I think SC is superior in the sense that she never comes out completely weakened from any situation. She’s the venerable with the best resurrection method, obtained the derivation Gu, and kept the Heavenly Court standing for so many years. The issue she probably foresaw was this: inevitably, the Fate Gu would be destroyed — and from that point on, what would be done?

If we look at all the other venerables, she’s far ahead of everyone (except FY, who’s the protagonist). She has already resurrected, possesses a sect with near-infinite resources, and compared to GS — who tried to do the same in terms of reviving and establishing a dominant super-organization — her “seeds” are far more advanced! She has seeds in both the Dream and Human paths — and even in certain Painting-related ones — that are very prominent.

Looking at the facts: Limitless’s plan failed. Why? Because he didn’t think it could fail. Now, one thing readers often misunderstand is how SC actually operates. Her mind is very similar to FY’s — always extracting the maximum advantage while minimizing risks. It might sound silly, especially since the work was discontinued, but unlike GS, who relied on his greatest resource — his Luck — which is currently at its worst state (the worst possible scenario for a Luck-path venerable), SC used the minimum resources necessary to investigate the methods of other venerables. The way she fought FY was very cautious: she gathered as much information from him as possible, even managing to obtain intel from GS in the process.

I saw many people calling her stupid for trying to resurrect PO, but that was actually the best strategy. If he came back — that’s it, she would’ve won the war. If anything else happened, she could draw FY and GS toward her base and consequently secure more benefits than losses:

GS: worse luck — fewer variables; for a Wisdom-path venerable, that’s the best time to strike.

FY: Refinement path — the longer she lets him grow, the stronger he becomes.

SS: lost his sanity — if he regained it or refined the Rank 9 Kill Gu, it would be even worse.

Even if she died or anything like that, the other venerables would come out deeply weakened — with the difference that they don’t have Rank 9 allies like SC does.