Chapter 124: One Man Against a Sect

"Shopkeeper Lin, what kind of spring is this?" Lao Mi asked.

"A Profound Ice Spring," Lin Bai said.

"What is it used for?" Lao Mi's expression was somewhat excited; a spring appearing out of thin air in the base was a good omen no matter how one looked at it.

First of all, this meant Shopkeeper Lin could not possibly abandon them.

Secondly, in games, spring water usually had many uses, such as restoring mana, healing wounds, and so on.

The only thing Lao Mi felt a bit regretful about was the location of the spring; if he had known Shopkeeper Lin would place the spring here so casually, he would have insisted on choosing a better location for the Beggar Sect branch...

"It's for quenching during weapon refinement," Lin Bai said.

"It's for weapon refinement!" Lao Mi's expression shifted from excitement to disappointment. He smacked his lips, "Can't it be drunk?"

"Maybe, you can try it." Lin Bai looked back at him and smiled, "This is a spring eye my master bestowed upon me right before I left; he only told me it was for weapon refinement. As for any other effects, I truly don't know. I reckon it should be drinkable; you can find someone to taste it, see what it tastes like, and what the sensation is after drinking, then you can tell me."

No sooner had Lin Bai finished speaking than players were already impatiently going up to taste the spring water. Players with an Undying Body could mess around as they pleased, without any scruples at all...

"So cold."

"Really sweet."

"Tastes good."

"We could use it to make mineral water, slap our Beggar Sect label on it, and start an industry..."

The players quickly voiced their opinions on the spring water, discussing its commercial uses with great enthusiasm, though they were still somewhat disappointed that the spring water couldn't restore health or mana.

"What happened?" The Weapon Refinement Master, Huayishen, and Deng Li Buduo, who had suffered an unprovoked disaster, returned after respawning and asked what had happened while looking at the ruined courtyard.

Players told them what had occurred, all talking at once.

The three were filled with righteous indignation.

"Damn Huilong Temple, sooner or later we'll flatten them," Deng Li Buduo, who had inexplicably lost a level, grumbled resentfully.

"Shopkeeper Lin created a spring out of thin air?" The Weapon Refinement Master's focus was elsewhere; he pushed through the crowd, looked at the spring in the room, and was dumbfounded, "This damn thing really is a game!"

"Those learning weapon refinement in the Beggar Sect will be blessed from now on," Bai Yin said. "The foundation of the Justice Sect is too deep; you never know what other trump cards Shopkeeper Lin is hiding..."

"Thank you, Master." The little white fox burrowed into Lin Bai's arms, affectionately nudging his chin with its head, and said softly. In such an urgent situation, Lin Bai had actually saved it; the little white fox was deeply moved.

"You are my pet; if I don't save you, who would I save?" Lin Bai stroked the little white fox's soft fur, feeling increasingly satisfied with this little pet.

Although it couldn't help with much, the system actually gave a prompt before it was attacked.

This was a danger warning device.

It was much more timely than the Emotion System.

The Emotion System's background was constantly refreshing, with all sorts of names scrolling by like a screen; one would miss it if not careful. This direct danger warning was better.

"Xiaobai, I will take you with me wherever I go from now on," Lin Bai said earnestly, looking at the fox-shaped danger warning device with satisfaction.

"Mm." The little white fox nodded vigorously, "I will work hard to cultivate Form Manifestation so I can help Master sooner."

Under the attack of a Golden Core True Person, it hadn't even had the power to resist and could only be slaughtered, which made the little white fox realize a deep sense of crisis.

【Slightly Famous: Forge satisfactory weapons for ten people. Reward: Blacksmith's Hammer (increases the success rate of weapon forging by ten percent)】

The Craftsman God System provided the follow-up task.

Another freebie task.

When ambushed by Daoist Qingming, Lin Bai had a new realization: his ultimate trump card was the system, not the players.

To live freely in this world, one must diligently complete system tasks; one must never rely on favorable timing, location, or human factors...

Lin Bai saw it clearly: when he wanted to play it safe, trouble would surely find its way to his door.

And when he faced difficulties head-on and stirred things up everywhere, he might just activate some system and have it pop out to help him resolve his predicament.

As for the feud with Huilong Temple due to the Lingjie Fengxi, Lin Bai didn't take it to heart at all; the deed to the house was his, and no one could find fault with that.

The mistake of Daoist Li, who had originally sealed Song Jinnan's family, was that he only thought about taking advantage; if he had spent even a little money to buy the house back then, there wouldn't have been any subsequent trouble.

However.

This was, after all, a world of Xianxia; when Daoist Li discovered the Lingjie Fengxi, he probably never intended to reason with anyone.

Now, Lin Bai had verified his own strength: his greatest trump card, Palm Thunder, could disable a Golden Core cultivator in one strike.

With his current Internal Energy reserves, given time to chant the incantation, he could probably strike out nearly a hundred Palm Thunders.

It was just that Palm Thunder made too much noise.

Otherwise, if he were to launch a sneak attack, wiping out a sect shouldn't be a problem.

Furthermore, he also possessed a Golden Core cultivator card, which could be brought out to assist at critical moments.

With more and more trump cards, Lin Bai's confidence increased greatly: "Lao Mi, find some people to clean up the trash, and dig out the Alchemy Furnace and the stove buried inside. I'm in a good mood, so I'll forge a few weapons for everyone tonight."

"Yes," Lao Mi nodded in response.

"Also, find me a place tomorrow; I want to hold a Flaw exhibition. You are responsible for pulling people in to view it. Flaws are the culture of our Justice Sect; no matter which city we go to, we must remember to carry it forward," Lin Bai continued to instruct.

To hell with keeping a low profile; at all costs, grind the system tasks and get the rewards in hand first.

If Huilong Temple dared to provoke him again, he wouldn't mind sealing a few more experts into his cards.

Shopkeeper Lin personally forging weapons for players was simply an unexpected joy for players like Gugao Laoren.

Not to mention that the weapons Shopkeeper Lin had forged so far were either kitchen knives or bows, the fact that they were forged by Shopkeeper Lin himself was highly commemorative!

Shopkeeper Lin truly had become one with them; the barriers had disappeared!

The days in the Beggar Sect were becoming more and more promising.

Zhao Ang stood on a nearby roof, dripping with cold sweat, his hand gripping his Sword trembling uncontrollably.

Adding up the humiliation of the day and night, after thinking it over, his thoughts were not clear.

He also intended to come and launch a night raid on Lin Bai.

He wanted to personally shatter the lies of the Heavenly Mandate Person...

And so.

Zhao Ang witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Qingming Daozhang being struck dead by a Palm Thunder.

Gulp!

His throat bobbed as he swallowed, he took a deep look at the direction in which Qingming Daozhang had vanished, the thoughts that had been blocked suddenly cleared, and he resolutely turned and plunged into the dark night.

At the same time, the aloof swordsman silently reflected in his heart, considering whether he should find Shopkeeper Lin after daybreak to apologize or something; his attitude during the day seemed not friendly enough...

Huilong Temple office.

"Master, give me the bottom line: how many people in Huilong Temple are like Senior Uncle Qingming?" Longxi, who had watched the entire process of Qingming Daozhang being wiped out online, came to Qingfeng Daozhang's door at the first opportunity, took a deep breath, knocked open his door, and asked.

"Why ask this? Do you look down on your master's meager skills now?" Qingfeng Daozhang looked at Longxi and snorted, "Longxi, with your aptitude, it doesn't matter what kind of master teaches you. In the future, when you go to Huilong Temple, there will be plenty of secret manuals for you to choose from. Don't look at your master's lack of skill; my seniority is set there. No matter how many Heavenly Descended there are, you are still their Senior Brother..."

"It's impossible for there to be others." Longxi muttered gloomily.

"What?" Qingfeng Daozhang seemed not to have heard clearly.

"Master, you should just tell me, how many people like Senior Uncle Qingming are there?" Longxi pressed.

"There are three hundred and eighty-one disciples of the same generation as your master, and I have the lowest cultivation level." Qingfeng Daozhang glanced at him, his old face flushing red, "There are over one hundred and eighty more Golden Core disciples like your Senior Uncle Qingming in Huilong Temple..."

"One hundred and eighty people are all Golden Core?" Longxi asked.

"The top ten of the current generation have all formed their Nascent Soul." Qingfeng Daozhang said, "However, they are either traveling abroad or in closed-door cultivation. Most of those in charge within the temple are Golden Core disciples."

"Are there any above that?" Longxi's anxious heart calmed down, and he asked.

"What exactly are you trying to do?" Qingfeng Daozhang frowned.

"Master, I just received news that Senior Uncle Qingming was struck dead by a Palm Thunder from Shopkeeper Lin." Longxi said, "Shopkeeper Lin has already issued an order to intercept all Heavenly Descended who want to join Huilong Temple..."

"What?" Qingfeng Daozhang was startled, his complexion turning deathly pale in an instant, "You... you just said Senior Brother Qingming is dead?"

"Yes." Longxi nodded, concealing the fact that Qingming Daozhang had been collected into a card by Lin Bai; he was afraid of scaring Qingfeng Daozhang.

"How could this be?" Qingfeng Daozhang's lips were trembling, and he was at a loss, "How could that Lin Bai possess such magical power? His martial strength is clearly on par with this old Daoist. Even if he is treacherous, with Senior Brother Qingming making a move, it should have been a simple capture. How could he be killed by him instead? Impossible, you must have made a mistake..."

"Master, stop deceiving yourself." Longxi rolled his eyes at his master, "If Senior Uncle Qingming had killed Lin Bai, he would have returned long ago. Besides, there is no point in me lying to you!"

"It is me, it is I who caused the death of Senior Brother Qingming." Two lines of turbid tears slid down Qingfeng Daozhang's cheeks. He stamped his feet and beat his chest, then rose to walk outside, "I must go find Senior Brother Qingling to avenge Senior Brother Qingming. It is me, it is all my fault..."

Sigh!

Longxi sighed and grabbed Qingfeng Daozhang: "Master, can you please calm down? Senior Uncle Qingming was taken out in one move by Lin Bai. Are you going to let Senior Uncle Qingling go and deliver himself to be slaughtered next?"

"What do you say we should do?" Qingfeng Daozhang had completely lost his composure.

Longxi looked at Qingfeng Daozhang and felt a bit disappointed in Huilong Temple.

But remembering the level he had worked so hard to train up these past few days, a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Didn't I just ask you how many Golden Core True Persons Huilong Temple has?"

"Yes." Qingfeng Daozhang said.

"The best way now is to strike first to gain the advantage." Longxi said, "Before Lin Bai reacts, immediately persuade Qingling Daozhang to leave the city and return to Huilong Temple to bring reinforcements. It would be best to mobilize the entire nest to root out Shopkeeper Lin and his Beggar Sect in one fell swoop; only then can this future trouble be eliminated. Sending them one by one is the most foolish method..."

Qingfeng Daozhang looked at his disciple and shook his head: "It's impossible. Not to mention whether it's necessary to mobilize so many Golden Core Cultivators to deal with Shopkeeper Lin. Using so many Golden Core Cultivators at once will surely alert other sects. If we force Lin Bai to join an evil sect, it will bring disaster to our Huilong Temple. Moreover, wantonly slaughtering the Heavenly Descended will inevitably cause other Heavenly Descended to resist Huilong Temple."

"Master, he who hesitates is lost." Longxi said, "I heard from Shopkeeper Lin himself that he does not allow Heavenly Descended to apprentice at Huilong Temple. He is already cutting off the roots of Huilong Temple."

Players understand players.

Don't look at how high his level is now; once no players join Huilong Temple, in the future, when everyone's levels come up, what awaits Huilong Temple is total destruction.

"..." Qingfeng Daozhang looked at his disciple, remembered his unscrupulous initiation ceremony, and frowned slightly, "I will go ask my Senior Brother for instructions before making a decision."

"I'll go with you." Longxi followed quickly behind Qingfeng Daozhang.

A moment later.

Qingling Daozhang looked at Longxi, his gaze like lightning: "Are you certain?"

"Reporting to Senior Uncle, it is absolutely true." Longxi said.

"What means do the Heavenly Descended use to transmit information?" Qingling Daozhang closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again and asked.

"..." Longxi was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "After returning, we have a platform specifically for exchanging information."

"That is to say, in the eyes of the Heavenly Descended, we have no secrets at all?" Qingling Daozhang asked.

"It also depends on whether the Heavenly Descended are willing to make it public." Longxi said, "Senior Uncle, the Heavenly Descended are not of one mind either; everyone has their own interests and their own ideas."

Whoosh!

Qingling Daozhang let out a long sigh: "The world has changed after all!"

"That's right. If you don't keep up with the pace of the changing times, you will inevitably be abandoned by the times." Longxi smiled, "Senior Uncle, Shopkeeper Lin's Justice Sect has already walked ahead of everyone. If it is not curbed, in the end, I fear all the sects will be played in the palm of his hand, especially our Huilong Temple, which has already formed a deadly feud with him."

To protect his own level, he had to make the situation sound a bit more serious. Lin Bai had completely blocked his path; he hadn't left him any way to survive at all!

Longxi wanted to prove to the players that one could still play successfully without relying on the Beggar Sect. The Beggar Sect disciples were just relying on one Lin Bai.

He wanted to mobilize the entire Huilong Temple.

Let's see if one Lin Bai is more powerful, or if one Huilong Temple is more powerful...

Heavenly Mandate Person?

He is the true Heavenly Mandate Person!

"In that case, you can also contact the Heavenly Descended who have joined the Blood Shadow Sect?" Qingling Daozhang asked.

"..." Longxi froze.

"If you can contact the Heavenly Descended of the Blood Shadow Sect, you might as well leak Lin Bai's information to them and find a way to incite them to kill Lin Bai." Qingling Daozhang said, "After all, the disciples of the Blood Shadow Sect have also suffered a great loss at the hands of Lin Bai. The Blood Shadow Sect always repays grudges; with their temperament and character, they will not let Lin Bai go."

Damn it!

Longxi's mouth twitched, and he cursed inwardly. Why is it that Shopkeeper Lin dares to act recklessly, while you idiots all hesitate and look over your shoulders when doing things?

It's already come to this, and you're still thinking about borrowing a knife to kill someone!

Blood Shadow Sect!

What the hell am I supposed to contact the Blood Shadow Sect for!

Longxi's expression stiffened slightly, and he said, "I'm afraid I can't mobilize people from the Blood Shadow Sect; I'm not familiar with them..."

"It wouldn't hurt to try," Qingling Daozhang said. "If you succeed, I will teach you our sect's talisman arts."

Huilong Temple is about to be uprooted, what the hell use is it for you to teach me talisman arts?

Longxi took a deep breath and asked, "Uncle-Master, are you really not considering going back to bring reinforcements? Shopkeeper Lin does not leave any room for maneuver in his actions; I feel that his next step will be to target you..."

"Within Qian City, he shouldn't dare to exterminate my Huilong Temple," Qingling Daozhang glanced at him. "Longxi, tonight, try to contact the Blood Shadow Sect or the Heavenly Descended of the Canyang Sect. Whether it succeeds or not, report back to me, and I will then decide what to do. It's getting late, you two should head out first!"

Are you sick in the head!

Looking at the calm and composed Qingling, Longxi felt his lungs were about to explode with rage. At this moment, he even had the heart to sell out Huilong Temple and turn to join the Beggar Sect.

Returning to the room.

Longxi pondered for a long time and finally understood why Qingling Daozhang was unwilling to go back. Qingming died in Qian City; if he went back to bring reinforcements without having done anything, he was likely afraid of being held accountable.

After all, he was the main person in charge of the Qian City admissions office, and Qingming was the one he had sent to assassinate Lin Bai.

This guy wants to take care of Lin Bai and redeem his crimes with merit.

Utterly foolish!

Longxi paced the room twice, then pushed open Qingfeng Daozhang's door again: "Master, you know Shopkeeper Lin's character and style best. I see that Uncle-Master Qingling won't be able to hold on either; why don't the two of us go to Huilong Temple! Perhaps we can still salvage some face for Huilong Temple..."

"We can't go," Qingfeng Daozhang looked at Longxi and shook his head. "Huilong Temple is six hundred miles away. I don't know the Wind Riding technique, and at my pace, I'm afraid it would take three days."

"Three days isn't too late!" Longxi widened his eyes, hating his misfortune and feeling angry at his lack of resolve. "It's better than doing nothing and waiting for death!"

(End of chapter)