Chapter 1251

Later on, when the "Age of Great Conflict" foretold by Left Historian Immortal arrived, the Emperor's subordinates were awakened one after another, and the Emperor had them continue searching for clues about us four.

As a result, his subordinates went out one by one and never returned—those who went to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace were gone, those who went to the Buddha Realm were gone, the Thunder Officer sneaked out and disappeared, the Fate Officer went to the far north and also vanished, leaving the Emperor constantly anxious and fearful, even moving out of the sun and abandoning such a grand immortal palace.

Hearing the Qilin Immortal say this, the Central Heaven Emperor's face darkened—could one blame him for being afraid? It's like a haunting; who wouldn't be frightened by such a thing?

"And just recently, he somehow heard from somewhere that the Jiuyou Sect was about to condense the embryonic form of the Reincarnation Dao Fruit,

so he planned to send Officer Heng and Officer Shi to steal the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit and then hand it over to him."

"Only a few people know what the Reincarnation Dao Fruit looks like, and the one most likely to have told the Emperor about this is the mastermind behind the scenes."

"The mastermind behind the scenes certainly wouldn't kindly inform him out of goodwill—there must be another motive.

"So I made up my mind: once Officer Shi obtains the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit, I will turn against the Emperor, find out exactly what the mastermind behind the scenes told him, and then I will try to relay that information to you all."

"Who would have thought that the Immortal and Lu Xiaoyou, the two of you, would also be here?"

Speaking of this, the Qilin Immortal gave a bitter smile. Originally resolved to never see anyone in this lifetime, he thought it was good that the Immortal was here too,

and the Emperor would surely not be able to take the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit, so he wouldn't need to show himself.

But what a turn of events—the Emperor's plan went unusually smoothly; Officer Shi had nearly obtained the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit and was about to hand it over to the Emperor, so he had no choice but to act and battle the Emperor.

The Qilin Immortal opened his mouth and spat out a battle prize sapling and the embryonic form of the Reincarnation Dao Fruit.

"This thing is the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit, Little Yangzi—bring it over here for this immortal to take a look." This immortal had never had the chance to see such a novel embryonic Dao Fruit in person, so curiosity was inevitable.

"Here." The Qilin Immortal handed the sapling to Lu Yang, though regrettably, since it came from his stomach, the sapling was coated with many sticky, gooey substances.

"Little Yangzi, don't dislike it—this is qilin saliva, which in ancient times was even more precious than dragon saliva, worth a fortune and hard to come by." The Immortal whispered softly.

Lu Yang: "..."

Why don't you hold it yourself, Immortal?

Lu Yang and the Immortal carefully examined the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit; its surface bore a slowly rotating vortex, and staring at it too long made one easily lose focus and become entranced.

The Qilin Immortal then sternly questioned the Central Heaven Emperor: "Exactly how did the mastermind behind the scenes speak to you?"

The Central Heaven Emperor replied without hesitation: "He told me that refining the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit would allow me to live another life, but before that, I must first hand over the embryonic Dao Fruit to him, and after he uses it, he will return it to me. I outwardly agreed, but I never truly believed him—instead, I made up my mind to refine the embryonic Dao Fruit immediately upon obtaining it."

The Qilin Immortal frowned; the Central Heaven Emperor's answer was somewhat unexpected: "What does the mastermind behind the scenes want the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit for?"

The Central Heaven Emperor shook his head: "He didn't tell me."

After saying that, he quickly covered his mouth, staring intensely at the Qilin Immortal: "What have you done to me!"

Even if he were reduced to a captive, he could not possibly honestly spill everything!

The Qilin Immortal coldly snorted: "Forgot? My Dao Fruit is still the superior embryonic form of the Survival of the Fittest Dao Fruit!"

The embryonic Survival of the Fittest Dao Fruit grants the victor dominion over the vanquished, and Zhu Tian relied precisely on this ability to firmly secure his position as Demon Emperor.

The Central Heaven Emperor and the Qilin Immortal are both immortals, so naturally they would not be completely dominated, but the Qilin Immortal still found it easy to make the Central Heaven Emperor speak the truth.

Lu Yang, holding the sapling nearby, also pondered this question: What does the mastermind behind the scenes want the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit for?

Does he also want to live another life?

Listening to the Emperor's description, it doesn't seem so—if one wanted to live another life, could they still return the embryonic Dao Fruit to the Emperor?

But if he's lying, this lie would be far too easy to expose.

Moreover, how would such a cautious mastermind behind the scenes ensure the Emperor wouldn't embezzle the embryonic Dao Fruit?

Thinking this through, Lu Yang's expression suddenly shifted dramatically, considering a terrifying possibility: "Oh no, the mastermind behind the scenes is hiding nearby!"

Given the mastermind's strength, he wouldn't fear the Qilin Immortal obtaining the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit at all!

"Heh heh, you little brat—your reaction is quite quick."

A black large hand suddenly appeared beside Lu Yang, attempting to snatch the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit.

"You dare!"

The Qilin Immortal immediately reacted, clashing palms with the black large hand; the shockwave from their collision directly blew Lu Yang and the Central Heaven Emperor away—one blown farther, the other closer—while the Qilin Immortal also didn't fare well, overpowered by the black hand's master and directly blown back.

A figure shrouded in black mist slowly emerged—he had been here all along, and no one had noticed him!

"Qilin, it seems that after three hundred thousand years, your abilities have improved slightly—if it were before, you'd have been blown even farther by my palm than now."

Accompanied by the figure's laughter, the black mist continuously shifted its form.

The Qilin Immortal flew out from the ruins, shook off the debris on his body, stared fixedly at that figure, and shouted in a near-roaring tone the other's identity.

"Mastermind behind the scenes, the Sixth Immortal!"

The Qilin Immortal's palm faintly ached, the broken bone rapidly healing.

The Survival of the Fittest Dao Fruit also has another function: after defeating an enemy, it makes one stronger; his current state surpasses even when he fought the Emperor, truly the peak of his life—yet he still couldn't withstand a single palm from the mastermind behind the scenes!

The mastermind behind the scenes chuckled nonchalantly: "The Immortal is still unhealed from her grave wounds—do you really think you alone can safeguard the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit?"

"How would I know without trying!" The Qilin Immortal transformed back to his original form, the Qilin Treading Heaven Roared, his qilin eyes bloodshot.

The more he hated his former self from three hundred thousand years ago, the more he wanted to kill the mastermind behind the scenes!

"Just who are you!" The Immortal, no longer her usual lazy self, shouted at the black mist figure, attempting to probe it with her divine sense—but was blocked from outside.

The mastermind behind the scenes gave no reply; the eyes in the black mist gazed upon the Immortal with a deep, ancient chill, like ice that never melts through ten thousand ages, filled with endless resentment: "Immortal, you truly are hard to kill."

"I'm asking who you are!" The Immortal's fury blazed, her vast immortal sense causing the entire space to tremble.

"I'll tell you before I die!"

The mastermind behind the scenes instantly moved to Lu Yang's front, aiming to seize the embryonic Reincarnation Dao Fruit; the Qilin Immortal had long anticipated the mastermind's target being this, and using spatial techniques, he also arrived beside Lu Yang.

"Get past me first!

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The Qilin Immortal opened his bloody maw and lunged to bite it!

The mastermind behind the scenes' expression also turned cold; he raised his hand and shattered the Qilin Immortal's teeth: "Ignorant of life and death—just you dare to interfere!"

"What heaven-born earth-nurtured spirit monster—just a fatherless, motherless beast!"