Ding Yushan and the others had initially thought that a Golden Core elder from the "Heaven Soaring Sect" had finally arrived.
But when Li Yan's figure gradually became clear before their eyes, they found him unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar.
Ding Yushan felt this most strongly. Then he suddenly remembered—this man seemed to be the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had come before the manor earlier.
At the time, however, the manor lord's two strikes had nearly frightened them out of their wits. Still reeling from the shock, they had merely swept Li Yan with their Divine Sense, discovered that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and dismissed him in bitter disappointment.
Now that Li Yan had appeared before them, it was only natural that he gave them a sense of familiarity.
The group could not help exchanging looks. For the moment, they had no idea whether he was friend or foe and did not dare question him directly.
The next moment, Ding Yushan stared at Li Yan's turned face and found it even more familiar. He became certain that this was by no means their first meeting. He must have seen this man somewhere before.
The others were equally baffled by Li Yan's identity. No matter how secretly they probed with their Divine Sense, he appeared to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even one at the middle stage.
Yet the black-robed youth had clearly been terrifyingly powerful just moments ago. The six Foundation Establishment cultivators still stood where they were with vacant expressions, while the Qi Condensation cultivators had long since vanished from this stretch of heaven and earth.
Li Yan said nothing, and before they knew what his intentions were, Ding Yushan and the others did not dare speak either. For a time, the atmosphere became exceedingly strange and