"Since that's the case, then under no circumstances can we let you go down the mountain!"
Guangchengzi reached out and pressed a hand onto Qingxu Daode True Lord's shoulder, his tone utterly resolute. "One wrong step in this matter will lead to wrong steps all the way through. If you act rashly, not only will you suffer a backlash from karma yourself, but you will also implicate the entire Chan Sect. By then, it truly will be beyond redemption."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the Golden Immortals before his tone shifted. "As for the detained disciples, we can't simply leave them in Wu'an City.
"Zhao Cheng's killing intent is far too heavy, and he acts without the slightest pattern. It is far too dangerous for the disciples to remain in his hands. We must send someone to bring both them and the magic treasures back."
Though he did not say it outright, everyone understood that, at its heart, this was a mission to "fish out the people and fish out the magic treasures."
It was indeed humiliating to put it that way, but if they left those disciples to toil as laborers and suffer enslavement in Wu'an City, then the Chan Sect's face would truly be lost beyond recovery.
Fortunately, going down the mountain this time was only to rescue people and retrieve treasures. It did not count as actively interfering with the workings of destiny, so it was reasonable enough.
Guangchengzi's gaze swept across the faces of the Golden Immortals.
In the end, it settled on True Person Taiyi. "Taiyi, you go.
"Your mind has always been flexible, and none of your disciples are entangled in this matter. Your ties to the fortune of the human path and the karma of Heaven are both shallow, so you will