Chapter 232: The Number One in the Spirit Transformation Realm

"Fellow junior brothers, everyone is clear on the events of recent days. Looking at Lin Bai's route, he is heading straight for our Beast Taming Studio. How should we respond?"

Long Lin, the sect leader of the Beast Taming Studio, forced himself to stay calm and asked the many elders in the sect for a strategy.

The many elders were frowning and sighing one after another; no one knew what to say. How could it be that the bad luck fell on them first!

Had they known it would come to this, they never should have gone to crusade against Lin Bai for the sake of a Transformation Pill.

Damn it!

This was definitely a grudge held against them.

These past few days.

Every possible countermeasure had been thought of. If there were a way, they would have brought it out long ago; why wait until now?

The Beast Taming Sect did say they had notified the heaven-gifted talents nearby to come, but it would take at least five days at the fastest, and they wanted them to find a way to stall for a few days.

But Lin Bai's Justice Legion could arrive in at most one day. Thinking back, the three sects, including the Chaoyuan Sword Sect, had joined forces and lasted less than half an hour in Lin Bai's hands. What could they rely on to stall? Stall with their lives?

"Sect Leader, why don't we leave first, abandon the sect, and play cat-and-mouse with Lin Bai until the heaven-gifted talents arrive, then reconsider," said the Beast Hall Elder.

"We can relocate, but can we take the menial disciples, the Demon Beasts currently in incubation, and the mental cultivation manuals accumulated in the Cangjing Ge over thousands of years with us? Or should we leave them behind and let Lin Bai wreak havoc?" the Incubation Hall Elder said with dissatisfaction. "Elder Qian, the sect is the face of a school. Do you know that Lin Bai practices the Defect Dao and how much destruction he will cause to the sect? Taking a step back, aren't you afraid of being blocked on the road by Lin Bai while fleeing with your family in tow?"

"Elder Wang, that's not what I meant. I'm not talking about fleeing; I'm calling it a strategic relocation. The low-level disciples have practiced in the sect for many years; what's wrong with making some sacrifices for the sect!" Beast Hall Elder Qian's face turned red. "Withdrawing first to preserve the sect's living strength is better than being wiped out by Lin Bai, right?"

"Lin Bai uses the Transformation Pill to force my kin to change their appearance according to his ideas to please the world. This is unbearable." Before the Incubation Hall Elder could speak, a burly, dark-skinned middle-aged man behind him said in a muffled voice, "His actions are a great humiliation to our Demon Race. Sect Leader, I request to fight. I am willing to shed the last drop of blood for the sect, and I cannot let Lin Bai's Transformation Pill harm my kin."

【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 glanced at the dark-skinned middle-aged bear demon and engaged in belly-defamation: It is precisely because of your bizarre thinking that there is less beauty in the world. Believe it or not, if you transform into a beast-ear girl, the status of your Demon Race will definitely take a qualitative leap!

Looking around at the arguing elders, 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 coughed lightly and asked, "Sect Leader, are you certain Lin Bai cannot survive the Justice and Evil Execution Order?"

"He can survive for a moment, but not for a lifetime," Long Lin said. "For ten thousand years, the seven righteous sects have laid out their plans across the world. Every disciple who opens a sect outside possesses at least the Spirit Transformation Realm. This situation has continued for thousands of years. The Beast Taming Sect alone has branched out into countless schools, spread across every country. Without sufficient foundation, which school can support such consumption? Lin Bai is a lone man, and the Justice Gate is unheard of. Even if he has strength, without a massive foundation to support him, how could he possibly defeat the seven righteous sects that have operated in this world for ten thousand years? The reason we have fallen into such a predicament is simply that we were caught in a time difference by Lin Bai."

"In that case, why don't we join the Justice Alliance?" 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 said.

The Main Hall instantly went quiet. Everyone looked at him in unison, their gazes like knives, as if his words had touched a taboo in everyone's hearts.

"Don't look at me like that." 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 gave a dry laugh. "The joining I speak of is not a real joining. Sect Leader, fellow elders, you also know we are the Beast Taming Sect. Others join the Justice Alliance with no benefits, only harm. But we are different. Lin Bai has the Transformation Pill in his hands. If we can get the pill formula from Lin Bai and pass it back to the Beast Taming Sect, the sect's strength will greatly increase, and we might have a chance to compete for the number one spot among the seven righteous sects. If we achieve such a merit, perhaps the Beast Taming Sect will not only not blame us but will reward us."

"..." Long Lin's eyes brightened, and he pondered, "That is not entirely impossible."

"Moreover, didn't Lin Bai say that no matter what, he will always be at the forefront? Since that is the case, if we join the Justice Alliance and join in the fun with Lin Bai, there shouldn't be any losses," 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 continued. "The sect also has Heavenly Descended people; we can report this matter to the sect, and we can avoid all worries. Taking a step back, if Lin Bai wins, we can completely turn the fake into..."

*Cough! *

A cough interrupted 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】's words. Long Lin glared at him and looked around at everyone: "What do the elders think of this proposal?"

"It can be considered."

"It is not a bad idea."

"It needs to be handled securely to avoid Lin Bai becoming suspicious..."

The elders expressed their opinions. Although their words were reserved, in principle, they had agreed to the proposal of 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】, and even the transformed Demon Beasts beside them did not raise any objections.

After all, this was an excellent plan that could be both offensive and defensive.

A hint of a smile flashed across the corner of 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】's eyes. He didn't care about any sect glory. Getting to Shopkeeper Lin early, getting the Transformation Pill in his hands, and creating his own beast-ear girl was his true goal. He had even made the decision to betray his own sect leader.

Sect Leader Long Lin made contact with the Beast Taming Sect through the players.

The Beast Taming Sect quickly approved their plan.

One has to say.

The Transformation Pill was too important to the Beast Taming school. Obtaining the pill formula and combining it with their methods of taming and raising beasts was enough to change the Beast Taming Sect's situation as the last of the seven righteous sects.

If they could obtain the Transformation Pill formula, it would be worth it even if the entire Beast Taming Studio were sacrificed.

A group of elders, one word after another, quickly finalized the strategy: they could not surrender directly; they still had to fight. After being taught a lesson by Lin Bai, they would then take the opportunity to surrender, which would appear smooth and natural...

The many elders were in the middle of discussing.

Suddenly.

A crane flew in from below the mountain, and after arriving outside the Main Hall, it transformed into a handsome young man.

After a report was made at the door, the young man approached the Main Hall and bowed to Long Lin: "Sect Leader, an old Daoist priest named Bu Bei is outside the mountain gate, saying he can solve the current trouble for the Beast Taming Studio."

"Bu Bei?"

The hall was in an uproar.

Several voices rang out one after another, calling out the same name.

The Incubation Hall Elder asked: "Sect Leader, the Wine Daoist has come to help; I'm afraid our plan will be difficult to implement."

Long Lin frowned and was silent.

Before the plan was decided, he would have been extremely happy for Bu Bei to come and help, but at this moment, his mind was entirely on the Transformation Pill, and he hesitated.

"Who is Bu Bei?" 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 asked, a bad premonition flashing in his heart.

"A former heaven-gifted talent of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Three hundred years ago, when he entered the mortal world for training, he fell in love with a courtesan, and the two were deeply in love and promised their lives to each other. But at that time, the Lingjie Fengxi opened. As a heaven-gifted talent, he entered the Lingjie Fengxi to explore, but he delayed the time to come out and was trapped in the Lingjie Fengxi for a full ten years. When he came out, the courtesan had long since married another. Since then, he became disheartened, never believed in love again, and did not return to the sect. He wandered the world all day, accompanied by wine, and was fond of meddling in injustices, earning the title of Wine Sword Immortal." An elder beside him explained the legend of Bu Bei to the players, his words filled with sighs, not knowing if it was pity or disdain for him.

"What is his realm?" 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 asked.

"Spirit Transformation Realm," the elder beside him said.

*Whew! *

【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 breathed a sigh of relief: "Sect Leader, True Person Li of Huilong Temple is also in the Spirit Transformation Realm and still lost at the hands of Lin Bai. Since Daoist Bu Bei is in the Spirit Transformation Realm, he should not be able to affect the outcome of the battle. Having him help will make it look even more real!"

"You don't understand the terror of a heaven-gifted talent. Back then, when Bu Bei first descended the mountain, he was already in the Spirit Transformation Realm. In three hundred years, with the aptitude of a heaven-gifted talent, even without the support of the sect, breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm would be easy. But he is still in the Spirit Transformation Realm." Long Lin looked at 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 and said, "Yet, there are rumors in the world of him killing experts in the Void Refinement Realm..."

"A fierce person who fights above his level?" 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 was stunned.

"Three hundred years ago, Bu Bei stayed in the Lingjie Fengxi for ten years. Whether he suffered an injury or was hit by some restriction, it is said that he has no hope of breaking through the Spirit Transformation Realm for the rest of his life. Everyone speculates that this might be the reason he does not return to the sect. After all, if one cannot enter the Void Refinement Realm, there is no hope for longevity, let alone transcending the tribulation to become an immortal?" Long Lin said. "However, none of this prevents him from being called the number one person in the Spirit Transformation Realm by the world."

Annoying old man! 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 cursed inwardly and asked: "Sect Leader, do you think Lin Bai can beat him?"

"How would I know?" Long Lin said irritably.

"Sect Leader, what should we do?" the Beast Hall Elder asked.

"Beast-Ear, report the situation here to the sect and let the sect make the decision," Long Lin looked at 【Loves Beast-Ear Girls the Most】 and said.

【Love Beast-Ear Girl】 went online and offline, quickly bringing the latest message from the Beast Taming Sect: "Sect Leader, the higher-ups say there is no need to pay attention to Bu Bei; let us proceed according to the plan, the Transformation Pill is more important."

Long Lin breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Since that is the case, Bai He, send Daoist Bu Bei away! Just say that our Beast Taming Studio has its own countermeasures and does not need his help."

"Yes." Bai He responded, bowed, and retreated.

【Love Beast-Ear Girl】 hummed triumphantly, thinking to himself that no one could stop his dream of Beast-Ear Girls.

That's right.

He had tampered with the Beast Taming Sect's reply again.

Although the Beast Taming Sect cared about the Transformation Pill, Lin Bai's existence had already shaken the foundation of the seven Righteous Sects. The higher-level sects were more concerned with the overall situation, so their priority was to eliminate Lin Bai first.

……

Outside the mountain gate of the Beast Taming Studio.

Daoist Bu Bei was stunned for a moment, unable to believe his ears: "Is that really what Sect Leader Long said?"

"Not a word off," the boy Bai He said neither humbly nor arrogantly. "Daoist, please return. The entire sect is currently in urgent consultation on strategies to deal with Lin Bai, and I fear there is no time to host you."

"Interesting." Bu Bei twisted his beard, tilted his head back to pour a mouthful of wine into his mouth, let out a wine-filled burp, and a breath of alcohol sprayed out. "The demonic path invites people's hearts, yet the Righteous Sects are still engaging in internal strife—how sad, how lamentable! Very well, I would like to see how a tiny Beast Taming Studio like yours will deal with Lin Bai's Ten Sects Allied Army..."

As he spoke.

He shook his head, activated his Wind Riding technique, and with a few flickers, he disappeared from in front of the Beast Taming Studio's mountain gate.

……

The Beggar Sect had the most well-informed intelligence.

Learning that many sects had been checkmated by the few articles in the "Heavenly Dao Review" and had even stopped forming alliances, each guarding their own sect and waiting for death, Xin Shang and the others had long since relaxed, the panic brought by the Righteous-Demonic Execution Order having vanished.

If it were just dealing with a single sect, perhaps they wouldn't even need Lin Bai to take action; their Alliance Army could handle it alone.

Perhaps just as Lin Bai said, by the time the experts of the seven Righteous Sects reacted, the Justice Alliance would have already grown into a behemoth.

At this moment, they finally admired Lin Bai's foresight.

It turned out that none of his steps were aimless.

This was probably the ability of foresight brought by the Incomplete Dao!

……

"Master, conquering the Beast Taming Studio this time will surely save many of our Demon Race; just thinking about it makes me happy!" As the Beast Taming Studio drew closer, the little white fox became increasingly excited. She positioned herself as the future king of the Demon Race, and deep down, she had already categorized the Demon Beasts of the Beast Taming Studio as her subordinates.

"Isn't that so!" Lin Bai replied.

"Master, you think so too!" the little white fox said. "The Beast Taming Studio must have many cultivation techniques suitable for me, right?"

"How refreshing!" Lin Bai said.

The little white fox looked at Lin Bai, opened her mouth, and suddenly stalled. She froze for a moment, her eyes suddenly turning red, and she choked out: "Master, I'm out of lines; am I too stupid?"

Sigh!

Lin Bai sighed silently and raised the sign in his hand, on which were written the words: "You have already done well enough."

The little white fox retreated silently to the side, looking dejected. She nudged Jiang Qingqin with her shoulder: "Little Junior Sister, you go!"

Jiang Qingqin gave a bitter smile and lowered her voice: "I don't know how to cooperate either!"

"No need to cooperate anymore. We have arrived at the Beast Taming Studio. This is the first battle of real significance since the establishment of the Justice Alliance. Everyone, keep your spirits up; let's strive for a flying start." Lin Bai glanced at them, threw away the writing board in his hand, stood up tall, and used the Lion's Roar to transmit his voice to the Allied Army.

After saying these words.

Lin Bai felt a sense of relief for no reason.

Speaking like this really suited him!

On the journey, apart from the scenery, there wasn't a single enemy.

Lin Bai seized the time to do the Great Language System's Pungent task, deciding to add another Skill for himself before attacking the Beast Taming Studio.

As a result, he found that the task he thought was very simple had actually trapped him again.

He had always been assertive, always dominating all the right to speak and leading the rhythm of the conversation.

Suddenly being asked to play a supporting role, the people around him actually didn't know how to cooperate with him?

Or rather, the people around him were used to holding him in high esteem, even though he told the other party he was practicing "Words Manifesting into Reality," informed them of the techniques for cooperation, and induced the other party to tell a story or narrate an event.

The other party would still unconsciously act according to his expression.

Often, if he chimed in, he would disrupt their rhythm. Even if he said a "Huh," these guys would unconsciously stop and ponder his meaning, completely lacking the awareness of being a straight man (the 'dougen').

After more than a day, there was no sign of the task being completed at all, and Lin Bai was almost angered to death by this group of stupid guys.

Three parts teasing, seven parts supporting!

It was also that his own skill was not up to par; if he had the skill of "Master Qian" who could support everything, perhaps this task would have been completed long ago.

(End of this chapter)