The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

60: Chapter 60: The Beast Tide Erupts”Is that so? Xing Lan, I’ve told you many times, you don’t need to bow when I return.”

Jiang Chen spoke to Jiang Siyao, then addressed the bowing Xing Lan.

The young girl before him was also someone the Grand Elder had brought back previously; she possessed the strength of the first level of Qi Refining.

Among the maidservants the Grand Elder had brought back, Xing Lan was not only the most beautiful, but also the only one with first-level Qi Refining strength.

”Etiquette must not be discarded.”

Xing Lan spoke firmly.

”As you wish.”

Looking at the resolute Xing Lan, Jiang Chen said no more. He had chosen Xing Lan as a maidservant not just for her beauty, but because she was also thirteen or fourteen years old, making her a perfect companion for his sister.

Since his parents had begun to Cultivate, they sometimes became so absorbed that they didn’t even cook. The first time Jiang Siyao had teary eyes because she was hungry with no food to eat, Jiang Chen’s heart had melted.

He hadn’t expected that letting his parents Cultivate would make them so unreliable.

*Thump, thump, thump—*

Right then, the entire Qingyun Mountain suddenly began to tremble. Jiang Chen couldn’t help but frown; his Divine Thought spread out, and his expression quickly changed.

”Everyone, prepare for battle.”

Jiang Chen’s voice rang through the clouds, echoing across the Qingyun Mountain range.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.*

Soon, a crowd of Clan Members appeared rapidly on the Jiang Family square; over a hundred Clan Members gathered together in a grand display of power.

They had also felt the vibration of Qingyun Mountain. Upon receiving the Clan Chief’s command, they appeared swiftly. Even the Grand Elder Jiang Suhai, who was still in secluded meditation, appeared before the crowd.

In the market, when Jiang Chen’s voice rang in their ears, everyone looked horrified. From the voice alone, they could feel that this was a powerful expert, an existence that could crush them at any moment.

Therefore, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s command, they all consciously walked toward the market square.

”Clan Chief, what happened?”

The Grand Elder looked at the appearing Jiang Chen and asked urgently. The vibration was too loud; although he had a premonition, he didn’t dare believe it.

”A Desolate Beast Tide is attacking. Follow me to intercept it.”

Jiang Chen didn’t waste words. After speaking to the Clan Members, he took the lead and headed toward the foot of the mountain.

”Let’s go.”

Hearing Jiang Chen’s answer, the Grand Elder gave up on his doubts and led the Clan Members to follow Jiang Chen.

A Desolate Beast Tide... if things went poorly, the Jiang Family would cease to exist.

He only hoped this Desolate Beast Tide wouldn’t be too large, otherwise... Looking at the group of Clan Members behind him, the Grand Elder felt a sudden pang of bitterness.

Aside from the few Elders who were in the Foundation Establishment Realm, these Clan Members were all in the Qi Refining stage. In a large-scale slaughter like a Desolate Beast Tide, the few Elders wouldn’t be able to look after them all.

The market square.

Huang Xiaochen appeared. Looking at the panicked crowd, Huang Xiaochen spoke directly:

”The Clan Chief just sent a transmission telling me a Desolate Beast Tide is attacking. The Jiang Family has already gone to intercept it; we must also go to support them immediately.”

”What? A Desolate Beast Tide?”

”This is too much of a trap! It hasn’t been long at all and a Desolate Beast Tide is hitting? This is playing with people!”

”I only arrived at Qingyun Market not long ago. Intercepting the Desolate Beast Tide is none of my business. Let me leave!”

”Right, I just got here today. This Desolate Beast Tide has nothing to do with me!”

...For a moment, the entire square was a cacophony of noise.

”All of you, quiet!”

Seeing their pathetic display, Huang Xiaochen roared, suppressing the noise.

”You came to Qingyun Market, and you should be very clear about the market’s regulations. When a Desolate Beast attack occurs, you all have the obligation to kill them. Anyone who dares to flee will be executed by everyone!”

Huang Xiaochen looked coldly at the crowd, and for a moment, no one dared to make a sound.

”Since there are no objections, follow me.”

Seeing that the crowd had finally yielded, Huang Xiaochen led his men toward the foot of Qingyun Mountain first. Seeing Huang Xiaochen leave, the people in the square looked at each other and finally followed, heading quickly toward the foot of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, in the newly built village, a group of Jiang Family Clansmen were gathered together. The sound of the ground vibrating grew louder and louder. Children were frightened to tears by the commotion, and these ordinary Clan Members also showed expressions of helplessness.

”Clan Elder, what should we do?”

A Clan Member asked the Clan Elder in the crowd with a trembling voice. They didn’t know what was causing the commotion, but they could feel that it was dangerous—very dangerous.

”Yeah, Clan Elder, in this wild mountain forest... if I had known, I wouldn’t have come. We were living well in Tianlin City, but now we’ve come here to live in fear, and this is even more of an ordeal.”

”That’s right, Clan Elder, please think of something. And why haven’t the Clan Chief and the others arrived yet?”

...For a moment, the Clan Members were in a state of panic.

”Enough, all of you be quiet. What kind of behavior is this?”

An aged voice instantly suppressed the complaints.

”I know what you’re thinking, but you must remember that we are all members of the Jiang Family. We are here now because of the Clan Chief and the others. Without them, even if we returned to Tianlin City, we would only be bullied by others.”

”Jiang Erhu, don’t tell me you don’t know what happened in Tianlin City two years ago. The former He Family—because their Qi Refining Clan Members disappeared, what was the fate of the ordinary people in the He Family? They were either sold into slavery or dragged off as forced labor to be free workers for others.”

The Clan Elder’s voice carried through the crowd. For a moment, all dissatisfaction vanished, though that sense of unease remained lingering.

”Alright, you must believe in the Clan Chief and the others. Since the Grand Elder brought us here to establish the Jiang Family, they will certainly not let us come to harm.”

Hearing the Clan Elder say this, the Clan Members finally felt a little more at ease.

In the sky above, Jiang Chen watched the scene unfold, but he didn’t reveal himself immediately. He was waiting.

Just as the vibrations grew even stronger, the Grand Elder and the others finally arrived. However, they didn’t stop there, instead bypassing the village and heading toward the direction from which the Desolate Beast Tide was coming.

The Clan Members in the village saw this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The Grand Elder had brought people; their protection had increased, and they were no longer as helpless as before.

Not long after the Grand Elder and his group left, Huang Xiaochen arrived leading the cultivators from the market, and they all sped forward as well.

Before long, Huang Xiaochen and the others caught up with the Grand Elder’s group.

”Greetings, Grand Elder.”

Seeing the Grand Elder, Huang Xiaochen hurried forward to bow.

”Mm.”

Jiang Xuanting nodded to Huang Xiaochen.

*Roar.*

*Awoo.*

*Squeak squeak.*

...The roars of beasts drifted over; they knew the Desolate Beasts were getting closer and closer.

In the sky, Jiang Chen’s brow was tightly knit. Within his perception, no Golden Core Stage Desolate Beasts had appeared.

This was very unexpected to him. With just these Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Desolate Beasts, how did a Desolate Beast Tide form?

This left him extremely confused. One must know that every Desolate Beast Tide required at least a Golden Core Stage Desolate Beast to command it, because only upon reaching the Golden Core Realm do Desolate Beasts possess intelligence for command.

Desolate Beasts that haven’t broken through to the Golden Core Realm rely on instinct and have their own territories; they do not gather together.