Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16462 Speculation
“Because Wukong City originally had an illusion array. Don’t forget, Wukong City is a fortified city with its own illusion array. Otherwise, why have we not known the true location of Wukong City for so many years? However, the reason we can’t see Wukong City now may not be because of the magic array on Wukong City, but because the Blood Slaughter Sect has set up a new magic array on Wukong City. Don’t forget, the Blood Slaughter Sect is also a master of magic arrays,” Wen Jing said.

Upon hearing Wen Jing's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, then they all nodded. Wen Jing then continued, "Everyone, I have a very absurd but most likely guess: Gongliang Juewen may have already surrendered to the Blood Slaughter Sect."

Everyone was stunned when they heard him say that. Then Qingxuan stared intently at Wenjing and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Wen Jing said in a deep voice, "I won't go into what happened before. Gongliang Juewen's previous command was flawless, but this operation was very problematic. You remember, they didn't actually need to go to the front line. Although his final reason was that if the fourth line of defense fell, then defeat was only a matter of time, he could have avoided doing so. He could have used those bases to slowly hold off the Blood Slaughter Sect. We could even have placed some large magical artifacts next to our bases, and also placed all the Shattering Star Swords next to our bases, thus slowly wearing down the Blood Slaughter Sect and holding them off. There was absolutely no need for him, the emperor, to personally go to the front line at this time, or even bring Wu Kong City with him. He didn't need to do that, but he did it anyway."

At this point, Wen Jing paused, then looked at everyone and said, "Why? Why would he do this? Look at our losses this time. The most elite disciples from each sect, nearly three-fifths of our kingdom-level experts—this loss has truly crippled us. Our sect has lost at least three-fifths of its strength, and even those who lost less have probably lost more than half of their sect's power. Although we still have many people in our sect, all of our most elite disciples have been lost, and more than half of our kingdom-level experts have also been lost. Such a huge loss is something we never even imagined before. We can still organize people to fight the Blood Slaughter Sect, but what if those who were sent out become members of the Blood Slaughter Sect? That would be a terrible thing. But the formation I set up shouldn't have been broken so quickly. Now that it has been broken, there's only one possibility: there's a traitor, and a very high-ranking one at that. Who could have destroyed the formation? You can all think about it carefully."

Wen Jing stopped again, panting heavily, and looked at Qing Xuan and the others before speaking: "We have always believed that Gongliang Juewen is an emperor, and that he would never surrender. But we forgot his other identity, that is, the head of the Gongliang family. The reason we were so wary of the Gongliang family before was because of their ancestor. But so many things have happened here in the Divine Kingdom, and the ancestor of the Gongliang family has not appeared. There are only two possibilities: one, the ancestor of the Gongliang family has already passed away, but they just haven't announced it to the public; two, the people of the Gongliang family have surrendered to the Blood Slaughter Sect, and they are now one of our own. Of course, they would not send their ancestor to deal with the Blood Slaughter Sect."

"You should know how strong the Blood Slaughter Sect is. Their array formation techniques are very strong, and their strength is also very strong. Most importantly, they have a way to revive the dead and turn them into their own people. This is the most terrifying thing. It means that they will get stronger as they fight, because they can turn their enemies into their own people, while we will get weaker as we fight. Because every time we die, that person may become our enemy. And right on the battlefield, they can revive the dead and turn them into their own people. This is the most terrifying thing."

“I suspect that the Gongliang family has already surrendered. Because of this, the Gongliang family is very clear that if we continue to fight the Blood Slaughter Sect like this, we will eventually be defeated and we will all die. After we die, we may be resurrected by the Blood Slaughter Sect and eventually have to join them. In order to protect the Gongliang family, it is possible that they surrendered. The people we gathered who went to the fourth line of defense were their pledge of allegiance. It is possible that they offered those people to the Blood Slaughter Sect in exchange for the lives of their families.”

No one spoke; the hall was eerily quiet. Everyone's breathing became heavy. They had never imagined such a situation before, but now that Wenjing had said it, they realized that it was indeed possible.

Wen Jing looked at everyone and then said, "I was actually quite moved by what Gongliang Juewen said to us before. It was as if he was making his last arrangements. But it's also very strange. Why would he say those things? It's as if he really won't come back. Unless he already knew he wouldn't be coming back, and he said those things just to keep us calm and not to make us suspect him. That's very possible. If that's the case, then it's terrifying. We've all been tricked by him."

"This is not a wild guess. I have great confidence in the array I set up. Even if the Blood Slaughter Sect's array techniques are very powerful, my Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Array is not something that can be broken easily. No matter if they break it with brute force, array against array, or technique, they cannot break my array in a short time. Just breaking my array would take them several days. There is only one way to break my array so quickly: destroy the array's core, especially the main core. And where is the main core of the array? It is in Wukong City. If my guess is correct, it must be the Gongliang family who destroyed the main core of the array. Only in this way can my array be rendered useless. And I don't know if you noticed something, but the unusual movements of the Gongliang family before the battle."

Qingxuan and the others pondered Wenjing's words. The unusual movements of the Gongliang family before the war? They hadn't noticed that at all. What unusual movements had the Gongliang family made before the war? They thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Wenjing, seeing their expressions, continued, "You've forgotten, before the war, a portion of the Gongliang family went to the front lines first. At that time, Wukong City hadn't arrived yet, so those Gongliang family members were scattered throughout all the large magical artifacts. Even after Wukong City arrived, they didn't return to Wukong City; they stayed in those large magical artifacts. The reason given by the Gongliang family was that they wanted to fight alongside everyone. But what if they didn't want to fight alongside us, but instead wanted to seal all our large magical artifacts? The Gongliang family..." Humans may not possess such abilities, but let's not forget that our enemy is the Blood Slaughter Sect. The Blood Slaughter Sect has the capability; they only need a sealing array to seal all our large magical artifacts. At that point, our Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Array will be destroyed, rendering it useless. Our large magical artifacts will be sealed, unable to attack the Blood Slaughter Sect, while our people will face the siege of all the Blood Slaughter Sect's large magical artifacts, along with countless cultivators from the Blood Slaughter Sect. Under such circumstances, what would be the consequences if Gongliang Juewen were to step forward to persuade us to surrender?

Qingxuan shuddered. He dared not think any further. If what Wenjing said was true, then their people were facing an absolute dead end. If Gongliang Juewen had stepped forward to persuade them to surrender, and the Blood Slaughter Sect had offered some conditions, then those people might indeed have surrendered.

What if those who surrendered turned around and attacked them? Qingxuan didn't dare to think about it anymore. He turned to look at the others, whose faces were also extremely ugly.

Wen Jing then continued, "I'm telling you all this not to excuse myself, but to say that it's possible. If that's really the case, then we'll be facing not only the people from the Blood Slaughter Sect, but also those who used to be from our sect. If that's the case, the consequences will be unimaginable. We must prepare for the worst."

No one spoke; everyone's faces turned incredibly grim. Suddenly, Wan Hai spoke up: "Is there any way?"

While Wan Hai was speaking, he kept looking at Wen Jing. Wen Jing thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I don't know what methods you have. The only method I can think of right now is to set up a magic array. And it's not just any magic array, it's the Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Array that we used before. The power of this magic array is absolutely no problem, and its attack power is extremely strong. Most importantly, this magic array is relatively easier to set up. At least among all the magic arrays of the same level that I can think of right now, its power is the greatest, and it is also the easiest for us to set up."

When Wan Hai and Qing Xuan heard Wen Jing say this, they were both stunned. They did not expect Wen Jing to be so persistent, still wanting to set up the Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Array.

Wen Jing glanced at them and then said, "I know what you're thinking. You think I'm too stubborn, but that's not the case. Other formations of the same level as the Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Formation need a suppressing object to unleash their maximum power. The stronger the suppressing object, the greater the power of the formation. Moreover, these formations can only be set up on the ground. But we are facing the attack of the Blood Slaughter Sect. They may send out those insects to destroy the formation. This is our most helpless situation right now."

"But the Myriad Swords Illusionary Immortal Array is different. It doesn't need any protective objects, and it doesn't even need to be set up on the ground. We can set up this array in the sky. Moreover, given our current situation, this is the most powerful and easiest array we can set up."