Before long, Daoxuanzi released Huang Xiao's wrist. Staring at him with a grave expression, he asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you say earlier that you'd been struck by a curse technique? I did hear you mention wanting to see whether there were any treasures at the Rare Treasures Appreciation Gathering that could dispel a curse, but I thought you were seeking one for someone else, so naturally I paid it no mind. Had I known it was for you, I would have found some way to get that Phoenix Blood."
Huang Xiao gave a bitter smile. "Senior, how would I have dared say so back then?"
Hearing this, Daoxuanzi realized the problem and felt rather embarrassed for a moment. His relationship with Huang Xiao had not been this close back then.
Now Huang Xiao knew his identity and had also lent him a hand, so their relationship naturally could not be compared to what it had been before. Previously, even if he had known that Huang Xiao had been struck by a curse technique, he would not necessarily have stolen the Phoenix Blood to dispel it for him, even if he did have ties to the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord.
Besides, his main objective this time had been the Phoenix Feather. Though the Phoenix Blood was good, he had not wanted to expose himself before the final struggle for the Phoenix Feather.
"The internal power suppressing the curse technique from outside it was left by that old man who taught you the demonic saber technique, wasn't it?" Daoxuanzi suddenly asked.
Huang Xiao nodded. Since Daoxuanzi had discovered that he had been struck by a curse technique and had just examined him with his internal power, he would naturally have detected the strand of internal power the Masked Old