In fact, a Spirit Void Elder did not have a very high status in the Pure Yang Sect, let alone the Eastern Ridge Mansion. However, Qin Wu Yang's master was from a rather strong faction in the Pure Yang Sect so he was more famous compared to the average Spirit Void Elder.
Moreover, Qin Wu Yang's fame in the Eastern Ridge Mansion was a thing of the past. Linghu Zheng Xing, Linghu Huan, and Linghu Heng recognized him because they were about the same age and were around during his glorious years. Linghu Ren Jie and the other elders did not recognize him at all. They were more familiar with the powerhouses, who were Emperors of Gods, of the Pure Yang Sect. Naturally, not all Emperors of Gods in the Pure Yang Sect were famous. The famous ones were usually pillars of the Pure Yang Sect or those that Pure Yang Sect used as 'faces' to represent their sect.