Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15893 Zhuge Returns to His Ancestral Temple
Everyone nodded, their expressions becoming very solemn. Then Zhu Huoshan continued, "Furthermore, there's the matter of strength. They can launch simultaneous attacks on over a hundred sects within the Prajna Temple domain. Many sects have also deployed several Kingdom-level experts, which means they have at least several hundred Kingdom-level experts. And there's another situation, I don't know if you've noticed, that is, we haven't received any news from the Prajna Temple, nor have we seen any people from the Prajna Temple."

Upon hearing Zhu Huoshan's words, everyone was stunned. Then their expressions changed, and one of the cultivators immediately spoke up: "Sect Master, do you mean that none of the people from Prajna Temple managed to escape? That can't be right, can it? People from other sects have escaped, but no one from Prajna Temple has?"

Zhu Huoshan said in a deep voice, "That's possible. Don't forget, we are the closest to the Prajna Temple area. If someone really escaped from Prajna Temple, the place they should come to is here. But none of them have come to us. Doesn't that explain the problem? I think the other side must have arranged a lot of people in Prajna Temple. Otherwise, it's impossible that no one from Prajna Temple could have escaped."

The expressions on everyone's faces grew even more solemn. Zhu Huoshan then spoke up, "But the problem now is that we can't be sure if our enemy is Hell Gate. We know a bit about the strength of Hell Gate. They're not even as strong as Prajna Temple. How could they have wiped out our allied forces and then turned around and wiped out Prajna Temple? That's too illogical. Unless something has happened to Hell Gate that has made them much stronger."

At this moment, an elder spoke up: "There is another possibility. What if the people we sent to the Gates of Hell really didn't encounter any problems? What if they really weren't attacked, and their attack was indeed very successful, but Prajna Temple was indeed destroyed? Isn't that also a possibility?"

Zhu Huoshan shook his head and said, "That seems possible, but it's unlikely. Those people have already fled here. Do you think they wouldn't send a message to the Allied Forces? If the Allied Forces really received the message, wouldn't they go to Prajna Temple to check the situation? Wouldn't Zhuge Qingsong and the others have received the message? How could they possibly tell me that everything is normal?"

Upon hearing Zhu Huoshan's words, everyone nodded in agreement. Zhu Huoshan then continued, "In any case, we must now prepare to face the enemy. My suggestion is to fully activate the sect's defensive array and increase the number of patrolling disciples. All disciples of the sect must be ready for battle at any time. We all must be on high alert."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, they should prepare for battle now, as this was extremely important for them.

"Secondly, we must immediately inform the other sects in the region about this matter, so that they can also prepare for defense. We must explain the true situation to them, telling them that something may have happened to the allied forces, and that the Prajna Temple region is also doomed, so that they must be prepared to fight at any time."

"Third, inform the people in the other domains that they must also be prepared. The enemy we are facing this time is definitely not simple. If they were able to destroy Prajna Temple in one fell swoop, it means that they are capable of destroying any one of our domains in one fell swoop. If we are not careful under these circumstances, then we will be in real danger."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Zhu Huoshan's arrangements. They weren't even sure who the enemy was; they could only say it might be Hell Gate, but Hell Gate clearly didn't have that kind of strength. Under these circumstances, they naturally needed to be even more careful. Moreover, they couldn't keep it a secret from the other sects. They had to let the other sects know what was happening. Otherwise, if the enemy arrived and those sects were completely unprepared, it would be disastrous. Once the enemy wiped out all the other sects, even if their Fire God Sect held out, it would be useless. Could one sect possibly withstand the enemy's full-scale attack? That was impossible. Therefore, they had to let all the sects know about this so that everyone could defend together. Only in this way could they possibly stop the enemy's attack.

Of course, there was one situation that Zhu Huoshan didn't mention: if the other side concentrated its forces to attack a sect, no sect in their domain could withstand it. Even their Fire God Sect would absolutely not be able to withstand the attack. Therefore, Zhu Huoshan could only do everything he could now, and leave the rest to fate.

The elders and hall masters all understood Zhu Huoshan's meaning, and they didn't say anything. To be honest, they really didn't expect things to turn out this way. They thought that with the number of allied forces they sent out, they could completely wipe out the enemy. They never expected it to turn out like this.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Zhu Huoshan was startled, then frowned. He had instructed them not to disturb him during the meeting, yet someone still knocked at this time. He was a little angry, so he said in a deep voice, "Come in."

A disciple pushed open the door and walked in. He bowed to Zhu Huoshan and said, "Sect Master, Elder Zhuge has returned."

"What?" Zhu Huoshan suddenly stood up, and everyone else was also stunned. Then they looked at the disciple in disbelief. The disciple was a little scared by so many people staring at him, but he still said, "Elder Zhuge is back." His voice trembled slightly.

Zhu Huoshan was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and sat down again. He then said in a deep voice, "Let him come here. Everyone's here." The disciple responded and quickly left the room. With so many high-ranking officials sitting in the room, all staring at him, he, a mere disciple, felt a little weak in the knees.

A knock came at the door again shortly after. Zhu Huoshan said, "Come in." Zhuge Qingsong pushed the door open and walked in. He smiled slightly when he saw the room, then clasped his hands in greeting to everyone and said, "Greetings, Sect Master, Elders."

Zhu Huoshan stared intently at Zhuge Qingsong, then asked, "Why are you back?"

Looking at Zhu Huoshan's appearance, Zhuge Qingsong smiled slightly and said, "Judging by the time, you should have received the news by now, so I came back."

Upon hearing Zhuge Qingsong's words, Zhu Huoshan and the others were taken aback. Zhu Huoshan then looked at Zhuge Qingsong and asked, "What news are you referring to?"

Zhuge Qingsong looked at Zhu Huoshan and knew that Zhu Huoshan was pretending to be stupid, but he was not going to play dumb with Zhu Huoshan like that. Instead, he smiled and said, "The news of the destruction of Prajna Temple."

Zhu Huoshan suddenly stood up, staring intently at Zhuge Qingsong, and said, "So, you really did betray the sect?"

Zhuge Qingsong shook his head and said, "No, I did not betray the sect."

Zhu Huoshan stared at Zhuge Qingsong, his eyes seeming to spit fire. He said in a deep voice, "You say you didn't betray the Rebellious Sect? Then why did you come back? And why did you keep saying that everything was going well there?"

Zhuge Qingsong looked at Zhu Huoshan and said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, you misunderstand. I mean, as the Supreme Elder of the Fire God Sect, I have indeed not betrayed the sect, because I have already died in battle, so how could I betray the sect? But as Zhuge Qingsong, I am now free."

Upon hearing Zhuge Qingsong's words, Zhu Huoshan and the others were stunned. They looked at Zhuge Qingsong with some confusion. Zhuge Qingsong smiled slightly at their expressions and said, "As the Supreme Elder of the Fire God Sect, I fought for the sect to the last moment. Faced with certain death, I chose to surrender. Can't I say that I died for the sect once? Moreover, after surrendering, I didn't betray much of the sect. I didn't even participate in the attack on the Prajna Temple. How can that be considered betraying the sect? In fact, I even bought the sect a chance. How can you say I betrayed the sect?"

"Hmph!" Zhu Huoshan knew he was making excuses as soon as he heard him say that. He looked coldly at Zhuge Qingsong and said in a deep voice, "I'm very curious. If you really fought for the sect to the last moment, how did you manage to survive until now? And you even said you bought the sect an opportunity? Was it an opportunity for the sect to surrender?"

Zhuge Qingsong smiled and said, "Sect Master is right. I did indeed secure an opportunity for the sect to surrender. You've heard about the Prajna Temple incident. It has been completely destroyed, with only a few survivors. Under these circumstances, I secured an opportunity for the sect to surrender. Isn't that doing this for the sect's benefit?"

Upon hearing Zhuge Qingsong's words, Zhu Huoshan and the others nearly flew into a rage. Zhu Huoshan sneered, "So, should I thank you for sparing my life? Dare you say you didn't lift a finger against the Prajna Temple?"

Zhuge Qingsong shook his head and said, "Of course I dare to say that, because we really didn't make a move against Prajna Temple. Sect Master, let me tell you the truth. From the very beginning, we had already fallen into their trap, including Prajna Temple. Prajna Temple thought they were dealing with Hell Gate, but that wasn't the case. In fact, Prajna Temple wasn't dealing with Hell Gate from the very beginning, but with Blood Slaughter Sect. And Blood Slaughter Sect had already taken over both Hell Gate Domain and Nine Yang Immortal Palace Domain. So they were facing the strongest fighting force in both domains. Therefore, we were already defeated from the very beginning."

Upon hearing Zhuge Qingsong's words, Zhu Huoshan was taken aback. He then looked at Zhuge Qingsong and said, "Could it be that the very beginning of the war between the Gate of Hell and the Nine Yang Immortal Palace was a hoax? Was it all a deception of the Prajna Temple?"

Zhu Huoshan really couldn't understand it. If their initial war was a ruse, just to deceive the Prajna Temple, then this plan was too perfect, wasn't it? You have to remember that it was the Prajna Temple that attacked the Gate of Hell first. Could it be that from that moment on, this Blood Slaughter Sect was already deceiving the Prajna Temple? Was this all part of their plan?