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

Mount Hua, the Holy Mother Palace.

Yang Chan carried the Lotus Lantern, her body radiating a murderous aura, her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent.

Chang'e, standing to the side, advised, "Holy Mother, please calm down..."

"Calm down?" Yang Chan sneered. "How can I possibly stay calm?"

She looked at the Lotus Lantern in her hand and gritted her teeth, saying, "Although seeing that dragon entangled with so many women did make me very unhappy..."

"What Golden Spirit Mother, what Three Immortal Maidens, they're all flocking to him!"

Chang'e's lips twitched, thinking to herself, "You're being way too jealous."

Yang Chan took a deep breath, her eyes sharpening: "But that's all for later. Right now, the most important thing is to deal with that old bastard Zhang Daoling!"

"He actually dared to convict Su Bai; he's practically courting death!"

Chang'e said cautiously, "But Holy Mother, Zhang Daoling is backed by Laozi, if you..."

"So what if it's Laozi?" Yang Chan scoffed. "Back then, my parents and brothers died tragically, and my second brother split Mount Peach with an axe to save our mother. Did Laozi ever step in to help us then?"

"Since he's so ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless too!"

Chang'e, seeing that she couldn't persuade her otherwise, could only sigh.

A glint of madness flashed in Yang Chan's eyes: "Once everything is over, I'll take Su Bai back to Mount Hua, hollow out the mountain, install layers of restrictions, and lock him up inside!"

"No one but me will ever see you again, and you can forget about risking your life for another woman... You can only be mine, and you can only look at me."

"What Golden Spirit, what Three Immortals, get the hell out of my sight!"

Chang'e: "..."

Yang Chan's expression at this moment was quite interesting.

This saintly woman seems to have truly gone mad.

In the Jade Pool, the Golden Spirit Doumu Yuanjun stood on the clouds, her body surrounded by the solidified Geng metal energy.

Her gaze was icy as she scanned the entire room, finally settling on Zhang Daoling.

"Zhang Daoling," Jin Ling's voice was devoid of any emotion, "are you going to condemn my disciple?"

Zhang Daoling was so intimidated by Jin Ling's aura that he took a step back and managed to say, "Fellow Daoist Jin Ling, this is the law of Heaven..."

"Laws?" Jin Ling sneered. "What laws? They're nothing but a fig leaf for your Ren and Chan families."

"During the Investiture of the Gods calamity, how many schemes and tricks did your Chan Sect employ? The sneak attack by Ran Deng, the underhanded tactics of Lu Ya—weren't these violations of the rules of heaven and earth?"

"Now that my disciple severed a sliver of the causal link between the Investiture of the Gods to protect his followers, you want to punish him severely?"

Jin Ling's voice grew colder: "I'm telling you this now, anyone who dares to harm my disciple will be killed!"

"No matter who it is!"

"Even if he's a saint, I'll still fight him!"

These words shocked the entire audience.

The Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit was surrounded by dazzling starlight, a testament to the majesty of the Lord of All Stars.

"Disciples of the Jie Sect, heed my command!!"

This stern shout no longer came from Doumu Yuanjun of the Heavenly Court, but from the Golden Spirit Holy Mother who once ruled over all the immortals.

"Anyone who dares to touch Su Bai is tantamount to threatening the very foundation of my Jie Sect! Kill them all!!"

boom!

With the Golden Spirit Mother's statement, the deities with the Jie Sect background who had previously been somewhat hesitant and timid in the main hall were completely thrown into chaos.

The Nine Luminaries, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends... these immortals of the Intercepting Sect, who usually occupy most of the Heavenly Court's staff, were all as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"kill!!"

"I've endured this for so many years, I've had enough!"

"Dare to touch any of my Jie Sect members? What if they rebel against the Heavenly Court!"

"Me too!"

"Right! If all else fails, we can just fight another round of the Investiture of the Gods!"

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Wen Zhong, tears streaming down his face, opened his third eye on his forehead, brandished his twin whips, and charged forward, shouting, "Master has ordered! Protect my senior brother!!"

The Buddhist camp.

Looking at this chaotic scene, which even had a "dreamlike re-enactment of the Investiture of the Gods" feel to it, Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help but twitch her lips slightly: "World Honored One, this...this Heavenly Court is probably going to be torn down, isn't it? Shouldn't we really intervene?"

The Buddha sat firmly on his lotus throne. Although the scene was chaotic, the Buddha's light surrounding him kept all the disturbances at bay.

He looked at the group of red-eyed Jie Sect immortals, then glanced at Zhang Daoling, who was surrounded and struggling to stay afloat, and sighed softly, a look of compassion on his face:

"Amitabha."

"I originally thought that today's task was merely to subdue the demon monkey and incidentally convert a wicked dragon. If it were just about eliminating demons, our Buddhist sect, out of compassion, would naturally lend a hand."

"But now it seems..." Buddha shook his head and said meaningfully, "This is hardly a matter of subduing demons and monsters; it's clearly an internal affair of the Xuanmen (Taoist sect)."

"The Three Pure Ones are originally one family. Now that the Jie Sect wants to settle old scores with the Chan Sect and the Human Sect and clear up the karma of the Investiture of the Gods, our Western Sect is an outsider. If we interfere at this time, wouldn't that break the rules and displease the Three Pure Ones?"

"Excellent, excellent, let's wait and see."

To put it bluntly, Buddha just wanted to see a joke.

The more chaotic the Heavenly Court becomes, the deeper the internal conflicts within Taoism, which is more beneficial to Buddhism. Ideally, the fighting should escalate to a bloody standstill, completely destroying the Heavenly Court's authority. Only then, when the Journey to the West begins, can Buddhism more naturally take over the faith of the Three Realms.

On the high platform of Yaochi, the Jade Emperor looked down at the chaos below, and suddenly "plop" he scurried under the table.

The immortals: "???"

The Jade Emperor's voice came from under the table, carrying three parts panic, three parts anger, and four parts...excitement?

"Oh no! It's out of control! It's out of control!"

"Protect the Emperor! Quickly, protect the Emperor!"

While shouting and yelling, the Jade Emperor skillfully crawled under the nine-dragon table. His movements were so smooth that it was clear this was not the first time he had done this.

He appeared to be terrified, but in reality, the Jade Emperor was hiding under the table with a frighteningly clear gaze, and even a cold smile on his lips.

"Go ahead and make a scene, the bigger the better."

The Jade Emperor knew exactly what was going on.

Although the Heavenly Court appears to be under his control, most of the gods actually obey Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun. Especially Zhang Daoling, a direct descendant of the Human Sect, usually outwardly obeys but inwardly defies the Jade Emperor, frequently using the "Decree of the Dao Ancestor" to suppress him.

Now, thanks to Su Bai's actions, the Jie Sect has given Zhang Daoling a good beating, which is truly gratifying.

Moreover, the Jade Emperor had an even deeper scheme.

"That idiot Zhang Daoling only thinks about using the Heavenly Laws to suppress people, but he forgot what Su Bai's identity was in his previous life!"

The Jade Emperor's eyes flickered as he pondered, "Su Bai's third incarnation is Yinglong! He helped the Yellow Emperor slay Chiyou and assisted Yu the Great in controlling the floods! What is this?"

"This is an immense act of merit for humanity! It is the work of humanity's forefathers!"

"The foundation of the Human Religion established by Laozi lies in the destiny of the human race! If Laozi dares to openly execute Su Bai, a great contributor to the human race, today just to save face for the Heavenly Court..."

"Heh heh, would the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Human Race's Fire Cloud Cave agree to that? Would the entire human race agree to that?"

"At that time, the influence of the Humanist sect will inevitably backfire! Even if Laozi doesn't die, he'll be severely injured!"

Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor put on an even more energetic performance, shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Taibai! Where the hell is Taibai?!"

"Hurry! Go to the Thirty-Third Heaven! Go to the Tushita Palace! Go to the Great Luo Heaven!"

"Go and invite Laozi! Invite the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!"

"I can't control this situation! We must quickly summon His Majesty to resolve this!!"

Venus, suppressing a laugh, respectfully said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Above the underworld, Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged a glance, both seeing a restless urge in each other's eyes.

Riding on his Wind-Fire Wheels, Nezha watched Zhao Gongming and the Golden Spirit Mother display their divine power, his face flushed with excitement: "Second Brother! Let's go too! This Heavenly Court should have been smashed long ago! I've disliked that Zhang Tianshi for a long time!"

Although Yang Jian's face remained as calm as water, the Howling Celestial Dog behind him was baring its teeth, and its three-pointed double-edged sword was humming as if it wanted to drink blood.

"No rush."

Yang Jian's gaze was deep as he looked towards the Thirty-Third Heaven. "The final moment hasn't arrived yet. The current chaos is just an appetizer. The one who can truly make the final decision has not yet arrived."

But his Heavenly Eye had already silently blocked Zhang Daoling's escape route.

Eat in the center.

Zhang Daoling was truly panicked at this moment, and could even be described as desperate.

He originally thought that by invoking the banner of "the Investiture of the Gods: Cause and Effect," he could easily judge Su Bai from a moral high ground. But he never expected that Su Bai was a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment!

The surrounding immortals from the Jie Sect glared at us with murderous intent...

"They've gone mad...they've all gone mad..."

Zhang Daoling's hair was disheveled, and both of his male and female demon-slaying swords were chipped and broken, while the Heavenly Master Seal was dim in light.

He looked around and saw that the Jade Emperor had hidden himself, the Buddhist monks were watching the show, and the heavenly soldiers and generals were defeated.

Where is this the Heavenly Court that rules over the Three Realms? This is clearly a makeshift organization on the verge of falling apart!

"Heavenly Court... pills! These are long-lasting pills!"

Zhang Daoling groaned inwardly. He knew that he alone could not possibly suppress this group of bloodthirsty Jie Sect madmen. If things continued like this, he might really die in this Lingxiao Palace today.

We need to call the parents!

"Teacher! Help me!!"

Zhang Daoling could no longer care about the dignity of a Celestial Master. He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence into his palm. Then, he frantically formed hand seals and sent out an extremely piercing divine thought transmission towards the direction of the Thirty-Three Heavens' Tushita Palace:

"The Jie Sect has rebelled! The Heavenly Court is on the verge of collapse!"

"Please, Dao Ancestor, manifest your divine power! Please, Master, intervene and suppress this!!"