Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15580 Vision
"Are they settled in? Did they come here this time because of the Seven Realms?" Sima Lingyun asked Sima Zhong without even looking up as he dealt with his work.

Sima Zhong immediately replied, "Yes, Patriarch, they said they came this time specifically for the Seven Realms."

Sima Lingyun nodded and said, "That's good. Bring them to see me tomorrow. How were they? Did they put on airs in front of you?"

Sima Lingyun asked this question because the other party was from the Daoist Sect, and his family was much weaker than the Daoist Sect. So it was normal for the people from the Daoist Sect to put on airs when they met his family.

Sima Zhong shook his head and said, "No, the other party is also from the External Affairs Hall of the Daoist Sect. They are very prudent in their actions. However, they also want to take the initiative in our negotiations. So, when they were chatting with me today, they said that they want to deal with the people of the Seven Universe Realms, which is also to avenge us. But I also told them that it was fortunate that we discovered the Seven Universe Realms' actions first. Otherwise, if the people of the Seven Universe Realms had grown stronger, they would have become a problem for the Meteorite Domain. Since they realized that they could not gain the upper hand in the negotiations, they should be more obedient and not speak recklessly in front of the Patriarch."

Upon hearing Sima Zhong's words, Sima Lingyun finally raised his head, looking at Sima Zhong with admiration, and said, "Well done. We can't let them use this matter to pressure us, otherwise we'll always be inferior to them. You did a great job. Alright, you can go now. Bring them to see me tomorrow." Sima Zhong responded, then bowed to Sima Lingyun and left the study. After Sima Zhong left, Sima Lingyun quickly finished processing the documents in his hand, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

His mindset has changed. He used to genuinely want his branch to surpass the others, but after Sima Xiao's warning and the things Sima Xiao said to him last time, Sima Lingyun's focus shifted from the Sima family to the entire world. He no longer focused solely on the Sima family's territory; he also set his sights on the entire Meteorite Domain. This change in mindset made Sima Lingyun realize how vast the world was. He realized that when he looked at the entire Meteorite Domain, the Sima family's problems were insignificant. He realized that when he looked at the entire Meteorite Domain, his approach to handling matters was completely different. Only now did he understand why Sima Xiao handled the Sima family's affairs the way he did. A different perspective leads to a different approach to problems.

Thinking of this, Sima Lingyun couldn't help but feel grateful. What Sima Xiao had told him was indeed something he could benefit from for a lifetime, and even his strength seemed to have improved. He was truly grateful to Sima Xiao.

As for the alliance that the Daoist Sect wants to form this time, in Sima Lingyun's opinion, the alliance can be formed, but don't think that relying on this alliance will be enough to do anything to the Seven Realms. It would be good enough if they could prevent the Seven Realms from easily launching attacks on them, because the alliance has several inherent weaknesses. If these weaknesses cannot be resolved, it will be very difficult to deal with the Seven Realms. The first is that they are not united enough. Even if they successfully form an alliance this time with the help of the Daoist Sect, there will be many internal conflicts. It is impossible to truly unite them. Under such circumstances, it is really hard to say how much combat power this alliance can have.

Secondly, they still haven't found a way to break through the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall of the Seven Realms in one fell swoop. The Ten Thousand Serpent Wall of the Seven Realms has been built for quite some time now. Various sects and family heads have sent people to attack the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall before, but they haven't been able to break through it. Yes, they weren't serious before, using the people of the Seven Realms as sparring partners, but you have to admit that they still don't have a good way to break through the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall in one fell swoop. Just like when they faced the Ten Thousand Divine Beast Bone Wall, did they not want to break through the Ten Thousand Divine Beast Bone Wall? Of course they wanted to, they dreamed of it, but they couldn't. So they could only allow the people of the Seven Realms to exist. If they could, they really wanted to wipe out the people of the Seven Realms in one fell swoop, but they just couldn't. And now, they are just as helpless against the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall.

Thirdly, those families and sects didn't feel any pressure. The Seven Realms hadn't truly extended their reach into the Meteorite Domain; they had only occupied the Wood Spirit Realm, which belonged to the Sima family. Therefore, other families and sects didn't feel any pressure. Under these circumstances, how many of them genuinely wanted to deal with the Seven Realms? Even the initiator of this coalition, the Dao Yi Sect, did they truly want to deal with the Seven Realms? Not necessarily. The Dao Yi Sect probably just wanted to take this opportunity to flex their muscles to all the sects and families, to tell them that they were still the strongest force in the Meteorite Domain, and that their influence was still the greatest. The reason they did this was because they felt pressure from other sects, so they had to flex their muscles to let them know that they were still the boss of the Meteorite Domain.

The source of pressure on the Dao Sect was none other than the Yi Fo Sect. The Yi Fo Sect had developed rapidly in recent years, producing several genius disciples whose strength had improved quickly, greatly enhancing the sect's power and putting pressure on the Dao Sect. It could be said that the Yi Fo Sect now possessed the resources to challenge the Dao Sect. The Dao Sect sensed this and wanted to use this incident to prove to the Yi Fo Sect that they remained one of the major sects in the Meteorite Domain. The initiator's motives were impure, the participants harbored their own agendas, and there was no definitive method to take down the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall. Under these circumstances, could an allied force truly do anything to the Seven Realms? Clearly, it was almost impossible.

Sima Lingyun hadn't considered these things before, but now he did. The reason he could think of them now was because he had turned his attention to the entire Meteorite Domain. Once he focused on the entire Meteorite Domain, he discovered many things he hadn't noticed before. He found that many of the families and sects in the Meteorite Domain gave him the impression of being makeshift organizations. Take the actions of the Yidao Sect this time, for example. The Yidao Sect's actions were actually quite naive. Using this method to demonstrate against the Yifo Sect—wasn't that naive? With the Yidao Sect's foundation, even if the Yifo Sect temporarily succeeded and gained the upper hand, it wouldn't be a big deal. The road ahead was long. The Yifo Sect couldn't always produce genius disciples. When they no longer had genius disciples, the Yidao Sect would return to its original position. Was the empty title of the number one sect really that important? Clearly, the people of the Yidao Sect didn't think that way; they still wanted to preserve this empty title of number one sect.

If they had a way to take down the One Buddha Sect in one fell swoop, the One Dao Sect would definitely have attacked them. But clearly, their strength was not enough for them to take down the One Buddha Sect, so they could only use this method to prove to the people of the Meteorite Domain that they were still the number one sect. This approach was really childish, but the One Dao Sect, such a major sect, did just that.

Thinking of this, Sima Lingyun couldn't help but shake his head again and sigh. To be honest, he really didn't take the people of the Seven Universe Realm seriously. In his opinion, the people of the Seven Universe Realm were already quite powerful, and they simply didn't have the strength to attack the Meteorite Domain. If they were to attack the Meteorite Domain one day, he would think they were courting their own destruction.

Meanwhile, Sima Lingyun was also pondering how the Sima family should develop. Currently, the Sima family's strength in the Meteorite Domain was at a lower-middle level. How could they advance further? This was a question he had been thinking about for days, and he finally came to two words: keep a low profile. In Sima Lingyun's view, the Sima family could only move forward by acting discreetly, avoiding the attention of other families, and quietly developing themselves. Being too high-profile might invite suppression from other families or sects, such as attacks on their talented disciples. Such incidents had happened more than once or twice in the Meteorite Domain, and their family needed to be more careful in the future.

Thinking of this, Sima Lingyun couldn't help but sigh again. He suddenly realized that he had really been a scoundrel in the past. He had suppressed the talented disciples of the other branches of the Sima family quite a bit. If the talented disciples of the other branches had all developed, the Sima family might not be in this situation now. He could now understand why Sima Xiao didn't care much about the development of his branch. Because as long as the Sima family was strong, even if a different branch took power, it would still be the Sima family. But if he suppressed the people of the other branches, the Sima family would become weaker and weaker. In the end, it was hard to say whether the family would still be surnamed Sima.

He hadn't understood this principle before. He had only focused on the Sima family's small territory, thinking he could seize power. How ridiculous his actions were! No wonder Sima Xiao had warned him before. Looking at his past self now, he didn't just want to warn him; he wanted to beat him up.

Thinking of this, Sima Lingyun sighed again. Fortunately, he had already come to his senses, and it wasn't too late. He would have to rethink the development of the Sima family. He planned to reform the Sima family so that some of its talented disciples could receive better training. He believed that his reform would be successful because he believed that Sima Xiao would support him. As long as Sima Xiao supported him, his reform would succeed. Sima Lingyun had this confidence.

However, before making reforms, he still had to deal with the coalition. Since he had already guessed the final outcome of the coalition, his approach to dealing with it naturally had to change. This time, he did not plan to send too many of the Sima family's elite troops to participate in this operation. There was no need, since nothing would come of it anyway, and there was no need to send too many elite troops.