"His identity... I'm not at liberty to say much about it. You only need to know he isn't an enemy. In fact, he'll be your greatest ally on the Road to the West."
"Though you can't go looking for him, he'll definitely appear when you're in danger. After all, he and we... are all in the same boat."
"Don't make me laugh." Ye Chen chuckled at the Daoist's words. "A Primordial God comparing himself to a grasshopper in front of an ordinary mortal? If word got out, wouldn't everyone under heaven laugh their teeth out?"
The Daoist didn't laugh. He looked at Ye Chen solemnly. Ye Chen chuckled a couple of times, then realized there was nothing funny about it and stopped.
"Ye Chen, don't treat this as a joke. All the gods and Buddhas you see filling the heavens now will be no more than ants in the future. I compare myself to a grasshopper because I still have a sliver of power to resist the Heavenly Dao."
"Primordial Gods can see the past and future. I once witnessed something terrifying that no other Primordial God had ever seen. To prevent it, I had no choice but to find you, because you are the key to what's going to happen."
"So that god in the golden light and I are just two grasshoppers. But you're different, Ye Chen. Remember: no matter how things change in heaven or on earth, you must stay true to yourself, because you are..."
At that, the Daoist suddenly stopped. He realized he'd probably said too much, so he quickly fell silent. No matter how Ye Chen pressed him, he wouldn't say another word.
"How boring." Ye Chen shook his head. He was very curious about what the Daoist had mentioned, but since the man