Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16292 Choice
"That's not quite right. If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect really turns itself into a sect, then they've inherently placed themselves in opposition to us. They should know why we allow them to exist—it's so they can deal with Zong Rang and the aristocratic families. If they can't do that, then we have no reason to keep them around. So I think we should give them a warning and make them understand their place."

As they were talking, a eunuch walked in from outside the door. As soon as he entered the room, he bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Hai, the leader of the Myriad Laws Sect, requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then his expression changed. He immediately said, "Zhao Hai has come? Is he here to explain himself to me? That's interesting. Everyone, please go back first. I want to hear what Zhao Hai has to say." The elders all responded, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then turned and left.

After the elders of the Gongliang family left, Gongliang Juewen had a eunuch bring Zhao Hai into the room. As soon as Zhao Hai entered the room, he immediately bowed to Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao Hai and then said, "No need for formalities." This time, he did not offer Zhao Hai a seat.

Zhao Hai straightened up. Gongliang Juewen looked at Zhao Hai and then said, "Zhao Hai, you are a smart man. You should know why I allowed the existence of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. But what you are doing now seems to be telling me that you have forgotten why I allowed your existence. Can you give me a reasonable explanation?"

Gongliang Juewen didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Hai. The Wanfa Divine Sect was still very weak, so there was no need for Gongliang Juewen to be polite to him. If the Wanfa Divine Sect didn't perform well, he could simply destroy it.

Zhao Hai quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I have never forgotten our mission. It's just that the Myriad Laws Sect has suffered too many losses recently, so we wanted to recruit some people to help us recover our strength."

"You didn't use any secret methods to directly turn those people into kingdom-level beings, did you? If you really did, then I will order your annihilation right now."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will absolutely not do that. We will simply give them some cultivation techniques that are more suitable for them, and then select some capable individuals from the independent cultivators, provide them with more resources, and help them improve their strength as quickly as possible."

"That's good. Tell me, what are you thinking? You built your headquarters outside the city. Do you intend to turn the Myriad Laws Divine Sect into a sect?"

"We have no such intention, and we will never turn the Myriad Laws Divine Sect into a sect. The reason we built our headquarters outside the city is because all the properties in the city have been divided up by various powerful families. They will not easily give up those profits. On the contrary, there are some properties outside the city that are unclaimed, and we can find some properties to rebuild our income. We will have a stable income. We will never become a sect."

"Your guarantee is useless. You say the Myriad Laws Divine Sect won't become a sect, but it's possible for the Myriad Laws Divine Sect to become a sect. Besides, you're no longer in conflict with sects, so wouldn't it be a natural thing for you to become a sect?"

“Absolutely not. We are fully aware of our identity, and becoming a sect would bring us no benefit whatsoever. The conflicts between us and other sects are irreconcilable. They killed so many of our people, and they think they can just let this matter slide? How could that be? It's just that our current strength is too weak to deal with them, so we can only stop attacking them for now. Once our strength is restored, we will definitely not let them go.”

"Just remember your identities. I allow you to exist and support you, and I can also deal with you. Remember my words: if one day you forget your identities, then you will have no reason to exist. The example of the Creation God Cult is not far ahead. Don't make a mistake for yourself."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will always remember my identity."

"Hmm, so what brings you to see me today?" "Your Majesty, I have come today to ask you something. If we start a war outside the city, will Your Majesty punish us?"

"You? Whom do you want to go to war with?"

“We want to acquire some properties outside the city from those sects, but many of them are controlled by them. Of course, we want to take them over, but that would mean we have to go to war with them. So I’ve come to ask if it’s possible for us to fight those sects outside the city?”

Gongliang Juewen was quite surprised that Zhao Hai had come for this reason. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "I really didn't expect that you would start a war with those sects. Didn't you stop fighting before? Why are you starting a war again?"

Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "We know what the sects meant before. They didn't want to fight us anymore, so they came up with a plan to guard all the sects and prevent us from attacking. Our current strength is indeed very weak, and we can't launch a full-scale attack on the sects, so we had no choice but to cease hostilities with them. But when we started the war, everyone was a Kingdom-level expert. This time, we're going to seize some of the sects' markets. We won't let Kingdom-level experts fight anymore. We didn't have ordinary people before, but now that we've taken in so many rogue cultivators, we'll have them attack those sects' markets. We want to tell those sects: although we won't engage in battles between Kingdom-level experts, the fighting between our disciples will not stop."

Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, Gongliang Juewen couldn't help but smile. Zhao Hai had come to pledge his loyalty, which was a good thing. Thinking of this, he said, "You may take action outside the city, but do not harm the civilians outside the city. There are no civilians in those markets, so you can act as you please. However, if you involve civilians, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have noted it down."

Gongliang Juewen said in a deep voice, "Just remember that, go now." Zhao Hai responded, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then left the room. After Zhao Hai left, Gongliang Juewen smiled slightly and said, "Not bad, Zhao Hai is indeed very sensible. Hahaha, how did he come up with the idea of ​​recruiting a group of rogue cultivators to help him attack various sects? That's really a clever tactic, a clever tactic indeed, hahaha."

Gongliang Juewen was genuinely pleased. If Zhao Hai were to wage war against the various sects in this manner, it would mean that they would absolutely not stand with those sects. Moreover, Zhao Hai might even target the properties of the aristocratic families, who also had businesses outside the city. Most importantly, Gongliang Juewen had just overheard that Zhao Hai was extremely dissatisfied with the aristocratic families for seizing all the properties in the city. If they weren't unwilling to wage war against both the aristocratic families and the sects simultaneously, they probably wouldn't have let those aristocratic families off the hook either. And since they had recruited so many rogue cultivators this time, preparing for a major battle, how could they possibly let those aristocratic families go?

Gongliang Juewen was actually pleased with this situation, and he felt that this was the normal way things were. In the Divine Kingdom, if two forces really clashed, it was usually the lower-level people who fought to the death, while the kingdom-level experts would not easily take action. The reason why the Myriad Laws Divine Sect did not let its lower-level people take action before was because their lower-level people had already been wiped out by the aristocratic families and sects, so they had no choice but to use their ultimate move right away and directly send the kingdom-level experts to take action.

Now that's settled, they've recruited so many rogue cultivators, so let those rogue cultivators fight. Their kingdom-level experts are also being mobilized. As long as the kingdom-level experts don't have to be mobilized, the scale of the conflict can be controlled and is acceptable to all parties.

However, Gongliang Juewen was still somewhat worried. He was concerned that those rogue cultivators might not always be obedient. After all, they had only recently joined the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, and they might not be willing to fight to the death for it. In contrast, the disciples of sects and aristocratic families were trained from childhood, and their loyalty was absolutely guaranteed. Compared to that, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was at a great disadvantage. If they sent people to attack the properties of various sects or aristocratic families, and all the people they sent ran away halfway or gave up as soon as they encountered resistance, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect would lose face.

However, Gongliang Juewen thought again that as long as the experts of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect were there, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect would exist. As for those rogue cultivators, they were dead, so what? Gongliang Juewen didn't care. Although those rogue cultivators were also people of the Divine Kingdom, in Gongliang Juewen's view, they were destabilizing factors in the Divine Kingdom. Ordinary rogue cultivators were fine; they all lived in cities or various markets, making a living by taking on tasks from aristocratic families or sects. These rogue cultivators didn't need to be bothered too much.

However, some rogue cultivators are different. They practice demonic arts, and those who practice demonic arts often have problematic methods. For example, those who refine the Myriad Soul Banner or practice the White Bone Path all require living people to cultivate their techniques. As a result, these rogue cultivators often attack civilians, causing immense harm. Sometimes, an entire village can be wiped out by them. In Gongliang Juewen's view, these rogue cultivators are no good, so he has no good feelings towards them. Not to mention those who practice demonic arts, he also has no good feelings towards ordinary rogue cultivators, because these rogue cultivators have all practiced them, and their strength is much greater than that of ordinary people. Once they really attack civilians, the civilians will not even have a chance to fight back. Therefore, these rogue cultivators are definitely the most unstable factor and the existence that Gongliang Juewen hates the most. Now, things are good. They have joined the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, and the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is about to go to war with the sect alliance. This way, more rogue cultivators can die, which is a good thing for him.