Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 674 - 303, Where to log in

New Yu Era 1325, December 18

Jinling County, Shen family residence, main hall

"I received your message and came eagerly, expecting that, at the very least, securing a minor Xingnan Prefecture should pose no difficulty for you. Unexpectedly, you have not even expanded beyond the three counties of Jinling, but have instead lost Chi Shui County..."

"A First-Class minor gang, Xiong Yun Gang, and a frail clan from Hexi that has risen only in the past four years; you three true inheritors have spent half a year and still not resolved this—no wonder people say Leiyin Temple has declined."

"If the disciples we cultivate in the future are all like you, how could Leiyin Temple still have the face to proclaim itself a Holy Land before the world?"

"You..."

Shen Gu Yun stood below with a somewhat uneasy expression, looking up at Master Yuan Kong seated at the head, before whom stood three others—the very trio who had returned with him from Xingnan Prefecture City, Buyu, Buyan, and Buyan's elder brother, all listened to Master Yuan Kong's scolding with faces full of shame.

Seeing his three disciples, especially Buyu, his most proud disciple, Master Yuan Kong could hardly hide the disappointment on his face. The deeper the love, the harsher the criticism. In his view, Buyu had the Yuan Dan Realm Cultivation and was a Second Rank Mystic Realm Master; coupled with Buyan and Buyan's elder brother, two heaven-tier Great Grandmasters, and allied with the Shen family, they should have easily taken Xingnan Prefecture.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Finally, the trio had an opportunity to speak. Buyan, the most impatient, immediately stepped forward, and since he spoke comprehensively, Buyu and Buyan's elder brother did not interject. Since Buyan was the Senior Disciple, they let him do the talking.

In the identity of Leiyin Temple, they allied with the Shen family;

Then after the Rakshasa Holy Sect left, the grand army directly assaulted the Prefectural City;

Shen Gufan led thirty thousand elite troops to guard Chi Shui County as a precaution;

The Prefectural City side was initially progressing smoothly until the Hou Clan's vast army of 110,000 came to aid, causing their defeat;

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At Chi Shui County, a Holy Land elite force broke through their defense, Shen Gufan was killed, and the thirty thousand Shen elites fled.

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Buyan recounted everything without omitting a single detail, even mentioning some specific aspects.

Master Yuan Kong listened quietly all the way until the Senior Disciple had finished speaking. The disappointed expression on his face grew even more intense. Looking at the three, he lowered his voice and asked, "So, you attribute the reason for your failure entirely to the Holy Land's elite forces of the Hou Clan?"

Buyan and Buyan's elder brother's expressions were noncommittal, only Buyu gently shook his head, seeming to have realized something, his expression slightly shocked, and immediately placed his palms together, his face showing repentance.

"Not only the Holy Land's elite from the Hou Clan, disciple should have realized sooner that Leiyin Temple moving south would displease the Holy Lands, possibly facing obstructions both overtly and covertly, though previously I wishfully thought that our southward movements were noticed by few!

Even if Chi Shui County had not encountered any problem, we would still have been doomed to fail in the battle at the Prefectural City. Hou Yuduan is a Mystic Realm Master of higher mastery than myself. Even if Shen Gu Yun had a major victory in the eastern city killing Wan Renjue, once the Hou Clan's 110,000 forces had entered the city, we were bound to lose eventually.

At the start of the war, we did not clearly verify the situation of the Hou Clan. Their collusion with the Holy Lands was entirely unknown to us. The fact that Hou Yuduan was a Mystic Realm Master was something we were completely unaware of; initiating the battle so ignorantly, defeat was inevitable.

The fault of the disciple lies in not considering the whole picture, only focusing on Xingnan Prefecture, blinded by minor goals, thinking a mere Xiayuan path was easily obtainable, thus lowering our guard and underestimating others!"

Upon hearing his Seventh Disciple's words, Master Yuan Kong's expression finally improved considerably. He too had been enlightened by his senior mentor that Leiyin Temple's move southward would face blockages by the Holy Lands. For Buyu to glean this from their failure was already a stronger showing than his own Master.

"Can you discern which Holy Land those elite troops of the Hou Clan belong to?"

The elite in red armor of the Hou Clan, not only had Shen Guzhen and the other two who fled from Chi Shui County seen them, but Buyu and the other two had also witnessed them during the battle at the Prefectural City. Even if they hadn't seen the battle at Chi Shui County, just from what Shen Guzhen had described and the ten thousand people they themselves had seen, they could confirm that the red-armored army was certainly not of the Hou Clan, but of some Holy Land's elite forces, which was also why Buyu was able to infer that the Hou Clan had the support of a Holy Land behind them.

But when Master Yuan Kong asked this, the trio was at a loss. Buyu furrowed his brows, pondered for a long time, and then shook his head and said, "The elite in red armor of the Holy Land should only belong to the Yanlie Army of Qinjian Villa, but certainly not from Jizhou. Therefore, it must be some other Holy Land that did not wish to reveal its identity and deliberately wore red armor."

"Then which Holy Land, do you think, could it be?"

"As for the Holy Lands that do not wish to see Leiyin Temple move south, apart from the Rakshasa Holy Sect, there are only Wanjian Holy Sect, Bailu Academy, Ziqing Holy Sect, and Haoran Holy Sect. The first two are currently fighting alongside Leiyin Temple in Hedong against Wuwei King, so it probably wouldn't be them. Therefore, it could only be one of the other two..."

Master Yuan Kong nodded, Buyu's ideas were similar to his own. The realization that they were encountering opposition from Holy Land elites before even firmly establishing in the south made his expression turn somewhat grim.

"Master, should the first group of people heading south have almost arrived by now?"

Seeing that Master Yuan Kong did not respond but instead looked towards Shen Gu Yun standing behind the three, Buyu immediately stepped aside, saying: "Master, rest assured, Family Head Shen is utterly loyal to Leiyin Temple, there will be no issues."

Shen Gu Yun maintained his uneasy demeanor and quickly stepped forward, bowing deeply and with a hint of hatred, said, "Shen Gu Yun greets Master Yuan Kong. Shen's elder brother Shen Gufan and his nephew Shen Feitian were both killed by the Hou Clan. Now, everyone in the Shen family harbors deep hatred for Hou Yuxiao. Whether it is Leiyin Temple taking over Xingnan Prefecture or even Xiayuan path, Shen will welcome it wholeheartedly, only asking that your temple grant Shen the chance to personally slay Hou Yuxiao!"