Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 392: 200, Rise to Fame

New Yu Era 1322, early September.

In Wanyang County, it was the third day since the Rakshasa Holy Sect had breached the city.

The streets were sparsely populated, and squads of expressionless martial artists in black were patrolling everywhere. Occasionally, the sound of fighting still echoed through the city, permeating a suffocating oppressiveness throughout.

The few passersby who did walk the streets hurried on their way, not daring to strike up conversations, except for some bold citizens and martial artists with cultivation, who dared to whisper behind the backs of the patrolling soldiers.

"Are those people from the Demon Sect?"

"No, look at the dual-colored lotus on the back of their clothes. I've heard from others that these people are martial artists from a third-rate Hou family in Tongling County. Recently, Wanyang County has fallen under their control!"

"Under their control, but where are the people from the Demon Sect?"

"The Demon Sect's army is now stationed in Longxiang County. News has come out now. During the time we were surrounded, the reinforcements from Longxiang and Yangping Counties were annihilated. Now Hexi, all three counties, belong to the Demon Sect."

"A third-rate minor clan managing a prefectural city, aren't they afraid of causing trouble?"

"Heh, try causing trouble and see. Sword Emissary Ren of Longxiang, Mu Sword Enforcer of Yangping, do you know who defeated them?"

"Who?"

"None other than the Hou family's head, the Thousand-Faced Handsome Man, Hou Yuxiao!"

"How is that possible? I remember Sword Emissary Ren is a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm, and Mu Sword Enforcer is a Grandmaster of the Third Realm. The head of a third-rate minor clan, at most, would have the cultivation of the Dan Embracing Phase, right?"

"That's old news, brother. You better hurry to the Golden Wind and Drizzle Building and check out the latest issue of the World's New Star Ranking!"

"Right, the Hou family is hosting a banquet at the Golden Wind and Drizzle Building, inviting all the influential forces of the three counties. It seems it's today. They say anyone who wants to can attend. Let's go, let's go, hurry and see."

"Let's go, I'll join you!"

...

On the street, a team of fourteen, each armed with a longsword, was slowly riding horses into the city. Leading them was a middle-aged man in green, with a serene expression. Attached to the sword at his waist was a piece of Azure Dragon jade, exuding an air of scholarly grace.

To the left of the man in green was a genial old man also dressed in green, and to the right was a woman in her early twenties wearing a white dress. Behind these three were eleven more, all in white, looking relatively young. Although their face and attire varied, each sleeve bore the unified symbol of a blue longsword.

As they walked, they listened to the discussions on both sides of the street, especially upon hearing that these patrolling figures in black were Hou family warriors, they all cast sidelong glances at them, each look revealing a trace of solemnity.

The elderly man in green, speaking with a hint of astonishment, said to the man beside him,

"Sect Master, these patrolling figures in black all have at least the Seventh Level of Body Opening cultivation. With three to five hundred on just one street, isn't there likely to be several thousand throughout all of Wanyang County? For the Hou clan, being so formidable and yet merely a third-rate family within the Demon Path, is unthinkable. Is the Demon Path in Yongzhou really that powerful?"

After the old man spoke, the woman in white also voiced her thoughts.

"Our Famed Sword Sect has been based in Longxiang County for over a hundred years, and to this day, we just barely have five thousand Sect Members in the body-opening realm, and a little over a thousand above the seventh level; indeed, not as many as the Hou Family!"

Although the ten plus individuals behind them didn't speak, most showed agreement. They were all higher-ups within the Famed Sword Sect, familiar with the condition of their sect. If comparing just the numbers of body-opening realm Sect Members, given the current situation, the Famed Sword Sect certainly fell short of the Hou Family.

Yue Wenzhu chuckled lightly and said, "Do not belittle ourselves unnecessarily. Indeed, the Hou family was originally just a small third-rate clan. However, a month ago during the demon upheaval in Tongling, Ding Buhai led the Great Luo Sect in revolt, and the Hou family took the opportunity to absorb almost all the other influential powers within Tongling, as well as the five thousand mansion troops, becoming the actual controllers of Tongling.

This time, the Hou family's army of ten thousand aided the Demon Sect in swiftly capturing Hexi's three counties, slaughtering countless enemies and gaining remarkable military achievements. There are rumors that Master Fanyin might reward them with these three counties of Hexi. Although I don't quite believe it, it does reflect the position the Hou family holds within the hearts of the Rakshasa Holy Sect.

Given this, both in terms of strength and influence, the Hou family has long met the criteria of a second-rate power. It's only a matter of time before they advance; they are just bearing the name for now. If we still consider them with the perspective of a third-rate power, we will suffer greatly!"

With that, Yue Wenzhu looked towards his daughter and the eleven Famed Sword Sect disciples behind him, obviously implying some instructions.

Actually, there was no need for explicit instructions, as the disciples, upon hearing their Sect Master's words, all showed an undeniable expression.

His daughter, Yue Qianfu, nodded emphatically and pulled out a booklet, speaking gravely to Yue Wenzhu, "Father, is Great Jin's evaluation of these two brothers too high, to place them both on the Demon Sect's New Star Ranking…"

"I also think it's a bit high. In the six provinces of the Demon Path, not to mention the four Holy Lands, the number of young talents among the influential powers is countless. Yet, the New Star Ranking only includes a hundred people. Although Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yuduan both have the Cultivation of the Second Realm Grandmaster, it doesn't seem right for them to be directly ranked!"

"Not just that, these two brothers also made it onto the Demon Extermination List of Bailu Academy:

Thousand-Faced Handsome Man Hou Yuxiao, ranked 492nd, with a bounty of two million taels; Zhao Yang Mo Ru Hou Yuduan, ranked 503rd, with a bounty of 1.95 million taels. Anyone who slays these two brothers will likely not have to worry about food and drink for a lifetime..."