Chapter 210: The Righteous Sect Using Conspiracies

Chaoyuan Sword Sect.

Sword Peak.

Sect Leader He Qin, Wan Qifeng of the Spirit Tool Pavilion, Valley Master Ma Changcheng of the Medicine King Valley, and a group of various deacons and Elders sat in the meeting hall, their emotions running high.

"This is too bullying."

"A demon of chaotic times."

"This time, we must ensure that brat never returns."

"The Justice Alliance is nothing but a rabble; once Lin Bai is taken down, they will surely scatter like birds and beasts, nothing to worry about."

"That brat has no idea what he is facing. We are not soft persimmons like the Evil Five Sects, to be kneaded at his will..."

The meeting hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Originally, everyone lived and cultivated according to routine, minding their own business; even if there were occasional minor skirmishes between sects, it would never cause any real damage.

As a result, a troublemaker like Lin Bai suddenly appeared, forcing everyone into various chaotic battles, frequently raiding homes and exterminating sects—who could be comfortable with that?

What made it even more unbearable was that this troublemaker had a brilliant battle record and was both foul and stubborn.

Therefore.

This group of Cultivators appeared to be mocking Lin Bai, but in reality, it was more like they were cheering themselves on.

Lin Bai always said the Heavenly Descended were a catastrophe.

But in the eyes of the Chaoyuan Sword Sect's Cultivators, he was clearly the greatest catastrophe in this world; the little commotion the Heavenly Descended caused was, compared to Lin Bai, like fireflies vying with the bright moon, not worth mentioning.

As for why Lin Bai and they had reached this point today, no one cared anymore.

"Quiet." He Qin, the Sect Leader of the Chaoyuan Sword Sect, looked at the blustering but cowardly Cultivators in the hall, his heart filled with anxiety; they kept saying Lin Bai was a rabble, but in his view, the group before him were the true rabble.

They were clearly terrified, yet they remained stubborn, like mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall.

As He Qin's gaze swept across, the noisy voices gradually died down.

He Qin coughed lightly and said, "Fellow Daoists, at most in half a day, Lin Bai will come to kill us. We should not waste time on these meaningless arguments, but rather consider how to deal with Lin Bai and his Justice Alliance."

"Sect Leader He is right," Wan Qifeng of the Spirit Tool Pavilion echoed. "Lin Bai doesn't know what methods he used, but in just two days, the people of Huilong Temple became devoted to him. The people of the Evil Five Sects were defeated by him and forcibly organized into the Justice Alliance, yet they don't even know how to resist. The Hundred Flowers Valley, which was stalling for time, simply surrendered to the enemy, forcing us into this position for no reason. Underestimating him is being irresponsible to ourselves..."

"What methods could he have? Nothing more than coercion and bribery," Ma Changcheng snorted. "The Justice Alliance relies entirely on his tyrannical strength to suppress them; the subordinates below are in harmony with him in appearance only, not in heart. Otherwise, every time a major battle occurred, he wouldn't be the one charging into the fray himself. Forcibly piecing together an alliance with his own strength looks powerful, but it is actually full of hidden dangers. It might be fine for a short time, but over time, it will surely be full of loopholes. Perhaps we won't even need to act, and the alliance will collapse from within."

"Valley Master, we are now pushed into a dilemma by this forcibly pieced-together Justice Alliance. If we cannot handle the current situation, I fear our few sects will be absorbed by him before the Justice Alliance collapses," He Qin sighed inwardly, a mocking smile crossing his lips as he said, "The Heavenly Descended pass information to each other; everything Lin Bai does is known to us, and he is also well aware of our movements. He will not give us time to wait for the Seven Righteous Sects to come and support us. We must hold out until the Seven Righteous Sects send people over."

"The Heavenly Descended are truly detestable," Ma Changcheng frowned. "If not for them, where would all these troubles come from?"

"Nowadays, we can no longer do without them," He Qin said. "It is fortunate that the Heavenly Descended pass on information; otherwise, if Lin Bai attacked our doors, we might not even know. Lin Bai handles everything with ease, relying on his familiarity with the Heavenly Descended. After this matter is settled, we should reorganize our relationship with the Heavenly Descended."

"Let's survive the current disaster first! With a major battle imminent, the Heavenly Descended are busy making some billboards, having no sense of honor or shame in their hearts. These people can only be used, never trusted," Wan Qifeng sighed. "Lin Bai organized the Gancheng Cup, we didn't arrive in time, and this time our trip to the Seven Righteous Sects to bring reinforcements was also known to him. Lin Bai probably won't let us off easily..."

"So what if he doesn't let us off? Becoming a Puppet like Pei Yanzong is worse than death," Ma Changcheng slammed the table heavily. "We cannot be like Huilong Temple and the Evil Five Sects; even if we fight to the death, we cannot surrender to him."

"Lin Bai's methods for defeating enemies include Lightning Storm, the Love Bow, the Puppet Seal Technique, and the Blacksmith's Utensils that specifically break Dharma Treasures. Yesterday, another technique called Love Separation was added, which can forcibly send people into the sky," He Qin looked at the two Sect Leaders and forcibly brought the topic back. "Among them, the most lethal is the Lightning Storm. Last time we fought the Evil Five Sects, Lin Bai's lightning was released continuously for nearly a quarter of an hour; the power was terrifying. To defeat Lin Bai, we must first break his Lightning Storm..."

"Leave this matter to my Spirit Tool Pavilion," Wan Qifeng said. "The three hundred Golden Core cultivators following me on this expedition are all carrying Anti-Thunder Magic Treasures. Lin Bai's Palm Thunder can cause a Golden Core Cultivator to lose combat ability and fall into a coma with one hit. The Anti-Thunder Magic Treasures refined by my Spirit Tool Pavilion, even the most ordinary ones, can withstand five lightning strikes. Then, with the help of Puppets and the Mist Array, we will consume Lin Bai's Spiritual Power as much as possible."

"Five strikes are far from enough," He Qin said. "Lin Bai has the Recording Magic Treasure from the Justice Sect, which can release nearly two thousand lightning strikes in a short time. Even if Lin Bai cannot control such a large number of lightning strikes, your three hundred Golden Core cultivators can only last for three or five rounds at most..."

"My Medicine King Valley's Spirit Returning Pill can be gifted to the disciples of the Spirit Tool Pavilion. One Spirit Returning Pill can instantly replenish eighty percent of a Golden Core Cultivator's Spiritual Power," Ma Changcheng said. "Five Spirit Returning Pills per person is enough to exhaust most of Lin Bai's Spiritual Power. Even if it doesn't exhaust it, my Medicine King Valley's three thousand Golden Core cultivators, although not good at fighting, can be supported by pills and spread out, which is enough to deal with Lin Bai for a while. Once we drag it out until his Spiritual Power is exhausted, the Sword Immortal of the Chaoyuan Sword Sect can then seize the opportunity to kill Lin Bai with lightning speed. Once Lin Bai is dead, the Justice Alliance is nothing to worry about."

"Sect Leader, I think your methods are too passive," Guan Pengfei, the deacon of the Sword Peak of the Chaoyuan Sword Sect, shook the *Justice Weekly* in his hand and said, "Looking at Lin Bai's several battles, his strategy has always been to capture the ringleader first. In the battle outside Qian City, he first confused Qingyu; in the battle at Huilong Temple, he spared no effort to confuse Daoxu; in the battle with the Evil Five Sects, he first confused Pei Yanzong, and later used the Love Bow to deter the several Sect Leaders of the Evil Five Sects."

"The Sect Leader was captured, and many disciples were afraid of harming the leader, which is why they were manipulated by him. In the battle against the several Sect Leaders of the Evil Five Sects, he did not gain much advantage. Those Fazhe Zhidao of Lin Bai are mostly based on imprisonment and confusion; even the latest Love Separation is just sending people to high altitudes."

"In my opinion, the three Sect Leaders and the experts within the sect are the most important part of this battle. If handled well, perhaps we won't need people from the Seven Righteous Sects, and we can take Lin Bai down ourselves..."

"Tell me in detail!" He Qin became interested. He looked around at the many Cultivators in the hall. "All of Lin Bai's information is on the surface; fellow Daoists can speak freely. There are no Heavenly Descended in the hall to leak information; whoever has a good strategy, we will use it, with killing Lin Bai as the primary task."

"Let's listen to Elder Guan's strategy," Wan Qifeng said.

"Except for Lin Bai's strange Fazhe Zhidao, his own realm is roughly equivalent to the Nascent Soul," Guan Pengfei continued. "Although the Sect Leaders of the Evil Five Sects will help him, as the several Sect Leaders said, the Justice Alliance is forcibly integrated by Lin Bai, and they are in harmony in appearance only, not in heart. Xin Shang and the others will most likely not use their full strength to help Lin Bai. This is our opportunity..."

"Where does the opportunity come from?" Ma Changcheng asked.

"Lin Bai has never seen the true faces of the several Sect Leaders," Guan Pengfei hesitated for a moment and said, "If the several Sect Leaders find body doubles to face Lin Bai head-on, while hiding themselves among the ordinary disciples, and seize the opportunity to sneak attack Lin Bai, perhaps we can take him down in one fell swoop."

"Elder Guan, this plan is a bit whimsical. Lin Bai will not give us the chance to sneak attack," He Qin shook his head.

"What if we let the disciples in the sect and the people of the Evil Five Sects fight together?" Guan Pengfei said. "The Medicine King Valley has three thousand Golden Core cultivators; adding our two sects, at least five thousand Golden Core cultivators can be put into battle. The people led by Lin Bai are at most a thousand people. When everyone is fighting together, Lin Bai wouldn't use the Lightning Storm to cover everyone indiscriminately, would he? If he did that, the Justice Alliance would lose heart, and everyone would be his enemy. Moreover, I think the Fazhe Zhidao is also like a deception; we shouldn't be bluffed by him..."

He Qin and the others looked at each other, their eyes lighting up at the same time.

Wan Qifeng looked at Guan Pengfei and clapped his hands, saying, "This plan is excellent. By mixing among the ordinary disciples, Lin Bai's Love Bow will have no place to be used."

"There is an even simpler way to make his Love Bow ineffective," a deacon of the Medicine King Valley said. "We all wear the same clothes and cover our faces with black scarves. Who can Lin Bai's Love Bow shoot at? That kind of Divine Artifact has a limited quantity; he can't shoot all of our thousands of Golden Core cultivators, right?"

"Wonderful!" Ma Changcheng said.

"We can also let the disciples in the sect use words to persuade the other side when fighting with the disciples of the Evil Five Sects, and cooperate in fake fighting," someone else said. "Having just suffered setbacks at Lin Bai's place, presumably they won't work hard for the Justice Alliance..."

"We can use the mouths of the Heavenly Descended to pass false information to Lin Bai," a Cultivator from the Spirit Tool Pavilion said. "Set up two sets of battle strategies to confuse Lin Bai."

The many Cultivators in the meeting hall spoke one after another, gradually perfecting the plan, as if Lin Bai had already become a turtle in a jar, waiting to be kneaded by them.

Finally.

The strategy took shape.

He Qin and the others breathed a long sigh of relief; the pressure Lin Bai brought upon them had eased a little.

Looking at the excited Golden Core Cultivators again, He Qin suddenly sighed and said dejectedly, "To think that I, a dignified righteous sect, once a sword was drawn, all evils were punished. Now I am forced by Lin Bai to use such crooked and evil methods; it is truly unfilial. Even if we win this battle, the Jianxin of the Sword Immortals in my sect will likely be tarnished."

"Sect Leader He, that is incorrect," Wan Qifeng shook his head. "To deal with crooked and evil ways like Lin Bai, one must use these extraordinary means. If we end up in the same situation as Daoxu, that would be the laughingstock of everyone."

"Pavilion Master Wan is right," Ma Changcheng stroked his beard and said. "Sect Leader He's Sword Sect being swallowed by Lin Bai's Justice Alliance is much more miserable than having one's Jianxin tarnished."

"I didn't say there was anything wrong with this plan," He Qin shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I was just thinking, if my master, the Cangming Sword Immortal, were here, with one sword strike, even a few Lin Bais would be wiped out; why would it be so troublesome?"

Once these words were spoken.

Everyone in the hall fell into silence at the same time.

"More talk is useless." He Qin realized the crowd's mood was off, stood up to his full height, and laughed, "The plan is set, and time is tight, so let us split up and prepare! Whether our sects can remain in this world depends on this one move."

……

On the Hundred Flower Shuttle, the players reported the movements of the Chaoyuan Sword Sect to Lin Bai from time to time; he naturally knew that the people from Medicine King Valley and Spirit Tool Pavilion had all rushed to the Chaoyuan Sword Sect to provide reinforcements.

But Lin Bai was still in no rush to hurry on his way; instead, he leisurely continued to finish the Great Language System's emotional intelligence task and obtained the reward "You Smile When You See Me."

If a real fight broke out, his brain wouldn't be able to turn fast enough, and he wouldn't have time to think of high-EQ words at all.

Completing the task was more important than anything else. He didn't want to repeat this damn task again; speaking in circles to say those high-EQ things was just too damn brain-draining.

Xin Shang learned that the people from Medicine King Valley and Spirit Tool Pavilion had all gathered at the Chaoyuan Sword Sect and decisively suggested turning around to launch a sneak attack on the two empty sects, drawing the opponents out from the Chaoyuan Sword Sect to make them run themselves ragged, which would make it easier to break their alliance.

But this proposal was rejected by Lin Bai.

From the players' mouths, Lin Bai knew the influence caused by the publication of the third issue of "Justice Weekly"; his great name was already known to all.

Besieging Wei to rescue Zhao was indeed a good strategy.

But he did not have the time to toss and turn back and forth; the longer it dragged on, the more variables there would be. One had to know that the older generation of these sects were all Spirit Transformation realm experts.

If the Spirit Transformation realm experts received the news and returned to assist, the trouble would be even greater. Who knew if those Spirit Transformation realm experts had any special abilities?

It wasn't just the Spirit Transformation realm experts above the Chaoyuan Sword Sect; even for Xin Shang and the others whom he had forcibly incorporated into the Justice Alliance, their masters were all Spirit Transformation realm great demon lords. If they knew about the plight of the sects they had founded, they would likely not be polite to him either.

Lin Bai had self-awareness.

Therefore.

Time was the most important thing to him.

Of course.

There was also reputation.

Crushing the Chaoyuan Sword Sect head-on and defeating them by using schemes produced completely different effects.

The Super Sect Leader System required his reputation to be able to deter the petty, making them afraid to provoke the Justice Sect at will.

Moreover, the Extreme Counter-Kill System only activated tasks and rewards when he fell into danger.

Therefore, whether for the sake of the Justice Sect or his own interests, he had to fight the hard battles and chew the tough bones.

……

"Sect Leader Xin, I know you mean well, but the purpose of the Justice Alliance is to spread the Fazhe Zhidao, and what I cultivate is the Heavenly Dao. The things I have decided will absolutely not change. If I say I will strike the Chaoyuan Sword Sect, then I must strike the Chaoyuan Sword Sect; otherwise, my Law Cultivation will stagnate. So, you do not need to persuade me."

Lin Bai looked at Xin Shang, maintained a joyful mood, and revealed a firm smile.

The next second.

Xin Shang, Ge Feiyun, the little white fox, Jiang Qingqin, and even the expressionless Pei Yanzong and Daoxu Zhenren, who had been black-faced the entire time, as well as the players standing around Lin Bai, all revealed knowing smiles at the same time, as if their moods had followed along and become joyful as well.

You Smile When You See Me: When you are happy, the people around you will be infected.

Xin Shang did not notice anything wrong with himself and maintained his smile: "Alliance Leader, I understand. Dealing with that bunch of rabble, there is no need to spend much effort."

You understand my ass!

Your smile looks so fake!

Lin Bai engaged in Belly-Defamation, looked at the harmonious smiling faces all around, and had a new understanding of the Skill rewarded by the Great Language System. Although this Skill was useless, its effect was truly somewhat terrifying; it really made them smile as soon as he did, without any emotional transition at all!

(End of this chapter)