Chapter 16396 Alliance
Those from the major families and sects already knew the news, but the representatives of the independent cultivators did not. This is the difference between independent cultivators and major families—the information gap. If the major sects and families did not want the independent cultivators to know the news, the independent cultivators might never know. That is the difference.

Upon hearing General Li's words, the eyes of the independent cultivators lit up. These independent cultivators were all kingdom-level experts. They could actually establish their own sects, but they lacked resources and territory, making it impossible for them to do so. However, if they could truly achieve great merit this time and obtain a permanent fiefdom of their own, they could establish a sect. This was incredibly attractive to them.

General Li glanced at the representatives of the independent cultivators, a smirk playing on his lips. He then said, "Alright, I called you all here today for this very matter. You may all go back now. When you return, make sure to explain things clearly to your subordinates and don't hide anything."

Everyone responded, and General Li nodded, then waved his hand. Everyone stood up, saluted General Li, and then turned and left.

After the representatives of the rogue cultivators left, they gathered together and went to the room of one of the older rogue cultivators. Because he was a kingdom-level expert, his room was relatively large. Of course, the other rogue cultivators also had their own private rooms, but this older rogue cultivator had the highest prestige among the rogue cultivators, so everyone came to his room.

After the group sat down in the old rogue cultivator's room, one of the rogue cultivators said to the old rogue cultivator, "Elder Meng, you heard what General Li said today. I think this is an opportunity for us. What do you think?" The others also looked at Elder Meng.

Elder Meng nodded and said, "This is indeed an opportunity. A permanent fiefdom! A permanent fiefdom that even those big families and sects didn't have before. Although it's only a thousand acres, if we can complete more missions, won't our fiefdom area increase? Then we can have our own territory."

The others all nodded, their faces filled with ecstatic joy. Looking at them, Elder Meng continued, "But completing this mission will not be an easy task. You should know that the Blood Slaughter Sect is not to be trifled with. They can fight the Divine Kingdom to a standstill. Do you think such a force is so easy to deal with? It will be difficult for us to complete the mission."

Everyone nodded, and one of the rogue cultivators spoke up: "Gentlemen, if we fight individually, we'll be at a huge disadvantage, and it will be almost impossible for us to complete this mission. So I think we should unite to complete this mission. What do you think?"

Upon hearing his words, the group was all taken aback. Although they had been discussing matters together before, they had never taken the initiative to propose joining forces. This was the first time they had explicitly suggested that they should unite.

Elder Meng spoke up, "If everyone agrees, I think it's a good thing to unite. I know that you've all cultivated to this level without joining a sect, remaining independent cultivators. You actually want to build your own sect, but to be honest, it's too difficult for one person to build one. Even if you do, it will be a small sect. If we unite and build a sect together, it will be different. Our sect will have several kingdom-level experts in charge from the start, which is something that ordinary small sects can't compare to. This will also make us safer. What do you all think?"

After hearing Elder Meng's words, everyone nodded in agreement. Elder Meng glanced at them and then said, "If everyone agrees, then it's settled. From today onwards, we will unite and work together to establish a sect of our own."

Everyone nodded, and they all said in unison, "Agreed."

Old Meng was very pleased. He nodded and said, "Good, it's good that everyone agrees. Then we can move on to the next step, which is to discuss how to complete this task."

Everyone nodded, and then Elder Meng spoke up: "There are two ways to obtain a fiefdom now. One is to kill or kidnap 100,000 disciples of the Blood Killing Sect. The other is to destroy two Creation Golden Wheels. To be honest, neither of these tasks is easy to complete. Do you have any ideas? If so, just say so."

A rogue cultivator spoke up: "The task of killing 100,000 Blood Slaughter Sect members may seem difficult, but it's actually relatively safer. Don't forget, kidnapping 100,000 ordinary people also counts as completing the task, so it's actually safer. Destroying the two Creation Golden Wheels seems easier, but it's actually more dangerous. Don't forget, those are Creation Golden Wheels! Creation Golden Wheels are extremely difficult to deal with, not to mention that each one will definitely have a Kingdom-level expert stationed there, and there will be no shortage of them. Those major sects and families used their sect's most treasured magical artifacts to destroy the Blood Slaughter Sect's Creation Golden Wheels. Since we don't have sect's most treasured magical artifacts, destroying the Creation Golden Wheels will only be more difficult for us, and we might even have to pay a huge price."

Everyone nodded, and a rogue cultivator continued, "So I think we should focus on the first mission, and even if it's the first mission, we should aim to kidnap people. What do you all think?" Upon hearing what the rogue cultivator said, everyone was taken aback, and then they all nodded, feeling that what he said made a lot of sense, but 100,000 people was too many.

Just then, another rogue cultivator glanced at everyone and then said, "Over the years, you've all accumulated quite a few good things, haven't you? I think we should bring some out this time."

The group looked at him with some confusion, wondering why he had suddenly brought up the good stuff they had. What did he mean by that?
The rogue cultivator glanced at the group and then said, "There's actually a very simple way to complete the kidnapping mission: just have someone help us with it."

He paused for a moment, glanced at everyone, and then continued, "We'll take out some good items and exchange them for ordinary supplies. Then the rogue cultivators below will go and kidnap people. We'll tell them that the people they kidnap will be considered ours, and we can give them the normal rewards. I think we should be able to complete the mission very soon."

The group was taken aback when they heard him say this, but then their eyes lit up. Old Meng suddenly stood up and said, "This is a good idea, but we have to be quick. I'm worried that those big sects and families will use the same method to complete the mission. If it comes down to money, we can't compete with those big families. Here's what we'll do: I'll go to General Li and ask him if we can exchange what we have for some ordinary supplies. If he agrees, we'll start the plan immediately. If not, we'll think of another way."

Another rogue cultivator spoke up: "Let's prepare for both possibilities. Elder Meng, go ask General Li about exchanging supplies. We'll go to the rogue cultivators below and tell them directly that we want to establish a sect. They can join the sect as long as they complete this task and it's credited to the sect. Once the sect is established, they can naturally become members. This way, we should be able to gather a group of people. We can gather as many as we can. If we can gather a thousand people, then each person only needs to capture a hundred people to complete the task. If we can gather ten thousand people, then each person only needs to capture ten people to complete the task. What do you think?"

Old Meng and the others' eyes lit up, and then they all nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it that way. I'll go find General Li now." After saying that, he walked out, and the others all followed him out.

Soon after, Old Meng arrived at General Li's place again. As soon as he arrived, he immediately asked to see General Li, who then invited him directly into his study.

After Old Master Meng entered the study, General Li said to him, "Old Master Meng, is there something you need from me today?"

Old Meng nodded and said, "Yes, General Li, I did come to see you today because I have something to discuss. I have some high-grade materials that I don't need and I'd like to exchange them for some ordinary supplies. I wonder if that's possible?"

General Li was taken aback, then looked at Elder Meng with some confusion and said, "Elder Meng, high-grade materials are rare and hard to come by. Are you really willing to exchange them for ordinary supplies? What do you need those ordinary supplies for?"

Old Meng looked at General Li and then said in a deep voice, "To be honest, General Li, we were also tempted by the mission His Majesty issued today. We also want our own fiefdom and to establish our own sect. However, we can't really kill the Blood Slaughter Sect members one by one ourselves. We want to get those ordinary rogue cultivators to help us complete this mission. But in that case, we have to give them all the benefits they deserve and let them give us their military merits. Only in this way can we complete the mission and obtain the fiefdom in a short time. I wonder if this is possible?"

When General Li heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed heartily and said, "Not bad, Elder Meng, you are quite clever. This method is good, it's fine. If you want to complete the mission in this way, then of course there is no problem. As for the matter of exchanging supplies, it's simple, I agree."

Upon hearing General Li's words, Old Meng breathed a sigh of relief. The reason he had told General Li the truth was to see if General Li agreed to their plan. He didn't want them to have worked so hard only to have General Li disagree, which would have made their efforts futile. That's why Old Meng had been honest with General Li. Now that he heard that General Li had agreed, a weight had been lifted from his heart. As long as General Li agreed, they could start figuring out how to complete the mission.


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