Because Jiang Chen hadn't revealed his identity yet, he was still seen as Mu Gaoqi to others. However, it also left those very same people wondering why "Mu Gaoqi" was part of the group. Everyone recognized his potential, and he had indeed accomplished meritorious deeds in the Mt. Rippling Mirage Pill Battles. But, hadn't he only recently assailed the sky origin realm? At best, that would put him at seventh level origin realm, no? How could he represent the Regal Pill Palace at such an occasion with that sort of cultivation level?
In the Rosy Valley, there were more than twenty geniuses who were eighth level origin realm and above, and a good handful of ninth level origin realm and above. But none of those had been brought along instead of Mu Gaoqi.
