Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16218 Reaction
"Have you all received His Majesty's letter too?"

One sect leader was telling another that they had gathered together because they had received a letter from Gongliang Juewen. Over the years, Gongliang Juewen had been suppressing various sects, which had gradually forced them to withdraw from the official system of the Divine Kingdom. However, this had also made them more united, and the connections between these sects had become closer. Although there were still some conflicts between some sects, they were generally quite united because they were well aware that if they were not united, they would all die.

The sect leader nodded and said, "I see. This is a good thing for us. It seems that His Majesty will no longer suppress us. At the very least, His Majesty still needs people like us to help him counterbalance those powerful families and the Myriad Laws Sect."

Everyone nodded, and one of the sect leaders spoke up: "What are your thoughts on dealing with the Creation God Sect?"

"I have no opinion, let's just fight. Those guys from the Creation God Cult, relying on His Majesty's support, have suppressed us a lot and stolen a lot of our business. Now that we have a chance to get revenge, of course we have to teach them a lesson."

The others all nodded in agreement. They thought the same thing. The Creation God Cult had suppressed them quite a bit before, and they had long wanted to deal with them, but they couldn't do it because they knew very well that if they did, Gongliang Juewen would have an excuse to deal with them. So they could only endure it. Now that Gongliang Juewen was going to deal with the Creation God Cult, what else could they say? They could take this opportunity to properly deal with the Creation God Cult.

At this moment, a sect leader spoke up: "I think we must preserve some of our strength." He paused here and glanced at the crowd.

Everyone looked at him, waiting for him to continue. He glanced at them and then said, "The reason why the royal family is wary of us and constantly suppresses us is because of our strength. That's why they keep suppressing us. If we continue to perform so strongly in this battle, even if they deal with the Creation God Sect, will they still let us go? Yes, His Majesty wants to use us to counterbalance the Myriad Laws God Sect and those aristocratic families. But if he discovers that our strength far surpasses that of the aristocratic families and the Myriad Laws God Sect, will His Majesty suppress us? Counterbalance, His Majesty wants balance, not for us to become the only dominant force. Once His Majesty discovers that we are the only dominant force, he will definitely deal with us. Only in this way will he feel at ease."

He paused here, then glanced at everyone before continuing, "Don't forget, the Creation God Sect also received His Majesty's support before. So why is His Majesty targeting the Creation God Sect this time? Because the Creation God Sect is too powerful. They managed to hold off the attacks of our aristocratic families and the Myriad Laws God Sect all by themselves. Although none of the three of us may have used our full strength, the fact that they were still able to hold off our combined attack demonstrates their strength. They are too powerful, and that is why His Majesty is determined to deal with them."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, the fact that the Creation God Sect was disobedient was probably not the reason for their destruction. The real reason for their destruction was that their strength was too great and had threatened the imperial power, which was why Gongliang Juewen wanted to deal with them.

The sect leader glanced at everyone and then said, "If we launch a full-scale attack on the Creation God Sect and gather all our strength, we can indeed destroy the Creation God Sect and seize more benefits. But will the royal family trust us afterwards? Will we become the second Creation God Sect? So I think we can't go all out this time. We'd rather give up some benefits than let the emperor suppress us again."

When everyone heard what he said, they were all stunned. Then they all nodded and felt that what he said made sense. They had been suppressed badly enough over the years. If they were suppressed again, their lives would only become more difficult. So they did not want to be suppressed anymore.

Upon realizing this, one of the sect leaders spoke up, "Alright, then we won't go all out. This time, we absolutely cannot outshine the Myriad Laws Divine Sect and those aristocratic families. Let them be the ones to stick their necks out." Everyone nodded in agreement with his suggestion.

Meanwhile, the heads of the various aristocratic families had all gathered together, including Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren glanced at the people from each family, whose faces were all filled with excitement. Zhang Ren also put on a similar expression. After all, this time they could openly confront the Creation God Sect and seize benefits from it, which was definitely a good thing for these aristocratic families.

Aristocratic families are different from sects. Sects are composed of many different people who are loyal to the sect, but how loyal they are is hard to say. In fact, the main reason why various sects were able to be expelled from the official system so quickly is that many people who originally came from sects betrayed them because Gongliang Juewen gave them many benefits and even allowed them to establish their own families. Therefore, the cohesion of sects cannot compare with that of aristocratic families.

Aristocratic families are united by blood ties, meaning they are essentially one family. This strengthens their bond, as you might betray a sect, but you cannot betray your own family. What is a sect like for a cultivator? A sect is like a company. This company nurtures you and provides benefits, but when someone offers you more lucrative terms to poach you, few can resist the temptation.

A prestigious family is a clan, a home. You can switch jobs from one company, but how can you betray your own family? Disown your parents, wife, and children? Therefore, prestigious families have stronger cohesion.

Moreover, sects generally maintain a detached mindset, and they are usually located in the mountains, with very few sects situated in cities. Aristocratic families, on the other hand, are different. Most aristocratic families live in cities, and their members have lived there for generations. For example, the Zhang family has actually integrated with Qingmu City, and many people in Qingmu City are members of the Zhang family. Therefore, if you want to destroy the Zhang family, the best way is to kill everyone in Qingmu City, leaving no one alive. Otherwise, you will not be able to completely eliminate the Zhang family.

Therefore, aristocratic families are actually more difficult to deal with than sects, because they have already integrated with the cities, which means they have integrated with the Divine Kingdom and become part of it. So, Gongliang Juewen can suppress those sects and kick them out of the court, but he cannot do that when facing aristocratic families, because there are too many people from aristocratic families among the officials at all levels in the Divine Kingdom. If he were to drive all the people from aristocratic families out of the court, then the Divine Kingdom would probably have no one left to use.

This is precisely why aristocratic families and sects had two completely different attitudes when faced with the destruction of the Creation God Sect. Sects wanted to keep a low profile and didn't want to exert their full strength, but aristocratic families did the opposite. In their view, this was a good opportunity to strengthen their families. If they could seize more property, their families would become even stronger. So they never thought about keeping a low profile; they just wanted to grab as many benefits as possible.

Zhang Ren did not object to these people's proposal. They were now also members of aristocratic families. Although they had suffered considerable losses in their previous battles with the Creation God Cult, their strength was still not to be underestimated, so of course they would not jump out to oppose it.

The reason why the aristocratic families are not afraid of Gongliang Juewen's suppression is because they have long been integrated with the Divine Kingdom. Gongliang Juewen has no way to eliminate them from the Divine Kingdom, and they are very clear about this. Moreover, to be honest, Gongliang Juewen will not eliminate those aristocratic families, because in the Divine Kingdom, the Gongliang family is the largest aristocratic family. The Divine Kingdom can be said to be an alliance of aristocratic families. Gongliang Juewen is also very clear about how much influence the aristocratic families have on the Divine Kingdom. Therefore, he can suppress sects and also suppress aristocratic families, but he will not think about really eliminating the aristocratic families from the court. He knows he cannot do it.

If he truly couldn't do it, then why would he suppress the aristocratic families? Note that he wasn't suppressing all aristocratic families; he was actually suppressing those that might threaten the Gongliang family. As for ordinary aristocratic families, he wouldn't suppress them, nor did he ever intend to completely subjugate the Divine Kingdom to the Gongliang family. He was well aware that they couldn't do it. Therefore, sects would fear Gongliang Juewen's suppression, but aristocratic families wouldn't, because Gongliang Juewen's methods of suppressing aristocratic families and suppressing sects were completely different.

The heads of those aristocratic families were discussing how to deal with the Creation God Cult. They were all making allocations, deciding which city each family would attack. Everything was settled now so that they wouldn't have to worry about uneven distribution of spoils afterward.

After everyone had been assigned their tasks, Zhang Ren spoke up, saying, "Our Zhang family suffered significant losses this time, so we may not be able to contribute much in dealing with the Creation God Cult. Therefore, we will not be greedy for credit. We will only attack the Creation God Cult in one city; we cannot attack more than that."

His words surprised everyone. They all looked at him with curiosity. They really didn't expect Zhang Ren to say such a thing. It was quite unexpected. Everyone was fighting for their own family's interests, but Zhang Ren didn't fight for them this time. This surprised them all.

Looking at their expressions, Zhang Ren continued, "Our Zhang family has suffered considerable losses, so what we need now is to recuperate. Everyone, I won't argue with you this time."

The group exchanged glances but said nothing. The Zhang family wasn't a top-tier family, and they all knew that the Zhang family had suffered heavy losses in their previous battle with the Creation God Sect. So it was understandable that the Zhang family wouldn't compete this time. It was good that they didn't compete, as they could give their share to others, so no one objected.