He didn't believe a single word from Tan Shenzi; he only heard the ambitious words from the speech of this Number 5 Battle Spirit.
The reason he abandoned his flesh wasn't truly out of faith in the Mechanical God, but rather because the imminent transcendence struggle made him feel time was pressing.
Lin Rui wanting to rescue Tan Shenzi's Battle Dragon must wait for the moment when the 'God of All Machines' transition occurs, which Tan Shenzi cannot wait for.
Tan Shenzi's ambition is also normal; merely from the cultivation method of the 'Myriad Spirits Reflecting Divine Art' one can know that this person's wisdom almost rivals the seventh generation Sect Hierarch. How could such a figure easily be subservient?
In Tan Shenzi's eyes, Lin Rui is just a lucky person who succeeded thanks to the 'Battle Spirit Ring' divine artifact and the fate bestowed by Great Sun Venerable, unable to gain his trust.
Lin Rui is completely unconcerned with the little schemes of Tan Shenzi.
