Since her concealment had been seen through, there was no point in hiding any longer. The Ascendant Will revealed itself.
Wang Sanjin's face returned to its former calm. He met Xiao Yao's gaze and asked slowly, "Oh? Do you know what you're holding?"
"I do. A relic from the age of ancient cultivators, containing a profound art comparable to an immortal technique."
Xiao Yao turned her palm lightly, then said to Wang Sanjin, "A treasure that even an Upper Realm cultivator like you covets must be quite the opportunity."
The Ascendant Will was a little surprised, then laughed. "Heh. You're an interesting one, young friend. You even know where I come from."
"What's so surprising about that? You people break the rules to descend into Azure Waves. That's hardly rare anymore. During the Great Competition of Two Daos, my Martial Ancestor even refined the split soul of one of your fellows."
As she spoke, Xiao Yao put away the heart in her hand and turned around. "I know more than where you come from. I also know that my martial uncle Nangong Jinghe and my senior martial uncle Luo Qianchou are from the Lower Realm, and that they've spent years searching for this ancient cultivator's relic too."
The Ascendant Will had shown no surprise at her first two remarks. After all, Lang Xiao and the other two had caused no small amount of trouble when they secretly descended to the Lower Realm.
They were merely curious how Xiao Yao had seen through their identities as Upper Realm cultivators.
But when she named Nangong Jinghe and Luo Qianchou outright, the three Treading-Void Split Souls within the Ascendant Will were secretly startled. They had never expected this junior cultivator to have dug so deep.
While they were still surprised, Xiao Yao spoke