Eavesdropping on Thoughts, Yunxiao Arrives with Sword Drawn to Slay Dingguang Immortal

Chapter 24: Good Heavens, Duobao Would Betray the Sect Too?

"You, you, you... you scoundrel, you disobedient disciple, get out! You are forbidden to leave Golden Ao Island for the time being!"

Tongtian Cult Master roared at Li Xiao.

"Got it!"

Li Xiao felt a load lifted from his shoulders. He quickly turned and ran towards the exit of Biyou Palace, muttering as he went, "Looks like Teacher isn't that easy to fool..."

As he spoke, Li Xiao pushed open the doors of Biyou Palace and was about to step out.

Behind him, Tongtian Cult Master's ears perked up, and he immediately exploded. He reached out, grabbed a shoe, and flung it towards Li Xiao.

Li Xiao yelped in surprise and quickly dodged.

Just then, Duobao Daoist arrived.

Duobao Daoist never expected a shoe to suddenly fly out of Biyou Palace. Caught off guard, he was directly hit in the face by Tongtian Cult Master's shoe.

Poor Duobao Daoist was sent tumbling backward, looking utterly pathetic.

"Who? Who attacked this humble Taoist..."

Duobao Daoist scrambled to his feet, a red shoe print imprinted on his old face. He yelled in fury.

"Huh?"

Li Xiao, Zhao Gongming, the Three Xiao sisters, and the others stared in disbelief.

When they snapped back to reality, Li Xiao leaned in and whispered, "First Senior Brother, Teacher attacked you..."

"Even the Heavenly King wouldn't dare, huh? Teacher..."

Duobao Daoist blinked, looking at Li Xiao with a bewildered expression. He swallowed and said, "Teacher? This... you..."

A young Taoist boy beside Duobao Daoist covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Who is this?"

Li Xiao looked at the young Taoist boy and asked.

"Greetings, Immortal. I am a disciple of Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi, named Qingfeng..."

The Taoist boy hurriedly cupped his hands towards Li Xiao.

"Zhenyuanzi?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Duobao Daoist turned to the Taoist boy and said, "Fellow Taoist, please wait here for a moment. Allow this humble Taoist to go in and report to the Saint!"

"Please, Immortal, go ahead!"

The Taoist boy said hastily.

Duobao Daoist tidied his appearance and then walked into Biyou Palace. Upon seeing Tongtian Cult Master, he knelt and bowed, "Disciple Duobao greets Teacher!"

Tongtian Cult Master felt a bit awkward after hitting Duobao Daoist with his shoe. He looked at Duobao Daoist and asked, "Duobao, what is it?"

Duobao Daoist cupped his hands towards Tongtian Cult Master and said, "Teacher, Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi has sent his disciple. He said... he said the Ginseng Fruit is ripe and invites Teacher to come and taste it!"

Tongtian Cult Master nodded and said, "Alright, this humble Taoist understands!"

He paused, then looked at Duobao Daoist and said, "Duobao, while this humble Taoist is away at Wuzhuang Temple, you will manage the affairs of the sect!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Duobao Daoist quickly cupped his hands towards Tongtian Cult Master.

Tongtian Cult Master rose and walked out.

Duobao Daoist followed Tongtian Cult Master.

The two of them exited Biyou Palace. Tongtian Cult Master looked at everyone and said, "While this humble Taoist is away, Duobao will manage the Intercepting Sect on my behalf!"

With that, Tongtian Cult Master summoned Kui Niu and rode it away.

Zhenyuanzi's Taoist boy, Qingfeng, followed Tongtian Cult Master.

Fine? This Teacher truly trusts his First Senior Brother. If he keeps letting First Senior Brother manage the Intercepting Sect, our sect is doomed!

In the future, Duobao will convert to Buddhism and become a Buddha. Thinking about it now, the ultimate winner of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods wasn't the Heavenly Origin Sect, nor the Western Sect, much less the Ren Sect. It was actually our seemingly harmless First Senior Brother!

Hiss, thinking about it this way, the entire Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods might have been instigated by First Senior Brother. It seems he was the one who incited Teacher to set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and bring about the downfall of our Intercepting Sect...

But why would he do that? Right, he must be imitating the Dao Ancestor, gathering the power of an entire kalpa into himself, wanting to use boundless fortune to prove the Primordial Unity!

Hateful, detestable! If you wanted to prove your Dao, you could have used other methods. Why did you have to bring about the destruction of our entire Intercepting Sect? Causing our great sect of ten thousand followers to perish...

Just then, Yunxiao heard Li Xiao's thoughts.

Yunxiao's eyes twitched violently. She turned and looked at Li Xiao with disbelief, then painfully turned her neck to look at Duobao Daoist.

Duobao Daoist noticed Yunxiao looking at him and couldn't help but grin. He nodded slightly at Yunxiao.

Normally, Yunxiao would have found her First Senior Brother to be kind and generous. But now, looking at Duobao Daoist's smile, she felt a chill run down her spine, making her hair stand on end!

It was as if she had fallen into an ice cave!

Yunxiao's pretty face twitched fiercely. She forced a smile that was uglier than crying and gave a slight nod to Duobao Daoist, returning the greeting.

After a moment's hesitation, Yunxiao hurried forward a few steps, riding the clouds to catch up with Tongtian Cult Master.

Tongtian Cult Master was riding Kui Niu at a leisurely pace. Before long, Yunxiao caught up and blocked his path.

"Teacher..."

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master and quickly cupped her hands in greeting.

Tongtian Cult Master was taken aback, then looked at Qingfeng beside him and said, "Qingfeng, you go to Wuzhuang Temple first. This humble Taoist will be there shortly!"

"Yes, Saint!"

Qingfeng cupped his hands to Tongtian Cult Master, then turned and rode the clouds towards Longevity Mountain's Wuzhuang Temple.

Tongtian Cult Master turned back to Yunxiao and asked, "Yunxiao, what happened?"

As he spoke, Tongtian Cult Master waved his large sleeve, setting up a barrier that enveloped him, Kui Niu, and Yunxiao.

Yunxiao hesitated, glancing at Kui Niu.

Tongtian Cult Master reached out and brushed Kui Niu's body, instantly sealing its six senses. It could neither hear nor see anything.

Kui Niu was startled, wondering what urgent matter Yunxiao had to tell Tongtian Cult Master that warranted sealing its divine senses.

Seeing that Tongtian Cult Master had sealed Kui Niu's divine senses, Yunxiao's expression became solemn as she cupped her hands and said, "Teacher, just now, your disciple overheard Senior Brother Li Xiao's thoughts. He said... you've been letting First Senior Brother manage the sect's affairs, and something will happen sooner or later..."

"Something will happen sooner or later? Why... why would that be?"

Tongtian Cult Master was bewildered.

Yunxiao's pretty face twitched violently. Looking at Tongtian Cult Master, her expression was unusually grave as she said, "I heard Senior Brother Li Xiao say that First Senior Brother will become a Buddha of the Buddhist sect in the future..."

"What? A Buddha of the Buddhist sect? Are you saying Duobao will betray my Intercepting Sect?"

Tongtian Cult Master was shocked, looking at Yunxiao in disbelief and exclaiming, "How... how is that possible? Duobao is kind and gentle to everyone. How could he betray my Intercepting Sect? How could he betray this humble Taoist?"

Yunxiao gave a wry smile and cupped her hands to Tongtian Cult Master, "Teacher, this disciple doesn't know, but Senior Brother Li Xiao's thoughts truly said this. First Senior Brother might indeed... betray the sect!"

"This..."

Tongtian Cult Master's expression also became extremely solemn. A sharp light flickered in his eyes as he looked at Yunxiao and frowned, "But there's no reason for it. This humble Taoist has treated Duobao well. Why would he betray my Intercepting Sect? Why would he betray this humble Taoist?"

Chapter 25: The Intercepting Sect is Doomed? Tongtian is Shocked

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master and replied, "Reporting to Teacher, I heard Fifth Senior Brother's thoughts. He said that First Senior Brother, in order to achieve sainthood, is imitating the Dao Ancestor, using the power of a kalpa to gather the fortune of an entire kalpa into himself, thereby proving the Dao and becoming a Saint..."

"Hmph, that unfilial disciple, he's too audacious!"

Upon hearing this, Tongtian Cult Master's face immediately darkened.

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Tongtian Cult Master saw this and said, "Yunxiao, is there something you want to say? Why are you stuttering?"

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master, took a deep breath, her expression unusually grave, and said, "Teacher, I heard Fifth Senior Brother's thoughts... He said that in order to prove the Dao and become a Saint, First Senior Brother instigated you to set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, thereby burying the entire Intercepting Sect..."

"What?"

Tongtian Cult Master's pupils contracted sharply. He looked at Yunxiao in disbelief and exclaimed, "Yunxiao, are you saying my Intercepting Sect will be destroyed?"

Yunxiao nodded, "Fifth Senior Brother's thoughts said so!"

Tongtian Cult Master's eyelids twitched fiercely. He looked at Yunxiao in disbelief, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, gritting his teeth, "Good for you, Duobao! This humble Taoist treated you well, yet you would destroy my entire Intercepting Sect, you..."

As he spoke, Tongtian Cult Master took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and anger in his heart.

Yunxiao's expression was also extremely solemn.

It was no wonder they were both so grave. After all, one was the founder of the Intercepting Sect, and the other was a loyal disciple. To suddenly learn that the Intercepting Sect would be destroyed, and that Duobao Daoist might even be involved, how could they not be solemn?

"Teacher, Wuzhuang Temple, are you... still going?"

Yunxiao hesitated and asked.

Going? What a joke!

Because of eating a few fruits, he would let that scoundrel Duobao act as the interim leader of the Intercepting Sect and seize power?

And plunge the entire Intercepting Sect into eternal damnation?

This deal is a huge loss!

Tongtian Cult Master was not a fool, so he shook his head slightly and said, "No, I'm not going. Let's go back to Golden Ao Island!"

Yunxiao nodded.

Tongtian Cult Master hesitated, then looked at Yunxiao and said, "Yunxiao, maintain your composure, guard your Dao heart, and absolutely do not do anything like cutting off Dingguang Immortal again!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Yunxiao quickly cupped her hands.