Bringing the farm to another world

Shortly after they emerged from the underground base, all the kingdom-level experts from sects and aristocratic families arrived in Huyang City from their respective bases and flew out from the underground base as well. After everyone had arrived, General Li counted them and found that there were more than 5,000 kingdom-level experts who had come.

General Li didn't waste any words and immediately said, "Listen up, everyone! Follow me to attack the Blood Slaughter Sect. This time, our target is their underground base in Qingyuan City. Destroy their underground base and see if they'll come to their rescue. Everyone, use your divine light and get to Qingyuan City as fast as you can. Qingyuan City must be an important stronghold for them, otherwise they wouldn't be so determined to take it back. Now, everyone, follow me." Everyone responded, and then they immediately mounted their divine light and flew with General Li towards Qingyuan City.

When they arrived at Qingyuan City, General Li received another letter from Shi Yong. He immediately took out the jade slip, glanced at it, and discovered that it was Shi Yong's last letter, telling him that they had been surrounded and that he was preparing to organize kingdom-level experts to fight and see if they could break through.

After reading the jade slip, General Li glanced at Qingyuan City. Qingyuan City had long been destroyed, and there wasn't a single person to be seen. General Li immediately shouted, "Elder Shi and the others are preparing to break out. Their situation is even more dangerous. Everyone, attack the underground base in Qingyuan City immediately!"

Everyone responded, and then they used their magic to dive directly into the underground of Qingyuan City. Soon they entered the underground of Qingyuan City, and immediately encountered resistance. General Li and his men didn't hold back and launched an attack. Those who attacked General Li and his men were all ordinary cultivators, no match for a kingdom-level expert. General Li and his men fought their way through, and all the Blood Slaughter Sect cultivators they encountered died at their hands.

However, General Li and his group did not encounter a single Kingdom-level expert from the Blood Slaughter Sect. This was a deliberate arrangement by Chang Jun. He wanted the people of the Divine Kingdom to misunderstand and think that Shi Yong and his group were just unlucky this time, and that it was not a carefully laid trap. Moreover, for this operation, they even abandoned Qingyuan City and did not provide any assistance.

Just as General Li was about to break through the underground base of Qingyuan City, he received another final letter from his disciple. He knew that Shi Yong and the others were dead. General Li did not tell the others this news, but instead led his men to fight their way through the entire Qingyuan City. After they came out of Qingyuan City, General Li looked at his men and said, "Everyone, retreat."

Upon hearing General Li's words, the kingdom-level experts who had come with him felt a chill in their hearts. However, they knew that now was not the time to ask any more questions, so they all followed General Li back to Poplar City.

Upon returning to Huyang City, General Li immediately addressed the group, saying, "Everyone, go to the conference room and wait for me. I'll send a message to the higher-ups right away." Everyone responded and went to the conference room. Of course, not everyone went; only representatives from sects and aristocratic families went. The other kingdom-level experts all went back to rest. However, everyone's mood was very heavy. They were all well aware that their losses this time were enormous.

After sending the letter to Gongliang Juewen, General Li went directly to the conference room. Once there, he looked at everyone and said, "I think you all have guessed what happened. Elder Shi Yong and the others are dead, and all the large magical artifacts have been destroyed. The details are all here; you can take a look." He then took out several jade slips, which were the letters that Shi Yong had sent back through his disciple. Although these letters didn't contain much information, they recorded the entire process of how they were attacked and killed.

After reading the letters, the kingdom-level experts all fell silent. What could they say? They could only say that Shi Yong and his group were incredibly unlucky. Who could have imagined that Tianwu Lake was actually the Blood Slaughter Sect's water refining base, and that they were even refining the Creation Golden Wheel? Most importantly, they had even used the Creation Golden Wheel to set up a magic array, which destroyed all their large magic artifacts and even took the lives of Shi Yong and his group.

General Li looked at everyone and said, "Our losses this time are too great. All the large magical artifacts, more than 10,000 kingdom-level experts, and as for those rogue cultivators, it's hard to say how many will escape. It can be said that our operation this time has been a complete failure."

Upon hearing General Li's words, everyone's expression turned grim. General Li said, "I have already reported this matter. What we do next depends on His Majesty's decision. However, we can be certain that the Blood Slaughter Sect will attack us. They will not let us go. Moreover, they now possess a large-scale magic weapon—the Creation Golden Wheel. I don't need to elaborate on how powerful the Creation Golden Wheel is, right? Therefore, our days ahead will be very difficult. Everyone's task is to defend our bases. If the Blood Slaughter Sect really attacks us, then every step they take..." "Everything will have to pay a bloody price. Also, all the previously established strongholds should be withdrawn. If those strongholds are not discovered, that's fine, but if they are discovered by the Blood Slaughter Sect, then the people in those strongholds can only wait to die. We need manpower now, and we can't let them die in vain. Withdraw all the strongholds and have them retreat to their respective bases. As for how to detect the enemy in advance, that's very simple. If you want, you can set up some sentries far away from the bases. If not, just have most of the people stay in the underground bases, and leave a few people to guard the surface." Everyone nodded after hearing General Li's words. General Li continued, "Next, it depends on what the higher-ups decide. However, in the short term, we probably won't be able to organize another large-scale attack. So, our focus will be on defense. Everyone should be mentally prepared when you go back. The various bases must maintain constant contact. No matter which base is attacked, the people from other bases must go to support it immediately. Does everyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads, indicating they had no objections. General Li then said directly, "Good, everyone can go back and prepare." Everyone responded, then stood up and walked out.

Meanwhile, Gongliang Juewen had already summoned Qingxuan and the others to the main hall. Once they were all there, Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, "Something has happened at the front lines. I wonder if you have received the news?"

Qingxuan and Wan Hai all nodded, clearly indicating that they had indeed received the news. Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, "I don't know how far your news has progressed, but the latest news I have is that Wan Yong and the others have all died in battle, and all the large magical artifacts have been destroyed. It can be said that Wan Yong and the others have plunged headlong into the enemy's true core this time, essentially delivering themselves to their doorstep."

Qingxuan and Wanhai remained silent, and everyone's expressions were rather grim. However, they all knew that Gongliang Juewen was right.

Gongliang Juewen continued, "Our losses this time are truly enormous. We lost 120 large magical artifacts and over 10,000 kingdom-level experts. As for the losses of our disciples, they are even greater. And then there are the rogue cultivators. We don't even know how many of them will be able to return. Even if they do, our losses this time are still too great."

Qingxuan and Wan Hai's expressions grew even more grim, but they remained silent. This matter truly had nothing to do with Gongliang Juewen or even General Li. They knew the entire process from the start to the end of the operation. General Li proposed attacking the Blood Slaughter Sect, but it was Shi Yong who suggested the location to attack. Who could have imagined that they would stumble upon the Blood Slaughter Sect's weapon-forging base, where they were forging the Creation Golden Wheels? Most importantly, those Creation Golden Wheels were almost finished. It was too much of a coincidence.

General Li did try to provide assistance, and he did attempt to do so, hoping to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao. However, he failed. This time, the Blood Slaughter Sect was determined to destroy Shi Yong and his group. Even when Qingyuan City was attacked and the entire Qingyuan City base was destroyed by General Li and his men, they did not provide any assistance. Therefore, this matter really had nothing to do with General Li.

They could understand the Blood Slaughter Sect's actions. For the Blood Slaughter Sect, this was a golden opportunity—a chance to cripple them in one fell swoop. How could the Blood Slaughter Sect possibly let it go? Think about it: over a hundred large magical artifacts and more than ten thousand kingdom-level experts. Not counting the ordinary disciples and rogue cultivators, just those large magical artifacts and kingdom-level experts alone were enough to make the Blood Slaughter Sect abandon their rescue of Qingyuan City. Compared to their gains this time, the losses at Qingyuan City were truly insignificant.

Gongliang Juewen continued, "Right now, our most important task is not to pursue any responsibility or blame anyone, as that's all useless. Our most important task is to hold our existing defenses. This time, the enemy has gained such a huge advantage, and they will definitely come to attack us."

Qingxuan and Wan Hai's expressions also turned serious. Gongliang Juewen continued, "We must hold our line and not let the enemy cross it. But this won't be easy. The enemy's morale is high right now, and stopping them won't be easy. However, we must make them pay a bloody price for every step they take. Only in this way can we slowly wear down their morale. We still have enough troops at the front, but we must also be prepared to provide support at any time. The front absolutely cannot be compromised. Once the enemy breaks through our line, everyone will be in danger." (End of Chapter)