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

Wan Tiansheng's eyes flickered: "From what you're saying, Great Ming King, the one who discovered me wasn't you?"

“No, I didn’t expect it to be you either,” Zhu the landlord shook his head and said directly, “It was the Great Xuan King who told me. I don’t know how he found out, so don’t ask anymore. If you want to know, ask him after this incident has calmed down.”

King Daxuan!

Wan Tiansheng's eyes flickered uncertainly. He hadn't expected that it was actually him who had discovered him. When did that happen?

Was it discovered at the beginning or... recently?

Wan Tiansheng pondered continuously, his eyes reflecting the movement of the sun and moon as he deduced the future.

The image of Yun Jie flashed through his mind. He didn't know much about Yun Jie, having only met him twice, and hadn't paid much attention to him at the time.

Of course, he knew that Yun Jie was very strong, definitely among the top five of the human race. As for whether he could rank in the top three, it was uncertain. After all, the five of them rarely fought each other and had rarely made a move in recent years, so it was difficult to tell who was stronger.

Of course, Qin Guang is the undisputed number one, well, only undisputed.

In his mind, the image of the Great Xuan King became increasingly solid.

scare!

Suddenly, Wan Tiansheng realized that he had lost control of the phantom, which was turning around uncontrollably.

In an instant, Wan Tiansheng's attention was completely focused on the bright eyes of the phantom.

What kind of eyes were those? So mysterious and unfathomable!

Immediately afterwards, the phantom disappeared without saying a word, revealing a meaningful smile.

Wan Tiansheng was deeply shocked!

That was just now... the Great Xuan King!

Terrifying! Inscrutable!

Wan Tiansheng realized he had underestimated Yun Jie's strength. He composed himself, glanced at Zhu Dizhu, and thought to himself: If it were the Great Ming King, could he have done this?

Without further ado, Wan Tiansheng proceeded to deduce Zhu Dizhu's plan right in front of him.

Zhu the landlord looked at Wan Tiansheng with a smile, thinking that Wan Tiansheng was still immersed in the surprise of having his identity exposed, little did he know that Wan Tiansheng was deducing his identity.

Gradually, Wan Tiansheng saw the scene before Zhu Dizhu came to find him. It was a little blurry, but he still recognized it as Su Yu!

Before coming here, Landlord Zhu had met with Su Yu. Su Yu had actually returned!

how can that be!

Wan Tiansheng was shocked once again, but the image quickly disappeared, and he could only see a corner of the past, which was also the most recent one.

Of course, this is not because he is stronger than Zhu the landlord, but because he has a different understanding of the river of time, which allows him to go further and see more in the river of time.

Zhu the landlord didn't react much to any of this. Throughout the process, he only vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he assumed that Wan Tiansheng was just nagging him about how he had exposed his identity, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Wan Tiansheng looked up and understood: the Great Ming King was inferior to the Great Xuan King.

Thinking of this, Wan Tiansheng asked, "Great Ming King, I heard that your strength ranks among the top five of the many invincible humans? What exactly is your strength? Peak of the Eternal Realm?"

Wan Tiansheng wanted to use Zhu Dizhu to confirm Yun Jie's strength.

Landlord Zhu was slightly taken aback, but quickly laughed and said, "Eternal Peak? I'm not. I only recently entered the ninth stage of Eternal Realm."

How could Zhu Dizhu tell the truth about Wan Tiansheng? In his eyes, Wan Tiansheng was a very treacherous person who had been hiding his strength for fifty or sixty years and who knows who he was guarding against. Back then, there was no news of any traitors among the human race.

Asking him about his strength so suddenly now, he might be secretly plotting something again. Landlord Zhu will not let him have his way.

Wan Tiansheng was somewhat frustrated. He could tell that Landlord Zhu hadn't told him the truth, and clearly didn't trust him.

That's normal, though. Zhu Tiandao likes to hide his talents, maybe he learned it from his father.

Wan Tiansheng speculated that Zhu Dizhu's strength should be between the late stage and peak of the ninth level of Eternal Realm, otherwise he would not be able to become the second-in-command of the Seeking Realm.

Is it possible that the Great Xuan King has already attained the Dao?

Or is it that you are only one step away from achieving enlightenment?

"Hey, hey, what have you been thinking about for so long?"

Zhu the landlord muttered to himself, "Is this kid up to something? He's been silent since asking the question, and I get the feeling he's hiding something bad."

Interrupted by Landlord Zhu, a hint of helplessness flashed in Wan Tiansheng's eyes.

Wan Tiansheng forced a smile: "I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just stunned by your strength. Eternal Ninth Stage, as expected of the pillar of the human race and the second-in-command of the Seeking Realm."

Landlord Zhu cursed under his breath, "What a fool! Do you think I'm a fool?"

Wan Tiansheng knew about his own affairs, so he quickly changed the subject, saying, "The Great Ming King just said he had something to tell me. Was it the Great Xuan King?"

Landlord Zhu didn't press the matter further. He nodded and said, "That's right, he asked me to pass on a message to you, or rather, a mission."

Wan Tiansheng's expression turned solemn: "Please speak."

"Because of the Nan Yuan Ruins, it's possible that some invincible aliens have infiltrated the human realm. We don't know exactly how many, but we hope you can stop one of them, or better yet, kill him."

Wan Tiansheng's expression was solemn. Stopping the invincible? It didn't seem impossible, but... the number of invincibles was uncertain. What if... the number exceeded expectations?

Before Wan Tiansheng could speak, Landlord Zhu revealed their entire plan. Wan Tiansheng was a smart man and there was no need to hide anything from him.

Wan Tiansheng was somewhat alarmed after hearing this; he hadn't expected it to be a trap!

After a long silence, Wan Tiansheng said, "Isn't this too risky? Aren't you afraid of messing things up? What if the Human Realm can't hold out, or what if the myriad races don't perform as you expected?"

Landlord Zhu said in a deep voice, "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take some risks. Moreover, there is always a risk involved in anything, and there is no such thing as 100% certainty. Given our current situation, as long as we have more than a 50% chance of winning, it is worth the risk!"

Even so, Wan Tiansheng still felt it was too risky, but he couldn't refuse. Now that the die was cast, he had no choice but to go for it!

Zhu Dizhu saw Wan Tiansheng's worries and comforted him, "Don't worry, we still have a backup plan. Our chances of winning are very high. You don't need to worry about anything. All you need to do is kill the enemy!"

"Oh, right, Old Yun also said that the Three Body Technique might not be your path. You can't build something new without breaking down the old. Let go of the past, and you might find a unique path. But what he said was a bit profound. Figure out what he meant for yourself."

These words were spoken by Yun Jie to Wan Tiansheng, and Zhu Dizhu thought that Wan Tiansheng should be able to understand.

"Let go of the past; without destruction, there can be no construction..."

Wan Tiansheng kept thinking. He had some clues, but he felt that something was missing, and there was still a layer of paper that had not been completely broken through.

Is this "letting go of the past" related to my past self? Fifty years ago, his future self exploded, and now he only has his past self and present self left. Could it be... that I should also explode my past self?

But if he does that, won't his strength decline even further?

However, Wan Tiansheng felt that his understanding was correct, and deep in his heart, there seemed to be a voice urging him to destroy his past self.

Seeing Wan Tiansheng deep in thought, Zhu Dizhu stood up and said, "I'm leaving now. You can think about it on your own. As for when you should make your move, you should know the answer."

Zhu the Landlord did not force Wan Tiansheng to do anything. Although Wan Tiansheng had not yet attained enlightenment, his combat power was already no different from that of an eternal being. Therefore, Zhu the Landlord placed Wan Tiansheng on the same level as himself.

Wan Tiansheng nodded: "Alright, Great Ming King, take care."

It's good that Zhu Di wants to leave. He still has many things to sort out and wants to be alone for a while.

After glancing at Wan Tiansheng one last time, Landlord Zhu vanished from the spot in a flash.

Landlord Zhu hurried towards the Seeking Realm, intending to oversee it. Before leaving, he glanced in the direction of Daming Prefecture with a strange look in his eyes.

I wonder how Heaven will react when it sees that his father is a traitor. I hope he doesn't expose his true colors, otherwise all the time he's been pretending to be a grandson will have been for nothing.

Even now, Landlord Zhu has no intention of telling Zhu Tiandao anything. After all, he's not going to attain enlightenment, so why bother telling him?

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Battlefield of the Heavens, Eastern Rift Valley.

Frontline positions.

Inside Qin Guang's tent, Qin Guang and Xia Wushen sat in chairs, eyes closed, neither speaking, creating a somewhat somber atmosphere.

For a moment, the entire tent was silent. Suddenly, two figures appeared, and Qin Guang and his companion opened their eyes instantly.

"Old Zhou, Yun Jie, how's it going? Have you found the passage?"

Yun Jie smiled and said, "Found them. There are five in total. They're not far from here, but they're a bit remote. We didn't notice them before, or rather, they were deliberately hidden by them."

Upon hearing this news, Qin Guang and Xia Wushen could not laugh.

Qin Guang's expression was somewhat unpleasant. "Five... five passages we don't know about. In other words, the Human Realm that we guard every day is just a sieve in the eyes of all races?"

Xia Wushen's expression was equally grim. He said in a deep voice, "In other words, the strength of the myriad races within the human realm is very likely to exceed our expectations?"

Everyone understood that this was not just a possibility, but a certainty.

Over the years, since all the races have controlled the passage to the human realm, they couldn't have done nothing. There must be many enemies lurking somewhere in the human realm.

Of course, Qin Guang and the others never imagined that the myriad races had dispatched more than a dozen invincible warriors to infiltrate the human realm, and hundreds more sun- and moon-level warriors. With such power, they could have easily defeated the human race on the battlefield of the heavens long ago. What was the point of hiding these people in the human realm?

However, in the eyes of all races, this is a backup plan. As the saying goes, even an old tiger still has its might, and a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Who knows what other backup plans the human race has? Therefore, they have hidden a force in the human realm, which can play a role in achieving a surprise victory at a critical moment.

This is the same principle as Yun Jie and others hiding Huang Ying and the others.

However, there was something even more unexpected for Qin Guang and his group: Yun Jie had already dealt with all of these people, but it wasn't the right time to kill them, as it would cause too much of a commotion.

Yun Jie hoped to wait until Su Yu was conferred a sainthood before killing him to sacrifice the flag. Since the truth would be exposed anyway, why not kill him?

So many invincible beings, sun and moon, mountains and seas have died in the human realm. I wonder how much vital energy they can give back to the human realm. Isn't this more convenient and faster than plundering smaller realms?

In addition, many people will surely perish in this great battle. Yun Jie believes that the cultivation environment in the human realm will be much better at that time. Even places with scarce spiritual energy will be able to support those at the Sky Soaring Realm.

I dare not even think about reaching the Lingyun Realm for now, but that may change in the future.

Zhou Tianqi glanced at Yun Jie and said, "I don't think they will completely expose themselves this time. In the end, it depends on whether the Nan Yuan Ruins are worth exposing themselves for. Otherwise, the power of the myriad races may be stronger than we expect, but not by much."

Yun Jie frowned slightly. Why was Old Zhou looking at me like that? Could it be that he had already discovered the invincible beings and sun and moon spirits within the ruins? When did that happen?

Yun Jie suddenly realized that he had been paying less attention to Zhou Tianqi lately and focusing more on Su Yu. So, it was very likely that the old rascal Zhou Tianqi had secretly investigated him.

Fortunately, he had taken precautions against this, so the sealing power he left on each race was only at the Dao Integration Realm, not even a Heavenly King, at most a third-level Dao Integration Realm.

Therefore, Yun Jie is not particularly worried about Zhou Tianqi; what you discovered was merely what I discovered for you.

Yun Jie stroked his chin. In other words, in Zhou Tianqi's eyes, I should only be a third-level Dao Integration cultivator now. He should be relieved now, right?

For the time being, a third-level Dao Integration Realm is enough. If that's not enough, then we can improve a little more. A Heavenly King-level combat power is enough to sustain us for a long time. Even if we fight in the Upper Realm, a Heavenly King will still be a top-tier combat power. As for a Heavenly Venerable-level strength, it depends on the situation.

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