[ He contemplates that over another sip of orange juice. ]

Hm… I suppose so. I’d befriend a lot of the spirits, particularly the ones I had fight for me in battle. I think they were ultimately drawn to my power and ability to command them, but they weren’t always bad company.

[ He pauses. ]

Many other cultivators work to immediately find the way to set their spirits free, but they don’t mind if I keep them around a bit longer.