Clouds of suspicion

The moment Nezha called out "Second Senior Brother,"

Duobao and the others could not help chuckling.

Finally, Tiger Monster scratched his head blankly and said,

"But wouldn't that put us a generation lower for no reason?"

After all, back when Nezha was in the Chan Sect, he had always had to call them martial uncles.

How had he come to the Interception Sect and suddenly started calling them senior brothers?

To be honest, Golden Hoop Immortal and the others had not noticed this problem.

Now that they heard it, their competitive spirit abruptly flared.

Golden Hoop Immortal looked straight at Duobao.

"Second Senior Brother, I remember you have a few disciples, don't you?"

"Why not have Nezha become a disciple of one of them?"

Duobao understood Golden Hoop Immortal's meaning in an instant and immediately laughed in exasperation.

"You've certainly worked out a clever scheme!"

If Nezha became his disciple's disciple, wouldn't he have to call his Second Senior Brother a grandmaster?

That would probably put even the Chan Sect's Saint a generation below their teacher!

Joking about something like this in private was one thing, but if they brought it out into the open, they would probably all suffer for it!

Jokes were jokes, and talk was talk.

In the end, Duobao still had Nezha address them as martial uncles.

After all, none of them wanted to drop a generation for no reason.

At worst, they could simply keep the same seniority as before.

Nezha had no objections.

As long as he could join the Interception Sect and stay close to Senior Brother, he did not care.

Once they had settled Nezha's place among them,

Golden Hoop Immortal cleared his throat.

"Second Senior Brother, there's something else I need to tell you."

Duobao gave a soft snort.

"If there's anything else, just tell me all at once."

"I knew you wouldn't come looking for me without bringing trouble."

Golden Hoop Immortal chuckled.

"Actually, it's good news. I just don't know whether you can handle it."

Duobao immediately perked up.

"How could I possibly not be able to handle it?"

"Go on, tell me just how good this news is."

Golden Hoop Immortal immediately coughed twice, then said quietly,

"We stole the Jade Void Palace."

Duobao's voice instantly shot up!

"What did you say?"

As though worried Duobao had not heard clearly, Tiger Monster and Snake Monster promptly added in hushed voices,

"We stole the Jade Void Palace, and we didn't leave so much as a brick or a blade of grass behind."

Duobao was truly dumbfounded now.

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Golden Hoop Immortal immediately puffed out his chest.

"When have I ever lied to you, Senior Brother?"

"If you don't believe me, I'll take out the plaque and show you right now!"

With that, Golden Hoop Immortal immediately hauled out the Jade Void Palace's plaque.

He had gone through a thousand hardships to pry this plaque off the palace!

Looking at the Jade Void Palace's plaque, Duobao felt even his heart tremble.

"You!"

"You lot?"

Tiger Monster and the other two immediately nodded.

"That's right, us!"

Duobao truly could not get a single word out.

These three were far too bold!

Yet as Tiger Monster looked at the Jade Void Palace's plaque, his eyes shone.

"What a wonderful plaque!"

"I think it's even better than my Heaven-Overturning Seal!"

"How about trading with me, Senior Brother Ma?"

"You give me this, and I'll give you the Heaven-Overturning Seal!"

"That way neither of us loses out, right?"

Golden Hoop Immortal immediately put the Jade Void Palace's plaque away.

"I'm not trading!"

"That Heaven-Overturning Seal of yours is nothing but a broken mountaintop."

"My plaque is much better than that chunk of mountain!"

Listening to his junior brothers, Duobao felt as though the whole world had stopped making sense.

The Jade Void Palace was a Saint's residence.

And now Golden Hoop Immortal and the others had actually hauled it back here.

Hadn't they brought down a calamity that could collapse the heavens?

And they called it good news?

How could good news possibly turn out like this?

For a moment, Duobao even began worrying that lightning would descend from the heavens.

After all, this was no laughing matter!

A Saint's residence.

Golden Hoop Immortal and the others had dismantled it.

The karmic consequences involved were enormous!

Divine punishment might descend from the heavens on the spot...

At that thought, Duobao's gaze immediately returned to Golden Hoop Immortal and the others.

Wait, that's not right!

By all rights, after doing something so momentous, Golden Hoop Immortal and the others should have been burdened with an enormous amount of karmic power.

Why were they completely clean now, without the slightest sign of karmic power?

With that in mind, Duobao asked tentatively,

"You really didn't notice anything wrong while dismantling the palace?"

Golden Hoop Immortal immediately shook his head.

"I didn't notice anything wrong. I only felt we didn't have enough time. Otherwise, we could have dismantled the whole of Kunlun Mountain!"

Tiger Monster and Snake Monster nodded along.

"Exactly! We hadn't had our fill of dismantling yet!"

Duobao: "..."

Unbelievable!

Now he understood completely.

These utterly carefree fools had not only escaped being tainted by karmic power, but were perfectly fine.

After turning it over in his mind, Duobao could only attribute it to the opportunities Senior Brother had bestowed.

After all, nothing like this had ever happened before.

But what Golden Hoop Immortal and the others had done this time was too big. Even Duobao could not cover for them.

So he could only wave his hand.

"You've all received your opportunities now, but I still haven't found the one Senior Brother gave me!"

"Besides, this is too big. Go find Senior Brother!"

"I can't shoulder this!"

Hearing Duobao's words, Golden Hoop Immortal and the others immediately protested.

"Didn't you just say you could handle it?"

"Exactly! Now that you can't, you're kicking the ball over to Senior Brother!"

"Second Senior Brother, are you just not up to it?"

"..."

Duobao held himself back again and again, but in the end, he could not resist kicking them flying.

So what if you've all received opportunities from Senior Brother?

Aren't you still weaker than me?

Every last one of you does nothing but stir up trouble.

I'd better leave this mess for Senior Brother to deal with.

After all, who could have imagined these wretched troublemakers would go around dismantling someone else's palace?

The mere thought of the bloody storm that would erupt when their teacher and the others returned from the Zixiao Palace made Duobao shudder.

Golden Hoop Immortal and the others tumbled several times from Duobao's kicks before finally coming to a stop.

In the end, they had no choice but to fly silently toward Golden Ao Island.

Inside the Zixiao Palace,

Dao Ancestor Hongjun, seated at the head, could not help twitching his brows.

The investiture of the gods tribulation was about to begin.

The six Saints did not have much time left.

What he needed to consider now was how to get the six Saints to set the investiture of the gods tribulation in motion.

After all, the course of events to come concerned both the Heavenly Dao and his own plans.

Yet today, no matter how Hongjun divined, he could discern nothing at all.

Seeing that vast, hazy blur, Hongjun's eyes filled with shock.

Who could have veiled the heavens?

And they had even concealed the heavenly secrets of the Interception Sect, which played a leading role in the investiture of the gods tribulation.

Despite making several calculations, Hongjun could not uncover the karma behind it.

Clouds of suspicion rose in his heart as well.