Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16320 Methods
"Have you caught them?"

"We caught them, but it's useless. As soon as we catch them, they commit suicide and their souls explode. Even if we try to search their souls, we can't find them."

"This matter must be reported; the sect must be informed."

"Okay, report this immediately."

Tie Huanshan was sitting in his study when a servant entered, bowed to him, and said, "Master, Master Qian requests an audience." This servant was from Tie Huanshan's household, hence the way he addressed him.

Tie Huanshan nodded and said, "Let him in." The servant responded and turned to leave.

A moment later, Qian Le walked in from outside. He bowed to Tie Huanshan and then said, "Greetings, Sect Master."

Tie Huanshan nodded and said, "You're here. Have a seat." Qian Le responded and sat down. Tie Huanshan looked at Qian Le and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Qian Le nodded, then said in a deep voice, "These past few days, we have captured some people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, including their disciples and rogue cultivators who came from their sect. The captures went relatively smoothly, but as soon as they were captured, they would immediately sever their own heart meridians and die, and their souls would self-destruct. We didn't even have a chance to search their souls."

Upon hearing this, Tie Huanshan was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Is that all of them?"

Qian Le nodded and said, "Yes, that's all true."

Tie Huanshan frowned, then thought for a moment before saying, "This means they definitely have a problem."

Qian Le nodded and said, "That's right. Those people don't seem like ordinary cultivators at all. They're more like assassins. Sect Master, I think there's something wrong here. Our previous guesses might have been wrong."

Tie Huanshan was taken aback, then asked with some confusion, "Where did I go wrong?"

Qian Le said in a deep voice, "Even if they surrendered to the royal family, they wouldn't be so loyal to them. No matter what, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is still a sect. Even if they surrendered, they should know that the royal family is using them. They should understand the principle of 'when the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; when the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked.' Our sects made great contributions to the establishment of the Divine Kingdom, but what was the result? We were constantly suppressed, and all the sect disciples were expelled from the court. They have experienced all of this firsthand. Now, even if the royal family offers them some benefits, would they completely believe it? If it were me, I would absolutely not believe it. If they didn't completely believe it, they wouldn't be so willing to risk their lives for the royal family. So I think there's something wrong here."

Tie Huanshan's expression changed. He turned to look at Qian Le, his eyes fixed on him. He said in a deep voice, "Then what do you mean? Are you saying that there is another incredibly powerful force controlling the Myriad Beasts Sect, and not the royal family? If that's the case, how powerful is that force? How did they manage to control the Myriad Beasts Sect in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?"

Qian Le remained silent for a long while before speaking: "Sect Master, this is exactly what I can't understand. This incident really doesn't seem like something the royal family would do, and something has indeed happened at the Myriad Beasts Sect. This is the strangest thing, and the thing I can't understand the most. I'm now really wondering if there really is an external force controlling the Myriad Beasts Sect, but how could they control a sect in such a short time?"

Tie Huanshan's expression changed, and he looked at Qian Le and said, "Use poison."

Qian Le was taken aback, then his expression changed. He said in a deep voice, "Using poison is indeed possible. What do we do now?" Tie Huanshan stood up and paced around the room. After a while, he finally spoke, "I need to discuss this with the others and see what they have to say. You should go back first." Qian Le responded, then bowed to Tie Huanshan and turned to leave.

After Qian Le left, Tie Huanshan immediately wrote to Qingxuan, telling him that he had important matters to discuss with them and asking Qingxuan to inform everyone to attend a meeting at Tianxuan Sect.

Qingxuan knew that Tie Huanshan must have something important to say, so he immediately agreed. Soon he sent letters to all the sect leaders of the other major sects, and all the sect leaders of the other major sects went to Tianxuan Sect, including Tie Huanshan.

After everyone had arrived, Qingxuan looked at Tie Huanshan and said, "Sect Master Tie, just say what you want to say."

Tie Huanshan nodded, his face grave as he looked at everyone and said, “As you all know, I mentioned the Myriad Beasts Sect before. The consensus was to first determine whether the Myriad Beasts Sect had surrendered to the royal family before taking action. I took on this task, and we were tasked with capturing some members of the Myriad Beasts Sect to see if they had indeed surrendered. We did indeed do that; we captured some disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect and some rogue cultivators under their jurisdiction, hoping to extract information from them. However, a problem has arisen: those disciples and rogue cultivators of the Myriad Beasts Sect immediately sever their own heart meridians and die after being captured, and their souls also self-destruct. Even if we wanted to search their souls, we wouldn't be able to.”

His words stunned everyone. They all stared at Tie Huanshan in astonishment. Tie Huanshan glanced at them and then said, "All the members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect we captured are dead. Not a single one is alive, and we can't even search their souls. This is absolutely abnormal. This doesn't seem like the reaction of normal cultivators at all. It's more like the reaction of suicide squads. If the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect could do this, I would accept it. But even the rogue cultivators under their jurisdiction can do this. This is too abnormal. So I think there must be a problem here."

"Tell me your thoughts." Qingxuan looked at Tie Huanshan, whose expression was also very solemn.

Tie Huanshan nodded and then said, "Judging from their reactions, there is indeed a problem with the Myriad Beasts Sect. Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to self-destruct, especially after they learned our identities. Even if those rogue cultivators joined the Myriad Beasts Sect, it wouldn't matter. If they really betrayed the Myriad Beasts Sect, we could have them join us. Logically, this would have been more attractive to them, and they should have been more willing to join us. But they didn't. Instead, they self-destructed like suicide soldiers. Doesn't this just prove that there's a problem with the Myriad Beasts Sect?"

Everyone nodded, agreeing with his point. If there were no problem with the Myriad Beasts Sect, those people wouldn't have reacted this way.

Tie Huanshan spoke again, "Moreover, judging from their reactions, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect may not have surrendered to the royal family." His words surprised everyone. It was Tie Huanshan who had previously deduced that those people might have surrendered to the royal family, but now he said that they might not have surrendered. This surprised them greatly, and they were eager to know what Tie Huanshan would say next.

Tie Huanshan glanced at everyone and then said, "The reason I say this is because even if they surrendered to the royal family, they couldn't have gone this far. What would happen if the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect surrendered to the royal family? I think everyone knows what kind of people the royal family is. They've been suppressing us all along, and we did them a huge favor back then, but they still suppressed us afterwards, didn't they? Even if the people of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect surrendered to the royal family, would they really be of one mind with them? I doubt it, right? They're even less likely to become the royal family's loyal followers. So the behavior of those disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is too abnormal. Therefore, I have a bold guess: the one controlling the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect might not be the royal family at all, and the affairs of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect have nothing to do with the royal family."

Upon hearing his words, everyone was stunned, and then their expressions changed. Tie Huanshan continued, "If it's not the royal family, then it can only be some other force. This force can't be the aristocratic family alliance, as they don't have that kind of strength. Even if the aristocratic family alliance attacked the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect would never surrender to them. So if it's not the royal family, then it must be a force that appeared out of nowhere, and this force is extremely powerful. As for our previous guess that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect couldn't surrender in such a short time, we didn't consider one possibility: the use of poison."

He paused here, then looked at everyone and said, "If the Beast Sect's plea for help is genuine, then it wasn't sent by someone from the Beast Sect, but by a friend of one of their Grand Elders. That makes sense. What if someone really bribed someone from the Beast Sect to poison all the high-ranking members? But that Grand Elder's friend wasn't poisoned, so he escaped and asked us for help. But at that moment, those who attacked the Beast Sect told them they had been poisoned. If the Beast Sect didn't surrender, they would all die, so the Beast Sect would surrender. Once they surrendered, the person who poisoned them could place a restriction on them. If they dared to betray them, their fate might be worse than death. In that case, even if the Beast Sect didn't want to become suicide soldiers, they would have no choice. That's one possibility, isn't it?"

Everyone's expressions turned extremely solemn. Qingxuan said, "But right now, all of this is just speculation, and we have no way to confirm it."

Tie Huanshan said in a deep voice, "There are two quickest ways to prove this. First, attack the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and destroy it. Second, go to His Majesty and tell him about this. Tell him clearly that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has problems and that we need to deal with them. See how His Majesty reacts. If His Majesty agrees to let us deal with the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, it means that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect did not surrender to the royal family. If His Majesty opposes it, it means that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect surrendered to His Majesty. Then we can rest assured."

Everyone was stunned. They really hadn't expected Tie Huanshan to say such a thing, to directly tell Gongliang Juewen about it. Although it was indeed a solution, it was one they had never thought of before, since they couldn't trust Gongliang Juewen.