Chapter 919: Dimensional Strike

Year 9685 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Yuanzai Star

In a village on the Western Continent, as soon as the grain store opened, a long line of people queuing to buy grain could be seen. The store clerk seemed to be used to it, unfazed, and put up the sign for today’s grain prices.

When everyone saw the numbers on the price sign, they stirred with excitement; the prices had dropped again, lower than before.

A month ago, the price of grain in the town suddenly fell by seven or eight times, shocking everyone, causing a rush, as they thought the lord had gone mad, but they didn’t expect the prices could drop even more.

"Listen up, everyone, the immortals from the Chu Sword Immortal Gate, eight hundred miles away, have felt everyone’s struggles and specially brought in low-priced grain from thousands of miles away. This is the lord of the immortal gate’s kindness…"

The grain store began to sell grain, and nearby, some people shouted loudly. Among the people in line, some also called out to thank the lord of the Immortal Gate.

It was not just the grain store; stores selling things like salt, cloth, sugar, and farming tools had seen their prices drop lower and lower each day over the past few months, reaching rock bottom compared to before.

Not only were the prices low, but there was also unlimited supply. Just like with the grain, you could buy as much as you wanted, allowing the poor people, who used to eat only scraps, to afford rice now.

Meanwhile, eight hundred miles away at the Chu Sword Sect, two Soul Changing cultivators were coldly watching as the high-ranking members of the Chu Sword Sect executed a group of disciples. The Chu Sword Sect was a small sect in the area, and facing the pressure from the Soul Changing Ancestor, they did not dare to resist at all. Moreover, they had been presented with evidence of their disciples harming countless people in the local area, so they could only obey the Ancestor’s orders.

On another level, there was a flying machine docked, and twenty engineering robots were continuously transporting grain, cloth, and other goods onto the machine. The square was piled high like a mountain, but it seemed that it would never be finished moving.

"Chu Taoist friend, don’t blame us for interfering in your Chu Sword Sect’s internal matters. It is your Chu Sword Sect that has gone too far. If you hadn’t gone too far, the people in your territory wouldn’t keep turning to the Buddhist sect. Now, we are following the orders of the Yuan Zai Immortal Alliance…"

One Soul Changing cultivator slowly said to the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Chu Sword Sect. The Nascent Soul of the Chu Sword Sect could only nod in agreement and didn’t dare to say more.

Two hours later, when the robots stopped moving goods, the two cultivators finally left. As they departed, they sternly warned the Nascent Soul that if the Chu Sword Sect acted greedily with these goods again, the next time they came, they would first execute him, the Nascent Soul, rather than those lower-ranking disciples.

Similar events had happened in all the cultivation sects on the Western Continent; no one was an exception.

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"Taoist Friend Di"

"Taoist Friend Huang"

"Taoist Friend Di, our plan has really succeeded. Now, many people from the Buddhist side are fleeing to our side. I heard there are even temples being broken."

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true! In our area, the price of common grain is only one coin for ten pounds. On the Buddhist side, after three price cuts, it is still five coins. How can they compare to us? And it’s not just the grain prices; everything’s price has dropped sharply. The people are asking the Buddhists to change their prices, but they can’t. It’s a miracle they haven’t been destroyed yet!"

"Good, good!"

Taoist Friend Di loudly cheered, feeling very pleased.

Five years ago, the cross-dimensional teleportation array opened, and soon after, our immortal reached an agreement with Blue Star. Less than a month later, Blue Star sent tens of thousands of people to Yuanzai Star. They brought advanced seeds, tools, and farming ideas, which were then forced to be adopted on Yuanzai Star. In the first year, grain production saw a huge harvest, with output skyrocketing.

At the same time, the immortal personally went out to meet with several major sects of Yuanzai Star, forming the Yuanzai Star Immortal Alliance to carry out a top-down reform and create a unified approach.

After five years, they stored a terrifying amount of food and supplies in the Eastern Continent, then began to impact the economy of the Western Continent, forcefully suppressing prices there. The Immortal sect had support from the Eastern Continent and felt no fear, but the Buddhist territory was in chaos.

The people’s wish is very simple. They will support whoever allows them to live comfortably and happily in their land. Now, with the prices so low in the Immortal territory and taxes being continuously exempted, if the Buddhist sect cannot match that, they cannot blame people for voting with their feet, no matter how loudly the Buddhist cultivators shout their slogans.

"Taoist Friend Di, this is what they call a dimensional strike, right? Facing such terrifying productivity, the Buddhist teachings are useless."

"Close enough, but a dimensional strike is not just this; there is much more. Come with me to see Taoist Friend Lin; it is time to launch a military strike against the Buddhist sect."

Taoist Friend Di nodded; this was just the beginning; the methods of the people from Blue Star are numerous.

Soon, Taoist Friend Di and his group found Lin Qingwen. Lin Qingwen is a direct descendant of the Lin family. After the spiritual energy recovery, Lin Jiang assigned twenty family names to the Lin family, and "Qing" is the second to last of that group.

However, Lin Qingwen is not spoiled like a young master from a wealthy family. Since graduating from university, he has rooted himself at the grassroots level, climbing step by step. Now, at just five hundred years old, he has already achieved the early stage of Void Achieving and is highly valued. His visit to Yuanzai Star was a result of his own initiative.

"Taoist Friend Lin."

"Taoist Friend Di, Taoist Friend Huang, you have come to attack the Buddhist world."

"Taoist Friend Lin, our arrival indeed has this plan. Through our influence, all the cities and villages in the Buddhist realm already know our policies in the Western Continent. The Buddhist community is in chaos; not only are the people turning to us, but there have also been many cases of destroying Buddhist temples. I believe we can certainly launch a further attack."

Taoist Friend Di said that the Buddhist world has no power to resist the terrifying productivity of Blue Star. Now, they are ready to strike while the iron is hot.

"That’s fine."

Lin Qingwen nodded. He had originally thought of waiting another year to take action because many factories had just been established, and their productivity had not been fully released yet. Although this technology is at the level of Blue Star from a thousand years ago, it can still easily surpass the productivity of Yuanzai Star. The gap in time and technology can reduce many people’s lifetime efforts to dust.

"Taoist Friend Lin, what do you think we should do to strike?"

"This is a holographic projection of the Buddhist territory. These red dots represent Buddhist cultivators, showing everyone below the Void Achieving level. Over there, all they have left are the Diamond Warriors."

"We have deployed sixteen submarines in the ocean between the Eastern Western Continent, which can launch one hundred sixty powerful missiles to target them. In outer space, there are also twenty Space Mother Ships aimed at them, capable of launching space-based weapons to bomb their temples…"

"Taoist Friend Lin, can we destroy their Spiritual Herb Garden, spiritual land, and common farmland?"

Taoist Friend Di stopped Lin Qingwen from continuing. He pointed to the fields, and now Taoist Friend Di was very interested in the economic battle.

"It’s possible, but this act goes against nature. Once it is carried out, millions of people under the Buddha’s teachings will suffer."

"I am not afraid. The Buddha’s followers have brave warriors who are not afraid of death, and so do we. After their crops are destroyed, we will form a brave team to help with disaster relief in the Buddha’s land. The Buddha teaches kindness, so we are also doing good. Let’s see if they try to stop us."

"I’m afraid we cannot keep this a secret. When the time comes…"

"Taoist Friend Lin, to stand firm, one must be ruthless. To break the wrong ways of the Buddha, just speaking is useless; we must prove it with actions. Everyone in the Buddha’s land should see that following them leads to bad results, so they will know how to choose."

"Understood. Let’s do it together; I will make the arrangements."

Lin Qingwen nodded. Destroying the Buddha’s crops was not a difficult task; biological and chemical warfare could achieve it.

Two days later, Lin Qingwen issued the order to attack the Buddha’s land. As soon as the order was given, submarines hidden deep in the ocean of Yuanzai Star began the strike, with sixteen submarines targeting the same place in three waves of attack.

While the missiles were still in the air, the Space Battleship in space had already begun its attack. Their target was the largest Buddha temple on the Western Continent. Ten electromagnetic cannons and ten laser cannons quickly overwhelmed the temple with firepower.

The holographic projection was spreading in real time. In an instant, they saw many red dots vanish, even though some of the red dots represented Buddhist cultivators with powerful Nascent Soul and Soul Changing abilities.

And this was just the first wave of attacks; their supply of ammunition was more than enough to continue for dozens or even hundreds of rounds.

"The Buddhist sect has struck back; it is the true Buddha."

In the next moment, Taoist Friend Di’s expression changed. Their attacks were so strong that they immediately attracted the attention of the true Buddha.

"This is not our concern; the true Buddha naturally has immortal beings to handle it. Keep the attacks going."

Lin Qingwen shook his head. If they weren’t going to act, that was fine, but if they did, they had to go all the way. The first strike must achieve their strategic goals, like destroying all higher-level Spiritual Herb Gardens of the Buddhist sect.