The Jiang Family's Attitude

"Jiang Chen, the family is looking for you right now. It's good you're back. They're discussing matters in the Jiang family hall. Follow me, I'll take you there," a squad leader said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

He knew his situation had caused trouble for the Jiang family.

He would resolve this himself and wouldn't let the family suffer any losses.

Soon, Jiang Chen arrived at the Jiang family hall.

A clansman quietly informed Jiang Tian of Jiang Chen's return.

Jiang Tian was slightly pleased upon hearing this, so he ordered Jiang Chen to be brought in to provide an explanation to everyone.

"Alright, we just received news that Jiang Chen has returned. He's waiting outside the hall right now. Let's hear what Jiang Chen has to say first," Jiang Tian announced to the crowd.

"What?" Many were stunned. They hadn't expected Jiang Chen to return at this time.

Was he not worried that the Jiang family would hand him over?

"Hmph, then let him in. I'd like to see what explanation he has," Jiang Hai snorted coldly.

His plans had been thwarted, and he was in a foul mood.

He had initially thought he could use this matter involving Jiang Chen to suppress Jiang Yunfeng. He hadn't expected that a considerable number of people would still support Jiang Yunfeng and be unwilling to compromise with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group by handing over Jiang Chen.

Upon hearing that Jiang Chen had returned safely, Jiang Yunfeng was also very happy.

At least Jiang Chen was safe for now.

Jiang Chen entered the Jiang family hall and bowed to the elders. "Jiang Chen greets all elders."

"Hmm, Jiang Chen, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group came to the Jiang family demanding your surrender. You should have heard about this, right? What do you have to say now?" Jiang Tian asked directly.

"Regarding this matter, I believe our Jiang family should resist the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to the end. In reality, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group isn't that terrifying. The reason everyone fears them so much is indeed due to their strength, but more importantly, it's their notorious reputation and their ruthless cruelty that creates such a deterrent," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen spoke with confidence because he was a powerful cultivator himself and could pose a significant threat to the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

If they could unite with other forces to deal with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, then the mercenary group would be nothing to fear.

Even if they couldn't form an alliance, Jiang Chen was confident he could protect the Jiang family.

This was Jiang Chen's confidence.

It was because Jiang Chen's strength had advanced too rapidly.

Jiang Chen would only grow stronger.

As a last resort, the Jiang family still had a mysterious expert, Elder Huo.

If necessary, he could negotiate terms with Elder Huo to get him to act.

However, powerful individuals often had eccentric temperaments, so Jiang Chen wasn't entirely sure he could persuade Elder Huo.

This was merely a fallback plan.

But Jiang Chen believed he wouldn't reach that point.

"Hmph, Jiang Chen, you're truly arrogant. You want to make the entire Jiang family bear the risk for the trouble you caused? You really think highly of yourself. You're leading the entire Jiang family into an abyss," Jiang Hai said.

"I am also a member of the Jiang family. Of course, I won't let the Jiang family fall into trouble. I have my reasons and confidence for doing this," Jiang Chen replied.

"As for why I clashed with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, it was entirely because they intended to kill me and seize my treasures. I only resisted and killed them in self-defense. From beginning to end, I don't believe I did anything wrong. The Bloodfire Mercenary Group members are also people; they can die too. I don't understand why they are so terrifying?" Jiang Chen said coldly.

He had no idea how many Bloodfire Mercenary Group members had died by Jiang Chen's hand, and he truly wasn't afraid.

A single slash, and their heads would fall.

Just now, when Jiang Chen returned, he had already killed two mercenaries who were at the Martial Master Realm.

"Furthermore, when I returned, I was intercepted by two Martial Master Realm experts from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, but I killed them," Jiang Chen added.

"What? You killed Martial Master Realm experts? Are you kidding me? Two of them?" Some people were utterly shocked upon hearing this.

Most of the people present were at the Martial Master Realm.

If Jiang Chen could kill Martial Master Realm experts, wouldn't that mean he was also capable of killing them?

Stronger than them?

"Of course, because I've also entered the Martial Master Realm." Jiang Chen stated.

After speaking, Jiang Chen unleashed his aura. The aura of a Martial Master Realm, Fifth Level expert, made everyone present change their expressions drastically.

Heavens, what did they see?

An eighteen-year-old genius at the Martial Master Realm, Fifth Level.

The Jiang family had never produced such a formidable genius, at least not according to the records in the family genealogy.

Jiang Hai was also shocked. Jiang Chen's talent was too terrifying. How could he have cultivated to the Martial Master Realm, Fifth Level in such a short period?

So young, his future was limitless!

Patriarch Jiang Tian was also taken aback, and then overjoyed.

Jiang Chen's monstrous talent was truly a blessing for the Jiang family.

However, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group wanted to kill such a monstrous talent of the Jiang family. How could Jiang Tian possibly allow that?

As long as Jiang Chen doesn't die, the Jiang Family's rise is hopeful.

"Such powerful strength," many Jiang Family members sighed.

They had all underestimated Jiang Chen. They never expected his appearance this time would bring such a huge surprise to everyone.

Jiang Yunfeng also wore a look of ecstasy. His son was actually this outstanding.

"Good, good, good," Jiang Tian exclaimed several times.

A genius like this, the Jiang Family must do everything they can to protect him.

Hand him over?

Only someone with a problem in their head would hand him over. The Bloodfire Mercenary Group had a history of breaking their promises.

Once the Bloodfire Mercenary Group learned of Jiang Chen's talent, they might worry about the Jiang Family producing a powerful genius and decide to deal with the Jiang Family as well.

This was highly possible.

"Alright, does anyone have any objections now? Do you still want to hand Jiang Chen over to the Bloodfire Mercenary Group?" Jiang Tian asked, scanning everyone's faces.

At this moment, everyone fell silent.

From the perspective of the family's overall situation, there was no way they should hand over a genius of Jiang Chen's caliber.

He was the hope for the Jiang Family's rise.

No one was willing for the Jiang Family to remain just a small town family.

Jiang Hai also remained silent. If he insisted on handing Jiang Chen over now, he would incur the wrath of the masses.

Seeing Jiang Chen's talent now, Jiang Hai felt he had no chance of competing for the Patriarch position and decided to give up.

If he could improve Jiang Chen's impression of him, and Jiang Chen rose to prominence in the future, he wouldn't lack benefits.

This was far better than the benefits he would receive as Patriarch.

Weighing the pros and cons, he felt that supporting Jiang Chen might bring more benefits.

Chasing profit was a common human desire.

Changing one's mind when presented with the possibility of greater benefits was very common.

Jiang Chen never imagined that by displaying enough talent, he would change Jiang Hai's mind.

"Alright, since no one has any objections, then from now on, we will refuse the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's demands and fight them to the end," Jiang Tian declared.

"Good, fight to the end," many clan members agreed.

Looking at Jiang Chen's current cultivation speed, they believed he could quickly reach the Martial Grandmaster Realm. Once the Jiang Family had a Martial Grandmaster Realm expert, would their rise be far off?

Often, when a family produced a prodigy, as long as the prodigy didn't perish prematurely, the family's rise was inevitable.

Throughout the long river of history, there were countless examples of this.

"Alright, next, we will discuss how to deal with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's retaliation," Jiang Tian said.

The group then began to deliberate.

Soon, a general plan was formulated.

Jiang Chen wasn't too concerned about this matter. Given his personality, how could he allow the Bloodfire Mercenary Group a chance for retaliation?

This was Jiang Chen's thinking: tonight, he wanted to head to the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold to the east again.

He planned to raze that stronghold.

Want to retaliate against the Jiang Family? Then it was time for Jiang Chen to retaliate.

This was because the Bloodfire Mercenary Group that threatened the Jiang Family had sent people from that eastern stronghold.

They had previously looted the Jiang Family's goods, and Jiang Yunfeng had nearly died.

Jiang Chen had previously raided the enemy's stronghold at night, plundered their treasury, killed dozens of people, and publicly humiliated them.

Now they dared to come to the Jiang Family to threaten them and demand spirit stones? How could Jiang Chen tolerate this?

Even when his strength was insufficient before, he had dared to act.

Now that his strength had increased, he certainly couldn't back down.

Soon, the meeting adjourned, and everyone was instructed to return and prepare.

On the way back, Jiang Yunfeng looked at Jiang Chen.

"Chen'er, how did your cultivation realm improve so quickly? You're almost catching up to me," Jiang Yunfeng asked.

If Jiang Yunfeng hadn't broken through two levels recently, Jiang Chen would indeed be at the same realm as him now.

Furthermore, Jiang Yunfeng's breakthrough was thanks to the pills Jiang Chen had provided earlier.

"Father, I encountered an opportunity in the Great Desolate Mountain Range, which is why I advanced so quickly," Jiang Chen replied with a smile.

Of course, this was just an excuse.

Jiang Yunfeng paused for a moment. He knew this was just Jiang Chen's way of putting it and didn't probe further.

He knew that Jiang Chen was his son, and that was enough.

Everyone has their own opportunities. As his son grew stronger, he, as a father, also felt proud.

Didn't he see the shocked gazes of everyone when Jiang Chen displayed his strength during the family meeting just now?

At that moment, Jiang Yunfeng couldn't have felt more pleased; it was a great honor for him.

Seeing Jiang Chen display his strength, everyone changed their minds, highlighting Jiang Chen's importance within the Jiang Family.

Jiang Chen didn't return to his residence immediately. Instead, he headed to the Myriad Treasures Trading Company in Qingyue Town.

He planned to sell some valuable spirit herbs and materials here.

Jiang Chen was now quite wealthy, after all, he had killed many powerful individuals, and obtaining their wealth naturally made him rich.

After selling so many items, even the shopkeeper of the Myriad Treasures Trading Company was shocked.

This was a massive transaction! In the end, the calculated amount of spirit stones reached over 210,000.

It was definitely a huge deal.

Furthermore, these materials, weapons, and the like were only a portion of what was in Jiang Chen's storage bag.

There were still some items he hadn't sold.

Jiang Chen's current wealth was probably comparable to that of the Jiang Family.

After all, he had killed many Martial Master Realm experts, and before that, he had also plundered the treasury of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold.