Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15578 Teaching
For a sect like the Dao Yi Sect, sending envoys to other sects isn't as simple as it seems. They must first send a formal notification, informing the other sect that they intend to visit and discuss matters. Once the other sect agrees, they can then arrange a time for the visit, giving them preparation time. This time, the Dao Yi Sect is visiting all the sects and powerful families, sending out so many envoys—a significant undertaking. Therefore, they sent out over a hundred formal notifications and organized over a hundred envoy teams. Normally, such missions would involve sending only one team to visit each sect individually. However, due to the urgency of the situation, the Dao Yi Sect dispatched over a hundred teams, ready to visit all sects simultaneously once they agreed. These visits are simply to discuss the deployment of troops, so it doesn't matter if the dispatched personnel aren't of high rank; their only goal is to let the sects and families know their intentions.

Sima Lingyun looked at the note in his hand and said to the Sima family members in front of him, "So, the Yi Dao Sect wants to visit our family?" Sima Lingyun was expressionless, and the person standing opposite him was Sima Zhong, the head of the Sima family's Foreign Affairs Hall.

Sima Zhong responded, "Yes, I've inquired. It seems that the Yi Dao Sect has also sent notices to other families, intending to visit them as well. What do you think, Patriarch?" The Yi Dao Sect is the strongest sect in the Meteorite Domain. They cannot refuse to receive them when they come to visit. Moreover, they can roughly guess why the sects want to visit. Therefore, they must receive them this time. However, whether or not to receive them, and how to receive them, is up to the Sima Lingyun family to decide.

Sima Lingyun said, "They must be here to discuss matters concerning the Seven Realms. Immediately send a reply to the Dao Sect, welcoming them and making preparations for their reception." Sima Zhong responded, bowed to Sima Lingyun, and then turned and left.

After Sima Zhong left, Sima Lingyun thought for a moment, then picked up the note and headed towards the backyard of the Sima family. Soon he arrived at Sima Xiao's courtyard. Although Sima Xiao held a high position in the Sima family, he always lived in a small courtyard behind the Sima family. This small courtyard had no walls and was covered with green bamboo. The entire courtyard was hidden in the bamboo forest, appearing extremely quiet. Sima Xiao loved bamboo, which is why his courtyard was like this.

Sima Lingyun followed the Qingyun Path to a bamboo house. The house wasn't large; it was built within a bamboo grove, seemingly blending seamlessly into the forest, making it quite beautiful. Sima Xiao bowed towards the house and said, "Grand Elder, Sima Lingyun requests an audience." Although he had been reprimanded by Sima Xiao before, he still held him in high esteem. Sima Xiao truly had no selfish motives and didn't show much favoritism towards his own disciples. Sima Lingyun deeply respected such a person.

Sima Xiao's voice came and said, "Come in." Sima Lingyun responded and stepped into the bamboo house. The bamboo house was more than a meter off the ground and had two floors, totaling only about 200 square meters. In the Sima family, this was considered a small room.

The bamboo house is entirely constructed of bamboo, and the bamboo growing here is not ordinary bamboo. It is called Qingyu bamboo. This type of bamboo is not only very tough, but also has a calming effect. Most importantly, this bamboo is also very beautiful. The main stem of the bamboo looks almost translucent, with a jade-like quality. This is the origin of the name Qingyu bamboo.

Sima Lingyun walked a few steps up to the platform of the bamboo house, then pushed open the door and went inside. Upon entering, there was a large living room furnished with bamboo chairs and a small bamboo table. Everything here was made of bamboo. Sima Xiao was sitting in a bamboo chair, with a cup of tea and a book on the table in front of him; he had clearly been reading. Sima Lingyun immediately bowed to Sima Xiao and said, "Greetings, Supreme Elder."

Sima Xiao waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities, please sit." Sima Lingyun responded and then sat down in the chair next to Sima Xiao. After Sima Lingyun sat down, Sima Xiao said to him, "Did the patriarch come here for something?"

Sima Lingyun immediately spoke up: "Replying to the Supreme Elder, the reason I came to see you today is about the Dao Yi Sect. The Dao Yi Sect just sent a note to the family, requesting to send someone to visit the family. I have already agreed. I think the Dao Yi Sect's visit this time is probably to discuss matters concerning the Seven Realms. May I ask the Supreme Elder, how should we respond to them?"

Upon hearing Sima Lingyun's words, Sima Xiao nodded and said, "We've been spreading the news about the Seven Realms occupying the Wood Spirit Realm for some time now. The various sects and families should have realized it by now. The Dao Sect must also be aware of the danger posed by the Seven Realms. If the Seven Realms really develop, then our Meteorite Domain will never have peace. So, it's normal for the Dao Sect to react this way. If they really want to discuss matters concerning the Seven Realms, then let's discuss it with them. They simply want to form an alliance to attack the Seven Realms together. At most, they just want to be the commander-in-chief of this alliance. We just need to cooperate fully. After all, it's our family that's suffering this time, so we must be more proactive. As for the position of commander-in-chief, we can't compete with them anyway, so let's not compete. Let them be the one they want."

Sima Lingyun nodded and then said, "Yes, Supreme Elder, I understand. If we really form an allied force this time, can we really destroy the Seven Realms?"

Sima Xiao shook his head, then sighed softly, "It won't be that easy. When the Seven Realms first rebelled, we did consider eliminating them, but we failed. The Seven Realms sacrificed countless divine beasts to build the Myriad Divine Beast Bone Wall, which blocked our attack. We attacked them with all our might, but we still couldn't break through the Myriad Divine Beast Bone Wall. This time, although the allied forces seem powerful, it's probably impossible for them to break through the Myriad Serpent Wall. The fact that the people of the Seven Realms dared to use the Myriad Serpent Wall instead of the Myriad Divine Beast Bone Wall shows that they have great confidence in the Myriad Serpent Wall. They believe that the Myriad Serpent Wall is stronger than the Myriad Divine Beast Bone Wall. If the Myriad Serpent Wall is indeed stronger than the Myriad Divine Beast Bone Wall, then we won't be able to break through the Seven Realms. This attack will ultimately be fruitless."

Upon hearing Sima Xiao's words, Sima Lingyun frowned and said, "If we really can't break through the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall, what should we do in the future? The people in the Seven Realms are getting stronger and stronger. I heard that some of them have already reached the Throne level. If they become even stronger, is it really possible that they will attack us?"

Sima Xiao said in a deep voice, "We have always imposed very strict knowledge restrictions on those small sects below. They simply do not have any cultivation techniques to cultivate a power, let alone a throne. Now, the Seven Realms have actually developed a method to cultivate a throne. It is very likely that they figured it out themselves. However, it is almost impossible for their self-comprehended techniques to surpass ours. If they really want to attack us, that would be a good thing. Their strongest thing right now is actually the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall. If they leave the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall, they will lose their greatest reliance. Once they lose their greatest reliance, wouldn't it be simple for us to deal with them? We can deal with them however we want."

Sima Lingyun was taken aback, then he couldn't help but laugh. He nodded and said, "That's right, what the Supreme Elder said makes sense. Without the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall, they would definitely not be a match for us. If they really dare to attack us, they will be killing themselves. I now hope they will attack us, so that we can take our revenge."

Sima Xiao nodded, then said in a deep voice, "Patriarch, you must remain calm. Our Meteorite Domain is, after all, part of the Divine Domain, while those smaller realms are merely minor realms under the Divine Domain's rule, utterly insignificant. Over the years, sometimes those smaller realms have produced one or two geniuses, suddenly making them stronger. However, due to the lack of inheritance, their achievements are ultimately limited. As long as we can stabilize the situation, they will quickly decline again. Therefore, in such situations, we must remain calm and stabilize the situation so that we can remain invincible. After all, the inheritance of cultivation techniques is extremely important for cultivators. Without inheritance, relying solely on self-comprehension will result in limited achievements. You cannot possibly catch up with the countless years of inheritance in our Divine Domain through your own efforts alone; that is clearly impossible. Therefore, we..." "There's no need to rush. What kind of inheritance do those small sects have? No inheritance means no foundation. Without a foundation, what can they compare to us with? So we don't even need to do anything. They can destroy themselves. So, Patriarch, don't rush. You must remain calm. You must know that you are the head of the Sima family. Our Sima family has been passed down for so many years. There are few families with a deeper foundation than ours. So as long as you remain calm, we can almost be invincible. If you rush, you may make the wrong judgment and the wrong decision. And a wrong decision may bring huge losses to our family. So for a family like ours, it is better to remain still than to act. As long as we can stay calm, there is almost no one who can touch us. Patriarch, do you understand?" Sima Xiao said these words while looking at Sima Lingyun.

Upon hearing Sima Xiao's words, Sima Lingyun was taken aback. He knew that Sima Xiao was teaching him, and he was deeply moved. He immediately bowed to Sima Xiao and said, "Yes, Elder, I will remember."