"Brother Gungun, Four-Unlike is Jade Purity's mount. What if he refuses to submit to us, relying on the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to back him up? In my opinion, we should head straight to the Kirin Emperor Forest, subdue the elders of the Qilin Clan, and then visit Kunlun. That way, even if Four-Unlike refuses to submit, we'll still have something to show for it."
On an auspicious cloud, Hou Yi and Gungun flew west together. Suddenly, Hou Yi turned and spoke to him.
Hearing this, Gungun shook his head and replied, "No. That would be disrespecting the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. The Qilin Clan's current leader is his mount, yet we'd be invading the clan without his permission. Given how the Primordial Heavenly Venerable protects his... ahem. Anyway, it's a bad idea. Things could easily go wrong."
"All right, we'll do it your way. But are you confident you can make Four-Unlike submit to us?" Hearing Gungun's words, Hou Yi recalled the Dao Ancestor's declaration that all the Three Pure Ones could become sages in the future. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded before asking Gungun another question.
"Somewhat, but honestly, not very. After all... I don't have the Qilin Seal anymore." At this point, Gungun spread his bear paws and gave Hou Yi a helpless look.
"Brother Gungun, don't bring up the Qilin Seal again. Although it was the Primordial Qilin's companion spirit treasure, it fell onto Mount Buzhou after the Dragon-Han Catastrophe, and you found it. That proves it was destined for you, and you were its newly appointed owner. Besides, trading a Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure to subdue the Qilin Clan as it is now? Hmph. The Ancestral Witch was right. It isn't worth it."
"Whether it's worth it doesn't depend solely on their current strength. We