Living In Another World With A Farm Chapter 8403: Leaving _1

Zhao Hai gazed at the Sen Luo temple standing opposite him. He couldn't help but feel impressed by the Alliance of the 13 families. They had somehow managed to hold off against a Sen Luo temple. The structure appeared quite impressive, yet it lacked a large number of formations within. Though it boasted more formations than typical large-scale Dharma artifacts, it fell short compared to the blood Buddha Temple, let alone the authentic Sen Luo temple. It was vastly outmatched.

Even though Zhao Hai had never laid eyes on the genuine Sen Luo Palace, he felt certain that the true one contained far more formations. His knowledge of the palace stemmed from the bronze man, who had already sneaked inside. He was aware of the formations there, and he had also uncovered certain self-destructive ones. Moreover, these would set off a chain reaction across all the other formations in the entire Sen Luo temple. Ultimately, the whole Sen Luo temple would explode, unleashing tremendous power. No one inside the Sen Luo temple would make it out alive.

Yet, destroying the Sen Luo temple right now wouldn't be straightforward, since the bronze statue had already slipped in. Zhao Hai had no desire for the temple to simply blow up. Still, he realized it all hinged on how events unfolded. If things progressed well, they might seize control of the Sen Luo temple.

Right then, he spotted Jie Tian approaching from afar. But Jie Tian's hair was a mess, and he seemed utterly wretched. As he neared, he bellowed right away, “All disciples, hear my order! Attack!” Strangely, ha Jing, his former opponent, was nowhere in sight.

Seeing this, Zhao Hai quickly grasped the situation. The other disciples, however, remained clueless and started to panic. Zhao Hai yelled without delay, “Everyone, stay calm. Fall back to the blood Buddha Temple and hold your ground. Move!” He chose to pull back into the blood Buddha Temple to hand the outer square over to the seven major sects' disciples. Though ha Jing hadn't commanded it, Zhao Hai acted anyway. This move would significantly reduce the animosity between the seven major sects and their group.

When Jie Tian caught Zhao Hai's shout, he whipped his head around to stare at him. He noticed Zhao Hai staring back. But Zhao Hai only glanced once before guiding his followers into the blood Buddha Temple. Jie Tian instantly saw through Zhao Hai's intent. A flicker of admiration crossed his eyes, soon giving way to regret. Why couldn't Zhao Hai belong to the corpse demon sect? If he did, he'd likely outshine even the corpse demon sect's young master, li Wuji. Such a shame, such a shame.

The blood murder sect disciples were accustomed to following Zhao Hai's commands, so they withdrew into the blood Buddha Temple without a second thought. Meanwhile, the other major sects' disciples surged out from the Sen Luo Hall toward the blood Buddha Temple. The 13 families’ Alliance cultivators eyed them with a spark of delight. This was precisely the outcome they had craved.

After plotting for so long, they yearned most for this very scenario. They wanted the various sects' disciples to clash with the blood slaughter sect. That would eliminate any need for the arena setup. In that case, the seven major sects would have no option but to back them against the blood slaughter sect. At minimum, they could secure their existing lands.

From the 13 Family Alliance's perspective, this was the duty of the seven major sects. In the past, those sects had teamed up with them to tackle the blood slaughter sect. Now, with the blood slaughter sect seeking vengeance, the seven major sects needed to step up. That was the basis for their scheme.

They conveniently overlooked, however, that they had sparked the blood slaughter sect's internal conflicts. They were the initial instigators against the blood slaughter sect. It was only after uncovering their plot that the other major sects got involved. Bluntly speaking, everything traced back to them. But now, they ignored all that. They recalled only the seven major sects' alliance in fighting the blood slaughter sect. With the blood slaughter sect out for revenge, the seven major sects owed them support.

Just then, Jie Tian noticed the seven major sects' disciples charging into the square beyond the blood Buddha Temple. He bellowed at once, “Stop! All disciples, listen up! Cease the attack!” His words left the seven major sects' disciples, poised to strike the blood Buddha Temple, frozen in bewilderment. They halted, looking puzzled.

“Hahahaha, well played. Little Hai, you're sharp. Without me saying a word, you figured out to yield the outer space. Hahaha, old Xie, what do you make of my blood massacre sect disciples?” Accompanied by hearty laughter, ha Jing soared in from the horizon. He showed no signs of injury and didn't even seem like he'd been in battle. His sudden arrival baffled folks on both sides.

Jie Tian glanced at ha Jing and scoffed, “Bald donkey, you're one lucky guy.” Then, he dismissed ha Jing and shifted his gaze toward the Sen Luo Palace. In a grave tone, he declared, “People of the thirteen Family Alliance, you'd better show yourselves. No more games, or don't fault me for getting rough.”

Jie Tian's statement stunned the seven major sects' disciples and the 13 Family Alliance members alike. The seven major sects' disciples stared at him in bafflement, while the 13 Family Alliance folks paled. Even the onlookers gawked at Jie Tian, perplexed.

Jie Tian eyed the 13 Family Alliance disciples and snorted, “What's the matter? Refusing to emerge? Your Alliance of 13 families has some nerve. You've plotted against every one of our nine sects. We seven sects generously aided your Alliance in resolving the issue. We dispatched 1000 elite disciples to battle the blood massacre sect, with heavy losses. Yet you stab us in the back? This Sen Luo temple is a fake, isn't it? And at this juncture, you had us assault the blood slaughter sect’s Western defense line, using the genuine concourse of the underworld no less. Did you figure the blood slaughter sect would lash out at us in rage over the Western line? If we clashed with the blood slaughter sect, no arena would be needed. We'd back you straight against them, correct? Even without a fight, you could wreck the Sen Luo Palace and wipe us out, then blame the blood massacre sect. The seven major sects would still rally behind you, right?”

Jie Tian spoke loudly enough for the blood massacre sect disciples, the seven major sects' followers, the 13 Family Alliance members, and even the spectators to hear. Shock rippled through the crowd as they stared at him. No one had anticipated such revelations from Jie Tian. The 13 Family Alliance was horrified—he had exposed their scheme. It was all a ploy by Jie Tian to draw the seven major sects' disciples from the Sen Luo temple. This kept them safe from further schemes.

Jie Tian fixed his gaze on the thirteen Family Alliance people and snorted again, “Cat got your tongue? You honestly believe your scheme would work? We seven great sects might back you, but we'll never excuse this betrayal. Just await your doom.”

“Hahahaha, nicely said. The seven major sects are nothing but a bunch of pretenders. They shy from the front lines during trouble but shove our Alliance into the meat grinder. Now that benefits slip away, you plan to abandon us to our fate against the blood massacre sect. When the 13 Family Alliance withstands the blood massacre sect’s assault, we'll perish anyway. Why not roll the dice?” A voice echoed from the limitless Palace, laced with wild desperation.

Jie Tian stared at the 13 families Alliance's Sen Luo Hall and snorted. He then addressed ha Jing, “Ha Jing, it's plain now. The thirteen Family Alliance brought this on themselves. They even dared plot against us. We're washing our hands of this. We'll consult our sect leaders on handling the thirteen Family Alliance. As for your approach to them, that's your call—we're done interfering. We're pulling out. No more involvement from us.” With that, Jie Tian flew to the seven major sects' disciples and commanded gravely, “Everyone, listen closely. Activate your portable teleportation formations. We'll head back to our sects and report. The higher-ups will decide the next steps. Depart.” He produced his own portable teleportation array, set the coordinates, but held off activating it. Instead, he scanned the group below.

He couldn't depart immediately, as the disciples lingered in the blood Buddha Temple's square. As the sole counter to ha Jing, if he vanished and ha Jing turned on them, disaster would follow. Thus, he needed them gone first. The seven major sects' disciples caught on too. Surprise flickered among them, but they stayed silent. They realized the situation had spiraled beyond their grasp. Better to let their sect elders sort it out.

With that in mind, they promptly pulled out their portable teleportation formations, dialed in the coordinates, and vanished in bursts of white light from the square outside the blood Buddha Temple. Watching them go, Jie Tian faced ha Jing and stated solemnly, “Ha Jing, I'm off. We'll soon learn how this resolves. You're in it alone now.” Then he triggered his array and departed. But before vanishing, he shot Zhao Hai a profound glance, his eyes holding regret, as if lamenting Zhao Hai's allegiance elsewhere.