Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15639 Retreat
Kong Jing looked at the jade slip in his hand, his face full of helplessness. Finally, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Someone, go and invite the representatives of the major families and clans to come here."

A young novice monk immediately responded and went to fetch them. Before long, representatives from all the major sects and families arrived. However, when they saw Qingyu and Qingbo, the representatives all looked at them with strange eyes. After everyone was seated, Kong Jing looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, after careful consideration, I have decided that we will retreat. Everyone should return to their own sects or families to rest and prepare for the next battle with the Seven Realms."

Upon hearing Kong Jing's words, the people from those sects and families all breathed a sigh of relief. However, none of them spoke. Instead, they looked at Qing Yu and the other two with strange expressions. This time, the Dao Sect had even sent out large-scale magical artifacts. Unexpectedly, they had come for nothing. Kong Jing directly announced the withdrawal of troops. They wanted to see how ugly Qing Yu and the others' expressions would be.

After hearing their words, Qingyu's face remained largely expressionless. He merely glanced at Kongjing, who kept his eyes half-closed, ignoring him completely. Seeing Kongjing's expression, Qingyu understood that this was the Buddhist sect's intention, and Kongjing had no choice. Qingyu then turned to look at the others, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, I agree." He then stood up and walked out, with Qingyun and Qingbo following him.

Kong Jing watched the three figures disappear, a bitter smile creeping onto his face. He understood Qing Yu's reaction; he was disappointed—disappointed with the various sects and families in the Meteorite Domain. But what could he do? The sects weren't supporting him, forcing him to disband the allied forces. Could he really force them to attack? With the allied forces' current strength, they were incapable of attacking. If he didn't disband the allied forces, and reinforcements from other sects and families arrived, their Yi Fo Sect's reputation would suffer even more. For the sake of Yi Fo Sect, he had no choice but to disband the reinforcements.

Kong Jing could only sigh inwardly. Then he said to the people from various sects and families, "Everyone, this decision is for everyone's benefit. The Ten Thousand Serpent Wall on the Jade Bamboo Continent has been built. If we continue to attack, it will only increase our casualties, which will not benefit anyone. Therefore, we have announced that everyone should retreat. We hope you can understand."

Everyone nodded and said, "We understand, we understand, we understand."

Kong Dian nodded and then said, "Okay, I'm glad everyone understands. But I must make this clear first: if the Seven Realms continue to expand, we will still form an alliance. The scale of the alliance will be different from what it is now. I hope everyone is prepared."

Upon hearing Kong Jing's words, everyone nodded without saying anything. If the Seven Realms were expanding, it meant that the people of the Seven Realms would not be content to stay here forever. They would definitely continue to expand their power, and sooner or later they would have to confront the Seven Realms. So it would be better to take this opportunity to attack the Seven Realms and drive them back. As for the size of the next allied forces, they all agreed on this point.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Kong Jingyi finally spoke, "Alright, since no one objects, it's settled then. Everyone, please leave." Everyone responded, stood up, bowed to Kong Jingyi, and walked out, all with expressions of relief on their faces.

Looking at them, Kong Jing couldn't help but sigh again. His thoughts were actually the same as Qing Yu's. He felt that they should concentrate their forces now and drive the Seven Realms out of the Clouds in one fell swoop. However, there was no way. The sect did not support him, and judging from the appearance of other sects and families, they probably did not want to attack the Seven Realms anymore. It could be said that withdrawal was what everyone wanted. So he knew that what he was doing was the right thing to do, but he could not do it. This was the greatest tragedy.

However, Kong Jing then immediately ordered a retreat. Since the decision had already been made, there was no point in thinking about it anymore. They should just leave. There was no need to lament here anymore; lamenting wouldn't change anything.

Meanwhile, Qingyu and the other two had returned to the Ruyi Eight Treasures Gourd. After they arrived at Qingbo's room, Qingbo sighed and said, "I really didn't expect it to end like this. I thought we would have a chance to fight the Blood Slaughter Sect this time. I didn't expect that we wouldn't even have a chance to make a move. What a pity."

Qingyu said in a deep voice, "Isn't this good? We never really wanted to fight the Seven Realms to the death, so this result is actually the best."

Qingbo sighed softly, "Although this is the best outcome, I still feel uneasy. You all noticed, didn't you? When Kongjing announced the withdrawal, the other sects and families all seemed relieved, as if they genuinely didn't want to fight the Seven Realms. If they continue with this mentality, it's extremely dangerous. The Seven Realms will definitely continue to expand, because they've always been the victors. If I were the Seven Realms, I wouldn't stop either." Qingyu didn't say anything, but sighed softly, "I hope that next time we form an allied force, everyone will really put in some effort. Otherwise, the Seven Realms might really become a force to be reckoned with."

Qingbo didn't say anything more, but directly gave the order for the Ruyi Eight Treasures Gourd to leave the camp and return to the Daoist Sect. Their return to Yun was quite fast; they could go to the nearest continent and use the teleportation array there. The Ruyi Eight Treasures Gourd was named so because it could change size. When they needed to use a teleportation array, the gourd could shrink. However, shrinking the gourd required specific teleportation arrays; they needed to use one capable of transporting at least a thousand people to shrunk the gourd. Furthermore, each teleportation array could only transport one gourd at a time. Even so, it was already quite remarkable. Currently, this gourd could hold hundreds of thousands, even nearly two hundred thousand people, and using a thousand-person teleportation array was already incredibly impressive.

Just as the army was retreating, Bai Yan and his group received the news immediately. It was the Lao and Bai families who told them the news. The happiest person upon hearing this news was none other than Liang Huan. Although Liang Huan was very clear that this time the sect was using the name of the Liang family to seize territory in the Meteorite Domain, it was indeed a rare opportunity for him. The Liang family's reputation was being revived in the Meteorite Domain, which was definitely a good thing for him. Therefore, Liang Huan was very happy.

Bai Yan, however, was somewhat dismissive of the news of the Meteorite Domain army's withdrawal. In his view, the people of the Meteorite Domain were truly unworthy of respect. If their Blood Slaughter Sect were to encounter such a situation, they would fight to the last man, but the people of the Meteorite Domain didn't even have the courage to put up a fight. Therefore, he genuinely looked down on the people of the Meteorite Domain.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the retreat of the people from the Meteorite Domain was good news for them. This allowed their second step plan to proceed more smoothly. Their second step was already nearly halfway complete; almost half of the people from the Meteorite Domain in the smaller realms had been turned into the undead. The remaining people from the smaller realms were also willing to join them. Because the Meteorite Domain had exploited those smaller realms too much over the years, those people desperately wanted to escape. So, seeing such an opportunity, they naturally wouldn't miss it. Although some smaller realms were cautious and made some demands, they ultimately agreed to join the Blood Slaughter Sect. Not a single realm reported this news to the people of the Meteorite Domain. This shows just how unpopular the people of the Meteorite Domain were.

Just a few days after the Allied Forces of the Meteorite Domain disbanded, Bai Yan was calculating when he could build the Ten Thousand Serpent Wall when Liang Huan suddenly requested to see him. Bai Yan was taken aback, but then immediately said, "Please let him in."

Liang Huan walked in from outside the door, bowed to Bai Yan, and said, "Greetings, Elder Bai."

Bai Yan nodded, then looked at Liang Huan and said, "Elder Liang, is there something you need today?"

With a hint of joy on his face, Liang Huan looked at Bai Yan and said, "Elder Bai, someone from the Liang family just contacted me. He said they have heard about what happened on the Jade Bamboo Continent. They know that we repelled the allied forces, and they are planning to come here to find me. They also want to join the sect. Elder Bai, what do you think?"

Upon hearing Liang Huan's words, Bai Yan was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said, "Sure, of course there's no problem. As long as they abide by the sect's rules and agree to the sect placing restrictions on them, then letting them join the sect is absolutely no problem. You know the sect's rules, and the sect's rules have always been like this. They won't change for anyone. As long as they agree, they can join the sect."

Upon hearing Bai Yan's words, Liang Huan was overjoyed. He immediately bowed to Bai Yan and said, "Thank you, Elder Bai. I will reply to them immediately. Please rest assured, Elder Bai, they will definitely abide by the sect's rules. I am now the head of the Liang family, and they would not dare to disobey the sect's rules."

Bai Yan nodded and said, "Alright, you can arrange this matter. You don't need to ask me again." Liang Huan responded, then bowed to Bai Yan before turning and leaving. Bai Yan watched Liang Huan's retreating figure and smiled slightly. He was happy for the Liang family; it was a good thing that more members of the Liang family were alive. However, he didn't take this matter too seriously. After all, it was just the Liang family. What he needed to consider now was the entire Meteorite Domain. Their second step plan would probably be fully implemented soon, and he had to carefully consider every step. Otherwise, it would be easy for things to go wrong. Once something went wrong, their second step plan would be completely ruined. Therefore, he had to think about every step carefully and prepare various contingency plans. The Liang family's matter was just a small matter.