Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16316 Speculation
The meat of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is famous throughout the entire Divine Kingdom. Their meat not only enhances one's spiritual energy but also strengthens the body. Most importantly, the meat is incredibly tender. However, everyone in the Divine Kingdom knows that the best meat comes from within the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Such meat is extremely rare, and few people have the opportunity to taste it. Moreover, this meat doesn't require elaborate cooking; you only need to prepare a good broth and cook it until done—that's the finest delicacy.

After having a meal of beast meat at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Qian Le returned to the Ironclad Sect with the disciples. As soon as he arrived, he went to see Tie Huanshan. Before Qian Le could speak, Tie Huanshan said, "Wait a moment. I'll call everyone else over for a meeting, and we'll talk about it then."

Seeing that Tie Huanshan's expression was off, Qian Le didn't say anything more, just responded and followed Tie Huanshan to the conference room to wait. Soon, all the branch hall masters arrived. However, to Qian Le's surprise, Lin Youwei actually came. Lin Youwei was his deputy, and under normal circumstances, he wouldn't appear at such a meeting. His presence meant that he must have something to say, which made Qian Le quite curious.

Once Tie Huanshan saw that everyone had arrived, he looked at them and said, "Alright, everyone's here. Junior Brother Qian, tell us about the situation at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect."

Qian Le responded and then said, "We really didn't find anything when we went to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain this time. Everything there was normal, and there were no signs of fighting. I observed carefully, and everything was indeed normal."

Tie Huanshan nodded, and then he continued, "Alright, let Junior Brother Lin tell us about his discovery."

Lin Youwei responded and then recounted what Li Youfu had said to everyone. Finally, he also gave his own deduction, and everyone's expression changed after hearing Lin Youwei's words.

Tie Huanshan said, "If it weren't for that letter, I might have thought that those rogue cultivators had simply been recruited by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. But with that letter, things are not right. I also think that something might have happened to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect."

Upon hearing his words, everyone's expressions turned extremely grim. At this moment, Qian Le spoke up, "If something really happened to the Myriad Beasts Sect, then this matter is quite strange. From the time we received that letter to our confirmation with the Myriad Beasts Sect, it was only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Could someone have taken down the Myriad Beasts Sect in such a short time? Or did the army suddenly appear, as the letter stated? No matter how large the army is, the Myriad Beasts Sect couldn't possibly be completely without any chance of resistance, could they? Moreover, the time is too short. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, without any signs of battle, the entire Myriad Beasts Sect was taken down? This is simply impossible."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Qian Le's words. They all felt that Qian Le's words made sense. Indeed, how could the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect be taken down in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, without any signs of battle? There was no one or force in the world with such ability, but how could the situation at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect be explained?
Tie Huanshan said in a deep voice, "This is the strangest part of the matter. Could it be that what the people from the Myriad Beasts Sect said is true? But the behavior of those rogue cultivators there doesn't seem like nothing has happened. Even if they wanted to guard against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, they wouldn't need to do this. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect only attacks markets. Have you seen them attack any sect's headquarters yet? Not at all. So that's the strange thing about this matter. Everyone, tell me, what exactly is going on? Who can explain the current situation of the Myriad Beasts Sect?"

At this moment, Lin Youwei spoke up: "Sect Master, Hall Masters, let me share my thoughts. If we don't think about that letter and those rogue cultivators, isn't everything normal in the Myriad Beasts Sect right now? Without any problems?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Indeed, if you disregard the letter and the affairs of those rogue cultivators, everything at the Myriad Beasts Sect was normal, and nothing had happened.

Lin Youwei continued, "But I think this normalcy is precisely the biggest abnormality of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. If things were really normal there, why would there be that letter, and why would those rogue cultivators react that way? So their apparent normalcy is the biggest abnormality."

No one spoke, waiting for him to continue. Lin Youwei then said, "Let's take that letter as true. If a large army really did enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and had already made a move, then under what circumstances would the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect be wiped out in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea? And then they even helped cover it up. In my opinion, there are only two possibilities: First, the enemy is too strong. The enemy only needs to make a move to take down the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and force them to surrender. The strength of this enemy is completely beyond our imagination. To be honest, I have never even heard of such a master."

Everyone nodded. They had never heard of such a master. Lin Youwei then spoke up: "The second possibility is that the enemies the Myriad Beasts Sect encountered this time were known to them. They knew they couldn't possibly be a match for them, so they surrendered voluntarily. And the people in their sect were not against their surrender; in fact, they were happy to see it happen. If that's the case, then the identity of the people who attacked the Myriad Beasts Sect is easy to guess."

He didn't directly reveal the identities of those people, but everyone knew who Lin Youwei was referring to. In the Divine Kingdom, there was only one force that could make people surrender without any guilt: the royal family. The royal family held the legitimate status, and if they used absolute power to oppress any force, that force might indeed surrender. For example, it wouldn't be surprising if the Myriad Beasts Sect surrendered to the royal family, and even the ordinary disciples within the sect wouldn't object. After all, the royal family was the legitimate authority in the Divine Kingdom, and surrendering to them wasn't shameful.

It was precisely because they all recognized which power Lin Youwei was referring to that they remained silent.

Lin Youwei didn't speak; he just sat there quietly. At this moment, Tie Huanshan suddenly spoke up: "Do you think the actions of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect might also be authorized by the royal family?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback. Then, they all looked at Tie Huanshan with some confusion, wanting to hear what he would say next.

Tie Huanshan glanced at everyone and then said, "Previously, the royal family and the Myriad Laws Sect joined forces to deal with the aristocratic families, causing them heavy losses. What if they turn their attention to us this time?"

At this moment, a hall master spoke up: "Sect Master, are you saying that the actions of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect against our sects were all instructed by the royal family? They attacked our sects to attract our attention, and then the royal family sent heavy troops to subdue each sect one by one?"

"It's not impossible. The Myriad Laws Sect has a good relationship with the royal family, and they even cooperated before to deal with those aristocratic families. Both the aristocratic families and us are thorns in the royal family's side. The most likely reason why the royal family hasn't wiped us out is that the aristocratic families still exist. If the aristocratic families didn't exist, would the royal family still keep us? We would then be their biggest enemy. Similarly, if we didn't exist, the aristocratic families would be the royal family's biggest enemy, and the royal family wouldn't keep them either. The royal family dealt with those aristocratic families before, and now they've turned around to deal with us. When they dealt with the aristocratic families, it seemed like they used a lot of force, causing them great losses, but in the end, they still let those aristocratic families go and turned around to deal with us instead. If their method is that the Myriad Laws Sect is in the open while the royal family is in the shadows, and their goal isn't to eliminate all the sects, but to subdue them and make them work for them, then doesn't all of this make sense?"

"But why would those sects surrender to the royal family? What is the purpose of our sect alliance? Isn't it to fight against the royal family? How could they possibly surrender to the royal family?"

"There's really not much to say about this. Surrendering to the royal family is very simple. As long as the royal family offers them some benefits, there will definitely be people who surrender. There are too many sects in our Divine Kingdom. The main thing is that, over the years, the size of each sect hasn't changed much. The major sects have always been our sects. The sects below haven't developed much in recent years. Do you think they don't want to become major sects? Of course they do. They want to become major sects, but they just don't have the opportunity. They don't have that many resources, and we won't give them that opportunity. But won't this cause dissatisfaction among the sects below? If at this time, someone suddenly offers them benefits and can help them become major sects, will those sects betray the sect alliance? Will they surrender to the royal family?" an elder said.

Everyone fell silent. Then Tie Huanshan spoke, "I need to discuss this matter with the various sects so we can all decide what to do next. You can all go back now." Everyone responded, stood up, bowed to Tie Huanshan, and then turned and left.

After everyone left, Tie Huanshan returned to his study. He then wrote a letter to Qingxuan, telling him that he had something to discuss with everyone and asking Qingxuan to help him arrange for everyone to come to the Tianxuan Sect. This matter was very important.

Qingxuan readily agreed. He then personally wrote letters to the sect leaders of the major sects, asking them to come to Tianxuan Sect to discuss matters.

The sect leaders of those major sects all gave Qingxuan face. They went directly to Tianxuan Sect. When they arrived at Tianxuan Sect, they found out that it was not Qingxuan who invited them, but Tie Huanshan. This made everyone a little curious. They didn't know what Tie Huanshan wanted to see them for.