Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Inside the formation, Hou Yuxiao saw Tian Linong again clashing with Fu Ling, the movements of his swinging bat to kill becoming faster and faster, resulting in more than half of the two hundred plus Mountain Sword Sect members quickly dying.

The cold-blooded slaughter by Hou Yuxiao even stunned the surrounding Hou Clan disciples; standing aside, they felt a chill in their hearts, not to mention Tian Linong, who was already close to the barrier.

Those Martial Sect Disciples had been cultivated by his Mountain Sword Sect over the past nearly twenty years, through the expenditure of a vast amount of money, time, and emotional investment. With each swing of Hou Yuxiao's bat, it felt as though it was smashing into his own body, causing him excruciating pain.

In desperation, Tian Linong kept looking for opportunities to get closer to the barrier.

However, Fu Ling apparently saw his intention. Her Spirit Snake Core Essence flared up, her palm winds becoming even more fierce and vicious, continuously forcing him away from the barrier.

A trace of anxiety appeared on Tian Linong's face, a flicker in his eyes, Core Essence surged into his legs, and he dove to the right side.

Seizing the opportunity and assuming Tian Linong had yielded, Fu Ling's snake-like palms also bent to the right, instantly following Tian Linong's movements, not caring about his Three-feet Edge, and fiercely struck toward his body.

However, just at that moment, a fierce burst of Fist Gang suddenly attacked from the right side, causing Fu Ling's face to twitch with cold, her palms striking out with force, using the momentum to fiercely retreat backwards.

Tong Hu's robust body rushed over, his fists brimming with Core Essence, suddenly striking out, transforming into a giant three-legged cauldron over ten meters tall made of Core Essence Qi, wailing as it moved towards Fu Ling.

Fu Ling's pupils constricted, recognizing at a glance that this was the Tianding Sect's town-mountain second-rate ultimate skill, the Tianding Divine Fist. Within that giant three-legged cauldron, Tong Hu's fists wielded the power of ten thousand jun, with sounds of air exploding coming through, making it formidable to underestimate.

"Spirit Snake change, Golden Snake Silk-Winding Energy!"

With a fierce shout, Fu Ling's palms conjured dozens of agile snake shadows in mid-air, which, unlike her previous deployment, were now golden.

First-Class ultimate technique, Spirit Snake Triple Palm, the palm turns into a spirit snake. The so-called triple part refers to three variations of the silk-winding energy: Silver Snake, Golden Snake, and Thousand Snakes. Fu Ling, not even thirty years old, managed to master two variants, which shows her astonishing talent.

The dozens of golden snake shadows coiled in the air for three breaths, suddenly driven by Fu Ling's Core Essence and rapidly wound around the Fist Gang unleashed by Tong Hu.

Bang...

The fierce collision of the two Dan Embracing Phase powerhouses instantly created a thunderous boom.

In mid-air, the snake shadows clung to the giant cauldron like bone-parasitic maggots, their palm winds and Fist Gang continuously eroding and resisting each other.

Both Tong Hu and Fu Ling's faces showed a tint of crimson, clearly indicating that such an intense confrontation was not easy for either of them.

However, before a victor could be determined, Fu Ling suddenly thought of Tian Linong, whom she had just driven away, wanting to turn back to look; however, Tong Hu's voice was quicker than her.

"What are you waiting for, quickly cast the spell to break the barrier!"

Fu Ling's face flushed with anger, realizing that Tong Hu had abandoned his battle with Peony intentionally to find her, precisely to buy time for Tian Linong.

Peony, holding dual swords, also realized this, stepped on the ground twice, and rushed towards Tian Linong.

But Tong Hu and Tian Linong, who had strategy on their side against the unprepared, were faster. Even though Peony was quick to react, she was still a step behind.

Without waiting for her to catch up, Tian Linong had already positioned himself in front of the barrier, the strange scroll in his hand also suddenly unfurled.

Fierce white light shot up from the paper, immediately drawing everyone's attention, including those who were in combat.

In the white light, there was an extremely sacred aura, and after several breaths, a strong smell of ink diffused from it, instantly spreading out.

However, the white light abruptly blossomed in the air, the source of the inky scent turning out to be just a single character on the paper.

A character written in sharp, perfectly upright regular script.

Sword

After the explosion of white light, the character for "Sword" seemed to come alive, its strokes twisting and gradually dispersing to form black ink lines, then merging together in mid-air, instantly transforming into an incredibly sharp longsword.

The longsword, completely silver-white, remained dazzling in the night sky, with the rich sacred aura continuously erupting from it, instantly illuminating the entire Eastern City.

At this moment, whether outside or inside the barrier, everyone's gaze was fixed on that glaring longsword, their faces marked with an expression of astonishment.

"What is that thing?"

"Isn't that a character? How did it instantly turn into a sword!"

"The aura emanating from that sword, why does it make one's heart palpitate?"

.........

Inside the barrier, seeing that streak of white light appear, the Blue-robed Saintess's lips slightly curved into an arc, and a hint of realization gleamed in her eyes. She muttered quietly to herself, "I knew it was Bailu Academy scheming from behind. Just a Sword God shouldn't have such courage!"

Peony had just arrived behind Tian Linong when she saw that the paper had turned to ash, leaving only the phantom of a longsword lingering in the air. Seemingly realizing there was no use in proceeding further, she did not make a move, but her expression turned slightly grim as she spoke.

"A Confucian treasure, I didn't expect Sect Master Tian to bring such an amazing item."

The words "Confucian treasure" made everyone, including the Hou Clan Disciples within the barrier, gasp sharply as they looked at that glaring sword, finally coming to a realization.

In the world's thirteen provinces, not only the Martial Path was a way to grow stronger, but compared to other methods, the Martial Path had the lowest threshold and thus was chosen by most people.

In cultivating the Martial Path, innate physique played a role, but it wasn't the most important aspect; what was crucial were external resources, one's diligence, and an inborn talent for martial arts.

Confucianism, however, was different. Cultivating Confucianism wasn't merely about rote memorization and reading—ordinary hearts have seven orifices, but to delve into Confucianism one must open the Eighth Orifice, nurturing a bit of scholarly Righteous Qi to become a Confucian scholar, representing what's called the Righteous Heart Realm in Confucianism, analogous to the Body Opening Realm in the Martial Path.

Unlike the Body Opening Realm, which has ten levels, the Righteous Heart Realm only has three realms: Enlightenment, Awakening, and Studying.

It is said that only after Awakening can one nurture the little Righteous Qi of the Eighth Orifice into a pure breath of Vast Confucian Righteous Qi. By this stage, called a Confucian scholar by the Righteous Path, a single breath of this Righteous Qi is enough to intimidate demons and evil spirits, making studying genuinely meaningful.

This Eighth Orifice isn't something that everyone can open, which is why most people choose the Martial Path over Confucianism.

After the three realms of cultivating the heart, comes the Three Realms of Discernment, which are Clarity on Objects, Discerning the Evil, and Righteous Qi. By this cultivation level, one is recognized as a Confucian Scholar, analogous to the Three Realms of Gang Qi in the Martial Path.

A Confucian Scholar not only harbors dense and easily manipulated Righteous Qi but is also protected by it—most evil cannot touch them, they can repel enemies with a single word, and see through deceit. Before a Confucian Scholar, ordinary demons and spirits have nowhere to hide.

After surpassing the Three Realms of Discernment, one enters the Five Realms of Rectifying Heart, corresponding to the True Qi Five Realms in Martial Arts, and curiously, whether in Martial Arts or Confucianism, the first realm in this stage is named Manifesting Law!

"A Confucian scholar in the Righteous Heart Realm may be called a junior Confucian, the Manifesting Law Realm signifies embedding one's vast Righteous Qi into a Confucian treasure, powerful enough to vanquish deceit and slay demons. Every piece demands enormous mental strength to create.

Although the value of this Confucian treasure was above one hundred thousand taels, most junior Confucians are extremely cautious with their resources and wouldn't dream of selling them. This piece must have been acquired by Tian Linong from his son who entered Bailu Academy."

An ordinary barrier simply cannot withstand a treasure of this caliber, this is bad!"

Inside the barrier, Hou Yujie watched the Righteous Qi emanating from the longsword now targeting the barrier's defenses, his expression deadly serious. He glanced back at his older brother, Hou Yuxiao, only to find him continuing to fight the Mountain Sword Sect disciples.

He subconsciously wanted to step forward and call out to Hou Yuxiao, but before he could move, he saw Hou Yuxiao suddenly raise his head and look toward the glaring longsword outside the barrier.

"What's wrong with Big Brother's eyes?"

"Something is wrong, Big Brother is in trouble."

......

Those eyes of Hou Yuxiao that turned completely black were suddenly exposed to everyone. Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, and Hou Yujie immediately filled with concern, rushing forward to check on him.

Bang...

However, a thunderous sound erupted, causing turmoil within the barrier almost immediately, with web-like cracks forming on the defensive wall, altering everyone's expression drastically.

Tian Linong channeled his Gang Qi, controlling the Righteous Long Sword as he watched the barrier defenses continuously crumble, his eyes fixated on Hou Yuxiao and the members of the Hou Clan below, filled with boundless murderous intent!

"You little wretch, if today I do not completely annihilate your Hou Clan, I vow not to be human..."