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

Yun Jie said calmly.

The Heavenly Marquis had also recovered by now. The incident had happened so suddenly that he had reacted so strongly. Now, he was not afraid. Just as Yun Jie had said, he would not deal with him. The only one who could deal with him was Su Yu, or... the Hundred Battles King.

After a period of reflection and organization, the Heavenly Marquis realized his own importance. Therefore, he seemed fearless. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come today. He was certain that the human race wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

at the same time.

Hongmeng Old Turtle, Tianmie, Yunxiao and the others had already secretly surrounded Jiantianhou.

The Heavenly Marquis glanced at it but didn't pay much attention. He looked at Yun Jie and asked, "Great Xuan King, could you tell me who that extra person in the group was?"

After thinking it over, the Imperial Observer still wanted to find out Wen Yi's identity. Wen Yi's gaze had made him very uncomfortable, as if he were being warned, but he clearly did not know him.

Yun Jie asked in surprise, "Huh, you don't recognize him?"

The Imperial Astrologer frowned. What does this mean? Should I know him?

"Great Xuan King, please speak frankly."

“Alright, there’s nothing I can’t say,” Yun Jie said directly. “That person was brought out by Su Yu from the former residence of King Wen. His name is Wen Yi. If nothing unexpected happens, he is one of the backup plans left by King Wen.”

"What!?"

The Marquis of Jiantian was greatly shocked. Was this one of the contingency plans left by King Wen? How come I didn't know about him? I've never heard of such a person before.

However... well, if it really was a contingency plan left by King Wen, it's normal that he didn't know about it, since he stopped living with King Wen a long time ago.

“Wen Yi…” the Imperial Astrologer murmured.

"Thank you for informing me, Great Xuan King," said the Marquis of Jiantian, who was about to leave when Tianmie stopped him.

The Heavenly Marquis didn't even glance at Tianmie, but instead looked at Yun Jie, "Is the Great Xuan King planning to leave me here?"

“Of course not, I always keep my word,” Yun Jie said. “Tianmie, move aside and let him go.”

"Great Xuan King, we cannot let him go. We should seize him now."

Tianmie chose not to listen to Yunjie's words.

Yun Jie's eyes flickered, and he calmly said, "Hongmeng Guardian, keep an eye on your people."

"Tianmie, step aside. Listen to the Great Xuan King. We can't touch Jiantian yet. We have to wait for Su Yu to come back and take action himself."

"The ancient tortoise of the Primordial Chaos said quietly."

"Why!?" Tianmie asked, puzzled.

Yun Jie glanced at him and said indifferently, "You don't need to understand, just do as I say."

"hateful!"

Tianmie glared at Yun Jie, but still stepped aside.

Then the Imperial Astrologer left without looking back.

Immediately after, Yun Jie also left.

The endless void returned to calm.

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at the same time.

The upper realm.

Burial Mountain.

Su Yu and his group passed through the passage without incident and successfully arrived at the Upper Realm.

At this time, Burial Soul Mountain was pitch black, a huge mountain range stretching for thousands of miles, with not a single living creature except for a large swarm of Soul-Drilling Insects.

Moreover, Su Yu and his group ascended to the mortal realm several months earlier than in the original story. Marquis Dingjun had not yet sent anyone down to the mortal realm, so there were no Marquis Dingjun's men outside the passage. Otherwise, there should have been two people guarding this place.

Seeing the sky filled with Soul-Drilling Insects, everyone frowned, while Xing Hong laughed heartily, then opened his blood-red maw and quickly devoured all the Soul-Drilling Insects around him.

"Hiccup~"

Xinghong let out a satisfied burp.

Su Yu glanced around casually and said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."

The group remained silent and followed Su Yu's steps.

On the way, Su Yu transmitted his voice to Wen Yi: "Senior Wen Yi, if it is not necessary, please do not make a move or reveal your strength."

Wen Yi replied telepathically, "What? Is there someone here you don't trust? Is it that King of Zhou?"

Su Yu said in a deep voice, "It's not that I don't trust him, it's just that I feel his thoughts might not be on my side. Unlike you, senior, he has been active in the myriad realms for the past 100,000 years. I don't know what his true thoughts are, so..."

“I understand,” Wen Yi said with a smile. “Actually, he should still be trustworthy. I met him once in the early days of ancient times. He was the Human Emperor’s scribe at the time, but he was not very prominent, so much so that no one noticed when he suddenly disappeared. However… I don’t think his name was Zhou Tianqi back then.”

Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "Names are irrelevant. Senior Wen Yi, are you sure he really was the Emperor's scribe before?"

“I’m sure,” Wen Yi said confidently. “I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, I’m sure I won’t mistake you for someone else.”

"Then... has the King of Zhou met you before, senior?"

"No, my existence has always been a secret. After I was adopted by Lord Wen, I stayed in my old residence and didn't go anywhere. Apart from Lord Wen and Lord Wen Yu, even the Human Emperor didn't know about my existence."

Su Yu nodded. "That's good."

The two ended their conversation.

Soon, the group found an open space and set up camp.

Inside the great formation.

The group sat together, and the Great Zhou King looked at Su Yu and asked, "Emperor Yu, what should we do next?"

Su Yu glanced at Zhou Tianqi. Zhou Tianqi was acting very sensibly now, but he wondered if he would continue to be so.

After Zhou Tianqi finished speaking, everyone else looked at Su Yu, but Su Yu did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at the map on the table.

After a long pause, Su Yu asked, "Huang Ying, who is the closest human team to Burial Soul Mountain, and where are they?"

At this time, it had been less than two years since Huang Ying descended to the lower realm. If there were no unexpected events, the changes in the upper realm should not be significant.

Huang Ying fell silent. When they descended to the mortal realm, they were kept inside divine weapons and sealed away. They knew nothing about the outside world at the time, and were unaware that the passage to the mortal realm was actually located at Burial Soul Mountain.

He thought for a moment and hesitated before saying, "If nothing unexpected happens in the next two years, the closest people to here should be the Dingjun Marquis's lineage. They have been hiding in Mingyue Flower Valley for decades."

Bright Moon Flower Valley!

The group scanned the map and quickly located the Bright Moon Flower Valley, which was right next to Burial Soul Mountain, only a few thousand miles away.

Ten thousand miles is not too far for a strong person; they can reach it in an instant.

However, there are too many dangerous places in the upper realm, and most people dare not travel there casually. If they fall into the center of a dangerous place, they will be doomed.

"Marquis Dingjun..." Su Yu murmured, then asked, "How strong is Marquis Dingjun?"

Su Yu turned his gaze to Zhou Tianqi, who said awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen Marquis Dingjun for many years. How would I know his strength? Why don't you ask Huang Ying?"

“Huang Ying, you speak,” Su Yu nodded, not continuing to make things difficult for Zhou Tianqi.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Ying said, "Many years ago, I met with my master and the Marquis of Dingjun. At that time, my impression of him was that he was not as strong as my master, but rather weaker."

Su Yu raised an eyebrow. "Your lord is the Marquis of Tianyang? And what is his strength?"

Huang Ying replied, "Yes, Marquis Tianyang is indeed my lord. His strength... is hard to say, but it feels about the same as that of the King of Great Zhou."

"So, Marquis Tianyang is also a second-class Dao Integration cultivator?"

Zhou Tianqi nodded and said, "It's not surprising. He had this strength during the last tide."

"It seems that Marquis Dingjun is a third-level Dao Integration cultivator. Of course, it's possible that his strength has broken through," Su Yu said, glancing at everyone. He then asked, "What do you all think we should do now? Should we take down Marquis Dingjun first, or join up with Marquis Tianyang and the others? Or should we go it alone?"

Three choices were presented to everyone, and they looked at each other, finding it difficult to choose.

"Um...can I say something?"

Huang Ying asked timidly.

Su Yu smiled and nodded, "Of course, General Huang, please feel free to speak your mind."

Huang Ying shuddered and thought to himself, "Please, don't smile at me, it's giving me the creeps."

Despite his inner grumbling, Huang Ying quickly said, "I think we should go and meet up with my lord first. This way, we can not only gain a better understanding of the Upper Realm, but also greatly enhance our strength. What do you think, Emperor Yu?"

Su Yu looked at him with a smile, "The suggestion is good, but could you please stop calling me 'your Marquis' all the time? Remember your current identity. You are now a member of the Yu Royal Mansion, and you are my person, understand?"

Huang Ying swallowed hard, not daring to reply.

Su Yu stared at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Fine, I won't force you. How about this, you go find your lord yourself? We'll split up."

Huang Ying immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced around and found that everyone was staring at him with expressionless faces and dangerous eyes. He quickly said, "No, no, I'll follow Emperor Yu. My family... no, Marquis Tianyang's side is entirely up to Emperor Yu."

Su Yu immediately laughed, a bright laugh. You have to scare people a little.

"What about you? What are your thoughts? Please feel free to speak your mind."

At this moment, Wen Yi suddenly said, "I think it's best to take down Marquis Dingjun first. Not for any other reason than that he knows the location of this passage. The existence of the passage is of utmost importance. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, we must take him down first. Otherwise, once the matter of the passage is exposed, we will have no way out."

"Agreed." Zhou Tianqi nodded.

"Agreed."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, as Wen Yi said, the passage to the lower realm was of utmost importance and must be ensured to be foolproof.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Su Yu thought about it and agreed. This coincided with his own thoughts: Marquis Dingjun must be captured!

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PS:

That's all for today.

I'm hungry, let's go out for a late-night snack.

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