Just as Shang Guangming was about to speak, he suddenly saw his disciple Zhou Xiao walking over.
"Junior Brother Chen, did you refine this Flame Talisman?"
Zhou Xiao spoke as he walked.
"Yes."
Chen Changming nodded.
"Logically speaking, it would be impossible for a talisman master starting from scratch to refine a top-grade first-tier Flame Talisman in just over ten days!"
Staring at the Flame Talisman in Chen Changming's hand, Zhou Xiao suddenly sneered. "Junior Brother Chen, are you using a finished product to fool Master?"
"Fool him? You think far too highly of me."
Chen Changming smiled dismissively.
He could also see that ever since Shang Guangming had accepted him as a disciple, Zhou Xiao had harbored intense hostility toward him.
"Zhou Xiao, if you don't know how to speak, then don't!"
Shang Guangming's face darkened. "Your master personally witnessed Chen Changming refining a top-grade first-tier Flame Talisman just now. Could that possibly be fake?"
"He really refined it?"
Zhou Xiao's heart jolted, and he began reassessing Chen Changming. Barely two seconds later, his face broke into a smile as he politely clasped his hands and laughed. "Junior Brother Chen, Senior Brother spoke without thinking. Please accept my apology."
"No blame for those who do not know."
Chen Changming's expression remained indifferent.
He had cultivated for over three hundred years and seen all manner of petty villains. How could he fail to see the envy hidden beneath Zhou Xiao's smile?
But envy was useless.
If Zhou Xiao truly dared to scheme against him in secret, Chen Changming would not mind turning up the heat for him.
"Master, I'll be taking my leave."
Chen Changming cupped his hands to Shang Guangming, then turned and vanished.
After Chen Changming left, Shang Guangming's face darkened as he said to Zhou Xiao, "Zhou