Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 673 - 302. The First Batch of Leiyin Temple Sect Members Heading South_3

Three purple-robed elderly monks turned their heads and looked at Yuan Kong, all of them shaking their heads slightly.

"Yuan Kong, two years ago, when our monastery first plotted for Tongling, you were in charge of this area. Your disciple named Ding Buhai, who had been lurking in Yongzhou for many years, not only failed to be of any use but was also killed by someone. Am I right?"

Upon hearing the Deputy Abbot's question, Yuan Kong's face immediately displayed a trace of guilt, and he bowed deeply in self-reproach: "The disciple has mishandled affairs and disgraced our temple. Please, Master, punish me!"

Wufa extended his hand in a gentle gesture, preventing Yuan Kong from bowing further, and said softly, "If I were to blame you, would I have waited until now? I have long known the ins and outs of the Tongling matter. It involved too much, including several great powers, Ji Yanzhi, Huangfu Xing, Jing Tianyu, Wuxin the Taoist Master, even the Buddha of our Southern Medicine Master appeared. It has long been out of your hands."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The reason I bring this up is to remind you not to look only at the surface. Tongling initially was just demon chaos, but later, several great powers and their respective Holy Lands participated. If you had seen it clearly earlier, you might not have exposed your disciple prematurely and let outsiders know of Leiyin Temple's intentions."

Just like now, you only see the Rakshasa Holy Church withdrawing from Xiayuan Path and rushing to Bingzhou, thinking they were truly driven away by us. If Leiyin Temple had that capability, why would we have been holed up in Jizhou for over a thousand years?"

A flicker of sharpness passed through Wufa's aged, murky pupils as he spoke solemnly, "After your failure in Tongling, I sent Wuyan and Wuxing with one hundred thousand Earthshade Monastic Soldiers intending to make amends to the Academy and Xuzhou, which resulted in our current southward move being unopposed by both."

Before our temple moved southward, our initial target had been Shangyuan Path. Bingzhou is currently weak and unable to extend its reach eastward. If we could have established a foothold in Shangyuan Path, we would only need to deal with the Rakshasa Holy Church. Unfortunately, the news leaked prematurely, and the Rakshasa Holy Church deliberately vacated Xiayuan Path, heavily fortifying both Zhongyuan and Shangyuan Paths, forcing us to choose Xiayuan Path."

Wufa's words left Zen Master Yuan Kong stunned. His reaction was quick, and he soon sorted out the logic, his expression gradually darkening.

With the scale of Leiyin Temple, once we choose to move southward, the five major Holy Lands in the south are bound to take issue. If Leiyin Temple aims for Yongzhou, we are bound to confront the Rakshasa Holy Church, ignoring the Demon Sect's intentions. The opinions of the other four Holy Lands, namely Haoran Holy Sect, Ziqing Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, and Wanjian Holy Sect, must be seriously regarded since they too follow The Righteous Path. If we offend all the Holy Lands, moving south would be less advantageous than continuing our battles with Jizhou in the north."

If, as the master said, Leiyin Temple could establish itself in Shangyuan Path, we would only need to deal with the Demon Sect and not worry about the apprehensions of the four major Holy Lands to the east. But now, the Demon Sect has played a bold strategy, offering up Xiayuan Path. If we refuse, then we move to Zhongyuan Path and Shangyuan Path and battle the Demon Sect right away. If accepted, not to mention disturbing all four major Holy Lands of The Righteous Path, Xuzhou will surely take offense.

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Between Xiayuan Path and Xuzhou lies the Tongtian River....

Xuzhou currently has only lost Lingyuan Prefecture, and Guangling Prefecture City is still held by Wanjian Holy Sect. Once the Wuwei King is driven out, Xuzhou will still border Xiayuan Path.

Seeing the grim expressions on all the sect members' faces, Wufa sighed softly. Feeling the suppressed frustration within the temple both up and down, he knew further criticism could backfire, so he changed his expression from sorrow to brightness and spoke out loud:

"Of course, whether Xuzhou, the Academy, or the other Holy Lands are willing or not, Leiyin Temple must move southward. Xiayuan Path will have to be ours. The Demon Sect's bold strategy is to see if we dare to take up the offer. We cannot just let an open Xiayuan Path go unclaimed. As long as we establish a foothold in Xiayuan Path, we will find a way to handle the subsequent issues!"

With these words, the monks' expressions visibly brightened.

"Yuan Kong, go and contact your three disciples. If I remember correctly, the most suitable landing areas in the Tongtian River basin are in a place called Longxiang County. First, speak with Buyan and the others, ascertain the area is secure, then proceed with the landing. Let's start controlling Xiayuan Path. Next year, two more groups of sect members will move south, which will also be more convenient!"

"Yuan Kong obeys!"