Li Huaizhen shook his head, "I don't know his origins, but his strength is formidable!"
Evan Chen's face darkened, "You have an Immortal Artifact, and you still can't handle him?"
Li Huaizhen smiled bitterly, "Master, I couldn't gauge his exact situation. I was afraid that revealing the Immortal Artifact would attract even stronger experts, so I didn't dare use it."
Evan nodded slightly.
He thought Li Huaizhen's approach was correct. If the opponent knew he had an Immortal Artifact, they would undoubtedly hunt him down relentlessly, making it even more dangerous.
"I'll handle this matter personally."
Evan had endured enough in the Immortal World; there was no reason to be a pushover in the Lower Realm. He had to regain his dignity.
"Take this Immortal Herb; it will help with your injuries."
Evan took out a common healing herb from the Immortal World from his storage bag and handed it to Li Huaizhen.
Li Huaizhen was overwhelmed with gratitude and immediately knelt, accepting it with both hands, "Thank you for your grace, Master."
After taking the healing herb, the severe pain in Li Huaizhen's internal organs quickly subsided.
Immediately, Evan expanded his Immortal Sense, covering the entire Islet Prefecture.
With this probe, Evan discovered hundreds of peak-stage cultivators and three Land Immortals.
As for whether any Immortal Realm experts had arrived, Evan didn't know. Once someone from the Immortal Realm set foot in the Lower Realm, they would break free from certain worldly rules, making it difficult to detect their presence with just Immortal Sense without using secret techniques.
Retracting his Immortal Sense, Evan saw that Li Huaizhen's condition had improved and instructed, "There are many unknown cultivators. I don't know who attacked you. Go to the edge of the Forbidden Zone and investigate secretly. Once you find them, report to me immediately."
Li Huaizhen accepted the order, bowed, and left the hall.
Evan then sat cross-legged and began practicing the Absorbing Spirits technique.
…
Three days passed.
On this day, Shirley arrived at the palace, waiting outside.
Evan opened his eyes and walked out of the palace.
"Master, the two fairies are waiting in the Ling'an Hall."
"Alright, I'll go over now."
According to Shirley, the other party had come to visit multiple times, so it was only polite to meet them.
Ling'an Hall.
Scarlett Yao and Stella Lian were drinking tea.
"He's really putting on airs, making us wait so long," Scarlett said discontentedly.
"Sister Scarlett, after all, we are the ones seeking him. Let's be patient," Stella said.
"Why should I be patient? Do you know my true intention today?" Scarlett said, clearly annoyed.
"Huh?" Stella had a bad feeling and advised, "Sister Scarlett, I heard he has a significant background. Let's not act rashly."
Scarlett smiled, "Who cares about his background? I just want to see him, reject him harshly, and leave. He wouldn't dare do anything to us."
Stella finally breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, it's not too much."
Just then, Evan and Shirley entered the Ling'an Hall.
As they entered, both sides stared at each other, wide-eyed.
"It's you?"
The two women were stunned.
That familiar face, recognizable even if turned to ashes.
Wasn't this the guy who stole Stella's Spirit Stones and spied on them bathing?
Evan was also a bit surprised, regretting not using his Immortal Sense to check on the two women first.
"You two are the Dao Companions introduced to me by the sects?" Evan asked.
"Yes, what do you want?" Scarlett said angrily.
"Nothing much, ugly rejection, take care."
Evan left a sentence and disappeared from the Ling'an Hall.
"What just happened!"
Scarlett was dumbfounded.
For the past six months, she had visited multiple times, just to harshly reject this guy. She had even prepared many words to insult Evan.
Who knew, the other party was even harsher, not giving her a chance to speak, and directly left with an "ugly rejection."
So infuriating!
Scarlett was about to explode with anger.
Compared to Scarlett, Stella felt more wronged.
Six months of anticipation, careful dressing, all for a single "ugly rejection"!
"Please, ladies."
Shirley made a gesture of invitation.
The two women, filled with shame and anger, had no face to stay any longer.
"Just wait, today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"
Pretending to be nonchalant on the surface, they left while cursing inwardly.
…
"Why hasn't Li Huaizhen returned yet?"
Three days had passed, and Li Huaizhen had not returned to report.
Evan was about to use his Immortal Sense to check when he sensed visitors.
Sensing the visitors' aura, Evan raised an eyebrow.
One of them he recognized, the Land Immortal Ancestor from the Shining Moon Sect. The other was a young-looking person, whose realm even Evan couldn't discern.
"I heard that Brother has emerged from seclusion, so I came to visit."
The two stopped outside the Mountain Gate, waiting for Evan to summon them.
While waiting, the young cultivator transmitted to the old man, "Junior Brother Hongzhi, is there really an Immortal Realm expert establishing a sect in this remote Islet Prefecture? You weren't deceived by an illusion, were you?"
The old man's real name was Daniel Ge, and only someone of higher status dared to call him by his real name.
Daniel transmitted back, "Senior Brother, although my cultivation is lacking, I wouldn't be fooled by tricks. I sensed it clearly; he is indeed from the Immortal Realm. As for his exact realm, I couldn't discern it."
The young man nodded silently, "In that case, I must meet him properly."
Daniel was startled and quickly said, "Senior Brother, you don't intend to cause trouble, do you?"
The young man smiled, "He hasn't offended me; why would I cause trouble? I want to see if he's worth befriending and if he qualifies to join the Ascension Alliance."
"I see, I was overthinking." Daniel finally understood.
Evan deliberately delayed for a moment, making them wait before leisurely transmitting, "Since Brother has come, come in for tea."
With permission, the two flew towards the direction of Evan's voice.
"Hahaha, I heard Brother emerged from seclusion, so I came to congratulate and visit. I hope Brother doesn't mind," Daniel said with a hearty laugh.
"Please sit." Evan didn't say much, gesturing for them to sit.
Daniel felt a bit awkward, but this only confirmed his assessment of Evan's strength. A high-level expert wouldn't bow and scrape to a lower-level cultivator; it was all within reason.
"Brother, this is my Senior Brother, Bruce Meng," Daniel introduced after sitting down.
Evan nodded in greeting and introduced himself, "Evan Chen, welcome, Brother. Besides having tea, is there anything else?"
Daniel quickly said, "No, no, just came to meet Brother and chat over tea."
"Oh." Evan took a sip of tea and said, "While I was in seclusion, a foreign cultivator injured our sect leader. Do you know which reckless fool did it?"
Hearing this, Daniel didn't know how to respond.
Bruce Meng felt something was off. From this person's behavior, he didn't seem like an enlightened immortal.
But his Immortal Sense couldn't detect his realm, indicating it wasn't an illusion.
"I heard about it. Due to changes in the Forbidden Zone, Islet Prefecture has been chaotic recently. I couldn't investigate, so I don't know who did it," Daniel explained after some thought.
"I was just asking casually; no need to be nervous," Evan smiled.
"Not nervous, not at all. We're all friends here," Daniel said repeatedly.
Bruce Meng observed and thought, my Junior Brother is good in many ways, but too timid, easily underestimated.
With this in mind, Bruce Meng wanted to test Evan and suggested, "Brother Chen, I've been practicing an ancient sword technique but hit a bottleneck. Could you give me some pointers?"
Evan put down his teacup and said calmly, "If you want to spar, just say so. I don't like beating around the bush."
Bruce Meng smiled and cupped his fists, "Brother Chen is straightforward. Please enlighten me!"
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