On the Dragon-Slaying Platform, I was executed and became Yang Jian's brother-in-law.

The Lingxiao Palace.

All the gods and immortals were stunned!

"The Holy Mother of Golden Spirits?!"

"That wicked dragon...it's actually a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother?!"

"This...how is this possible?!"

"The Jie Sect? That's the Jie Sect!"

The immortals were in an uproar, and the entire hall was in an uproar!

The Jade Emperor suddenly stood up, his face turning extremely ugly!

The Intercepting Sect!

That is the lineage of the Sage Tongtian Sect Master!

Although the Jie Sect was severely weakened after the Investiture of the Gods, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse!

Moreover, the Golden Spirit Mother is no ordinary person!

She is one of the four direct disciples of the Tongtian Sect Master, holding an extremely high position and possessing unfathomable strength!

and...

The Jade Emperor suddenly remembered a more crucial question.

Even though Jin Ling was included in the Investiture of the Gods, she was still granted a top-tier divine position as Doumu Yuanjun.

Lady Ziguang, the mother of all the stars of the Big Dipper, holds a position second only to a sage, and is thus considered a quasi-sage.

If this wicked dragon is truly a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother...

Doesn't that mean he has a teacher-student relationship with Mu Yuanjun?

The Jade Emperor's face turned ashen, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

This...this has blown up!

"Quickly!" the Jade Emperor cried out, his voice trembling. "Go and summon Doumu Yuanjun!"

The silence inside the Lingxiao Palace lasted only a moment before it erupted into chaos!

"The Holy Mother of Golden Spirits?!"

"That's one of the four direct disciples of the Jie Sect!"

"This wicked dragon is actually connected to the Jie Sect?"

The immortals and gods were all talking at once, discussing the matter animatedly.

Just then, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun stepped forward.

He was dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, and had a dignified expression. As one of the incarnations of Yuanshi Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, he held an extremely high position in the Three Realms.

"Gentlemen," said the Great Sage Who Rescues from Suffering in a deep voice, "this matter is probably not so simple."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals turned to look at him.

"What does the Celestial Venerable mean by this?" a celestial official asked.

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun sneered: "Do you all still remember what became of the disciples of the Jie Sect during the Investiture of the Gods?"

Upon hearing this, the immortals exchanged bewildered glances.

The Great Tribulation of the Gods...

That would be a great calamity for the Three Realms!

The Chan Sect, the Jie Sect, the Ren Sect, and the Western Sect fought each other, causing the heavens and the earth to collapse!

Ultimately, the Chan Sect and the Western Sect joined forces, and the Jie Sect suffered a great defeat!

Countless disciples of the Jie Sect either had their true spirits taken away by the Investiture of the Gods, were converted to Buddhism in the West, or died and their cultivation dissipated...

"That's right!" Lingbao Tianzun also stepped forward; he was also an incarnation of Yuanshi Tianzun. "Of the disciples of the Jie Sect, less than one in ten survives!"

"And most of those who didn't die were converted by the West!"

"The Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit, the Golden Light Immortal, the Curly-Headed Immortal... aren't they all disciples of the Intercepting Sect? And now, aren't they all in the West?"

Upon hearing this, all the immortals nodded in agreement.

It does!

After the Investiture of the Gods, the Western Sect recruited members on a large scale, with disciples of the Intercepting Sect becoming a key target!

"Therefore!" Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's voice suddenly rose, "This dragon is very likely a pawn secretly planted by the West!"

"He's using the name of the Jie Sect to do things in the West!"

"To put it bluntly, they're spies for the Xuanmen (Taoist sect)!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the hall!

"That makes sense now!"

"With such a massive undertaking as the Investiture of the Gods, how come we've never heard of this dragon's name before?"

"He's definitely just a minor character, cannon fodder; he doesn't even deserve to be on the field!"

"Now they suddenly appear, claiming to be a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother? Nobody believes that!"

The more the immortals talked, the more they felt it made sense.

Venus's eyes lit up, and he immediately chimed in, "The Heavenly Venerable is absolutely right! This fiend is most likely a spy from the West!"

"The Buddhist sect is truly cunning! First, they arranged for him to have a dragon child in the underworld, and now they've fabricated this whole 'apprenticeship' story!"

"The purpose is to give him an identity so that he can serve the West in the future!"

The God of War nodded in agreement: "Indeed! That's how it's always been in the west! Secretly plotting, advancing step by step!"

"This wicked dragon was a pawn of Buddhism from beginning to end!"

The immortals became more and more excited as they spoke, each believing they had uncovered the truth.

Western Paradise, Ling Mountain.

The Buddha was furious when he heard these words!

"What kind of espionage agent?!"

"What secret scheme?!"

"When did this humble monk ever do such a thing?!"

The Buddha roared inwardly, but outwardly maintained a compassionate smile, though that smile had become extremely stiff.

The person is sitting at the table, and a pot falls from the sky!

That's absolutely right!

He only wanted to convert a vicious dragon with a lot of evil energy, so how did he become the mastermind behind "scheming for thousands of years"?

and...

Tathagata carefully recalled the details of the Investiture of the Gods calamity.

At that time, he had indeed never seen this dragon before!

Not only had he never seen it, but the entire Western religion had never seen it!

What... what exactly is going on?

The Buddha was filled with doubt, but even more so with frustration.

The Heavenly Court has now confirmed that Su Bai is a spy for the West.

The more you explain, the more it sounds like a cover-up!

Damn!

Inside the Hall of Yama, the King of Hell.

Wen Zhong stared intently at the Golden Spirit Mother in the picture, his heart filled with doubt.

Master...

Did you really take this apprentice as your disciple?

Wen Zhong thought back carefully.

He has been a disciple of the Holy Mother Jinling for thousands of years.

Over the years, he had been cultivating by his master's side and had never heard his master mention the existence of such a "senior brother"!

and...

Wen Zhong frowned.

If this dragon is truly my master's disciple, then it should have become a disciple even earlier than I did.

After all, in the scene, Su Bai was rescued and taken in as a disciple by his master when he was still a young dragon.

But why...?

Over all these years, has Master never mentioned him?

Even during gatherings of the disciples of the Jie Sect, this dragon was never seen.

Wen Zhong felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it.

"Could it be..." he thought to himself, "that this dragon is truly a spy planted by Buddhism? Using my master's name to carry out activities in the West?"

If that's really the case...

That's absolutely awful!

How dare you tarnish the reputation of our Master!

A cold glint flashed in Wen Zhong's eyes, and the third eye on his forehead showed signs of opening.

Just then—

"fart!"

A roar resounded throughout the three realms!

The Lingxiao Palace.

Zhao Gongming suddenly stood up, his aura exploding!

As the eldest disciple of the outer sect of the Jie Sect, Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, is a figure whose strength and status should not be underestimated!

"Taiyi! Lingbao!" Zhao Gongming pointed at the two Celestial Venerables, his voice booming like thunder, "You two remnants of the Chan Sect, how dare you slander my Jie Sect?!"

"What kind of espionage agents? What kind of Western spy?"

"Bullshit!"

Zhao Gongming grew angrier as he spoke, his body radiating golden light, showing signs of making a move!

"Every member of our Jie Sect stands tall and upright! Though we were defeated in the Investiture of the Gods, we were still honorable!"

"How dare you defile me like this?!"

"If you're so capable, let's go outside and have a go!"

"Let's see if your Chan Sect's methods are more powerful, or if my Jie Sect's supernatural abilities are stronger!"

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun's expressions changed.

Although they are incarnations of Yuanshi Tianzun, they are not his true form. If they were to actually fight Zhao Gongming, they might not have the upper hand!

not to mention...

Zhao Gongming was not a single person!

Behind him are also a group of Jie Sect masters, including the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao and the Holy Mother of Jinling!

If things really fall apart, it won't do the Chan Sect any good either!