Of the three flying toward him, a lanky young man took the lead in approaching. When he was a hundred zhang from Li Yan, he immediately stopped and looked Li Yan up and down.
As the few of them drew closer, the auras emanating from their bodies became increasingly clear.
Li Yan made a rough judgment. This lanky young man should be a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, while the other two appeared to be Gold Core Realm cultivators.
Li Yan immediately hovered in midair, watching them with a wary expression.
"Who are you people? Why are you blocking my path?"
Seeing that Li Yan not only failed to answer his question but instead demanded answers in a harsh voice,
the lanky young man raised his brows. After scrutinizing Li Yan's face once more, he finally spoke.
"I am a steward of the nearby Yellow Springs Path. Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Why have you come into my sect's sphere of influence?"
"Just passing through. What, can't one even walk through this place now? I remember there was no inspection the last time I passed through here!"
Li Yan asked with the same vigilant expression.
"Fellow Daoist, 'evil spirit cultivators' have appeared in this region recently. Please present your token of identification!"
Seeing that Li Yan still would not answer his questions, the lanky young man became somewhat impatient.
One of his sect's stewards had suddenly had his soul lamp extinguished, forcing them to send out more people to search in all directions.
"So 'evil spirit cultivators' have appeared. But I am merely a Rogue Cultivator and have long since ceased to possess any token of identification!"
"A Rogue Cultivator?"
Upon hearing this, the lanky young man's eyes immediately became wary as well.
At the same time, soul power began to