Yes!
This was the earth-shaking plan Yang Jian had finally devised after long deliberation.
Tongtian had played no part whatsoever in this plan. Yang Jian had conceived and plotted it entirely on his own, spending a hundred years refining it to completion.
The task Tongtian had given him was to bring the Three Realms entirely under his rule.
His task as a pawn of the Buddhist School, meanwhile, was to thoroughly suppress the Heavenly Court's fortune.
In that case, why not combine the two?
It was precisely this realization that had led Yang Jian to quietly ponder the issue while cultivating in seclusion all these years. Only now had he finally thought it through and settled on an earth-shaking scheme.
He would seize upon the Buddhist School's desire for him to undermine the Heavenly Court's fortune, magnify it, and launch a Heaven-Slaying campaign right from the outset.
That way, even if the Buddhist School was displeased and felt Yang Jian had slipped out of its control, it would at least refrain from suppressing him outright or openly breaking with him. Once his scheme had progressed far enough, it might even fan the flames for the sake of its own fortune.
After all, the Buddhist School's main reason for wanting him as a pawn was simply to seize the Heavenly Court's fortune.
As long as Yang Jian did not stray from that overarching premise, the Buddhist School would not fall out with him completely. His actions did not violate its original intentions; he was merely refusing to follow the path it had laid out for him.
The Buddhist School might be furious, but it would still keep the bigger picture in mind.
After all, Yang Jian's Heaven-Slaying undertaking did indeed fit its calculations, so he was certain it would not refuse