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

"If this doesn't work, you're such a useless emperor. If all else fails, just kneel down and call them grandpa. Maybe they'll agree in a good mood."

The Emperor's face darkened instantly. Kneel down and call them grandpa? No way, absolutely not!

"I'll leave the Heavenly Gate to you. I'm going to take a look around the Earthly Gate."

"You're going to the Earth Gate alone?" The Emperor was startled.

"Yeah, some old guys are still lying in the shadows, holding back their anger. I have to go and force them out."

Yun Jie had already planned that after entering the Earth Gate, he would go and have some fun with the Ancestor of Humanity and the Prison King, and incidentally force Ji Tian to descend ahead of schedule.

The Emperor was about to say something, but then he swallowed his words after thinking of Yun Jie's unfathomable strength.

Well, if someone dares to go to the underground gate alone, it means they're confident.

Before leaving, Yun Jie looked at the Human Emperor and said, "Get ready, prepare for the final battle."

The Emperor said nervously, "No, what are you going to do? Don't do anything reckless, or things might go wrong..."

Yun Jie smiled, ignored him, and disappeared from the spot.

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The upper realm.

Deep within Chaos Mountain, before the Gate of Earth.

A figure quietly appeared.

At this moment, Dimen was already awake.

It was somewhat surprised to see the person who suddenly appeared. Who was this person?

The Earth Gate was unfamiliar with Yun Jie; this was the first time Yun Jie had appeared before the Earth Gate in his true form.

Looking at the crack on the gate, Yun Jie chuckled to himself. That bastard Mo Yan is quite good at pretending.

Yun Jie stepped forward, gently placing one hand on the gate, thinking, "If I launch a sneak attack now, can I kill it?"

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Chapter 554 Let's Cooperate! [Seeking monthly votes! Seeking full subscription!]

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The moment Yun Jie had this thought, the earth gate suddenly trembled.

The next second, a black vortex appeared on the door, and a powerful suction force emanated from the crack, acting on Yun Jie.

Yun Jie acted decisively, pretending not to have reacted, and was instantly sucked into the doorway.

It wasn't until Yun Jie entered the door that Di Men belatedly realized what was happening.

It was a little confused. What had just happened? Why did it suddenly feel a strange palpitation, and then its body reacted involuntarily?

Who was the person who was just sucked in?

Suddenly, Dimen realized that his information was indeed somewhat outdated.

at the same time.

Yun Jie's figure appeared inside the underground gate.

At first glance, the entire space inside the door was incredibly dark and filled with a chaotic aura; this place was an independent realm of chaos.

"Hoohoho..."

The next moment, Yun Jie heard a beast roar. Looking in the direction of the sound, nearly twenty "giant red lanterns" appeared in front of him.

The “giant red lanterns” were naturally the eyes of the Chaos Ancient Beasts, their gazes fixed on Yun Jie with cold, bloodthirsty eyes.

The strongest among them is only at the peak of the second rank, and they seem to be spies sent by the major forces in the Earth Gate to keep watch here.

"Human race?"

The ancient beasts recognized Yun Jie's identity at a glance, after all, he was a humanoid creature, and eight out of ten humanoid creatures are human.

"Roar, human, how did you get in? Who are you?"

A group of ancient beasts roared at Yun Jie and questioned him.

Yun Jie watched them with great interest. It seemed that even as masters of the rules, these ancient beasts weren't that intelligent.

Faced with someone they couldn't understand, they immediately started interrogating them without even figuring out the other person's strength first. Wasn't that like an old man eating poison, tired of living?

Since that's the case, Yun Jie chose to grant their wish.

A gentle breeze blew by, causing Yun Jie's robes to flutter. He then extended his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together, using them as a sword.

With a gentle flick of his sword finger towards the ancient beast, a streak of sword light flashed out, its cold gleam cutting through the chaos and creating a vacuum.

laugh……

The sword light swept across the ancient beasts like a sharp blade slicing through paper, instantly splitting their upper and lower bodies in two.

Boom boom boom...

The chaos trembled slightly, and nine "fireworks" suddenly exploded, illuminating the darkness and Yun Jie's calm expression.

He gently withdrew his finger, his figure shifted, and he disappeared from the spot.

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At the same time.

outside world.

The Human Emperor opened his Heavenly Gate once again, and a faint will descended upon Mount Tianqiong.

"Qiong, don't rush to make a move. We're old friends, after all. Let me finish what I have to say first," the Human Emperor said.

Qiong's eyes flickered. Who the hell is your old friend? Besides, if I really want to make a move, do you think your pathetic will can descend?

Seeing that Qiong Zhen did not make a move, the incarnation of the Human Emperor's will descended in front of Qiong.

The Emperor smiled and said, "Qiong, how about we talk?"

Qiong looked at him coldly, "What are we talking about? How did you manage to wipe out all the rogue cultivators near my Tianqiong Mountain?"

"Ahem, of course not. Besides, a few rogue cultivators can die easily. Brother Qiong, you're so strong, would you care?"

Qiong didn't respond. He didn't care about those rogue cultivators, but the Human Emperor's behavior made him lose face. Before Fallen Soul Valley forcibly subdued the rogue cultivators in Forbidden Canyon, the number of rogue cultivators near his Sky Dome Mountain was the smallest.

Why? It's because the Emperor and his allies fished so fiercely back then that no one dared to come near anymore.

To think that he, the dignified master of the forbidden area and one of the strongest in the Heavenly Gate, could find the area outside the forbidden area deserted, is utterly shameful.

And isn't all of this caused by this bastard in front of us?

The Human Emperor was a shrewd old man. Even though Qiong was expressionless and silent, he could still guess what Qiong was thinking.

Then, the Human Emperor smiled faintly: "Let's talk about something else, Qiong. I know you are powerful and have an extraordinary background, but I didn't expect that you would be involved with the Lord of Time. The divine runes on the Azure Sky Sword..."

Qiong's gaze turned cold as she stared intently at the Human Emperor: "How did you know! Who told you!?"

His aura fluctuated slightly, giving the impression that he was ready to draw his sword at the slightest provocation.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited, please calm down," the Emperor hurriedly called out, worried that Qiong Yijian would cut him down.

Qiong did not move, but his hand remained on the hilt of his sword, clearly indicating that he had not given up his intention to fight.

The Human Emperor glanced at Qiong and slowly said, "I overheard about your origins from someone else by chance. As for who it was, don't worry about that for now. Now I have some news to tell you that I'm sure you'll be interested in."

After saying that, the Emperor looked at Qiong with a smile and said nothing more.

"Say!"

Qiong tightened his grip on the sword hilt slightly, the veins on his forehead bulging. This guy is so annoying, does he have to talk to him to get anything out of him?!

"Haha, I thought you didn't want to know," the Human Emperor laughed, then continued, "I know where your sword is and who has it."

Upon hearing this news, Qiong couldn't help but tremble. He took a step forward and stood before the Human Emperor, his voice trembling with excitement: "Where is he? Tell me, or I'll kill you right now!"

"Then go ahead and kill him. It's just a thought anyway. But don't expect to hear about this from me again."

Seeing Qiong's excited expression, the Human Emperor immediately felt reassured.

This Yun Jie is really not bad.

"you!"

Qiong was instantly enraged, his eyes widened, and he was about to draw his longsword, but in the end he held back.

"Tell me the news, and I won't stop you from descending in the future. Even if you descend in your true form, I won't care."

Faced with news about the sword, Qiong compromised and offered her terms.

The Emperor smiled faintly: "Not enough."

Qiong's face darkened. "Then add a little more. Once I get the sword, I'll help you kill someone. Anyone will do."

Qiong was very confident; he felt that once he obtained the sword, he was not far from being invincible.

The Emperor remained unmoved, saying, "It's still not enough."

Qiong's forehead veins bulged as he gritted his teeth and said, "Then what do you want? Don't go too far!"

"Qiong, let's cooperate!" The Human Emperor finally revealed the purpose of his visit.

"Cooperation? You're dreaming!"

Unsurprisingly, Qiong refused.

"Don't rush, let me finish explaining before you decide."

Qiong remained silent for a while, still unwilling to give up on the news about the sword, and said in a muffled voice, "Tell me."

A smile flashed across the Emperor's face, and then he said, "I know where your sword is. It is in the hands of a powerful force. You alone could never get it in this lifetime, and others might not dare to be their enemy. The only person you can cooperate with is me."

Qiong's eyes turned cold: "Do you think I'm stupid? You want to use me as a pawn?"

The Human Emperor shook his head: "No, no, no, how can you say that? If you want to take back the sword, they will definitely not agree. At that time, what can you do but forcibly take it? Rather than fighting alone, you might as well cooperate with me. At least, I, Xingyu, never betray my own people."

"Besides, with my help, your chances of getting the sword back are much higher, aren't they? I'll give you advice and help you when it matters. You just need to focus on killing the enemy. Isn't that great? It's a win-win situation for us to work together."

Before the matter of the sword body was even mentioned, the Human Emperor was already trying his best to deceive Qiong. In any case, the first thing to do was to get him on board.