Before Sky Soaring had even finished speaking, Lu Yang had reacted.
He misunderstood!
This was beyond Lu Yang's expectations. He had never imagined what kind of logic Sky Soaring had followed to mistake him for Hongyun.
However, that did not prevent Lu Yang from responding accordingly.
His expression shifted, light and shadow flickering across it. After a long while, he let out a sigh and looked at Sky Soaring. "May I ask how Senior saw through me?"
"Very simply."
Sky Soaring smiled at this. "All things beneath Heaven have karmic roots and origins. How could some mighty cultivator possibly emerge out of nowhere for no reason?"
"Back then, Chongguang took away all the True Lords of the world. Hongyun, you were not among them. With the methods of a True Lord's reincarnation, you should have challenged Covered Lamp Fire again long ago. I even prepared numerous measures to await the result. Yet you vanished from the world as though you had evaporated, disappearing without a trace for thirty years."
"I nearly thought you were dead."
"And by a remarkable coincidence, that fellow Daoist who played a game against me at the Southern Heavenly Gate also vanished mysteriously from this world alongside you, Hongyun."
"Only many years later did that fellow Daoist burst onto the scene."
"A visitor from Beyond Heaven. Very interesting indeed."
At this point, Sky Soaring's expression became intrigued. "Although fellow Daoist concealed himself well, I have fought you many times. We can be said to know each other inside and out."
"Your Gold Nature may be hidden from others."
"But before my eyes, it cannot be concealed!"
Sky Soaring spoke with absolute certainty. Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, understanding dawning upon him. So that was it. It was Hongyun Gold Nature's fault.
Sky Soaring had sensed