Li Yan was now certain he had truly arrived in Yellow Springs City, but at this moment, above all, he could not lose his composure and let these four notice anything amiss!
Their cultivation was utterly insignificant before him, yet Li Yan could sense an aura from the surrounding walls that made even his heart tremble.
This end of the spatial teleportation passage was inside a stone chamber, and he found no powerful cultivators here.
Yet formations completely sealed off the chamber on all sides. He was still in an extremely dangerous position.
In the lingering gloom, Li Yan could even hear his own heart beating rapidly.
Within the mirror-like surface beside him, the constantly churning mist seemed poised to reveal a ghostly face at any moment...
His thoughts raced. As he swiftly examined his surroundings, he also waited for the others to speak. Only then could he respond accordingly.
Li Yan knew that if he spoke first, he might expose a flaw. Sure enough, one of them spoke, and the words filled his heart with delight.
He had maintained Chihan's appearance precisely to deal with any problems immediately after teleporting over. To his surprise, the ghost cultivators here really did recognize Chihan.
An idea stirred in Li Yan's mind, but his tone was somewhat icy as he spoke.
"By command of His Majesty the Nether Emperor, I have come to personally confirm the current situation regarding that group of several dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators."
At Li Yan's words, the four exchanged glances, embarrassment immediately appearing on their faces. Then the cultivator who had spoken first answered again.
"My lord, since you have arrived, we will report this to our superiors at once..."
"No need. I will go there myself shortly. First, tell me the situation. I may need to