While someone was making a breakthrough, and the Xiang clan members momentarily in a daze the Li clan and Zhou clan took the opportunity to burst the gates open, and they were quickly making their way into the Xiang clan manor.
The Xiang clan members after knowing that it was their Patriarch that was making a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, they secretly rejoiced in their hearts, but they must defend the Xiang clan even if it means dying, as they saw hope when their Patriarch was breaking through.
After making a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, Xiang Long quickly went out to help the clan get through this predicament.
And just as the Li clan and Zhou clan were about to attack the Xiang clan members, they suddenly felt a powerful pressure bringing down upon them, then they saw who was releasing the pressure and they felt chills as they saw that is was the Xiang clan Patriarch that released the pressure.
It was the kind of pressure that only those that have reached the Golden Core Realm can release, yet the one who released the pressure was the Xiang clan Patriarch who they thought was only at the Foundation Stablishment Realm Stage 2, they could hardly believe it since the Patriach of the Xiang clan was deteriorating when they last saw him.
Then Li Cang said, "Patriarch Xiang we can talk this out, it was the idea of my brother, he planned all of this and was the one who told us to attack the Xiang clan." "Patriarch Xiang please spare me i was only here on the orders of the Patriarch" Zhao Kun said while sweating uncontrollably. "Talk this out..Talk this out! You!.. when you attacked my clan, did you hear my clan member's peads when you were making your way here?. And now you say you can talk this out!" Xiang Long said angrily. "You attacked my clan and you say that you can talk this out! The audacity!"
And after a moment of thought Xiang Long then killed them both in out of anger and said "Kill those Li clan and Zhou clan bastards for daring to attacking my Xiang clan!" " Yes Patriarch" the Xiang clan members said while being excited, the the Li clan and Zhou clan soldiers quickly ran in all directions after seeing their leader get killed easily.
While the Xiang clan members were busy killing the Li and Zhao clan men, Xiang Long went to the Li clan manor to confront their Patriarch. "Li Qian why did you and Zhao Cheng attack my clan." Xiang Long said solemnly as he released his pressure.
Li Qian said while sweating profusely, " Patriarch Xiang it's all a misunderstanding, its all a misunderstanding! It was my brother who planned all this, to take down your Xiang clan, he had the power and i had no say in it, as he had the support of the elders to attack the Xiang clan." Li Qian then thought"You think you can my Li clan, wait until City Lord Bai hears this and tells his backer.
Then Xiang Long said angrily "Ha? You think i'll believe all your nonsense! Your brother was the one that told me that you were the one that planned to take down my clan when i was in seclusion!" "And you till have the thoughts of lying to me?!" Xiang Long the intensified the pressure intending to end his life. "Wait! Patriarch Xiang please wait, please spare my life and I'll tell you the truth" Li Qian said while trembling and sweating profusely.
After some thought he decided to spare him for the time being, since he could kill him anytime.
Li Qian saw that Patriarch Xiang had spared him he quickly said "It was one City Lord Bai that issued me to destroy the Xiang clan, he said that once i destroy the Xiang clan he will reward he with treasures and will tell his backer to recommend me to Crimson Blade Hall, subsidiary force under the Heavenly Sword Sect" "It seems like someone is plotting to destroy my Xiang clan in the dark.. i have to strengthen the clan quickly after dealing with the Li clan and Zhao clan." Xiang Long thought.
He then killed Li Qian and destroyed the Li clan, after he was done he then headed to the Zhao clan.
At the Zhao clan, after hearing from their scouts that they had failed, they also heard a terrifying news that the Xiang clan Patriarch had actually broken through to the Golden Core Realm and went to the territory of the Li clan. After hearing this news Zhao Qu the current Patriach of the Zhao clan said solemnly "we must prepare as Xiang Long could come here at anytime." He feared that the Xiang clan Patriarch will come, and while in the midst of preparing the Zhao clan members felt pressure coming down at them as someone shouted "Zhao Qu get out here!"
It's just as the Zhao clan Patriarch had feared, Patriarch Xiang had arrived, he quickly went out to meet the Xiang clan Patriarch. "Patriarch Xiang it's nice to meet you" Zhao Qu said while sweating, "Please forgive me for siding with the Li clan to attack the Xiang clan, i had no choice as City Lord Bai was threatening me that he if i down comply he will destroy my Zhao clan, please don't involve my clan members as they did not know, they were just following orders" Zhao Qu said sincerely.
Seeing that the Zhao clan Patriarch was sincerely pleading and did not lie, Xiang Long said "since Patriarch Zhao is being sincere i will give you two choices, one, become a subsidiary of the Xiang clan and sign a contract, or two, face destruction." Left with no other choice Zhao Qu did not want to see the destruction of the Zhao clan, so he chose the Zhao clan to be a subsidiary of the Xiang clan while he also signed a contract to not betray the Xiang clan.
Hearing that the Patriarch of the Zhao clan choose the first option, he took out a master servant contract and told Zhao Qu to sign it.