The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

151: Chapter 151 Master Xuan Yang leads the team to Qingyun Mountain”This is Jiang Chen’s bottom line and the key to settling our grievances. Back then, you slaughtered the entire Lin Family, including Jiang Chen’s eldest uncle. Such a blood feud... Jiang Chen not killing you outright is already an act of mercy. While guarding the gates of Qingyun Mountain is humiliating, it will preserve your life and the survival of the Sect. Consider it carefully.”

Su Ningshuang’s face was as white as paper, her lips trembling, as an internal struggle raged within her.

She hated Jiang Chen’s overbearing nature and the cruel twist of fate, but looking at Venerable Xuan Yang’s stern face and the suppressed agony of the Elders in the hall, she knew she had no choice.

If Jiang Chen wanted to kill her, it would be as easy as flipping his palm.

The Sect would also be destroyed because of her.

In the cold hall, Su Ningshuang stood frozen in place. Even the Golden Core pressure she was desperately maintaining could not stop her heart from trembling.

Her hands, hanging at her sides, were clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white, and even her fingertips were slightly twitching.

Others only saw her bowing her head for the sake of the Sect, but she alone knew that the emotions surging within her were bone-eroding regret and panic. It was the ultimate despair of watching an ant that was once within reach grow into an unreachable, towering tree overnight, while she had personally cut off her own path of retreat.

In a daze, her consciousness fell back to that day in Tianlin City.

At that time, she had just taken Zhongli Feiyan as her Disciple and always thought about clearing all Cultivation obstacles for her, believing that the entanglements of mundane forces were merely a burden.

Thus, she had personally visited Tianling City and, with a flick of her spiritual energy, uprooted the forces that were friendly with the Lin Family and dared to slight her Disciple. Families were annihilated, Clan Members exiled, and the entire layout of Tianling City was completely overturned by her arrival.

As for the Jiang Family—a Qi Refining Family without even a single person in the Foundation Establishment Realm—she hadn’t cared about them at all. Even knowing they had received a land reclamation token, she let the matter drop. In her mind, even if they had the token, they would at most live for a few more days.

But now, she regretted it.

She truly, truly regretted it.

If she had been ruthless back then, ignored that damn land reclamation token, and directly uprooted the Jiang Family to strangle the then-weak Jiang Chen in his cradle, how could today’s disaster have happened?

A mere small Family in the Qi Refining Stage would have been a simple matter. Why did she have to care about those empty rules and leave behind such a future trouble?

Looking back now, Jiang Chen was no longer the speck of dust she could crush at will.

With a Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, he could command the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and suppress the entire Tianxuan Sect with a mere gesture.

He was at a height she couldn’t even look up to, an existence she could have once erased with a wave of her hand. Yet, because of her momentary hesitation, he had grown into a colossus that could force the Sect to bow and compel her to endure such humiliation.

”If I had only known...”

A metallic taste rose in Su Ningshuang’s throat, but she forced herself to swallow it down.

If she had known the Jiang Family would rise, if she had known Jiang Chen would have today, she should have pulled them up by the roots even if it meant violating the land reclamation token and being criticized by the Sect!

But in this world, there is no ”if I had only known.”

The atmosphere in the hall became increasingly oppressive. She slowly opened her eyes, the pride in her gaze long since consumed by regret and resentment.

Today’s humiliation and the Sect’s crisis of destruction were the bitter fruits she had planted with a single wrong thought.

This regret was a thousand, ten thousand times more painful than being killed.

”Revered Master, it’s all my fault...”

On the other side, Zhongli Feiyan was also sobbing uncontrollably. Ultimately, all of this was caused by her. If the engagement hadn’t been broken, if—

”Shut up!”

Su Ningshuang abruptly interrupted her, took a deep breath, and a flash of decisive ruthlessness crossed her eyes.

She looked up, staring directly at Venerable Xuan Yang, her voice hoarse yet firm.

”Old Ancestor, I agree to go to Qingyun Mountain to guard the gate. I only ask that Jiang Chen keeps his promise and no longer makes things difficult for the Tianxuan Sect lineage.”

Venerable Xuan Yang nodded, his expression softening slightly.

”Good! Since you have agreed, there is a turning point in this matter.”

He turned to the Sect Master, his tone firm.

”Sect Master, immediately prepare everything Jiang Chen wants: the deeds to three fifth-grade mineral veins, a contract for a ten-year supply of Medicinal Pills and Magic Treasures, and the congratulatory gifts prepared earlier. Bring them all. In three days, I will personally lead the team to Qingyun Mountain to apologize.”

”Old Ancestor, you’re going personally?”

The Elders were all shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.

For a Nascent Soul Ancestor to personally deliver an apology was not just a humiliation; it was treading the dignity of the Tianxuan Sect underfoot.

”I must go!”

Venerable Xuan Yang’s tone brooked no argument, and his Aura erupted once more.

”Jiang Chen is a Soul Transformation powerhouse. Only by going personally can I demonstrate the sincerity of our Tianxuan Sect and ensure this matter is resolved smoothly. If there is even the slightest error, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

His gaze swept over everyone as he said deeply:

”The matter is settled. No one is allowed to raise any further objections! From today onwards, everyone in the Tianxuan Sect must fully cooperate with this matter without fail!”

Seeing this, although the Elders still felt unwilling, they knew this was the only way to survive. They bowed one after another, their voices low.

”We obey the Old Ancestor’s command!”

Su Ningshuang stood where she was, her expression complicated to the extreme.

There was humiliation, resentment, and even a hint of relief. She knew this was a price she had to pay.

Zhongli Feiyan supported her, her eyes full of tears.

”Revered Master, I...”

Su Ningshuang shook her head, her tone calm to the point of numbness.

”This has nothing to do with you. I was careless back then. In the future, you must remember to always leave a way out for others so you can meet again later. Do not be as reckless as I was.”

Zhongli Feiyan nodded through her tears, tightly holding her Revered Master’s arm.

Venerable Xuan Yang sighed softly as he watched this scene.

He knew that today’s decision would cause the Tianxuan Sect to lose face and suffer a great loss in strength.

But for the survival of the Sect, he had no choice.

Three days later, the gates of the Tianxuan Sect opened wide.

Wearing his Daoist robes, Venerable Xuan Yang personally led the team with a solemn expression.

Following behind him were the Sect Master, True Person Yun He, Su Ningshuang, Zhongli Feiyan, and several Golden Core Elders—a group of dozens, carrying heavy gifts of apology, flying towards Qingyun Mountain.

The procession flew slowly, the atmosphere so heavy it was suffocating.

Venerable Xuan Yang looked at the mist-shrouded Qingyun Mountain in the distance, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

He knew that after this trip, the Tianxuan Sect would completely become a vassal of Qingyun Mountain.

But to preserve the Sect’s foundation of thousands of years, he had to bow his head.

Meanwhile, at the peak of Qingyun Mountain.

Jiang Chen had already finished dealing with the envoys from various nations and left the details of the alliance to the Elders to implement.

He himself was in seclusion at the mountain peak, stabilizing his Soul Transformation Stage cultivation amidst the dense Spiritual Qi.

He was neither surprised nor in a hurry regarding the arrival of the Tianxuan Sect.

He knew Venerable Xuan Yang was a man who understood the times.

In the face of absolute strength, the Tianxuan Sect had no choice. All he had to do was wait for them to come to his door, settle the grievances of the past once and for all, and take the Tianxuan Sect’s resources for himself.

This was an important step on his Land Reclamation journey.

It was also to build the strongest foundation for the Human Ancestral Court Grand Competition a year from now.

Two days later, at the peak of Qingyun Mountain.

The clouds were like cotton, churning with Spiritual Qi so thick it wouldn’t disperse. On the mountain peak square, the bluestone floor was as smooth as a mirror. The Soul Transformation Divine Might occasionally emitted by Jiang Chen permeated the air, making it feel as if it had solidified.

As soon as Venerable Xuan Yang and his party appeared outside the gates of Qingyun Mountain, they were stopped by an invisible barrier.

It was a Restriction Jiang Chen had casually laid down. It seemed weak, but it carried the unique power of the rules of the Soul Transformation Stage. No matter how the Sect Master or True Person Yun He tried to test it, they could not move forward a single step.