"Always counted in?" the Wine Beggar asked curiously.
"That's right, always counted in. You'll know soon enough. For now, let's just wait for Evan to come out," Ming Yang said.
The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang didn’t really understand what Ming Yang meant, but at this moment they were more worried about whether Liam Yang would wake up after three days, and what Evan would do then.
Waiting was nerve-wracking. For the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang, three days felt like a long time, but Evan didn’t feel it at all. He was focused on clearing out as much poison as possible in the time he had.
The poison in Liam Yang’s body was slowly devoured by Evan’s Heaven-Cold power, and his condition started to improve, but the root problem wasn’t eliminated.
Faced with this situation, Evan didn’t lose heart. He kept using Heaven-Cold power to continue the treatment.
One day, two days, three days passed, and still there was no movement. Evan had completely forgotten about the three-day limit, while outside, Ming Yang was getting worried and wanted to check on things. But when he looked, he found no movement at all inside, which made him curious.
"Could he have cleared it? Impossible," Ming Yang thought to himself, curious since Liam Yang still hadn’t had any reaction.
The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang also came to Ming Yang, wanting to know what was going on. But Ming Yang’s answer was that Evan and Liam Yang were both silent, meaning the treatment was still underway.
This made the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang curious about whether Evan had really cleared the poison.
Just like that, time passed little by little. After Evan returned to the Yang Clan, he didn’t appear again. This made Terry Yang’s parents curious about what was going on, and Terry Yang himself noticed Liam Yang was no longer at Blaze Mountain, so he went back to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, when I was cultivating in the Star Sea, I found that Evan’s father was no longer there," Terry Yang said suspiciously.
"Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Terry Yang’s father asked in surprise.
Terry Yang nodded, "Yes, I saw it very clearly."
"That’s odd. If he’s not there, where could he be?" Terry Yang’s father wondered, and his mother also fell into deep thought.
Seeing his parents silent, Terry Yang spoke up again, "Where did Evan actually go?"
"We don’t know," Terry Yang’s parents replied—they hadn’t seen him.
"Looks like something’s up. Dad, can you find out anything?" Terry Yang was really curious about what had happened—not just him, but his parents too. So they told Terry Yang to keep cultivating while they went to investigate.
One day, the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang were pacing back and forth in the main hall, looking very worried. Terry Yang’s father walked in, saw the two of them, and asked, "What are you two doing?"
The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang didn’t like their eldest brother, so they didn’t answer and just sat off to the side, but their impatience was obvious. "What, is Dad failing to treat Second Brother?" Terry Yang’s father said deliberately.
"None of your business," the Wine Beggar said.
"Third Brother, what’s that supposed to mean? Can’t I care about Second Brother? Don’t always treat me like an outsider," Terry Yang’s father said, frowning.
"If you could treat Second Brother well, we wouldn’t act like this toward you," the Wine Beggar replied.
Terry Yang’s father was annoyed by this and was about to speak when he saw the patriarch walk into the hall. The Wine Beggar hurried over and asked, "How is it going?"
"Don’t know yet. Keep waiting," Ming Yang said.
After hearing their conversation and seeing their actions, Terry Yang’s father asked, "Dad, are you treating Second Brother?" "Yeah, what is it?" Ming Yang replied.
"It’s nothing, I’m just concerned. Is there anything I can help with?" Terry Yang’s father asked.
"It’s good of you to care," Ming Yang said.
Terry Yang’s father was left frustrated and said nothing more, while Lydia Yang and the Wine Beggar grew anxious. Ten days had already passed with no news.
"You two should go back for now. If there’s any news, I’ll let you know," Ming Yang said, seeing how worried the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang were.
The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang exchanged a glance, then left reluctantly. Terry Yang’s father was about to leave too, but Ming Yang called him back, "How’s Tian’er doing now?" "He knows he’s not as strong as others, so he’s cultivating in the Star Sea," Terry Yang’s father replied. "Good, keep working hard. This is his test. Only when he grows strong can he have the authority to become patriarch," Ming Yang said.
Hearing this, Terry Yang’s father was delighted and quickly said, "Dad, don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep an eye on him."
"Good, go on," Ming Yang said.
With Ming Yang’s words, Terry Yang’s father left, excited. As Ming Yang watched him go, he muttered, "Only this way can you stop suspecting Evan of acting in secret."
Ming Yang knew Evan and Liam Yang’s personalities—they both hated being bound by the clan and liked freedom. The clan could only be handed to Terry Yang, which would also stop Terry Yang’s family from scheming against Evan and the others.
Evan had no idea Ming Yang was thinking so far ahead. All he knew was that he had to clear the poison from Liam Yang’s body.
Time kept passing—not just three days, but three years went by, and still nothing happened. The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang grew anxious. They’d thought it would be quick, but not only did three years pass, ten more years went by. It felt like endless time. Ming Yang checked many times and found Evan and Liam Yang were both fine, showing no signs of madness, so he left them alone.
About sixty years later, Evan opened his eyes. He looked a little exhausted and took a deep breath. "The extreme cold energy has reached its limit. I’ve cleared everything I could; what’s left can only be treated with medicine."
If before, Liam Yang had every kind of poison, now he was free of it—but some things had been damaged, and the extreme cold energy couldn’t fix those.
"He almost went mad, showing signs of losing his mind," Evan muttered to himself. But Liam Yang’s body was sealed by Evan, so whether he went mad or not, he just lay there quietly.
Thinking he needed to find a solution, Evan left the secret chamber. Ming Yang, who was in the study, saw Evan come out and greeted him happily, "How did it go?"
"The poison’s been cleared, but some injuries can only be healed with certain medicines," Evan said.
"The poison’s cleared? That’s wonderful!" Ming Yang was overjoyed, finding it almost unbelievable.
"Does the Yang Clan have any medicine that can restore someone’s mind?" Evan asked.
"Your father’s strength has reached high Emperor level. Ordinary medicine is useless, and after being unconscious so long, he needs something even stronger. As for the Yang Clan’s medicines, all the useful ones were used long ago," Ming Yang sighed.
"Really? Nothing left?" Evan asked curiously.
"Yes," Ming Yang nodded.
"Where can I get such medicine?" Evan wondered. He knew the Yang Clan was powerful, so they must know a lot.
"There’s a place where you can find such miraculous medicine, but I’m not sure you’d want to go," Ming Yang said.
"Where is it?" Evan asked curiously.
"The Immortal Realm Alliance," Ming Yang said.
"What?" Evan was shocked when he heard this, and he felt like some scheme was approaching him.
"Don’t be so surprised. I once went to see the Alliance Leader for your father’s sake, but he never gave me the medicine. Until the last tournament, before I left, do you know what he told me?" Ming Yang said.
"What did he say?" Evan asked, frowning.
"He said, if you need it, go find him. But you know there must be conditions. If I’m right, it’ll probably mean going to the Demon Realm," Ming Yang said.
Evan felt frustrated when he heard this, as if he’d been set up long ago. But given the current situation, he had to find medicine for his father quickly—if he waited too long, even if he found it later, it might be too late to save him.
Seeing Evan silent, Ming Yang said, "I know you want to save your father, but you need to think carefully. If you really agree to go to the Demon Realm, you’ll face many difficulties."
"Didn’t you always want me to go?" Evan asked.
"That’s right, I did want you to go, but only so you could enter the Immortal Realm Alliance. Now, I don’t think so anymore, because you’re not interested in it. Even if you go, you might not stay there long," Ming Yang said.
"That’s right, I really have no interest in the Immortal Realm Alliance," Evan said.
"Why not?" Ming Yang finally couldn’t help asking.
"Because I have too many secrets," Evan said simply.
Ming Yang pondered for a while after hearing this, then said, "I understand. How about this—I’ll go with you and see if there’s another way to get the Alliance Leader to give us the medicine."
"Thanks, but I’ll go by myself. The Yang Clan still needs you," Evan said. He turned around and put Liam Yang into the strange shell.
A while later, Evan came out and saw Ming Yang waiting for him. "You really don’t need me to go with you?" Ming Yang asked.
"No need, thank you," Evan said.
"If that’s the case, fine. But be careful—right now in the Immortal Realm, you’re a dazzling figure, and plenty of people want to dim that shining star," Ming Yang said, seeing Evan didn’t want company.
Evan smiled, "Then I’m off. Thanks for telling me about the medicine in the Immortal Realm Alliance."
With that, Evan turned and left, quickly disappearing from the Yang Clan.
"Sigh." Ming Yang watched Evan leave and could only call for the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang.
Soon, the two arrived. The Wine Beggar asked excitedly, "How did it go?"
"The poison’s cleared, but his mind hasn’t recovered yet. We need some special medicine, which we don’t have, so Evan left," Ming Yang said.
The Wine Beggar was both shocked and delighted, and asked excitedly, "Where did he go?"
"The Immortal Realm Alliance," Ming Yang said.
The Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang were shocked—how did this get connected to the Immortal Realm Alliance? Ming Yang explained what the Alliance Leader had said. After listening, the Wine Beggar and Lydia Yang finally understood why their father said the Alliance Leader had planned everything. It turned out he’d known Evan would go to the Alliance Leader for medicine.