As he watched the scene before him, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable nearly burst a lung with rage, yet in the end, he held himself back.
Even if he stormed onto Golden Ao Island now, could he really grind Daoist Randeng's bones to dust and scatter his ashes?
There was not the slightest chance!
After all, Golden Ao Island was a Sage's sanctuary, not a battleground for the Investiture of the Gods. If he actually attacked outright, he would be the one who lost face in the end.
Because the moment he struck, Tongtian would naturally strike back.
This was Tongtian's own sanctuary. If they fought again this time, even if the matter reached their teacher Hongjun, he would still be in the wrong.
Even taking another ten thousand steps back, if the Primordial Heavenly Venerable truly had the strength to suppress Saint Tongtian, barging straight in would not be out of the question. After all, Tongtian was not his target.
At worst, once he had killed Randeng and the other three, he could go to their teacher Hongjun and accept his punishment.
Once the people he wanted dead were dead, how severe could Hongjun's punishment possibly be? Surely he would not destroy him?
It would hardly matter!
That way, even if he was punished, he would still come out looking good. Tongtian would be the one left with no glory.
After all, someone would have killed the people who had sought refuge with him right in his own sanctuary.
Once word got out, the Interception Sect's prestige would plummet a thousand fathoms.
But the heart of the problem was that the Primordial Heavenly Venerable simply could not defeat Sect Master Tongtian!
Although they were all Sages, Tongtian excelled at combat. Even the Four Saints together might not be his match,