Yu Ci did not care about other people's gazes, but Immortal Elder Xie was different. This man's eyes were like a tangible, substantial sharp sword, stabbing out from his sockets and plunging straight into one's heart.
For a moment, Yu Ci could not breathe. Then a word of praise came from beside him:
"Well asked!"
Xie Liang's tone seemed to rise slightly, but things soon returned to their usual track. In response to Yu Ci's question, he merely sent back a faint sentence: "You are not an inner disciple. By rule, teachings of the Great Dao cannot be passed on to you. Silence!"
Having been rebuked, Yu Ci obediently shut his mouth. The looks from the two young men ahead had become utterly mocking, but he ignored them outright.
Yu Ci was far less calm inside than he appeared. Xie Liang's words had sounded like a rebuke, yet they could also be considered an indirect answer to his question: teachings of the Great Dao... Did that not mean that the pure "principle" was inseparable from resonance with the divine soul, and that the direction he had taken conformed to the "Great Dao"?
He could only ponder that question himself. Xie Liang concluded the lesson on precepts and regulations with those words, then turned to another subject:
"Can you draw talismans?"
It was quite an unusual question. Though the answer was obvious, not a single person in the hall dared respond.
Xie Liang did not need anyone's cooperation and continued on his own. "Today, I will teach you how to draw talismans."
As he spoke, he extended his hand. His long, slender fingers bent a few times through empty air, and spiritual light flashed forth, combining into a crooked character for "calm." It was the Calm Heart Incantation.
Such a simple