When he heard Yu Sheng say those words, Xuan Che slowly nodded. Half of his face was solemn, while the other half was numb.
The numbness was because that side of his face was still tingling.
"Dark Angel. This is the only possible 'common interest' that could connect these two originally unrelated sides," Yu Sheng said, doing his best to ignore the occasional involuntary twitching of Xuan Che's numb half-face and make his tone as serious as possible. "The most direct reason the Holy Ascetic Society went from lying low in seclusion for the past few years to going out and stirring up trouble now is this."
Xuan Che nodded along. "I heard about this from my master as well. Apparently, those heretics believe that the power of the 'Angel Catalyst' can be used to 'heal' the universe. Aside from this thing, there probably isn't anything else in this world that could make those people who consider themselves 'saints' lower themselves to 'cooperate' with other factions."
Once the clues were suddenly connected, the train of thought that had been stuck for so long instantly opened up. Yu Sheng immediately continued along Xuan Che's line of reasoning. "On the other hand, Yun Qingzi disappeared a thousand years ago. The last time he appeared before the world was just before that, when he fought some unknown powerful enemy near Shuji!"
The two looked at each other at the same time. In each other's eyes, they saw the same answer.
Even Zheng Zhi, who had been honestly listening from the side, had figured it out. "You're saying that the one who fought Yun Qingzi back then... was a Dark Angel?!"
"There's a very good chance," Xuan Che said heavily. "If it hadn't been an enemy of that level, how could an ancient great