The scene within the Profound Yellow Gate shifted and flowed, as if endlessly deducing the myriad threads of karma.
Lu Yuan's Saintly Thought stirred, and a deeper insight surfaced.
"What Master saw is indeed true. However, this disciple believes Martial Uncle Yuanshi had a deeper purpose in making this move. It was likely more than that alone."
"Oh?" Sect Master Tongtian's sword intent paused, a hint of inquiry in his expression.
Though this disciple of his had only reached the Primordial Five Heavens,
the profundity of his Dao realm and his insight into tribulation, fortune, and karma often let him see through mists even Tongtian himself might overlook.
Lu Yuan peeled back the layers of appearances and spoke startlingly: "Bo Yikao is bait—a 'bloodied bait.'
"He is not only a pawn to test Eldest Martial Uncle. He is also a lure Martial Uncle Yuanshi has cast into the human realm, meant to stir up karma between my Interception Sect and the Human Sect!"
The sword qi within Sect Master Tongtian's Auspicious Clouds abruptly stilled, as if something crucial had just been brought to mind.
He immediately began to deduce the situation, and countless Karma Threads intertwined within the Saint Heart Mirror.
Lu Yuan continued, "In this era, Master wishes to take advantage of the vacuum in the Human Dao Lineage and establish the Interception Sect's lineage anew, putting 'Dao Fruit Dao Lineage' into practice.
"This is a path to transcendence, and an opportunity for Biyou Palace to rise again!
"Though the Human Sect follows the principle of noninterference, its foundations in the human realm are deep. Would Eldest Martial Uncle truly give them up?
"Martial Uncle Yuanshi knows that if our Interception Sect and the Human Sect clash over the Human Dao Lineage—
"if we even come into conflict—he can