Do I need to season a clay pot
You have bought unglazed clay and been told to boil, season and dedicate it before use.
Likely cause
Two claims travel together. One is measured, one is not, and the rituals attach to the wrong one.
Try this now
None needed. Check the inside: if it is bare clay rather than glaze, the pot is porous and absorbs.
What to change
Rinse it well, then keep one pot to one family of tea. That rule follows from measured porosity. The flavour-improving patina is tradition, not a finding, so skip elaborate seasoning routines.
The reason behind it
One pot, one tea is real. The magic patina is a story.