Chapter 1037: Exposed

A short while later.

Having obtained his answer, Qi Yuan satisfiedly put away the seedling of the great dao divine tree, then instructed Mu Qingqing to take a certain Child of Destiny over for surgery.

As for Mo Wentian, whose script had reached its end, he didn't choose to exterminate him completely. Instead, he arranged a very important position for this Eternal Demon Ancestor at the Cyber Branch—working in a factory.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, Mo Wentian was still Donghua Immortal Emperor's evil-thought reward body. He had a background, and killing him outright would only lead to unnecessary Karma.

In any case, he already had Old Demon Mo completely under his thumb, and the Great Void was a place where Daoist arts were extinct. He didn't have to worry about the other party causing any trouble at all; sending him to the factory as slave labor was a way to make use of waste.

More importantly, who knew if the dog system would suddenly pop up a mission regarding this guy later? Keeping him around was a precaution.

After arranging these matters, Qi Yuan was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he walked unhurriedly over to Duanmu Xi, who had not yet regained consciousness, and went up to slap him awake.

Soon, Duanmu Xi woke up groggily. After a brief moment of confusion, he opened his eyes and saw a certain someone's smiling face, as well as that illusory, majestic figure not far away…

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Xi's pupils constricted. His expression was shocked to the extreme, and he spoke with a tremble:

“Chief Helmsman, I didn't expect you to actually summon the consciousness of Donghua Immortal Emperor's original self. This… this is simply too incredible.”

Unsure of what he had thought of, Duanmu Xi's expression changed slightly. He subconsciously checked his body, and after confirming he was intact, he breathed a small sigh of relief, though a look of disbelief still lingered on his face.

When a certain someone had asked him to cooperate with the experiment, he thought the other party was joking. How could such a miraculous method exist in this world?

He hadn't expected the Cyber Branch to truly have the ability to create a brand-new Donghua Immortal Emperor through the three of them. Even if it was just an illusory projection, it was still beyond belief.

Is this… the power of technology?

While Duanmu Xi was deeply shaken, Qi Yuan grinned. He patted the other's shoulder and said with feigned seriousness:

“Brother Duanmu, Senior Donghua's virtual consciousness has already confessed the whole truth. You don't need to keep hiding things anymore; it won't benefit anyone.”

As he spoke, he casually pulled a pre-prepared secret letter from his robe and handed it to Duanmu Xi:

“Please hand this letter to the person hidden behind you. You know who I'm referring to.”

Hearing this, Duanmu Xi, who was already in a state of shock, saw his face change drastically once more. He subconsciously wanted to deny it, but after meeting that calm and composed gaze, he finally let out a helpless sigh:

“As expected of the Chief Helmsman, you really did see through everything. I will bring this letter to Your Majesty…”

If possible, Duanmu Xi didn't want to participate in this consciousness Fusion experiment at all. Setting aside whether his secrets would be exposed, who knew if there would be any unpredictable consequences afterward.

Unfortunately, facing the extremely forceful Heaven and Earth Society Grand Helmsman, he, the Immortal Lord Xi Xuan who seemingly held great power, had no room to refuse from the very beginning.

There was no other way. The man before him not only controlled a super power like the Cyber Branch that could rival the Immortal Court, but also gathered a group of top experts who were infinitely close to the Creation Realm. He could be said to be the most powerful figure in the current Immortal Realm.

Unless the existence behind him was willing to risk exposure to protect him, the other party only needed one command to forcibly kidnap him from the Immortal Lords Estate.

Therefore, Duanmu Xi could only choose to comply obediently and head to the Cyber Branch with a heavy heart.

Now that he had been found out, Duanmu Xi simply stopped quibbling. He carefully tucked away the secret letter, effectively admitting that a great figure was indeed hidden behind him—the true Donghua Immortal Emperor!

That address of “Your Majesty” had already exposed everything.

Fuck!

This kid really does have a problem!

Seeing this, Qi Yuan maintained a calm and breezy exterior, but in his heart, he was cursing up a storm, wishing he could beat this traitor up on the spot.

He originally couldn't confirm the current state of the true Donghua Immortal Emperor. Pretending to have everything under control was merely a way to test the other party.

He didn't expect this test to actually yield an unexpected gain.

In fact, the “Cyber Emperor” fused from the consciousness data of Duanmu Xi and the other two only knew about things before Donghua Immortal Emperor severed his three corpses. He had absolutely no understanding of what happened afterward.

After all, once Donghua Immortal Emperor severed the three corpses, they became independent entities. Naturally, they couldn't know the status of the original self.

In other words, Qi Yuan could only learn the ins and outs of past events from the “Cyber Emperor,” but could not learn of the current situation.

Now, through Duanmu Xi, he had finally caught the tail of the true Donghua Immortal Emperor.

Although he didn't know what Donghua Immortal Emperor was planning, Qi Yuan was certain in his heart that the other would never willingly become a sacrifice for the Great Heavenly Venerable of Dao Mastery's world-ending plan. He would at least put up a struggle.

Since both sides faced the same enemy, there was a possibility of pulling Donghua Immortal Emperor over from the enemy camp. At the very least, he had to make that old fogey stay neutral.

Thinking of this, a smile played on the corners of Qi Yuan's mouth, and he said in a sincere tone:

“Our current goals and interests are completely aligned. If the mastermind behind the scenes succeeds, I'm afraid the first to be discarded will be a chess piece like Senior Donghua, who has completely lost his utility.”

“Conversely, if Senior Donghua does me a trivial favor, I'll have the confidence to contend with the mastermind to the end. At the very least, I can hold out longer, so Senior Donghua doesn't suffer the fate of being slaughtered once the job is done.”

“I'm sure Senior Donghua can distinguish the stakes involved…”

After a brief silence, Duanmu Xi nodded and replied solemnly:

“Rest assured, Chief Helmsman. I will definitely recount these words to Your Majesty in person.”

“Then I'll leave it to you, Brother Duanmu.”

Qi Yuan smiled, gaining a brand-new understanding of just how cunning these old fellows were.

Damn… after all that, Donghua Immortal Emperor never left this space-time. Instead, he found a place to hide, stirring up trouble under the instructions of the Great Heavenly Venerable of Dao Mastery.

In other words, the so-called struggle for the position of Immortal Emperor was a complete sham. Both Yuan Wu and the once infinitely close to the Creation Realm Tai Hao were played for fools.

Even if Tai Hao really could slaughter the Human Race and patch his own flaws, he wouldn't be able to become a true Creation Realm powerhouse, because that old fogey Donghua was still around.

According to the rules, this world only allows for one Creation Realm being. With Donghua occupying the spot, even if Yuan Wu and Tai Hao had heaven-defying abilities, they wouldn't be able to achieve a Breakthrough!

Watching Duanmu Xi's departing back, Qi Yuan withdrew his smile, a look of determination appearing on his face.

After learning that the enemy was an almost omnipotent creator, he had completely dispelled the last trace of wishful thinking in his heart and did not intend to involve the people around him.

Great Heavenly Venerable of Dao Mastery, is it?

If you want to swallow me like a snack, then be prepared to have your teeth shattered…