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

"Little Su Yu, so you were hiding here, hehe, I knew you wouldn't miss this opportunity."

Suddenly, a voice rang in Su Yu's ears, startling him so much that he swung his hammer at the person. However, he quickly calmed down and asked in surprise, "Lan Tian?"

In his memory, no one but Lan Tian had ever spoken like that.

"Hehe, it's me."

Lan Tian walked over: "It's good that Xiao Su Yu still remembers me, unlike that heartless Wan Tiansheng."

Su Yu took a few steps back, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. "Don't come any closer, just stand there."

Lan Tian paused for a moment, then looked at Su Yu with a resentful expression, tears welling up in her eyes: "You're looking down on me?"

Gudong!

Su Yu swallowed hard, inwardly screaming that he couldn't take it anymore. Damn it, he wanted to punch him to death. Why did he have to turn into a woman out of nowhere?

Su Yu's face hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Can you speak normally for once?"

Lan Tian stared intently at Su Yu, then sighed, "Alright."

After saying that, she turned and walked into the shadows. The next second, a man named Lan Tian came out. "Is that normal enough?"

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief, finally back to normal. He really couldn't take it just now, and for a moment, he even wanted to take action.

"Little Su Yu, are you trying to take advantage of the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus?"

Obviously, a clear blue sky is impossible; at most, it can be slightly normal, but anything more is impossible.

Su Yu ignored his tone and the prefix he added, and nodded, saying, "Yes, I do need the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus to complete the Nine Transformations of Yuan Qi. It is the most suitable and top-tier treasure for completing the Nine Transformations of Yuan Qi."

"But I heard that the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus is meant to help the Great Qin King enter the Dao Integration Realm."

Su Yu nodded slightly. He had naturally heard of this, but what did it have to do with him? He needed it too, and if he could snatch it, he certainly wouldn't let it go.

Su Yu said frankly, "It doesn't matter what they plan to do. As for the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus, everyone can rely on their own abilities."

Then Lan Tian's eyes lit up, and he smiled and said, "How about this, you just say you like Lan Tian the most, and I can lend you a hand later."

Su Yu: "..."

No, I refuse.

He would never admit it, even if his life depended on it. Su Yu would never sell his soul just to get Lan Tian to help him!

Lan Tian transformed into a resentful man, remaining silent and staring intently at Su Yu.

Su Yu took off and ran away.

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outside world.

Eastern Rift Valley.

Yun Chen said softly, "Dad, the battle inside has begun."

“Yes, I know,” Yun Jie nodded lightly.

For two days in a row, the father and son sat quietly atop the Eastern Rift Valley, gazing in the direction of the Starry Sky Mansion.

"Dad, what are your plans? Are you really going to let Uncle Qin use the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus to enter the Dao Integration Realm?"

Yun Jie laughed and said, "What's wrong with that?"

"But didn't you say that the Three Body Technique is the worst? And that it has drawbacks too?"

Yun Chen was somewhat puzzled. Yun Jie had told him about the Three Body Technique before, but not in great detail. For example, he only knew that there were drawbacks, but Yun Jie hadn't explained what they were.

Yun Jie shook his head: "The Three Body Technique is indeed trash, but the current rules do not allow others to take other paths, unless they are like me and directly merge with the Dao through divine runes, but... Brother, you obviously can't do that."

Compared to him and Zhou Tianqi, Qin Guang and Xia Wushen followed the pure path of warriors. They only had some knowledge of divine script, and their willpower had not even reached the peak of the Sun and Moon realm. Therefore, unless they were taken to the upper reaches to open up a path, they could only enter the Dao Integration realm by strengthening their three bodies.

As for having Qin Guang and Xia Wushen replace their physical bodies and become mixed-blood to inherit the Dao of the Desolate Beast, as in the original work, Yun Jie does not intend for them to do so. The original work only did so out of necessity, but he has better options and there is no need to make Qin Guang and Xia Wushen become like that.

Therefore, Yun Jie needs to find a way to help Qin Guang and Xia Wushen advance to the Dao Integration stage by strengthening their three bodies. As for going upstream to open up a path, frankly speaking, it is not appropriate for Yun Jie to do so given his current strength and methods, unless he is willing to reveal more.

But in reality, it's really unnecessary. As long as you can advance to the Dao Integration stage, does it matter which path you take? So what if you have three bodies? You can always switch to another body later. It's not like there's no way to switch.

Of course, Yun Jie also knew that Su Yu was determined to seize the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus to complete his Yuan Qi transformation. He did not stop him. If he had the ability to seize it, why should he stop him? If he couldn't seize it, then what else was there to say?

So, whatever.

However, once Su Yu succeeds, Yun Jie will probably have to offer one. The Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus is actually just so-so. With his abilities, cultivating one or even more wouldn't be difficult. In short, he'll have a safety net.

And that is indeed the case. When Dao Qi entered, he brought out a section of the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus root. The Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lotus just doesn't usually bloom; the root is usually in the pond at Prince Gong's Mansion, but most people don't really use it.

The root that Dao Qi brought out eventually ended up in Yun Jie's hands, and Yun Jie planted it by the Heavenly Pool on the Great Dao Peak.

Yun Jie's willpower was immediately immersed in the Xuanhuang World. At this moment, he could see three pure white nine-petaled heavenly lotuses swaying in the wind by the Heavenly Pool.

However, these three lotus flowers have not yet bloomed and are still in the form of buds. If you want them to bloom faster, you can let them bathe in more blood of powerful beings. The stronger the blood, the faster they will mature.

Yun Jie's blood is no good. If he were to bleed even a single drop, the three lotus flowers would probably explode instantly. They couldn't absorb that much blood, nor could they withstand it.

Yun Jie took one last look at them, smiled, and then exited the Xuanhuang World.

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PS:

I thought it was going to be autumn, but it turned out to be winter!

Everyone should take care to keep warm.

Chapter 414 The Worst-Case Plan [Please Subscribe! Please Vote!]

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"Dead, all dead!"

Outside the Xingyu Mansion, everyone looked horrified, unable to believe what they were witnessing.

They first watched as the passageways broke and collapsed one by one, and then, with a violent tremor in the Starry Sky Mansion, all of them died, not one was left.

Of course, this refers to the enemy races of humankind, such as the Immortal Race, Demon Race, God Race, Phoenix Race, and Tianyuan Race.

The others, including the human race, the iron-eating race, the space ancient beast race... and even the life race, are all fine.

Therefore, for a moment, outside Xingyu Mansion, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and cast angry glances at Xia Wushen.

"Great Xia King! Shouldn't you give us an explanation? Why are your people unharmed, while ours have been wiped out? Who was that black-robed man who went in? Could he be the Great Xuan King?"

"Are you talking about me? I'm right here."

At that moment, a voice rang out from the void.

Everyone's expression changed, and they looked in the direction of the sound.

The void tore silently apart, and from the crack that was more than two meters high and more than one meter wide, Yun Jie walked out with a smile. His steps were slow, but in the blink of an eye, he arrived at Xia Wushen's side.

Yun Jie smiled and looked at the Demon Race Invincible who had just spoken, and said, "How can you say that the entire army was wiped out? Look, aren't the Fate Race, the Five Elements Race, and the Primordial Giant Race all still alive and well? It's not just us humans who are unharmed. If you accuse us without any evidence, you might end up dead."

quiet!

No one dared to speak.

Yun Jie's smile was even more frightening, and those who had been so aggressive just moments before immediately chose to back down.

It had only been a month since the Dragon Emperor's fall, and they still remembered it vividly. Therefore, how could they not be afraid when facing Yun Jie?

They weren't afraid of Xia Wushen because there were many of them, and some of them were just as strong as Xia Wushen. Therefore, they could boldly and confidently question Xia Wushen and demand an explanation.

However, the person they were facing now was Yun Jie, so they... dared not.

"Great Xuan King, are you threatening my demon race?"

A massive black cloud of demonic energy descended from the horizon, and the Demon Emperor followed.

Yun Jie glanced at it, smiled, and shook his head. This was quite a grand display, more ostentatious than his own.

All they do is go through these fancy stunts, but unfortunately, pomp and circumstance don't represent real strength.

However, with the arrival of the Demon Emperor, other half-emperors from various races seemed to have received some signal and arrived one after another, including Tian Gu, Ji Wu, Wu Ming, Tian Yuan Half-Emperor, and Jian Tian Hou, among others.

The arrival of many Dao-aligned individuals instantly made the situation tense.

"There's still one day before Xingyu Mansion closes. We'll find out what happened inside then."

Even though so many members of the Immortal Clan had died, Tian Gu appeared calm, but only he knew what was truly in his heart.

Even though Tian Gu had seen many storms over the past 100,000 years, the loss of so many invincible beings in just over a month, especially the six Eternal Ninth Stage warriors, still made him feel a little heartbroken.

On the other side, the God Emperor Jiwu was alright; apart from feeling a little heartache, he didn't have any other emotions.

But Mo Yue was different. He felt his heart was bleeding. As the newly crowned Demon Emperor, he didn't have many people under his command, but after this series of recent events, he felt like he was about to become a commander without any troops.

Yun Jie smiled, looking nonchalant, "Let's wait and see."

After he finished speaking, the outside world fell silent.

But everyone understands that this is just the calm before the storm.

Over the next half day, invincible beings continued to arrive from all realms. Upon arrival, they all stood silently behind their respective half-emperors, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

At this moment, even the slowest person has realized that a great battle is about to take place!

The human race, led by Yun Jie and Xia Wushen, is now surrounded by wolves, with various races intentionally or unintentionally encircling them.

Last time they were caught off guard, but this time they are clearly well prepared.

Tian Gu calmly looked at Yun Jie. He had already prepared for the worst. If things went wrong, he would immediately summon a Dao-merging cultivator to descend to the mortal realm.

Although the Upper Realm is not yet open, it is still possible to come down by paying a certain price. It's just that no one is willing to do so under normal circumstances. But if an emergency occurs, Tian Gu will not care about so much.

This tide... He felt something was very strange about the human race. The human race was like a snowball rolling downhill, their strength growing bigger and bigger, to the point that he had a very bad feeling, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, and he just felt uneasy.

Tian Gu suddenly looked at Ji Wu and Mo Yue, somewhat speechless. In the previous hundreds of years, their Immortal Clan chose to ally with the Human Clan, sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight, thus preserving a lot of strength. The God and Demon Clans were also weakened considerably.

But now, especially in the last six months, the Immortal Clan has become the main force against the Human Clan. The losses in just these few months have far exceeded the losses of the God and Demon Clan over hundreds of years.

In this way, their efforts to preserve their strength in the early stages are completely meaningless, and now they are even losing money. So, where exactly did things go wrong?

At this moment, a figure came into Tian Gu's view: the Great Xuan King!

Daxuan King, Daxuan Palace, Su Yu...