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

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The gatekeeper suddenly realized that someone had disappeared after he entered the gate.

So far, there has been no movement at all; it's as if it has vanished into thin air.

Its intuition had always told it that things weren't that simple.

Seeing that the Earth Gate ignored him, the Lord of Chaos called out again, "My lord..."

"Don't make a sound, I'm thinking!"

The earth gate cannot withstand the way.

It was thinking and thinking.

Could it be...

Did he secretly kill all the envoys of the sect?

That's very likely!

If that weren't the case, the Great Sage of the Human Gate would have arrived long ago when the Human Emperor and his entourage entered.

"Damn it!!"

The Earth Gate cursed under its breath. It hadn't been noticed before, but it turned out that someone had silently severed the connection between the Earth Gate and the Human Gate.

"Are those guys from the Human Gate all useless? They didn't even react when the envoys were all killed!"

From beginning to end, it never considered that something might happen to the humans.

Putting aside the fact that others can't enter the Human Gate, the eight Great Sages of the Human Gate are so powerful that, in terms of top-tier combat strength, even the Heavenly Gate, excluding its own body, is no match for the Human Gate. What could possibly happen to them?

Therefore, Dimen deduced that they were caught off guard and their communication with the outside world was cut off.

Dimen thought it was alright; with their methods, they would infiltrate again soon.

Unfortunately, despite all its calculations, it couldn't have foreseen the appearance of a cheater, who had already wiped out everyone in one fell swoop.

Several days ago, before King Wen and the others returned, Yun Jie had already taken control of everyone in the Human Gate, but they hadn't been killed yet; only Ji Tian had died.

They are now like fish on Yun Jie's chopping board; their day after tomorrow is their death day, or maybe tomorrow.

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Earth Gate glanced at the Lord of Chaos, "I haven't fully recovered yet, so there's no use for you following me. Go to Zhou's side, and you can look out for each other."

"what?"

The Lord of Chaos was momentarily stunned. Hearing this, it seemed that the Earth Gate and Zhou were in cahoots.

However, it doesn't really want to go.

What are you going to do? Zhou is dead, so be it. He deserved to die.

He remained silent and did nothing, which forced me to come and seek refuge with the Earth Gate. It was doing well as a local overlord, but now it has become a subordinate.

The thought quickly faded from its mind, and it smiled at the Earth Gate: "My lord, I think it's better for me to stay by your side. You see, even the Heaven Gate has protectors. As one of the three gates, how can you not have one? From today onwards, I will be your protector!"

At this moment, the Lord of Chaos acted with righteous indignation, and under normal circumstances, the Earth Gate would have agreed.

"What Dharma do I need you to protect? Go now!"

Di Men frowned and rebuked him.

Protector? Just mentioning that makes it angry.

Protect your ass! Where the hell were you all this time? Haven't I been beaten up countless times over the years?

They're clearly afraid of dying, so they've come to my side, claiming they're protecting me. Who are they trying to annoy?

The Lord of Chaos chuckled awkwardly, pretending not to hear and remaining unmoved.

"You bastard! Is this how you treat me as your subordinate?" Di Men was furious.

That bastard is actually pretending to be deaf and dumb.

However, the Lord of Chaos still did not react, and the Earth Gate instantly understood that it had sealed off both of its ear orifices!

Fuck your mother!

Just you wait, once I'm fully recovered, you'll be the first one I take down!

It's a good time to use the Immortal Root to replenish its body. It expended a lot of energy the other day in order to bring out the Lord of the Dead and the others.

What's most infuriating is that the two super-grade paths promised by that bastard Xingyu are still nowhere to be seen. We've really been fooled!

Finally, the angry man stopped talking.

The Lord of Chaos also quietly opened his two ear orifices, then found a random rock in the void, transformed into his true form, took root on it, and fell into a deep sleep.

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It was evening.

Yun Jie, the Human Emperor, Wen Yu, and the Martial King headed to the Infernal Purgatory together, their goal being to capture the prison.

Yes, it's just a capture.

Because Yun Jie said he wanted Yu to watch her parents die in front of her so she could experience the pain of losing both parents.

Although the Emperor and his companions felt somewhat reluctant, they ultimately said nothing.

Yesterday's cause, today's effect.

It's just a matter of what happens in return.

At the same time.

The Lord of the Void quietly arrived outside Bihua Mountain alone.

His goal was to stall Zhou and prevent him from supporting the prison.

He arrived outside the mountain but did not rush to make a move. Instead, he waited quietly until Yun Jie made the first move before he acted.

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Earlier, the Ancestor of Humanity had returned to Bihua Mountain from that abyss rift. Now, he doesn't seem as panicked as he was at the beginning, probably because he has found help.

At this moment, he was chatting with the sky through the Heavenly Gate.

Yes, it's empty.

Because of the great loss of Tianmen's strength, Ren and Kong, Shi, Shenzu, and Zhou reached a cooperation agreement. So when Renzu came to the Holy Land of Humanity, Ren called Kong over.

Separated by the illusory image of the Heavenly Gate, Kong sat cross-legged in the void. Behind him, a giant mountain floated silently, which was his forbidden land—the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts.

Looking at the illusory phantom of the Ancestor of Humanity, Kong couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone said you betrayed the Heavenly Gate and turned to the Human Gate, but now it seems it was all a lie. You were just putting on an act!"

"Your acting is very realistic, and your methods are very clever. You have fooled everyone and made everyone run around in circles."

The Ancestor of Humanity smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Kong, that's not how it works. Everything we did was to deal with the Human Sect. The Human Sect was too strong. Back then, all of us combined were no match for it. So, we had no choice but to resort to this tactic. Otherwise, it's questionable whether the Creation Era would still exist today."

"hehe."

They chuckled twice, not bothering to argue. Who but themselves could know the truth of the matter?

Moreover, everyone talks about the Gate of Man, but where is the Gate of Man? They have never seen it from beginning to end; they have only heard about it from other people.

However, now is not the time to dwell on this. Immediately afterwards, it asked, "Are you sure Qiong and the others will attack you? So far, you haven't shown any hostility towards them. Why would they attack you? Besides, you are the Ancestor of Humanity. Don't the Human Emperor and those people care about your status?"

The Ancestor of Humanity said in a deep voice, "If they didn't go to find the Lord of Chaos, then their target is very likely me."

"And prison," he silently added to his mind.

"As for your identity, it's useless. So many years have passed, who cares about your identity anymore? If you were on their side, they might acknowledge it, but now..."

Kong nodded slightly. "That makes sense."

"Oh, right."

Suddenly, the Ancestor of Humanity thought of something and asked, "You suspect that the real Lord of Fallen Soul Valley has perished, and that this one is an imposter? What is your basis for this?"

Speaking of this, Kong's expression became somewhat solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "There is a reason why we have such doubts."

"First, he exhibited unusual behavior, such as opening the heavens. Based on our understanding of him, it was impossible for him to open the heavens. But he did, and very quickly, finishing in less than half a day."

"Secondly, his choice to help the Lord of the Dead and Qiong this time is very strange."

"The strangest thing is that he possesses two worlds!"

"If he were truly the Lord of the Fallen Soul Valley, he couldn't possibly possess a dual world!"

They were certain that since the moment the Lord of Fallen Soul Valley was sealed away in the primordial era, he had never left the Heavenly Gate, nor was he able to leave.

It's unreasonable to say that he created the world first and was then sealed away.

Those who create the world transcend their time and cannot be sealed away; those who are sealed away are definitely not the creators.

Of course, exceptions include those who voluntarily enter, such as the Lord of the Dead and the Ancestor of Humanity.

Empty words immediately made Ancestor ponder: if the Valley Master of Fallen Souls was truly replaced, then who was his true identity?

Moreover, to replace a super-level, Unity Realm being so quietly is simply too shocking!

Killing a Unity Realm cultivator is not scary; given some time, he could do it too. Killing 32 out of 36 cultivators is not too difficult. What is truly terrifying is that it happens silently, without making a sound!

At this moment, the Ancestor of Humanity pondered again: Could the Heavenly Gate do this? What about the Earthly Gate? And the Human Gate?

Can they do it?

Perhaps, but none of them have fully recovered yet.

In other words, there is a very likely existence hidden in the myriad realms that is no less powerful than the Three Gates, and he has already entered the Earth Gate. His next target is very likely himself!

and many more!

If the person who replaced the Valley Master of Fallen Souls was truly an existence no less than that of the Three Gates, how could the Earth Gate not have discovered it?

When they came out of the Heavenly Gate, they were received by the Earthly Gate. Also, they entered the gate through the Earthly Gate. Logically speaking, the strength of the mysterious person who replaced the Lord of Fallen Soul Valley should not have been hidden from the Earthly Gate.

However, there has been no movement from the Earth Gate so far. If the other party's strength is not weaker than its own, it will not only not guide the other party out of the Heaven Gate, but also will not allow him to enter the gate.

In an instant, countless thoughts and ideas filled the mind of the progenitor.

"No, I have to go find the Earth Gate and ask him now!"

The Ancestor of Humanity could no longer sit still. He had to figure everything out, otherwise he and Yu would be in danger, even if there was available support.