The Golden Flame Spirit Body Art had been taken from the academy's secret arts vault and bestowed upon the Yang Clan years ago, when the Dao Academy rewarded its prodigies, at Yang Yuanhong's request.
Before then, no cultivator outside the Dao Academy had practiced the art.
Thus, in the eyes of the Ascendant Will, Yang Yuanzhao's mastery of the art meant that even if he was not a Direct Disciple of Lingxiao Dao Academy, he must have deep ties to it. That was why it had asked.
The question brought a sudden flash of clarity to Chen Yang. He recalled the intelligence Nangong Jinghe had brought back from the Upper Realm.
Zhuang Xuanji and Nangong Jinghe had long suspected that the three faction ancestors above the Void Realm might also be involved.
At the time, though, Nangong Jinghe had considered the old demon more suspicious. The truth now seemed rather unexpected.
At once, Chen Yang relayed this to Nangong Jinghe through Yang Yuanhong.
But when Nangong Jinghe tried to send a Thought Transmission to his true body in the Upper Realm through their shared soul, he discovered to his shock that some unknown force had severed their connection.
His situation was now much like that of Lang Xiao and the other two when they had secretly descended to the Lower Realm. His soul fragment could act freely, but he could no longer contact his true body in the Upper Realm.
Chen Yang immediately understood: Nangong Jinghe's true body must also have run into serious trouble while investigating above the Void Realm.
The deeper we go, the greater the danger... But if we're going to give Azure Waves a New Heaven, we have to take this risk!
With his resolve set, Chen Yang sent a thought to Yang Yuanzhao.
Yang Yuanzhao