"Well, young friend Lin, why not join my Medicinal Pill Institute? Whatever else, you'll have all the resources you need. What do you say?" Nangong Su said kindly.
"Well..." Lin Yi hesitated, unsure whether to agree.
"I'll give you access to every pill formula the Medicinal Pill Institute currently has. If you want to study anything at the other institutes, I can introduce you as well. How about it?" Nangong Su continued sweetening the offer.
"Director Nangong, you seem to be treating me a little too well," Lin Yi said hesitantly.
His brows furrowed slightly. There was no such thing as a free lunch; everyone understood that.
"Rest assured, I mean you no harm. I swear it on my Great Dao." Nangong Su's tone was earnest. A faint, almost imperceptible Dao resonance drifted from him and merged into heaven and earth.
"Each of the academy's seven institutes has a supreme prodigy, much like you. Every one of them is a supreme prodigy who has comprehended a Phenomenon."
"But every one of them only comprehended their Phenomenon after turning a hundred. You're different. Your bone age is only twenty-something years. Your talent defies the heavens even more than theirs."
"Actually, I'd rather take you as my disciple, but I know my strength doesn't qualify me," Nangong Su said earnestly. His tone was frank, without the slightest reluctance.
"I keep having a feeling that the position of Great Emperor in this era belongs to none other than you. All I want to do is invest in your future."
"Once you're powerful, even a little something slipping through your fingers would benefit me immensely."
"Uh, you're certainly frank, Director Nangong!" Lin Yi looked at the candid Nangong Su.
"All right, I agree to join the Medicinal Pill Institute," Lin Yi said after some