"Don't overthink it. Focus on mastering the Fifth Form," Demon Phoenix transmitted.
Huang Xiao nodded. He had no objections.
Seeing that Huang Xiao said nothing, Demon Phoenix transmitted again, "You really don't look like much right now."
Huang Xiao smiled, touched his disguised face, and said, "It's only a disguise. Besides, being too handsome would draw too much attention. This is better-a perfectly ordinary face that won't leave much of an impression on anyone who sees it."
Demon Phoenix understood that, of course, but continued, "You don't actually need to be so cautious. A lot of the time, you take it a little too far."
Seeing Huang Xiao look over, Demon Phoenix added, "I know some of what's on your mind. A while ago, you gained quite a few benefits by relying on your identity as the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord's successor, and quite a few factions began seeing you in a new light. But now, you can no longer drape yourself in that tiger's skin. You feel a sense of loss, or even apprehension, don't you?"
Huang Xiao sighed. With the appearance of Li Chaoxun, the true successor to the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord, Huang Xiao had lost that identity, and with it, a layer of protection in the Jianghu.
It would have been a lie to say he felt no sense of loss.
Of course, Huang Xiao would not dwell on it too much. It had never belonged to him in the first place, so losing it now was only right.
Besides, he had already gained benefits from it. He had come out ahead.
"That's all in the past. I'll have to face what comes next myself. If I rely on my sect and elders for everything, I'm afraid I'll never accomplish anything great," Huang Xiao said.
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