He had experienced Lin Tian's cunning long ago and naturally knew that, however he disguised himself, Lin Tian would still discover that Golden Cicada was Jieyin.
He simply stopped wasting effort on that and instead turned his thoughts to how he could use Lin Tian.
Lin Tian had escaped the Saints' clutches several times. No matter how they killed him, he always rose again, his strength even greater than before his death.
If Jieyin truly wanted to snatch food from Lin Tian's jaws, he first had to unravel the mysteries of Lin Tian's doppelgängers.
Unfortunately, how could he know that Lin Tian's secret was not his doppelgängers at all, but the Spirit Vine True Self bringing him back to life?
Over those two years, he had uncovered not a single secret, yet had suffered plenty of humiliation.
Still, that did not mean he had gained nothing. At the very least, he had been the first to learn that Lin Tian had left the Primordial World.
Although Saints still occupied the supreme position within the Primordial World, they faced numerous restrictions and could not act at will. As a Saint himself, Jieyin understood this.
Thus, the moment Lin Tian left, he fled Golden Turtle Island and informed Minghe. Together, they brought the Buddhist-Demon Teaching into the world to seize merit, hoping to accumulate some means of defeating Lin Tian before he returned.
Countless undercurrents lurked beneath the tranquil Primordial World. While Lin Tian was there, no one dared reveal their intentions. But once he left, the vast Primordial World instantly began to boil.
Countless cultivators scrambled to seize merit and seek supreme treasures, all so they could ascend to a Saint Position when the Karmic Calamity ended.
Meanwhile, Laozi was also making arrangements. His efforts, however, were directed not at the