Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 440: 216, ready to cross the river.

"If Marquis Qingyang of Nanyang Road in Yuzhou has breached Longguan Prefecture, it means that the Great Jin Dynasty is supporting the Rakshasa Holy Sect, just as we had previously speculated. The Rakshasa Holy Sect dared to initiate conflict with Xuzhou because they had the backing of Great Jin!"

Since the Great Jin openly supports the Rakshasa Holy Sect, and it is Marquis Qingyang Tuoba Tao of Nanyang Road in Yuzhou who stepped forward, the threat from the north of the Rakshasa Holy Sect is gone.

The selection of the Bingzhou Blood Spirit Demon Sect's Saint Heir resulted in the death of all but one of the hundred candidates, only Li Shengyuan survived. These candidates all had intricate ties with the higher-ups of the Blood Spirit Demon Sect, so right now, the sect must be in complete disarray. With that, the threat from the Rakshasa Holy Sect's west side is also eliminated."

That being said, with the Rakshasa Holy Sect initiating conflict with Xuzhou to the east, the only instability was from Miaojiang to the south. The situation of being attacked from all sides was suddenly resolved in an instant.

"If all these situations just happened to occur, then it could only be considered as the Rakshasa Holy Sect being lucky. But if the Rakshasa Holy Sect had anticipated this, or even facilitated the current circumstances right from the start of the conflict, then there must be a mastermind within the Rakshasa Holy Sect!"

After hearing what Hou Yuduan had said, a glint flashed briefly in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. A blue figure emerged in his thoughts, leading to a hint of speculation, but that was all it was—a speculation.

However, what Hou Yuling said next immediately confirmed the suspicions in his heart.

"There's news from Xingnan Prefecture. The selection for the Bingzhou Saint Heir has concluded. Holy Maiden Sikong Yue, who was originally in Jiuling Prefecture, has moved south. It's likely just as Old Fifth guessed—she has gone to deal with the situation in Miaojiang!"

As soon as Hou Yuling mentioned Sikong Yue, the expressions of Hou Yuduan and his companions became serious. They had all personally witnessed Holy Maiden Sikong Yue's prowess during the Zhaoyang Disturbance at the end of last year, where she successively defeated Gu Chenfeng and Tian Fazheng, two Sacred Land Successors, leaving a deep impression on them.

The blue figure in his mind became increasingly vivid. Remembering Sikong Yue's demeanor of strategizing with absolute control over everything, along with her eyes that seemed to see through all, Hou Yuxiao's expression was not just serious but also filled with deep speculation. After all, the Merit Gold Page in his Sea of Consciousness was a deed of Sikong Yue's hands.

He even suspected that the disturbance with the selection of the Blood Spirit Demon Sect's Saint Heir in Bingzhou had something to do with Sikong Yue, who presided over Jiuling Prefecture.

Whether in terms of strength or strategy, Sikong Yue was definitely among the top. Hou Yuxiao wasn't sure if there were people stronger than her in the world, but at least he knew he was no match for Sikong Yue, that much was certain.

"Bailu Academy and Leiyin Temple have both publicly decided to send troops to support Xuzhou. This means that the battle in Hedong is a conflict between two factions: the Great Jin Dynasty and the Rakshasa Holy Sect on one side, and the Wanjian Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, and Leiyin Temple on the other. Including Leiyin Temple, a Quasi-Holy Land, a small area like Hedong has already involved five major Holy Lands!"

Hou Yujie spoke with a hint of wistfulness. With Leiyin Temple striving to remove the 'quasi' from their status, there are only eleven Holy Lands in the entire world. Nearly half of them now have their attention fixed on this location, and that includes the leaders of both the Righteous and Demon Paths, the Great Jin Dynasty, and Bailu Academy.

"And it's likely not limited to that. Not to mention the previous disturbance in Tongling, the Ziqing Holy Sect, the Great Yu Holy Dynasty, and the Haoran Holy Sect—three Righteous Holy Lands—all had people appear. Even now, it's hard to be certain that the other two from the Demon Path will not get involved.

With the Bingzhou Blood Spirit Demon Sect embroiled in the Saint Heir debacle and currently inactive, who can assure that they will not intervene once they resolve the Saint Heir issue?

Furthermore, will the Demon Derivation Holy Sect sit idly by as Great Jin stirs up the tempest? Liangzhou has been stuck between the three major Holy Lands of Fen, Yong, and Bing for years and has long shown signs of activity. Now, all three major Holy Sects of the Demon Path are in trouble, and they're sure to seize this opportunity to expand!"

Hearing Hou Yuduan's words, Hou Yuxiao nodded and rose to his feet, speaking with a grave tone.

"The thirteen provinces under the dominance of the ten Holy Lands are intricately connected. It's impossible for any of them to isolate themselves.

Let's not speak of the Hedong conflict, which directly involves four major Holy Lands and Leiyin Temple, a Quasi-Holy Land. From the moment the Rakshasa Holy Sect's army officially crossed the border to attack the three counties of Hexi, the situation across the world began to change.

Now, even the Great Jin itself no longer adheres to the Jin Capital Pact, not to mention the other nine Holy Lands. A great and chaotic battle is about to begin, with Hedong being merely the prelude!"

Seeing Hou Yujie and the others gradually becoming excited upon hearing his words, Hou Yuxiao also felt a slight thrill in his heart.

The Hou Clan was born of the Demon Path, and they all carried a certain belligerence in their bones, but more than that, the Hou Clan had tasted the sweet fruit of chaos from the end of last year to the present.

During the Zhaoyang Disturbance, the Hou Clan successfully unified the entire county and rose to the third tier. Then, in the Tongling Disturbance, Hou Yuxiao killed Ding Dian, and the Hou Clan swiftly absorbed the power of four prominent families. And with the demise of the Great Luo Sect, the Hou Clan took control of Tongling. Following that, when Zhan Taiqing led an army to attack the three counties of Hexi, the Hou Clan made astonishing progress...

From the end of last year to the present, in less than a year's span, the Hou Clan's progress was unprecedented compared to the years and even decades before.

Crisis contains opportunities, as the ancients have rightly said!

The dissolution of the Jin Capital Pact meant the end of four hundred years of peace, and as all ten Holy Lands took to the field, the current division of the thirteen provinces was set for a change.