Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 679 - 305, the insignificant Hexi Prefecture, is easily obtainable with a flick of the hand.

"The Hou Clan alone is of no concern to me, but I'm worried about complications if there's an issue with the Bright Glazed Glass Screen during landing. If we were to draw out the Tongtian River Lord, that would be unfortunate."

"Senior brother has considered all possibilities. I have learned much from you!"

During their conversation, three old monks dressed in purple kasayas appeared above the river, they were Leiyin Temple's Master Wufa, Master Wuyu, and Master Wunian, all of the same generation.

The three had been waiting on the river for barely ten breaths when four auras hurriedly approached from the west. It was Yuan Kong and his three disciples, who were still in Jinling County the day before yesterday. Seeing Master Wuyu, their faces showed a trace of joy as they quickly bowed in salute.

"Yuan Kong pays his respects to Great Master Uncle!"

"Greetings to Master Wuyu!"

"Stand up. What's the situation at the ferry?"

"It's the same as when I was there before; there are only dozens of people at the ferry, and the Official Road from the ferry to Longxiang County for thirty li is also normal. Master Uncle guessed right; the Shen Clan indeed had spies from the Hou Family. The day before yesterday, I had Shen Gu Yun lead the army to Chaoxia Crossing to meet up, and last night the Hou Clan secretly mobilized a large force towards the direction of Xingnan Prefectural City. They must be planning to go to Chaoxia Crossing to stop our temple's landing!"

Yuan Kong looked at Master Wufa with a trace of admiration in his eyes. From only two major defeats suffered by the Shen Clan, Master Uncle had deduced that the Hou Clan had planted spies among the Shen Clan's forces. It was also his idea for Shen Gu Yun to take the army of hundred and twenty thousand to meet up at Chaoxia Crossing, with the intent to mislead the Hou Clan and their Holy Land backers into believing that Leiyin Temple would land at Chaoxia Crossing.

He used to think Master Wufa was overly cautious, but when he personally witnessed the Hou Clan secretly moving out their forces last night, he knew the abbot's judgments were entirely correct.

"The insignificant Hou Clan never dared to oppose our Leiyin Temple. I have never taken them seriously; what concerns me is the Holy Land backing them. We don't have many Sect Members heading south; if a Holy Land really intends to stop us, unforeseen issues could arise!"

While mentioning the Hou Clan, a hint of disdain showed on Master Wufa's face, but when he spoke of the Holy Land, a thick wariness surfaced in his eyes.

Seeing the wariness on his face, Yuan Kong hurriedly reassured him, "Since the Hou Clan moved their troops towards Xingnan Prefectural City last night, it proves that Master Uncle's strategy has worked. The Holy Land behind them surely believes we are landing at Chaoxia Crossing, and by now their forces might be waiting there. By the time they realize their mistake, we'll have already taken Hexi; Master Uncle need not worry!"

"To deceive the Hou Clan and a Holy Land with a mere ruse, and to use Shen Clan's twelve thousand-strong army as bait, senior brother is truly brilliant."

"The Hou Clan is indeed foolish, thinking they can act fearlessly with a Holy Land backing them. At such a critical time, they still divert the army towards Chaoxia Crossing. I reckon they wish to demonstrate their loyalty in front of the Holy Land. Too bad they didn't anticipate we would be landing via Longxiang Ferry. With their army dispatched, Hexi Prefecture is now defenseless; capturing it will be as easy as blowing off dust."

Hearing the praise from his junior brothers Wuyu and Wunian, Master Wufa shook his head, "Hexi Prefecture would fall easily even if the entire Hou Clan army was present, I've never worried about the Hou Clan. What I have been trying to figure out is precisely which Holy Land is backing them!"

At this statement from Master Wufa, the brows of the six present furrowed, and they all fell into silence, none of them speaking.

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"Buyan, having witnessed that elite force, do you not have any clues?"

"Reporting to the abbot, indeed, my brother masters and I saw the Hou Family's red-armored elite force in the Prefectural City. We did not suspect them of being from a Holy Land initially and thought they were just a formidable force secretly trained by the Hou Family. It wasn't until later, taking back those thirty thousand elite Shen Clan troops from Chi Shui County, and after they told us how they had seen an additional twenty thousand red-armored elites of the Hou Family in action, that I knew for sure.

According to their account, the appearance of vast seas of fire accompanied the Hou Family elite's attack—a spectacle I have never read about, despite my wide reading. I'm somewhat familiar with the elite forces of the top ten Holy Lands in the world, and I have never heard of this phenomenon of vast seas of fire, so…"