The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

48: Chapter 48 Jiang Beiyuan Prepares for Breakthrough”I want a fifty-fifty split of the profits, after costs.”

Steward Wen Yiluo said fiercely; if she didn’t know the other party was a Golden Core True Person, she would have wanted to step forward and bite him.

”Impossible.”

Jiang Chen countered immediately, without a hint of hesitation.

”Then what do you suggest? As for your previous offer, don’t even think about it.”

Steward Wen Yiluo spoke bluntly. She knew Jiang Chen might reject her proposal, but there was no other way; business was business—ask for the moon and settle for what’s on the ground.

If her initial price was too low and Jiang Chen continued to press it down, there would be no room for negotiation.

”You know that you are only providing resources, and all business expenses must be borne by our Jiang Family. Therefore, for the resources you provide, after deducting costs, we will split it seventy-thirty.”

Jiang Chen finally relented after some thought.

There was no choice; they truly needed the resources of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower right now.

”Fine, then I wish us a happy cooperation.”

Hearing Jiang Chen relent, even though the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower only got thirty percent of the profit, it was already quite good.

Considering the future value, she could earn back this thirty percent profit a thousand or ten thousand times over.

”Happy cooperation.”

Jiang Chen also raised his teacup and clinked it with Steward Wen Yiluo across the Void Realm.

”Very well. Since we have partnered up, I will return to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower to prepare the items for delivery. I shall take my leave now.”

After Steward Wen Yiluo finished speaking, she prepared to leave the Jiang Family’s main hall with the old man behind her.

”Wait.”

Jiang Chen called out at that moment.

Steward Wen Yiluo looked at Jiang Chen with a face full of confusion, wondering what he was planning to do now.

”Your Ten Thousand Treasures Tower should have a Third-Rank Spirit Guiding Array, right? Bring one for me the next time you come.”

Jiang Chen thought that since he had already broken through to the Golden Core, there was no need to hide certain things. Even if others knew he possessed a Third-Rank Spiritual Vein, with his Golden Core strength, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to target him.

The only thing Jiang Chen hadn’t expected was that the current headquarters of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower in the Yuan Kingdom was overseen by a Nascent Soul Ancestor; if he had known, he might not have exposed it so early.

”A Third-Rank Spirit Guiding Array? It seems the place Clan Leader Jiang chose is indeed quite good. No problem, I will certainly bring a Third-Rank Spirit Guiding Array the next time I come. However, Clan Leader Jiang surely knows the price; Formations of the third rank and above start at a million Spirit Stones. Clan Leader Jiang should prepare the Spirit Stones first.”

Steward Wen Yiluo spoke meaningfully, then stepped out of the Jiang Family’s main hall and disappeared from their sight.

”Grand Elder, what do you think?”

After the two left, Jiang Chen looked at the silent Grand Elder and asked.

”I’m watching with my eyes.”

The Grand Elder hadn’t reacted to Jiang Chen’s question for a moment, his eyes staring straight in the direction where Steward Wen Yiluo had disappeared.

Hearing the Grand Elder’s words, Jiang Chen pressed his hand to his forehead, looking speechless.

”Snap out of it.”

Jiang Chen used a trace of spiritual power to directly break the Grand Elder’s daze.

Only then did the Grand Elder come to his senses, looking at Jiang Chen with a speechless expression.

In his heart, he was thinking: What’s wrong with the Clan Chief?

”I asked what you think about Steward Wen Yiluo’s proposal.”

Jiang Chen asked again.

”Uh, I think it’s quite good. With the support of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, our Jiang Family can develop rapidly.”

The Grand Elder pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

”Alright, alright, let’s leave it at that. In the next few days, arrange the migration of the Clan Members from Tianlin City as soon as possible.”

Jiang Chen waved his hand, signaling the Grand Elder to leave.

After the Grand Elder left, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and sent a sound transmission to the Fifth Elder, Jiang Beiyuan.

Not long after, Jiang Beiyuan arrived at the main hall.

”Greetings, Clan Chief. I wonder why the Clan Chief has summoned me?”

Jiang Beiyuan asked with a puzzled face.

”Is your cultivation going smoothly?”

Jiang Chen, however, showed concern for the other’s cultivation.

”I don’t know what’s happening, but after breaking through to the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining, I feel like there’s no path ahead. I don’t know what to do.”

Hearing Jiang Chen’s inquiry, Jiang Beiyuan didn’t hide anything and directly stated the problem he was currently facing.

Although he didn’t believe Jiang Chen could help him solve it, what if there really was a way?

”Oh, I see.”

Hearing Jiang Beiyuan’s words, Jiang Chen instead inquired with the System.

”System, what’s going on? Why does Jiang Beiyuan feel like he can’t sense the direction for future Breakthroughs after reaching the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining?”

Fortunately, he had the all-powerful System; he could just ask if he didn’t understand.

[Although Jiang Beiyuan can be considered a Genius, there is still a bit of a gap compared to a true Genius. Reaching the Eleventh Level of Qi Refining is already his limit.]

The System indeed did not disappoint him, and he wasn’t surprised by this answer.

”What if I let him consume enlightenment tea?”

Jiang Chen asked again. His initial idea was to use the enlightenment tea to put Jiang Beiyuan into a State of Enlightenment; perhaps that would solve it.

[It is possible.]

These enlightenment tea leaves were from today’s System check-in, discovered earlier when he scanned the System space.

A small tin of tea leaves; Jiang Chen glanced at it—was it enough to brew thirty or forty times?

Jiang Chen took out three tea leaves, then produced a teacup from somewhere. The three tea leaves fell into the cup, and with another wave of Jiang Chen’s hand, a stream of water appeared out of thin air and fell into the cup.

Jiang Chen then activated his spiritual power, and the tea water in the cup was instantly heated.

Jiang Chen waved his hand toward Jiang Beiyuan, and the tea water drew an arc through the air before landing in Jiang Beiyuan’s hand.

”This is enlightenment tea. For you, whether or not you can see the path ahead depends on this.”

Looking at the confused Jiang Beiyuan, Jiang Chen said slowly.

”Yes, Clan Chief.”

Jiang Beiyuan did not hesitate and drank the tea in his hand in one gulp; even those three enlightenment tea leaves were swallowed down.

Just after Jiang Beiyuan swallowed the enlightenment tea, he suddenly felt his mind become incredibly clear.

The problems he had encountered in his previous cultivation became clear and easy to understand at this moment.

At this moment, the feeling that his cultivation was always going in circles in a fog gradually dissipated as the mist surrounding him cleared.

Then, what appeared in his eyes was a straight Great Dao to Heaven.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Beiyuan was instantly overjoyed and walked toward the great road ahead without hesitation.

In reality, Jiang Beiyuan closed his eyes and sat cross-legged directly in the main hall, circulating his Cultivation Technique. Streams of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi swept in from all directions, rushing into Jiang Beiyuan’s body.

In just a few moments, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was completely absorbed.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen waved his hand, and a large pile of Spirit Stones formed a small hill around Jiang Beiyuan.

The astonishing suction even created a spiritual energy vortex. Jiang Chen saw this and immediately felt something was wrong; fortunately, he was here, otherwise, this suction could have directly destroyed the Family’s main hall.

A surge of astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations fell from Jiang Chen’s fingertips, instantly forming a bowl-shaped light shield over Jiang Beiyuan’s head. The commotion caused by Jiang Beiyuan’s cultivation was firmly locked within this bowl-shaped shield, no longer leaking out in the slightest.

On the other side, after leaving the Jiang Family, the two from the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower flew toward the Capital City.

”Uncle Ying, how do you think this Jiang Chen cultivated? I heard he’s only 17 years old, even younger than me, yet his cultivation is already at the Alchemy Realm.”

Wen Yiluo asked Ying Yuanhe, who was behind her.

”Young Miss does not need to belittle herself. You are different from others; you broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm from the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Extreme Realm. I think that Clan Leader Jiang definitely doesn’t know what the Extreme Realm is. Once you break through to the Golden Core, how could Jiang Chen be your match?”

Ying Yuanhe comforted her, but in his heart, he thought: ”Young Miss, that man is not simple. Even if he didn’t break through to Foundation Establishment via the Extreme Realm, standing behind you and looking at that Clan Leader Jiang, he gives me a very dangerous feeling.”