Han Yu opened his mouth, but Wu Huian spoke up first, bowing hastily.
"Elder Nie, please! Junior Brother Han is badly injured and starving! He needs care before anything else!"
Nie Jing hesitated, his gaze sweeping over Han Yu's filthy, battered appearance.
After a long moment, he nodded sharply. "Very well. We will question him later."
With a gesture, he summoned a few more disciples, and together they helped escort Han Yu straight to the Healing Hall.
There, the healers quickly got to work, checking him from head to toe.
However, their confusion only grew the more they examined him.
Aside from malnourishment and minor external injuries, Han Yu was... perfectly healthy.
More than that, a shocking discovery soon left the healers whispering amongst themselves:
Han Yu had advanced to the Early Stage of the Qi Refining Realm!
And his body had undergone a complete transformation.
