Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

The 1.52 million karmic obstacles must be attributed to the deaths of the townspeople in Tongling City tonight, a part of which was calculated under his name, as he was the one who had colluded with Maiden Hong. Hou Yuxiao had been mentally prepared for this.

As for the 470,000 merits, it must have been the final sword thrust by Hou Yuduan that dealt a fatal blow to Maiden Hong and brought it upon himself.

Taking into account the end of the Wuzong era and this time, the towering blood debt carried by Maiden Hong shouldn't amount to just this many merits. It must be because her death was not only due to Hou Yuduan's sword but also several other factors, hence it was converted into 470,000 merits.

However, even 470,000, for Hou Yuxiao, were already quite significant...

Suddenly becoming a nouveau riche, Hou Yuxiao felt slightly uneasy, with facial transformation, Martial Arts Minor Rejuvenation Pill, absorption, and martial arts advancement — four features, of which, apart from the absorption function, it seemed like he didn't need so many at the moment. Hou Yuxiao pondered for a moment, then took out a light orb from his bosom, a slight glint of light rising in his eyes.

With the absorption power, whenever he killed Martial Artists with decent cultivation, he would not miss their cultivation. The light orb in his hand was obtained from killing Ding Dian previously.

Ding Dian was a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm who had unlocked the Dike Shenxue. The cultivation contained within his orb, compared to those Hou Yuxiao had absorbed before, was clearly not of the same level. Hou Yuxiao circulated his True Qi and slowly absorbed the orb into his body.

After the Divine Lotus transformed the light orb into pure power, his karmic obstacles were immediately reduced by 10,000 points, and following this, it soared by twenty thousand. The total number of karmic obstacles skyrocketed to 2,102,011.

With 2.1 million karmic obstacles and 590,000 merits, to reach a twenty-fold amount, he needed more than ten million karmic obstacles, which was still far off. It seems for a long time, his absorption power would still be useful...

Thinking this, Hou Yuxiao glanced eastward towards Xuzhou, his lips curling into a slight chill before he held his breath and concentrated on refining this cultivation.

......

Outside Tongling City, Master Fanyin quietly observed everything within the city, her gaze deep and unknowable as she thought about something, while Fan Longhe knelt behind her, along with Gui Yutang, fists clasped.

"The over one hundred thousand people privately rescued by the Hou Clan are all family members of the Mansion Army, merely based on this fact we can conclude that the Hou Clan harbors ill-intent. They rushed to aid the townspeople, helped them rebuild Tongling, taking advantage of our religion's time of crisis to blatantly win over hearts. The intentions of the Hou Clan are condemnable, subordinate, I implore the Master to discern clearly!"

Fan Longhe's words, filled with indignant righteousness, went unanswered for a long time. Master Fanyin simply stood with her back to him as if she hadn't heard him.

After nearly dozens of breaths, Zhan Taiqing finally turned her head and spoke coldly.

"During the city's riot, didn't you know to evacuate the people in advance? Now you blame others for winning hearts after they saved more than one hundred thousand lives, which even benefits the Mansion Army. What do you want me to discern? The Hou Clan harbors ill-intent, it's true, I also figured that out. What, do you expect me to go and kill him now?

The chaos in Tongling resulted in seventy percent of the townspeople's casualties. Although Ding Dian, who managed the Prison Admin Department, is the main culprit, you as County Magistrate also cannot escape responsibility. I haven't even asked you for your crimes, and here you are, complaining to me first, hmph!"

This cold snort made Fan Longhe's brows break into cold sweat, his head nearly buried in the ground, his voice trembled as he spoke, "Master's strategies are profound, your heart has its own judgment, your subordinate shouldn't have spoken out of turn!"

Zhan Taiqing still had her back to them, seemingly not wanting to continue, only her gaze calmly fixed towards the direction of Xuzhou. After a long while, she left them with a statement.

"Go find a place to heal first; you two definitely can't speak for Tongling anymore. Three days from now, notify Hou Yuxiao to meet me here. This turmoil in Tongling is just the beginning. I've noted your crimes for now without pursuing further. The upcoming great battle between the two states will be your chance to redeem yourselves. Make sure you seize it."

"Your subordinates obey!"

The two bowed deeply, waiting a long while before raising their heads only to discover that Zhan Taiqing had already disappeared.

After taking a deep breath together, they returned to the Prefectural City, found a secluded place to heal, and waited quietly for three days before notifying Hou Yuxiao.