The moment Ace activated the Soul Body Sweep, his real body instantly replaced his avatar!
The Soul Body Sweep allows him to sweep position with his main body with the sacrifice of half of his Spirit Qi and also hide within the Avatar's true soul. This ability was Ace's biggest trump card and the reason he was so fearless of roaming in the AIG Sect and doing reckless thieves openly.
Although the Avatar of Holy Twilight can use any soul skill/spell, Ace doesn't have any useful ascension-grade soul spells at the moment, so he has to come here personally.
Moreover, Ace had already achieved his goal in the AIG sect, learning all about spirit forging he could and even developing his own technique using the epiphany pills. However, he didn't dare forge using his Heavenly Spirit Qi or Demonic Black Spirit Fire in the AIG Sect because he knew he was under the watchful gaze of everyone, especially the Sect Master and, most likely, the Sect Spirit Guardian.
