The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

37: Chapter ZhendongInside the Immortal Cave.

Jiang Chen’s body was like an endless black hole, constantly absorbing the Spiritual Qi throughout the Immortal Cave.

Beyond just the Spiritual Qi in the cave, over a thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones had been placed around him.

As Jiang Chen pushed the Heaven and Earth Profound Origin Art to its limit, the terrifying suction caused the entire Immortal Cave to tremble slightly.

After making arrangements for the Grand Elder and the others, Jiang Chen had immediately entered the Immortal Cave for secluded meditation.

In this Great Desolation where wild beasts ran rampant, only strength was the foundation; only by continuously growing stronger could the Jiang Family survive here.

Now that everything was on the right track, Jiang Chen could focus on his Breakthrough in peace.

As for the Clan Members, with the massive resources he provided, reaching the Ninth Level of Qi Refining would be effortless; as for Foundation Establishment, they couldn’t even think about it without a foundation establishment pill for now.

Unless they could break through to the tenth level of Qi Refining and then reach Foundation Establishment on their own, but that hope was slim.

At this moment, the Aura on Jiang Chen’s body grew increasingly dense, and an invisible pressure radiated from him.

Boom!

Inside Jiang Chen’s body, a torrent of spiritual power suddenly erupted like a bursting dam, racing frantically through his Meridians.

Jiang Chen’s Aura suddenly surged significantly as his cultivation broke through the Second Layer of Foundation Establishment and entered the third.

However, Jiang Chen did not stop; this small Breakthrough was within his expectations.

A Divine Grade Aptitude didn’t just mean fast Cultivation... it meant one could be truly reckless.

How could a mere one-layer Breakthrough satisfy him?

Time passed, and at regular intervals, Jiang Chen’s breath would surge violently.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen had already broken through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from entering the Golden Core Realm and becoming a Golden Core True Person.

However, at this stage, breaking through was no longer as simple as before.

Although he possessed a Divine Grade Aptitude and early Breakthroughs were as easy as pie, he was suddenly stuck at the Golden Core threshold.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t break through, but rather he felt the Golden Core was within reach, yet taking that final step felt as distant as the horizon.

However, Jiang Chen didn’t mind and continued to circulate his Cultivation Technique to break through.

Meanwhile, outside in the Jiang Family.

In the main hall, several Elders took their seats one after another.

“Grand Elder, when will the Clan Chief emerge from seclusion?”

The Second Elder, Jiang Liejun, was the first to ask.

It had already been five days since the Clan Chief entered the Immortal Cave for meditation.

In those five days, the entire Jiang Family had undergone earth-shattering changes.

During this time, under Jiang Liejun’s leadership, the War Hall had cleared a ten-mile radius around Qingyun Mountain.

In the process, almost all Qi Refining Realm wild beasts were killed by the joint efforts of the War Hall Disciples; only a few that the disciples couldn’t handle were dealt with by Jiang Liejun.

Fortunately, no Foundation Establishment Realm wild beasts appeared during these few days of sweeping, so everything went very smoothly.

The Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines they gathered were all brought back to the Family without any private hoarding.

While Jiang Liejun led the War Hall Disciples in clearing the land, the Grand Elder also led Clan Members to the mountainside of Qingyun Mountain to build a market; looking down from above, the market on the mountainside was already starting to take shape.

Rows of shops had already been built along both sides of the street, though all their doors were currently closed.

In one direction, an open area was paved with Profound Iron Grain Stones; this was the designated stall area.

“I don’t know either.”

Hearing the Second Elder’s question, the Grand Elder shook his head helplessly.

Upon hearing the Grand Elder’s words, everyone looked lost; at this moment, they felt that without Jiang Chen there to oversee things, they didn’t know how to proceed with the next arrangements.

“What are you all thinking? Even if the Clan Chief isn’t here, we should manage the Family well. When he comes out, let him see that we can develop the Family too. Otherwise, how can we face him?”

Seeing that all the Elders were starting to feel discouraged, the Grand Elder immediately spoke up to stop it; things couldn’t go on like this, or these Elders would soon become useless.

Jiang Xuanting felt very helpless; those in this hall were at the very least at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, beings just one step away from Foundation Establishment, yet they nearly fell apart just because the Clan Chief wasn’t around.

“Boom.”

Just then, the entire Qingyun Mountain began to vibrate.

Seeing this, the Elders rushed out of the hall, looking toward the place where the vibrations were most intense.

“It’s the Clan Chief.”

The Fourth Elder, Jiang Haitao, said, though his face bore a solemn expression.

“Boom.”

“Boom.”

“Boom.”

The vibrations came wave after wave. Clan Members emerged one after another to watch; Jiang Chenghe and his wife also arrived with Jiang Siyao.

“Grand Elder, what’s happening?”

Several Clan Members saw the Elders and stepped forward to ask.

“It’s nothing.”

The Grand Elder could only comfort the Clan Members one by one.

The commotion quickly woke Jiang Suhai in Immortal Cave No. 1. He had no heart left for meditation and appeared directly before everyone.

“Father.”

“Father.”

“Grandfather.”

Seeing Jiang Suhai appear, Jiang Chenghe and the other two stepped forward to greet him.

“Mm.”

Hearing the calls, Jiang Suhai glanced at Jiang Chenghe with surprise, but soon his gaze was fixed, staring intently at Jiang Chenghe as if trying to see right through him.

“Fa...ther.”

Under Jiang Suhai’s sharp gaze, Jiang Chenghe swallowed hard and unconsciously took a step back.

“You... the Fifth Level of Qi Refining? How is that possible?”

However, Jiang Suhai ignored Jiang Chenghe’s movement. He looked at Jiang Chenghe in disbelief, his face full of shock.

“Yes, I just broke through not long ago,” Jiang Chenghe explained.

“Is that what I’m asking? I’m asking how you are able to Cultivate at all.”

Jiang Suhai spoke again. He had checked Jiang Chenghe’s Aptitude before; if the man could Cultivate, why would he be so shocked now?

It was precisely because he couldn’t Cultivate—even following the Cultivation Technique had led to nothing.

Now that he had come out of seclusion, not only could the man Cultivate, but he had also directly broken through to the Fifth Level of Qi Refining.

This made him feel like his own years of Cultivation had been wasted on a dog.

“You’ll have to ask Chener about that, because Chener is the one who enabled us to Cultivate.”

Jiang Chenghe didn’t hide anything from his father, though he didn’t state some things explicitly, instead telling him to ask his own son.

Even if he didn’t understand much, he knew that a Medicinal Pill like the heaven-grade aptitude pill that could allow ordinary people to Cultivate was extremely precious; who knew what the other Elders would think if he spoke the truth.

“I see.”

Hearing it was because of Jiang Chen, Jiang Suhai finally understood, though it made sense when he thought about it.

“Rumble.”

Just then, the vibrations grew even louder.

“Grand Elder, what is going on? Where is Jiang Chen?”

The sound was simply too loud; Jiang Suhai turned to the Grand Elder and asked.

“Grand Elder, it’s the Clan Chief; the Clan Chief is in seclusion.”

Hearing Jiang Suhai’s inquiry, Jiang Xuanting explained helplessly.

“What? Jiang Chen is the one making this commotion?”

Hearing the Grand Elder’s explanation, Jiang Suhai was also extremely shocked.

He hadn’t expected that in just the few days he was in seclusion, so many things would happen in the Family, each more astonishing than the last.