Holy Mother Wudang was not ignorant of priorities. Naturally, she hoped the Four Zhuxian Swords would return to Jiejiao, but with the Saint absent from Golden Turtle Island, Lin Tian was the only one who could truly shelter its disciples and lead the sect.
Even though Holy Mother Wudang thought highly of herself, she knew she fell far short of Lin Tian.
In particular, the powerful aura he possessed, charging forward without hesitation as though no one but him could shoulder the task, was not something just anyone could have.
As Holy Mother Wudang had said earlier, Jiejiao would have to rely on Lin Tian in the days ahead. After all, no one knew when the Saint would return.
If the Saint failed to appear for a long time, Jiejiao's disciples would need a powerful supreme expert to protect them.
Holy Mother Wudang was strong, but she had too many misgivings about too many things, making her unsuitable.
Holy Mother Jinling and Daoist Duobao were more suitable, but Daoist Duobao had now become Tathagata, while Holy Mother Jinling was the Heavenly Court's Doumu Primordial Lord. Neither could lead Jiejiao's disciples anymore.
Holy Mother Guiling had even perished outright, so there was no point mentioning her.
Lin Tian had never intended to hand over the Four Zhuxian Swords, but the polite formalities still had to be spoken.
Seeing the immortals' wholehearted sincerity, Lin Tian took the opportunity to put away the Four Zhuxian Swords.
"Since you are all so sincere, fellow Daoists, I will hold on to the Four Zhuxian Swords for now. When the Saint returns, if he needs them, I will simply hand them over to him!"
Lin Tian spoke openly and generously, while Saint Tongtian in the Purple Heaven Palace laughed.
Now that Lin Tian had helped Saint