When Li Zhaoyan received Bai Rou's voice transmission earlier, she and Ling Qingyun had been staring at a bird egg within the formation. The egg glimmered faintly with a hazy light. At times, the two probed it with their divine sense; at others, they pressed close to the formation and listened intently...
After receiving the transmission, neither of them could spare another thought for anything else. They hurried together to the main hall of Four Symbols Peak. Only after learning that cultivators had already been assigned to protect her did they rush over.
Along the way, after giving it some thought, Li Zhaoyan still sent a message to Li Yan. She knew her father had entered seclusion to cultivate and had no idea whether she could reach him. That was why she first had to go to the main hall and confirm the matter of the protectors.
After she and Ling Qingyun arrived, they did not remain in the area where Nascent Soul Cultivators could observe. Instead, they continued farther in. This was also a sect rule.
Ordinary cultivators watching another person undergo tribulation, aside from needing the appropriate cultivation level, had to remain within a designated area and could not interfere with the tribulation. However, relatives or those from the same lineage as the cultivator undergoing tribulation could approach somewhat closer.
More importantly, these two Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators both knew of the forces backing Li Zhaoyan. Ling Qingyun's backing was also formidable within Four Symbols Peak, and his relationship with Li Zhaoyan was obvious at a glance. Thus, they allowed Li Zhaoyan and Ling Qingyun to come here.
Hearing Li Zhaoyan speak, the male Spirit Transformation cultivator from Four Symbols Peak saw that a respectful look had already appeared in his companion's eyes. A thought immediately rose in