Qingyun burst out laughing at the Divine Condor's words.
Ten years ago, Qingyun had redeemed a Spirit-Opening Pill from the System Shop and given it to the Divine Condor. The very first words the condor spoke afterward had been filled with resentment toward Dugu Qiubai.
Ever since Dugu Qiubai had found the Divine Condor as a youngster, the condor had lived by his side. To the Divine Condor, Dugu Qiubai had been both mentor and friend, and back then, he had been the condor's entire world.
Unfortunately, after Dugu Qiubai secluded himself in the valley, his cultivation grew ever more profound, and he soon reached the pinnacle of that world. Then, one day, he suddenly shattered the boundary and departed, leaving the Divine Condor to live alone in the valley.
One day, while the Divine Condor was searching for food, an immense, overwhelming power suddenly enveloped the condor. Not only did it purge all the toxins accumulated from years of consuming Pusiqu Snakes, it also restored the condor's thick plumage.
Immediately afterward, the condor felt a command implanted in its mind: never betray Qingyun. That command seemed to contain some kind of law, leaving the condor unable to defy it.
Still, resentment over Dugu Qiubai's abandonment had driven the condor to attack Qingyun upon meeting him. Of course, the condor had not intended to kill Qingyun, only to teach him a lesson so that he would not abandon the condor like Dugu Qiubai once he became powerful.
As time passed, the Divine Condor formed a genuine friendship with Qingyun.
But Qingyun's strength grew far too quickly. Even though the condor trained frantically every day, the condor still could not help him. Along with that sense of loss came the fear that Qingyun would abandon the condor just as Dugu Qiubai