Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16226

Chapter 16224. Tearing Off the Face

“In this world, there are no consequences that we cannot bear. You dare to ask me to explain? Fine, let’s do the math. These days, our Myriad Laws Divine Sect has suffered the most attacks on its businesses, and the most severe attacks. Now I suspect that you were responsible for this. You should give us an explanation, or you will bear the wrath of our Myriad Laws Divine Sect.” As Xu Ying spoke, his expression calmed down, and even his eyes turned cold. There was no murderous intent in his eyes, but that cold gaze made the representatives of the five families feel a chill in their hearts, because that gaze was not like looking at a person at all. It was as if he was looking at a piece of wood, a stone, or even a piece of dead flesh. In short, it was not looking at a person.

The Xie family representative looked at Xu Ying, then said in a deep voice, “Bishop Xu, I’ll ask you one more time, can you really represent the Myriad Laws Divine Sect? Is this the final decision of your Myriad Laws Divine Sect? You should know that if you’ve made this decision, there’s no going back.”

Xu Ying looked at the representatives of the five families, all of whom were staring intently at him. Xu Ying suddenly laughed loudly, “Interesting. It seems you don’t believe me. You don’t think I can’t make the decision, do you? Don’t worry, what I said represents the stance of our Myriad Laws Divine Sect. We, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, don’t want trouble.” “But our Myriad Laws Divine Sect has never been afraid of trouble, so if you really want an answer, then this is my answer.”

Upon hearing Xu Ying’s words, the representatives of the five families exchanged glances. Then, the Wang family representative said in a deep voice, “Alright, we understand. We’ll go back today. We will truthfully report your attitude to our families. As for how their families will decide, that’s beyond our control. Farewell.” After saying this, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu Ying, and the others also clasped their hands in a fist salute. Then they turned and left.

Xu Ying watched their backs, snorted coldly, and didn’t speak or clasp his hands in a fist salute. Only after they left the room did Xu Ying’s expression completely return to normal. His previous behavior was all an act. He didn’t care about these people’s attitude at all. Even if these people hadn’t come to him, he would have attacked them anyway. Now that they had come to him, it actually saved him a lot of trouble.

After the others left, Xu Ying immediately said, “Elders, please come to my room for a meeting.” He sent this message using the Heavenly Sphere, and the elders responded immediately. A short while later, they all arrived at Xu Ying’s room.

Once the elders arrived, Xu Ying looked at them and continued, “Gentlemen, those families have come to demand an explanation. This is a good thing; we don’t need to provoke them. They’ll attack us directly. However, we must be prepared. Give the order: people in some smaller towns can begin their operations. Turn everyone in those towns into our people. Of course, this must be done secretly. People in other towns must also be careful. Those five aristocratic families represent not just themselves, but all the aristocratic families. They are actually an alliance, and their specialty is coordinated attacks.” “An attack like this would give everyone a headache, including us. So when they attack, we should also pretend to be in a terrible predicament, slowly gather our forces, and then launch a counterattack.”

Everyone understood Xu Ying’s meaning. This time, Xu Ying wanted to use a feint, to make their conflict with those powerful families public, to attract everyone’s attention, and then his other group could turn the people of some small towns into their own. Of course, this would also make it easier for Chang Jun and his group to deal with those sects.

The area of the Divine Kingdom is too vast, and there are too many sects. Although Chang Jun and his group have conquered many sects over a long period of time, numbering in the hundreds, this is far from enough compared to the total number of sects in the Divine Kingdom. There are simply too many sects in the Divine Kingdom. Around every city, there are several sects. So although Chang Jun and his group have conquered several hundred sects, compared to the total number of sects in the Divine Kingdom, it is just a drop in the ocean.

Chang Jun and his group had previously fallen into a misconception. They believed that sects were necessarily stronger and fewer in number than aristocratic families. However, as their understanding of the Divine Kingdom deepened, they discovered that while there were more sects than aristocratic families, their strength was not necessarily superior.

For example, a large city might have many sects outside its walls, but that city typically only had one aristocratic family, at most four. Aristocratic families relied on the city for their livelihood, while sects generally had their roots outside the city.

Sects derived most of their income from industries or markets outside the city, while aristocratic families relied on industries both within and outside the city. A city, in essence, was a larger marketplace. While many of the industries of these two forces did not overlap, some did.

As for sects like the Myriad Laws Cult, their businesses largely overlap with those of aristocratic families. These families operate in various cities, and the Myriad Laws Temples are mostly located within cities. While the families have businesses outside the cities, so does the Myriad Laws Cult. The Creation Cult operated in the same way, and the Myriad Laws Cult is no exception. Therefore, the aristocratic families’ greatest enemies are not the sects themselves, but rather the Myriad Laws Cult and the Creation Cult. This is why the aristocratic families were so eager to deal with the Creation Cult when Gongliang Juewen suggested it—because of profit. Destroying the Creation Cult would bring the greatest benefits to these families, especially in cities without the Myriad Laws Cult. They could then absorb all the benefits of the Creation Cult, resulting in enormous profits.

The reason these aristocratic families are causing trouble for the Myriad Laws Cult isn’t because they can’t see that someone is instigating things; rather, they see it but don’t care. For these aristocratic families, whether the Myriad Laws Cult is behind it or how much they lose is unimportant; eliminating the Myriad Laws Cult is the most important thing.

Many things seem complicated. Those powerful families seem to be seeking an explanation from the Myriad Laws Divine Sect because their family businesses were attacked. If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect doesn’t give them an explanation, they will retaliate. If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect does give them an explanation, they will find other excuses. In short, they will not let the Myriad Laws Divine Sect off the hook. The root cause, however, is actually self-interest.

Between two forces, regardless of any past grievances, the ultimate basis is always self-interest. If there is no conflict of interest, they can even benefit each other; in that case, enemies can still do business together. But if their interests clash, friends can become enemies—that’s reality.

The powerful families will not let the Myriad Laws Divine Sect go because they have a direct conflict of interest with it. When facing the Creation Divine Sect before, those families did not directly attack it. It was not because they did not want to, but for reasons. There are two main reasons: First, the Creation Divine Sect is very powerful, and even if they faced it, they might not be able to defeat it. Second, the Creation Divine Sect is supported by the royal family, and the royal family will definitely take sides. This is because the royal family has decided from the beginning that the Creation Divine Sect is the state religion, so the families dare not easily attack the Creation Divine Sect.

However, the situation is different when facing the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect is not the state religion, meaning they don’t receive royal favor on a legal level. Furthermore, their strength is inferior to that of the Creation Divine Sect. Although the Myriad Laws Divine Sect had previously gained the upper hand in their struggles, no one in the entire Divine Kingdom believed they were stronger. While they had indeed prevailed in their battles, their overall strength was far inferior. Therefore, in the eyes of those aristocratic families, dealing with the Myriad Laws Divine Sect was a simple matter. “

You have a conflict of interest with me, you have no backing, and your strength is inferior to mine. If I don’t kill you, who will I kill? I’ll kill you whether I have an excuse or not. Now an excuse has been presented to me. If I don’t use this excuse to kill you, haven’t I lived in vain?” It was precisely for this reason that those aristocratic families prepared to attack the Myriad Laws Divine Sect.

After returning, the representatives of the five great families recounted their meeting with Xu Ying to the members of the five great families. The members of the five great families were also very angry. In their view, Xu Ying had really disrespected them. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect was no match for them at all, yet they dared to be so arrogant in front of them. How could they not be angry? Subsequently, the five great families immediately contacted the other great families and prepared to take action against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect together.

However, not all aristocratic families participated this time. Some families had no conflict of interest with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, and even if the Myriad Laws Divine Cult were destroyed, they would not gain any benefit, so they did not participate. On the other hand, some families were very willing to participate. These families were those with conflicting interests with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. Some of these families controlled cities with temples belonging to the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. These families had originally planned to swallow up the interests of the Creation Divine Cult, but in the end, most of the Creation Divine Cult’s interests were swallowed up by the Myriad Laws Divine Cult. Therefore, these families had a direct conflict of interest with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, so they were naturally willing to deal with the Myriad Laws Divine Cult, because if the Myriad Laws Divine Cult fell, they could directly benefit.

Although not all aristocratic families are going to deal with the Myriad Laws Cult this time, only a portion of them have united, but this force is still not to be underestimated. The alliance formed by these aristocratic families is not like a fixed organization. They do not mobilize all of them every time. Instead, if one aristocratic family has something to do, they can call on others to form an alliance with them. This alliance is like a platform.