Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 83 - 070. Arriving at the Prefectural City

"Tongling County is one of the six counties of Xingnan Prefecture and is the farthest east. The three most important figures in the whole county are,

the first is the County Magistrate, Fan Longhe, who is now 165 years old and a Master of the Grandmasters' third realm!

This man hails from the Shang Yuan Path, originally just a member of a third-rate family in Boyang Prefecture of Jiuling Prefecture. However, his talent was notable; he broke through to the Grandmaster realm before he was a hundred years old. Coupled with his great appreciation for rules and good personal and moral reputation, he was appointed fifteen years ago to serve as the Magistrate of Tongling County.

The second is the Sect Master of the Great Luo Sect, Blood Zen Master Ding Buhai.

The Great Luo Sect is the only second-tier power in Tongling County, established nearly a thousand years ago with almost ten generations of inheritance. It has more than ten thousand martial artists and over a hundred Gang Qi realm masters and undisputedly ranks as the foremost power in the county.

Ding Buhai is over 200 years old, with the cultivation of the Master's third realm. Moreover, he is also ranked seventy-second on the Righteous Path's minor Demon Extermination List, a man of considerable repute! He is known for his ruthlessness and greed, a figure both formidable and dangerous, not to be provoked.

The third and most important person is the Deputy Magistrate of Tongling's Prison Admin Department, the Religious Protector King of the Rakshasa Holy Sect who is also revered as the Divine Illumination Law King, Ding Dian Ding Sicheng..."

Bai Yujie paused for a moment, glanced at Hou Yuxiao's expression, and then continued, "Divine Illumination Law King Ding Dian is not only considered the top expert in Tongling County but also appears on both the demon and the righteous demon extermination lists, ranked 196 on the Demon Path's Demon Head List and 432 on the Righteous Path's Great Demon Extermination List!"

Hou Yuxiao's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he asked, "What is his cultivation level?"

"He has penetrated the Que Shen Acupoint and ascended to the Great Grandmaster's realm, one more step, and he will reach the legendary level of Heavenly Great Grandmaster!"

There are five realms of grandmasters: in the first realm, one manifests True Qi; in the second, he reaches the Martial God Platform; in the third, he transforms True Qi into Yuan; by breaking through the upper abdomen's Que Shen Acupoint with Dantian True Qi, one becomes a Great Grandmaster; and by breaking through the Heaven's Threshold at the brow, one ascends to the next level, the Heavenly Great Grandmaster.

Hou Yuxiao's frown deepened; the most formidable person he had encountered so far was Sikong Yue, a master of the second realm of Divine Communication. He had not expected Ding Dian to be even more powerful!

"What is his character like?"

Bai Yujie was silent for a moment before answering, "I don't know about others, but his three disciples were all adopted by him from a young age and raised as his own. The eldest disciple, Bu Jingtian, and the second, Nie Yinlong, both of whom have the cultivation of the Gangqi Third Realm Bao Dan Period, serve respectively as the Warden Chiefs of Baiye County and Yulin County. The third disciple..."

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"Unexpectedly, that Cheng Yue has such a good master!"

Hou Yuxiao, seeing the worry on the faces of Second Elder, Old Three, and the others, made a jest.

As the atmosphere eased slightly, Hou Yuxiao looked around at everyone, a confident smile forming on his lips, and said, "Don't worry, at most it will be a bit troublesome, neither he nor his master can stop the rise of the Hou Clan to the second tier."

His confident words immediately lifted the spirits of those around him; the Second Elder also nodded in agreement, "Just a Religious Protector King, how could he be greater than a Saintess? Sikong Yue holds a much higher position in the Holy Church than him."

The people around felt much more at ease, having witnessed the Saintess saving Hou Yuxiao that day; those who were sharp had long understood that their family had already boarded Sikong Yue's big ship.

"Miss Bai, besides these three most important people, who else is there?" Hou Yuxiao, seeing that the mood was no longer heavy, continued to inquire about other situations.

Bai Yujie tugged lightly at her coiled hair and answered, "Then there are the seven third-tier powers in the county, namely the West Cloud Escort Agency, Ling Cheng Escort Agency, Qijue Gate, Medicine Dust Sect, Hongdao Gang, Lonely Moon Sect, and our Bai Clan!

The bases of Qijue Gate and Medicine Dust Sect are one in Baiye County and the other in Yulin, hence they have only established branches within the prefectural city."

"How are the relationships among these seven?"

"As the saying goes, people in the same trade are enemies. We need not talk about the first two escort agencies.

It is rumored that Hongdao Gang came to the city after failing to outcompete Qijue Gate for Baiye County. As for Lonely Moon Sect, its Sect Leader, Zhao Mansha, is Ding Dian's lover.

Medicine Dust Sect is somewhat detached from worldly affairs; the only third-tier pharmacist in the whole county is in the Medicine Dust Sect, and even Great Luo Sect maintains good relations with them, needless to mention the other third-tier powers!"

Bai Yujie didn't mention the Bai Clan, not because she chose to omit it, but rather because Hou Yuxiao was well aware of the Bai's circumstances, their old ancestor being a former sect member of the Great Luo Sect. They were one of the few in the county whom others need to give face.

"Besides these, within all the prefectural cities in Yongzhou territory, there are Holy Church Mansion Armies maintaining public order. Xingnan Prefecture's strength isn't strong; it only has two hundred thousand Xingnan soldiers with thirty thousand stationed in Tongling County, all led by County Magistrate Fan Longhe."

Hearing the term "Mansion Army," Hou Yuxiao's pupils flickered slightly, then he asked, "What's the capability of these thirty thousand Xingnan soldiers?"

"The three Great Commanders of Xingnan Army are all experts of the Dan Embracing Phase, and the six Commanders are also above the Gang Qi Realm in cultivation; all the soldiers under their command are Martial Artists of at least five levels of body refinement..."

After hearing about the strength of the Mansion Army, the whole room fell into silence. Hou Yuxiao turned to look at the hundred and something Martial Artists of at least five levels contraction, thought about how he nearly lost his life to earn this family business, remained silent for a long time, and didn't speak.

"Or it's said that the strongest in the world is still the Holy Lands. Just these thirty thousand Xingnan troops in Tongling County, even if the Great Luo Sect and the other seven second-rate forces are combined, I'm afraid they still couldn't stir up any waves..."

Hearing the defeated tone in Hou Yucheng's voice, Hou Yuxiao turned back, saw desperation on both his and the third brother's faces, and immediately knew what they were thinking.

It wasn't just the two of them, even he felt some despair at this moment...

According to the situation of the Zhaoyang Disturbance, among today's top ten Holy Lands, the Rakshasa Holy Sect might very well be the weakest one!

If the weakest among them is this strong, how strong must the others be...

"As long as one plans carefully step by step, even against the Holy Lands, I will eventually tear a piece from them!" Hou Yuxiao thought to himself. He dared not voice these words out loud, as even he felt his heart waver with fear.

When one's strength is insufficient, some words can only be said in one's heart.

"By the way, big brother, in the Prefectural City... one-on-one combat is allowed, provided that you pay for any damages caused!"

Hou Yuling suddenly blurted out; she had spent a significant amount of time in the Prefectural City and knew some of the conditions.

Upon hearing this, Hou Yuxiao's face did not show any sign of surprise.

This is Yongzhou, one of the Demon Path's six provinces, where the law of the jungle is the only truth. Order... does not exist!

"What kind of compensation?" Hou Yucheng was the first to ask, making Hou Yuxiao also curious about the answer.

Hou Yuling lifted her head and gently stroked her hair bun, responding softly, "Whatever amount the Xingnan Army asks for, that's how much you have to pay."

"And if I can't afford it, what then?"

"Generally speaking, unless the Xingnan Army intends to bankrupt you without outright killing you, they won't demand an amount you can't afford."

Hou Yuxiao understood what she meant; in the end, it still relied on one's background and support.

If the Xingnan Army really wanted you dead, then it wouldn't be a matter of paying money or not...

The group chatted idly for a while, and time unknowingly passed. Fortunately, there were surprises but no dangers throughout the night; no evil spirits appeared, nor did any demons cause trouble.

As the morning sun slowly rose, Hou Yuxiao and his group traveled along the Official Road for four hours, feeling they were almost reaching the Prefectural City. Splitting into five groups, they staggered their departure before continuing their journey.

Hou Yuxiao, along with the Second Elder, the Third Elder, Bai Yujie, Gao Wenwen, and including Hou Fei's Kui Sector forces, a total of more than thirty people, were tasked with escorting the heaviest horse carriage, positioned at the very back.

Not until the twilight hour of the evening, as the light of day was neither dark nor bright, did a magnificently majestic city gradually come into everyone's view.

Hou Yuxiao shifted his aching buttocks and, seeing the towering Tongling Prefectural City less than a mile away, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"We've finally arrived!"

But as he led the group closer to the city gates, and saw the attending military officer, he exchanged looks with the Second and Third Elders, and all three simultaneously showed expressions of astonishment on their faces.

Meeting an old acquaintance here was indeed a coincidence...