Chapter 1 Reincarnation

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"Ugh...huh? Where am I?"

"This... This isn't my room. Whose room is this?" The man said.

Suddenly, memories flooded his mind, revealing whose body he now inhabited. "It seems I've been reincarnated into the body of Xiang Long, the Patriarch of the Xiang Clan. One of the three major clans in Azureleaf City, of the Yunhai Province. But.. the Xiang Clan is currently declining and with the Li clan coveting their lands." Li Wei thought while mumbling to himself and as he got up, he decided that he will take the identity Xiang Long.

And as he recalled more memories, trying to piece together how he ended up there and why he is in the body of Xiang Long, then, someone burst into the room.

"Patriarch, bad news! The Li Clan has taken our spirit stone mine and killed our guards!" the man reported urgently.

"Xiang Zuchuan, quickly gather your men. Those Li Clan bastards think they can bully my Xiang Clan just because we're declining, it seems that they have forgotten how powerful we were," Xiang Long commanded.

"Yes, Patriarch," Xiang Zuchuan replied promptly.

After gathering his men, they swiftly headed to the spirit stone mine near the border between the Xiang Clan and the Li Clan.

"There's those Li Clan bastards. Charge and kill them! We must take back this spirit stone mine, or the Xiang Clan will be seen as easy to bully," Xiang Zuchuan shouted, brandishing his sword as he led the charge.

After an intense battle, they managed to reclaim the spirit stone mine, though at a significant cost. The wounded were treated, and the fallen were given a proper burial.

That night, Xiang Zuchuan returned to the clan to report. "Patriarch, we took back control of the spirit stone mine, but.. we also lost quite a few men in the fight trying to take back the spirit stone mine," Xiang Zuchuan said.

Xiang Long responded, "It's good that we took back the spirit stone mine, it's crucial for the development of the clan. But we must stay vigilant. The Li Clan could attack again at any time, they might set up an ambush and take you or the clan by surprise, since they excel at surprise attacks. Stay alert."

"Yes, Patriarch. I'll head back to guard the mine now," Xiang Zuchuan replied.

"Be careful on your way back. We don't know if the Li Clan has set up an ambush on your path," Xiang Long cautioned him.

Afterward after Xiang Zuchuan left, Xiang Long thought, "I must quickly raise my strength and break through so that I can protect the clan and lead it to rise again so that we will not get bullied."

He went into seclusion, cultivating day and night. But, after two months of intense cultivation, he emerged with frustration and despair. Despite his efforts, he couldn't advance even a little. "It seems this is the end for me," Xiang Long thought, depression looming over him. Unable to accept his fate, he finally resigned himself to it.

Then suddenly a screen popped out of know where.

[15%..47%..76%..99%..]

Then he heard a voice inside his head.

[Ding!]

[Assimilation of the Ancestral Legacy System Complete.]

Xiang Long widened his eyes. "What is this?!" he muttered while bewildered.

Then a digital screen appeared in front of him, displaying various options and information.

[This is the Ancestral Legacy System, the Ancestral Legacy System is designed to aid you in reviving and strengthening the Xiang Clan. You can earn Legacy Points by improving the clan's overall strength and destroying major forces or by making them submit to the clan. These points can be used to draw the lottery or exchange items in the system shop.]

"System, is there a novice gift pack?" Xiang Long asked, since he had read novels on his free time, and he was anxious that the system wouldn't have a novice gift pack as he feared that the Li clan and Zhou clan could attack them at any time.

[Yes, host.] the voice replied. Xiang Long sighed a sign of relief and then he quickly said, "Then use the novice gift pack."

[Ding! The host received the Earthly Dragon Foundation Technique, 10 Foundation Establishment Pills, 5000 low-grade spirit stones, a low-grade spiritual weapon (Dragon Fang Sword), 5 body tempering pills, and a Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array.]

Xiang Long was momentarily in a daze "Ha?... you call this a novice gift pack... Haha! With this, I'll be able to make a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm!" Xiang Long mumbled while trembling in excitement. "System give me the descriptions of the Earthly Dragon Foundation Technique, Dragon Fang Sword, and the Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array."

[Yes host.]

[Earthly Dragon Foundation Technique]

[The Earthly Dragon Foundation Technique is a profound cultivation method that draws inspiration from the strength and resilience of dragons. This technique focuses on building a solid foundation, enhancing the practitioner's physical and spiritual strength.]

[Dragon Fand Sword]

[The Dragon Fang Sword is a finely crafted blade imbued with the essence of a dragon's fang. It is both sharp and durable, capable of channeling the wielder's spiritual energy to enhance its cutting power.]

[Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array]

[The Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array is a formation designed to draw and concentrate spiritual energy from the surrounding environment. By placing spirit stones at four cardinal points (North, South, East, and West), the array creates a powerful field that enhances the cultivation speed of anyone within its range.]

He then placed the Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array inside his cultivation abode, Xiang Long then quickly went into seclusion so that he can make a breakthrough and help the clan quickly regain its former strength, or even reach new heights.

Outside of the Xiang Clan, at the Li Clan, the Li clan was secretly amassing their forces with the Zhao Clan to take down the Xiang Clan they currently stationed their men at the Li clan garrison that is near the Li clan Manor.

At the same time.

When Xiang Long spreaded his spiritual sense, he saw that the clan was developing steadily. "It seems like the clan is fine while I was in seclusion," Xiang Long thought. "I need to quickly breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm," then he retracted his spiritual sense to cultivate.

While Xiang Long was in seclusion, ten months had passed, and the clan was developing on the right track. He was now close to breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, he just neaded to have a tribulation. Meanwhile, the Li and Zhao Clan were already preparing to siege the Xiang Clan and were marching towards the border between the Xiang clan and the Li clan.

The Li and Zhao clan were now at the border, they quickly went into the territory, while on the way to the Xiang Clan Manor, were also massacring villages along the way in the Xiang clan territory. Some of the Xiang Clan members that were patrolling in the mountains saw that the Li and Zhao Clan were approaching, they quickly went back to the Xiang clan manor to report it but just as they were about done reporting it and were about to prepare, the Li clan and Zhao clan had already arrived in close proximity to the Xiang clan manor and was preparing to siege them. And as they were unprepared for the siege and without their Patriach, they were quickly at a disadvantage. "Xiang Cao, quickly inform the Patriarch that the Li and Zhao Clan are attacking us!" Xiang Zuchuan said.

Xiang Cao quickly ran to the Patriarch's place where he was in seclusion, but when he got there and was about to inform the Patriarch, he saw that he was just a step to making a breakthrough. He quietly left and quickly went back to inform Xiang Zuchuan. "Brother, the Patriarch is in about to have a breakthrough," said Xiang Cao.

"Then we must hold on until the Patriarch's breakthrough is done!" Xiang Zuchuan said, brandishing his blade and charging at the enemies ahead of him.

While Xiang Long was making his breakthrough, he sensed that the clan was being attacked. "I must breakthrough quickly so I can help the clan get out of this predicament and destroy those Li and Zhao Clan bastards," he said.

Xiang Long was close to making a breakthrough, but the Li and Zhao Clans were already outside the Xiang Clan manor and nearing the gates. With the resistance of the Xiang Clan, the Li and Zhao Clans were temporarily at a stalemate with the Xiang Clan, holding on until their Patriarch made his breakthrough.

Just then when the Li clan and Zhou clan were about to breakthrough the gates, they saw that there was someone having a tribulation to breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.