"Master, he actually recognized you!"
Within Ji Yuan's Sea of Consciousness, Tu Yue spoke excitedly.
Though Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised as well, it was still within his expectations—The perception between Truth-Piercing Divine Eyes was far more powerful than I imagined. No wonder Master told me back then to stay far away from members of the Purple-Eyed Clan when traveling the world in the future.
Now, Icefire Old Man had merely possessed a wisp of phantom projection before, yet he could sense this familiar aura on me.
Of course, it was also possible that the Truth-Piercing Divine Eyes between us were originally one and the same, which was why he could sense it.
Thoughts flashed through Ji Yuan's mind.
After pondering for a moment, he neither nodded nor shook his head, merely changing the subject.
"How did you learn that the Cloud-Sea Flood Dragon Pearl was here?"
Hearing this, Icefire Old Man did not press the matter further and instead answered truthfully. "I had been on the Abyssal Continent before this. Luo Zheng had someone send me word about the Cloud-Sea Flood Dragon Pearl appearing here, and the moment I received the news, I rushed back."
"Luo Zheng—"
Ji Yuan frowned. "I do not seem to have heard of such a person on the Cangluo Continent. Did he also come over from Shangxi before?"
"Precisely."
Icefire Old Man nodded. "He is very strong. He had previously cultivated on Qingwu Island in Shangxi, and only came here along with the others after Shangxi's Demonic Dao attacked."
"So it seems there really are far more cultivators on the Cangluo Continent now. There are even so many Golden Core Peak Stage cultivators."
That would have been unimaginable before.
Otherwise, Icefire Old Man could not possibly have earned such an enormous reputation back then