Another possibility was that the two had formed a Dao bond for many years and developed deep feelings for each other, eventually turning that bond into a master-disciple relationship.
At that moment, Elder Gong laid things out plainly, making it clear that he had no wish to become too deeply entangled with Xu Yi in the web of cause and effect.
Elder Gong was very direct, and Xu Yi liked that sort of directness. He cupped his fists and said, "Calling it a transaction would be a grave insult to my admiration for you, Elder. Since you don't mind having a junior like me around, I'll be so bold as to ask you a few questions."
Elder Gong waved a hand. "Don't ask yet. I'll answer them myself. Zhao Bing told me a little about your situation. Someone like you, who has only just entered the Inner Sect and has already completed the spiritual energy conversion and Origin Core tempering, can only have questions about the Spiritual Root stage."
"I'll put it plainly. To achieve a spiritual root, you need a Spirit Derivation Pill. The Spirit Derivation Pill is vastly different from the pills you've already encountered. It can't be bought; it can only be refined by yourself or commissioned from someone else."
"Why can't you refine it yourself? Because after preparing the auxiliary ingredients, you have to infuse the main ingredient. That requires not only infusing spiritual power, but also a fragment of your soul. Spirit Derivation—the pill must be formed from your own spirit to match your soul."
"Therefore, a Spirit Derivation Pill can't be obtained by buying one. As for commissioning it, that means having an expert refine the pill while you provide only your soul. A Spirit Derivation Pill obtained that way can also match your