"You call an eighth-tier Heavenly-Immortal 'abnormal'? What kind of nonsense is that?" Elder Hubert Hu, facing the situation where his own disciple had been dealt with so severely and hearing others' unclear explanations, sounded a bit impatient.
"He was able to defeat a peak Xuan-Immortal with just eighth-tier Heavenly-Immortal strength," Captain Lee replied after thinking for a moment.
"Are you joking?" Elder Hubert Hu was clearly skeptical.
"If you don't believe me, Elder Hu, you can ask around. This person is already famous in the Immortal Realm right now," Captain Lee said.
Elder Hubert Hu frowned and then turned to his assistant. "Miles Ming, go find out whether this is true or not."
One of the assistants called upon nodded and left immediately.
The Li Family head and the others were left dumbfounded, but couldn't say much. Elder Hubert Hu continued to examine Liam Li, then said to everyone, "You all wait outside for now."
The others didn't know what Elder Hu intended to do, but since he said so, they could only step outside.
"Clan Head, what do you think Elder Hu is going to do?" the white-robed man asked curiously.
"I don't know, but he's probably checking Liam Li—maybe he'll even be able to treat him," Patrick Li replied after some thought.
The white-robed man nodded, so the group waited outside.
Elder Hubert Hu crouched down beside Liam Li and said, "Since you can't move or speak, I'll search your memories to see what happened."
Liam Li heard this and wanted to protest, but couldn't say a word—he could only stare at Elder Hu in terror.
Elder Hu said, "Relax, don't struggle. If you resist, you'll turn into an idiot, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Liam Li knew he could only cooperate and relax as much as possible, or he'd suffer for it.
Seeing Liam Li's gaze soften, Elder Hu smiled. "That's better."
He placed a hand on Liam Li's head, and a stream of black energy flew out, entering Liam Li's nostrils.
As soon as it entered, Liam Li's body instinctively trembled, then he fell unconscious.
Elder Hu took the opportunity to search his memories. Images gradually appeared in Elder Hu's mind until he finished reviewing the recent ones. Retracting his hand, Elder Hu muttered suspiciously, "That kid is really that powerful? Even the Yin Spirit Grand Art didn't work on him."
Just now, he'd witnessed Evan Yang blocking the Yin Spirit Grand Art, which made Elder Hu mutter to himself. He then added, "I think it's just that your skills aren't strong enough yet—you can't control his memories."
Liam Li was unconscious and had no idea what Elder Hu was saying. After muttering to himself, Elder Hu stood up and said, "Looks like I need to meet that kid. He really has skills—even being poisoned, he isn't afraid of the Yin Spirit Grand Art."
After a while, the assistant who had been sent out returned. "Elder Hu, I've found out."
"So, what did you learn?" Elder Hu asked.
"It's just as they said—Evan Yang really did defeat a peak Xuan-Immortal with eighth-tier Heavenly-Immortal strength," Miles Ming reported.
Elder Hu was surprised. "So it's true!"
"Yes, I've asked quite a few people already," Miles Ming replied.
"With such great potential, why hasn't anyone taken him in?" Elder Hu asked, puzzled.
"Because none of the major families or sects know about him yet—only a few people in the Immortal Realm are aware," Miles Ming explained.
"That's true. We only just arrived here ourselves. If it weren't for someone being injured like this, we wouldn't even have looked into it. Looks like I really need to meet that kid," Elder Hu said.
"Elder Hu, are you planning to take him as your disciple?" Miles Ming asked curiously.
"No need, just wait for me here," Evan said with a smile.
Hannah Nangong stood silently, but worry filled her heart. If Evan hadn't reassured her, she would have rushed after him already.
Seeing the Chu family and Evan, Elder Hubert Hu was puzzled—was Evan really so confident? The more curious he felt, the more he wanted to ask Evan directly.
So, on the way, Elder Hubert Hu smiled and said, "I heard you beat a peak Xuan-Immortal while only at eighth-tier Heavenly-Immortal."
"Senior, you know about that?" Evan replied with a smile.
"Of course. With talent like yours, how could I not know?" Elder Hubert Hu laughed.
"I wouldn't go that far," Evan answered.
"If that's not enough, what would count as talent? It's a pity though," Elder Hubert Hu pretended to sigh dramatically.
"Oh? What's the pity?" Evan asked curiously.
"It's a pity you're poisoned, so your lifespan won't last much longer," Elder Hubert Hu said.
"Senior, you know about that too?" Evan chuckled.
"Of course. But if you join our Shadow Soul Sect, I might have a way to cure your poison," Elder Hubert Hu said with a grin.
Hearing this, Evan finally understood their real purpose—they wanted to recruit him into the Shadow Soul Sect.
But Evan just smiled, "No need. I'm used to going solo."
"Solo? Even in our sect, you could still act on your own. No one would restrict you," Elder Hubert Hu explained.
"Senior, I appreciate your kindness, really. But I'm just not interested in joining the Shadow Soul Sect. Still, there are a few things I'd like to ask you," Evan said with a smile.