"I actually feel that Yuanshi Tianzun wasn't really being unfair when dealing out tasks. When he first appeared, he used his divine presence to split the Chaos Pearl into the Spirit Pearl and the Demon Pill. He surely knew the Chaos Pearl could not be destroyed by external forces, as it was born from the heavens and earth and inherently part of them. By dividing it in two, the opposition between the Demon Pill and the Spirit Pearl was inevitably created. Both Shen Gongbao and Real Person Taiyi were disciples of Yuanshi Tianzun, and with a god's wisdom, he must have understood their personalities thoroughly. So why did he purposely discuss the Chaos Pearl and the Twelve Golden Immortals in front of Shen Gongbao? Perhaps it was because their 'destinies,' much like the Chaos Pearl, were simply beyond the reach of external interference."
"Logically speaking, as a sage, could Yuanshi Tianzun have foreseen everything that would happen in the future? Did he perceive that he would serve as the catalyst to set this wheel of destiny for the Demon Pill and Spirit Pearl into motion, and therefore calmly accept all of these arrangements?"
"So a sage is someone who, upon seeing the past and the future, doesn't try to change anything, but instead honestly plays the role assigned to him?"
Chapter 578