Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16479

Chapter 16477 Power

What is power? Different people will have different answers, but broadly speaking, it can be divided into two types. One type is those who, having power, genuinely want to do things for the people. For these people, power is responsibility. Having taken that position, they must be responsible, so it’s like a burden that will always weigh on them. Only when that burden is lifted will they feel relieved.

For the other type of person, power is a tool, a tool for personal gain. Therefore, they naturally don’t want to relinquish power; for them, relinquishing power is worse than death.

Qingxuan cannot be entirely categorized as either the first or the second type. He is the sect leader of the Tianxuan Sect. He is very responsible and genuinely cares for the sect. His decisions are all beneficial to the sect. However, it’s impossible to say he has no selfish motives. He also uses his sect’s status to seek personal gain, but to go to such lengths is already quite remarkable.

He was, after all, a cultivator. Having risen to the position of sect leader of the Tianxuan Sect, it was perfectly normal for him to utilize the sect’s resources to acquire cultivation supplies.

However, now that they had joined the Blood Slaughter Sect, he no longer needed to worry about cultivation resources. In this situation, he no longer craved power; the convenience it brought was gone, replaced by responsibility. He wanted to be responsible for the people of the Tianxuan Sect, to ensure their well-being. This was why he had previously considered forming alliances for mutual support.

But now things were different. Gongliang Juewen’s reminder meant that the Blood Slaughter Sect and Zhao Hai were strongly opposed to forming alliances. Therefore, he would no longer pursue this path. If he didn’t act this way, he would lose his power. Power is only power when it is used; if it is never used, it ceases to be power.

Qingxuan was perfectly aware that he could no longer wield his power arbitrarily. This meant he had no power, and without power came no responsibility. It was precisely because of this that he felt a sense of relief, as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Indeed, this was true; without power, there was no responsibility, and this was a significant relief.

Of course, he had to inform the rest of the Tianxuan Sect about this matter, letting them know that they couldn’t do it. However, in Qingxuan’s view, the others in the Tianxuan Sect probably wouldn’t want to be controlled by him anymore. Everyone in the Tianxuan Sect should now know about the existence of the Real Illusion, and they could obtain whatever they needed from it. Therefore, they no longer needed to stick together for mutual support.

There are advantages and disadvantages to banding together for mutual support. The advantage is that it’s indeed easier for these people to do what they want when they’re united. However, the disadvantage is that if you want to band together, you need a leader. You’re not only subject to the Blood Slaughter Sect’s jurisdiction, but you’re also subject to that leader’s control. Many people are unwilling to do this, but they have no choice because they want to survive.

However, this problem doesn’t exist in the Blood Slaughter Sect. They can directly exchange for the resources they need from the Real Illusion Realm. Under such circumstances, they naturally don’t want to have another person controlling them. Therefore, the people from the Heavenly Profound Sect should be very happy to hear this news.

Qingxuan was also very happy. Not having to worry about those disciples made him much more relaxed, and he also had more time to cultivate. After all, he was a cultivator, and cultivation was the most important thing for him. With such a good environment as the Blood Slaughter Sect, it would be a great pity if he didn’t cultivate.

Letting out a long breath, Qingxuan then sent letters to all the Grand Elders and powerful Hall Masters of the Tianxuan Sect, giving them the coordinates of his current residence and asking them to come to him, as he had something to discuss with them.

Afterward, Qingxuan returned directly to his room. He thought for a moment and then sent letters to his disciples, giving them his coordinates as well. Over the years, Qingxuan had taken on disciples within the Tianxuan Sect. Of course, he also had his own family, and he had also sent letters to them. His estate was so large that he couldn’t possibly live there alone.

His family hadn’t been with him before. Everything in the Blood Slaughter Sect was a formality; everyone who entered was first given accommodation to rest. If, at this time, you told the managing elder of the Blood Slaughter Sect that you had family in a certain place, that elder would arrange for you to go and reunite with your family. If you did reunite with your family and didn’t return to the accommodation arranged by the sect, the sect would reclaim your accommodation.

Qingxuan had two reasons for not having his family and disciples with him earlier. First, as the sect leader of the Tianxuan Sect, he had to consider the entire sect’s interests. Therefore, when he first entered the Blood Slaughter Sect, he was with the other Tianxuan Sect disciples, not with his family and disciples. After entering the Blood Slaughter Sect, he was immediately sent to the Reality Illusion to learn about the sect and receive its benefits. Now that he had come out, several hours had passed, enough time for his disciples and family to enter the sect. Naturally, he wanted to send them a letter, asking them to come and reunite with him. The second reason was that he also wanted to protect his family and disciples. If anything happened to them, the first group to enter the Blood Slaughter Sect, then their families and disciples would not be allowed to enter the sect. This was also a form of protection.

Of course, Qingxuan knew that such protection was meaningless. Those who were among the first to enter the Blood Slaughter Sect were all elites and experts of the Heavenly Profound Sect. If anything happened to them, the remaining Heavenly Profound Sect disciples and their families would have no choice but to join the Blood Slaughter Sect, or perhaps even be killed and become undead before joining the Blood Slaughter Sect themselves.

But Qingxuan still did it. Perhaps it was his subconscious that compelled him to do so, like a mother in an earthquake. She knew her frail body couldn’t protect her child from the concrete slabs, but when danger struck, she instinctively shielded her child in her arms. Qingxuan was the same.

Qingxuan, now an elder of the Blood Slaughter Sect, knew how to use the Heavenly Evolution Sphere. He used it to contact his family and disciples, who had indeed settled in. However, they hadn’t yet entered the Real Illusionary Realm; they would have to wait until tomorrow. This wasn’t because the Real Illusionary Realm couldn’t accommodate them, but because they needed to be settled in. Many of them were elderly people and children, and only after they were settled would they feel at ease.

After receiving Qingxuan’s letter, they immediately contacted the elder in charge of them. After glancing at the address Qingxuan had sent them, the elder immediately knew their identities were extraordinary, so he directly used a teleportation array to send them to Qingxuan’s manor.

However, when they arrived at Qingxuan’s manor, all the Supreme Elders and powerful hall masters of the Heavenly Profound Sect were also there, and Qingxuan was preparing to hold a meeting with them.

Upon seeing his family arrive, Qingxuan immediately instructed them to settle in at the manor and not to disturb them.

After settling his family in, Qingxuan led the elders and hall masters to a courtyard in his manor. There was a large room in the courtyard specifically for meetings. The manor was well-designed, with all sorts of complete facilities, including a meeting place and even tables and chairs in the room.

After Qingxuan and the others entered the room, everyone took their seats according to their status as host and guest. Everyone seemed very relaxed. Qingxuan glanced at them and then smiled slightly, saying, “It seems everyone is doing well and very relaxed.”

Everyone chuckled. Indeed, they were all doing very well and were quite relaxed; after all, the Blood Slaughter Sect’s advantages far exceeded their expectations.

Qingxuan looked at everyone and said, “You all know about the Blood Slaughter Sect, so I won’t say anything more. To be honest, the situation with the Blood Slaughter Sect is completely different from what we guessed. The Blood Slaughter Sect is far better than I imagined, so we have to change our previous plans.”

Everyone nodded. Qingxuan continued, “Just now, when I came out of the Reality Illusion, Gongliang Juewen called me.” He paused here, then glanced at everyone. Everyone looked at him. Qingxuan said, “Gongliang Juewen told me that the Sect Master doesn’t like people forming cliques or their own small forces. Although there are no explicit prohibitions in the sect, many people know that the Sect Master doesn’t like this.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Then their expressions changed. They knew all too well the weight of these words. If the Sect Master didn’t like it, it meant they couldn’t do it. If they did, they would probably be suppressed by the Sect Master in the future, which was something they absolutely didn’t want to see. So their expressions were not good.

Qingxuan spoke up, “The situation within the sect has exceeded our expectations, so we must adapt accordingly. Originally, we planned to gather the disciples around us after we entered the sect, allowing us to form our own small power base and deter anyone from looking down on us. However, it seems that this approach won’t work now. Furthermore, the sect’s benefits are far beyond my imagination. Therefore, I think it’s time for us to let go and let the disciples make their own way. We just need to focus on our own tasks. What do you all think?” After speaking, Qingxuan turned to look at the crowd, wanting to see their reactions. (End of Chapter)