Just now, anger blazing in his heart, Ling Qing had wanted to directly petition Tongtian Cult Leader and ask him to come.
But after reconsidering, he knew this would not do.
The consultation between the two sects to determine the divide between the Clarifying Sect and the Interception Sect had been jointly decided after he invited the three patriarchs.
To summon Tongtian Cult Leader now because of an outsider like Daoist Zhunti would be a fault of the Interception Sect.
This was not how the matter should be handled.
He should first ask the two grand-uncles, Taishang and Yuanshi, before making a decision.
After giving his instructions, Ling Qing left the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Riding a streak of escape light, he headed straight for Qilin Cliff on Kunlun Mountain.
He had stood before the Jade Void Palace for only a short while when the White Crane boy attendant came and led him inside.
Yuanshi Tianzun asked, "Why have you come here instead of presiding over the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to complete the tribulation?"
Ling Qing cupped his hands and bowed. "Grand-uncle, in your wisdom, when the three sects previously conferred and jointly signed the Investiture of the Gods at the Green Tour Palace, it was the decree of Heaven and could not be changed.
"Yet because the mortal world is fraught with turmoil, the immortals of my Interception Sect have restless hearts and cannot find peace.
"To prevent the slaughter of living beings and disaster befalling all creatures, my patriarch discussed matters with the two grand-uncles and had the disciples engage in two rounds of wagers and combat, to distinguish jade from stone and bring this tribulation to completion.
"Yet now Daoist Zhunti, with the status of a Saint, has descended into this mortal world, stirring right and