-An Unexpected Breakthrough!-
The fight in the main hall was on its full swing, reducing the finely decorated room into rubble. Blue, green, yellow…all the color from the word 'VIBGYOR' was floating around from the various Martial skills used by Soul Tempering realm experts. The two patriarchs were going on full swing, aiming at each other's vitals with every move.
Nobody had expected this marriage meeting would turn out this way. Nobody was even clear why all this happened or which party started it first. When patriarchs fight, the subordinates and elders also started to fight, but unlike their patriarchs, they were clearly avoiding aiming at each other's vitals.
Yun LingLing and Fan ZhuLing were sitting on a chair near the gate, waiting for this charade to finish. They didn't care whether either party wins or loses, after today, they would never step foot in this remote place for the rest for their lives. Nobody was daring to launch an attack to her or ZhiLing, they were afraid of her background, providing her of a very strong protective cover. Even if she didn't have a strong background, she didn't need to mind these mere Soul Tempering realm cultivators, she could kill them with a flick of her wrist.
Although fist has no eyes, in this case, the owners of such fists were keeping an eye out, lest they mistakenly attack her.
"ZhiLing, if I kill that Jiang Family patriarch, will all this resolve and we are free to go?" Yun LingLing impatiently said as she gave a stare to the Jiang Patriarch.
"Yes. With Jiang Patriarch killed by your hands, the sect behind them won't dare to even open their mouths, let alone do something. They are just a mere 3-star sect, how can it dare to go against a 6-star sect for such an insignificant person? So I think, the conflict more or less resolve if we kill the Jiang Patriarch." ZhiLing, the girl whose age shouldn't be any more than 13 said some frightening things.
The Jiang clan elders who were near her twitched as they thought 'damn! What a vicious girl! She is so small and yet filled such evil ideas!' On the other hand, they felt increasingly worried about their patriarch. On the contrary to their worried expression, the Fang family elders had a smug expression as they looked mockingly at these elders.
The implications were clear: 'Today, nobody can stop from out Fang clan's rise and Jiang Clan's fall.'
Suddenly with a loud boom, a body fell down in the red carpet hallway. The surrounding fights stopped in an instant, as they concentrated on the body. It was none other than, Fang Tu whose whole body was riddled with countless scars and bloody gashes. A puncture wound could be seen on his shoulders where blood was flowing profusely. A thin trail of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.
"Impossible! Patriarch Tu? How can it be?" a Fang clan elder shouted. Not only him, but nearly all Fang clan elder also looked surprised at the defeat of their patriarch. Who didn't know that Fang Tu had reached the peak stage of Soul Tempering fifty years earlier than Jiang Kun? Not only that, his mastery on that glove was very high. He also mastered many martial techniques, combined with his rich battle experience, he could pull out a draw even against a newly promoted Core Formation realm expert. How can he be defeated? That too in such a miserable way?
"Cough!! Jiang Kun…you bastard! You…how can you—a breakthrough in such a situation? Cough!" Fang Tu coughed a mouthful of blood as he stared at the golden glowing man who was floating in the middle of the massive room. It was none other than Jiang Kun who looked like he was doused in a pool full of liquid gold.
"Its patriarch! Patriarch broke through to Core Formation realm!" a Jiang family elder shouted in glee.
"Its patriarch. Now our Jiang Family has another Core Formation realm expert! Yes!!" an old man who was pinned by a muscular Fang family elder shouted out then he started laughing heartily, spraying saliva everywhere.
"Impossible! How can it be?" the treasury elder of Fang Family who was in a stalemate with the treasury elder of Jiang Family couldn't mask his surprise. He even rubbed his eyes a few times, thinking that he had seen it wrong. On the other hand, Jiang Family's treasury elder named Jiang Ping laughed loudly as he shouted "Look at this Fang Zhong Ming, our family has another core formation expert. Haha! How many your family has? None? Hahaha!"
Hearing his taunt, Fang ZhongMing gritted his teeth in anger, but he didn't dare to attack. The situation was now against them. If they acted rashly here, it could really become their family's burial ground.
After Patriarch and grand elders, the one with maximum authority was the treasury elder. As Fang ZhongMing was the treasury elder, everyone from looked at him for guidance. To their enquiring look, he shook his head, signaling them to stay their hand for the time being. He was 90% sure that Jiang Family wouldn't cause a mass slaughter, it's not in their nature. Besides he had another person to rely on. As he didn't so, he looked at Yun LingLing who was also staring at Jiang Kun with mouth agape.
Yun LingLing was very surprised. After Soul Tempering realm, a cultivator needs to channel all the energy and qi in their body to their DanTian located just below their navel. There they would condense it step by step until a bright core in the shape of a sesame seed would form. It was not only a time taking process, but also a huge amount of qi and vital energy was required to finish it. As absorbing that amount of qi from the atmosphere would take forever, cultivators use herbs or pills as a supplement.
But, how can this Jiang patriarch breach through all this process this fast? That too amidst life and death battle like this? This made the talented girl curious and wanted to find the reason. Thinking that it was because of a treasure, her heart started to beat first. No matter if it's a scion of big family or children of an elder, allure of treasure could blind anyone.
With a flash, she floated above ground and appeared in front of Jiang Kun who was still glowing golden color, as he yet to stabilize his realm. Narrowing his eyes, Jiang Kun spoke carefully "Did young lady want something?"
Throwing him a cold look, Yun LingLing, spoke in a frosty manner "Hand over the treasure you are using to breakthrough and will leave here. Or else…" she let her threat in the middle, but the implication was clear enough.
"You must be joking young lady. What treasure? This old man didn't have any treasure you are seeking. It's just a sark of a coincidence that I broke through to core formation realm." With a frown, Jiang Kun spoke. Unfortunately, it didn't sound believable to the young girl, whose face became even more frosty.
"Jiang Kun, why are you lying? I have seen you put something in your mouth just now." A shaky but somewhat pained voice of Fang family patriarch, Fang Tu came from below them.
"Fang Tu! You old man, why are you laying? When did I put something in my mouth? Don't spout nonsense." Jiang Kun fumed in anger as he glared at Fang Tu who was laying on a pool of his own blood.
"Nonsense? I only said what I have seen. When did I spout nonsense?" Fang Tu's voice although it sounded aggrieved, contained a hint of mockery in them. When the lady interrogated about a treasure to Jiang Kun, Fang Tu, the sly old fox thought of it as a chance and lied through his teeth and spouted some bullshit. At a situation like this, even if the lady knew he was bullsitting, she would still trash this Jiang Patriarch for some treasure. If she kills him or not, either way, he would win.
"Jiang Kun, hand over the treasure pill." The lady seemed to have believed the old fox's lies and looked even more frostily at Jiang Kun, who could only sigh at her naiveness.