Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

The words of Meng Qu, the dean of Yanzhou Academy, left Hou Yuxiao momentarily stunned.

The Hou Clan's Qilin Child refers to...…

"The humble junior Hou Yuduan greets the two sirs!"

Hou Yuduan suddenly flew to his side and bowed respectfully to the two Saints of the academy from a distance.

Seeing Hou Yuduan, the two men's eyes immediately lit up.

"Confucian Qi emits smoke, truly reaching the realm of Enlightenment!"

"What a Qilin Child, Ji Yanzhi's foresight is indeed sharp."

Upon hearing the words 'realm of Enlightenment,' Hou Yuxiao instantly turned to look at Old Fifth. Seeing him nod in confirmation, Hou Yuxiao's face immediately showed delight.

He only knew of Old Fifth's Martial Arts Level, which was the same as Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder, all at the Xuanyin Realm, but he wasn't aware of his Confucian Dao cultivation.

The Confucian Dao Realm corresponding to the Yinyang Boundary in Martial Arts is the Two Realms of Epistemic Completion, the Two Realms are Clear Understanding and Enlightenment, and Old Fifth is already at the Enlightenment Realm!

His joy couldn't be expressed at this moment.

The appearance of four Saints wasn't just for a gathering with their brethren.

"Shitian, hand over the Treasure Map Fragment!"

The only one who didn't respond to Hou Yuxiao, Jing Yuanxiu, interrupted the meeting between Hou Yuxiao, Hou Yuduan, and the three Saints. He stared straight into the golden mist in the sky, seemingly able to see through to Shitian Buddha within, before slowly forming two Sword Qi lines with his piercing eyes.

The Sword Qi left his eyes and vanished instantly in the air.

Whoosh...…

The next second, the Sword Qi abruptly expanded to ten thousand zhang, appearing before the golden mist, dispersing it to reveal Shitian Buddha's true form to everyone.

There sat an old monk in golden robes on a Lotus Platform. His hunched, emaciated form was withered to the extreme. Even though Jing Yuanxiu forcibly exposed him, he showed no anger on his face, and his eyes still retained a compassionate gaze of heaven and earth reverence.

A Martial Dao Saint, gaunt and frail, was strange enough, but this wasn't the strangest thing about Shitian.

From his profile to his legs, half of his hunched body was covered by a terrifying white light, containing a powerful force of obliteration, clearly devouring and dissolving his vitality fiercely.

Hou Yuxiao's pupils suddenly contracted as he clearly remembered that it was this same white light that erupted when Lin Xuangan self-immolated the Star Sea Holy Core and detonated that seal. Shitian was injured by this white light at the time.

He had thought that was just a moment.

That moment turned out to be so severe!

Five years have passed, and Shitian has not yet recovered.

And from the looks of it, it seems to be worsening...

"I will not hand it over, what do you intend to do?"

Upon hearing Shitian's response, Hou Yuxiao shook his head slightly in his heart.

Given the current situation, you can't refuse.

Even if you don't hand it over, the four of them joining forces to seize the fragment wouldn't be a difficult task unless you destroyed the fragment. Otherwise, sooner or later, it will have to be handed over.

What kind of allure does this fragment have that makes Shitian unwilling to give it up even now...…

"If you hand it over, although Leiyin Temple may be destroyed, the Chan Sect's Dao Lineage may remain;

If you don't hand it over, then the one destroyed will not only be Leiyin Temple!"

Destroying the Dao Lineage is akin to killing one's parents.

Leiyin Temple is the head of the Chan Sect, and Jing Yuanxiu's threat to destroy the Dao Lineage is certainly feasible, hence it has a deterrent effect that is stunningly powerful; Hou Yuxiao, beneath the four Saints, felt a tremble as he hurriedly looked up at Shitian.

Shitian's complexion visibly declined.

He seemed to accept some fate, but was somewhat unwilling.

"Are you truly aiming for mutual destruction?"

"The fish may die, but the net won't necessarily break!"

Jing Yuanxiu's voice remained chillingly cold.

"The Chan Sect flourished because of the Buddhist Sect, and likewise waned because of it. This is the cycle of heavenly dao, beyond human strength to alter. From the moment you traveled south from Jizhou, Shitian, you should have understood this truth, shouldn't you?"

Upon hearing Wei Xuheng's words, Hou Yuxiao's expression turned somewhat strange.

If he remembered correctly, five years ago at Wanglong Mountain, Shitian had said these words to Lin Xuangan about Great Yu, and now it was someone else's turn to say them to him about Leiyin Temple.

It truly fulfilled the cycle of heavenly dao!

"Om mani padme hum...…"

Faced with the ruthless approach of the four Saints, Shitian said nothing else. He simply relaxed, turned towards the crowd, and murmured a cryptic chant of the Chan Sect.

"Om mani padme hum...…"

Yet just after he finished the chant, countless identical Zen sounds were also suddenly heard from within Jianye Prefecture.

The entire Prefectural City was instantly filled with the Zen sounds.

Thousands of Buddha lights suddenly blossomed within, as if thousands of Buddhas were awakening in the Prefectural City, a tranquil and harmonious yet terrifying power gradually manifested on Shitian's body…

"That million Earthshade Monastic Soldiers, it seems, were meant for this moment!"

Although Hou Yuxiao sensed the power of the Zen sound, his face showed little surprise; even a broken boat has three thousand nails, not to mention a powerful force like Leiyin Temple that has been passed down for thousands of years. It's impossible not to have a trump card.

"The Great Compassionate and Merciful Ten Thousand Buddhas Zen Sound Formation, Shitian, why do this!"

The four Saints clearly understood better than Hou Yuxiao.

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