Chapter 1451: He Isn't (2)
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
Flitting forward, he soon found himself where the First Elder was.
"How is it?" the First Elder asked.
"He isn't!" Zhang Wuchen shook his head.
"He isn't?"
"I took him to the Blood Reservoir, but there was no reaction at all. I tried testing his Primordial Spirit too, but he was unable to retain the physical manifestation of the Time Quintessence. That should be more than enough to verify that he isn't a member of the Zhang Clan!" Zhang Wuchen swiftly filled the First Elder in on what he had seen in the Blood Reservoir.
"It seems like I have been thinking too much into it." The First Elder shook his head as his eyes turned cold. "Since he's completely unrelated to our Zhang Clan, dispatch someone to challenge him in swordsmanship so as to teach him that there are powers whom he can't afford to offend. Also, with all the mess that he has made in our Zhang Clan, you must make sure to resolve the issue well. He mustn't be allowed to leave easily, otherwise what will become of the dignity of our Zhang Clan?"
That young man had destroyed their entrance formation, made the sculptures of their predecessors run amok, and caused the collapse of their guest area. If not for the hint of doubt at the back of their minds, there was no way that they would have allowed the young man to do as he pleased!
The Zhang Clan could not appear weak before others, or else the powers that had chosen to ally with them would lose confidence in their leadership!
"That fellow has tamed the Inferno Qilin. I fear that if we push him too far... he might just cause some mishap," Zhang Wuchen replied hesitantly.
While that fellow appeared to be a mere Grand Dominion realm cultivator, he had tamed the Inferno Qilin, whose cultivation had reached Saint 9-dan pinnacle. If he really caused an uproar, while the Zhang Clan would be able to suppress it eventually, it would have to pay quite a heavy price to do so!
"Simple." The First Elder placed his hands behind his back and harrumphed coldly. "Have the inner clan members suppress their cultivation and challenge him with a bet. Force him to remain in the Zhang Clan and devote his entire life to serving it. Since he has taken away our clan head's saint beast, how can we allow him to walk away just like that? And if he loses the bet fair and square, we will also be able to explain the matter to Yang shi."
It was true that master teacher clans were bound by principles and rules, but that did not mean that they were foolishly honest people.
Putting aside those destroyed buildings, just talking about the Inferno Qilin itself, the Zhang Clan had devoted unimaginable resources over the prior three years in order to tame it—just the fact that they had brought in 9-star beast tamers one after another should make that very apparent. How could they simply gift it to Zhang Xuan just like that?
Not to mention, it was obvious that the young man had come with the intention of challenging the Zhang Clan!
Honestly speaking, if not out of deference for his identity as Yang shi's direct disciple, they would have had him captured and forcefully retained!
"You're right." Zhang Wuchen looked at the First Elder and asked, "Who will be a suitable candidate for dealing with him then?"
For a clan to continue growing stronger and stronger and eventually reach the top, they had to resort to underhanded means from time to time. There were simply some problems that could not be resolved otherwise, so this was something that could not be helped.
