Chapter 519 - 529: Tian Jizi’s Intentions
Upon hearing Jin Zijin’s decision, Yue Rujing did not sleep well all night.
"If you reveal your identity now, you won’t be able to participate in the struggle for the position of State Preceptor. By then, you’ll have no hand in the matters of the Dao Sect, yet you’ll still be mired in the struggle for succession. You must think this through; you might end up in a dilemma," Yue Rujing warned.
Jin Zijin replied indifferently, "It is precisely because I have thought it through that I am discussing it with you."
Yue Rujing naturally knew Jin Zijin’s temperament, which was why she was so anxious.
"You will become the target of all, your emergence will stir up dormant forces from all sides. And you know what’s going on with the Dao Family; if our master is becoming senile and you don’t fight for our cause, our generation will have lost," she said gravely.
Jin Zijin looked up at Yue Rujing and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what our master’s intentions are?"
"Master?" Yue Rujing was confused by the abrupt question.
"What do you mean by our master’s intentions?" she queried.
Jin Zijin explained, "The Dao heart is no longer pure. Our master’s greatest wish in this life is for the Dao Sect to distance itself from worldly power and return it to the Imperial Court. To cultivate purity, one must refine their character, not fight over power and possessions to the death."
"Tianzong and Xuanzong have been fighting for many years now, and it’s not just over the Youying Pearl or for the Dao Sect’s supreme power. They’ve caused harm, not just to members of our sect, but by dragging ordinary people, and even the imperial power, into the mire.
"They have strayed from the original intention of joining the Dao. Thus, our master intends to completely extract the Dao Sect from the quagmire of imperial power, to truly abstain from governance.