the 3rd is the day authors receive their royalties. This morning, I spent the whole author group watching the big shots show off their royalties, drooling with envy. It wasn't until after lunch that I could finally settle down and start writing.

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