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

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, the Holy Mother Jinling was in tears.

Her body trembled violently, and her aura began to surge wildly!

That's the killing energy of Geng metal!

Pure, extreme killing intent!

The entire Jade Pool was suddenly enveloped by a terrifying killing intent!

Temperature plummeted!

The air seemed to freeze!

The immortals all paled upon sensing the killing intent!

"Such...such terrifying killing intent..."

"Is this the true power of the Golden Spirit Mother?"

"Unrivaled in battle below the level of a sage, his reputation is truly well-deserved..."

The Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit slowly raised her head.

There were no more tears in her eyes, only a chilling killing intent!

Her gaze slowly turned westward.

To be precise, they turned to the Buddha!

"Duobao..."

The voice of the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit was chillingly cold.

The Buddha froze.

He sensed the terrifying killing intent emanating from the Golden Spirit Mother and inwardly groaned.

It's over...

This has really blown up...

"Junior Sister Jinling..." Tathagata began, forcing himself to speak, "about what happened back then..."

"Shut up!" Golden Spirit Mother interrupted sharply, "You have no right to call me junior sister!"

"Back during the Investiture of the Gods, you sided with the West and betrayed the Jie Sect!"

"From that moment on, there is no longer any bond between us as fellow disciples!"

Tathagata's expression changed, but he still forced a smile: "Jin Ling... Fellow Daoist, what happened back then was truly beyond our control..."

"Helpless?" Golden Spirit Mother sneered. "To surrender to the West and attain the position of Buddha, is that what you call helplessness?"

"After the great eon, I went to the Heavenly Court and lived a secluded life, detached from worldly affairs."

"I originally thought that it was all preordained by heaven and earth, and that you all had your own reasons."

The voice of the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit grew colder and colder.

"But today..."

"I've seen the truth!"

"My dragon child, to protect me, you swore an oath to the heavens!"

"He was killed by that traitor, Chang Er Ding Guangxian, and he died at my hands!"

"And the Long-Eared Immortal, Dingguang, is now in your Western Paradise, the Buddha of Joy!"

"Duobao!"

The Golden Spirit Mother spoke each word like a blade: "Today, I demand an explanation!"

The killing and ruthless aura of Geng metal is becoming increasingly intense!

The entire Jade Pool trembled under this murderous intent!

Cold sweat streamed down the forehead of the Buddha.

He knew that the Golden Spirit Mother was truly enraged!

If they weren't still in the Lingxiao Palace, the Golden Spirit Mother would probably have already stormed into the Western Paradise and cleaved the Buddha of Joy in two!

Inside the Lingxiao Palace.

The immortals watched this scene with extremely interesting expressions.

They finally realized what was happening!

"Wait..." Venus froze, "That dragon... Su Bai..."

"He is a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother..."

"The Golden Spirit Mother was one of the four direct disciples of the Jie Sect..."

"Doesn't that mean..."

"That dragon... is it a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect?!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the hall!

"Holy crap!" one of the celestial officials couldn't help but curse. "The third generation of the Jie Sect? The orthodox lineage of the Xuanmen?!"

"We initially thought he was a spy for the West..."

"Turns out they have impeccable credentials, they're from the Jie Sect?"

The immortals looked at each other, all feeling that things had suddenly become complicated.

I originally thought Su Bai was a pawn planted by the West, a member of the Buddhist sect.

But now it seems...

He is a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect!

It is the orthodox school of Taoism!

On the contrary, those so-called "Buddhist masters" are the real spies of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect)!

Cihang Daoren, who is now Guanyin Bodhisattva, was originally one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect!

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, also known as Huan Xi Fo, was originally one of the Seven Immortals who served the Jie Sect!

Manjushri and Samantabhadra also came from the Chan sect!

These people are the real traitors who betrayed the Xuanmen sect and sided with the West!

And Su Bai...

They've been disciples of the Xuanmen sect from beginning to end!

They were killed by these traitors!

"My God..." Wuqu Xingjun muttered to himself, "This plot twist is too big..."

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun sighed.

Looking at the appearance of the Holy Mother Jinling, and then at the Buddha in the west, he felt a mix of emotions.

"well..."

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun spoke slowly, his voice filled with helplessness.

"Actually, I wonder if the sages regret bringing things to this point."

"But on our side, the Chan Sect, we genuinely regret what we did."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals turned their heads in surprise.

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun smiled bitterly, "Back during the Investiture of the Gods, our Chan Sect and the Western Sect joined forces to defeat the Jie Sect."

"I thought that once the great calamity ended, the Three Realms would be at peace."

"And then what happened?"

"The West reaped the biggest benefits!"

"Most of the disciples of the Jie Sect have been converted and taken to the Western Paradise!"

"The Buddhist sect's influence is growing stronger, and now in Heaven, we suffer daily humiliation at the hands of the Western sect!"

The more Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun spoke, the more depressed he became.

"The Journey to the West tribulation, ostensibly helping the Heavenly Court, was actually a constant struggle for credit and personal gain!"

"The Buddhist sect is spreading its teachings in the East, and its influence is growing stronger. It is already showing signs of challenging the Heavenly Court's authority!"

"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have joined forces with the West in the first place!"

Lingbao Tianzun also sighed, "Yes... back then, we only thought that the Jie Sect should teach all without discrimination, and the disciples we accepted were too diverse, which did not conform to the principles of the Chan Sect."

"Unexpectedly, by dismantling the Jie Sect, it was the West that ultimately benefited..."

Looking back now, it was truly a case of shooting oneself in the foot...

All the immortals of the Chan Sect fell silent.

They had to admit that what Taiyi and Lingbao said was true.

After the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the West was indeed the biggest beneficiary!

And their teachings...

Although some benefits were gained, they were far less than those in the West!

What's worse is that the Buddhist sect's influence is growing stronger, and the Heavenly Court is now at the mercy of the Buddhist sect!

What kind of nonsense is this?

Just then—

boom!

A loud bang!

Zhao Gongming slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly!

"Enough!" he roared, "A bunch of hypocrites!"

"Back then, you joined forces to besiege the Jie Sect, and now you have the nerve to say you regret it?"

"Pooh!"

Zhao Gongming's eyes blazed with fury as he surveyed the assembled immortals of the Chan Sect.

"I'll tell you!"

"Su Bai is my senior sister Jin Ling's disciple, a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect!"

"He's my nephew, Zhao Gongming's eldest nephew!"

"Anyone who dares to touch him will try!"

"I, Zhao Gongming, will be the first to object!"

"Although the Jie Sect was defeated in the Investiture of the Gods, our backbone has not broken!"

Zhao Gongming's voice was like thunder, shaking the entire hall!

"right!"

The Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao also stepped forward.

Fairy Yunxiao said coldly, "Su Bai is a member of our Jie Sect! Anyone who dares to touch him is making an enemy of our Jie Sect!"

Fairy Qiongxiao chimed in, "The scores from back then haven't been settled yet! Those traitors in the West owe our Jie Sect what they owe, and they'll have to pay it back sooner or later!"

Bixiao Fairy went even further: "That beast, Chang'er Dingguang Xian! He betrayed our sect back then, now it's time to settle the score!"

The immortals who came from the Jie Sect all stood up!

Although they are now in the Heavenly Court or elsewhere, the bloodline of the Jie Sect has never been severed!

"Su Bai is a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect!"

"It's our junior apprentice!"

"Anyone who dares to touch him is making an enemy of all the disciples of the Jie Sect!"

The immortals were filled with righteous indignation, their momentum unstoppable!

Wen Zhong also stepped forward.

He looked at the exquisitely handsome young man in the picture, his eyes filled with emotion.

"So...it really was Senior Brother..."

Wen Zhong muttered to himself, then turned to look at the Golden Spirit Mother.

"Master, the truth is now revealed."

"My senior brother made a vow to the Heavenly Dao to protect you, and ultimately died a tragic death..."

"I will remember this kindness."

"Whatever decision Master makes, this disciple will fully support you!"

Hearing these words, the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

Looking at her fellow disciples from the Jie Sect, her eyes welled up with tears again.

Thank you all...

Western Paradise, Ling Mountain.

The Buddha, witnessing all this, was utterly exasperated.

He had initially thought that this dragon had some connection with the West and could be used as a pawn.

result...

It turns out they weren't Westerners at all!

On the contrary, it was the third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect!

He was killed by his own family's Buddha of Joy (Long-eared Dingguang Immortal)!

That's good now...

Given the character of the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit, we must march her to Mount Ling and cleave the Buddha of Joy in two!

Cold sweat streamed down the Buddha's forehead.

He knew he had to find a way to ease the situation!

Otherwise, if things really escalate, it will not benefit the West at all!

"Ahem..." Buddha coughed twice and stepped forward.

He had a compassionate smile on his face and his hands clasped together.

"Amitabha Buddha, fellow practitioners, please calm your anger."

"I only just learned of this matter myself."

"What Chang Er Ding Guangxian did back then was indeed inappropriate."

The Buddha then changed the subject: "But you should also consider that those were all things of the past."

"Now, Fellow Daoist Jinling is Doumu Yuanjun, the mother of all the Star Lords, and is of unparalleled nobility."

"That Su Bai is not the Su Bai he used to be."

He has been reincarnated twice, and has long forgotten his past lives.

The Buddha smiled and said, "How about this, let's all compromise."

"On the Western side, let Su Bai enter this Journey to the West tribulation and achieve enlightenment."

"This humble monk will personally reserve a place for him on Mount Ling, and bestow upon him the title of Bodhisattva or Arhat or something similar."

"Consider it an apology from the West, how about it?"

The Buddha spoke of it so casually, as if it were already an immense blessing.

The immortals looked at each other in bewilderment.

This attempt to smooth things over is... way too obvious, isn't it?

Just then—

"no!"

The Jade Emperor suddenly stood up, his face ashen!

"Buddha, what do you mean by this?!"

"Do you think I don't exist?!"

The Jade Emperor roared, "Su Bai is now in my Heavenly Court, a prisoner I must punish!"

"Since when did it become your place to dictate things?!"