Half an hour later.
Chen Wen stopped before the Jiang Clan's mountain gate.
At once, he contacted Ximen Tiankuang.
Before long, Ximen Tiankuang's voice came through the Sound Transmission Talisman. "Nephew Li, have you arrived?"
Chen Wen said, "Yes, I'm outside the mountain gate. Let's see what arrangements you have."
"Wait there. I'll come out and receive you," Ximen Tiankuang said directly.
"Alright."
Chen Wen answered and cut off the connection.
At this moment, inside the Jiang Clan's main hall.
Jiang Zhanlei sat in the seat of honor.
Below him sat the leaders of the Five Great Powers.
Ximen Tiankuang, Xiao Zhanyun, Skyvault Mountain, Chen Feng, and Liu Shenglong.
Although Chen Feng was nominally from the Chen Clan, they were disciples of Tianxu in the Inner City.
Yet strangely enough, Tianxu's openly displayed influence in Ascension City was not particularly great, whether in the Inner City or the Outer City.
For that reason, they had never exerted much effort in dealing with Chen Wen.
In comparison, the Xiao Clan seemed more like the one taking the lead.
However, the ones truly pursuing Chen Wen relentlessly were still the Jiang Clan, a local force of Ascension City.
As for the Xuanyuan Clan, because Xuanyuan Wutian had not brought his grievances into the open.
They did not hold much enmity toward Chen Wen, so they had rarely taken action against him.
Ximen Tiankuang put away the Sound Transmission Token. "He's here. What do you say?"
Jiang Zhanlei fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'll go with you."
"Alright," Ximen Tiankuang agreed.
As the head of the Jiang Clan, it was perfectly reasonable for Jiang Zhanlei to go out and receive Chen Wen.
Otherwise, if only Ximen Tiankuang went, what would that look like?
Jiang Zhanlei rose. "Everyone, wait here for the