i started reading issth lately. and im around chapter 40+. i have a question, its around where patriarch reliance appear. remember when the three of them go to catacombs to where patriarch is meditating and if they can unravel the secret scripture. Why did the patriarch want to gather the great sects? then later scare them away. i dont quite understand this part yet, can someone explain? then the sect disbanded and everyone goes away. where did patriarch go? can someone explain too what did he want to meng hao do again? i thought he will request again the vorpal jades but he doest mention it.
Spoilers Spoiler so if i remember correctly, everything that happens is reliance's plan to escape. Because the person who appeared isn't actually reliance. Reliance is a giant turtle who is actually carrying the entire country on his back and he's stuck there for fated reasons involving meng hao Take that with a grain of salt since it's been years since I read it