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"Young Master!"

He Wuhen was visibly excited, his eyes brimming with worship as he looked at Chen Xiao.

He Wuhen had already learned Chen Xiao's identity from the You Family's patriarch.

The Dao Master of Talismans of the Glazed Dao Academy!

Yet He Wuhen knew propriety. He had not spread this news around, but merely kept it firmly in his heart.

But precisely because of this, after learning Chen Xiao's true identity, He Wuhen had not cultivated at all. The moment he did, he would inevitably be unable to keep his state of mind in check and would ultimately suffer qi deviation.

The news was simply too momentous. With He Wuhen's current state of mind, he could not fully accept it and remain unruffled. He could not control the fire in his heart at all.

Thus, he wisely refrained from cultivating.

This was also why Chen Xiao had not revealed his identity as the Dao Master of Talismans within the family.

For cultivators, cultivation required a mind as still as water. Once one's state of mind fluctuated too greatly, it was all too easy to suffer qi deviation.

"Mm."

Chen Xiao nodded. Faced with He Wuhen as he was now, there was nothing he could do. Although Chen Xiao had quite a few Clear Heart Talismans, they would not be of much use.

"How did the matter of the alliance go?"

Chen Xiao casually set down a barrier, then sat in a chair and asked.

"Dao Master, though you are the Dao Master of Talismans of the Glazed Dao Academy, the academy's talisman dao has declined for five thousand years."

You Yue was the first to speak.

Chen Xiao's expression did not change. He merely nodded quietly.

"So, this alliance with the Heavenly Court did not succeed." You