Daoist Jieyin steadied himself.
After weighing things in his mind for a while.
He then answered Ghost Chariot earnestly, "Fellow Daoist Ghost Chariot, what you have said has truly astonished me, Jieyin.
"After all, as early as twenty million years ago, you were already serving under Vine Dao Venerable Lin Tian.
"You became one of the Vine Dao Venerable's Dragon-Following Retainers.
"You also became one of the Human Race's Six Ancestors long ago.
"And as a Human Ancestor with a tribe like the Chiyou Clan, whose immense bodies were formed from vitality and life force and whose might swept across heaven and earth, you could have sat securely on Mount Buzhou without worrying yourself gray over the Great Dao or cultivation resources.
"So I am rather puzzled. Why would you leave the Spirit Vine School and enter our Daoist School Lineage?"
Ghost Chariot burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha!"
"Fellow Daoist Jieyin, you know one part but not the other. My willingness to join the Daoist School Lineage does not mean I wish to betray the Spirit Vine School.
"Rather, our Spirit Vine School has far too many peerless mighty beings, and I have long ranked among the lowest of them. I have no way to display the abilities I ought to possess, which is why I wish to seek a place in the Daoist School Lineage. After all, better a rooster's head than a phoenix's tail-that is the pride every Primordial World creature should possess. I hope you can understand my thinking."
Ghost Chariot whetted Jieyin's appetite once more.
All the while, a strange, indescribable feeling continued to brew in Daoist Jieyin's heart.
After pondering for a moment, he answered Ghost Chariot again:
"Fellow Daoist Ghost Chariot, since that is the case, I shall take you to Mount Sumeru and report