"Who is he?"
"Xiao Yan, a descendant of the Xiao Clan."
"The Xiao Clan? Weren't they wiped out by the Soul Clan a thousand years ago?"
"Although the Xiao Clan was severely devastated by the Soul Clan a thousand years ago, they preserved a branch of their bloodline. It is now located within a small empire in the Northwest Region."
Inside a room, several figures sat together, discussing someone.
Gongsun Lin looked at the grim-faced elders and higher-ups and secretly sighed before saying, "Although the Xiao Clan has declined, Xiao Yan is quite talented. At such a young age, he has already become a One-star Dou Sheng, and he is also an Alchemist."
Gongsun Sanbu, seated to Gongsun Lin's right, raised a brow and stroked his white beard. "Oh? May I ask what grade he has reached now?"
Gongsun Lin paused, recalling the information his men had gathered, and could not help but smile bitterly. "It is said that during the selection for an elder's seat in the Little Pill Tower, he refined a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill."
Damn it, it seems I set the target too low! It hasn't even been that many years, yet the goal from before the revision is practically about to be achieved. Give that brat fifty years, and he might really be able to refine a Ninth-grade Profound Pill...
At that thought, Gongsun Lin felt a little more gratified. If Xiao Yan could truly refine Ninth-grade Profound Pills, then together with Liuli, he would surely be able to steer the Sword Clan and ensure its prosperity for thousands of years.
Crack!
Gongsun Sanbu's expression remained calm, but the armrest he had snapped revealed the storm raging within his heart.
"A Ninth-grade Alchemist!" Everyone present cried out in surprise.
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