Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16318

Chapter 16316: Speculation

The meat of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is famous throughout the entire Divine Kingdom. Their meat not only enhances one’s spiritual energy but also strengthens the body. Most importantly, the meat is incredibly tender. However, everyone in the Divine Kingdom knows that the best meat comes from within the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Such meat is extremely rare, and few people have the opportunity to taste it. Moreover, this meat doesn’t require elaborate cooking; you only need to prepare a good broth and cook it until done—that’s the finest delicacy.

Qian Le ate some beast meat at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect before leading the Ironclad Sect disciples back to the Ironclad Sect. Upon arriving, he immediately went to see Tie Huanshan. Before Qian Le could speak, Tie Huanshan said, “Wait a moment. I’ll call everyone else over for a meeting. We’ll talk then.” Seeing Tie Huanshan

‘s expression, Qian Le didn’t say anything more, simply responding. He then followed Tie Huanshan to the meeting room. Soon, all the branch hall masters arrived. However, to Qian Le’s surprise, Lin Youwei was there. Lin Youwei was his deputy, and normally wouldn’t appear at such a meeting. His presence meant he must have something to discuss, which piqued Qian Le’s curiosity.

Once everyone had arrived, Tie Huanshan looked at them and said, “Alright, everyone’s here. Junior Brother Qian, tell us about the situation at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.”

Qian Le responded and then said, “We really didn’t find anything when we went to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain this time. Everything there seemed normal, and there were no signs of fighting. I observed carefully, and everything is indeed normal.”

Tie Huanshan nodded and then said, “Alright, then let Junior Brother Lin tell us about his findings.”

Lin Youwei responded and then recounted what Li Youfu had said to everyone, finally stating his own deduction. After hearing Lin Youwei’s words, everyone’s expression changed.

Tie Huanshan spoke up, “If it weren’t for that letter, I might have thought those rogue cultivators had simply been recruited by the Myriad Beasts Sect. But with that letter, things are different. I also think something might have happened to the Myriad Beasts Sect.”

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions turned grim. At this moment, Qian Le spoke up, “If something really did happen to the Myriad Beasts Sect, then this matter is very strange. From the time we received that letter to our confirmation with the Myriad Beasts Sect, it was only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Could someone have done this in such a short time?” “Could they really take down the Myriad Beasts Sect within such a short time? Or did the army suddenly appear, as the letter said? No matter how large the army, the Myriad Beasts Sect couldn’t possibly be completely without any chance of resistance, could they? And the time is far too short—less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, without any signs of battle? That’s simply impossible.”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Qian Le’s words. They all agreed that Qian Le was right. Indeed, taking down the Myriad Beasts Sect in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, without any signs of battle? No one or any force in the world could possibly have such an ability. But how could they explain the situation at the Myriad Beasts Sect?

Tie Huanshan said in a deep voice, “This is the strangest part of the matter. Could it be that what the people from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect said is true? But the behavior of those rogue cultivators there doesn’t seem like nothing has happened. Even if they wanted to guard against the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, they wouldn’t need to do this. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect only attacks markets. Have you seen them attack any sect’s main hall yet? Not at all. That’s the strange thing about this matter. Everyone, tell me, what exactly is going on? Who can explain the current situation of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect?”

At this moment, Lin Youwei spoke up, “Sect Master, all the hall masters, let me share my thoughts. If we don’t think about that letter and those rogue cultivators, isn’t everything normal at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect right now? There are no problems at all?”

Everyone nodded. Indeed, if we put aside that letter and those rogue cultivators, then everything at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was indeed normal, and nothing had happened.

Lin Youwei continued, “But I believe this apparent normalcy is precisely the biggest anomaly for the Myriad Beasts Sect. If things were truly normal there, why would they have sent that letter? Why would those rogue cultivators react that way? Therefore, their current apparent normalcy is the biggest anomaly.”

Everyone remained silent, waiting for him to continue. Lin Youwei then said, “Let’s consider that letter as genuine. If a large army truly entered the Myriad Beasts Sect’s territory and had already taken action, then under what circumstances would the Myriad Beasts Sect be wiped out in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea? And why would they even help cover it up? In my opinion, there are only two possibilities: First, the enemy was too strong; the enemy only needed to make a single move to destroy the Myriad Beasts Sect in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.” “Should we capture them or surrender? The enemy’s strength is far beyond our imagination. To be honest, I’ve never even heard of such a master.”

Everyone nodded; they hadn’t heard of such a master either. Lin Youwei then spoke up: “The second possibility is that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect knows the enemy they encountered this time, and they know they can’t possibly be a match for them, so they surrendered voluntarily. And the people in their sect aren’t against their surrender; in fact, they might even be happy to see it happen. If that’s the case, then the identities of those who attacked the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect are easy to guess.”

He didn’t directly reveal the identities of those people, but everyone knew who Lin Youwei was referring to. In the Divine Kingdom, there was only one force that could make people surrender without any guilt: the royal family.

The royal family holds the legitimate status, and if they were to use absolute power to oppress any force, that force might actually surrender. For example, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Myriad Beasts Sect surrendered to the royal family. Moreover, ordinary disciples within the Myriad Beasts Sect wouldn’t object, since the royal family is the legitimate successor of the divine kingdom, and surrendering to them isn’t shameful.

It was precisely because they all understood which force Lin Youwei was referring to that they remained silent.

Lin Youwei also didn’t speak; he simply sat there quietly. At this moment, Tie Huanshan suddenly spoke up: “Do you think the actions of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect might also be authorized by the royal family?”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then they all looked at Tie Huanshan with some confusion, wanting to hear what he would say next.

Tie Huanshan glanced at everyone and then said, “Previously, the royal family and the Myriad Laws Divine Sect joined forces to deal with the aristocratic families, causing them heavy losses. What if they turn their attention to us this time?”

At this moment, a hall master spoke up, “Sect Master, are you saying that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect’s actions against our sects are all instigated by the royal family? They are attacking our sects to attract our attention, while the royal family sends out heavy troops to subdue each sect one by one?”

“It’s not impossible. The Myriad Laws Sect has a good relationship with the royal family, and they even cooperated before to deal with those aristocratic families. Both the aristocratic families and us are thorns in the royal family’s side. The most likely reason why the royal family hasn’t wiped us out is that the aristocratic families still exist. If the aristocratic families didn’t exist, would the royal family still keep us? We would then be their biggest enemy. Similarly, if we didn’t exist, the aristocratic families would be the royal family’s biggest enemy, and the royal family wouldn’t keep them either. The royal family dealt with those aristocratic families before, and now they’ve turned around to deal with us. When they dealt with the aristocratic families, it seemed like they used a lot of force, causing them great losses, but in the end, they still let those aristocratic families go and turned around to deal with us instead. If their method is that the Myriad Laws Sect is in the open while the royal family is in the shadows, and their goal isn’t to eliminate all the sects, but to subdue them and make them work for them, then doesn’t all of this make sense?”

“But why would those sects surrender to the royal family? What is the purpose of our sect alliance? Isn’t it to fight against the royal family? How could they possibly surrender to the royal family?”

“Actually, there’s not much to say. Surrendering to the royal family is very simple. As long as the royal family offers them some benefits, someone will definitely surrender. There are too many sects in our Divine Kingdom. The main thing is that over the years, the size of each sect hasn’t changed much. The major sects have always been us. The smaller sects haven’t developed much in recent years. Don’t they want to become major sects? Of course they do. They want to become major sects, but they just don’t have the opportunity. They don’t have that many resources, and we won’t give them that opportunity. But won’t this cause dissatisfaction among the smaller sects? If at this time, someone suddenly offers them benefits and can help them become major sects, then won’t those sects betray the sect alliance? Won’t they surrender to the royal family?” an elder said.

Everyone fell silent. Then Tie Huanshan spoke, “I must discuss this matter with the various sects so we can all decide what to do next. You may all return now.” Everyone responded, stood up, bowed to Tie Huanshan, and left. After everyone

left, Tie Huanshan returned to his study and wrote to Qingxuan. He told Qingxuan that he had something to discuss with everyone and asked Qingxuan to arrange for them all to meet at the Tianxuan Sect, as this matter was extremely important. Qingxuan

readily agreed and immediately sent letters to the sect leaders of the major sects, summoning them to the Tianxuan Sect to discuss their matters.

The sect leaders of those major sects all gave Qingxuan face. They went directly to Tianxuan Sect. When they arrived at Tianxuan Sect, they found out that it was not Qingxuan who invited them, but Tie Huanshan. This made everyone a little curious. They didn’t know what Tie Huanshan wanted to see them for.