Chapter 150: Taking Too Big a Step

Medicine King Valley, Spirit Tool Pavilion, and even Hundred Flowers Valley have encountered the same troubles.

The players who entered the Qian City government system also had the intention to advertise, but before they could even step out the door, they were suppressed by Guo Yuan.

Guo Yuan told them that they could advertise if they wanted to, and he could give them the green light within Qian City.

But to meddle in the disputes between sects in the name of the Government was a violation of the law; they would either be dismissed or imprisoned.

With this simple move, the players who had entered the officialdom settled down.

Having chosen the Government in the first place, they liked this kind of game mode, so naturally, they would not lose the big for the sake of the small and waste their bright future.

There are so many cultivation sects, yet Taiyi Kingdom has still been able to stand tall for thousands of years.

To say they lack powerful means is something even a ghost wouldn't believe.

Do you not see that the novice villages where the players descended are all cities of Taiyi Kingdom, not the various major sects?

Therefore.

The players who joined the official system aimed at the basic foundation of the world from the very beginning.

……

When Guo Yuan learned of the movements of the Heavenly Descended in the city.

He finally understood where Lin Bai's point of breaking the situation lay.

With those Heavenly Descended who fear nothing but chaos, it is basically impossible for the various sects to act according to the previous rules; unless the cultivation sects completely abandon the Heavenly Descended, they will inevitably be dragged forward by them……

"Interesting, that little fellow has actually walked ahead of everyone." Guo Yuan stroked his beard and smiled, his gaze looking toward the direction of Jiamu City, "In terms of judging people, this old man is indeed not as good as the County Princess!"

……

Lin Bai didn't think that much.

Come to think of it.

Walking to this point today, he was completely forced out by the system.

Having enjoyed the benefits of the system, he must bear these troubles.

Only with the system does he have his today; otherwise, in this world full of players, he would probably still be cowering in Jiamu City as a commoner, how could he be as carefree as he is now?

……

Utilizing Morning Flight and Wood Cloud Traverse, Lin Bai stood above the mountain forest, drifting like an immortal descended to the world; this was the ambush location set by the Beggar Sect and Huilong Temple, about thirty-some miles away from Qian City.

Under normal circumstances, it would take players at least half an hour to rush over here.

Huilong Temple's idea should be to use this time difference to slap him to death in the mountain forest before the players arrive.

That is to say.

They must have a way to prevent him from retreating back to Qian City.

Lin Bai analyzed the ambush location, gathering as much information as possible.

Facing over a hundred Golden Core True Persons at once, his heart was also drumming a bit; through the gaps in the leaves, Lin Bai could clearly see the grass and trees under the trees bent and trampled, not knowing how many people had stepped on them.

Yet the Daoists from Huilong Temple who came to scout did not discover these abnormalities; they probably swept with their Spiritual Sense, found no ambush, and retreated directly.

These high and mighty fellows are still not used to the players' combat style……

"Master, can we win?" The little white fox looked at the forest under her feet, interrupting Lin Bai's thoughts.

"If we can't beat them, we'll just run!" Lin Bai smiled indifferently, "Once I'm let go, it will be their nightmare……"

"That's true!" The little white fox nodded in agreement, "Master, don't worry, if we really can't beat them, let's go back to Jiamu City and find my mother and the others; living in the mountain forest is also very fun."

"We'll go once the situation stabilizes, Xiaobai, I also really want to meet your mother." Lin Bai smiled; if he didn't pull in a few more foxes as bodyguards, it would be a disservice to the fox-kind favorability he had been grinding for so many days!

"Really?" The little white fox asked in surprise.

"Really." Lin Bai nodded.

"When the time comes, I'll go back first to explain to Mother and the others what a good person Master is, so they don't have any misunderstandings about you……" The little white fox immediately became excited and began to chatter incessantly about plans for after Lin Bai met her mother.

While teasing the little fox, Lin Bai threw his left hand out, letting it lurk in the dense forest.

The Hand-Splitting Technique would not cut off the connection with the Internal Energy in his dantian; changing its location did not affect the use of Palm Thunder, and leaving it on his body actually had many restrictions.

After all.

Every time he activated Palm Thunder, he had to raise his hand, making it easy for others to be prepared in advance……

……

Not long after.

A large group of Daoists came surging through the air via Wind Riding.

They wore Eight Trigrams robes, some holding swords, some holding whisks, each looking more like an immortal than Lin Bai.

Players like Longxi, Great Luo Golden Immortal, Tie Tou Xian, and Down-Mountain Tiger stood on a giant talisman, surrounded by the Daoists and treated as key protected objects.

Leading them was a Daoist who looked to be in his thirties, wearing a bright yellow Dharma Robe, standing out from the crowd like a crane among chickens, completely out of place with the other gray-blue Dharma Robes.

Lin Bai took a fancy to him at a glance.

Sealing this guy into a card would be much cooler than Qingling.

Qing Yu Daozhang also saw Lin Bai, a cold sneer crossing his lips, but he did not speak.

With a wave of his hand.

An Eight Trigrams Mirror had already been tossed into the air by him.

After the Eight Trigrams Mirror flew up, it actually turned into the size of a millstone, and then, like a sun, it released ten thousand rays of light, shrouding a radius of several dozen miles.

The moment they were shrouded by the rays of light, the speed of the group of Daoists suddenly increased by thirty percent, rapidly approaching Lin Bai and surrounding him.

……

Damn!

A buff-type Dharma Treasure!

Lin Bai looked up at the Dharma Treasure floating in the air and smacked his lips in envy; look at this Dharma Treasure of theirs, now that is a real Dharma Treasure, much cooler than his Blacksmith Six-Piece Set.

"Xiaobai, don't recite the tongue twister yet; wait for the Beggar Sect disciples to come up and recite it together, the power will be greater." Lin Bai gave the order, controlling his left hand in the woods to sneak rapidly toward the Daoists of Huilong Temple, while simultaneously tossing out the two cards of Qingling Daozhang and Lan Nuotian, issuing them the command to guard.

With nearly one hundred Golden Core Daoists, sending these two guys out is just sending them to their deaths, and their Skills are far less useful than Palm Thunder; it is better to focus on guarding his own safety.

After the card characters were released.

Lin Bai shared the strength of the two Golden Core True Persons.

The "Rising Dragon Art" of Huilong Temple and the "Blood Shadow Divine Art" of the Blood Shadow Sect were mastered in an instant.

The two cultivation techniques and his Internal Energy ran in parallel through his meridians, surprisingly without the slightest conflict.

The "Rising Dragon Art" bolstered by Qingling Daozhang allowed him to understand the attack methods of the Huilong Temple Daoists, while the blood energy released by Lan Nuotian's "Blood Shadow Divine Art" would make the speed of enemies in battle slow down unknowingly.

To deal with the current situation, two card characters should be enough.

The number of card characters is limited; Lin Bai cannot use them all at once and must keep a few to save his life.

Feeling the powerful Internal Energy within his body, Lin Bai laughed aloud, mobilized Lan Nuotian's technique to wrap blood energy around himself, and used the "Golden Bell Cover" to protect his vital points.

Having finished the defense, Lin Bai used Bow Body Single Shadow to break away from the position where he had just been standing, shifting horizontally to the side, attempting to escape the encirclement of the one hundred Golden Core True Persons.

With Bow Body Single Shadow added to Morning Flight, a trail of afterimages flashed by, instantly leaving the two guards far behind.

But the two bodyguards, having lost their consciousness, firmly executed their duty to guard, following behind Lin Bai at the fastest speed.

Lin Bai had black lines on his head, somewhat regretting having released the three guards early.

Still lacking combat experience; had he known that Wind Riding couldn't keep up with Morning Flight, he should have waited for the players to log on before releasing them...

However.

It was too late to regret.

The characters inside ordinary Blank Cards are one-time use; once they die, they are gone.

Lin Bai could only stop his steps and wait for the two to approach him.

"Blood Shadow Art? You traitor, I saw long ago that you were not a member of the Righteous Sect, and now you have finally shown your true colors. Today, this mountain forest shall be your burial ground."

Qing Yu Daozhang saw from afar the blood energy wrapped around Lin Bai and the dazed Qingling Daozhang, his face full of rage; he urged his power and scolded Lin Bai.

"Qing Yu Daozhang, do not make false accusations, I..." Lin Bai looked at the rapidly approaching Huilong Temple Daoists, just preparing to say a few words to tease him, but halfway through, he suddenly remembered the ongoing truth quest, and his tone shifted abruptly, "I want to rob your Huilong Temple!"

"..." Qing Yu Daozhang was stunned, then gave a ferocious laugh, "Arrogant brat."

"Arrogant!"

"Arrogant!"

A crowd of Daoists followed and cursed angrily.

Taking advantage of the moment the many Daoists were distracted.

Bang!

A loud noise.

Lin Bai had already released the Blacksmith's Hammer from the sky higher than the Gan Kun Jing, letting it free-fall toward the millstone-sized Gan Kun Jing.

Such a large target, and, furthermore, outside of Qingyu's line of sight; it would be a waste not to smash it.

Crack!

The brilliant light filling the sky vanished in an instant.

The Gan Kun Jing returned to its normal size, spiraling as it fell from the sky, having lost the luster of a Dharma Treasure.

The Blacksmith's Hammer was retracted as soon as it struck, hiding once again in the sky.

The speed that had been boosted for the crowd of Daoists dropped abruptly.

"Brat!" Qing Yu Daozhang's figure stalled suddenly; looking at the Gan Kun Jing falling into the woods, his heart ached so much it felt like it was bleeding.

He had never imagined that even a sect-protecting Dharma Treasure like the Gan Kun Jing could not withstand a light strike from Lin Bai's hammer.

What kind of Dharma Treasure was that hammer?

It must be a Divine Artifact!

"Junior brothers, unless necessary, try not to let go of the Dharma Treasures and weapons in your hands, lest you be taken advantage of by Lin Bai." Qing Yu Daozhang was worthy of being the acting temple master; with the sect-protecting Dharma Treasure destroyed, he recovered his composure in an instant and spoke to order the Daoists, "Kill Lin Bai, seize his storage Dharma Treasure and the Divine Artifact in his hand, and the restoration of my Huilong Temple's reputation will be just around the corner, kill..."

Before the words had finished.

There was a sudden rustling in the mountain forest at his feet.

Beggar Sect disciples logged on from various positions.

Following their login.

Advertising boards were set up on the treetops one by one.

"Not outside the world, but a Peach Garden—Longjing Real Estate, the choice of successful people"

"Live in Noble Manor, enjoy a carefree life—Longjing Real Estate, wishing the Beggar Sect a victory in the first battle"

"Technology, leading the world's future—Dali Mobile, winning through quality"

"Huilong Temple shall perish in this place—Beggar Sect"

What is going on?

The suddenly appearing Beggar Sect disciples gave the many Huilong Temple Daoists a fright.

Qing Yu Daozhang sneered, then ordered: "Quickly kill the Heavenly Descended of the Beggar Sect below."

As he spoke.

The Sword in his hand had already slashed down toward below.

A huge Sword Qi split into dozens of small swords in the air, plunging into the woods and accurately killing the Beggar Sect players hiding on the treetops to advertise.

There were clever players who, the moment they saw the Sword Qi coming, logged off in time, thus avoiding the fatal blow.

At this time.

The sound of the tongue twister had just begun to ring out.

"Mountain Before Has a Cui Thick Leg, Mountain After Has a Cui Leg Thick..."

Everything was too late.

Over a hundred Golden Core True Persons were dealing heavy blows to the players below, as various Sword Qi and phantom images of horsetail whisks smashed down.

In an instant.

A patch of the forest was destroyed.

Players who had only practiced the Nine Suns True Scripture for a few days could not withstand a single strike from these Golden Core True Persons.

Anyone hit by a Golden Core True Person from Huilong Temple was instantly sent back to the Resurrection Point.

That feeling was just like a group of level-two-hundred big BOSSes turning the tables to slaughter a group of newbie players who had just left the novice village.

They couldn't even block a single basic attack from a BOSS, let alone the fact that these BOSSes had unleashed their ultimate Skills right from the start.

Damn it!

Lin Bai's expression was somewhat unsightly; these bastards were all obsessed with money—the moment they went online, they didn't recite tongue twisters first, but instead played advertisements.

They really were courting death; I overestimated them!

Longxi and the others, sitting on the Suspension Talisman, were dumbfounded; this was not what they had envisioned!

Wasn't it agreed that the Lightning Storm would slaughter everyone?

Where was the lightning?

Where was the storm?

They actually saw the Daoists of Huilong Temple bullying the weak!

"What do we do?" Longxi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and privately messaged the companions beside him, "Is this the strength of your Beggar Sect?"

"I don't know either, damn it! Golden Core True Persons are so fierce! At the recruitment fair, Shopkeeper Lin fought five and won easily!" Xiashan Hu was equally bewildered.

"That was because the Golden Core True Persons weren't attacking you; all the firepower was drawn away by Shopkeeper Lin." Longxi looked at the scattered billboards in front of him and said helplessly, "The Beggar Sect is clearly not to be relied upon. What about us? If we don't speak, we are heroes of Huilong Temple; if we go to help Shopkeeper Lin now, we will definitely end up the same as the Beggar Sect..."

"Why don't we wait and see? What if Shopkeeper Lin can defy the heavens?" Daluo Golden Immortal looked at Lin Bai, pinning all his hopes on him. The Beggar Sect had finally become the number one sect in the world, and everyone was making money steadily; he didn't want the good days to end before they had even begun.

"Holy crap, what a joy to see!"

"Congratulations to the Beggar Sect for the massive flip."

"This wave of advertisers has suffered a miserable loss."

"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is useless."

"The Beggar Sect's current combat power lies entirely in Lin Bai alone. The startup time for Palm Thunder is so long; last time at the recruitment fair, Lin Bai only defeated the Five Great Sects by a stroke of luck. This time, without the help of the Beggar Sect Disciples, even if he has Palm Thunder, how many Golden Core True Persons can he kill?"

"Trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice; the Beggar Sect is finished."

"The number one sect in the world will disband here, and the game will return to its proper track."

"This is the consequence of challenging beyond one's level, damn it."

"I said long ago that the Beggar Sect went down a crooked path. Not leveling up and provoking the sects that teach Skills in the game is a path to self-destruction."

"Just one Huilong Temple has beaten the Beggar Sect until they have no temper left. Don't forget, Shopkeeper Lin has also offended five evil sects!"

"I knew it long ago; the officials couldn't possibly let the Beggar Sect dominate alone. It completely destroyed the game balance."

"You only see the downfall of the Beggar Sect, but you don't see the impact of this battle on the players. Huilong Temple wiped out so many players with overwhelming force and seized the initiative; other sects will definitely follow suit and will certainly not be lenient or polite to players anymore."

"That's right, it will be hard to run advertisements in the future!"

"One piece of rotten meat has spoiled the whole pot!"

"It's not necessarily a bad thing; at most, it's the game returning to its original development channel. I guess the officials couldn't stand the rampant advertisements and decided to pull a move like this."

(End of this chapter)