Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16413 Death in Battle
With a deafening boom, the longsword struck the double-headed spear, bending it into a bow. The Blood Slaughter Sect cultivator was forced backward, while the Divine Kingdom cultivator led his kingdom-level experts forward, wielding his longsword as he charged. Giant elephant-like sword auras surged forward, and they followed behind them. Suddenly, they spotted people ahead. Just as they prepared to fight, a voice called out, "Our own people!" They looked closely and saw that the people in front of them were indeed from the Divine Kingdom—clearly reinforcements sent from other bases of the Divine Kingdom.

The cultivator wielding the long sword turned red with anger upon seeing them, and immediately shouted, "Why didn't anyone come to our aid?"

Upon hearing his words, the cultivators from the divine kingdom all changed their expressions. One of them looked at the cultivator with the long sword with some dissatisfaction and then said, "We arrived a long time ago, but we couldn't get in."

Upon hearing this, the cultivator wielding the long sword turned his head to look, only to discover that they couldn't see General Li's base from where they were. His expression changed, and he sighed deeply. Then, he turned to look at the others, his eyes reddening, and said, "General Li is dead."

Although the voice wasn't loud, it exploded like thunder in their ears, instantly changing their expressions. The cultivator wielding the long sword said, "Let's go, we have to break out." With that, he swung his sword again, sending a stylized sword aura rushing forward. The others quickly followed, and the cultivators from the Divine Kingdom also hurriedly followed behind them. They were now trapped in the Blood Slaughter Sect's illusion array, and they had to break out.

Fortunately, they broke through the illusion array in no time. As soon as they were out of its range, they flew towards the nearest base. They arrived there quickly, and the base commander greeted them. The cultivator wielding the long sword immediately bowed to the commander and said, "Elder Chen, something terrible has happened! General Li is dead! The Blood Slaughter Sect also possesses a sect-protecting treasure-level magic weapon. When I attacked their Creation Golden Wheel, they also used a sect-protecting treasure-level magic weapon to block our attack. Then, a large number of their kingdom-level experts rushed into the base. When General Li led everyone out of the base, they encountered their obstruction again. To cover our retreat, General Li personally stayed behind and was surrounded and attacked by the Blood Slaughter Sect. Although General Li was still alive when we broke out, he didn't have a sect-protecting treasure-level magic weapon and was surrounded by multiple kingdom-level experts. There was no way he could have come out alive." By the end, his eyes were red.

Upon hearing this, Elder Chen's expression changed drastically. He immediately said, "I'll send a letter to the higher-ups right now. Someone, go and notify the commanders of the other bases to come to a meeting here." Someone responded immediately and went to make the arrangements. However, everyone's face showed panic. General Li's death had a huge impact on them. General Li was their commander, and his death would have a tremendous impact on their morale. They didn't know what to do next.

Elder Chen then took out a jade slip, entered some information into it, and placed it on a communication array. He then teleported the message. Afterward, Elder Chen led everyone back to the base. Soon after, the commanders of the other bases arrived at Elder Chen's base, all with puzzled expressions. After all, their commander was General Li, and it was Elder Chen who had summoned them for this meeting. They were all somewhat confused.

After everyone had arrived, Elder Chen spoke up: "I have some unfortunate news to share. General Li has been killed in battle. You should report this as soon as possible."

Upon hearing his words, everyone's expression changed. They were all shocked by the news. A military general said in disbelief, "This is impossible, absolutely impossible."

Elder Chen looked at him and said, "It's true. It's news from someone in the same base as General Li. General Li has been surrounded by the Blood Slaughter Sect members. There's also an illusion array there, so he can't get out."

"I will immediately organize people to seek help."

"It's no use. There's an illusion array there, we can't get in. I sent people to help before, but they still couldn't get in."

Upon hearing this, the military general slumped down with a thud, his face turning extremely grim. However, he seemed to have thought of something, and immediately took out a jade slip, transmitting the message directly. The others then realized what was happening and also took out their jade slips, transmitting the message as well.

After everyone had relayed the news, Elder Chen spoke up, "The current situation is, what should we do next? The Blood Slaughter Sect has also brought out their most treasured magic weapon, meaning our only advantage against them is gone. And as you all saw, they only attacked fifty bases today, while they have a full hundred Creation Golden Wheels. If they sent out all one hundred Creation Golden Wheels today, that means two Creation Golden Wheels were attacking one of our bases. No wonder they were able to set up an illusion array at our base." Hearing Elder Chen's words, everyone frowned. They thought their arrangements were excellent, but they hadn't expected that their plans would be useless under the Blood Slaughter Sect's attack. Even General Li had died in battle, which was a huge blow to their morale.

At this moment, an elder suddenly spoke up: "There's no use discussing this now. Anyway, we've already reported this matter. We'll just have to wait for news from above on what to do next. I should go back. I'm worried our base will be attacked." After saying that, he stood up and walked out, showing no respect to Elder Chen at all.

Elder Chen's face darkened upon seeing his actions, and he immediately said, "Elder Liu, what do you mean by this? We're all discussing how to deal with the Blood Slaughter Sect, and you're just leaving like this?"

Elder Liu glanced back at Elder Chen, then said, "Discuss? What can we possibly discuss? Besides, even if we did come to a conclusion, who can make the final decision? You?" He ignored Elder Chen and turned to leave. The others exchanged glances upon hearing Elder Liu's words, then all stood up and walked out. This infuriated Elder Chen. He gritted his teeth, staring intently at the departing people. As they left, he couldn't help but curse, "Idiots! A bunch of idiots! If we can't unite now, we won't even know how we died! The Blood Slaughter Sect is so strong; if we don't unite, how can we fight them? A bunch of idiots!"

Elder Chen was furious. He didn't want to be the commander, but he sensed danger. He knew very well that if they couldn't unite now, they would be in real danger later. The Blood Slaughter Sect was much stronger than they had imagined. He just wanted to unite everyone and act together. Who would have thought that these people would react like this?

He could curse as much as he wanted, but the outcome was unchangeable. All he could do now was wait for news from above; there was nothing else he could do.

Meanwhile, Gongliang Juewen summoned all the members of various sects and families to the main hall. Once everyone had arrived, Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, "I think you have all received the news that General Li has died in battle. The Blood Slaughter Sect attacked General Li's base today. They must have deployed two Creation Golden Wheels, and also brought out a sect-protecting treasure-level magic weapon. General Li died while covering the retreat of the others. Now, Thousand Lotus Mountain is leaderless. Everyone, let's discuss what we should do next."

Upon hearing his words, everyone fell silent. Gongliang Juewen looked at them but said nothing, simply waiting quietly to see who would speak first.

At this moment, a sect leader suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, I think our people should withdraw from Thousand Lotus Mountain. The people there already know about General Li's death in battle, which has dealt a huge blow to their morale. Most importantly, we cannot withstand the Blood Slaughter Sect's attack. They used the Creation Golden Wheel to release a magic array to break through our base, and then used another magic array to cover our base. They also have sect-level treasures and a large number of kingdom-level experts. With this configuration, we cannot stop any of our bases at Thousand Lotus Mountain from attacking us. Therefore, I think it is pointless for us to continue to waste time with them at Thousand Lotus Mountain. It is time to abandon the Thousand Lotus Mountain base."

Upon hearing his words, everyone fell silent. To be honest, they also wanted to retreat from Qianhe Mountain, but they hadn't said anything. Now, hearing the sect leader say this, they all agreed. However, they still wanted to see how Gongliang Juewen would react.

After listening to the sect leader's words, Gongliang Juewen frowned and then said, "But this puts us in a very passive position. If they occupy Qianhe Mountain, they can attack our first line of defense whenever they want. How do we solve this?"

At this moment, a sect leader spoke up: "Your Majesty, even if we send people to guard Thousand Lotus Mountain, they will still attack. We are already at a disadvantage there. Should we further reduce our forces? The more we reduce our forces, the fewer bases we will have at Thousand Lotus Mountain, making it easier for them to deal with us. Their Creation Golden Wheel is too powerful; it can transform into all sorts of magic arrays. If they use magic arrays to trap all our bases and then attack us, won't it be the same result? Therefore, I think it's pointless for us to keep our people at Thousand Lotus Mountain any longer. We should focus on developing the first line of defense."