Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 489 - 233, The World Shocks_2

Hou Yuxiao felt the Yuan Qi in his dantian, and realized he was still a long way from reaching its fullness. A shadow passed over his eyes. Only when the Yuan Qi in his dantian was full could he start to break through to the Earth Level Que Shen Acupoint below his abdomen and advance to the rank of Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm. Relying on cultivation alone was definitely an unreachable goal for the foreseeable future, and the current situation was becoming increasingly tense. Great changes might happen at any time; there was not so much time for him, so he could only use the devouring ability of the Divine Lotus.

However, being trapped in the Prefectural City, he simply couldn’t find an opportunity to kill other masters. Zhang Zhenwei seemed not to care about him, but in reality, he had secretly assigned many people to watch Hou Yuxiao. Even the slightest unusual movement would alert Zhang Zhenwei. To avoid arousing the Rakshasa Holy Sect’s suspicion toward the Hou Clan, he had no choice but to obediently stay here. If he wanted news from the outside world, he could only rely on messages from members of his clan.

Now, with the Hou Clan controlling three prefectures in Hexi plus Tongling, he was provided with a massive amount of good deeds and Karmic Obstacles daily. If all were used to improve cultivation, his power would skyrocket. But being trapped in the Prefectural City meant having the means but not being able to use them, which was torturous!

All this was thanks to Zhan Taiqing. Hou Yuxiao had no good feelings left for this woman in his heart now, and he even wondered if her motive was to deliberately trouble him, regardless of whether it was just to disgust him or if there was another intention, he was unclear.

Regardless of what he thought in his heart, the fact was that without sufficient strength, he couldn’t do anything. To reassure the Rakshasa Holy Sect about the Hou Clan, he also had to obediently comply with Zhan Taiqing and stay right under Zhang Zhenwei’s watch.

After Hou Yuduan left, April passed as usual without incident, so did May... June... July; all went by safely without any tumult. This was not only in the Prefectural City but also in Longguan Prefecture, and there were no disturbances from Lingyuan Prefecture either.

Stationed in Hedong, whether they were the armies from the Demon Path or The Righteous Path, even the rumored reinforcements from the Wanjian Holy Sect in Junkang Prefecture, all remained motionless. It seemed everyone had reached some sort of tacit agreement, all waiting for something...

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Hou Yuxiao grew more and more convinced of his speculation: the four Holy Lands in Hedong were most likely waiting for news from Zhongzhou. He just didn’t know whether his guess was correct, that The Righteous Holy Lands were intentionally "losing" Great Jin in order to consolidate their forces to eradicate the Great Yu Holy Dynasty.

After all, unless Zhan Taiqing spoke, he couldn’t leave; he was stuck where he was, with the masters from Leiyin Temple in the Prefectural City also keeping to themselves. After the quiet descended, Hou Yuxiao also began to earnestly cultivate like everyone else, peacefully waiting for news from Zhongzhou and seeking the right opportunity to leave.

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New Yu Era 1322, October 5th

A piece of news sent the whole world boiling!

Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang, one of the Three Emperors of Great Jin, personally led a million-strong army to successfully breach the Zhongzhou Lincang Path from the west; the Second Villa Master Li Tingzong and Third Villa Master Qin Fan of Jizhou Qinjian Villa also led a million-strong army from the east to break through the Zhongzhou Dongyuan Path.

The "Zhong" in Zhongzhou, meaning the center among the thirteen provinces of The World, whether in terms of geographical position or the supreme status of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty in people’s hearts, was truly deserving of this "center" character.

Over a thousand years ago, when the might of Great Yu was still present, Zhongzhou had nine paths in total, making its territory vast and boundless. But after the loss of Yu, four paths were lost, leaving only Dongyuan, Shuofeng, Lincang, and North of the River located in the east, west, south, and north, respectively, along with the capital region path, Gyeonggi, which was surrounded by the other four paths, making five in total.

With the loss of Lincang and Dongyuan, what this meant for Great Yu was not only that it was left with only three paths, but without barriers on either side, the Divine Capital would have to directly face the iron cavalry of Great Jin and Jizhou...

This was the reason for the upheaval after the news spread.

It has been over thirteen hundred years since Great Yu lost its rule, but to this day, the calendar still used across The World is the New Yu Era, and the administrative regions of prefectures and counties under the ten Holy Lands largely follow the old system. Not to mention the vast network of Official Roads, which were the achievements of the Era of Yu Shenzong. His influence could be seen everywhere.

The Great Yu Divine Dynasty was definitely not considered dead in the minds of people...

With two Holy Lands deploying troops near the capital region path, both less than a thousand miles away from the Divine Capital, and both marching with momentum towards the goal of eradicating Great Yu, it was no surprise that the announcement of such news would cause a massive stir across The World.

There were those who lamented for Great Yu; those who angrily denounced the two Holy Lands for their audacity but took no real action; those who claimed loyalty to Great Yu, rallied their clan’s troops to go to the capital region path to attend to the dynasty; those who vehemently cursed the ten Holy Lands for usurping the nation; and even those who, seeing The World about to fall into chaos, intensified their efforts in recruiting and purchasing horses...

The World was in turmoil, and at this moment, all eyes were fixed on the Gyeonggi path in Zhongzhou to the north of the Yunlan Ancient River. Forget the Holy Lands, whether they were large families from Jiang Nan, powerful sects, or Earth Level and Heaven Level forces, all were closely watching the movements on the Gyeonggi path.

Experts from various sects, countless capable individuals, and people of insight, no matter their purpose—whether it was to gather intel, witness the last moments of the Divine Dynasty, or harboring ulterior motives—they all marched under the banner of supporting Great Yu, all moving upstream against the Yunlan Ancient River, rushing towards the capital region path, as if to defend Great Yu, they were willing to fight against Great Jin and Jizhou to the death.