Sect Master Tongtian's Heartbreak, Four Saints' Helplessness

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi wore expressions of disbelief upon hearing Sect Master Tongtian's Heavenly Dao oath.

"How is this possible!"

How could their third brother, who had always obeyed them and didn't mind suffering minor losses, suddenly become so resolute?

Could it really be because of those beasts with fur and horns, born from eggs and hatched in water, those ants?

Laozi and Yuanshi exchanged glances, speechless.

And at that very moment.

In the depths of the unseen, the lotus, white lotus, and green lotus leaves, symbols of the Three Pure Ones' destiny, suddenly disintegrated.

The Pangu's Legacy inherited by the Three Pure Ones was thus severed.

The pillar of destiny that originally belonged to the Three Pure Ones, reaching through heaven and earth, snapped in half.

This sudden turn of events stirred up monstrous waves in the sea of destiny.

Grand Supreme Elder Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate immediately sensed that because of Sect Master Tongtian's words, one-third of their own destiny had vanished.

If not for their respective Innate Supreme Treasures suppressing their destiny.

The losses would likely have been even greater.

Upon realizing this, Grand Supreme Elder Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate's expressions turned as disgusted as if they had swallowed a fly.

This time, they truly lost a wife and soldiers.

Pangu's Legacy and the Three Pure Ones' destiny.

Gone just like that.

The combined destiny was enough to account for a full tenth of the entire Primordial World's destiny.

Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin, standing nearby, couldn't help but secretly rejoice upon seeing the expressions on Yuanshi and Taishang's faces.

This was exactly what they had hoped for.

Otherwise, with the Human, Chan, and Intercepting Sects as close as family and their destiny sky-high, how would the Western Sect ever have a chance to rise?

This scene right now was precisely the harbinger of the Western Sect's rise.

Tongtian was imprisoned in Zixiao Palace.

The cultivation of Yuanshi's disciples, the Twelve Golden Immortals, was crippled and had yet to recover.

Laozi's only disciple, Xuandu, was currently missing and his fate unknown.

Next, as long as that detestable Lin Xuan was eliminated, and the Intercepting Sect disciples' lives were used to deal with the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

The great prosperity of the Western Sect would be just around the corner.

Indeed, the will of heaven is with our Western Sect!

Immediately, Daoist Jieyin's eyes rolled, and he began to complain tearfully to Hongjun:

"Master, Brother Tongtian must have been bewitched by the anomaly Lin Xuan to act this way."

"Please, Master, eliminate Lin Xuan to uphold the righteousness of the Three Pure Ones and resolve the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation!"

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Grand Supreme Elder Laozi, still in a daze, heard this and instantly found a target for their frustration.

"Yes, Lin Xuan!"

"It's Lin Xuan!"

It must have been the bewilderment of Tongtian's chief disciple that caused Tongtian to disregard the righteousness of the Three Pure Ones.

Without any self-reflection, Yuanshi and Taishang immediately designated Lin Xuan as their primary enemy.

They similarly pleaded with Hongjun:

"Please, Teacher, eliminate the anomaly Lin Xuan to uphold our Three Pure Ones' righteousness!"

Sect Master Tongtian, trapped on the futon, was finally heartbroken.

He glanced indifferently at his two elder brothers, realizing for the first time that he had never truly understood them; they seemed so unfamiliar.

Then, Sect Master Tongtian slowly spoke to Hongjun:

"Master, during this Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, I have been imprisoned in Zixiao Palace and am unable to act."

"Lin Xuan is my only personal disciple."

"If he is eliminated, wouldn't that be extinguishing all hope for my Intercepting Sect?"

"It is said that the Heavenly Dao is impartial, and Hongjun is righteous!"

"Is this action not unjust?"

"If Master insists on acting, then Tongtian is willing to abolish his Saintly position and end his own life here!"

The Four Saints present were all shocked upon hearing Tongtian's resolute words.

The Saintly position.

It was a symbol of indestructibility through a thousand tribulations, eternal immortality, and eternal freedom.

The ultimate pursuit of countless beings throughout the Primordial World's history.

Sect Master Tongtian actually intended to abandon it all, all because of a mere disciple, Lin Xuan.

He even threatened to abandon his own life.

Has he gone mad?

Hongjun's eyes, which had been as calm as the heavens, suddenly rippled with a trace of emotion.

He gazed deeply at his disciple, Tongtian, then spoke:

"Under the Heavenly Dao, great trends are immutable, but minor trends can be altered."

"The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation is fated, so do not worry yourselves, disperse now."

As Hongjun's voice faded, the entire Zixiao Palace vanished into the Chaos as if it had never existed.

Leaving Yuanshi, Grand Supreme Elder Laozi, and the other two Saints standing in place.

The four Saints exchanged confused glances.

They couldn't quite grasp the meaning of Hongjun's words.

What did he mean by "under the Heavenly Dao, great trends are immutable, but minor trends can be altered"?

In the Primordial World, weren't they, the Saints, the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao?

When a Saint wills it, all things are born and perish.

What was there that could not be altered or changed?

However, they understood one thing from Hongjun's other words: Hongjun would not intervene to eliminate Lin Xuan, this anomaly.

And now, they were all unable to deduce Lin Xuan's location, leaving them helpless against him.

After a long silence, the four Saints dispersed.

The matter of eliminating Lin Xuan would have to be put aside for now.

They would first tidy up the messes in their respective dojos.

After all, Lin Xuan was merely a Quasi-Sage; eliminating him would be as easy as flipping a hand.

The difficult part was finding him within the boundless Primordial World.