21 Huge Losses

When Jiang Chen reached River Spring city gates,it was already over two weeks after the bloody slaughter of Jiang Chen. Now there are only three months left for the day they will be departing River Spring city.

When Jiang Chen reached his home all his brothers and sisters were training diligently in the training yard of the Jiang family.

Jiang Feng was the first to notice his brothers arrival he has already broken through to Martial disciple stage.

Jiang Chen was surprised seeing his brothers progress and more happy now. Jiang Family have smaller numbers compared to other families for them each cultivator is very much important.

Jiang Feng "First brother you are back?" Jiang Feng almost jumped onto Jiang Chen when he saw him he was too happy to find out his brother was fine.

After Jiang Feng Jiang Tong and others came there and all their faces were filled with smiles. Jiang Chen was surprised to find two more Martial disciples among them it was a surprise breakthrough for them too.

Jiang Chen "You all seemed to be doing good?" Jiang Chen asked patting one of his brothers on their shoulders.

Jiang Bingyue,Jiang Mingyue,Jiang Lingrou all have improved their grades by one stage and now are in third stage. Jiang Tong already reached late 9th stage body refining and he might as well breakthrough to Martial Disciple stage sooner.

Now Among twelve of the juniors of Jiang family there are 3 third stage Martial disciples ,Jiang Chen was sure if they get access to denser heavenly energy they might breakthrough faster. Three second stage Martial disciples and two newly entered martial disciples with Jiang Feng and another girl Jiang Bingrou.

Only four of them are still in body refinement stage. Jiang Tong and Jiang Mingrou will soon be able to break through to Martial Disciple stage only Jiang Ning and Jiang Fen are lagging .They are youngest of the Jiang Family they are four years younger than Jiang Chen. It was already very great that Jiang Tong and Mingrou will be soon breaking into martial disciple.

Jiang Chen "I am fine. Any news on Shangguan family?"

Jiang Feng "First brother numbers are not finalized yet but there were minimum 20 losses for Jiang Family this time there was one Martial Artist too among them." Jiang Feng was bit at this even though he knew they are his enemies but dying for a beast wave was really unfair death for them there was no honor in it and even worse they become snack for wild beasts they did not even get a proper burial.

Jiang Mingyue "True lucky elder brother is fine.We heard your cultivation rose to 9th stage from some gift of heavens .Is it true brother?"

Jiang Chen "Gift of heavens?" Jiang Chen then chuckled thinking of Mo Qingcheng "Well I guess that term explains too."

Mo Qingcheng who was inside Natal Palace observed everything she couldn't help but blush at it.

Jiang Feng "First brother is there anything to do with you about that demonic beast wave."

Jiang Chen "No even I got shocked after learning about demonic wave .But I think I am somehow responsible for few of Shangguan deaths."

Jiang Chen "I thought beast wave gave me good opportunity to fight a real fight and I was right at it and somehow caused a bloody slaughter and beast wave dispersed after that."

Others were dumbstruck listening to this .Jiang Chen then took out few hundred demonic cores to show them to his siblings and now they looked at him like looking at a monster.

Jiang Chen alone dispersed a threatening demonic beast wave this caused them to think whether to fear this monster or be proud that he is their brother.

Jiang Chen "Leave it this matter should not leave this room."

Jiang Chen "After three month I would be leaving to Myriad Rivers sect admission test. All twelve of us would be leaving."

Jiang Feng "First brother but we might not be able to enter the sect along with you?" placed his concern.

Jiang Chen "I know that but it doesn't mean that we are all there to enter Myriad rivers sect for admission."

Jiang Chen "I am dividing all of you into three groups. First group would be led by me personally."

Jiang Chen " Jiang Bingyue and Jiang Fen would be there in that group." Jiang Bingyue was third best among Jiang juniors and Jiang Fen was youngest who was still in body refinement stage.

Jiang Chen "Jiang Feng and Jiang Mingyue will lead second group with Jiang Lingyue ,Jiang Mo, Jiang Lin in it."

Jiang Chen "Jiang Tong will lead third team with Jiang Ning,Jiang Lingrou and Jiang Bingrou."

Jiang Feng "But what is the need of division of the teams?"

Jiang Chen "Not anything explicit it is just distribution of duties. Jiang Feng is very good and as calculative as second uncle. Our third team is completely made of our geniuses all of them have at least a High mortal cultivation technique and sister Ning even have a low earth cultivation technique."

Jiang Feng "That we understood my team has very complex set of specialties."

Jiang Chen "Yes. We would be building an army."

Others who heard this are all shocked at this. Army?

Jiang Chen "No need to rush at it .We will be doing slowly."

Jiang Chen "Jiang Feng is responsible for recruitment ."

Jiang Chen " I am giving you a target of hundred members to recruit in three years. That will start when we reach Rivers city."

Jiang Chen "After going to Rivers city. We will buy a courtyard there. We will be planning things carefully."

Jiang Feng "Why are we doing this?" Jiang Feng was confused on what is reason behind this actions.

Jiang Chen "Only by tempering yourself would we improve in our cultivation. I want to reach peak of Martial Path and I want my brothers and sisters beside me too. For everyone of us to progress we should get ourselves involved in step by step paving way for it."

Jiang Chen "With just 12 of us we can't reach true peak so every one of us have to get involved.That is reason behind it . I want all of you to see higher purpose than River Spring city and leap ahead. I know this is not a thing that happens in a day. For one day to rule we have to work for years before."

Jiang Chen " Me and Lingrou will be entering the Sect first."

Jiang Chen "When next admission happen Tong and Bingrou and then Ning will enter."

Jiang Chen "Me,Bingyue and Fen are responsible for funds collection now. Jiang Fen will become a earth grade Weapon smith in the future and along with his good combat adaptability. We three have good combat capabilities as well we are good at our weapon smith skills."

Jiang Feng "So we are left overs?" he said acting offended.

Jiang Chen "You are the true foundation. You will be building everything else. That is why Lingyue is in your team even though he fits our team perfectly. Lingyue and Mingyue are technically 2nd and 4th best fighters among us." these fighting ranks are made by Jiang Chen based on their combat abilities and how much they can jump ranks in a fight. One enters the rank only after they reach small perfection in one of their moves. There were only five people as of now.Chen ,Lingyue,Bingyue ,Lingyue,Mingyue and Lingrou.

If other families learnt that four of disciples other than Jiang Chen has reached small perfection in one of their moves they might as well vomit blood. Because not of them reached 4th stage yet and they are already such proficient in their skills. This data almost certain makes that all five of them will reach Martial Artist with out a bottle neck now. In all this families there might be one in ten or couple in ten who has reached a small perfection as of yet in their moves. And comparing to Jiang families rate it is trash number even their top genius Bai Mo reached only after he was in seventh stage.

Jiang Chen then gave them series of instructions then cleared their doubts on cultivation and their martial techniques.

Jiang Chen " I have to go for isolation training in few days."

Jiang Feng "What happened brother?"

Jiang Chen "I can't explain but I have to try to breakthrough to martial Artist stage."

Jiang Feng "Brother are you going now."

Jiang Chen "No I have too many businesses to cover now."

Jiang Feng "Oh! Can I help in any."

Jiang Chen "No. You should learn your martial techniques then spend time with your father and learn from him. Second uncle is the most skillful in business and skillful in dealing with witty style."

Jiang Chen "Even I learned everything from second uncle."

Jiang Feng "What you learned everything from father?"

Jiang Chen "Well you think I became an expert overnight. For three years second uncle took me along with him everywhere he went. I have even rode his Fire Eagle ."

Jiang Feng "Fire eagle?"

Jiang Chen "Yes it second uncles mount and beast companion. Do you really think second uncle travels everywhere in boat and horse."

Jiang Feng "That is truly unfair.How did you get special privileges."

Jiang Chen "Everyone in our family have a mount beast. Aunt Ming's is a snow crane I don't know its stage , My fathers has a flaming lion , Third uncle has a Fire attribute sparrow, Ancestor has a flaming Falcon it is a fourth stage beast."

Jiang Feng "Really? Then why don't we know about them?"

Jiang Chen "Other than us there are only 25 beast mounts in city you understand what that means.We alone have 18 of them. That is Second uncle for you."

Jiang Chen "We may look small here but we have our own merchant association with River Bone city as its base."

Jiang Chen "Why do you think third uncle and fourth uncle are very rarely seen in River Spring city. They handle things there."

Jiang Chen "Our ancestor's Flaming falcon is the strongest beast in the city. Second is Patriarch's Flaming Lion.Both are Fourth rank beasts." Jiang Chen excluded Aunt Ming's snow crane it was definitely over seventh stage beast.

This sent shiver to everyone who was hearing it. It means it was easy for their family to sweep through the River Spring city when ever they needed. It was just River Spring city is too small for Jiang Family .

Jiang Feng "Then are we doing all this with Senior guidance."

Jiang Chen "No. We have to make our own footing outside. Over family will help us but not stay with us."

Jiang Feng "Do we have an army outside ?"

Jiang Chen "I am not sure. But I once saw a camp with many experts .I couldn't enter inside to know relation between Second uncle and that camp. But I was treated very well by them."

Everyone fainted listening to this.

Jiang Feng "Elder brother you have to get me a beast mount too." Jiang Feng started pestering Jiang Chen " Hmm .I believe our beast are already prepared for us .We will receive them at our coming to age ceremony."

Jiang Feng "I have to wait two more years for that. I hope I get a third stage beast even better a fourth stage."

Jiang Chen just chuckled at this. They will only get an egg or a baby beast. They have to raise it on their own.

Just as Jiang Chen was thinking that he would be surprised to find his data is wrong. There are over 50 beasts in River Spring city. All other families have made huge acquisitions since years making sure they make every bit of preparation for D day. But they still can't Jiang Families numbers in them.

Jiang Chen then decided to meet his second uncle to know about the current events.

Jiang Yun "Jiang Chen you came back right time."

Jiang Chen "Second uncle is there any news for me."

Jiang Yun "Big families are all making their moves."

Jiang Chen "I guess they are all making preparations for journey to sect admission. New weapons resources and all. They might as well planning to kill me . So they would have hired special cutthroats specialized in one of their rivals skills."

Jiang Yun "Hmm partly the news but I just got to know from a friend that all four major families have made acquisition of demonic beasts for their young geniuses."

Jiang Chen "You already prepared ours right?"

Jiang Yun "True but what we acquired were baby beasts and eggs with good future prospects and bloodline .Not real demonic beasts .They sure would be strong in future but not like them. They are directly contracting second stage beasts. You would be in disadvantage if you face this. "

Jiang Chen "That would be little problematic but not a trouble. "