During the travels to the Ying Sea before, Yang Qing and Xiao Yan went together. Yang Qing witnessed Xiao Yan killing the Marquis of Jinghuan, Liang An. During then, a young monk appeared and attempted to assist Liang An. But he was forced back by Yan Mingyue and those from the Great Zhou Empire.
After that, as the details were reported to Lin Feng, Lin Feng managed to uncover the identity of this monk.
Monk Bao Sheng. The Demonic Saint, Golden Cicada Master, cultivated the Buddhist mantras of the Great Thunderclap Temple and developed this monk avatar, with the cultivation of the second level of the Golden Form of Buddha.