Facing Moyuan's concerns over factional leanings within the Human Race, Ling Yan said calmly:
"The luck of the Qin State is rising. A renowned ruler will emerge, talented people will gather there, and it holds the geographical advantage. It has the mandate to unify the land.
Our opponents are the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect. We have no obligation to help the Six States win a war within the Human Race.
Even if this trend can be changed, there is no need to do so.
The Chan Sect values following the Heavenly Dao. Since Qin bears the name of unification, they will certainly support the Qin State.
In terms of the strength of their disciples, the Chan Sect is far inferior to the Jie Sect. To maintain balance, we cannot let them lose too quickly."
Ling Yan's considerations from the perspective of sect strength were not wrong.
Yet she could not have predicted that before the Saints' battle, the Jie Sect would have no strategic plans whatsoever.
Tactically, they would even stage a Gourd Brothers Save Grandpa routine.
One after another, they charged forward, unable to form any cohesive force.
The Chan Sect, by contrast, gathered its disciples for comprehensive planning and targeted strikes.
Tongtian's admonition was ultimately only advice, not a strict order forbidding his disciples from leaving the mountain.
Before the Saints went to war, whether to remain shut within their Cave Abodes or throw themselves into the Western Land was a choice Tongtian left to every Jie Sect disciple.
Afterward, Tongtian himself entered the fray. Whether his disciples wished to or not, they could no longer continue living in seclusion and had no choice but to fight.
The obedient Jie Sect disciples in particular were utterly numb.
During the early and Middle Stages, they had a