Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16224 Tearing Off the Face

"In this world, there are no consequences that we cannot bear. You dare to demand an explanation from me? Fine, let's do the math. These past few days, our Myriad Laws Divine Sect has suffered the most attacks on its businesses, and the most severe ones. Now I suspect you were responsible for this. You'd better give us an explanation, or you will face the wrath of our Myriad Laws Divine Sect." As Xu Ying spoke, his expression calmed down, and even his eyes turned cold. There was no murderous intent in his eyes, but that cold gaze made the representatives of the five families tense up. It was not the gaze one would give a human being; it was as if they were looking at a piece of wood, a stone, or even a piece of dead flesh—it was definitely not the gaze one would give a human being.

The Xie family representative looked at Xu Ying, then said in a deep voice, "Bishop Xu, I'll ask you one more time, can you really represent the Church of All Laws? Is this the final decision of your Church of All Laws? You should know that if you make this decision, there's no going back."

Xu Ying looked at the representatives of the five families, all of whom were staring intently at him. Xu Ying suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Interesting. It seems you don't believe me. You don't think I can't make the decision, do you? Don't worry, what I said represents the attitude of our Myriad Laws Divine Sect. We, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, don't want to cause trouble, but we have never been afraid of trouble either. So if you really want an answer, then this is my answer to you."

Upon hearing Xu Ying's words, the five representatives exchanged glances. The Wang family representative then said in a deep voice, "Alright, we understand. We'll head back today. We'll truthfully report your stance to our families. As for their decisions, that's beyond our control. Farewell." He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu Ying, and the others returned the salute. They then turned and left.
Xu Ying watched their retreating figures, snorted coldly, and remained silent without clasping his hands in greeting. Only after they left the room did Xu Ying's expression fully return to normal. His previous behavior was all an act; he didn't care about their attitudes at all. Even if they hadn't come looking for him, he would have attacked them anyway. Now that they had come looking for him, it actually saved him a lot of trouble.

After the others left, Xu Ying immediately said, "Elders, come and meet me here." He sent this message using the Heavenly Sphere, and the elders immediately responded. Soon after, all the elders came to Xu Ying's room.

Once the elders arrived, Xu Ying looked at them and said, "Gentlemen, those families have come to demand an explanation from us. This is a good thing, as we don't need to cause trouble; they will attack us directly. However, we must be prepared. Send the order: people in some small towns can begin to turn them into our own. Of course, this must be done secretly. People in other towns must also be careful. Those five aristocratic families represent not just themselves, but all aristocratic families. They are actually an alliance, and their specialty is launching coordinated attacks. Everyone will have a headache facing such an attack, including us. So, when they attack, we must pretend to be very troubled, and then slowly gather our forces before launching a counterattack."

Everyone understood Xu Ying's meaning. This time, Xu Ying wanted to use a feint to cover up his conflict with those powerful families. He wanted to make a big fuss about their struggle with those powerful families to attract everyone's attention. Then, another part of their group could turn the people of some small towns into their own. Of course, this would also make it easier for Chang Jun and his group to deal with those sects.

The area of ​​the Divine Kingdom is simply too vast, and there are too many sects. Although Chang Jun and his group have conquered many sects over the long term, numbering in the hundreds, this is still far from the total number of sects in the Divine Kingdom. This is because there are simply too many sects in the Divine Kingdom. There are several sects around every city. So, although Chang Jun and his group have conquered several hundred sects, compared to the total number of sects in the Divine Kingdom, it is truly just a drop in the ocean.

Previously, Chang Jun and his group had fallen into a misconception. In their view, the strength of sects must be greater than that of aristocratic families, and the number of sects must be less than that of aristocratic families. However, as they learned more about the Divine Kingdom, they discovered that the number of sects was actually greater than that of aristocratic families, and the strength of sects was not actually greater than that of aristocratic families.

Like a large city, there are many sects outside the city, but the city usually only has one aristocratic family, and at most no more than four. Aristocratic families live off the city, while sects usually have their roots outside the city.

Most of the sects' income comes from industries or markets outside the city, while the aristocratic families' income generally comes from industries within and outside the city. A city is essentially a larger market. While many of the industries of these two factions don't overlap, some do. For example, the industries of the Myriad Laws Divine Cult largely overlap with those of the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families operate in various cities, and the Myriad Laws Divine Temple is mostly located within cities. Both the aristocratic families and the Myriad Laws Divine Cult have industries outside the city. The Creation Divine Cult operated in this way before, and the Myriad Laws Divine Cult is no exception. Therefore, the aristocratic families' greatest enemies are not the sects, but the Myriad Laws Divine Cult and the Creation Divine Cult. This is why the aristocratic families were so eager to deal with the Creation Divine Cult when Gongliang Juewen suggested it—because of profit. Destroying the Creation Divine Cult would bring the greatest benefits to the aristocratic families, especially in cities without the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. In those cities, the aristocratic families could absorb all the benefits of the Creation Divine Cult, resulting in enormous profits.

The reason those aristocratic families sought trouble with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was not because they couldn't see that someone was stirring things up, but because they could see it but didn't care. For those aristocratic families, it didn't matter whether the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was behind it or how much they lost; what mattered most was that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was gone.

Many things seem complicated. It seems that those powerful families came to the Myriad Laws Divine Sect to demand an explanation because their family businesses were attacked. If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect does not give them an explanation, they will deal with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect does give them an explanation, they will find other excuses. In short, they will not let the Myriad Laws Divine Sect go. The most fundamental reason is actually profit.

Regardless of the grudges between two forces, the ultimate root of all conflict is self-interest. If there is no conflict of interest, they can even benefit each other, so enemies can still do business together. However, if their interests conflict, friends can turn into enemies. This is the reality.

The powerful families will not let the Myriad Laws Divine Sect go because they have a direct conflict of interest with it. When facing the Creation Divine Sect before, those families did not directly attack it. It was not because they did not want to, but for reasons. There are two main reasons: First, the Creation Divine Sect is very powerful, and even if they faced it, they might not be able to defeat it. Second, the Creation Divine Sect is supported by the royal family, and the royal family will definitely take sides. This is because the royal family has decided from the beginning that the Creation Divine Sect is the state religion, so the families dare not easily attack the Creation Divine Sect.

However, the situation is different when facing the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect is not the state religion, meaning that they do not receive the royal family's favor in terms of legal principles. Moreover, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is not as strong as the Creation Divine Sect. Although the Myriad Laws Divine Sect has always been the one with the upper hand in its previous struggles with the Creation Divine Sect, no one in the entire Divine Kingdom believes that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is stronger than the Creation Divine Sect. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect did have the upper hand in its struggles with the Creation Divine Sect, but in terms of overall strength, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is definitely inferior to the Creation Divine Sect. Therefore, in the eyes of those aristocratic families, dealing with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is absolutely no problem.

Your interests conflict with mine, you have no backing, and your strength is inferior to mine. If I don't kill you, who else should I kill? I'll kill you whether I have an excuse or not. Now an excuse has been presented to me. If I don't use this excuse to kill you, then I've lived in vain. It is precisely for this reason that those aristocratic families are preparing to take action against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect.

After returning, the representatives of the five great families recounted their meeting with Xu Ying to the members of the five great families. The members of the five great families were also very angry. In their view, Xu Ying had really disrespected them. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect was no match for them at all, yet they dared to be so arrogant in front of them. How could they not be angry? Subsequently, the five great families immediately contacted the other great families and prepared to take action against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect together.

However, not all aristocratic families participated this time. Some families had no conflict of interest with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, and even if the Myriad Laws Divine Cult were destroyed, they would not gain any benefit, so they did not participate. On the other hand, some families were very willing to participate. These families were those with conflicting interests with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. Some of these families controlled cities with temples belonging to the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. These families had originally planned to swallow up the interests of the Creation Divine Cult, but in the end, most of the Creation Divine Cult's interests were swallowed up by the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. Therefore, these families had a direct conflict of interest with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, so they were naturally willing to deal with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, because if the Myriad Laws Divine Cult fell, they could directly benefit.

Although not all aristocratic families are going to deal with the Myriad Laws Cult this time, only a portion of them have united, but this force is still not to be underestimated. The alliance formed by these aristocratic families is not like a fixed organization. They do not mobilize all of them every time. Instead, if one aristocratic family has something to do, they can call on others to form an alliance with them. This alliance is like a platform.