Qin Yan had managed to gauge the strength of the woman beside him somewhat.
Her body refinement was on par with his, both at the peak of the fifth grade, but he could not see through her qi refinement cultivation.
However, her aura was deep and steady. Her qi refinement cultivation was clearly above his, at least Mid Sixth Grade.
Qin Yan then looked toward the last man.
The man was also looking up at Qin Yan. A gentle smile rested on his lips as he gave Qin Yan a slight nod.
Qin Yan nodded back as well.
Yet inwardly, he was somewhat surprised.
He sensed a beast-like aura from this man.
It was not deliberately released, but an instinct rooted in his bloodline and Physique.
It was as though beneath that seemingly refined and gentle exterior lurked a Fierce Beast that could erupt at any moment.
This was a powerful body-refining Martial Artist.
Qin Yan immediately came to that conclusion.
What surprised him, however, was that this man's qi refinement cultivation was not as high as his—he was only at the peak of the fifth grade.
That truly caught him off guard.
"Jiuli, Qin Yan, you're here."
Yin Li opened her eyes and lifted her gaze toward the two of them.
She picked up her zither, rose to her feet, and walked toward them.
Her steps were light, her skirt swaying faintly, like a clear spring in the mountains or a breeze through the forest.
When she sensed Qin Yan's aura, Yin Li's expression showed a flicker of surprise.
This Qin Yan had actually broken through in both body refinement and qi refinement.
She had already investigated Qin Yan's background during this period—no background, no patron, cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Genesis, which was extremely difficult to cultivate, with