He could only instruct Lin Heng: "What you need to do is to quickly improve your strength, whether to prepare for a battle with Yang Jian or to confront the Tathagata."
"Tathagata?" Lin Heng's eyes subtly shifted.
The Shangqing Saint said: "One flower withers, another blooms."
"Though Luminous was forced there by me, my crossing the great river this time allowed Tathagata to exploit a loophole. I believe he will soon reappear in the world."
"By that time, you will have to face him yourself."
As he spoke, he also sighed: "This young Tathagata, his depth of scheming and far-reaching planning, even I must admire."
"This time, he used Maitreya as bait to force Luminous into making a decision."
"He wanted Luminous to have a karmic entanglement so that Luminous would lose freedom, allowing him to regain his."
