Laozi's words seemed to offer a gentle solution, but in truth, they forced Tongtian to the edge of a cliff.
No matter what choice Tongtian made, the Investiture Cataclysm's problem could be dealt with.
If Tongtian withdrew the Zhuxian Sword Formation, then the Jie Sect disciples below would have to step into the arena against the Literary Sect, the Chan Sect, and the Western Religion.
The Saints would not act, but the Spirit Treasures of the four Saints could be lent to their disciples.
Even if Tongtian also lent out treasures, how could they compare to the treasures of the Four Teachings?
Back then at Fenbao Cliff, although Tongtian had taken the greatest number of Spirit Treasures;
when it came to Top-grade Spirit Treasures, aside from Jieyin, who had been targeted by Hongjun and gained very little, the Three Pure Ones, Bei Ming, and Nüwa had each gained about the same.
In a life-and-death arena battle, with Saints lending treasures and the Jie Sect disciples losing the advantage of formations, they could only wait to be slaughtered.
For the Jie Sect disciples, Tongtian's original command had been to withdraw from the world. Although some disciples had disobeyed and gone out, quite a few disciples had still complied.
Now, it was precisely because they had their sect master leading them that they had enough confidence for all of them to enter the field.
Arena battles could fill the Investiture of the Gods List with the smallest losses, but the spirit of the Jie Sect would scatter.
Their sect master had no sense of responsibility, fear had risen in his heart, and he yielded before even fighting.
He did not dare shoulder the responsibility of the Holy War, pushing his disciples onto the front line to bear the price instead.
How could