Although Li Yan did not understand the situation within the Tianli Clan of the Immortal Spirit Realm, he knew that the true Qiongqi Purgatory Art was certainly not something just any cultivator in the clan could practice. Even Gong Chenying had needed to obtain the technique in stages back then.
However, Li Yan could not tell from these people whether they had cultivated the orthodox technique. The stagnation in the circulation of their auras might have come from cultivating a simplified version of the Qiongqi Purgatory Art, or perhaps simply from their insufficient cultivation.
Watching the five charge straight toward him, Li Yan's expression remained unchanged. He had deliberately not concealed Ink Cloud's escape light earlier precisely because he wanted to draw the Tianli Clan's attention.
"Fellow Daoists, this is the territory of our Tianli Clan. May I ask what business brings you here? If you entered by mistake, please turn back north or east and take a detour. If you have come on business, please state your purpose!"
The Nascent Soul man swept his round eyes over Li Yan and the other man, and his gaze quickly settled on Li Yan. He could not help feeling alarmed.
He could see that the handsome young man in white was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, but this ordinary-looking young man was utterly unfathomable to him. There was not the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power around him.
Naturally, he did not think the other party was an ordinary mortal. Seeing the cultivator in azure robes standing with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at the five of them, while the young man in white shifted aside and stepped half a pace back, he instantly judged from experience that this azure-robed youth was the leader of the two.
Yet even if