True Venerable Bai Qiao was rather puzzled by Qu Jianlei's detachment. "Do you dislike Lingyun that much?"
The other side's willingness to let a future True Venerable serve as an honorary elder was indeed a gesture of goodwill, and they had even flattered him in the process.
He had long since become immune to most attempts at ingratiation. Even if the flattery came from True Venerable Qu, what he wanted to know more was: why?
Qu Jianlei thought for a moment before answering, "Han Li and I have an agreement. He insists on reaching the Soul-Splitting Realm before I do!"
"That's almost certain!" True Venerable Bai Qiao said instinctively.
Although Han Li had reached the Out-of-Body Realm a little later in age than True Venerable Qu, he had been in that realm for so long that he had practically reached its peak.
Only then did he react. "You're worried that Lingyun can't provide enough resources for Soul-Splitting?"
"Resources for Soul-Splitting... the sect can provide those too?" Qu Jianlei was stunned when he heard that. He truly had not expected this.
Wasn't it said that the path to Soul-Splitting was vague and that everything depended on oneself? How was the sect responsible for providing resources too?
"You... really haven't been thinking about this," Bai Qiao was almost speechless. "From now until you reach the peak of the Out-of-Body Realm, won't you need cultivation resources?"
"Otherwise, why do you think Lingyun can still support you even though you're already a True Venerable?"
"I hadn't considered that," Qu Jianlei shook his head and admitted frankly. "I mainly don't like responsibility. It affects my search for resources."
That was indeed his true thought. Put more bluntly: he did not like being constrained.
"How many matters could an honorary elder have to handle?" Bai Qiao