Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 834 - 366. Caught off guard

Jianye Prefecture City, original site of Pingtian Gate. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

A six-zhang high, five-zhang wide ordinary temple with yellow outer walls quietly stood in the very center of the prefecture city. Above the main entrance of the temple hung a plaque that read "Leiyin Temple." Anyone looking at it would find it hard to believe that such a simple small temple was the residence of the revered Chan Sect's quasi-Holy Land, Leiyin Temple.

Just after midnight, an elderly monk clad in a purple kasaya rushed over from afar, quickly knelt at the temple's entrance, his face full of anxiety:

"Buddha, World-Honored One, it's not good, my formation has been broken, from the direction of Xingnan Prefecture!"

As soon as the old monk's words fell, the previously silent and calm temple suddenly erupted with dazzling spiritual light. Instantly, monks surrounded the temple in all four directions. A rough count showed at least over a hundred people, and among them, the vast majority wore purple kasayas, while only a small portion of about ten wore clothes of other colors.

Seeing no response come from within the temple for a long time, the Southern Medicine Master Buddha's face slightly darkened. He stepped forward first from among the monks and inquired towards them:

"Wuxuan, what's going on?"

"Buddha Lord, just now, my isolation formation was broken, from the direction of Xingnan Prefecture. I have seen through the formation, the Hexi Alliance's army has crossed the border, entered our prefecture. I plead with Buddha Lord to quickly send reinforcements, or it will be too late!"

"What? Hexi Alliance, deployed troops to Jianye Prefecture?"

"Merely Hexi, dares to cross the border and invade our Chan Sect territory, how is that possible!"

"If not for the meddling of the River Lord at the Battle of Longxiang Ferry, the Hou Clan should have been wiped out by our Leiyin Temple long ago. Now they dare to invade actively, it's simply courting death."

"Ridiculous, mere Hexi Alliance, our Chan Sect could annihilate them with a flip of the hand, how is that possible!"

"Don't exaggerate here, Wuxuan, could it be an issue with the formation?"

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Wuxuan's words stirred a thousand waves, and the hundred monks surrounding the temple suddenly erupted in discussions. There were those who doubted, those who were furious, those who were incredulous, and some were shouting to take action and wipe out the Hexi Alliance. Overall, almost everyone did not believe Wuxuan's words.

The Hexi Alliance, established five years ago, appeared to the monks of Leiyin Temple as merely thunderous with little rain, merely a coalition of three or four first-class forces. What strength could it possess? Only those smaller forces would regard it as something. What status does Leiyin Temple hold that they would care about the insignificant Hexi Alliance.

However, among the hundred people, there was still a small handful whose eyes revealed suspicion. Those individuals did not wear attire following the regulations of Leiyin Temple monks and were evidently of the same rank as the Southern Medicine Master Buddha. Upon hearing Wuxuan's words, they simultaneously looked toward the temple with eyes full of worry.

"How many troops did you see?"

Seeing that the monks did not believe him, Wuxuan's heart was anxious, and upon suddenly hearing the Southern Medicine Master Buddha's inquiry, he raised his head abruptly, a hint of hope flashed in his eyes, and he hurried to respond: "Before the formation shattered, I saw at least five hundred thousand troops. They were all clad in red armor, equipped with top-quality warhorses, rushing westward. If nothing unexpected happens, they might be planning a nighttime raid on Pengkang."

"How many troops does the Peng Kang Garrison have, who is stationed there?"

"Stationed at Pengkang is Buddha Lord Yu Liuli, along with his two disciples, Wuyun and Wuquan. Additionally, there are three hundred thousand Earthshade Monastic Soldiers."

The group of monks around the temple eased their expressions upon hearing Wuxuan's words. Only a small part had faces that turned grave, and the Southern Medicine Master Buddha happened to be among them.

Suddenly, three elderly monks in purple robes hurried over. The central figure exuded the most stable and powerful aura, and the three were evidently of eminent status. They merely nodded to most of the monks surrounding the temple and only slightly bowed in acknowledgment when they saw those over ten Buddhas in varying attire.

"Greetings, three Chief Abbot senior brothers!"

Wuxuan looked back and saw the three, and promptly bowed to salute.

Leiyin Temple was managed by one Chief and two Deputies; the Chief Abbot was Wuxing, while the two Deputy Abbots were Wufa and Wuyuan. The three were merely at the peak cultivation of the Xuanyin Realm, and in Leiyin Temple, only the Buddhas, World-Honored One, and Buddha ranked higher in status.

After Wuxing saluted the Southern Medicine Master, his gaze immediately turned to Wufa beside him, softly asking: "Clad in red armor, equipped with top-quality warhorses, five years ago, Buyu, Buyan, and Buyu ran into this army in Xingnan Prefecture City, wasn't it?"

Wufa nodded slightly, then revealed a hint of hesitation:

"Five years ago, it was just before Leiyin Temple marched south. Buyan and others wished to use the Shen Clan to defeat Xiong Yun Gang and seize Xingnan Prefecture City, but were thwarted by the Hou Clan. According to Buyan, among the reinforcement troops deployed by the Hou Clan at that time, there indeed was a red-armored elite force, although only twenty thousand strong, had trained the Holy Army Code, strong in power, definitely Sacred Elite. However, we've never figured out which Holy Land this elite belonged to!

It wasn't until last year when Hexi's seventy thousand troops marched south that we confirmed this elite was named the Red Flame Army. Yet when the Hou Clan marched south last year, it was only thirty thousand, and the Nanjiang battle even reduced them by two-thirds. How could they suddenly emerge with fifty thousand!"

As Wufa paused here, he looked at Chief Abbot Wuxing and speculated: "Senior Brother, could it be Hexi's trick, that this army is not the Red Flame Army, but merely a normal army in disguise?"

Wuxing's expression slightly darkened, soon shook his head: "We might speculate this way, but the fact is fifty thousand troops are heading straight for Pengkang. Even if they are in disguise, we must treat it seriously; if they truly are fifty thousand Sacred Elite, can Buddha Lord Yu Liuli and the three hundred thousand Earthshade Monastic Soldiers withstand them?"