Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 15865

Chapter 15863. Prajna’s Scheme

In the void, a continent floated silently. On this continent stood a colossal mountain, which, from a distance, resembled a reclining Buddha.

The highest peak of this mountain had been sculpted into a gigantic seated Buddha, approximately a thousand feet tall. The Buddha sat cross-legged, hands resting on his knees, his eyes calmly gazing down. At the Buddha’s feet flowed a great river, and on the opposite bank was another mountain. Atop that mountain stood a vast complex of buildings, filled with Buddha statues and countless monks. This was the main hall of Prajna Temple.

Directly opposite the Buddha was a grand hall, extremely tall, approximately thirty feet high. This hall was the largest and most important hall in the entire Prajna Temple—the Mahavira Hall.

Although the Mahavira Hall appears to be a large hall, it is actually hollow in the center. Only a single colossal Buddha statue stands within the hall, its height nearly matching the hall’s height. It’s as if the hall was built specifically to protect this Buddha.

Normally, the monks of Prajna Temple only gather in this hall for major religious ceremonies; otherwise, it’s not crowded.

However, at this moment, the hall is filled with many people, all of whom are kingdom-level experts from Prajna Temple. Standing at the head of the monks is the round-faced monk who led the attack on the Gates of Hell—none other than the abbot of Prajna Temple, named Yuanjue.

Abbot Yuanjue’s face was solemn. He glanced at everyone and then said, “These past few days, the Gates of Hell haven’t attacked us, and there hasn’t been any movement at all. Even our spies there are still maintaining contact with us. Everything seems fine, but that’s precisely the biggest problem.”

He paused, looked at the monks, and continued, “Last time we attacked the Gates of Hell, we were forced back by their special magical artifact. The people of the Gates of Hell are notoriously vengeful; they will absolutely not let us go. Moreover, during our last attack, they already suspected that someone in their area was helping us. Under such circumstances, they couldn’t possibly remain completely inactive. But since our attack, several…” “A month has passed, and there’s still no movement from them. They’re too calm, unnaturally so.”

The monks all bowed in agreement. Yuanjue continued, “We must prepare for their retaliation. They will definitely attack us; we just don’t know when.”

The monks all nodded. Just then, one monk spoke up, “Abbot, I think we’re being too passive. There’s no such thing as a thousand-day thief, but a thousand-day defense. Our current approach is like a thousand-day defense, which is unwise.”

Yuanjue looked at the monk who spoke and saw a tall, thin man. He was very thin, yet extremely tall, looking like a large bamboo pole. His face was always etched with worry, making him unsettling to look at.

Yuanjue looked at the monk and smiled, saying, “So it’s Junior Brother Yuanming. I wonder what your insightful opinion is?”

Yuanming then spoke, “This humble monk believes we should take the initiative. To be honest, although our last attack was fairly well-prepared, we completely underestimated the strength of the Hell Gate. That’s why we were forced to retreat. This humble monk thinks that if we want to attack the Hell Gate again, we can change our approach. Last time, we were too hasty in trying to take it all down in one fell swoop. This time, we should start from other angles, such as taking down some ordinary sects first, gradually weakening the Hell Gate’s strength. Although those sects are independent entities, they have been controlled by the Hell Gate for a long time, and a word from the Hell Gate is enough to weaken them.” “They dare not disobey our words. If we go to war with the Hell Gate, those people will definitely help the Hell Gate against us. Dealing with those sects is essentially a way of dealing with the Hell Gate. What does the Abbot think?”

Yuanjue, after hearing Yuanming’s words, found them somewhat reasonable. He turned to look at the others and then asked, “What are everyone’s opinions?”

At this moment, another monk spoke up: “Abbot, this humble monk believes that Junior Brother Yuanming’s words are reasonable. The people of the Hell Gate are vengeful; they will definitely seek revenge for our last attack on them. That means we will have to go to war with them sooner or later. Junior Brother Yuanming’s method is indeed a good method, but this humble monk believes that this method also has a flaw.” He paused here.

“What flaw?”

“Master, why did we attack Hell’s Gate directly from the very beginning?”

“Because we wanted to achieve our goal in one decisive battle, not to be entangled with Hell’s Gate for too long.”

“Exactly. We didn’t want to be bogged down with Hell’s Gate for too long, because if we were, we might suffer the same fate as Hell’s Gate. While we were attacking Hell’s Gate, others might attack us. That’s why we planned to attack Hell’s Gate directly and take it down as quickly as possible. That way, there wouldn’t be any problems. But unfortunately, that operation failed. If we had followed Junior Brother Yuanming’s suggestion to attack the other sects within Hell’s Gate’s territory first, and then deal with them before dealing with Hell’s Gate, it would have taken a long time. This might have given those in other areas an opportunity, something we had to guard against.”

“Junior Brother’s words make sense. But do you have any solutions?”

“Senior Brother, if we can’t take over Hell’s Gate’s territory alone, why don’t we find some allies and attack together? This would not only strengthen our forces attacking Hell’s Gate, but also protect us from the danger of being attacked ourselves. What do you think, Senior Brother?”

“Junior brother, do you mean we should form an alliance with a few neighboring factions that might attack our region when we attack Hellgate, and then attack Hellgate together? But would they agree to that?”

“Senior brother, don’t forget, the Hell Gate is currently attacking the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. In reality, the Nine Yang Immortal Palace no longer exists; it has been destroyed. It’s only a matter of time before the Hell Gate wipes out the other sects in the Nine Yang Immortal Palace region. In other words, if we can take down the Hell Gate, then attacking the Nine Yang Immortal Palace region will be no problem at all. Then we can take over not just one region, but two! Taking over two regions at once—what immense benefits that would bring! Even if we divided them among ourselves, we’d still get a lot of good stuff. And doing this, we don’t have to worry about any future troubles. Therefore, I believe this is the best way.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Yuanjue also said in a deep voice, “Amitabha, Junior Brother Yuanxiang is absolutely right. We previously broke the precept against greed, actually thinking of taking over the Hell Gate in one fell swoop, thereby taking over the entire Hell Gate region, and even potentially taking over the Nine Yang Immortal Palace region as well.” “We’ve taken over the Immortal Palace region as well, meaning we’ve conquered both regions in one attack. That’s greedy indeed. It’s time to correct our mistakes. We mustn’t be too greedy to defeat the Gate of Hell. I think Junior Brother Yuanxiang’s words are the right approach.”

Everyone nodded. Yuanjue continued, “In that case, we must send delegations to the other regions. Junior Brother Yuanming, Junior Brother Yuanxiang, Junior Brother Yuanxing, and Junior Brother Yuanhui, each of you will lead a delegation to the other four regions to discuss a joint attack on the Gate of Hell. This matter must be resolved quickly. If it’s not resolved soon, the Gate of Hell may have already dealt with the Nine Yang Immortal Palace, making it much harder for us to deal with them.”

Everyone responded. Yuanjue glanced at them and then said, “We don’t have deep relationships with the people in the other regions. Now, suddenly forming an alliance with them to jointly…” “Dealing with the Hell Gate, those sects might not agree so easily. This matter depends on you junior brothers. We await your good news.”

All four responded. Yuanjue said, “Although we must unite with people from other domains to deal with the Hell Gate, we cannot relax our defenses for a moment. I will send letters to the other sects later, instructing them to be on high alert. Ideally, we should set up sentries in the void outside their continents. This is the only way to ensure safety. If the Hell Gate attacks us from the void, the sentries will detect it. If they attack via teleportation arrays, the sentries outside the continents are safer and can alert the sects immediately, allowing them to provide support. Furthermore, I think it would be best if the sects built teleportation arrays in the void. This way, even if the Hell Gate attacks those sects on the continents…” “Even if the teleportation array is sealed or destroyed, we can still send reinforcements through teleportation arrays outside the continent. And it’s best if these teleportation arrays are hidden, so they aren’t easily discovered. We should do the same. We could even send some people to hide in the void; that would be the safest option.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Yuanjue’s words. An elder spoke up, “Master’s words are wise. Sending some people to hide in the void is indeed the best solution, but their accommodations need careful planning. We can’t let them suffer in the void, can we?” Yuanjue said

in a deep voice, “Don’t forget, everyone. Our sect still has several Nine-Rank Lotus Platforms. It’s time to use them.” The Nine-Rank Lotus Platform that Yuanjue mentioned was no ordinary object; it was a large magical artifact from the Prajna Temple. This large artifact resembled a lotus flower and had nine layers of petals, hence the name Nine-Rank Lotus Platform from the Prajna Temple.

The strength of Prajna Temple is greater than that of Hell Gate. This strength refers not only to the number of experts, but also to the overall strength, including various resources. Therefore, Prajna Temple has more large-scale magical artifacts than Hell Gate. Hell Gate has five large-scale magical artifacts, while Prajna Temple has as many as nine nine-grade lotus platforms.