Cultivation in the Family: Everyone is a villain

Baimingdu is more like a city than a ferry!

It can berth a huge ship that can accommodate more than 8,000 people. The scale of the ferry is certainly extraordinary. The barges along the river stretch for three or four miles from east to west. In addition to the ship of the Rakshasa Holy Cult, there are seven others.

Eight giant ships.

After looking at the barge passage, a little further away, there are pavilions, pavilions, and various buildings. Restaurants and inns are also well-equipped with various shops. Pedestrians are coming and going, and there is an endless stream of hawkers, making it look like a bustling port.

According to Hou Yuxiao's eyesight, the overall building scale of Baimingdu has definitely caught up with Tongling County, and the population density is two or three times that of Tongling before the disaster, with only three to four million people.

This is not a ferry, it is clearly a small city.

"The land north of the Yunlan Ancient River is vast and there are eight states in total. From west to east, they are roughly divided into You, Fen, Yong, Henan, Liang, Zhong, and Hebei. The highest mountain in China, Cangyuan Mountain, is located between Yuzhou and Zhongzhou.

, just separated the six states of the Demonic Way from the two states of the Righteous Way, and it was regarded as a natural barrier. It is a pity that this natural barrier has now disappeared under the iron hoof of the Jin Dynasty."

Hou Yuxiao was still immersed in the bustle of the ferry. Lu Yuanfu, who walked next to him at some point, interrupted him. Thinking of the current situation Zhongzhou was facing, he nodded and remained silent for a moment.

"The Northland is indeed vast. From Baimingdu to Zhongzhou, it is actually 40,000 miles away. The entire territory of Yongzhou is only over 50,000 miles from east to west. Doesn't such a huge area belong to Zhongzhou?

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Lu Yuanfu chuckled lightly and replied: "It seems that Brother Hou doesn't know much about the situation in all states in the world. During the Divine Dynasty, Zhongzhou was the largest continent in the world. It was the largest in the world in terms of strength and territory. Dayu originally had nine

Dao, other states in the world only have five at most. For example, Yongzhou, where Brother Hou is located, has only three territories.

The more than 40,000 miles you are traveling here originally belonged to Dayu's three realms. However, because Dayu fell into a holy land and was unable to continue to control such a large territory, these three realms of more than 40,000 miles were all destroyed.

All the major forces have been divided up."

Hou Yuxiao finally understood and asked: "Who are the big forces that control these three realms now?"

"There are four forces in total, three of which are at the prefecture level and control the three realms, namely Jiuhua Dao Shenjian Villa, Wangchuan Dao Shengtian Fist Sect, Linjiang Dao Juyuan Gang, and the heaven-level clan that dominates these three.

The Chu family and four families jointly formed a Jiangbei alliance to protect the entire territory of the three roads. Chu Kuangren, the head of the Chu family, serves as the leader of the Jiangbei alliance."

Jiangbei League, one heaven level and three earth level, together, I am afraid the gap with the Holy Land will not be too big. Hou Yuxiao looked at the north in the distance, thinking of the distribution of forces in Jiangbei, and a flash of clarity flashed in his heart.

The area and population of the three Dao domains are not much different from that of Yongzhou. With such a large area, if we don't join the group for heating, I'm afraid it would have been carved up by Jizhou Zhongzhou. Let alone the far ones, let's talk about the river Lu's. I'm afraid

I have been staring at this place for a long time.

"So, does this Baimingdu also belong to the Jiangbei League?"

Lu Yuanfu shook his head and chuckled: "That's not true. I, the Lu family, are in charge of the middle reaches of the Gujiang River. There are seven large ferries like Baimingdu. If they are all owned by the forces on the shore, it will be difficult for us to do business.

, Alliance Leader Chu actually gave me, Lu, some face, and handed over Baiming Ferry and two other ferries to us early.

Of course, I, the Lu family, have not treated them badly. Twenty percent of the profits generated by the ferry every year will be given to the Jiangbei League for free. The two families have also been in contact with each other over the years, and the relationship has always been good."

Hou Yuxiao nodded, but he knew very well in his heart that this was not just a matter of giving some face. This Baiming Ferry was not the same as his previous Tongtian River Bank. Those who dared to cross the river to travel from north to south were either powerful warriors or artists.

high

Except for the service personnel on the shore, almost all of the bold and independent warriors are warriors with advanced cultivation. These people are all wealthy and generous, and the revenue they bring to the ferry every year is definitely an extremely terrifying amount.

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And this is still a ferry. There are three ferries in the Jiangbei League's jurisdiction, all of which are handed over to the Lu family. This can only show that the Lu family is very powerful. Even a force like the Jiangbei League that is not much different from the Holy Land dare not

offend……

"Although the three Jiangbei provinces broke away from Zhongzhou and established some kind of Jiangbei League, it was not to the level of lawlessness. Jiangbei League had to pay 10% of the tax to each of Dajin, Dayu, and Qinjian Villa every year. Those who left Zhongzhou

The price is not small!"

Suddenly, a cold voice came, interrupting Hou Yuxiao's thoughts. It was Zhan Taiqing, who had just disembarked from the ship, and was leading more than a dozen masters from the holy sect to him and Lu Yuanfu.

After hearing her words, Hou Yuxiao was shocked, but he still bowed to her slightly and then asked: "So, paying 30% of taxes every year is a payment regulation for second-rate forces. Is this Jiangbei League willing to be so obedient?"

The rules for tax submission by various states in the world are the same as those of the Yu Dynasty. Third-rate forces 40%, second-rate forces 30%, first-rate forces 10%, and prefecture-level and heaven-level forces only need to pay half a percent, that is

He said that the four forces under the Jiangbei Alliance originally only had to pay half of the fee, but now they have to pay 10% to each of the three families, which is a full 30%, which is a six-fold increase.

"Do you think these four families want to leave Zhongzhou? Dayu's strength has been damaged, but it is not something that the four feudal forces can offend. Dajin and Qinjian Villa are all instigating them, and these four families are also forced to do nothing.

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But Kuangren Chu is also a smart man. He knows that if the Jiangbei Alliance turns to one side, it will be a dead end, so he goes around among the three families and simply pays more money every year. In this way, the three families are afraid that the Jiangbei Union will turn to the other side, so they only dare to

On the surface, they collected 10% of their taxes, but secretly, they refunded all the money they paid."

So smart!

After Hou Yuxiao clarified Zhan Taiqing's words and figured out how the Jiangbei Alliance operated, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt a sense of admiration for Kuangren Chu in his heart.

"May I ask my master, what does this feudal power mean?"

This was the first time Hou Yuxiao heard these four words, and a trace of curiosity suddenly arose in his eyes. The literal meaning was of course easy to understand, and what attracted him was also the literal meaning. However, listening to Zhan Taiqing's tone, these four words obviously had their own specific definitions.

Yes, so Hou Yuxiao asked.

"madness!"

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Hou Yuxiao clenched his fists under his sleeves and watched Zhan Taiqing walking past him arrogantly, with a look in his eyes like he was an idiot, and he felt very angry in his heart.

Of course, feeling angry, due to Zhan Taiqing's strength, he could only pretend not to have heard her, and continued to follow her as usual.

Fortunately, Han Feng, the ghost-hand swordman who was following Zhan Taiqing, spoke up, which relieved Hou Yuxiao's embarrassment.

"Master Hou, when you, the Hou family, were promoted to the upper class, you should have received a family bronze seal issued by our Holy Cult General Altar. That bronze seal can be used to record the list of people within the influence, and can be used to make family identity tokens.

It can also be used to sense the location of your family members. Do you know why this copper seal has these effects?"

Hou Yuxiao looked stunned. He had never studied this issue before.

"That's because the copper seal contains the mark of the divine dynasty!"

Mark of the Divine Dynasty?

The first thing that came to Hou Yuxiao's mind was Miss Hong. During the Tongling Rebellion, he remembered that Miss Hong had mentioned the mark of the divine dynasty. She said that all third-level demons had been canonized by Dayu, and they could not be suppressed without the mark of the divine dynasty.

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When Mo Yunzi suppressed the blood demon, the mark of the divine dynasty was left in her body. Only the righteousness of Confucianism and Taoism could remove it. Only after Miss Hong used Ji Yanzhi to remove the mark of the divine dynasty from her body did she return to the third-grade immortal state.

strength.

So, this mark of the divine dynasty is not only effective in suppressing demons?

"Because the mark of the divine dynasty is the spirit of the earth. Why does the mark of the divine dynasty have a suppressive effect on demons? Because demons are born on the earth, and most of their bodies are mountain elves and earth spirits. Therefore, the spirit of the earth is equivalent to the ancestors of demons.

, they naturally did not dare to confront their ancestors.

Since it is the spirit of the earth, it naturally represents the actual control of the earth. The size of the mark that the major forces can control means how large the territory they can rule.

When Dayu unified the world, he accomplished something that no one had accomplished in tens of thousands of years. Even though there were countless deserts throughout the ages, it was not that simple. After Shenzong conquered the thirteen states in the world, he drew thirteen pieces of land.

Spirit, condensed it into a divine dynasty mark, not only wiped out all the demons in the world, but also achieved substantial control over the thirteen states.

It's a pity that Dayu fell from the divine dynasty later, and the mark was also destroyed in the war. It is rumored that it was divided into more than a hundred parts and divided among all the forces. The forces that control the mark of the divine dynasty are what the master just said, sealing the territory.

power.

The standards for earth-level, heaven-level and holy land forces, in addition to having strong martial arts masters with corresponding cultivation levels, all depend on how big the mark you control is, so those who are above the earth-level today are the real feudal forces!"

There are ten holy places in the world today, twenty-two heaven-level powers, and more than eighty prefecture-level powers. This corresponds to the fact that the mark of the divine dynasty was broken into more than a hundred parts. Hou Yuxiao only thought for a moment and immediately understood that Han

These words from Maple.

This was the first time he heard about the mark of the Divine Dynasty.

Hou Yuxiao frowned slightly. He originally thought that as long as his disciples had more than 200,000 people and a martial arts master from the Yin Yang Holy Realm, he would reach the standard of prefecture-level power. However, he did not expect that there would be such a mark of the divine dynasty, and he suddenly felt a little heavy.

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Since the number of Hou's warriors exceeded 100,000, he has already begun to think about being promoted to the prefecture level. He is not worried about his martial arts cultivation. As long as his merits and karma are enough, he will continue to improve his cultivation and the number of his disciples will increase.

Don't worry, as long as the Hou family's financial resources steadily increase, their strength gradually increases, and the number of disciples exceeds 200,000, it will be a matter of time.

Only this divine dynasty mark was divided into more than a hundred parts. Now there are more than a hundred forces above the prefecture level in the world. Does that mean that all the scattered divine dynasty marks have been divided up? That means

If the Hou family wants to be promoted to the prefecture level, they must destroy a prefecture level force?

Thinking of this, Hou Yuxiao's brows tightened. So far, the Hou family has destroyed the strongest force, which is the second rate, and it was through the conflict between the Dongfeng of the Rakshasa Holy Cult and the Holy Land that it was not destroyed.

Rely only on your own strength.

Strictly speaking, the Hou family has not yet reached the standard of a first-class force. Let alone destroying a prefecture-level force, even if it confronts a first-class force head-on, it may not necessarily win.

Border forces, border forces......

These four words seemed to have some magic power, constantly rising and falling in Hou Yuxiao's mind. If the mark of the divine dynasty is the spirit of the earth, then that means those earth-level forces, to a large extent, as long as they are not too powerful demons,

No longer afraid.

Earth-level forces, radiating a land, 200,000 disciples, and martial arts masters from the Yin-Yang Holy Realm, including the mark of the divine dynasty, I am afraid that even the fourth-level demons would not dare to act recklessly...

"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, as long as you pay attention, there will always be the mark of this divine dynasty. The war in Hedong is not over yet. The war between the Holy Lands, including the destruction of several prefecture-level forces, is nothing. Maybe my Hou family

You can find opportunities in it!”

Hou Yuxiao was thinking as he followed Zhan Taiqing and his party. Under the leadership of Lu Yuanfu, everyone quickly arrived at a mansion in Dukou City. The mansion covered an area of ​​​​large, and the continuous buildings were so impressive just to look at them.

We know that it can accommodate at least tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people. As mentioned before, since Baimingdu is owned by the Lu family, then this mansion is obviously also the property of the Lu family.

"This junior has brought the master here. This mansion is arranged by me, Mrs. Lu, for the master and all the distinguished guests to live in. There are all kinds of servants and handymen in it. The more than 8,000 people and the supplies and war horses you brought,

It is estimated that it will take a whole day to get everyone off the ship. During this day, you will rest in this mansion. After all your entourages have disembarked, you can continue to set off for the divine capital tomorrow."

More than 8,000 people, plus the more than 500 people brought by the Hou family, plus all the accompanying war horses and other supplies, it is indeed not possible to disembark so quickly. Everyone heard this and nodded. They were polite to Lu Yuanfu.

After a few words, he sent him away first.

Zhan Taiqing rented the Lu family's boat this time, so during the time they went to Shendu, Lu Yuanfu should stay at Baimingdu. When they came back and prepared to return to Yongzhou, he would continue to sail back to take them back.

Hou Yuxiao breathed a sigh of relief. After staying on the ship for more than thirty days, he finally arrived on land and could finally have a good rest. He was preparing to say goodbye to Zhan Taiqing and find his own place to have a good rest.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Taiqing faced everyone and spoke first.

"Half an hour later, all those with cultivation levels above the Grandmaster level will change their clothes and disperse."

"I obey my orders!"

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What's going on?

Hou Yuxiao's face was stunned, and he looked at everyone, only to find that everyone had expressions that they had known for a long time. He only lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then he immediately realized something, his face suddenly changed, and he looked up at Zhan Taiqing in surprise.

Half an hour, why are you in such a hurry?

Why do you change your clothes to travel? Who knows?

They brought more than 8,000 people with them on this trip, which was a huge force. He originally thought they were going to show off the Rakshasa Holy Cult, or that this was the standard for Zhan Taiqing's trip. Looking back now, he was simply stupid!

This was clearly done deliberately to show off and attract others' attention. Everyone knew that they were arriving today and left more than 8,000 people here to confuse the public. This group of people then changed their clothes and sneaked out of the city alone.

This trip is dangerous!

What are they doing here? They are going to attend the Shendu banquet organized by Dayu to establish an anti-Jin alliance. If they don't want them to attend the Shendu banquet, who else can do it?

Hou Yuxiao's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Looking at Zhan Taiqing, the darkness in his eyes could hardly be concealed...

However, at this time, Zhan Taiqing spoke.

"Master Hou is with me, and the others are working in pairs. If anyone dares to reveal his whereabouts, I will never let him go!"

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