Bringing the farm to another world

Wen Wenhai and the others immediately understood Zhao Hai's meaning. The Blood Slaughter Sect was simply too vast. Transferring someone meant that you might never see that person again. Even if you were a cultivator, you might never see that person again in your entire life because the Blood Slaughter Sect was just too big.

Therefore, gathering those who do not truly believe in Zhao Hai together and then dealing with them is definitely the best option. After all, for the Blood Slaughter Sect, those who do not believe in Zhao Hai are definitely a hidden danger within the sect, and such people must be dealt with.

Wen Wenhai responded and took the list. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and asked, "Boss, when are we going to ascend?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "There's no rush. There are many disciples in the sect who are weak, but they are very ambitious and eager to cultivate. So let's stay in this realm for a while longer and wait until they are stronger before we ascend. After all, once we ascend, we don't know what the situation in the upper realm is like, or whether it will affect their cultivation. There were many people in the sect before who were eliminated because we ascended too quickly, and their cultivation couldn't keep up."

Wen Wenhai and the others all responded. To be honest, many of those who were eliminated were their friends, but they simply couldn't keep up with the sect's pace and had to be eliminated in the end. It wasn't that those people didn't want to work hard, but rather that they tried their best but still couldn't keep up.

Although the Blood Slaughter Sect could provide those people with the best conditions, the most suitable cultivation methods, and the most suitable resources, they still couldn't keep up. This wasn't their fault; it was because after ascending, their bodies were no longer adapted to the new realm, so their cultivation speed naturally slowed down. In the end, they simply couldn't keep up and had to be eliminated.

Ascension comes at a price, and not everyone can adapt to it. The reason why Wen Wenhai and his group have been able to maintain their high positions is because there are very few people left from their cohort. Most of them have been eliminated, while Wen Wenhai and his group have survived to this day and are still among the top tier in the Blood Slaughter Sect. This is a miracle in itself, so Zhao Hai naturally takes extra care of them and trusts them.

Of course, Laura and her friends cannot be compared to Wen Wenhai and the others. Laura and her friends actually live in Zhao Hai's space most of the time, so they were not affected by the ascension. But even so, their strength is still not among the top in the Blood Slaughter Sect. If it weren't for the fact that they are Zhao Hai's wives, they would have been eliminated long ago. The cultivation world is really that cruel.

Of course, those who were eliminated actually lived quite well. Most of them died of old age. In fact, they could have lived a long life, but they chose to die.

Many cultivators actually choose to die. Their bodies may be fine, but their hearts grow old and die, and their bodies naturally die slowly as well.

From those people, Zhao Hai also saw another possibility: no matter how strong you are, once you have no attachment to this world, you may really be close to death. And such a death, even if you did not commit suicide, is still a choice you made.

This is why Zhao Hai sometimes still takes action personally, and even gets involved in the affairs of the Blood Slaughter Sect. With the current strength of the Blood Slaughter Sect, Zhao Hai doesn't actually need to take action at all. There's no need for him to do so. No matter what happens, he just needs to give instructions, and the disciples of the Blood Slaughter Sect can handle it all.

However, Zhao Hai would still personally participate in the Blood Slaughter Sect's operations because he needed to find something to do. Sometimes you can't be too idle. If you're too idle, you'll feel useless and think that no one in the world needs you anymore. In this way, you'll gradually lose all interest in life, and your spirit will slowly collapse.

Just like this time in the Divine Kingdom, there were many times when Zhao Hai didn't need to take action at all. In fact, they could have ended things in the Divine Kingdom much earlier, but they weren't in a hurry. Instead, they slowly dealt with the people in the Divine Kingdom. It wasn't that they weren't strong enough, but that they were putting on an act. They just wanted to see how the people in the Divine Kingdom would react. The most important reason for doing this was that they were too bored. They wanted to find something to do, so they did it this way.

Whether it's Wen Wenhai or Ding Chunming, they've all lived long enough and experienced all sorts of things. They're actually quite bored, which is why they've acted this way in the Divine Kingdom, playing along with the people there for so long. Otherwise, they probably would have already eliminated the people of the Divine Kingdom. Of course, they also want to stay in the Divine Kingdom a little longer to improve their strength, which is also very important. But the most important reason is simply that they're so bored and need to find something to do.

This kind of emotion is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Many cultivators spend their entire lives pursuing immortality, but when they actually achieve immortality and pose no threat to others, what awaits them is not something wonderful, but endless loneliness. That kind of endless loneliness is more terrifying than death.

This is why Zhao Hai always wanted to keep Laura and the others alive, and why he always kept the Blood Slaughter Sect disciples with him. Half of the reason for keeping the Blood Slaughter Sect disciples with him was out of responsibility, and the other half was because Zhao Hai didn't want to be too lonely; loneliness was too terrible.

Some might say, "You're a cultivator; you should be used to solitude by now. Why are you afraid of it?" The answer is quite simple: being used to solitude and being used to loneliness are two different things. If you were a cultivator, and you saw your family, friends, all your acquaintances, leaving you one by one, even your children, your friends' children—everyone connected to you—slowly departing, how would you feel? Would you think your life still has meaning? A year or two might be okay, but you've achieved immortality, eternal life! That means you'll live forever, but there will be no one left in this world who cares about you, no one you care about, not even a single familiar face. Would your life still have meaning then?
Why did so many eliminated cultivators in the Blood Slaughter Sect die silently despite having plenty of lifespan left, their souls even dissipating? It was because they couldn't bear the loneliness, the endless solitude, and the feeling of despair. They couldn't take it anymore, so they died.

Zhao Hai is also deeply moved. He has discovered that cultivators have always been pursuing immortality, but when true immortality arrives, what awaits them is not joy, but their greatest inner demon: loneliness, solitude, and despair. How can this not be considered an inner demon? Moreover, it is an unkillable inner demon.

Many people say that when you truly comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, you will be happy at any time. When you truly merge with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, you will no longer have any emotions. You will feel the majesty of the Great Dao, and your heart will be filled with the joy of comprehending the Great Dao. You will no longer have feelings of loneliness, solitude, or despair.

However, Zhao Hai actually disagreed with this view. If you truly merge into the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and have no other emotions, are you still yourself? You become a part of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and you are no longer yourself. This is what Zhao Hai opposes the most.

Zhao Hai has always believed that he is a person. A person can comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, understand the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and use the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, but you cannot truly become the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If you really become the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, then you will lose yourself and you will just be a part of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

That's why, although Zhao Hai comprehended the Great Dao of Runes, you can only say that he comprehended and mastered the Great Dao of Runes, but you can't say that he became the Great Dao of Runes. Zhao Hai always maintained his humanity; he had all sorts of emotions. He would get angry because people in his sect betrayed him, he would be happy because he was with Laura and the others, and he would be delighted because he was chatting with Wen Wenhai and the others. These emotions are actually part of humanity. If you lose your humanity, what's the difference between you and a heartless stone?

If Zhao Hai hadn't deliberately retained his humanity, then the moment he comprehended the Great Dao of Runes, he would have already become the Rune Space. At that point, Zhao Hai would no longer exist in this world. Of course, he wouldn't be controlling the Rune Space; rather, he would have become the Rune Space itself.

Many cultivators believe that once a cultivator reaches a certain level, they must sever all emotions and love, eliminate their humanity as much as possible, uphold heavenly principles, and extinguish human desires. However, in Zhao Hai's view, they have gone down the wrong path from the very beginning. Cultivators cannot take this path; it is wrong, it is an evil path. Once they embark on that path, they will eventually lose themselves and turn into a stone. No cultivator cultivates to the point of becoming a stone, so Zhao Hai would never do that.

The reason Zhao Hai hasn't ascended yet is that he's seeking a balance. He wants to maintain his humanity while simultaneously maintaining complete control over the runes, including the rune space. If he could achieve this, his strength would increase significantly. Therefore, Zhao Hai believes he's not yet at his strongest; he still has room for improvement. This means there might be beings stronger than him in the Upper Realm. For the safety of the Blood Slaughter Sect, he must stay in this realm for a longer period, maximizing his strength to ensure he can face any danger after ascension. After all, he's already offended many gods in the Upper Realm while in this realm. If he doesn't become stronger, things could be very dangerous once he ascends. (End of Chapter)