Zhao Hai knew that he would need a lot of time to deal with the sword defense sect. Therefore, he had to deal with the situation at the Iron Buddha Temple first. Otherwise, it would only be more troublesome.
Now that he was at the Iron Buddha Temple, it was equivalent to him returning to the tide-watching gang. If he didn't go out for a long time, si Yun and the others would definitely come to find him. Therefore, Zhao Hai first returned from the tide-watching gang.