Seeing Liam Willow like this, Evan Yang smiled. "You're really too timid."
"I have to be. I've offended too many people." Liam Willow replied awkwardly.
Evan Yang smiled, then restored his original appearance. When Liam Willow saw Evan's true face, he was stunned. "You—you are..."
"That's right, it's me. I never thought after all these years you'd still be up to your old tricks." Evan Yang laughed.
Liam Willow froze, and after confirming it was Evan Yang, he finally relaxed and laughed, "You—you brat, you actually tricked me!"
"I saved you, and you say I tricked you?" Evan Yang laughed.
Thinking of Evan's earlier moves, Liam Willow nervously asked, "What realm are you at now?"
"Me? Heavenly‑Immortal Realm," Evan Yang replied.
"What? You reached Heavenly‑Immortal so fast?" Liam Willow couldn't believe it—Evan Yang, whose cultivation used to be lower than his, was now ahead of him.
"Not bad. It won't be long before I reach the Profound‑Immortal Realm." Evan Yang answered.
Liam Willow stared at Evan Yang, "You're not joking, are you? Profound‑Immortal? What realm are you really at?"
"Ninth‑tier Heavenly‑Immortal," Evan Yang replied.
"What? What?" Liam Willow was shocked. This was way beyond him—their cultivation used to be Earth‑Immortal, but now Evan was Heavenly‑Immortal, and on the verge of breaking through to Profound‑Immortal.
"What, impressed?" Evan Yang laughed.
"Yeah, I really am. It's unbelievable." Liam Willow looked Evan up and down, still finding it hard to believe, but facts were facts, and he couldn't help but admire him.
"Alright, enough about that. What happened earlier? Why did you offend those people?" Evan Yang asked.
"Don't even mention it. I wanted to earn some Immortal Source, so I could check out the Territory War Contest and broaden my horizons. So I took out a precious sixth‑grade Immortal artifact to sell. But that guy tried to buy it cheap, and when I realized something was off, I grabbed my treasure and left. After that, they started hunting for me, and today happened." Liam Willow said helplessly.
"So that's how it was. I thought you were stealing again." Evan Yang laughed, remembering how he first met Liam Willow.
"Don't say that about me. Ever since you caught me, I haven't stolen from anyone. I just scrape by selling low‑grade Immortal artifacts." Liam Willow said.
"Oh? It affected you that much?" Evan Yang laughed.
"That's right," Liam Willow said.
"Look at you, showing off. But changing your ways and not stealing anymore is definitely a good thing." Evan Yang said.
"Yeah," Liam Willow replied.
"You want to get into the Territory War Contest?" Evan Yang asked. "Yeah, that's right. The Territory War Contest is a rare event. Who knows what I could learn, or how much I could sell. Especially with all the excitement inside," Liam Willow said with a grin.
"With what you're selling, how long will it take to save up ten million upper‑grade Immortal Source?" Evan Yang sighed.
"What can I do? I used up all my savings," Liam Willow sighed.
Evan Yang thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, I have a way to get Immortal Source."
"Oh? How?" Liam Willow asked suspiciously.
"Sell things," Evan Yang replied.
"Sell more? We're already being hunted!" Liam Willow said gloomily. All this for a bit of money—he nearly lost his life.