Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 707 - 316, The lingering sound of Tai Xi

"An earthquake?"

Within the meditation chamber in the main hall of the Hou Clan's estate in Hexi Prefecture City, Hou Yuxiao, who had just opened his eyes, wore a very unpleasant expression.

Hou Yuduan had told outsiders that he was in closed-door cultivation, and it was not just a polite lie!

He was truly in closed-door cultivation.

After the battle at Longxiang Ferry, where he fought against Wufa, his cultivation had indeed reached a new level of insight. However, with the clan affairs piling up at the time, he was concerned that Hou Yuduan could not handle it alone. He only began his closed-door cultivation after the alliance of Hexi had been established on the first day of the third month.

This session of closed-door cultivation was planned to last at least a year, or as long as three to five years. Being awakened after just a short month, his cultivation was still at the Yuan Dan Second Realm of the Divine Skills phase, with not the slightest improvement, naturally putting him in a bad mood.

However, Hou Yuxiao soon sensed that something was amiss. The plains of Yong and Xu States rarely experienced earthquakes like those in the mountainous northern regions; there had hardly been any earthquakes previously reported. Yet, the tremors were growing stronger, and peculiarly they began to resonate with his Yuan Dan, his internal energy and blood, even his Sea of Consciousness were incessantly influenced by these tremors.

"This..."

"Big brother, you're awake. There's something wrong with these tremors!"

Just as Hou Yuxiao had taken out the golden Hou Clan seal from his chest and noticed that a red glow was constantly flickering on it, his pupils narrowed. Before he could clear his thoughts, Hou Yuduan, with a grave expression on his face, entered the meditation chamber.

"This seal, after being fused with the fragments of the Divine Dynasty's seal from Jiang Yuyun's body, has acquired the ability to suppress demons and establish the clan's fortune. Since the formation of the Hou Clan's alliance and the unification of Hexi, the seal has turned golden. In the past month, there has been no change in the seal, but this red light appeared after the tremor, The clan's fortune hasn't changed, so that means this red light, it's brought by the demons!"

No sooner had Hou Yuxiao finished speaking than a terrifying roar came from the north of the Prefectural City. The two men turned their heads to look and their expressions changed drastically.

"It's coming from the direction of Baiye Camp!"

"Could it really be that a monstrous demon has emerged and gone to Baiye Camp, How is that possible?"

"Let's hurry over and see. Second Elder is there with seven hundred thousand troops at Baiye Camp. We can't afford to have anything go wrong there, Let's go!"

Hou Yuxiao's voice trembled slightly. The fact that the tremor could influence all energy within his body, yet he couldn't discern its origin, was alarming. Given his cultivation at the Yuan Dan Second Realm, if the disturbance were nearby, he would have sensed it immediately. The only explanation was that the area affected by the disturbance could be far beyond his imagination.

The two rushed out of the meditation chamber and didn't even stop to address the chaos among the Hou Clan members, as they immediately flew off towards the north. En route, they saw the disheveled crowds within the city walls. Hou Yuxiao's brows furrowed deeply, while Hou Yuduan, who was more composed, quickly sent a message to the Fourth Elder, Hou Yujie, who remained in the Prefectural City, instructing him to calm the citizens.

As they flew beyond the city, an already serious expression on their faces became even more solemn.

From the outside, the entire Hexi Prefecture City was trembling. Were it not for the sturdy city walls, they might have already collapsed. Looking at the official roads and the wilderness beyond the city, they saw trees being uprooted, birds, and beasts scurrying out of their nests in panic, unleashing repeated roars of terror. Among them were even some formidable demons.

Although these demons' pupils were filled with fear, they also exhibited an abnormal excitement. Some began attacking their own kind while fleeing. The two flying overhead quickly caught the strong scent of demon blood in the air.

"Judging by the situation, it's probable that the entire Hexi region is affected this way, and it's unknown how far this disturbance has spread. The closest major demon is the River Lord of the Tongtian River. In recent months, there's been no reported activity from the Tongtian River, so this disturbance isn't likely to be their doing. What on earth is going on?"

Even the composed Hou Yuduan, upon seeing this chaotic sight, revealed a hint of horror and emotion in his eyes. As he had mentioned, if the range of the disturbance was sufficiently large, it could affect much more than just the demons in Hexi. For years, the demons in Hexi had been nearly eradicated by the concerted efforts of Hou Yujie and the elite warriors of the Upper Hou Gate. Now, if such was the state of affairs here, what would the rest of the region look like with demons running rampant?

"These demons seem to be gathering toward the Baiye Camp!"

Hearing Hou Yuxiao's grim tone, Hou Yuduan looked startled and suddenly remembered something, saying in shock, "Didn't you conceal Baiye Camp's presence with your powers over the last few years? What's happening?"

Hou Yuxiao looked at the Karmic Obstacle Value in his Sea of Consciousness, which was still being consumed, and his expression darkened significantly. Baiye Camp had managed to develop over the past few years under the watchful eyes of powerful forces by relying on his expenditure of Karmic Obstacle Value to mask its presence. It even kept the wild demons at bay. Now that all these demons were converging on Baiye Camp, it meant one thing: the circumstances of Baiye Camp were entirely known to these demons.

If it wasn't the Divine Lotus that had issues, there was only one other possibility.

"There's a traitor in the clan!"

Hou Yuduan also caught on quickly. Seeing that Hou Yuxiao wasn't responding, but just rushing northward, he hurriedly followed, speeding towards Baiye Camp.

Seven hundred thousand troops of the Hexi army had just assembled at Baiye Camp three days ago and had not yet formed substantial fighting strength. If they encountered ordinary demons, it wouldn't be a problem. But in light of the current situation on the ground, if any powerful demons arrived, it would be catastrophic.