All in all, after a not-too-long exchange, the two of them finally understood the whole story.
"You were invited by another True Disciple of Sky Spirit Ridge to help research the connection between the demonization of biological bodies and changes in souls. Then it just so happened that person was the head of the empirical department I applied to. We're working on the same project now."
A gratified smile appeared on Bei Feng's honest, simple face. "Good, good."
"Oh." Wang Qi turned around expressionlessly. "This project puts too much mental pressure on me. I can't take it on. Senior Brother, please find someone more capable."
"Wait!" Bei Feng grew anxious. "What about what we agreed on?"
"Your research methods are far too radical. I'm merely a common man; I cannot comprehend them." Wang Qi sighed. "For the sake of studying demonization, you even formed deep bonds with untransformed demon beasts... Junior Brother admires the sacrifices you have made in pursuit of the Dao."
"I did indeed communicate deeply with them." Bei Feng scratched his head. "But I keep feeling like there's something more behind your words."
"I truly don't know what position 'deep bonding' is."
"Forget that for now." Bei Feng stopped Wang Qi. "First, explain why you know Flame of Life, or one of its lesser divine abilities."
"You know it too, don't you? And there's no rule saying that only disciples of Sky Spirit Ridge may comprehend Flame of Life, is there?"
None of the spells from sects under the Immortal Alliance forbade disciples of other sects from learning them. Moreover, because the divine abilities awakened through the Tianyan Tulu were rather random, most of Sky Spirit Ridge's divine abilities were not even charged to practitioners—what if someone awakened a divine ability they did not want at all,