Duobao Daoren Admits Defeat

Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao knelt down again, respectfully receiving the two scrolls from Hong Ze.

The moment the scrolls touched their hands, both Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.

Without a word, they put them away, and didn't forget to kowtow three times to Hong Ze.

Hong Ze reached out and helped Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao up, then spoke to the two of them.

"I observe your appearances, and I fear you will face a life-and-death tribulation in the future. This tribulation will be related to a person riding a sika deer and holding a ruler.

If you ever encounter this person, avoid them if you can. If you cannot avoid them, do not believe their baseless words.

Only by doing so can you survive this death tribulation and avoid being used as a pawn by that person, ultimately not only failing to preserve your lives but also earning eternal infamy."

A bead of sweat involuntarily trickled down the foreheads of Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, and they firmly etched the person riding a sika deer and holding a ruler into their minds.

Several hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and the deadline for Hong Ze's bet with Duobao Daoren was fast approaching.

During these few hundred years, Hong Ze's small courtyard was incredibly lively, with Jie Sect disciples visiting almost every day.

With the help of the Jie Sect disciples, Hong Ze's small courtyard was even expanded by more than ten times.

The originally simple Thatched Cottage was also built into a Dao Palace by the Jie Sect disciples using heavenly and earthly treasures.

However, not all Jie Sect disciples who went to Hong Ze's place could find their own opportunities and receive gifts from Hong Ze.

This also led those who did not benefit from Hong Ze to turn to Duobao Daoren.

This resulted in a sharp increase in the number of people on Duobao Daoren's side, now reaching three thousand.

In contrast, Hong Ze's side had only a meager few dozen people.

Of course, the Jie Sect had far more than just a few thousand people; otherwise, it wouldn't be called the Myriad Immortals Coming to Court.

These three thousand-plus people almost all resided on Golden Turtle Island. There were very few Jie Sect disciples outside of Golden Turtle Island.

Precisely because the tens of thousands of disciples were not on Golden Turtle Island, it was naturally impossible for them to know about the bet between Hong Ze and Duobao Daoren.

Moreover, most of these people rarely came to Golden Turtle Island except when Master Tongtian was expounding on the Great Dao.

This couldn't help but cause a hint of worry in Golden Spirit Mother's heart, regretting making that bet with Duobao Daoren that day.

Just as Golden Spirit Mother and Wu Dang Mother were discussing how to deal with the current situation, Fire Spirit Mother arrived outside Golden Spirit Mother's Cave Dwelling.

"Is Senior Sister Jin Ling present? Your junior niece Fire Spirit has something to report to Senior Sister Jin Ling."

Hearing that Fire Spirit Mother had arrived, Golden Spirit Mother directly waved her hand towards the door of the Cave Dwelling.

Immediately, the Cave Dwelling door opened to the sides, and Golden Spirit Mother's voice also came through.

"Since you're here, come in and speak."

Before long, Fire Spirit Mother arrived before Golden Spirit Mother and the others, and obediently performed the junior's bow to everyone.

Golden Spirit Mother waved her hand towards Fire Spirit Mother, directly helping Fire Spirit Mother up.

"I wonder why your Master sent you to see me. Is it perhaps about the bet between your Master and Eldest Senior Brother?"

Fire Spirit Mother nodded, "Senior Sister Jin Ling is right. I came here on behalf of Master to concede defeat.

Master said that although he has three thousand Jie Sect disciples by his side, the highest cultivation among them is only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

He feels he cannot compare with Eldest Senior Brother, so he decided to concede defeat to Eldest Senior Brother to avoid further embarrassment in front of others.

Furthermore, he hopes that Eldest Senior Brother can lead the various Senior Aunts and Uncles to bring glory to our Jie Sect at the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly five hundred years from now."

Jin Ling Mother and the others had never expected that Duobao Daoren would choose to concede defeat.

However, for Jin Ling Mother and the others, this was undoubtedly the best outcome.

But they also felt that something wasn't quite right, and couldn't help but exchange glances.

Suddenly, Jin Ling Mother finally understood the crucial point, and her expression instantly became a little somber.

Just as Jin Ling Mother was about to erupt in anger, Yun Xiao spoke first.

"Senior Sister Jin Ling, since Senior Brother Duobao has already conceded, please trouble yourself to see Eldest Senior Brother. I believe Eldest Senior Brother won't make things too difficult for Senior Brother Duobao because of this."

Seeing Yun Xiao wink at her, Jin Ling Mother knew she had been a bit too emotional. Now was not the time for her to get angry.

She immediately calmed her angry mood, then nodded to Jin Ling Mother and said.

"There is no victory or defeat between fellow disciples. Everything we do is for the future of the Jie Sect.

Go back and tell Senior Brother Duobao that I, Jin Ling Mother, will speak to Eldest Senior Brother about this matter."

Hearing Jin Ling Mother's reply, Fire Spirit Mother immediately bid farewell to Jin Ling Mother and returned to report back to Duobao Daoren.

Watching Fire Spirit Mother's retreating figure, Jin Ling Mother finally spoke to Yun Xiao.

"Fortunately, Junior Sister Yun Xiao reminded me in time, otherwise I, your Senior Sister, would have truly lost my composure today."

Yun Xiao shook her head at Jin Ling Mother, "Senior Brother Duobao's ultimate goal in doing this is to make Eldest Senior Brother lose face at the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly.

I even suspect that when the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly arrives in the future, Senior Brother Duobao and the Jie Sect disciples on his side may not necessarily step forward.

Even if they eventually step forward, it will definitely be after Eldest Senior Brother has lost face. Because that is their ultimate goal."

Everyone nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, but Qiong Xiao's face showed a puzzled expression.

And she spoke, saying, "Senior Sisters, why do I feel like something is not quite right about this?

If Eldest Senior Brother loses face at the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly, do you think Senior Brother Duobao and those fellow disciples around him will still be able to regain face for the Jie Sect?"

Bi Xiao, who was beside her, nodded repeatedly, "Second Sister is right. If even we return defeated, I'm afraid Senior Brother Duobao and the others may not even have the courage to show their faces."

Jin Ling Mother's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this. After all, what Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao said was true; they simply didn't have the ability to clean up Hong Ze's mess.

So what was the purpose of them doing this? Was it just to make Eldest Senior Brother lose all face, and they no longer even cared about the dignity of the Jie Sect?

At this moment, Wu Dang Mother understood the crucial point and spoke to everyone.

"I don't think that's necessarily the case. At the very least, in the hearts of Senior Brother Duobao and the others, they may not believe they are incapable of turning the tide.

I once heard someone say that Pi Lu Xian still doesn't believe that it was because Eldest Senior Brother's cultivation was higher than his that his cultivation was crippled.

Instead, he believes that all of this was bestowed by Master, that Master favored Eldest Senior Brother and bestowed upon him a very powerful Innate Spiritual Treasure.

And at the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly, it is explicitly forbidden for disciples of the three sects to use magic treasures during the debate.

In this way, if Eldest Senior Brother crippled Pi Lu Xian by relying on a magic treasure, then at the Three Sects Dao Debate Assembly, Eldest Senior Brother will inevitably lose all face."