Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16379

Chapter 16377: Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao

Shortly after they emerged from their underground base, all the kingdom-level experts from various sects and aristocratic families arrived in Huyang City from their respective bases and emerged from their underground bases as well. Once everyone had arrived, General Li counted them; there were over five thousand kingdom-level experts in total.

General Li didn’t waste any words with them and directly said, “Listen up, everyone! Follow me to attack the Blood Slaughter Sect. This time, our target is the underground base in Qingyuan City. Destroy their underground base. I want to see if they’ll come to their rescue. Everyone, use your divine light and get to Qingyuan City as quickly as possible. Qingyuan City must be an important stronghold for them; otherwise, they wouldn’t be so determined to reclaim it. Now, everyone, follow me.” Everyone responded, and then they immediately mounted their divine light and flew with General Li towards Qingyuan City.

When they arrived at Qingyuan City, General Li received another letter from Shi Yong. He immediately took out the jade slip, glanced at it, and discovered that it was Shi Yong’s last letter, telling him that they had been surrounded and that he was preparing to organize kingdom-level experts to fight and see if they could break through.

After reading the jade slip, General Li glanced at Qingyuan City. Qingyuan City had long been destroyed; not a soul could be seen. General Li immediately shouted, “Elder Shi and the others are preparing to break out. Their situation is even more dangerous. Everyone, attack Qingyuan City’s underground base immediately!”

Everyone responded, and they immediately used magic to descend into Qingyuan City’s underground. Soon they entered the underground area, where they immediately encountered resistance. General Li and his men showed no mercy and launched an attack. Those who attacked them were all ordinary cultivators, no match for a kingdom-level expert. General Li and his men fought their way through, killing every Blood Slaughter Sect cultivator they encountered.

However, General Li and his group didn’t encounter a single Kingdom-level expert from the Blood Slaughter Sect. This was a deliberate arrangement by Chang Jun, who wanted the people of the Divine Kingdom to misunderstand and believe that Shi Yong and his group were simply unlucky, not part of a carefully laid trap. Furthermore, he wanted them to have abandoned Qingyuan City for this operation, leaving no one to provide assistance.

Just as General Li was about to break through Qingyuan City’s underground base, he received another final letter from his disciple. He knew that Shi Yong and the others were dead. General Li didn’t tell anyone this news, but instead led his men through the entire city. After they emerged from Qingyuan City, General Li looked at everyone and said, “Everyone, retreat.”

Upon hearing this, the Kingdom-level experts who had come with him felt a chill in their hearts. However, they knew this wasn’t the time to ask questions, and they all followed General Li back to Huyang City.

Upon returning to Huyang City, General Li immediately addressed everyone, “Please wait for me in the conference room. I’ll send a message to the higher-ups right away.” Everyone responded and went to the conference room. Of course, not everyone went; only representatives from sects and aristocratic families went. The other kingdom-level experts all went back to rest. However, everyone’s mood was extremely heavy. They all knew very well that their losses this time were enormous.

After sending the message to Gongliang Juewen, General Li went directly to the conference room. Once there, he looked at everyone and said, “I think everyone has guessed what happened. Elder Shi Yong and the others are dead, and all the large magical artifacts have been destroyed. The details are all here; you can take a look.” He then took out several jade slips. These jade slips contained the messages that Shi Yong had sent back through his disciple. Although these messages didn’t contain much information, they recorded the entire process of how they were attacked and killed.

After reading the letters, the kingdom-level experts all fell silent. What could they say? They could only say that Shi Yong and his group were incredibly unlucky. Who could have imagined that Tianwu Lake was actually the Blood Slaughter Sect’s water refining base, and that they were even refining the Creation Golden Wheel? Most importantly, they had even used the Creation Golden Wheel to set up a magic array, which destroyed all their large magic artifacts and even took the lives of Shi Yong and his group.

General Li looked at everyone and said, “Our losses this time are too great. All the large-scale magical artifacts, over ten thousand kingdom-level experts, and as for those rogue cultivators, it’s hard to say how many will escape. It can be said that our operation this time has been a complete failure.”

Hearing General Li’s words, everyone’s faces turned extremely grim. General Li continued, “I have now reported this matter. What we do next depends on His Majesty’s decision. However, we can be certain that the Blood Slaughter Sect will definitely attack us. They will not let us go. Moreover, they now possess a large-scale magical artifact—the Creation Golden Wheel. I don’t need to elaborate on how powerful the Creation Golden Wheel is, right? Therefore, our next days…” “It will be very difficult. What everyone needs to do is defend all the bases. If the Blood Slaughter Sect really attacks us, they will have to pay a bloody price for every step they take. Also, all the previously set up outposts should be withdrawn. If those outposts are not discovered, it’s fine, but if the Blood Slaughter Sect discovers them, then the people in those outposts can only wait to die. We need manpower now, and we can’t let them die in vain. Withdraw all the outposts and have them retreat to the bases. As for how to detect the enemy in advance, that’s very simple. If you want, you can set up some sentries far away from the bases. If you don’t want to, just have most of the people stay in the underground bases, and leave a few people to guard the surface.”

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing General Li’s words. General Li continued, “Now it depends on what the higher-ups decide. However, we probably won’t be able to organize another large-scale attack in the short term, so our focus will be on defense. Everyone should be mentally prepared when you return. All bases must maintain constant communication. If any base is attacked, personnel from other bases must immediately go to its aid. Does anyone have any objections?”

Everyone shook their heads, indicating they had no objections. General Li then said, “Good. Everyone, go back and prepare.” Everyone responded, stood up, and walked out.

Meanwhile, Gongliang Juewen had already summoned Qingxuan and the others to the main hall. Once they were all there, Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, “Something has happened at the front lines. I wonder if you’ve received the news?” Qingxuan

and Wan Hai all nodded, clearly indicating they had indeed received the news. Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, “I don’t know how far your news has progressed, but the latest news I’ve received is that Wan Yong and the others have all died in battle, and all the large magical artifacts have been destroyed. It can be said that Wan Yong and the others have plunged headlong into the enemy’s true core, essentially delivering themselves to their doom.”

Qingxuan and Wan Hai remained silent, their expressions grim, but they all knew that Gongliang Juewen was right.

Gongliang Juewen continued, “Our losses this time are truly enormous. One hundred and twenty large magical artifacts, over ten thousand kingdom-level experts, and the losses among our disciples are even greater. There are also the rogue cultivators; we don’t even know how many will return. Even if they do, our losses are still immense.”

Qingxuan and Wan Hai’s expressions grew even more grim, but they remained silent. This matter truly had nothing to do with Gongliang Juewen, or even General Li. They knew the entire process from the start to the end. General Li proposed attacking the Blood Slaughter Sect, but the location of the attack was suggested by Shi Yong. Who could have imagined that they would stumble upon the Blood Slaughter Sect’s weapon-refining base, where they were precisely forging the Creation Golden Wheels? Most importantly, those Creation Golden Wheels were almost finished—it was too much of a coincidence.

General Li did attempt to provide aid, and he did try, hoping to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao. However, he failed. This time, the Blood Slaughter Sect was determined to annihilate Shi Yong and his group. Even when Qingyuan City was attacked and the entire Qingyuan City base was destroyed by General Li and his forces, they did not offer any assistance. Therefore, this matter truly had nothing to do with General Li.

They could understand the Blood Slaughter Sect’s actions. For the Blood Slaughter Sect, this was a golden opportunity, a chance to cripple them in one fell swoop. How could the Blood Slaughter Sect possibly let it pass? Think about it: over a hundred large magical artifacts and more than ten thousand kingdom-level experts—not counting ordinary disciples and rogue cultivators—just those large magical artifacts and kingdom-level experts were enough to make the Blood Slaughter Sect abandon their efforts to rescue Qingyuan City. Compared to their gains in this battle, the losses at Qingyuan City were truly insignificant.

Gongliang Juewen continued, “Right now, our most important task isn’t to assign blame or assign responsibility; it’s all useless. Our most important task is to hold our current defensive line. The enemy has gained such a huge advantage this time; they will definitely attack us.”

Qingxuan and Wanhai’s expressions also turned serious. Gongliang Juewen continued, “We must hold our defensive line and not let the enemy cross it. But this won’t be easy. The enemy’s morale is high right now, and stopping them won’t be easy. However, we must make them pay a bloody price for every step they take. Only in this way can we slowly wear down their morale. We still have enough troops at the front, but we must also be prepared to provide support at any time. The front absolutely cannot be compromised. Once the enemy breaks through our defensive line, everyone will be in danger.” (End of Chapter)