Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate simply did not believe that the person before her was Ancestor Xuanming.
She had seen him before. How could he possibly be a child?
"Sister, this person is definitely not Ancestor Xuanming. You have mistaken him."
Mistaken him?
Leng Yan narrowed her eyes slightly. "Impossible. He is Ancestor Xuanming."
Although Leng Yan had never met him, she could still infer a thing or two.
Not only was he powerful, but he also knew Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate.
In Leng Yan's memories, among those powerful enough to reach such a level, it could be said that she knew every one of them throughout the Primordial Heaven and Earth...
However!!
It was precisely this child before her whom she had never seen before.
Therefore, Leng Yan had reason to suspect that he was Ancestor Xuanming. After all, among beings of such strength, only he had ever come into contact with Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate.
"No..." Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate still wanted to speak...
Clap clap clap!
At that moment, Ancestor Xuanming's applause cut her off.
"Hehe, you truly deserve to be the former Realm Venerate of the Ice Phoenix Realm. Yes!"
"Yes! Your eye for people is indeed razor-sharp."
"..."
The corners of Ancestor Xuanming's lips curved upward, his tone brimming with amusement.
Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate: "..."
He really was Ancestor Xuanming?
No!
Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate frowned deeply. "You... your appearance, how could it..."
"Hehe!" Ancestor Xuanming maintained his smile. "Do you think I look different from before?"
"Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate!"
"Appearance is nothing more than a shell. Just like Leng Yan—without the control of the Yin Devouring Gu, isn't she still the same?"
"No! How could that possibly be the same?"
As he spoke, his expression shifted. "Without the control of the Yin Devouring