Di Jun believed that, bearing Heaven's Mandate and fighting the Wu Clan for the Heavenly Dao, the Saints would not scheme against him.
Ordinary Saints indeed would not. They had ample time to wait for The Calamity of the Witches and Demons to progress.
Watching the show a little longer or enjoying themselves a little less made little difference to them.
But there were always exceptional circumstances, and Jieyin was the exception.
He carried Merit borrowed from the Heavenly Dao.
To repay it, he had to hasten the changes in the Primordial Wilderness's overall situation, force the Wu-Demon to leave the stage, and begin the struggle for luck between sects.
Saints could disregard karma when dealing with ants, but before the Heavenly Dao, they had to work honestly.
Especially Saints like Jieyin, who had attained the Dao through borrowed Merit.
He had to prove his worth.
Achieving results by any means was itself a display of value.
Greatly Prosper the West was not merely for Jieyin himself, nor solely for the living beings of the West.
Its deeper meaning was that it served Heavenly Dao Hongjun and paved the way for the Earth Path's revival.
It could even be said that, at certain stages, the priority of Greatly Prosper the West surpassed that of dealing with the Wu Clan.
The Wu Clan's growth could at most shake the authority of the Heavenly Dao. They would not recklessly destroy the foundations of the Primordial Wilderness.
But the revival of the West concerned the Earth Path's resurgence and the overall situation of whether the three paths of Heaven Earth and Man could be complete. It involved the future stability of the Primordial Wilderness.
And with Jieyin, a Saint unafraid to bear responsibility for the West, allowing him to operate at the edge