Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15842 Branch Hall
The Demon Blade Sect Master nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, Supreme Elder, it's because of these skeletons. We haven't had these skeletons for very long, only about a year. We've conducted some experiments. As long as these skeletons are placed outside, everyone within a hundred miles will slowly turn into living dead within ten days. We can feel, but we can't feel pain, and we can breathe and have a heartbeat. We can cultivate, but the vitality in our bodies will slowly disappear. In fact, it's not just that; the flesh and blood in our bodies will also slowly disappear." After saying that, the Demon Blade Sect Master moved his hand and took out a small magic array from his body. Then he turned off the magic array. Just as he turned off the magic array, a skeleton appeared in front of Elder Wu. Elder Wu and Elder Wan were both startled.

At this moment, the skeleton spoke, "In about ten days, the skeletons will turn us into the living dead. Even if we don't stay near those skeletons, after three months, we will slowly turn into skeletons as well, and our heartbeats and breathing will disappear. We don't know what state we are in now, but we have discovered that we have gained an ability similar to immortality. Even if our bodies are cut open, they will slowly regenerate and we will not die. However, if our heads are smashed, we will still die. This is why we dare not fight against you, the Supreme Elders." The other elders of the Demon Blade Sect also deactivated the magic arrays on their bodies, and they all turned into skeletons.

Elder Wu looked at them and realized that they were really just skeletons. He was quite surprised and looked at the sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect, saying, "If you are injured, how will you recover?"

The Demon Blade Sect Master said, "It's very simple. As long as our heads aren't smashed, we can recover directly using some spiritual energy." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed his left arm. Then, with a forceful pull, a cracking sound was heard, and his left arm was snapped off. He then flung his left arm far away, but the next moment, his left arm flew back to his side like a swallow returning to its nest, and was reattached. Moreover, the broken part automatically repaired itself, as if it had never been broken at all.

This change startled Elder Wu and Elder Wan, but their eyes lit up. They didn't care if they turned into skeletons. Some people who practiced demonic techniques could turn into all sorts of things, like the Yin Corpse Sect, who cultivated themselves to look like dried corpses. They weren't necessarily any better than skeletons. But the Yin Corpse Sect didn't have that ability, which is why they did it this way.

Elder Wu looked at the people from the Demon Blade Sect and suddenly said, "If we put a helmet on you that can't be broken, would you then be impossible to kill?"

The sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. If our bodies are shattered too much, our spiritual energy simply won't be able to restore them, and we will still die. In other words, the reason our bodies can recover is because of spiritual energy. Once the damage to our bodies exceeds the restorative capacity of our spiritual energy, we will die."

Elder Wu nodded, then asked, "So how is your cultivation going? Now that you've turned into skeletons, can you still cultivate your previous techniques?"

The sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect nodded and said, "It's fine, no problem. Our cultivation will be hardly affected."

Elder Wu became even more curious. He looked at the twelve skeletons and then said, "So you used these skeletons to turn everyone in the Demon Blade Sect into living dead?"

The Demon Blade Sect Master nodded, then said, "These skeletons can also be used separately. However, once separated, the influence range of each skeleton will be reduced. When twelve skeletons are placed together, the influence range is 100 li (approximately 50 kilometers), and it only takes ten days to turn a person into a living dead. But if these skeletons are separated, the influence range of each skeleton will only be 30 li (approximately 15 kilometers), and it will take 20 days to turn a person into a living dead. We don't want the disciples of the Demon Blade Sect to discover our changes, so we want to turn all the disciples into this way, so that they won't see us as monsters."

Elder Wu understood his meaning. If only they and their group in the entire Demon Blade Sect had become like this, once the disciples below discovered it, they might rebel against them and treat them as outcasts. They didn't want those disciples to treat them as outcasts, so what could they do? The best way was to simply turn all the disciples into this form, so there would be no outcasts, because everyone would be the same.

Elder Wu let out a long breath, then said, "Aren't you afraid that those rogue cultivators will also end up like this? If that happens, this matter will be exposed sooner or later."

The Demon Blade Sect Master shook his head and said, "No, we have always strictly controlled the use of these skeletons. These skeletons are only used in the core area of ​​the Demon Blade Sect. We bring in those disciples in batches, turn them into living dead, and then release them. At the same time, we have the disciples below hurry up and refine illusion arrays so that those rogue cultivators will not become like this, nor will they be discovered by the rogue cultivators."

Elder Wu glanced at him, then smiled and said, "You've thought of everything very thoroughly. Alright, I'll take these skeletons back and study them carefully. We'll also send people to guard this place. From today onwards, your Demon Blade Sect is a branch of our Hell Gate. Do you understand?" The Demon Blade Sect's sect leader quickly responded. In this area where the Hell Gate was located, similar things had happened before, so they didn't see anything wrong with it. Even people from other sects didn't see anything wrong with it, because the strongest sect in this area was the Hell Gate. The Hell Gate was truly the one that had the final say in this area. No sect dared to disobey its orders, so no one would object to the Hell Gate turning the Demon Blade Sect into their branch.

Elder Wu nodded, then with a wave of his hand, he directly packed up the skeletons. He then turned to Elder Wan, who was standing to the side, and said, "Junior Brother Wan, you stay here and oversee things for a while. I will leave half of the manpower for you. How about that?"

Elder Wan was clearly not a talkative person. He stood there without saying a word, and upon hearing Elder Wu's words, he simply nodded and said, "Okay." After that, he said nothing more.

Elder Wu nodded, then said in a deep voice, "Go down and form ranks. Leave half of the people behind, and the rest will come back to the sect with me." Immediately, a disciple responded and went to prepare.

Elder Wu then turned to look at the sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect and said, "From now on, you will have to follow the sect's arrangements. You are now members of the sect, and the sect will definitely not abandon you. From now on, you will be treated the same as other sect disciples. However, it will take some time for the sect to adjust, so don't be in a hurry."

The sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect responded. How could he dare to disagree? Don't forget, Elder Wan was staying behind to oversee things. Elder Wan alone was enough to wipe them out.

The Hell Gate members quickly regrouped, and Elder Wu then led them away. Of course, half of the Hell Gate members remained, while the rogue cultivators were all safe. They didn't know what had happened, but seeing that only half of the Hell Gate members had left, they dared not make any rash moves and behaved themselves. They knew very well that only in this way could they survive.

In fact, Elder Wu initially wanted to kill all the rogue cultivators, but later he felt that if they really did that, the reputation of the Hell Gate would be ruined, so he agreed to let them surrender. However, the people of the Hell Gate would not allow these rogue cultivators to join their ranks, nor would they allow the people of the Demon Blade Sect to join them. This was because the Demon Blade Sect was, after all, a formal sect. Even if the disciples of their sect were not as talented as the disciples of the Hell Gate, they still had some talent, which was better than those rogue cultivators. Therefore, they could allow the people of the Demon Blade Sect to join them, but they could not allow those rogue cultivators to join them.

Furthermore, the sect leader of the Demon Blade Sect also said that those rogue cultivators were unaware of this matter. Moreover, the people from the Hell Gate noticed during their battles with those rogue cultivators that they could be injured, bleed, and even die if their vital organs were damaged. That's why they didn't kill all of those rogue cultivators or force them to join the Hell Gate.

Now that the people from Hell Gate are leaving, these rogue cultivators will naturally stay behind. However, it will take them some time before they can fully regain their freedom. The Demon Blade Sect will only be unsealed after all the people from Hell Gate have been settled.

In fact, in the Divine Realm, small sects like the Demon Blade Sect, when annexed by large sects like the Hell Gate, would generally not put up a fierce resistance if they were treated the same way. Unless you intend to kill them and not actually make them surrender, they would fight back desperately. Otherwise, it would be quite normal for them to surrender.

The people from Hell Gate quickly settled down at the Demon Blade Sect, and the Demon Blade Sect returned to its previous tranquility. At the same time, their teleportation array was unsealed. As soon as the teleportation array was unsealed, some rogue cultivators left the Demon Blade Sect, out of fear. Of course, many rogue cultivators stayed behind because they had heard that the Demon Blade Sect had become a branch of Hell Gate. In their eyes, the battle here was over, and the Demon Blade Sect had become a branch of Hell Gate, which meant they were now making a living under the banner of Hell Gate. That was much more prestigious and easier than making a living under the banner of the Demon Blade Sect itself. Therefore, most of the rogue cultivators stayed.

As those rogue cultivators left, the news of what happened at the Demon Blade Sect spread throughout the Hell Gate area. Many people in the area learned about it and were quite surprised. They immediately had someone investigate the matter and finally confirmed that it was true.