Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16184

16182. Chapter 16182 Benefits

Covering their territory with white mist in the city is already a very high-profile act. Why would you cover your territory with white mist? What are you hiding? You’re in the city, in the city of the Divine Kingdom. The Divine Kingdom has laws; no one will easily touch you. Covering your territory is obviously very conspicuous.

Even if Xu Ying hadn’t done this, they would still be very noticeable. Everyone in the Divine Kingdom was focused on Xu Ying and his group. Recently, there’s nothing else happening in the Divine Kingdom except for Xu Ying and his group, so naturally, everyone’s attention is on them. No one in the Divine Kingdom has noticed Chang Jun and his group’s actions. If they had, the entire Divine Kingdom would have been in an uproar.

Xu Ying and his group have completed the temple in Jin Sui City and have begun promoting it. As before, anyone who believes in the Myriad Laws Cult can learn three kinds of spells for free. This is incredibly attractive to many independent cultivators. Previously, they only had one temple in Beast Town. Although many people from Jin Sui City went to Beast Town to learn spells, many others did not. After all, traveling from Jin Sui City to Beast Town requires taking a teleportation array, which costs money. Many independent cultivators simply don’t have the money to take a teleportation array.

Don’t assume that just because a teleportation array costs only one crystal (equivalent to one yuan in the Divine Kingdom), everyone can afford it. In fact, there are many independent cultivators in the Divine Kingdom who can’t afford to use the teleportation array. One yuan isn’t much, but for many independent cultivators, if they don’t work hard, they can’t even afford to eat. One yuan has considerable purchasing power in the Divine Kingdom; it can buy about ten kilograms of rice, which is enough to feed one person for several days. So, for many independent cultivators, one yuan is not a small amount, and they are really reluctant to spend one yuan to use the teleportation array.

Most importantly, getting from Jin Sui City to Zhen Shou City used to cost more than just one yuan. It cost one yuan to go and one yuan to return, totaling two yuan. Moreover, many people went to Zhen Shou City back then, and even if you did, you weren’t guaranteed immediate entry into the Wanfa Temple. Staying there for two days would cost even more; frankly, many people couldn’t afford it.

But things are different now. The Wanfa Temple has opened in Jin Sui City, allowing even the most low-level independent cultivators to become followers of the Wanfa Sect and learn magic. This is a good thing for the wealthiest independent cultivators in Jin Sui City.

However, after understanding the situation, Xu Ying immediately had an idea: they needed to develop some industries. Once they had industries, they could openly assign tasks to those rogue cultivators, supporting them. This way, the rogue cultivators would be closer to them, and no one would suspect anything. After all, everyone in Jin Sui City was now one of their own, but they couldn’t let outsiders know. Moreover, if they went to other cities and couldn’t quickly turn the inhabitants into the undead race, this method would be even more necessary.

They absolutely had to develop followers; otherwise, it would arouse the suspicion of the divine kingdom. If they continued to teach those rogue cultivators magic as if it were charity, it would definitely arouse the divine kingdom’s suspicion. “Your followers don’t seem to believe in the Myriad Laws Divine Cult at all, yet you still give them benefits—isn’t that suspicious?”

That’s why Xu Ying planned to acquire some properties and then let the rogue cultivators take on missions. This way, he could openly pay them, and they would naturally become followers of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. This way, the people of the Divine Kingdom wouldn’t suspect them.

Acquiring properties was actually quite easy. The Creation Divine Sect owned properties in both Beast Town City and Golden Year City. Now that the Creation Divine Sect had withdrawn, those properties remained. According to the rules of the Divine Kingdom, those properties belonged to the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. Of course, normally, the powerful families would have already divided up these properties, but now that both cities belonged to the Blood Slaughter Sect, it was naturally very easy for the Myriad Laws Divine Sect to obtain them. So, quickly, those properties became the property of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. Many rogue cultivators relied on these properties for their livelihood, and they directly became followers of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. In this way, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect appeared to operate just like the Creation Divine Sect, and naturally, no one would suspect them anymore.

After settling everything, Xu Ying and his group went directly to the next city, Jinchuan City. When they arrived at the city lord’s mansion to buy land, all the members of the Creation God Cult had left, leaving only an empty Creation God Temple.

This reaction from the Creation God Cult surprised many, but it didn’t surprise Xu Ying and his group. Knowing that the Creation God Cult had left, they understood their intention: they were indeed withdrawing their forces.

Xu Ying and his group weren’t in a hurry and continued building the temple. However, a problem arose when they were preparing to take over the assets left behind by the Creation God Sect. Some powerful families in Jinchuan City had already acquired those assets and wouldn’t easily hand them over to Xu Ying and his group.

Because the Creation God Sect members had left, Xu Ying and his group hadn’t immediately attacked the people of Jinchuan City. Therefore, the people of Jinchuan City were still ordinary cultivators; they weren’t the undead race, nor had they surrendered to the Blood Slaughter Sect, so naturally, they wouldn’t give up the profits they had already gained.

Seeing this situation, Xu Ying was actually pleased. They needed to show Gongliang Juewen that their Myriad Laws Sect also wanted benefits. Only then would Gongliang Juewen feel at ease. If they didn’t want anything, Gongliang Juewen wouldn’t be at ease. In Gongliang Juewen’s view, “Ah, your Myriad Laws Sect doesn’t want followers, doesn’t want profits, teaches those rogue cultivators techniques for free, doesn’t ask me for any benefits, and helps me suppress the Creation God Sect—what’s wrong with that?” “You’re doing charity?” He wouldn’t believe that anyone in this world could be purely charitable without seeking anything in return.

If someone truly did charity without any ulterior motives, Gongliang Juewen would suspect them of having more ambitions. They wouldn’t believe in the existence of saints, so if Xu Ying and the others genuinely acted as if they cared about nothing and wanted nothing, he would be suspicious.

Now, the powerful families in Jinchuan City had seized the assets left behind by the Creation God Sect. As long as he took action and reclaimed those assets, Gongliang Juewen would be completely at ease. A king might prefer to employ ministers with flaws, but if a minister had no flaws and was perfect, the king wouldn’t dare to use him. In their eyes, someone without any flaws must be faking it, and those who are faking it are even more dangerous. They’re not after ordinary benefits, but greater ones. So, if a perfect person appeared, the king wouldn’t use him and would be even more wary of him.

However, Xu Ying needed to carefully consider how to proceed. So, after the temple in Jinchuan City was completed, he immediately gathered all those who had come with him. Once they were all present, Xu Ying addressed them: “You’ve all seen the situation in Jinchuan City. The Creation God Sect is indeed shrinking its power; they’ve essentially ceded Jinchuan City to us. However, the properties left behind by the Creation God Sect have been seized by the families in the city. What are your thoughts on this situation? How can we reclaim those properties?”

The disciples were all taken aback by Xu Ying’s words. They exchanged glances, and then one of them spoke up: “Elder Xu, isn’t this unnecessary to discuss? Wouldn’t it be easier to just make Jinchuan City our own? Wouldn’t that be simpler?”

Everyone nodded in agreement. If they turned Jinchuan City into Blood Slaughter Sect territory, wouldn’t that solve everything? What problems would there be? Hadn’t they always handled things this way before?

Xu Ying shook her head and said, “This time the situation is a bit different. In fact, many eyes are watching us. I suspect that it’s not just people in Jinchuan City who are watching us; there might be people outside the city as well. If we really take any action, even if we use a magic array, I’m worried that we’ll be discovered by those outside the city. Once we’re discovered, it will be really troublesome. Last time in Jinsui City, the reason no one suspected us was because Shang Baiyi sealed off the city himself. So if we seal off the city and are discovered, we’re really finished. Therefore, we can’t move in Jinchuan City right now; we have to wait for the right opportunity. But we must get our hands on those properties of the Creation God Sect. This is…” “This is for Gongliang Juewen’s benefit, to put his mind at ease. Therefore, we must reclaim those properties. What do you all think we should do next?”

Hearing Xu Ying’s words, everyone understood his concerns. After a moment’s thought, a disciple spoke up: “Although the Divine Kingdom has laws, ultimately it’s still governed by the laws of the cultivation world. Might makes right. If we just teach those powerful families a lesson, those properties will naturally return to us.”

Everyone nodded. Xu Ying frowned and said, “The idea is good, but if we go directly to their doorsteps, those powerful families will definitely unite against us. Even the most powerful families probably won’t stand idly by. We might face great difficulties in the future.”