Watching from the Sidelines (Part Fourteen)

After some analysis, Yuan Tian was all but certain that Jieyin had undergone Transformation from a white lotus. Of course, another person's origins had nothing to do with him, and he had no particular interest in the origins of these great figures.

Even if that person was a future Sage, Yuan Tian still had no interest. It was someone else's privacy, after all, and he did have his "boundaries" about such things. Of course, if the answers appeared right in front of him, he would not mind learning a thing or two.

Compared with "researching" other people's origins, Yuan Tian was much more interested in something else: Innate Spirit Roots.

First came the Innate White Lotus. If it truly was Jieyin's original form, Yuan Tian would never have another chance to see it. Even if he met it, what he would see was Jieyin, who had undergone Transformation from the Innate White Lotus.

The Innate White Lotus had quite a "connection" to the Chaos Green Lotus. It also had another name: the Silent World White Lotus. One could even say that Jieyin had gained much of his understanding of the Annihilation Great Dao from it.

According to later accounts, Daoist Jieyin's cultivation was profound, second only to Laozi's among the Sages. Yet despite his cultivation, he was not adept at attacking. His strength lay in defense, which was also related to the Innate White Lotus. Lotus platforms had always been renowned for their defense, and the Innate White Lotus was no exception. Its defense was formidable, but its offensive power was another matter. Yuan Tian had certainly never heard of the white lotus possessing any particularly fearsome attacks.

Then there was Zhun Ti's original form, the Innate Bodhi Spirit Root. It was an Innate Metal-Element Spirit Root, and one that