Li Tongya clasped his hands and said respectfully,
"My family's Foundation Establishment cultivators were commanded by our sect to go on a demon-slaying mission, and hence were not at home..."
Li Tongya had first received news about the Demon King of the Southern Border's alchemical pursuits from the White Banyan Fox. Although Fei Luoya, who usually dwelt on Witch Mountain, was not aware of matters beyond his world, Li Tongya still took precautions. He only mentioned going on a demon-slaying mission and did not bring up the Southern Border, causing Fei Luoya's brow to furrow. The people of Shanyue were not ones for beating around the bush, and he spoke directly,
"What is your family elder's cultivation level?"
Just as Li Tongya was about to respond, someone descended beside them riding the wind, clad in white, his demeanor dashing and graceful—it was none other than Fei Wangbai, the head of the Fei Clan.
"Taoist fellows."
