Had Lin Chuan never considered directly taking control of the Three Pure Ones Sect?
Of course he had, but that was basically impossible to achieve. It might even turn Lin Chuan and the Three Pure Ones Sect into bitter enemies.
To the Three Pure Ones Sect, Lin Chuan would always be an outsider. Even if he had inherited the Dao Immortal's legacy, it would be difficult for him to shake the entrenched interest groups the Three Pure Ones Sect had formed over countless years. With his current early Body Fusion cultivation, trying to directly take control of a first-rate cultivation faction solely based on a title was nothing but wishful thinking. He might not even know how he died when the time came.
If Lin Chuan truly decided to become the Sect Master of the Three Pure Ones Sect, there was probably only one way: the Dao Immortal would have to personally issue a decree from the Immortal Realm, explicitly naming Lin Chuan as the Three Pure Ones Sect's successor. There was no other way.
The last time the Dao Immortal's pressure descended was because those five Highnesses had used a karma technique on Lin Chuan in an attempt to erase his existence. That had affected the Immortal Realm, causing three True Immortals to send down their power. Now, for Lin Chuan to contact the Immortal Realm was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
But if Lin Chuan gave up the idea of inheriting the Three Pure Ones Sect and instead remained independent of it, then the matter would become much easier to resolve.
After all, Lin Chuan's identity as the Dao Immortal's successor was already known throughout the world. If the Three Pure Ones Sect attacked Lin Chuan at this point, what would everyone think? Moreover, the Dao