Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15863 Prajna's Scheme
In the void, a continent floated silently. On this continent, there was a huge mountain. From a distance, the entire mountain looked like a reclining Buddha.

The highest peak of this mountain has now been sculpted into a colossal seated Buddha. This Buddha is about a thousand feet tall, with its hands resting on its knees, sitting cross-legged, its eyes calmly gazing down. At the foot of the Buddha is a great river, and on the opposite bank is a high mountain. On that mountain is a huge complex of buildings, filled with Buddha statues and countless monks. This is the main hall of the Prajna Temple.

Opposite the Buddha statue is a grand hall, which is extremely tall, about thirty zhang high. This hall is the largest and most important hall in the entire Prajna Temple, the Mahavira Hall.

Although this Mahavira Hall looks like a grand hall, the center of the hall is actually hollow. Inside the entire hall stands only a large Buddha statue, whose height is almost the same as the height of the hall itself. It seems as if the hall was built specifically to protect this Buddha statue.

Normally, the monks of Prajna Temple only gather in this main hall when performing important religious ceremonies; there aren't usually that many people here.

However, at this moment, there were many people sitting in this hall. These people were all kingdom-level experts from Prajna Temple. Standing at the head of the monks was the round-faced monk who led the attack on the Gate of Hell. This monk was none other than the abbot of Prajna Temple, named Yuanjue.

Abbot Yuanjue looked serious. He glanced at everyone and then said, "These past few days, the Gates of Hell have not attacked us and there has been no movement at all. Even our spies at the Gates of Hell are still in contact with us. Everything seems to be fine, but that is precisely the biggest problem."

At this point, Yuanjue paused, glanced at the monks, and continued, "Last time we attacked the Gate of Hell, we were forced back by the people of the Gate of Hell using a special magical artifact. The people of the Gate of Hell are notorious for being vengeful, and they will never let us go. Moreover, during our last attack on them, they already guessed that someone in their area was helping us. Under such circumstances, it's impossible for them to remain completely still. However, several months have passed since our attack, and there's still no movement from them. They are too calm, their calmness is somewhat abnormal."

The monks all bowed their heads in agreement. Yuanjue then said, "We must be prepared for their retaliation. They will definitely attack us; we just don't know when."

All the monks nodded. Just then, one of them spoke up: “Abbot, I think we are being too passive. There is no such thing as being a thief for a thousand days but being on guard against thieves for a thousand days. What we are doing now is like being on guard against thieves for a thousand days, which is really unwise.”

Yuanjue looked at the monk who was speaking and saw that he was a tall and thin monk. The monk was very thin, but his figure was very tall. He looked like a big bamboo pole. Moreover, his face always had a sad look on it, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Yuanjue looked at the monk and said with a smile, "So it's Junior Brother Yuanming. I wonder what insightful opinion you have?"

At this moment, Yuanming continued, "This humble monk believes we should take the initiative. To be honest, although our last attack was fairly well-prepared, we never expected the Hell Gate to be so strong. That's why we were forced to retreat. This humble monk thinks that if we want to attack the Hell Gate again, we can change our approach. Last time, we were too hasty in trying to take down the Hell Gate in one fell swoop. This time, we might as well start from other angles, such as taking down some ordinary sects first, gradually weakening the Hell Gate's strength. Although those sects are independent entities, they have been controlled by the Hell Gate for a long time, and they dare not disobey the Hell Gate's word. If we go to war with the Hell Gate, those people will definitely help the Hell Gate to deal with us. If we deal with those sects, it will be equivalent to dealing with the Hell Gate indirectly. What does the abbot think?"

Yuanjue listened to Yuanming's words and found them to make some sense. He then turned to look at the others and asked, "What are everyone's opinions?"

At this moment, another monk spoke up: "Abbot, this humble monk believes that what Brother Yuanming said makes sense. The people of Hell Gate are vengeful and will definitely seek revenge for our last attack on them. That means we will have to fight them sooner or later. Brother Yuanming's method is indeed a good method, but this humble monk thinks that this method also has a flaw." He paused here.

"What's wrong with that?" "Master, why did we attack Hell's Gate directly from the very beginning?"

"Because we want to finish the job in one fell swoop and don't want to get entangled with Hellgate for too long."

"That's exactly why we don't want to get entangled with Hell Gate for too long. If we do, we might end up repeating their mistakes. While we're attacking Hell Gate, others might attack us. That's why we planned to attack Hell Gate directly and take them down as quickly as possible. That way, there wouldn't be any problems. But unfortunately, that operation failed. If we had followed what Junior Brother Yuanming said and attacked the other sects in Hell Gate's territory first, then dealt with them before dealing with Hell Gate, it would have taken a long time. This might have given the people in other areas an opportunity, which is something we have to be wary of."

"Junior brother's words make sense, but I wonder if junior brother has any solution?"

"Senior brother, if we can't take over the Hell Gate area by ourselves, why don't we find some allies and work together? This would not only strengthen our forces attacking Hell Gate, but also protect us from the danger of being attacked. What do you think, senior brother?"

"Junior brother, do you mean we should form an alliance with a few neighboring factions that might attack our region when we attack Hellgate, and then attack Hellgate together? But would they agree to that?"

"Senior brother, don't forget that the Hell Gate is currently attacking the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. In reality, the Nine Yang Immortal Palace no longer exists; it has been destroyed. It's only a matter of time before the Hell Gate wipes out the other sects in the Nine Yang Immortal Palace's territory. In other words, if we can take down the Hell Gate, then attacking the Nine Yang Immortal Palace's territory will be no problem at all. At that time, we can take over not just one, but two territories. Taking over two territories at once would bring enormous benefits. Even if we divide them among our territories, it would be enough for us to obtain a lot of good things. Moreover, by doing this, we don't have to worry about any future troubles. Therefore, I believe this is the best way."

Everyone nodded in agreement with his words. Yuanjue also said in a deep voice, "Amitabha, what Junior Brother Yuanxiang said is very true. We broke the precept against greed before, thinking that we could take down the Gate of Hell in one fell swoop, thereby taking over the entire Gate of Hell area, and even take over the Nine Yang Immortal Palace area at the same time. It would be like taking over both areas in one attack. This is really a bit greedy. Now it is time to correct our mistakes. We must not be too greedy in order to defeat the Gate of Hell. I think what Junior Brother Yuanxiang said is the right thing to do."

Everyone nodded, and Yuanjue continued, "In that case, we will have to send delegations to the other regions. Junior Brother Yuanming, Junior Brother Yuanxiang, Junior Brother Yuanxing, and Junior Brother Yuanhui, each of you will lead a delegation to the other four regions to discuss the joint attack on the Gate of Hell. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. If it is not resolved quickly, the Gate of Hell may have already dealt with the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. At that time, it will be difficult for us to deal with the Gate of Hell."

Everyone responded. Yuanjue glanced at the group and then said, "We don't have deep relationships with the people from the other regions. Now that we're suddenly forming an alliance with them to deal with the Hell Gate, the people from those sects might not agree so easily. This matter depends on you junior brothers. We'll wait here for your good news."

All four responded, and Yuanjue said, "Although we need to unite with people from other domains to deal with the Hell Gate, we cannot relax our defenses against it for a moment. I will send letters to the other sects in a while, instructing them to be on high alert. It would be best to set up sentries in the void outside their continents. Only in this way can we be more secure. If the Hell Gate attacks us from the void, the sentries can detect it. If the Hell Gate attacks us through teleportation arrays, the sentries outside the continents are actually safer and can alert the sects immediately. The sects can then go to support us. Moreover, I think it would be best if the sects built teleportation arrays in the void. This way, even if the Hell Gate seals or destroys the teleportation arrays of those sects on the continents, we can still go to support them through the teleportation arrays outside the continents. And it would be best if these teleportation arrays could be hidden so that they are not easily discovered. We should do the same. We can even send some people to hide in the void. This is the safest way."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Yuanjue's words. An elder spoke up, "What you said, Master, is wise. Sending some people to hide in the void is indeed the best solution. However, we need to carefully design where they will live. We can't let them suffer in the void, can we?"

Yuanjue said in a deep voice, "Everyone, don't forget that our sect still has several Nine-Rank Lotus Platforms. It's time to use them." The Nine-Rank Lotus Platform that Yuanjue mentioned is no ordinary thing. It is a large-scale Dharma artifact of Prajna Temple. This large Dharma artifact is shaped like a lotus flower and has nine layers of petals, hence Prajna Temple calls it the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform.

The strength of Prajna Temple is greater than that of Hell Gate. This strength refers not only to the number of experts, but also to the overall strength, including various resources. Therefore, Prajna Temple has more large-scale magical artifacts than Hell Gate. Hell Gate has five large-scale magical artifacts, while Prajna Temple has as many as nine nine-grade lotus platforms.