For Chen Yuan, he must not die. If he does, there will no longer be hope to deal with the existence within the Immortal Domain, and he will have to hide himself for countless years.
After weighing his options, he took the lead and diverted the Buddha.
The rest depends entirely on Chen Yuan himself.
If he survives, it proves that he is indeed destined by heaven, the second Chu Grand Ancestor, but if he doesn't, it shows he isn't heavenly favored, even if he survives the Eighth Layer Heavenly Tribulation, it was just by luck.
The winner becomes king, the loser becomes a bandit.
He will only support the final victor.
Of course, this doesn't mean he does not value Chen Yuan. In fact, if it weren't for the hope he saw in the reason of the Eighth Layer Heavenly Tribulation, he wouldn't risk obstructing the Buddha this time.
Ye Xiangnan also wouldn't have supported Chen Yuan under his guidance.
