Living In Another World With A Farm Chapter 8328: The end (1)

Zhao Hai, Shen Nanzheng, and their companions arrived in the airspace above the Wu family’s hidden stronghold. Surveying the area from above, Zhao Hai spoke with a solemn tone, "Prepare for engagement. I will dismantle the restrictive spell shortly. Be aware that many cultivators and metal puppets are stationed inside. If the metal puppets launch an assault, maintain your distance and use long-range attacks. There is a high probability those metal puppets will self-destruct!"

The group signaled their readiness. Zhao Hai looked toward Shen Nanzheng and added, "Senior brother Shen, I’ll handle the formation breach. You take command of the unit!" Shen Nanzheng gave a firm nod. Without wasting a moment, Zhao Hai summoned the sun seal. "Forward!" he bellowed, pressing his palm toward the earth. A vibrant red radiance surged from his hand, manifesting as a massive magic array in the sky before descending into the soil. The ground seemed to vanish, uncovering a hidden entrance.

Shen Nanzheng, poised for the opening, gestured and roared, "All-out attack!" The members of Blood Drop Island, Zhao Hai included, lunged forward. By the time Zhao Hai breached the interior, Shen Nanzheng’s team was already locked in combat with the Wu family’s remnants. Several metal puppets had been deployed to intercept the invaders.

Zhao Hai fought without hesitation. He released ghost melons that immediately began harrying the Wu family members. Every enemy he encountered was cut down; none were allowed to flee. Although the Wu family possessed several experts at the Dharma refinement realm, Lei Gang had anticipated this and sent several Elders to support the group. These Elders neutralized the high-level Wu family threats, leaving the rest to face Zhao Hai and his peers. The opposition was swiftly annihilated, including the Wu clan Elders. Once the slaughter concluded, the space-teleportation equipment was gathered and handed to Shen Nanzheng for safekeeping.

Under normal circumstances, loot from a kill belongs to the victor. However, this mission was unique; the metal puppets and the family’s inheritance were to be delivered directly to Lei Gang.

The disciples didn't object, knowing their rewards would be waiting at the Sect. They worked efficiently, stripping the base of everything valuable. Shen Nanzheng stored the collected metal puppet components as they finished cleaning out the facility.

Once he was certain no other hidden rooms remained, Zhao Hai led the group away. They began a clockwise patrol around Blood Shadow Island to hunt for the secret bases of other clans. While Zhao Hai didn't have the exact locations, Wu Hong’s previous words had confirmed that other families maintained strongholds nearby. Zhao Hai had no intention of letting them escape.

He wasn't searching alone; he had deployed his aliens to scour the region. Since they hadn't been out long, finding the hidden bases was difficult. Fortunately, they had the luxury of time. If the families attempted to flee, it would actually make Zhao Hai’s job easier, as he could simply intercept them in the open and skip the search entirely.

Zhao Hai’s instincts were correct. Several families were indeed attempting to evacuate their secret bases. However, the aliens were monitoring the entire perimeter. Escape was impossible. The moment they surfaced, Zhao Hai led his team to intercept and destroy them. These skirmishes often led them directly back to the hidden bases, which were promptly looted and cleared of all resources.

While Zhao Hai was dismantling these hidden nests, the Blood Massacre Sect initiated a massive offensive against the Sea Blood Alliance. Initially, the Alliance members dismissed the movement as another minor skirmish. By the time the true scale of the assault became clear, it was too late. The Blood Massacre Sect had committed its full strength. Their army surged forward like an unstoppable tide, obliterating every island in their path.

Desperate Island Masters petitioned Bai Xin and Yin Wuchang for reinforcements, but their pleas went unanswered. Realizing the end was near, the more perceptive Island Masters either fled or surrendered. Du Wan Sha’s orders for the defectors were absolute: no survivors. The Blood Massacre Sect acted with brutal efficiency, preferring to purge all traitors rather than risk future instability. This ruthless approach was the core nature of the Blood Massacre Sect, intended to restore order as quickly as possible.

Within ten days, the Sea Blood Alliance—which had only stood for a few months—was completely dismantled. Every rebel Island Master and disciple was executed. Even those who managed to flee were relentlessly hunted. Only one high-ranking figure vanished without a trace: Yin Wuchang.

As one of the eight great Elders of the Blood Massacre Sect, Yin Wuchang had been a primary architect of the uprising. Unlike the flamboyant Bai Xin, Yin Wuchang was a subtle man who preferred to operate from the shadows, letting others take the spotlight while he provided the foundation.

Du Wan Sha and Ha Jing had personally targeted Bai Xin, while two other Elders were dispatched to eliminate Yin Wuchang. However, Yin Wuchang proved exceptionally elusive. The moment he sensed the Elders approaching, he fled without even attempting a confrontation.

Because he retreated so early, his trail went cold immediately. While other fleeing Island Masters were being tracked and killed, Yin Wuchang remained invisible. Not even the extensive intelligence network of the Blood Massacre Sect could locate him. This failure caused significant frustration within the Sect leadership.

Despite their anger, the Sect had to prioritize other matters. They lacked the resources to hunt a single ghost when so much administrative work remained. The focus shifted to a singular goal: the final resolution.

With the Sea Blood Alliance defeated, the time had come to conclude the conflict. However, the aftermath was a logistical nightmare. The rebellion had spanned two of the Sect's nine sea areas—nearly a quarter of their total territory.

The damage went beyond mere politics. The population of cultivators in those two regions had been almost entirely wiped out. Countless Island Masters and lower-level disciples had perished in the fighting.

The Sea Blood Alliance had previously conducted massacres on various islands, and the Blood Massacre Sect responded in kind. While they didn't kill the non-cultivator slaves, every single rebel cultivator was put to the sword. This was done to instill absolute terror and ensure no one would ever consider treason again. Under Du Wan Sha’s direction, the internal strife was ended through sheer force of arms in record time.

The "pacification" was, in reality, a total purge. The former Alliance territories were now silent graveyards. Aside from the occupying Blood Massacre Sect soldiers, the local cultivator population was gone. It was a hauntingly empty landscape.

Rebuilding was a monumental task. While the Sect could relocate disciples to these regions, restoring the former prosperity was nearly impossible. Furthermore, there were loyalists who had suffered immensely. For instance, the Blood Bone Island belonging to Gu Na—Yan Bei’s master—had been razed. For Gu Na, this was the destruction of his legacy and his path to higher Cultivation. Though Gu Na was powerful enough to have escaped Bai Xin and Yin Wuchang, the loss was devastating.

With most of his disciples dead and only Yan Bei at his side, Gu Na was a broken man. Figuring out how to compensate loyalists like Gu Na and how to repopulate the two sea areas became the Sect's most pressing concern.

Du Wan Sha was troubled by these issues, yet he felt no remorse for the executions. To show mercy to rebels would invite future uprisings. The Blood Massacre Sect had to maintain the absolute authority of the main hall; otherwise, the entire organization would collapse into anarchy.

The Sect Master and the Elders held numerous meetings, but a perfect solution remained elusive. Although the Sect still held many experts and the divine sparks of the fallen Island Masters were recovered to preserve the islands' foundations, the lack of personnel was glaring.

An island could be maintained by a divine spark, but without a powerful expert to guard it, it couldn't serve as a defensive fortification. With so many Island Masters dead, the vacancy was too large to fill immediately.

Ultimately, Du Wan Sha summoned the remaining Island Masters to brainstorm a solution. After several failed discussions, the leadership could only task the Island Masters with finding a way to stabilize the Sea Alliance territories. If no viable plan emerged, the Blood Massacre Sect might be forced to abandon the region entirely.