Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15870 Conference
With a flash of white light, Yuanming, leading Zheng Heng and representatives from other sects in the Fire God Domain, appeared in the teleportation array of Prajna Temple. There were already people waiting outside the teleportation array. As soon as they saw them appear, they immediately came forward to greet them. The leader bowed to Yuanming and Zheng Heng and said, "Amitabha, this humble monk Yuanxiang greets all benefactors and welcomes you to Prajna Temple."

Zheng Heng and his group quickly returned the greeting. Yuanming also introduced them to each other. This Yuanxiang was also a kingdom-level expert and an elder of the temple. It was perfectly normal for him to be sent to welcome Zheng Heng and his group.

Afterwards, Yuanxiang led everyone to the accommodations arranged for them. It was the first time Zheng Heng and the others had been to Prajna Temple, and they were quite curious about it. However, they didn't show it too much and obediently followed Yuanxiang to their accommodations and settled in.

Yuanming stayed with them the whole time, and only left with Yuanxiang after Zheng Heng and the others had settled in. Yuanxiang had other things to attend to, while Yuanming went directly to Yuanjue's meditation room.

This is also Yuanjue's office. Although Prajna Temple is a Buddhist temple, it doesn't mean it doesn't need management. Even a sect like Prajna Temple needs management, so Yuanjue has a lot of things to deal with every day. However, he knew that Yuanming would come today, so he deliberately postponed some things to make time to see Yuanming.

Yuanming entered Yuanjue's meditation room and bowed respectfully to him. Yuanjue smiled and said, "Junior Brother Yuanming, please sit down." Yuanming responded and then sat down in front of Yuanjue.

Yuanjue's study was not very large, and the furnishings were very simple: a small desk, a few cushions, and several bookshelves filled with books. That was all.

Yuanming sat down on the futon opposite Yuanjue's desk. After he sat down, Yuanjue said, "Junior brother, you've worked hard this time. You were the first to get them to agree to participate in this operation. This is a good start. Moreover, when people from other realms hear that the Fire God Sect has agreed, they will be more likely to agree as well. Junior brother, you have made a great contribution this time."

Yuanming immediately said, "Senior brother, you're too kind. This is what I should do. I wonder when the people from the other sects will arrive. If they arrive too late, it might arouse suspicion from the people in the Fire God Domain."

Yuanjue smiled and said, "It will be very soon, within the next day or two. Junior brother, you have been in contact with the people of the Fire God Sect for some time now. What do you think of the Fire God Sect's views on this operation?"

Yuanming thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The people of the Fire God Sect are still very willing to participate in this operation. I have also spoken with them a few times. They are also facing some troubles within their domain. It seems that the Fire God Sect cannot completely subdue other sects. It can be said that they decided to participate in this operation entirely because of their own interests. The Fire God Sect may have some other motives, but that is not our concern. The more this is the case, the higher their demands for benefits may be. We do not need to share too much benefit with them; being fair is enough."

Yuanjue nodded and said, "When several sects unite, fairness is the most important thing. We had already thought of this when we brought them in this time, so the distribution of benefits this time must be absolutely fair. Of course, by absolute fairness, I mean absolute fairness to our five domains. As long as we can destroy the Hell Gate Domain and the Nine Yang Immortal Palace Domain, we can distribute the benefits of those two domains fairly to each domain. However, we will only distribute the benefits according to the domains. As for how they divide these benefits within their domains, that is none of our business."

Yuanming nodded and said, "That would be best. The situation in each region is different. How they decide to divide it is their own business. We shouldn't get involved in this mess."

Yuanjue smiled and said, "That's right. It's best if you think that way, Junior Brother. I just hope that this negotiation will go smoothly so that we can form an alliance as soon as possible and attack the Gate of Hell."

Yuanming responded, and the two chatted for a few more minutes before Yuanming left. Yuanjue was also very concerned about what Yuanming had said, and he was going to think carefully about how to handle the matter properly.

Over the next five days, people from the other three domains arrived one after another. Zheng Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that everyone from the other three domains had come. His biggest worry was that the people from Prajna Temple would deceive them, and that the people from the other domains had not actually agreed to participate in this operation. If that were the case, it would be quite embarrassing for them to have made such a big commotion. Of course, even if it was embarrassing, they would absolutely not allow it. Attacking the Gate of Hell would be too unpredictable if they were to join forces with Prajna Temple. He would not do that.

Now that he saw that people from other domains had all arrived, Zheng Heng felt relieved. The next step was to see how the negotiations would go. However, in Zheng Heng's opinion, there shouldn't be any surprises in this negotiation. All they were asking for was fairness. If they couldn't even achieve fairness, then it would be better if their allied forces weren't formed at all.

The day after all the people from the various regions arrived, Yuanjue personally presided over a grand assembly, which was attended by people from all regions. Prajna Temple had made excellent arrangements this time; they had cleared out a large hall, which was filled with many chairs. These chairs were divided into five groups, with an aisle separating each group. The arrangement of these chairs was also very deliberate; in each group, the front row had only one chair, with the other chairs placed behind it, to emphasize the chair's status.

Then the people from each region entered, led by disciples of the Prajna Temple. Each region's people sat in a separate area, and the chair at the very front of each area was naturally reserved for the strongest sect in that region.

Not only do the people of the Fire God Domain and other domains have their own areas, but the Prajna Temple also has its own area. They do this so that people from all sects understand that they intend to treat everyone fairly.

After everyone from each region was seated, Yuanjue stood up from the Prajna Temple area and walked to the center of the arena. After standing there, he glanced at everyone, then put his hands together and bowed to them, saying, "Amitabha, this humble monk Yuanjue, on behalf of Prajna Temple, thanks all fellow Daoists for coming. I apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality."

No one said anything, but they all clapped their hands. Yuanjue bowed with his hands clasped together once more before speaking: "I won't go into the details of why you've come here. The only thing we've come for is to discuss how to attack the Gates of Hell, how many troops we need to deploy to be safe, and who will command the army. These are all things that need to be discussed. We're going to form an allied force. Let's be upfront about these things so there won't be any problems later. What do you all think?"

Everyone nodded. Yuanjue glanced at them before continuing, "Alright, let's talk about this operation. The strength of the Hell Gate is quite considerable. Although some sects in the Hell Gate region have connections with us, and we've maintained contact with them without discovering anything unusual, we don't entirely trust them. We're worried that those sects might have problems. After all, we attacked the Hell Gate once, and it's impossible that they didn't investigate afterward. If they investigated but didn't react, that would be abnormal. Moreover, the sects we're connected with haven't reacted unusually either, which is the most abnormal thing. So I suspect that the Hell Gate has already taken control of those sects, which is why they're reacting so normally. In other words, we shouldn't expect any help from those sects in this attack on the Hell Gate; we'll have to rely on ourselves."

Upon hearing Yuanjue's words, everyone from all regions nodded in agreement. This situation was within their expectations, so they were not surprised. On the contrary, they felt that the people of Prajna Temple were quite honest, which was a good thing.

Yuanjue glanced at everyone and then said, "If Hell Gate really solves the problems within their domain, then we will be facing a united region. In this region, all sects are our enemies. In that case, the pressure we face will be quite great. So the first thing we need to consider is how many troops we should send. I wonder what everyone's opinions are on this?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone began to discuss among themselves. However, the people from the major sects, such as the Fire God Sect, remained silent. They knew that the Prajna Temple probably already had a plan, so they were not in a hurry and wanted to hear what the Prajna Temple had to say.

At this moment, Zheng Heng spoke up: "Master, this incident was started by your Prajna Temple. I think it would be better if you shared your thoughts first, and we can all take a look."

Upon hearing his words, everyone nodded and then looked at Yuanjue. Yuanjue smiled slightly and then said, "Then let me share our thoughts. I think we shouldn't send too few troops this time. We're dealing with the Hell Gate, and the Hell Gate isn't weak. If they were to integrate the power of all the sects in the Hell Gate region, their strength would be even greater. We must send enough troops at once. Otherwise, if we keep sending troops to attack, it would become a piecemeal tactic, which won't work. So I think sending two hundred kingdom-level experts, five thousand royal city-level experts, and one hundred thousand royal palace-level experts at once, along with ten large magical artifacts from each region, should be enough to deal with the Hell Gate region. What do you all think?"

This was something they had discussed beforehand, so there was no need to hide it. Yuanjue simply said it out loud. He wanted to see the reactions from each region. To be honest, they were going to send out quite a few troops this time, and he was worried that some people in each region might not be able to accept it.

At this moment, Zheng Heng spoke up again: "Master, I don't think it's enough."

Yuanjue was taken aback, then he looked at Zheng Heng and said, "Please tell me your thoughts, Benefactor Zheng."

Zheng Heng nodded and said, "Master, you said that we should send out enough troops at once. Let's think about whether there are two hundred kingdom-level experts at the Gate of Hell. If they have two hundred kingdom-level experts, what should we do? We don't have any advantage in terms of troops. In that case, our losses will be huge."