Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 556 - 260. A ruthless person doesn’t talk much

New Yu Era 1325, January 30

Hou Yuxiao had finally set out on his journey back to Hexi. Although Zhan Taiqing had asked him to leave on the twenty-fifth, he didn't depart immediately. There were three reasons for delaying five days.

The first was for caution, as the eight men in black had only left recently. If Zhao Ponu was still watching and waiting outside, Hou Yuxiao could very well walk right into his trap.

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The second reason was to gather information. He was still in the dark about the matters concerning the Divine Capital; the Saint Heavenly Fist Sect was clearly in league with Great Jin, but its relationship with Zhan Taiqing was also ambiguous. He needed some time to delve into the situation.

The third reason was to wait for Hou Fei's troops from Kui Sector. Before departing from Baiming Ferry, to maintain communication, he'd asked Hou Cun to stay at the ferry while Hou Ying led the Chenlong Gang at Wangchuan Dao City. Hou Fei had gone to Jiuhua Dao City. Naturally, he had to inform them when leaving.

Besides, with Jiuhua Dao being the closest to the Capital Region Path, Hou Fei, without a doubt, would have received the most information. Hou anxiously wanted to know more than just the fall of Great Yu from that direction.

Hou Ying had been stationed at Wangchuan Dao City for over a month, and Hou Yuxiao knew their location, but to avoid revealing his identity, he hadn't approached them. Now, as he was about to leave, he quickly located Hou Ying and others using his true identity. Hou Fei, leading his people, rushed back from Jiuhua Dao City in only three days.

To clarify the matters related to the Saint Heavenly Fist Sect and Zhan Taiqing in just five days was inevitably challenging. As expected, he found nothing. However, Hou Fei, arriving from Jiuhua Dao, brought significant news.

On the southern parts of the Official Road near Wangchuan Dao, a group of over three hundred people was galloping fast. Leading them was a grim-faced Hou Yuxiao, followed closely by Hou Fei and Hou Ying, with over a hundred from Kui Sector and two hundred from the Chenlong Gang trailing behind.

"On the day the Divine Capital fell, the National Teacher of Great Jin, Zhuge Yuan, set up the Six Desires Heaven Locking Formation. Yuwen Hongzhang stationed himself at the center, with Zhuge Yuan, He Lianba, Tuoba Zun, Wanyan Cheng, and Yuwen Dongdu each guarding one direction, intending to slay the ancient demons Tai Xi, Long Yu, and Ni Han sealed by the Divine Sect in the past. Unfortunately, their attempt almost succeeded but ultimately failed. The demons all escaped, and the lords of the Eight Great Sacred Lands appeared, alleging that the chaos in The World was caused by Great Jin's obliteration of Great Yu. They coerced the Jin Army into withdrawing from the Divine Capital. The Emperor and his sons then made a blood oath, vowing to slay the three major demons within ten years, thus narrowly avoiding a major war..."

The information contained in Hou Fei's words was vast. Despite the weight on his mind, Hou Yuxiao quickly extracted the crucial details from his words and started querying them one by one.

"Yuwen Hongzhang, Yuwen Dongdu, Zhuge Yuan, and the three emperors of Great Jin, what are their Cultivation levels?"

&"Zhuge Yuan, the State Preceptor of Great Jin, is the foremost Mystic Realm Master and also a practitioner of Confucianism, the only remaining disciple of Master and one of the only three Confucian Saints in the world today. As for the other five, they are known publicly as the five Saints of Great Jin, all of them at the Martial Dao Saint Realm."

On hearing of the lavish lineup of Great Jin, Hou Yuxiao took a sharp breath. Beyond the robust realm of the Immortal Grade was the Sub-Saint of Martial Dao and above that, the Martial Dao Saint. Such people, without exception, were the rulers of all the major Sacred Lands, and Great Jin had six of them...

"Six Saints together set the Array, yet their endeavor almost failed. Tai Xi, Long Yu, Ni Han, those three major demons, what's their story?"

Hou Fei swallowed. He likely only heard these accounts, and the mere hearing of them showed his concern. The horrifying extent of those three demons could be imagined.

"It's said that these are three First-grade Immortal demons that coexisted with Shenzhou. Tai Xi governed the mountains, Long Yu the heavens, and Ni Han the five elements. Before Great Yu unified the Human Race and conquered The World, these three demons ruled Shenzhou. The Divine Seal crafted by the Divine Sect with the strength of The World was specifically to suppress these demons. They've been suppressed for over three thousand years and had just awakened with the power of a Saint..."

Just awakened and already at the strength of a Saint!

Hou Yuxiao's pupils constricted as he continued to inquire:

"What's the deal with the Eight Great Sacred Lands and Great Jin?"

"Before the Great Jin's breach of the Divine Capital, all the lords from the Eight Great Sacred Lands had already appeared, but they did not stop the Jin Army from attacking the city. It was only after the three demons escaped, and Yuwen Dongdu commanded to eradicate the Imperial Jiang Family, that they appeared. The Imperial Jiang Family must be key to suppressing those three demons. They stopped Great Jin from slaughtering the Imperial Family, likely for the demons' sake. However, Yuwen Hongzhang and his son must have other means to quell the demons, and only after setting a heart demon blood oath to slay the demons did the lords from the Eight Great Sacred Lands step back and allow Great Jin to execute the Imperial Family."

Ah...

With a cold snort, Hou Yuxiao mockingly said, "Great Jin is merely an executioner, the real destructor of Great Yu is still the Nine Great Sacred Lands!"

Hou Fei and the others didn't respond, but they all nodded slightly. This was almost an open secret known by all.

"So it seems, with all its might, Great Jin still fears the combined forces of the other eight Sacred Lands. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made that heart demon blood oath. Are the other eight Sacred Lands letting Great Jin deal with those three Immortal Grade demons while they reap the benefits of the fishermen?"

This time it was Hou Ying who responded; he first nodded, then shook his head immediately, whispering softly, "That's not hard to guess. Great Jin must also be well aware. Logically, compared to the eight Sacred Lands, the three Immortal Grade demons should be tougher to handle. Yet Great Jin's choice seems to indicate that the united front of the eight Sacred Lands is even more terrifying, which is somewhat baffling. Even if the eight Sacred Lands are strong, can they really be stronger than those three demons?"