The newcomer was none other than Li Yan. When he had probed this place with his divine sense earlier, he had merely swept it hastily before withdrawing, but he had already grasped the general situation inside.
At that time, the three people within had clearly been conserving their divine sense, so none of them had noticed someone swiftly probing the area.
Throughout the desolate region, even if one wished to ambush another, aside from suddenly throwing out a magic treasure, the only option was to rush in close for a surprise attack. Usually, one only needed to rely on one's own perception and defenses against that.
Only someone like Li Yan, investigating the area, or parties truly engaged in battle and needing to react swiftly, would generally use divine sense.
Now that Li Yan had arrived here, with no wind and rain interfering and standing so close to the three, he could more clearly sense the auras on their bodies.
"Two Void Refinement Realm cultivators, and one Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator, it seems!"
With just one sweep, Li Yan made his judgment, though it was merely the most likely conclusion.
Even if he used divine sense to inspect them carefully, so long as they suppressed their spiritual power and aura, he still could not truly determine their cultivation.
The auras of the violet-robed old man and red-robed old woman had both reached the Void Refinement Realm, though their specific minor realms were even harder to discern. The refined young man in yellow robes was in the Spirit Transformation Realm, and Li Yan immediately noticed the enormous sword case on his back.
"So he is a sword cultivator. Even if he is only in the Spirit Transformation Realm, he is absolutely no ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivator. Even if he cannot form