Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16329 Proposal
"What? You mean all the people from the major sects west of Thousand Lotus Mountain were wiped out? Really? Those were all major sects, were they really wiped out?"

"Sect Master, it's true. At first, those sects were sending us messages, but they quickly stopped. The most common message they sent was that they were attacked, and that they had inside agents. Among the rogue cultivators in their sect's main hall were members of the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. Those people used the teleportation array in the rogue cultivator's settlement to send experts from the Myriad Laws Divine Cult to those sects. Moreover, among those sent were kingdom-level experts from those smaller sects. They didn't send ordinary disciples; they sent only kingdom-level experts. Now, those sects are probably in grave danger."

"Could we send someone to support them?"

"No, Sect Master, all the teleportation arrays in the area west of Qianhe Mountain have been disconnected. We have no way to teleport people there. The Wanfa Divine Sect knows about our plan and they have already begun to act."

"Damn it, go and notify the sect leaders of the other sects to come to a meeting. I have to report this matter to His Majesty."

With a livid face, Qingxuan gave the order to the elder, who responded and then turned and left. Qingxuan then sent a letter to Gongliang Juewen, reporting the situation to him.

Gongliang Juewen quickly replied to Qingxuan, telling him that all the aristocratic families west of the Qianhe Mountain line had been wiped out, and all the armies west of the Qianhe Mountain line had lost contact with them. It could be said that the area west of the Qianhe Mountain line was no longer under their control.

Upon seeing Gongliang Juewen's words, Qingxuan's face turned extremely ugly. Qingxuan took a deep breath, and then he immediately wrote to Gongliang Juewen again, telling him that they had gathered manpower and were preparing to send troops to the Qianhe Mountain line.

Gongliang Juewen replied to Qingxuan, urging Qingxuan to take the remaining sect leaders to Wukong City for a meeting as soon as possible.

Qingxuan looked at Gongliang Juewen's letter and let out a long sigh. He then went directly to the conference room and found that all the sect leaders of the other sects had already arrived. They had also received the news of the destruction of the Wanjian Sect and their faces were not very good.

As soon as they saw Qingxuan enter, they immediately stood up and bowed to him. Qingxuan nodded and then said, "Please follow me, everyone. His Majesty just sent me a message, hoping that I will lead you all to a meeting in Wukong City. The area west of Qianhe Mountain is no longer under our control. Not only are the sects, aristocratic families, and armies out of control, but they are all out of control as well. Everyone, the great battle has begun."

Upon hearing his words, the sect leaders' expressions turned even more grim. They all responded and stood up. Then, they all followed Qingxuan out and took the teleportation array directly to the underground transfer station of Wukong City. From there, they took the teleportation array to Wukong City.

As soon as they arrived at Wukong City, eunuchs immediately came forward to greet them, bowed, and then led them directly to the palace. Once there, they were taken to the main hall, where many people were already gathered. These included not only officials from various departments of the court but also heads of powerful families, including the leaders of major sects. In short, all the high-ranking officials of the Divine Kingdom had arrived.

After they arrived, Gongliang Juewen walked out from one side of the main hall. As soon as Gongliang Juewen appeared, everyone bowed to him. Gongliang Juewen waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities, rise."

Everyone straightened up, and then Gongliang Juewen said, "Sit." Since they didn't need to stand, there were futons on the floor of the hall that they could sit on, but of course, they could only sit after Gongliang Juewen gave the order.

After everyone was seated, Gongliang Juewen spoke up: "I think everyone has heard about what has happened in the country recently. The Myriad Laws Cult has colluded with a group of unknown people. They have silently occupied the area west of Qianhe Mountain and Chiqing River. Now, all the cities, all the aristocratic families, and all the sects in that area are their territory. There has been no news of the army. It is clear that they have been preparing for this for more than just a day or two. They may have even started preparing before the Myriad Laws Cult appeared. Otherwise, they could not have achieved this in such a short time. You should know that most of those aristocratic families and sects were not wiped out, but surrendered and joined them. It would have been impossible to do this without a long period of infiltration."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Gongliang Juewen was right; in their view, it was the same. Not all the aristocratic families and sects that surrendered were wiped out. Surrender and annihilation are completely different. To be annihilated, you only need to find the right opportunity to kill them directly. But surrender is different. Surrender requires a long period of infiltration, eventually turning all the members of those sects and aristocratic families into their own people. Only then can they surrender. If things don't go well, the news could be leaked. But none of the sects and aristocratic families in that area leaked the news. This was definitely not something that could be done in a day or two. Therefore, they all agreed with Gongliang Juewen's words. They would never have imagined that the Blood Slaughter Sect could turn people into the undead race, let alone resurrect them. So it was not surprising that they thought so. Gongliang Juewen continued, "The most important thing now is that we must know who our enemy is this time. I suspect that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is just a branch of theirs, deliberately released to attract our attention. At the same time, they want to use the power of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect to extend their reach into the Divine Kingdom. It can be said that they almost succeeded. If it weren't for the Myriad Beasts Sect incident, and if they had continued to develop like this, they would have truly succeeded. If they had continued to infiltrate like this, it would be hard to say what would have become of our Divine Kingdom. Everyone should understand, right?"

Everyone nodded, and Gongliang Juewen continued, "It's good that things are like this now. At least we know where the enemy is. Although we don't know their identities yet, we will find out sooner or later. But before that, we still need to find out who our enemy is. We should send some people from the aristocratic families and sects into the enemy-occupied area to conduct reconnaissance and see who our enemy is."

Everyone responded, and Gongliang Juewen spoke up again: "Now the whole country is going into a state of war preparedness, and we must hold the Qianhe Mountain defense line. My idea is, could we build a real defense line at Qianhe Mountain? Let's all discuss this matter."

Everyone was taken aback, and then began to discuss it. After a while, a minister stepped forward, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

Gongliang Juewen wasn't angry. Instead, he said, "Oh? Tell me your reasons."

The man responded and then said, “Qianhe Mountain and Chiqing River are currently the front line, but there were no defensive fortifications there originally. If we want to build a defensive line there, we need to invest a lot of manpower and resources. That’s manageable, but the most important thing is time. We need a long time to build a defensive line there, but the enemy won’t give us that much time. They will definitely pay attention to the situation along the Qianhe Mountain line. Once they discover that we are building a defensive line there, they will attack immediately. By then, our defensive system will not be established, and it will be almost impossible to stop their attack. They only need to break through a few points, and all our investment in Qianhe Mountain will be wasted. Therefore, I believe that we cannot build a defensive line in Qianhe Mountain.”

"I second that proposal." "I second that proposal." "I second that proposal."... Immediately, many ministers stood up to second that proposal.

Although Qingxuan and the others didn't speak, they all nodded. Gongliang Juewen glanced at the ministers, then nodded and said, "It's fine not to build a defensive line there. Let's all discuss what we should do next."

Everyone fell silent, but then someone stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."

Everyone looked and saw that the speaker was General Li. General Li was a big shot in the military, and the entire military listened to him. No one mentioned his real name anymore. Everyone called him General Li, even though he was now the Minister of War.

Gongliang Juewen began, "Speak."

General Li responded and then said, "Yes, Your Majesty, our divine kingdom is too large and its territory too vast. It is almost impossible to build a complete defensive line. The financial and material resources required would be unimaginable. Therefore, I believe that we should not actually build a front-line defense. Instead, we should use cities and sects to build a different kind of defense."

Upon hearing his words, everyone became curious, especially those from aristocratic families and sects. They all wanted to hear what General Li had to say, because they controlled those cities and various sects, so they wanted to hear General Li's thoughts.

Gongliang Juewen also looked at General Li and said, "Minister Li, please explain in detail."

General Li responded and then said, "Yes, Your Majesty. My idea is to strengthen the defenses of each city and sect. Your Majesty should coordinate the allocation of resources, sending large quantities of supplies to each city and sect to reinforce their defenses and upgrade their protective formations so that they can withstand the attacks of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. At the same time, we should ensure that the teleportation arrays of each city and sect can be used even within the enemy's barrier arrays, so that they can maintain constant contact with the outside world and receive various forms of support. This will turn each city and sect into a fortress, thus forming a defensive line there."