As Lin Xianyin spoke, her expression grew somewhat unnatural.
The dissemination of the Breaking Jar Method was Esoteric Sect's greatest secret. In truth, over the years, quite a few Esoteric Sect powerhouses had chosen to break their jars, shed their original selves, and scatter across the Upperstream. Their traces could even be found in the Middle and Downstream regions.
This was another immensely ambitious plan of the Esoteric Sect: to let those powerhouses with no hope left in cultivation carry fierce hope into a new life, or rely on continuously breaking jars to reach the Mahayana Realm and ascend to immortality!
If they were to cultivate anew, they would inevitably need resources. These jar-breakers were locusts scattered abroad, constantly building up their own forces and strengthening their foundations. At the right moment, Heavenly Dragon Saint Venerable would summon them.
Once these people joined forces, the Esoteric Sect, which originally appeared stable, could become a colossal behemoth in a short time. Once its scale was sufficient, it could directly advance into a superpower.
This plan had begun when the Esoteric Sect was founded. As the Saintess, Lin Xianyin naturally knew of it. However, the Liyue Dynasty had previously been facing a life-and-death crisis. Once that crisis was resolved, an avalanche of matters had come crashing down upon her, and she had temporarily forgotten to warn Bai Yu about this hidden danger.
But the appearance of the Thousand-Eyed Evil Emperor instantly linked every clue together in her mind.
If not for the affairs of the Liyue Dynasty, then with Heavenly Dragon Saint Venerable breaking through to the Mahayana Eighth Stage, along with an Evil Emperor constantly being nourished and bearing the significance of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva—
The Esoteric Sect's advancement would have been as certain as nails in a coffin.
That