He had his own plans for coming into the secret realm of Tianhai City. If things went according to plan, he should see a huge leap in his powers from then on out.
By then, his status within his sect would see a huge improvement as well. That meant that all the plans he had laid out throughout the years would've come to fruition.
If nothing else, he had set his sights on the Blood Phoenix Fruits.
The Blood Phoenix Fruits were unable to work to their fullest extent in the hands of the natives, which caused him to feel rather pathetic and drained.
He believed that letting the natives eat such fruits was a terrible waste of resources.
Then again, all of those fruits will belong to him soon.
He took the chance to plaster the talismans onto the Geng Metal beast every time he attacked to hinder the beast's movements. To be more precise, this beast was formidable.
