Chapter 161: Jiang Clan’s Foundation

Relying on his position as a Centurion, Jiang Xincheng had mobilized dozens of Sheng Tang elite soldiers at the Bone Training Realm from Jinguo Province, along with a thousand elite soldiers from the nearby 527 Unit. They waited in the mountains and forests around Purple Cauldron Garden before he arrived at the Liu Clan.

With Jiang Xincheng’s current power and status, mobilizing so many Empire members and elite soldiers was as simple as giving an order. This showed how much authority the members of the Flourishing Tang Empire had.

Later, after investigating and confirming the crimes of the Liu Clan, Jiang Xincheng sent the information to the Flourishing Tang Empire. The Empire indeed issued him a four-star mission. Jiang Xincheng immediately ordered these Empire members and elite soldiers to come out of the mountains and forests. They launched their attack in the early morning and easily wiped out the entire Liu Clan with almost no trouble.

Of course, part of the reason it was so easy was that the overall strength of the people Jiang Xincheng brought far surpassed that of the Liu Clan members. Another reason was that after Jiang Xincheng’s previous harsh actions, especially the incident at the Home Inn where he counter-killed the ambushers, the Liu Clan’s experts had suffered heavy losses. Almost half of them were gone. That was why Jiang Xincheng could succeed so easily and capture all the famous high-ranking members of the Liu Clan in one sweep.

After arresting these Liu Clan members and taking them back to prison, Jiang Xincheng sent out teams to capture the criminal members of the Liu Clan throughout Hetang County and even the entire Jinguo Province. All his experts were deployed, and the operation was as swift as lightning.

In just two days, over a hundred crime-ridden members of the Liu Clan were thrown into prison. On Jiang Xincheng’s specific orders, these people were subjected to cruel torture. Especially the Liu Clan elders who had discussed torturing and killing Jiang Xincheng and his parents and relatives that night. Jiang Xincheng paid them back in their own coin, applying the tortures they had planned for him and his family onto themselves.

In just one day, most of these Liu Clan elders died. Even the Liu Clan’s leader, Clan Leader Liu Juwei, could not endure such torture and died that very day.

The remaining Liu Clan elders, unable to bear the pain, confessed to all the crimes they had committed. Many of these were not in the original records. This led to the uncovering of more hidden Liu Clan members, which made Jiang Xincheng quite happy, and he sent people to capture them again.

Within a week, nearly two hundred members of the Liu Clan were arrested—more than one hundred and seventy of them. Only over twenty had not committed crimes. This showed how corrupt the Liu Clan had become.

Among these criminal members, more than half had committed crimes serious enough to warrant execution by firing squad. The remaining smaller half were almost all facing sentences of more than ten years in prison. After this battle, the entire Liu Clan was completely destroyed.

The once powerful and dominant great clan was ruined in less than half a month under Jiang Xincheng’s full suppression. Every family and force in Hetang County who knew about this was terrified. They feared that after wiping out the Liu Clan, Jiang Xincheng would turn his attention to them.

After all, almost any powerful family or force had done some shady things. The destruction of the Liu Clan made them fearful, afraid that Jiang Xincheng’s anger would extend to them.

Many forces and families that were friendly with the Liu Clan sent gifts and apologies to Jiang Xincheng. They were clearly afraid that he would cause trouble for them because of the Liu Clan and take his anger out on them.

As for the resources and wealth left behind by the Liu Clan’s destruction, no family or force dared to take any. Even those forces that were friendly with the Liu Clan gave up some wealth and resources, saying they were the Liu Clan’s assets, and let Jiang Xincheng handle them as he wished.

Hetang County was a major county in Jinguo Province. Its area was no smaller than most cities. It was surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and hard to attack. The Heaven and Earth Yuan Power there was also very rich. It could be said to be an excellent place for development.

The environment was also very good, suitable for living, and it attracted many powerful Primordial Warriors. If he could recruit these Primordial Warriors, Jiang Xincheng’s power would greatly increase. He would also have stronger forces to collect treasures for him and protect his relatives and friends.

Most importantly, based on his memories from his previous life, Jiang Xincheng knew that decades later, someone would discover a Large Yuan Crystal Mine in the Mianyang River area of Hetang County. It was worth over ten billion Credit Points, enough to become the foundation for a family’s rise. Jiang Xincheng knew the exact location of that Large Yuan Crystal Mine clearly. As long as he had enough power, Jiang Xincheng could take people to dig it out and let this Large Yuan Crystal Mine become the cornerstone for the Jiang Clan’s rise.

So before coming, Jiang Xincheng had already made his own plans. For him now, destroying the entire Liu Clan was just a small matter. His main purpose in coming to Hetang County was to occupy a territory, covet the Large Yuan Crystal Mine in the Mianyang River, and use Hetang County as the foundational land for his own rise.

Good geographical location, rich Heaven and Earth Yuan Power, plenty of Natural Treasures he needed in the surrounding mountains, a Large Yuan Crystal Mine, a good environment, a large number of powerful Primordial Warriors… With so many advantages, how could Hetang County not make people drool? And the Liu Clan was the best point for him to set foot in Hetang County.

The incident of wiping out the Liu Clan allowed Jiang Xincheng to establish his reputation and methods in Hetang County. At the same time, the resources and territory left vacant by the Liu Clan were just right for him to occupy, without conflict with other forces and families.

The resources controlled by the Liu Clan were very good. How could Jiang Xincheng not take them into his own hands, as the foundation for the Jiang Clan’s rise.

His experiences in his previous life made Jiang Xincheng deeply aware of the importance of personal strength and the power under his command. Personal strength could ensure that he was not bullied, but it could not always protect his relatives and friends by his side, preventing them from being harmed by enemies’ underhanded methods.

But if he had a strong enough force and sent enough experts to protect the relatives and friends around him, then who could harm them secretly?

Improving strength and building power, in the end, the most fundamental purpose was to protect the relatives and friends around him and not let the regrets of his previous life happen again. On the other hand, doing this could also speed up the improvement of his own strength.

Various Natural Treasures, various Yuan Power Weapons, and some large missions that were difficult for him to complete alone… If he had enough power support, these would not be problems.

For example, this time, easily wiping out the Liu Clan was done by relying on the power of the Flourishing Tang Empire and the army. If not for that, if Jiang Xincheng had tried to destroy the entire Liu Clan alone, who knows how much time it would have taken? And most Liu Clan members would have escaped, becoming a hidden danger for Jiang Xincheng.

Having experienced the storms of his previous life, Jiang Xincheng knew clearly the importance of power. Whether it was competing for the Ancient God King’s treasure in the future, seizing control of the Moon, or gaining more territory on Earth… all of this required a strong enough power. So Jiang Xincheng was willing to pay a considerable price to start occupying the Liu Clan’s resources.