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

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Chapter 555 What a tsundere! [Requesting monthly tickets! Requesting full subscription!]

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The summit of Tianqiong Mountain.

Two figures stood facing each other, one of them, a phantom dressed in a golden robe, speaking to the other.

Half an hour later.

The Emperor finally stopped talking.

"How do I know if what you're saying is true?" Qiong said coldly.

Whether the sword still exists, and who has it, is still unknown. Right now, it all depends on Xingyu's words.

The emperor earnestly advised, "Think about it, what good would it do me to lie to you?"

"Isn't there any benefit?" Qiong stared intently at the Human Emperor.

How could there be no benefits? With such a powerful henchman... ugh, such a powerful partner joining his camp, their strength would immediately increase significantly. Isn't that a benefit?

The Emperor coughed lightly. "Ahem, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, if I really lied to you and you eventually found out it was fake, wouldn't you hate me to death, wishing you could kill me? We could have been friends, but suddenly we'd become enemies. Tell me, why would I do that?"

"In that case, I swear to the Great Dao that I have absolutely not lied to you. The sword is real, and it is indeed in the hands of the power I know. Furthermore, I will do everything in my power to help you retrieve it. What do you say?"

Qiong wavered slightly. He looked at the Human Emperor suspiciously and said, "You would be so kind?"

The Emperor smiled and said, "This is not a matter of good intentions or bad intentions. Our cooperation is a win-win situation. I will help you with the sword blade, and you will help me deal with powerful enemies. Neither of us loses out. Think it over carefully."

Qiong fell silent. Judging from his expression, he was really considering it.

The Emperor watched him quietly, thinking to himself, "This is a sure thing. This guy is definitely tempted, otherwise I would have sent him home with a single sword strike long ago."

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A short while later.

Qiong said, "Alright, I can agree to cooperate. Now you can tell me, who actually has the sword?"

Seeing that Qiong had agreed, the Emperor was secretly pleased. He did not doubt that Qiong was lying. Qiong was a very proud person and usually did not go back on his word.

Qiong's personality is much better than that of a cunning villain, which is one of the reasons why he is willing to deal with Qiong.

Of course, the influence of the Human Emperor's Path also played a role in Qiong's agreement, but it was subtle and gradual, so much so that Qiong herself was unaware of it.

The Emperor asked, "You should know about the Human Sect, right?"

Qiong's eyes flickered. The Human Gate, one of the Three Gates, was something he naturally knew as someone from before the creation of the world.

He frowned and asked, "You mean... the sword is in the hands of the people?"

Human Emperor: "To be precise, it is in the hands of the Great Sage Hongtian of the Human Sect. The sword he is using now is your sword, and his strength is the same as yours, both being 36 Dao."

“Hongtian, 36 paths,” Qiong muttered.

The next second, Qiong gritted her teeth and said, "This bastard dared to take my sword and didn't even know to return it to me. He has some nerve!"

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

The Emperor suddenly remembered something else Yun Jie had told him, and he said, "It is said that someone inside the Heavenly Gate is cooperating with Hong Tian..."

"Who!? Who's cooperating with that bastard? I'll kill him!" Qiong shouted angrily.

Anyone who collaborates with his enemy becomes his enemy.

Yes, Qiong has now defined Hongtian Dasheng as an enemy.

The Emperor smiled knowingly and said, "Eternal Heaven, Immortal Ancestor."

"That old thing?" Qiong was stunned for a moment. A 34-path Immortal Ancestor is not easy to kill, especially since he walks the path of life.

"Yes, that's him."

"Don't worry, we're not the only ones who can deal with him. We have helpers too. This time, we're going to do something big."

Looking at the smiling Emperor, Qiong suddenly felt like she had been tricked. She had just agreed to cooperate, and now he was about to do something big?

"What do you want? And besides me, who else is cooperating with you?"

"Uh, I can't say anything else for now. You just need to know that our strength is not weak. Also, I'm going to talk to the Lord of the Dead to see if we can win him over. I think the chances are pretty good."

Yun Jie's clone, the Valley Master of Fallen Souls, was preparing to go to Mount Yong Sheng to meet up with King Wen and the others, and then rescue Wen Yu together. At this critical moment, the Human Emperor did not want to expose them.

Even though Qiong has agreed to cooperate, the cooperation has just begun, and it's impossible to tell him everything.

"Him? His skills are alright..."

For someone as arrogant as Qiong to utter the words "not bad" means that the other party is truly strong.

The Emperor smiled but didn't expose him.

What do you mean "not bad"? His strength surpasses yours when he is in the Twin Heavens Unity. Otherwise, how could he have killed two Forbidden Land Lords as soon as he entered, forcing others not to act rashly? It's all because of his strength.

After thinking for a moment, the Emperor said, "Qiong, why don't you come with me?"

Qiong refused, saying, "What are you thinking? Go by yourself if you want to."

The emperor pointed to himself and said, "Look at me now, how can I go?"

He's just an embodiment of willpower right now, with hardly any real strength. He'll probably be killed by the Locust Devourer as soon as he leaves Tianqiong Mountain.

Just as Qiong was about to refuse again, the Human Emperor quickly said, "Look, I'm going to win over allies now. The more allies we have, the greater the chance of getting the sword back. Think about it yourself, isn't that right? Don't forget, the Human Sect doesn't just have one Hongtian Great Sage."

"As far as I know, they have eight Great Saints. The weakest among them is at the Super level, and most of them are at least 36 Dao. Just think about how terrifying their strength is. We probably can't be their match with just a few of us. Therefore, we should try our best to win over allies we can."

"Don't worry, once we get to the Underworld, I'll be in charge of talking to the Lord of the Dead. You just need to take me there; you don't need to do anything else."

Faced with someone like Qiong, the Human Emperor could only use a patient and persuasive approach to convince him little by little.

As expected, Qiong wavered somewhat after hearing about the strength of the Great Sage of the Human Gate.

"Well... alright then. I've been wanting to go out for a bit lately, but I haven't decided where to go yet. How about visiting the Underworld?"

Qiong Mingming had agreed, but he still stubbornly refused to admit it.

The Emperor smiled to himself, thinking to himself, "How arrogant!"

In addition, the Human Emperor also discovered that Qiong was essentially no different from the Martial King; they were both martial artists who did whatever others told them to do.

Of course, you would need to explain a lot of reasons to Qiong, but you don't need to to Wu Wang. After all, they have fought side by side for so many years and are as close as brothers. With just a word or a look, Wu Wang will do as he is told.

However, the Emperor felt that once he and Qiong became familiar with each other, Qiong would "obediently" listen to him, at most she would be a little arrogant.

At this moment, Qiong glanced at the Human Emperor, her face immediately turning cold. "Are you laughing at me?"

The Emperor quickly suppressed his smile and said seriously, "No, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"impossible!"

Qiong said decisively.

"Well, I guess I laughed. But it was a happy laugh. After all, I was happy to join forces with you, the dignified Lord of Tianqiong Mountain, one of the 36 super strong experts. So I couldn't help but laugh."

The Emperor said in a very serious tone.

Qiong glanced at the Human Emperor suspiciously. Although he felt that the Human Emperor was lying, he couldn't help but feel secretly pleased to hear the other party praising him like that.

Hmph, a mere Human Emperor. I merely agreed to cooperate with him, yet he's laughing like this. He's truly never seen anything like it.

Unbeknownst to Qiong himself, his gaze towards the Human Emperor softened, and his attitude underwent a significant change, genuinely conveying a sense of friendship.

The Human Emperor smiled slightly at this, "As expected of me, Qiong is just a little brother in front of my Human Emperor's Great Dao!"

Sigh, Xingyu, Xingyu, how did you discover such a useful Dao? You are truly a genius. What Yun Jie, what Qiong, what Wen Lao Er, they are all far inferior to you. If you were stronger, all the great battles and struggles would have been quelled long ago.

No matter what your sect is, what era you're from, what lord of a forbidden land you are, or what the Great Sage is, we're all brothers and sisters.

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Chapter 556 Five Finger Mountain [Seeking monthly votes! Seeking full subscription!]

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The underground gate was the most severely infiltrated by the human gate.

Back then, the beings within the Earth Gate invaded the Creation Era, but due to the sheer number of powerful figures during that era, they suffered heavy losses, with only one in ten of the sect's experts surviving.

This also led to the Earth Gate becoming the weakest of the three gates. Of course, this does not include the gate itself, but only the entities within the gate.

Furthermore, the fact that the Earth Gate was so severely infiltrated was also partly due to the deliberate actions of Demon Flame. If he hadn't deliberately let it go, it would have been absolutely impossible for the Great Sage of the Human Gate to infiltrate the Earth Gate.

What Demon Flame wants is for the people of the myriad realms to fight against the people of the three sects, and for the three sects to fight against each other, so that it can reap the benefits.

In its view, no matter how others plot, they would never guess that the Heavenly Gate and the Earthly Gate are originally one.

The earth gate was shaking slightly at this moment, precisely because of the sudden return of the Human Emperor.

Deep within the gate to the earth, beneath a certain abyss fissure, lies a magnificent palace. At this moment, people come and go within the palace, constantly arriving from all directions.

After entering the palace, apart from exchanging glances with acquaintances, everyone remained silent, sitting quietly in their seats, creating a somewhat somber atmosphere.

Although they come from different forces, they all share a common identity: messengers of the Human Gate.

Among these envoys, Zhou Ji was prominently featured.

Zhou Ji is the public representative of the Great Sage of Jitian, and he will naturally not be absent from the meeting of the Human Gate Messengers.

Once everyone had arrived, someone spoke first, asking, "What exactly happened upstream on the Long River? Why did the Human Emperor and the others suddenly return?"

Some speculated, "Perhaps those useless races have started fighting amongst themselves again, giving the Human Emperor an opportunity to defeat them one by one."

"Wasn't it said that the Human Emperor was already seriously injured? There are quite a few top-tier experts among the myriad races, how did he manage to defeat them?"

"This question should be asked of Zhou Ji. Of all of us, he is the only one who recently joined us, so he should know the situation outside the most."

At this point, some people shifted the blame to Zhou Ji.

Zhou Ji, who had not participated in the discussion, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the person who had spoken, and calmly said, "Don't look at me, I don't know anything."

Zhou Ji was not lying about this; he hadn't even had time to understand the situation before the Emperor forced him in.

To be honest, he still doesn't understand why the Emperor spared him.