"It's 'forgiveness',"
"The premise of forgiveness... is that you admit your wrong."
Zhongxuan Zun would of course not admit his wrong, so shatter his spine, force him to admit his error.
Tai Yin would naturally not accommodate the People of Qi; he indulges himself.
Forgive himself for not being born decades earlier, unable to partake in the battle for supremacy of Qi Xia, unable to salvage the defeat. Forgive his young age, his insufficient cultivation, unable to ascend Jianfeng Mountain, to prevent his uncle's death...
Forgive all that is beyond his current capabilities, and let himself bravely move forward.
The distant starlight belonging to the Black Tortoise Saint Tower, swirling around and shining about him. The power of the starlight, the profound "benevolence," allowed him to effortlessly resist that repelling force.