Li Yan was flying through the air—or, more precisely, Li Wuyi was taking him through the air.
Li Yan studied the magical implement beneath his feet with curiosity. It looked like a book of bamboo slips. The scenery below slowly shrank, then swiftly swept backward.
After they left the room, Li Wuyi had taken out a small object shaped like a book of bamboo slips, tossed it into the air, and murmured a few words. The object swelled in the wind, instantly growing to twenty or thirty feet across.
Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm could cultivators fly without relying on anything else. Disciples in the Qi Condensation Stage had to use flying objects such as spirit implements, spirit treasures, or magical implements. Most were fortunate to have even a flying spirit implement.
Li Wuyi had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm long ago and was already in the foundation establishment late stage. Naturally, he could fly on his own, and quite swiftly at that. But with Li Yan along, he could hardly fly with him on his back or dangling from one hand, so he brought out a flying magical implement he had not used in a long time.
He intended to take Li Yan to Laojun Peak to collect his initiation supplies before returning to Small Bamboo Peak to pay their respects to their master. Since he had already brought Li Yan out, however, he decided to first give him a general look at the scenery and distinctive features of the sect's peaks.
The peak they had just been on was Spirit Insect Peak, which belonged to the cultivator surnamed Yu who had brought Li Yan to the sect. They circled it once at midmountain height. According to Li Wuyi, he could not fly to the summit; flight-restricting