The Jade Emperor and the Buddha were once enemies, practically sworn enemies.

At that moment, they seemed to be of one mind, and simultaneously did similar things.

Heavenly Court.

When the Jade Emperor arrived at the Doumu Temple.

Inside the Doumu Divine Palace, a group of Jiejiao deities, led by Doumu Yuanjun, were gathered.

Doumu Yuanjun, Wen Zhong, Luo Xuan, Lü Yue, Shiji Niangniang...

All the Jie Sect deities were beaming with joy.

It's no exaggeration to say that today is the happiest day for them in a whole eon!

Because they saw their master/grandmaster Tongtian Jiaozhu regain his freedom, and they saw hope for the revival of the Jie Sect!

...

The group of Jiejiao gods were happily discussing among themselves.

The most powerful Doumu Yuanjun suddenly changed her expression.

Her gaze turned towards the outside of the shrine.

Doumu Yuanjun was the first to notice the Jade Emperor who was heading towards Doumu Divine Palace.

She thought to herself:

"What does Haotian want with this sudden appearance?"

Because of the Investiture of the Gods and the fact that all the Jiejiao gods were only in the Heavenly Court, Doumu Yuanjun harbored a lot of resentment towards the Jade Emperor.

She had a strong prejudice against the Jade Emperor, believing that he must have come with ill intentions.

However, in the past, Doumu Yuanjun was somewhat wary of the Jade Emperor.

Now, Doumu Yuanjun is completely unafraid of the Jade Emperor.

After all, their powerful backer, the Tongtian Sect Master, had escaped and attained the status of a Primordial Saint, making him incredibly powerful.

In contrast, the Jade Emperor's powerful backer, Hongjun Laozu, has already fallen.

In Doumu Yuanjun's opinion, the Jade Emperor is not to be feared at all without Hongjun Laozu as his powerful backer!

...

With a change of heart, Doumu Yuanjun reminded the assembled gods of the Jie Sect:

"Haotian has arrived..."

Soon, the Jade Emperor stopped in front of the Doumu Divine Palace and spoke:

"Fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect, I have something important to discuss with you all. Please do not be hostile towards me as you have been in the past."

Upon hearing the Jade Emperor's words, everyone in the Doumu Divine Palace was taken aback.

What?

Was the Jade Emperor not here to cause trouble?

When did the Jade Emperor become so polite to these Jie Sect gods?

The group of Jie Sect gods looked at each other, not quite understanding what the Jade Emperor was doing.

Doumu Yuanjun, who was in the lead, glanced at Tongtian Jiaozhu, who had already become a Hunyuan Saint, and Hongjun Laozu, who was doomed and going mad, on Huaguo Mountain, and seemed to be deep in thought.

She probably understood the purpose of the Jade Emperor's visit.

...

After entering the Doumu Divine Palace, the Jade Emperor very politely exchanged pleasantries with the group of Jie Sect gods.

After exchanging pleasantries, the Jade Emperor got down to business:

"Fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect, you are all elites of the Heavenly Court, and you have contributed greatly to its development in the past..."

He first praised the gods of the Jie Sect, then took out the Investiture of the Gods and said:

"You are all pillars of the Heavenly Court, yet for various reasons you are constrained by this small Investiture of the Gods. It is truly an injustice to you all!"

"In the past, when I was under the tutelage of Hongjun, I was driven by him and committed many wrongdoings. I apologize to you all for any mistakes I have made in the past!"

"I understand that a verbal apology alone cannot make up for my mistake..."

At this point, the Jade Emperor handed the Investiture of the Gods to Doumu Yuanjun:

"Fellow Daoist Jinling, as compensation, I present this Investiture of the Gods to you. From now on, no one will be able to restrain you through the Investiture of the Gods!"

...

Although Doumu Yuanjun guessed it, the Jade Emperor saw that Hongjun Laozu's power was waning and came to establish relations with the Jie Sect.

But she never expected that the Jade Emperor would be so willing to part with it!

This Investiture of the Gods is one of the three books of Heaven, Earth, and Man, an incredibly amazing treasure!

To show his sincerity, the Jade Emperor actually presented the Investiture of the Gods directly!

His sincerity is so great, it's really hard to refuse!

When the Jade Emperor was willing to abandon the Investiture of the Gods and establish relations with the gods of the Intercepting Sect.

Lingshan.

The Buddha Tathagata gathered together all the disciples of the Jie Sect who had been forcibly abducted to Buddhism by Jieyin and Zhunti in the past, as quickly as possible.

At this time, the entire Buddhist community was filled with a somber and decadent atmosphere, and everyone looked like they were doomed.

Everyone was puzzled as to why the Buddha still appeared so energetic under such circumstances.

And why did he do such a thing?

After gathering the disciples of the Intercepting Sect, the Buddha Tathagata did not explain his purpose beforehand, but instead brazenly attacked and imprisoned the Buddha of Dipankara!

Originally, when Dingguang Huanxi Buddha saw Tongtian Jiaozhu escape from his predicament and attain the status of Hunyuan Saint, he was extremely flustered.

After all, during the Investiture of the Gods, when the Tongtian Sect Leader set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, he was still the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal. He betrayed the Jie Sect and stole the Six Souls Banner, the core of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, causing the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to fail in the battle!

His betrayal was different from that of the Buddha; it was not forced, but rather a voluntary betrayal!

Furthermore, the Buddha was only forced to betray his sect, and did not cause any harm to the Jie Sect.

The betrayal of Chang Er Ding Guang Xian dealt a tremendous blow to the Jie Sect!

It could even be said that without the betrayal of Chang Er Ding Guangxian, the fate of the Jie Sect might have been different!

...

The Buddha knew very well that if he were to find the person most hated by Tongtian Jiaozhu and his disciples, then Dingguang Huanxi Buddha would definitely be the first choice!

He wanted to curry favor with the Jie Sect and with Yin Zicheng.

Therefore, the first thing we must do is severely punish this great traitor of the Jie Sect, the Buddha of Dipankara!