The Value of the Breaking Clan

In the courtyard Dai Xuanyu had bought as a temporary residence in Great Cloud City.

"Young Master, I've finished looking into it." Wang Hao, commander of the death warriors, stood in the middle of the hall and reported respectfully:

"Since moving to Great Cloud City, the Breaking Clan has lived in a state of partial seclusion, allowing them to recover and rebuild."

"Although the events of that year dealt the Breaking Clan a devastating blow, the one blessing amid the misfortune is that their exceptional medicine-making techniques weren't lost."

"Today, the medicines made by the Breaking Clan still sell well in several countries."

"But because they live in partial seclusion and have so few clan members, they've always sold very little medicine, through a pitifully small number of channels."

"There are only a handful of channels. They never mention the Breaking Clan when selling to outsiders, and each channel has its own intermediary. Fortunately, one of them deals specifically with our Star Luo Imperial Family.

"I imagine they're trying to keep their old enemies in Spirit Hall from finding them..."

The Breaking Clan... Dai Xuanyu listened to Wang Hao's report while reading the intelligence on the clan in his hand.

When Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect to its peak, the number of subordinate sects dependent on it continued to grow.

The most famous and strongest among them were the Four Single-Attribute Clans.

Strength, Defense, Speed, and Breaking.

Each clan had its own strengths. The Strength Clan excelled at forging, the Defense Clan at construction, and the Speed Clan at reconnaissance.

The Breaking Clan, though focused on attack, was exceptionally skilled at making medicine.

In terms of value, the Breaking Clan was unquestionably the most important and precious of the Four Single-Attribute Clans.

Any faction would go to great lengths to win over a family with such superb medicine-making skills and show it their sincerity.

Yet the fools of the Clear Sky Sect coveted the Breaking Clan's medicines and even took offense at the clan's strict secrecy.

The Breaking Clan had been unlucky. Of the four clans, it had always been the most distant from the Clear Sky Sect, and a former sect master had grown dissatisfied with it.

Yet in the end, it had suffered the worst for the Clear Sky Sect's actions. Its losses had been devastating.

I have to bring the Breaking Clan under my command, no matter what! Dai Xuanyu resolved.

His purpose in coming to Great Cloud City was not the Wind Sword Sect, one of the Lower Four Sects, but the Breaking Clan living here in seclusion.

And the key figure in that clan was its current leader—Yang Wudi!

As a transmigrator, Dai Xuanyu knew exactly how valuable Yang Wudi could be.

It was no exaggeration to say that, to him, ten thousand Wind Sword Sects put together were worth less than Yang Wudi.

The reason was simple: Yang Wudi was a master medicine-maker who knew Immortal Herbs exceptionally well.

With Yang Wudi's help, the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could be put to their greatest possible use.

Identifying, harvesting, cultivating, and consuming Immortal Herbs... all of it required a specialist.

Dai Xuanyu's position was simple. He would keep a firm grip on the opportunity with the greatest power to defy fate in the era of Douluo I.

In that era, apart from Tang San, who knew about Immortal Herbs because he was a transmigrator, only Chrysanthemum Douluo and Yang Wudi possessed that knowledge.

Dai Xuanyu ruled out Tang San without a second thought.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, meanwhile, belonged to Spirit Hall and was a Titled Douluo.

That left Yang Wudi, leader of the Breaking Clan, as Dai Xuanyu's only choice.

It seemed like a choice made for lack of alternatives, but it was actually the best one.

After all, Yang Wudi's skill at identifying herbs and making medicine was beyond dispute. He was a recognized master in the era of Douluo I.

I have to admit, the family you're born into really does matter.

As Dai Xuanyu considered his plan to win over Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan, he could not help reflecting on that.

He had realized that his chances of success were all but certain.

And the key to it all was his current identity.

He had been born into the Star Luo Imperial Family and was the current crown prince.

He could not proclaim his identity to the world, lest Spirit Hall learn of it, but the gold token his imperial father had bestowed on him could prove it.

In the era of Douluo I, Dai Xuanyu's status was extraordinarily appealing—and extraordinarily useful.

It would let him win over Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan without revealing too many of his own cards.

Of course, Dai Xuanyu did not expect to reveal his identity and have Yang Wudi immediately bow his head, ready to lead his entire clan into his service.

This was not some wish-fulfillment story. People were practical. Without sufficient benefits, who would pledge themselves to him?

So Dai Xuanyu had made thorough preparations on the way here.

First, as a master medicine-maker, Yang Wudi naturally loved rare medicinal herbs above all else.

For this trip to Great Cloud City, Dai Xuanyu had personally selected rare medicinal herbs from the royal treasury.

Taking those herbs along when he visited Yang Wudi tomorrow would amply demonstrate his sincerity.

Second, as leader of the Breaking Clan, Yang Wudi naturally wanted revenge and the revival of his clan.

Dai Xuanyu could help him with both.

Others would never dare promise revenge against Spirit Hall, but Dai Xuanyu had no problem with it.

After all, Spirit Hall was bound to be an enemy of a man who intended to unite the entire Douluo Continent.

From the beginning, Dai Xuanyu's goal had been to destroy Spirit Hall or bring it under his command.

And even if he brought Spirit Hall under his command, he would certainly purge it first.

Otherwise, he could not trust those he used.

As for reviving the Breaking Clan, that was easier still for Dai Xuanyu, the crown prince.

He would not even have to wait until he took the throne. He could help Yang Wudi fulfill that wish now.

He could grant Yang Wudi a noble title, set aside a fief for the Breaking Clan, and provide resources to support them...

Dai Xuanyu was no short-sighted former sect master of the Clear Sky Sect.

For a clan as outstanding and strategically valuable as the Breaking Clan, he would show the utmost sincerity.

Only by treating people sincerely could he earn their wholehearted loyalty.

Beyond those plans, Dai Xuanyu had one more powerful move in reserve—one certain to tempt Yang Wudi.

For now, though, it was only a promise he could not yet fulfill.

That promise was the opportunity presented by the Immortal Herbs.

Still, Dai Xuanyu could lay that prospect before Yang Wudi first and strengthen his offer.

Besides, it was a promise he would certainly fulfill before long. He already had half of what he needed.

With all these approaches at once, Dai Xuanyu refused to believe he could fail to win Yang Wudi over.