Chapter 303: The Fall Of Jing Clan-I (1/2)

Lin Mu didn't know what to think. While he was surprised by their identities more specifically Duan Ke's he still had some questions.

”Go ahead, you can ask us what you want. You deserve that.” Jing Wei said reading the expression On Lin Mu's face.

Lin Mu took a few seconds before he got all his thoughts in order.

”Who are the people you want to take revenge on and why exactly?” Lin Mu questioned.

~Sigh~

”There are far too many people that betrayed us. Some did it intentionally, while some were simply bystanders who decided to not interfere when they could. Though the ones that are the most guilty are none other than the cultivation sects.

In the past, my clan was very influential and we were the sole suppliers of peak grade spirit weapons and tools along with some pseudo immortal tools. We had contributed to defending against the invaders and the northern tribes for countless years.

Over time, numerous powers rose and fell, but we remained the same and even got more powerful. The cultivation sects were threatened by our influence and our skills in the refinement of spirit tools. The presence of our spirit weapons and tools could easily decide the winner of a war. The one who had our weapons had the highest chance to win.

But our clan had rules. While we would contribute fully in fighting against the invaders and the northern tribes, we would never provide the kingdoms or the sects with weapons that could decide the fate of a battle. If they wanted them, they had no choice but to pay a great price.

Things were fine when I became the sixth patriarch of my clan about fifteen hundred years ago. The kingdoms and the Sects respected our rules. But then came the time of peace. The northern tribes became silent and there were no more attacks. It was also during this time that the Great Zhou Empire had been fully stabilized.

The then Emperor had been able to cull all dissent and gained power over all the kingdoms making them his vassals. Still, the emperor had a few thorns left in his path. These were none other than the Eastern Ming Dynasty, The Duan Kingdom and my Jing clan.

The Eastern Ming dynasty of course had already suffered a lot and eventually submitted to the emperor under the prolonged oppression. This left the Duan Kingdom and my Jing clan, who were existing peacefully. While the Duan Kingdom also quite strong, they had long since submitted to the emperor. The actual reason behind the emperors thinking of them as a thorn was his paranoia.