Chapter 160: With Jiang An Here, The Jiang Family Need Not Fear
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Listening to the cultivator’s words in his ear.
Ye Chen felt a sudden disgust for the Heavenly Emperor, but also a measure of relief that such mindless words did not come from his own mouth.
Judging by the current situation, it seemed that even if he had said those words, the masses of cultivators would still have been outraged.
Of course, as a child of destiny, he was not that mindless.
Ye Chen was simply jealous in his heart.
“I’ll be watching to see whether, after you refine Jiang Yunli into an artifact spirit, those cultivators will still speak for you.”
Jiang Minghuang quietly gazed at the woman in the mirror, his eyes filled with deep reluctance.
It was as if he wanted to carve the woman’s face into his heart.
His expression was unbearably bitter. With a head of white hair, he looked like an old man aged by endless years.
Even with matters having come this far, Jiang Minghuang did not think Gu Changqing was wrong for going to the Jiang family and taking the sword behind their backs.
He only felt hatred.
Why would the Heavenly Emperor refine his own elder sister into an artifact spirit?
For power?
Or to possess an immortal weapon?
Such reasons, to him, seemed so flimsy.
He could not imagine why Gu Changqing, his elder brother who could discard his invincible sword heart for him, would, for some reason, ignore their bond and strike down his sister.
…
The scene in the Bronze Ancient Mirror blurred and reappeared: a dao platform thronged with people.
Gu Changqing stood atop that dao platform, gazed upon by countless cultivators.
The head of the Jiang family stood by his side, looking down at the myriad cultivators and proclaimed to all: “From this day forth, Jiang An is the 72nd Senior Elder of our Jiang family. He may enter the Jiang family genealogy, and upon death may be buried in our ancestral lands!”
The cultivators below erupted in commotion.
Facing this man who had once been merely a guest official but had risen in one step to become a Senior Elder of the Jiang family, countless eyes were filled with endless envy.
Being a Senior Elder meant becoming a core figure of the Jiang family, a Jiang in the truest sense.
From then on, as he walked the Beixuan Continent, he would have an added layer of backing in his identity.
His status would be nobler, he could cultivate in the Jiang family’s practices and enjoy the family’s peerless heritage!
He would be completely freed from the ranks of solitary cultivators!
“We pay respects to the Senior Elder~.”
Endless voices thundered into the sky, shaking the heavens.
The sun shone brightly, gilded divine radiance falling upon the white-clad man. In that moment he seemed the protagonist of the world, full of vigor and pride.
…
The scene shifted again.
It was a battlefield.
A battlefield strewn with corpses.
A one-armed man clad in armor stood with immeasurable legions behind him.
Tall Jiang family banners were planted across the entire battlefield.
“We submit to the great general, and henceforth are willing to serve him!”
Gu Changqing became famous from a single battle. With his unparalleled, domineering heroism, he won the loyalty of many soldiers and officers.
…
The image blurred and changed again.
A man standing upon a broken ancient bell, beneath him lay the corpses of many Quasi-Emperors.
In the distance, armies were fleeing in panic.
An invincible army stood proudly behind the man. Those stalwart soldiers, looking at the man who trod the ancient bell and gazed into the distance, all bore expressions of worship and respect.
“From now on, we vow to follow the Great Commander for eternity!”
The countless troops roared in unison, their momentum shaking the heavens and moving Beixuan Continent.
…
The image blurred and shifted once more.
The Jiang family!
It was that same dao platform again.
The head of the Jiang family looked at the man before him with emotion, patting his shoulder in satisfaction.
He then cast his gaze over the people below and declared loudly, “Jiang An has swept away countless great enemies for our Jiang family, expanding our territories by billions of miles. This act will let our Jiang family flourish for tens of thousands of years and has established a peerless merit.”
“Today, I announce that Jiang An is henceforth the Grand Senior Elder of our Jiang family!”
The crowd below was in an uproar.
“Senior Elder Jiang is truly an unparalleled genius. With him our Jiang family can prosper greatly!”
“That’s right, that’s right! As long as our Jiang family has Jiang An, we can ensure enduring prosperity!”
“With Jiang An here, our family need not fear!”
The waves of voices rang through the sky. Boundless praise and honor weighed upon the man.
At a corner of the dao platform, a classical beauty like a celestial being looked at the man, and her eyes seemed to lose a bit of their coldness.
Her exquisite eyes gleamed. She seemed never to have felt that any man could shine so brightly.
…
The image blurred and shifted again.
It was still that dao platform.
No one knew how much time had passed. Perhaps ten years, perhaps decades.
They were so certain because the familiar faces in the image had grown considerably older.
The man was the same, except his demeanor had become more restrained, suppressed rather than expressed.
His gaze had become deeper, making him difficult to fathom.
Having campaigned across the heavens for years, he exuded a majesty that made people dare not stare. The bloodlust honed on battlefields made people fear this man from their hearts!
The head of the Jiang family looked at the man with utmost admiration.
“Jiang An has guarded the northern borders for decades, single-handedly suppressing the entire north, keeping northern enemies ten thousand miles away so they dare not invade!”
“It is precisely because of this that our Jiang family could recuperate and bring about decades of peace the likes of which had never been seen since the primordial era.”
“I announce that henceforth Jiang An will be the Supreme Grand Senior Elder of our Jiang family, controlling the family’s military power. All external affairs are to be handled by Jiang An!”
The cultivators below erupted in noise.
“My heavens, never before has an outsider held control of the Jiang family’s military power!”
“Indeed. All external affairs are to be handled by him? That is a tremendous authority.”
“Then again, it is precisely because of the Supreme Grand Senior Elder that our Jiang family has its current status and we can recuperate. This authority is, in that sense, well deserved.”
“That’s right, that’s right! The Great Elder is majestic!!!”
Many guest officials below were deeply envious as well.
Once, this man had been only an ordinary guest official of the Jiang family. Now his status was second only to the head of the Jiang family.
In terms of authority, he even outranked the head of the Jiang family.
Now he had risen as far as one could rise. Truly enviable!
Beneath the dao platform.
The cultivators dispersed.
The beauty, as calm as a still well and cold as an iceberg, gracefully walked to the man’s side.
The western sunset was like blood.
Gilded divine radiance shone upon the two young faces.
The celestial-beautiful woman studied the man, and after a moment, actually smiled radiantly.
Like a jade with a faint flush.
“Stay a few more days with the clan on this trip.”
The woman spoke softly. Beneath her icy tone there was, however, a hint of emotion.
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