Chương 146: Betrayal by All

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The Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit appeared from the void with an expressionless face, her palm radiating a rich blue light, which was the aura of the Law of Water.

She is manipulating the Overturning Sea Seal to launch a frenzied suppression against Daoist Duobao.

"Senior Brother, turn back. The four of us working together, you can't get out of here."

The Holy Mother of the Tortoise Spirit's voice was devoid of any emotion. She neither disliked nor loathed Daoist Duobao. She simply chose the approach that was more beneficial to the Jie Sect based on its current situation.

She was a direct disciple of the Jie Sect, and if something happened to the Jie Sect, she would not be able to escape unscathed.

Duobao Daoist's eyes trembled violently. He looked up at Jinling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, Guiling Shengmu, and then at Fang Yang, who stood with his hands behind his back and an indifferent expression. An unprecedented sense of sorrow and anger surged into his heart.

He Duobao was actually resisted by all the direct disciples of the Jie Sect except for himself.

Fang Yang was one thing, but he addressed Fang Yang as his junior brother only because Fang Yang's master was also the Tongtian Sect Leader. Aside from that relationship, they were complete strangers.

The "betrayal" of Jinling Shengmu and the other two plunged Duobao Daoren into boundless anguish. He asked himself if he had treated Jinling Shengmu and the other two well; he had loved them like his own sisters, and was almost ready to give them his heart's blood.

"Hahaha! Good, very good!"

The aura emanating from Daoist Duobao suddenly collapsed, his fighting spirit vanished, and he smiled sadly.

"I have been entrusted by my master to uphold the rules of the Jie Sect and have protected and guided my fellow disciples for countless years. Yet today, you have accused me of causing chaos within the sect! Jinling, Wudang, and Guiling, the three of you have cultivated with me through countless eons, and are as close as brothers. Now, for the sake of Fang Yang, who joined the sect halfway, you have joined forces to coerce me. Do you have any respect for our brotherhood?"

He was questioning the three women, including Jinling Shengmu, and also accusing them of their heartless and ungrateful behavior to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

He never imagined he would end up like this.

He simply couldn't understand where he had gone wrong. Fang Yang certainly had some tricks up his sleeve when it came to accumulating merit, but Daoist Duobao was no less capable; he just hadn't had the opportunity to use his talents yet.

The Jie Sect has ten thousand immortals. As long as he raises his arm and calls, the ten thousand immortals will enter the human race to preach the Dao for the protagonist of heaven and earth and earn merit.

Unlike Fang Yang, who only knows some strange and ingenious tricks, Fang Yang is nothing but a heretic. His methods like Divine Valley, Vegetable Clan, and Plague Cultivation are all crooked and evil. Once he runs out of those tricks, Fang Yang will only be able to spread his teachings to the masses with a dozen or so people.

With so few people, how long will it take to spread the word?

He studied under the same masters as Jinling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and Guiling Shengmu for hundreds of millions of years. Yet, the three of them did not believe him, their senior brother, and instead believed Fang Yang's nonsense. Duobao Daoren was heartbroken.

He relentlessly expanded his power and influence within the Jie Sect. Who was he doing all this for? Wasn't it all for his four fellow disciples? And now, the three of them—Golden Spirit Mother, Holy Mother, and the others—have betrayed him?!

Faced with Duobao Daoren's questioning, Wudang Shengmu looked away guiltily, not daring to meet Duobao Daoren's gaze.

The Holy Mother Guiling remained silent, watching Duobao Daoren without the slightest fluctuation in her gaze, seemingly oblivious to Duobao Daoren's words.

Only the Golden Spirit Mother looked directly at the Treasure-Treasured Taoist, her expression calm:

"Senior Brother, you keep saying it's for the sake of our sect. But your actions have saddled our sect with the accusation of 'putting up a sheep's head while selling dog meat.' Our sect's doctrine is to seize every last chance for life for all living beings, but your disciples are doing just that. Not only our sect, but even Master's reputation is being tarnished by your disciples."

"In the past, welcome to the fantasy continent of Xianxia novels, the entrance is here:. Junior sister, out of consideration for our brother-sister relationship, turned a blind eye to this matter. However, I, junior sister, have received great kindness from Master, and will absolutely not allow anyone to tarnish Master's reputation."

The Holy Mother Jinling was still patiently trying to reason with Daoist Duobao, hoping to persuade him to compromise through words.

How is that possible?

The art of persuasion only works when you drive your opponent into a corner. Against fearless people, even if you had the mouths of two Western saints, you still couldn't convince them.

When Duobao Daoren heard Jinling Shengmu's words, he only felt that Jinling Shengmu was hypocritical and feigning benevolence. Other than that, he had no other feelings.

Fang Yang was much more direct than Jinling Shengmu. While Jinling Shengmu was still trying to reason with him, he suddenly made a move and grabbed Chang Er Ding Guang Xian in his hand.

"Senior Brother, save me!"

It was only after hearing Chang Er Ding Guang Xian's cries for help that Daoist Duobao discovered that Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had been captured.

Upon hearing the voice of the Long-Eared Immortal, he sensed something was wrong. He then looked to his side and saw that the person who had been hiding beside him had disappeared, and in Fang Yang's hand was a small white rabbit.

The little white rabbit, white and white, had its two ears lifted up by Fang Yang.

In an instant, Fang Yang suppressed the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal and forced him back to his original form. His speed was so fast that not only the distracted Duobao Daoist, but even the Wudang Holy Mother who had been paying close attention to the situation, couldn't react in time.

The long-eared Dingguangxian trembled all over, its rabbit eyes filled with terror. It didn't even have the strength to struggle and could only keep crying for help.

Daoist Duobao's pupils shrank suddenly, and his magical power exploded, causing another top-grade innate spiritual treasure to fly out of his body.

This magical artifact is a golden banner, composed of seven innate spiritual treasures. From top to bottom, they are a treasure ring, a vermilion wheel, a bowl, a golden bell, a wisdom sword, a Brahma bell, and a treasure mirror. The seven treasures combined together form this supreme innate spiritual treasure.

The supreme innate spiritual treasure—the Seven Treasures Golden Banner!

Daoist Duobao and Buddhism have a truly special connection. The top-grade innate spiritual treasures he obtained are all treasures that are most compatible with those in Buddhism.

Apart from the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit and the Coffin of Annihilation, most of the innate spiritual treasures in the primordial world are magical artifacts that lean towards the immortal path or the demonic path.

Daoist Duobao, however, monopolized all the innate spiritual treasures that leaned towards Buddhism. The Hand of Shakyamuni, the Three Thousand Pagodas, and the Seven Treasures Golden Banner were all innate spiritual treasures that were extremely compatible with Buddhism.

In other words, the two Western Saints had not yet established Buddhism. Moreover, the Primordial Treasure is something that is born innately and comes in countless varieties. Otherwise, it is unknown what the Tongtian Sect Leader would have thought.

"Fang Yang, you have captured my junior brother time and time again! You... you've gone too far! Aren't you afraid I'll harm your junior brother?"

Daoist Duobao was so angry he was practically delirious, and so furious he spoke without thinking. The moment he uttered those words, his glorious image as the senior disciple of the Jie Sect completely crumbled.

Fang Yang attacked the disciples of Penglai Island because they violated the sect's rules. However, Duobao Daoren's attacks on Daojun Jiuyao and others constituted true harm to fellow disciples.

As soon as Duobao Daoren uttered his words, the expressions of Jinling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and Guiling Shengmu all changed. As the senior disciple of the Jie Sect, he actually used his fellow disciples to threaten Fang Yang. This was no longer just protecting his own, but had fallen into the evil path, abandoning even the most basic principles.

Fang Yang, holding the trembling Long-Eared Dingguangxian in his arms, sneered, "Duobao, I haven't attacked you yet because you haven't violated the sect's rules. If you truly harm my junior brother, then I'm sorry, even if it displeases our master, I will still kill you!"

"Remember, it's about harm. It's not just about injury or death; even if they lose a single hair, I will hold you responsible!"