"Except for the Human Sect, although our Saints' Great Sects have a duty to protect all living beings, we have no right to interfere in the struggle over who will become the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth. This matter concerns the workings of the Heavenly Mandate. Without an edict from our three masters, I fear we cannot act on our own. In the end, the Jiuli Tribe's troubles must be dealt with by the Human Sect and the Human Emperor."
Daoist Cihang wanted very much to help, but he could not.
If even the Saints' Great Sects personally got involved and sided with the Human Clan, wouldn't that mean All Saints had openly taken the side of the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth? What purpose would the Myriad Races of the Primordial Era have then?
The Protagonist of Heaven and Earth was certainly important, but the importance of the other races could not be ignored, either.
Without the Race of Grass and Trees, the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth would have nothing to eat, and people would be unable to refine pills. Without the Water Race Beings, the rivers across the land would overflow, and floodwaters would engulf the Primordial Land. Without the Beast Race, plants everywhere would grow unchecked, and all kinds of Insect Races would multiply in vast numbers, bringing insect plagues across the land...
The Saints' Great Sects absolutely could not take sides lightly.
Of course, things would be different if Heaven's Will gave an indication. By acting in accordance with the workings of the Heavenly Dao, they would have ample justification to intervene without throwing the Heavenly Mandate into chaos.
Grand Master Xuandu heard him and shook his head slightly.
"The people of the Human Sect aren't merely people of the Human Clan; they are people