Discovering the Truth, Marching on Jade Capital

Meanwhile, Jieyin returned to Mount Sumeru and stood within the Pure Buddha Domain, his gaze deep and restrained. He had no intention of personally attacking the Jade Capital Immortal Palace.

The Primordial World had its eternal hierarchy and rules. Saints stood at the pinnacle of all heavens, transcending all laws and arts, wielding the authority of heaven and earth. They were universally acknowledged as the supreme existences of the Primordial World.

Since Hongjun expounded the Dao and the Saints attained the Dao one after another, an unwritten iron law of the Heavenly Dao, as well as a matter of Saintly dignity, had existed: Saints could not casually act against juniors, subordinates, or subjects beneath the Saint realm.

Personally leading an army to campaign against a Quasi-Saint's dojo was even more unacceptable.

When a Saint acted, it was a crushing strike from a higher dimension. If he personally led troops to encircle and suppress a group of Quasi-Saint stellar lords, he would invite criticism for bullying the weak and relying on strength to oppress others. He would be tainted with the reputation of having "lost virtue and decorum," damaging the perfection of his own Saintly Dao and dragging down the Buddhist Sect's pure Dao Foundation.

Jieyin in particular had attained sainthood through merit. His Dao Foundation was entirely sustained by pure merit, making him especially wary of baseless criticism and the blemish of forced slaughter.

He occupied the Honored Position of a Saint and looked down upon the heavens. If he personally rushed to Jade Capital to raise troops and demand justice, he would already be lowering himself. It would not only diminish a Saint's bearing, but also disrupt the Heavenly Dao's hierarchy of rank and status. The losses would outweigh the gains.

Thus, he had long since made his plans.