Long ago, Qin Mu had claimed an Extra-Large Red Packet from the core of the Six Paths Reincarnation, where Empress Pingxin resided.
When he opened it, he obtained the Meteorite Breaking Pill.
Later, Qin Mu gave the pill to the Saint Tongtian.
This Meteorite Breaking Pill could sever the connection between a Saint and the Heavenly Dao without diminishing their cultivation.
Qin Mu had no use for it, of course.
After all, he had attained Primordial Grand Unity through his own power and was not bound by this world's Heavenly Dao.
That was why the Meteorite Breaking Pill was perfect for Tongtian.
Though Tongtian had established the Interception Sect and become a Saint, he was, in truth, a Heavenly Dao Saint, and was naturally bound and restricted by the Heavenly Dao.
At that moment, seeing that Tongtian remained silent, Qin Mu furrowed his brow and asked in puzzlement:
"Does Master doubt the Meteorite Breaking Pill's effects?"
Hearing Qin Mu's question, Tongtian came back to himself and slowly shook his head.
"Disciple, it's not that I doubt you."
"I can sense the pill's essence: the upheaval of the Heavenly Dao and the remaking of one's foundations. It is truly unprecedented."
"It's just..."
Tongtian paused, a rare trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
After a brief silence, he sighed softly and continued:
"I'm afraid."
"Not afraid of dying and having my Dao destroyed. I'm afraid that if I fail, the Fortune of the Ten Thousand Immortals of the Sect of Interception will be caught up in it. More than that... I'm afraid I'll destroy this one chance to escape the game of fate."
As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Tongtian knew better than anyone what it meant to be bound to the Heavenly Dao.
He might seem impervious to tribulations, but his