Chen Cang was not worried about the three women. Given Xun'er's temperament, a battlefield of jealous rivals was out of the question.
Queen Medusa had long known about Xun'er's existence, too. They were merely bringing everything out into the open now.
As for Xiao Yi Xian, she was the simplest case. Both Xun'er and Queen Medusa had already accepted her.
By comparison, Xun'er's early return to her clan, with a Dou Zun expert coming to escort her, was the truly unexpected development.
"When I met the young lady, she said you were no worse than anyone in our clan's younger generation. I had my doubts then, but seeing you now, you do indeed have the qualifications to stand alongside our juniors. Are you a Seventh-Tier Alchemist?"
After the three women went off to talk in private, the old man called Elder Lin stepped forward and offered his assessment of Chen Cang.
There were a few people in the Gu Clan who could match a Nine-Star Dou Zong in his early twenties. But if he was also an alchemist, then even a clan as lofty as the Gu Clan would have to take him seriously.
"Old man, even if you're from the mistress's clan, aren't you being a little too arrogant? With everything Master has achieved, all you think is that he can stand alongside your clan's juniors? And who told you Master was only a Seventh-Tier Alchemist?"
Sensing the old man's faint air of arrogance, the Snow Demon Heavenly Ape was the first to step forward and object.
As a magical beast, he had little patience for such twists and turns. Having pledged his wholehearted loyalty, he believed that neither the Gu Clan nor the sects of the Central Plains could compare to his master. Sooner or later, his master