Lin Changqing was stunned by the methods of a Sage, but at this moment he also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Things had developed to this point. Though there had been some deviations, everything had still been within Lin Changqing's expectations.
The Sect of Elucidation and the Interception Sect were destined to split. The Mystic Gate's division was fate.
But this time, the Sect of Elucidation had made the first move.
Guang Chengzi had first beaten a disciple of the Interception Sect to death, then came to demand justice, and in the end had nearly been suppressed by the Primordial Heavenly Lord.
With no other choice, Tongtian had stepped in to protect him.
Everything was unfolding along its predetermined course. At first glance, it seemed he had gained nothing from bringing the Interception Sect's disciples here, aside from making trouble for himself.
In truth, it had been of great use.
If the Three Pure Ones split up and the Mystic Gate fractured now, then the blame would not fall on him. It would fall on the Primordial Heavenly Lord and the Sect of Elucidation.
The Interception Sect would then stand on the side of righteousness.
In the end, even if fate had already decreed that the Interception Sect would leave and settle on Golden Ao Island beyond the East Sea, it would have been forced out by the Sect of Elucidation, rather than leaving of its own accord.
Such a great karmic burden would fall on the Primordial Heavenly Lord.
Lin Changqing remembered clearly that during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the Interception Sect had ultimately been sacrificed to the calamity for several reasons. First, it had so many disciples that a single sect was enough to fill the tribulation's quota.
Second, the Interception Sect lacked a supreme