"The Ancestor flatters me."
"I have only recently attained the Dao, and my abilities are modest. I hardly deserve your praise."
Chen Jichuan was being modest.
But before the Golden Silkworm Ancestor, those words were hardly false modesty. Though the Ancestor had been born a demon, his cultivation ranked among the highest in the Divine Land World. He was a titan of the demonic path who could stand beside the One Origin Patriarch.
Even if Chen Jichuan dropped his disguise and revealed his true cultivation, he would still be worlds apart from the Golden Silkworm Ancestor.
Meanwhile...
"You are too modest, fellow Daoist."
The Golden Silkworm Ancestor smiled, then asked casually, "The One Origin Dao Gate has produced nearly three hundred True Immortals in recent years. What do you make of it?"
Coming straight to the point would be too abrupt. Even with fire at his eyebrows, someone like the Golden Silkworm Ancestor could remain composed and keep his own pace.
"The One Origin Dao Gate keeps producing True Immortals. It looks like a flourishing age for the Dao Sects, but only the One Origin Dao Gate benefits. The other Dao Sects, including the Western Continent Pure Land, gain nothing. Instead, they must worry that the increasingly powerful One Origin Dao Gate will seize their interests in Divine Land."
"In my humble opinion, infighting among the Dao Sects is inevitable."
With nothing else to do, Chen Jichuan chatted freely with the Golden Silkworm Ancestor.
"Infighting among the Dao Sects?"
The Golden Silkworm Ancestor shook his head. "Before that happens, I fear there will be no place left in Divine Land for the likes of us to stand."
That was precisely what worried him.
It was also the chief reason he had to cooperate with the Scarlet Blood Patriarch.
"You're right,