Yang Lingrui had specifically mentioned the "Spirit-Origin Slaughter Dao." That meant the Dao Yang Yuanzhen now cultivated no longer fell within the Azure Waves Great Dao, but was governed by the laws of the higher Upper Realm.
Chen Yang's heart tightened at the news.
Once bitten by a snake, one feared a well rope for ten years. Whenever something involved the Upper Realm, Chen Yang instinctively felt it could not be good.
He sent out his consciousness to examine Yang Yuanzhen's body and soul again, then asked quietly, "The Spirit-Origin Slaughter Dao... Do you mean this might be another foreign art?"
Sensing his Immortal Venerable's caution, Yang Lingrui replied gravely, "Immortal Venerable, this is only a conjecture for now. I cannot say for certain. We will need to watch how Zhen'er's cultivation develops."
"But you need not worry too much about a foreign art beguiling her mind. Senior Sister has stayed by Zhen'er's side all these years. She knows the course of the child's growth, down to its details."
As Yang Lingrui spoke, Yun Xiwu stepped forward and bowed to Chen Yang. "Immortal Venerable, Zhen'er showed extraordinary signs from birth. She awakened to understanding early and learned everything quickly, so Ling Rui and I had our concerns at first."
"But perhaps because I am her birth mother, I have felt a bond of understanding with her since she was little. Beyond the outward changes in her growth, I can also sense changes in her mind and thoughts through my divine sense."
"I would not dare draw a hasty conclusion. But from all I have seen and felt while raising Zhen'er over these years, I do not believe she is a product of a foreign art descending into this world. She truly is Ling Rui's and my own child!"
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