Li Yan feared that Xiaoyun Sect might possess some secret art he had not considered, just as when Li Yan's cultivation had been crippled and he had been trapped in Shura prison.
He himself had once secretly cultivated under such circumstances. Better to simply prevent the other party from coming into contact with even a thread of spiritual qi; no matter how great their abilities, they would be unable to cultivate.
If Xiaoyun Sect had known that Li Yan had done so many things to his unconscious self, he would likely have been so enraged that the Three Corpses Gods would have fled his body.
Under such circumstances, the survival time of the other party's physical body had to be considered...
Outside, the moment Li Yan appeared, he immediately withdrew that incarnation. Yet he did not dispel the "Ghost Trace" formation. Instead, he stood there with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Xiaoyun Sect's appearance here was indeed not far from what Li Yan had surmised. Back then, after Dong Fuyi killed Yu Zishu, he had told Li Yan about what had happened between himself and True Lord Qianzhong in the lower realm.
This naturally included how they had been trapped, as well as matters concerning Yu Zishu and Xiaoyun Sect. Dong Fuyi's purpose had been very simple.
Since Yu Zishu had already found Li Yan, Dong Fuyi naturally wanted Li Yan himself to understand more about the Yin-Yang Chaos Sect's arrangements, so he could be prepared in the future.
Among other things, he had shown Li Yan an image of Xiaoyun Sect. With a cultivator's memory, how could one forget after seeing someone once?
Especially an enemy who might threaten him at any moment. Moreover, Xiaoyun Sect was far from the only person Dong Fuyi had recorded for Li Yan to