Xuanyuan Youdao's question was not difficult to answer, but answering it well and convincingly was no easy matter.
Thus, such questions were in the nature of discussing the Dao. Even cultivators with no particular relationship could ask one another such things.
If the cultivator being questioned was willing to answer, they could do so. How deeply the discussion went depended on both sides' willingness to communicate.
If they did not wish to answer, then naturally they did not have to. However, one could not use that as grounds to criticize the other party, saying things like the teachings of the Dharma were not lightly passed on.
Feng Jun did not want to provoke her, but since she had asked so directly, refusing to answer seemed somewhat discourteous—especially since her question had latched firmly onto the essence of the Mixed Origin Heaven-Devouring cultivation technique.
He turned to glance at Xuanyuan Buqi and spoke with a smile. "I never expected there to be people among the Monarch's clansmen researching the derivation of this cultivation technique."
"I merely felt delighted upon seeing worthy prey," Xuanyuan Buqi replied with a faint smile, his tone casual. "When I first learned that you had reached the Golden Core stage before the age of fifty, I felt that this Mixed Origin Heaven-Devouring cultivation technique... perhaps everyone had underestimated its power. So I had my clansmen derive it."
Then he glanced at Xuanyuan Youdao again. "Youdao is a talented junior of my clan and also wishes to devote herself to studying the path of derivation. She likely took part as well, and now she has doubts in her heart... If it is convenient for you, just offer her some guidance."
"With a Nascent Soul True Immortal before me, how could I dare speak of offering guidance?" Feng Jun