Thus, the Upper Qing Saints could only watch helplessly as their disciples listed or perished, unable to change anything.
With his power, it wasn't that he couldn't save his disciples, but that he shouldn't. Because it was the Heavenly Will, he could only follow and not resist.
The saints, high above, were not as glorious as the mortals imagined; they were confined in a cage named Heavenly Dao, deprived of freedom, unable to act at will like the Great Divine Transcendents.
Of course, becoming a saint was not without its benefits, otherwise, even until today, people would not still be enamoured with the Purple Qi of Hongmeng.
Though becoming a saint came with various restrictions, it also had one great benefit: When the Immeasurable Kalpa arrived, the saints could break free from the constraints of Heavenly Dao and, seizing the opportunity, transcend the realm of Primordial Chaos to enter a new domain.
