Good Grief, Duobao Would Betray the Sect Too? / The Jie Sect Would Be Destroyed? Tongtian Was Shocked

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

"You, you, you... you bastard! Traitorous disciple, get out of here! You are not to leave Golden Ao Island anytime soon!"

Tongtian Cult Master looked at Li Xiao and roared.

"Got it!"

Li Xiao felt as if a burden had been lifted. He hurriedly turned and ran out of Biyou Palace, muttering as he ran, "Looks like Teacher isn't that easy to fool after all..."

As he spoke, Li Xiao pushed open Biyou Palace's doors and was about to leave.

Behind him, Tongtian Cult Master heard this and immediately blew up. He summoned a shoe with a wave of his hand and flung it at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao jumped in fright and hurriedly dodged aside.

Just then, Daoist Duobao arrived.

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

Poor Daoist Duobao was knocked rolling and tumbling backward, utterly disheveled.

"Who? Who dared sneak attack this humble Taoist..."

Daoist Duobao scrambled to his feet, a red shoeprint stamped across his old face, and shouted furiously.

"Uh?"

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

Once he recovered, Li Xiao leaned closer and whispered, "First Senior Brother, Teacher was the one who attacked you..."

"Not even the Jade Emperor could get away with that—uh? Teacher..."

Daoist Duobao froze, staring blankly at Li Xiao. He swallowed and said, "Teacher? Th-this... you..."

A young daoist boy beside Daoist Duobao covered his mouth and giggled.

"This is...?"

Li Xiao looked at the young daoist boy and asked.

"Greetings, Immortal. I am Qingfeng, a boy in the service of Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi..."

The daoist boy hurriedly cupped his hands toward Li Xiao.

"Zhenyuanzi?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow.

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

"Please go ahead, Immortal!"

The daoist boy hurriedly replied.

Daoist Duobao straightened his appearance, then entered Biyou Palace. Upon seeing Tongtian Cult Master, he knelt and bowed. "This disciple Duobao greets Teacher!"

Having hit Daoist Duobao with a shoe, Tongtian Cult Master could not help feeling a little embarrassed. Looking at Daoist Duobao, he asked, "Duobao, what is it?"

Daoist Duobao cupped his hands toward Tongtian Cult Master and said, "Teacher, Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi sent a boy here to say... to say that the Ginseng Fruit has ripened, and he invites Teacher to Wuzhuang Temple to taste it!"

Tongtian Cult Master nodded. "Very well, this humble Taoist understands."

After a pause, Tongtian Cult Master looked at Daoist Duobao and said, "Duobao, while this humble Taoist visits Wuzhuang Temple, the sect's affairs will be left to you!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Daoist Duobao hurriedly cupped his hands.

Tongtian Cult Master rose and walked outside.

Daoist Duobao followed behind Tongtian Cult Master.

After the two left Biyou Palace, Tongtian Cult Master looked at the crowd and said, "While this humble Taoist is away, Duobao will manage the Jie Sect in my stead!"

As he spoke, Tongtian Cult Master summoned Kui Niu, mounted him, and headed away.

Qingfeng, Zhenyuanzi's daoist boy, followed after Tongtian Cult Master.

Seriously? Teacher really trusted First Senior Brother that much. If he kept letting First Senior Brother manage the Jie Sect, we were finished!

In the future, Duobao would transform into a Buddha and become the Buddha Patriarch. Thinking about it now, the ultimate winner of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods was not the Chan Sect, not the Western Sect, and certainly not the Ren Sect. It was actually our seemingly harmless First Senior Brother!

Hiss... now that I think about it, First Senior Brother might really have instigated the entire final scheme of the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods. It seemed he was the one who goaded Teacher into setting up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, dooming our Jie Sect...

But why would he do that? Right, he must have wanted to imitate the Dao Ancestor, gathering the power of an entire calamity into himself and using boundless karmic fortune to attain the Dao of Hunyuan!

How hateful, how infuriating! If you wanted to attain the Dao, you could have used another method. Why did you have to destroy our entire Jie Sect? You caused our great sect of tens of thousands to perish...

Just then, Yunxiao heard Li Xiao's inner thoughts.

The corner of Yunxiao's eye twitched violently. She turned to look at Li Xiao in utter disbelief, then stiffly turned her neck to look at Daoist Duobao.

Daoist Duobao noticed Yunxiao looking at him. He grinned and gave her a slight nod.

Under normal circumstances, Yunxiao would have found her First Senior Brother kind and generous, but now, seeing Daoist Duobao's smile again, she felt chills crawl down her spine.

She even felt as though she had fallen into an ice pit!

Yunxiao's lovely face twitched sharply. She forced out a smile uglier than a cry and slightly nodded to Daoist Duobao in return.

After hesitating for a moment, Yunxiao hurried forward, mounted a cloud, and chased after Tongtian Cult Master.

Tongtian Cult Master rode Kui Niu at an unhurried pace. Before long, Yunxiao caught up to him and blocked his path.

"Teacher..."

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master and hurriedly cupped her hands.

Tongtian Cult Master paused, then looked at Qingfeng beside him. "Qingfeng, go on ahead to Wuzhuang Temple. This humble Taoist will follow shortly!"

"Yes, Saint!"

Qingfeng cupped his hands toward Tongtian Cult Master, then turned and rode a cloud toward Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain.

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

As he spoke, Tongtian Cult Master swept his sleeve and set up a barrier that enveloped himself, Kui Niu, and Yunxiao.

Yunxiao hesitated and glanced at Kui Niu.

Tongtian Cult Master reached out and brushed Kui Niu. Kui Niu's six senses were immediately sealed, leaving him unable to hear or see anything.

Kui Niu was alarmed. He did not know what urgent matter Yunxiao needed to discuss with Tongtian Cult Master that was important enough for Tongtian Cult Master to seal even his consciousness.

Only after seeing that Tongtian Cult Master had sealed Kui Niu's consciousness did Yunxiao solemnly cup her hands and say, "Teacher, just now, this disciple heard Senior Brother Li Xiao's inner thoughts. He said... if you kept letting First Senior Brother manage the sect's affairs, something would happen sooner or later..."

"Something would happen sooner or later? Th-this... why?"

Tongtian Cult Master asked blankly.

Yunxiao's lovely face twitched violently. Looking at Tongtian Cult Master with unprecedented gravity, she said, "I heard Senior Brother Li Xiao say that First Senior Brother would one day become some sort of Buddha Patriarch of the Buddhist Sect..."

"What? The Buddha Patriarch of the Buddhist Sect? Are you saying Duobao would betray our Jie Sect?"

Tongtian Cult Master was so shocked that his expression changed. He stared at Yunxiao in disbelief and cried, "Th-this is impossible! Duobao treats others kindly. How could he betray our Jie Sect? How could he betray this humble Taoist?"

Yunxiao gave a bitter smile and cupped her hands toward Tongtian Cult Master. "Teacher, this disciple does not know, but Senior Brother Li Xiao's inner thoughts did indeed say so. First Senior Brother may truly... betray the sect!"

"This..."

Tongtian Cult Master's expression also became exceedingly grave. Light flickered uncertainly in his eyes as he frowned at Yunxiao. "But there is no reason for it. This humble Taoist has not treated Duobao poorly. Why would he betray our Jie Sect? Why would he betray this humble Taoist?"

Chapter 25: The Jie Sect Would Be Destroyed? Tongtian Was Shocked

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master and said, "In reply to Teacher, I heard Fifth Senior Brother's inner thoughts say that First Senior Brother did it... did it to imitate the Dao Ancestor, borrowing the power of the calamity to gather the karmic fortune of an entire calamity into himself and thereby attain the Dao and become a Saint..."

"Hmph! That traitorous disciple is far too bold!"

Tongtian Cult Master's face immediately darkened.

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master, seeming to want to speak but holding herself back.

Tongtian Cult Master noticed and said, "Yunxiao, do you have something else to say? Why are you hesitating?"

Yunxiao looked at Tongtian Cult Master, drew a deep breath, and said with exceptional gravity, "Teacher, I heard Fifth Senior Brother's inner thoughts say... that in order to attain the Dao and become a Saint, First Senior Brother would incite you to set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and doom the entire Jie Sect..."

"What?"

Tongtian Cult Master's pupils constricted sharply. He stared at Yunxiao in disbelief and cried, "Yunxiao, are you saying that our Jie Sect will perish?"

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

The corner of Tongtian Cult Master's eye twitched violently. He looked at Yunxiao in disbelief, cold light surging in his eyes as he gritted his teeth. "Duobao, you bastard! This humble Taoist has not treated you poorly, yet you would doom my entire Jie Sect! You..."

As he spoke, Tongtian Cult Master took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the shock and fury in his heart.

Yunxiao's expression was equally grave.

It was no wonder the two were so solemn. One had founded the Jie Sect, while the other was a loyal disciple of it. Having suddenly learned that the Jie Sect would be destroyed—and that Daoist Duobao might even be connected to its destruction—how could they not feel grave?

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

Yunxiao hesitated before asking.

Going, my ass!

Just to eat a few fruits, I would let that bastard Duobao manage the Jie Sect in my stead and take the chance to seize power?

And let the entire Jie Sect fall into eternal damnation?

That would be a terrible bargain!

Tongtian Cult Master was no fool. He shook his head slightly and said, "We are not going. Come, return to Golden Ao Island!"

Yunxiao nodded.

Tongtian Cult Master hesitated, then looked at Yunxiao and said, "Yunxiao, keep your usual composure and guard your Dao Heart. You must not do anything like chopping Dingguang Immortal again!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Yunxiao hurriedly cupped her hands.