Chapter 161: Zhiyi Sect

Lin Bai did not give the Daoists of Huilong Temple time to react; the more choices he gave them, the greater the possibility of variables appearing, so it was better to force them to adapt to this change from the very beginning.

The two highest-level thugs of Huilong Temple were on his side, so being able to temporarily suppress these Daoists was enough.

If time dragged on, their attention would be diverted by other matters, and their hatred would gradually decrease.

To a certain extent, he had grasped the overall situation, yet he had not killed them all, which could already be considered a favor.

……

Of course, doing this carried certain risks, but Lin Bai could not wipe out an entire sect's NPCs.

Although he was walking further and further down the path of being a public enemy to the world, Lin Bai always knew that the ones who would ultimately pose a threat to him were definitely the players.

NPCs would listen to him talk reason, but players might not necessarily listen to him talk reason; no matter how many benefits they received from him, when it was time to turn against him, they would certainly do so without hesitation.

The players' uninhibited private chats revealed too much information.

Lin Bai knew that a large group of players had defined him as the final BOSS, thinking of farming a sense of achievement and the pleasure of taking him down from him!

Game players can be divided into four types: explorers, achievers, socializers, and killers.

Among the four types of players, killer-type players are the most common; they always have a strong demand for the competitiveness of the game and care very much about winning or losing in the game.

Achiever-type players also possess the characteristics of killer-type players.

It was simply inevitable that Lin Bai would become enemies with the numerous players.

Therefore.

Lin Bai would rather sacrifice his own safety than fail to corrupt the innocent NPCs, letting them quickly adapt to the fickle players, thereby ensuring the balance between players and NPCs and allowing himself to profit from it.

Moreover.

A great villain also needs subordinates.

If cards were not enough, he would use his own personal charm to influence them.

Lin Bai believed that there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

When the Daoists of Huilong Temple realized that following him would be more prestigious and smoother than their previous lives, they would definitely be able to make the appropriate choice.

……

For cultivators, building things is not a difficult task.

In a short while.

The mountain gate of Huilong Temple, which had been cleaved down by Qingyu's Sword, was re-erected; the three characters "Huilong Temple" were removed, and in their place were the three characters "Justice Sect" written in a bold, flowing style.

The Beggar Sect Disciple all knew that Lin Bai's Incomplete Dao hid skills related to divination.

Therefore.

They firmly implemented the style of maintaining the "incomplete."

When carving the characters, the top horizontal stroke of the "Zheng" (Justice) character in Justice Sect was much shorter.

Without looking closely, what was written on the mountain gate was the three characters "Zhiyi Sect" (Stop-Justice Sect).

Regarding this.

Lin Bai did not mind.

Whether it was Justice Sect or Zhiyi Sect, it didn't matter.

It was enough that the Super Sect Leader System acknowledged this as his mountain gate.

Task completed, Merit increased by 200.

Like Luck, Merit had no specific external manifestation.

But with Luck upon his body and Merit protecting his form, he figured his future would surely be even smoother.

……

【Congratulations on choosing a good mountain gate; the Main Hall represents the face of the mountain gate for entertaining guests; please add the construction of a Main Hall; Reward: Merit 10】

【There must be side halls in the mountain gate……】

Having selected the address for the mountain gate, the Super Sect Leader System followed up by issuing a series of tasks, mostly for building the sect, such as a Main Hall, side halls, Cangjing Ge, a martial arts arena, and so on……

The tasks were issued and immediately showed as completed.

Huilong Temple had been established for over two thousand years, so it already had all the buildings it should have; there was no need for Lin Bai to add anything new at all.

Merit points were added again and again.

In a short while, the value broke through five hundred.

It had to be said that snatching other people's things was much faster than doing construction oneself.

If he had followed the system tasks step-by-step to choose a mountain gate address and then gradually built the structures, who knows how long it would have taken to complete these tasks?

Lin Bai sighed.

It wasn't that he wanted to be a villain; it was that the system kept forcing him down the path of a villain!

The system was such an idiot; it even counted Merit for a snatched sect, which was truly ironic……

【A lone tree cannot make a forest, and a single thread cannot make a cord. Congratulations, the sect has completed its initial construction; please begin recruiting disciples and absorb more Disciple to join the sect; Reward: Merit (distributed continuously based on the number and aptitude of the disciples)】

Lin Bai was stunned.

Number?

Aptitude?

What could be more excellent than the aptitude of players?

The Sect Leader System was giving so many Merit points just to let him recruit players into the sect!

No!

Luck and Merit were in conflict!

He really couldn't bring all the Beggar Sect Disciple to the Justice Sect.

Under Lin Bai's deliberate propaganda, every player knew that the Justice Sect was better than the Beggar Sect; once the Justice Sect opened up to recruit disciples, the Big Brother's career would probably never reach its peak!

Along the way, Lin Bai had encountered countless setbacks and difficulties, but he had passed through most of them without danger, and his eldest brother's Luck had likely played no small part in that.

As for what specific use Merit had, he really didn't know...

But Lin Bai still felt that he should carry out the policy he had previously decided upon.

While developing the Beggar Sect, selecting outstanding Disciples from it to enter the Justice Sect was the only way to consistently motivate the Beggar Sect and the Justice Sect to develop together.

Quietly waiting for the Super Sect Leader System's tasks to refresh, Lin Bai looked up at the many Golden Core Daoists waiting for arrangements on the martial arts arena and gave them a lecture: "... Huilong Temple has become the Justice Sect, but the sect is still the original sect. Huilong Temple's cultivation techniques will be merged into the Justice Sect, and original Huilong Temple Disciples may also practice the Justice Sect's techniques. Everyone's duties need not change; continue to perform your respective roles.

Later, over a thousand Heavenly Descended from the Beggar Sect will arrive at Huilong Temple via transportation tools from the Hundred Flowers Valley and other sects.

Please prepare to receive the guests. In the days to come, the cultivation of the Heavenly Descended will be the top priority of sect affairs. I will select outstanding Heavenly Descended from the Beggar Sect, admit them into the Justice Sect, and focus on cultivating them, striving to use the Heavenly Descended to build Huilong... cough... the Justice Sect into a super sect like the Seven Righteous Sects."

All the Golden Core Disciples of Huilong Temple looked at Lin Bai, silent one by one. They neither cooperated nor responded; facing the person who had destroyed their sect, it was difficult for them to express anything.

"Qingyu, you arrange the reception matters and give me a list of all the personnel at Huilong Temple." Lin Bai smiled indifferently and instructed, "The sect is newly established, and we seek stability. During this period, if anyone does not cooperate, you tell me. I will put them into a card and educate them. A sect that cannot even defeat me alone truly has nothing to be proud of. Not knowing how to follow the strong and be enterprising, but instead making trouble in the dark, makes me look down on them even more..."

The Huilong Temple Daoists looked at the dull-witted Daoxu, their expressions changing several times in unison, and another wave of intense Negative Emotion erupted.

"Cangjing Ge" (Scripture Repository) became "Cangjing Ge" (Scripture Each), "Martial Arts Arena" became "Yin Martial Arena", "Spirit Field" became "Spirit Day"...

Unlike the lifeless Daoists of Huilong Temple, players like 【Longxi】 were full of enthusiasm as they went about their work.

Although the Justice Sect that Huilong Temple had been turned into was not the Justice Sect they longed for.

But it was a good start after all; at least they possessed a whole sect's worth of secret manuals to practice, and it was a sect completely led by them.

Beggar Sect Disciples all knew that, except for specific matters, Lin Bai was basically a hands-off manager who didn't care about things on a daily basis.

Several players led the Outer Sect Disciples of Huilong Temple to wreak havoc within the sect, striving to turn the Justice Sect into the style Lin Bai liked in the shortest possible time.

If they could win Lin Bai's favor, they might be able to soar into the sky, leap over the Beggar Sect, and enter the Justice Sect directly.

Watching the players wreak havoc with the Incomplete Dao in Huilong Temple, Lin Bai gave a thumbs up and an encouraging look.

Possessing the Card System, card characters did not die, and Lin Bai could share their Spiritual Power.

But external power was ultimately external power; it was not as reliable as his own.

Every bit of Internal Energy added was a bit more.

In this world, there were also Martial Sages who entered the Dao through martial arts, but it was difficult for a Martial Sage to cultivate, and one might not necessarily appear in several thousand years.

But for Lin Bai, the cultivation of Martial Art Internal Energy was just a side task and not a problem at all.

He looked forward immensely to the day when he could suppress the mountains and rivers with his fists.

The buildings are broken; others would be rushing to repair them, yet you are destroying them—you are not worthy of being human!

A group of Golden Core Daoists who were forced to become Justice Sect Disciples looked at the Daoist temple that had been passed down for over two thousand years being destroyed into a mess, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

A group of people provided Negative Emotion to Lin Bai like a flowing stream, yet no one dared to act presumptuously toward Lin Bai.

Not to mention that Lin Bai himself possessed the cultivation of a Nascent Soul, just the fact that True Person Daoxu had been sealed into a card by Lin Bai and turned into a thoughtless Puppet made everyone feel wary; no one wanted to be sealed by a card...

Seeing Lin Bai take a few books from the Cangjing Ge and sit at the mountain gate reading them casually, Daokong and Daojing took the opportunity to find Qingyu.

Daokong looked at Huaxi Furen, who was inseparable from Qingyu, frowned slightly, and stopped mid-sentence.

"Uncle-Master, if you have something to say, just say it. Huaxi Furen is my lover; counting it up, she is also a victim of Lin Bai and will not leak secrets." Qingyu looked at his two Uncle-Masters and explained helplessly.

"That's true. The sect is gone, so where would there be so many scruples!" Daokong laughed at himself and asked, "Nephew, I heard from the Disciples who escaped that you were sealed by Lin Bai. How did you recover your sanity?"

Qingyu's expression stiffened, and he said gloomily, "Returning to Uncle-Master, it was Lin Bai who helped me recover my sanity. But my actions are still controlled by him; I am not my own master and cannot even resist. This time, the thousand-year foundation of Huilong Temple was destroyed in my hands. Qingyu deserves to die ten thousand times for this..."

"..." Daokong looked at Qingyu and said sadly, "It is not a crime of war. Who could have imagined that a Justice Sect Disciple who had never been heard of would possess the cultivation of a Nascent Soul, and his methods would be so strange and impossible to guard against. It is a pity that Senior Brother was careless for a moment and fell for his sneak attack... Sigh!"

"It is a pity that Master is not here; otherwise, with his supernatural powers, he would have taken Lin Bai down in one move." Daojing was dispirited, "It is also that we are not competitive enough, unable to break the Golden Core and form a Nascent Soul for so long. Otherwise, one against three, Lin Bai would not have gained any advantage."

"Saying these things is already useless." Daokong looked at True Person Daoxu guarding outside the Cangjing Ge and whispered, "We must find a way to let Lin Bai help Senior Brother recover his sanity as well. Although he is controlled by Lin Bai, he has managed Huilong Temple for many years and has wide connections; perhaps there is some strategy to deal with the current catastrophe."

"I will find an opportunity to try!" Daoist Qingyu looked at the two Uncle-Masters, understood his intention, and said with a wry smile, "In any case, I have already been sealed and have nothing left to lose. It is best if I do this matter."

There were two types of cultivation mental cultivation methods in Huilong Temple: one was the "Huilong Art", and the other was the "Shenglong Art".

The cultivation methods of the two mental cultivation methods were different; the Huilong Art was cultivated from the inside out, and the Shenglong Art was cultivated from the outside in.

When Huilong Temple taught Disciples techniques, they chose suitable techniques to practice according to individual aptitude, and there was no distinction between superior and inferior.

Both techniques could lead to Tribulation Transcendence and ascension when cultivated to completion.

True Person Daoxu's lineage all practiced the "Huilong Art".

And Daokong and Daojing's lineage practiced the "Shenglong Art".

Lin Bai flipped through the "Huilong Art" in his hand; because he shared Daoxu's Skill, he could understand the mental cultivation method at a glance.

He tried to circulate the technique according to the cultivation route, and Spiritual Power naturally rose from the dantian.

However, this trace of Spiritual Power did not stay in his body. Instead, it split into two strands: one flowed toward the image of True Person Daoxu in his mind, and the other split toward the image of Qingyu.

"..."

Lin Bai was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

What the hell?

Characters sealed by cards could actually grow through his cultivation?

But what is the point of doing this!

He captured card characters to help him fight, not to cultivate himself and help them improve their power!

If he had time to cultivate, why would he do system tasks!

Lin Bai gave up the cultivation of the "Huilong Art" and turned to look at the other book, the "Shenglong Art".

This time.

The mental cultivation method was not so easy to understand!

The cultivation principles of the Nine Suns True Scripture and the Rising Dragon Art were not compatible, and the experience of Daoxu Zhenren had also lost its utility.

The strange and bizarre knowledge instilled into Lin Bai's mind by the system was likewise of little help regarding cultivation; at most, it allowed him to become familiar with the meridians and the operation of the mental cultivation method so that he would not make mistakes.

But sensing the Qi and the like still required him to figure it out on his own.

Lin Bai did not possess the talent and aptitude that players had, where they understood things at a glance and mastered them upon learning.

He tried practicing the Rising Dragon Art for a while; let alone Spiritual Power, he did not even have a sense of Qi.

Moreover, when he practiced, he would unconsciously shift toward the operational method of the Nine Suns True Scripture, ultimately still refining his Spiritual Power into Internal Energy.

"So this is my true level," Lin Bai chuckled dryly and dejectedly abandoned the idea of practicing cultivation techniques; accustomed to the instillations from system tasks, he truly could not endure this kind of dull and lonely cultivation method.

No wonder that in nearly two thousand years, Huilong Temple had fewer than two hundred Golden Core cultivators.

For those with poor aptitude, cultivation was truly too difficult.

Of course.

It was also possible that his comprehension was insufficient.

Thinking of comprehension, Lin Bai thought of the Haoweirenshi System System System.

So much time had passed, and his Justice Sect had even been established and was about to recruit Disciples widely, yet Deng Li Buduo still hadn't practiced the Xianglong Shipi Zhang to great success; he really was quite hopeless.

Perhaps once things settled down, he would have to think of some ways to urge Deng Li Buduo's cultivation progress and activate the Haoweirenshi System System System's second Disciple function.

Perhaps.

His own cultivation and comprehension would still have to rely on the Haoweirenshi System System System.

After all.

He could receive cultivation technique feedback directly from his Disciples; the Spiritual Power fed back by the Disciples surely wouldn't be snatched away by the card character again, right!

At noon.

The Flying Shuttle carrying the Beggar Sect Disciples finally arrived at Huilong Temple.

On the Flying Shuttle, the players had already learned of the battle situation; although it was a pity they hadn't managed to run an advertisement while Lin Bai was fighting.

But at the thought that they could finally discard the Nine Suns True Scripture and practice real Immortal Art, the many Beggar Sect Disciples were still very excited; although they hadn't contributed much effort, they could be considered to have finally seen the clouds part and the moon appear.

"Zhiyi Sect? Isn't it Justice Sect?"

Standing at the prow of the Flying Shuttle, Jiang Yuru looked at the mountain gate that Huilong Temple had changed, as well as the Daoists behind Lin Bai who looked as if they were mourning their parents, and she suddenly realized, her face full of shock, "He actually managed to take down Huilong Temple single-handedly?"

Immediately after, her expression changed again, and she frowned, "Damn it, Words Manifesting into Law has been interrupted again; can anyone really master this unscrupulous technique?"

Although it is a bit late, I still want to wish the classmate "Kan Shu Huan Zhai De" a happy birthday. Giving me a 'Cute Master' title on your birthday truly made Old Wei feel flattered! While the birthday hasn't passed yet, Old Wei, along with Lin Bai and all the players, wishes you all the best, may all your wishes come true, great luck and prosperity, and may you be as vigorous as a tiger...

(End of this chapter)