Chapter 235: The Alliance Welcomes You

When launching the Moon-Chasing maneuver, Lin Bai kindly spared the Fox Demon Clan; this action made the Fox Demon Clan feel increasingly affectionate toward him.

Hu He, who was on the airship, hesitated for a moment before leaping off the ship to persuade her own kin to surrender.

In Hu He's mind, the reason Lin Bai spared the fox demons was entirely to save face for her and Xiaobai.

She could not let down these expectations.

Under the influence of the fox-type favorability, Hu He's negotiations with the fox demons went exceptionally smoothly—so smoothly that even she found it unbelievable...

……

Pei Yanzong, Daoxu, and the others were Lin Bai's bodyguards, so naturally, they could not stay too far from him; however, hindered by their cultivation levels, even by exhausting all their strength, they could only trail far behind Lin Bai and Li Zhenren.

Behind them were Qingyu, Huaxi, and a group of mindless Golden Core bodyguards, arranged in a pyramid formation.

Lin Bai's cultivation level was growing higher and higher, and the enemies he encountered were becoming increasingly formidable.

In a sense, this group of low-level bodyguards no longer had any value; their only remaining function was likely just to be paired up by Lin Bai.

"Young Master Li, be careful, do not fall for any sneak attacks." Pei Yanzong was worried about Li Zhenren's safety, calling out with concern while he gave chase.

He had to express his love; although Li Zhenren was currently muddled, one day he would regain his senses, and everything he did would be seen by Li Zhenren, so no amount of expression was too much.

Daoxu Zhenren's face turned dark; he felt ashamed for his master and felt the injustice of his own helpless fate. After thinking it over, he couldn't help but warn: "Senior Brother Cangming, Fellow Daoist Bu Bei, those struck by Lin Bai's Love Arrow will fall in love with the first person they see. After being struck, you must close your eyes in time and only open them when you encounter your beloved; that is how to break this evil technique."

Upon hearing his master's words, Qingyu said helplessly: "Master, why are you so stubborn? Setting yourself against Lin Bai like this only brings suffering upon yourself!"

"You scoundrel, Huilong Temple was ruined in your hands. If you still have any regard for your master, join me in opposing Lin Bai." Daoxu vented his anger on Qingyu. "What joy is there in a life where you have no control over yourself, like a walking corpse?"

"Do not incite Young Master Yu." Huaxi said angrily, "Young Master Yu has me. 'Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they surpass countless others in the mortal world.' You old codger, what do you know of the beauty of love?"

Lin Bai had completed the "Magpie Bridge" poem, and this lyric, combined with the love story of Lin Bai and Xu Longyun, had long since spread throughout this world. Men and women in love revered this poem as a treasure; Huaxi had read it countless times, so the classic lines naturally rolled off her tongue.

"That's right, Master. Life is full of joy everywhere; you are just being narrow-minded. Let Sect Leader Lin find you a good match. Grandmaster, Master, and I—the three generations of our sect—practicing the Dao of Love together, wouldn't that be another beautiful story for the world?" Qingyu looked at Huaxi with deep affection and continued to persuade him.

"..." Daoxu Zhenren was choked into silence.

They were crazy.

They were all crazy.

What do you mean I don't understand the beauty of love? How many men have I, this old man, loved?

What do you mean let Lin Bai find me a good match?

Look at the kind of things he found for me!

Bah!

Everyone in the Justice Alliance deserves to die. Daoxu Zhenren's eyes instantly turned red.

……

"I said long ago that the Love Arrow must have a flaw. So it can only make you fall in love with the first person you see; the method to break it is too simple."

"Simple? Unless you keep a female companion by your side at all times, you can't guarantee who you'll see first!"

"For Sword Immortal Cangming, as long as he doesn't let himself fall in love with Lin Bai or the puppets around him, there is still a turning point for everything."

"Discussing this is meaningless. The Love Arrow is precious; at the current stage, not a single player is worth Shopkeeper Lin firing a Love Arrow at."

"But come to think of it, I wonder if the Love Arrow can be crafted by players. If it could, this game would be much more interesting. There are so many beautiful women among the NPCs."

"And Beast-Ear Girls."

"Love Arrow, Transformation Pill, Love Stick, Separation Arrow, Puppet Card—has everyone noticed? Stripped of its mysterious facade, the Justice Sect is actually quite a perverted sect at its core. They are all forbidden techniques. If these Skills were learned by lecherous players, they could play however they wanted!"

"The way you put it, I feel like I have to join the Justice Sect."

"I'd rather have Shopkeeper Lin shoot me with an arrow so I can experience what love is..."

"The players on both sides have once again been reduced to vassals; the players in this game must be the ones with the least sense of presence in history."

"Tell me, now that Sword Immortal Cangming knows the secret of the Love Arrow, who is the person he most wants to see?"

"He keeps flying upward; unless he never opens his eyes, he's bound to see the buttocks of the people or beasts above him..."

……

Lin Bai did not care that the secret of the Love Arrow had been exposed by Daoxu Zhenren.

It was only a matter of time.

After all, neither the players nor the natives were fools.

But so what if they knew the flaw of the Love Arrow?

Would they really keep their eyes closed after being struck?

Isn't it easier to fight a blind person than a normal one?

Furthermore, the number of Love Arrows was limited; if he ran out, they could still serve as a deterrent.

When he raised his bow and arrow, all his enemies would subconsciously look for cover or close their eyes; either way, it was advantageous for him...

……

Sword Immortal Cangming was on the verge of a breakdown. His disciple wouldn't help him, and the people from the Beast Taming Pavilion above wouldn't help him either. What kind of world was this?

Clearly, he was dealing with a public enemy of the world!

The Justice and Evil Execution Order was nothing but a fart. If he had known it would come to this, he never should have made a move against Lin Bai in the first place. He had been cautious his whole life; why was he so impulsive this time!

His buttocks were burning; his clothes must have been set on fire.

Damn it!

There were so many fire-type Dharma Treasures, but this was the first time he had encountered one fashioned into a Fire Furnace specifically to burn people's buttocks on the battlefield!

It was fortunate he had Spiritual Power to protect his body, otherwise, his buttocks would definitely have been roasted.

A dignified Spirit Transformation expert—why was his fighting style so disgusting? It was only because his Spiritual Power was profound; if it were a Nascent Soul expert, they would likely have been beaten to death by this disgusting Dharma Treasure.

And that damned Love Arrow—Lin Bai hadn't shot him for such a long time, he wondered if he was out of arrows?

You had to know, during the flight, if Lin Bai shot an arrow, he wouldn't be able to dodge it even if he wanted to!

Sword Immortal Cangming flew while letting his thoughts run wild, his mind in total chaos. He couldn't think of a way to escape; this outcome was nothing like what he had envisioned when he launched the assassination.

……

"Alliance Leader, we are truly surrendering. Why don't I lend you a hand and help you capture Sword Immortal Cangming?" Long Lin tried his best to whitewash himself. "I can command the Fierce Beasts to strike from above and intercept Sword Immortal Cangming..."

"How will you intercept him?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

During the process of Moon Rush, the target could only strive to fly upward and was unable to perform any other actions; that Long Lin claimed he could launch an attack was completely beyond his expectations.

Is there a way to break Moon Rush as well?

"Have you heard of the Wu Bird? It possesses a special ability: while flying, it can use its bird droppings to attack enemies. Before becoming a Demon Beast, its accuracy is already as high as fifty percent. After becoming a Demon Beast, this ability evolved into a strange talent. It can harass enemies during battle, and once stained by its droppings, one's entire body will itch unbearably; even a Spirit Transformation expert cannot escape it."

Long Lin explained his attack plan to Lin Bai in detail. "Among the Demon Beasts you sent into the sky is a Wu Bird. You should move aside, and I can let the Wu Bird harass Sword Immortal Cangming from above..."

F*ck!

Lin Bai had a face full of black lines.

Damn, the world is truly vast, and nothing is too strange.

The Beast Taming Studio really knows how to make the best use of everything; they can develop anything!

"Long Lin, if you dare let that Wu Bird shit, I will definitely tear you into ten thousand pieces!" Sword Immortal Cangming roared hysterically. If it were normal times, he wouldn't fear any Wu Bird, but now, he was a living target...

"I want to surrender with dignity, yet you insist on coming out to cause trouble. If I don't mess with you, who would I mess with?" Long Lin retorted tit-for-tat. For the sake of a Transformation Pill, he was even willing to surrender his entire sect; how could he care about offending a Spirit Transformation expert?

"You..." Sword Immortal Cangming was speechless.

Clang!

The Fire Tongs smashed into Sword Immortal Cangming's nose.

His nose felt sour.

Tears streamed down immediately.

At this moment.

He had nothing left in his heart, only regret.

The Fire Furnace flashed past beneath him again. Sword Immortal Cangming finally couldn't hold on and gritted his teeth, saying, "Alliance Leader Lin, this old man is also willing to join the Justice Alliance. Will you accept me?"

"You ambushed me, so I don't trust your character. Unless you are willing to be sealed into a card by me," Lin Bai said.

The reason he had delayed using the Love Bow was, first, because Sword Immortal Cangming was facing upward and it wasn't certain who he would see, and second, because he was mindful of the Card System's mission to seal enemies during battle.

On the scene, the only one at the same level as him was this Sword Immortal Cangming.

To seal a conscious person, one naturally has to torture them until they are willing; otherwise, unless a normal person is pushed to the point of not being able to live, who would be willing to become someone else's Puppet?

"You f*cking..." Sword Immortal Cangming knew what Li Zhenren looked like after becoming a Puppet. Hearing Lin Bai's condition, he couldn't help but curse, "I would rather die than become a Puppet at your beck and call..."

Bang!

A muffled sound.

The anvil smashed into his face again, smashing the second half of his words right back into his mouth.

"Brother Cangming, you aren't even willing to be my Puppet, which shows your heart for joining the Justice Alliance isn't sincere at all. Long Lin, have the Wu Bird get ready." Lin Bai chuckled and ordered loudly.

"Lin Bai, don't go too far." Sword Immortal Cangming couldn't stop trembling, but a smile he couldn't suppress appeared on his ferocious face. "Killing is just a matter of a head hitting the ground. For the sake of He Qin, can you give this old man a quick death?"

"Then are you willing to be sealed into a card by me?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Dream on," Sword Immortal Cangming said angrily.

He had to divert a portion of his focus to resist the harassment from the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set, causing his speed to slow down involuntarily, and he was gradually caught up to by Lin Bai and Li Zhenren, who flew alongside him.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, I am a person who cherishes talent. I truly cannot bear to see a generation of Sword Immortal fall so humiliatingly!" Lin Bai changed Li Zhenren's order to guard, preventing him from accidentally killing the defenseless Sword Immortal Cangming, and looked at the Moon-rushing Sword Immortal Cangming, persuading him leisurely.

"F*ck your cherishing talent. You are the most disgusting pervert in the world, destined to die without a burial place." Sword Immortal Cangming tried every method to provoke Lin Bai, but his hundreds of years of cultivation and his status as the sect leader of the Original Dynasty Yuan Sword Sect meant he was destined not to say too many vulgar words.

Whatever pervert, die without a burial place—to Lin Bai's ears, it was completely painless.

"The Justice Alliance has your disciples and grand-disciples. Don't you want to be with them and enjoy family happiness?" Lin Bai said.

"That group of rebellious disciples, I feel sick just looking at them," Sword Immortal Cangming said angrily. "If you keep me, I'll kill them the moment I get the chance."

Lin Bai laughed: "Puppets cannot kill without my command."

Sword Immortal Cangming laughed along, but didn't know what to say. He could only glare at Lin Bai sideways, silently providing him with Negative Emotion.

The people from the Beast Taming Studio stopped again.

Amidst the wailing, Lin Bai launched the third Moon Rush. Everyone was already flying higher and higher; in the eyes of those below, they were already just tiny black dots.

It was fortunate that the players' live streaming had a zoom function. Although the players themselves couldn't see or hear what was happening above, it didn't affect the live streaming experience for the audience outside.

There were already Justice Alliance players who couldn't stand the loneliness and ran offline to watch their companions' live streams.

Bu Bei and the fellow disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect also lost sight of Lin Bai.

The three guys didn't want to miss the opportunity to observe Lin Bai, relying on their profound cultivation.

They snuck into the Justice Alliance's team, sealed a few Justice Alliance members, stripped off their clothes, and blended into the team chasing Lin Bai.

Their own Alliance Leader was chasing the enemy higher and higher; even if the Alliance Leader said he would lead by example, they couldn't be so brain-dead as to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. They still had to show some effort.

What if the Alliance Leader summoned them to join the battle, but they were just watching the show below? How awkward that would be.

The Justice Alliance was composed of ten sects, and they were relatively unfamiliar with each other.

This gave Bu Bei and the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples an opportunity; they blended into the alliance's team, completely inconspicuous.

And so.

Everyone had the fortune to witness the scene of Sword Immortal Cangming suffering inhuman torture, and subsequently, they became even more in awe of their own Alliance Leader.

……

"It is normal for descendants to make mistakes. How can a parent hold a grudge against their own child?" Lin Bai kindly persuaded. "You have drifted outside for half your life; don't you want to reunite with your family and share family happiness? I promise you, the moment you are sealed into a card, I will help you restore your sanity, ensuring you are exactly the same as when you were alive. Of course, if you are willing, I can help Li Zhenren restore his sanity as well. You two old folks can chat and drink tea when you have nothing to do; isn't that more interesting than thinking about killing all day?"

"Pah!" Sword Immortal Cangming only replied with two words.

Lin Bai took out the Love Bow and nocked an arrow.

Sword Immortal Cangming's expression changed abruptly: "You dare?"

And then.

He subconsciously closed his eyes, relying entirely on his Spiritual Sense to fly upward.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, whoever you have your eye on, I will help you choose a spouse..." Lin Bai smiled, "Closing your eyes is useless. In a moment, I will knock you unconscious and forcibly pry your eyelids open. Won't you still be controlled by the Love Arrow? At that time, I can make you love whoever I want, unlike now, where I am still giving you a chance to choose..."

"You brat, you go too far." Sword Immortal Cangming was furious to the extreme, yet he was forced to smile; the regret in his heart had completely transformed into despair.

"I forgot to tell you, even if I knock you into a comatose state, you can still be sealed into a card by me." Lin Bai smiled again, changing Li Zhenren's mode from defense to offense.

In an instant.

Li Zhenren shot out a Sword Qi, piercing through Sword Immortal Cangming's lower abdomen, and blood immediately began to gush from his chest and abdomen.

Lin Bai changed Li Zhenren back to defense and said, "How is it?"

"Come on, try sealing me. If you don't seal me, you are a son of a bitch."

Sword Immortal Cangming laughed hideously.

Watching as the over one-thousand-jin anvil was about to smash onto Sword Immortal Cangming's head.

Lin Bai suddenly saw the calmness and relief in the depths of Sword Immortal Cangming's eyes; his heart stirred, and he subconsciously withdrew the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set.

The next second.

Sword Immortal Cangming was stunned and roared, "Dog Lin, come on, smash me to death!"

That was close!

I forgot this guy could still dispel his defenses; I almost beat him to death.

Lin Bai secretly rejoiced and looked at Sword Immortal Cangming with pity, smiling, "Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life; I never wantonly deprive others of their lives."

"F*** you!" Sword Immortal Cangming cursed, his figure suddenly dropping, and his speed slowed down abruptly.

Lin Bai was caught off guard and suddenly shot upward by a large distance, the gap between the two widening rapidly; he hurriedly stopped his upward momentum.

"Fellow Daoist Bu Bei, I know you are in the shadows. This old man does not ask you to kill Lin Bai, I only beg you to give this old man a quick end, and I will be eternally grateful." Sword Immortal Cangming cried out sorrowfully.

Daoist Bu Bei was suddenly stunned; looking at the miserable Sword Immortal Cangming, he fell into hesitation. To tell the truth, having witnessed Lin Bai's brutality, he suddenly lacked confidence, but after thinking it over, he still intended to fulfill Sword Immortal Cangming's wish and help him find release.

But just as he was hesitating, Lin Bai's arrogant and triumphant voice rang out: "Old dog Cangming, what do you think I've been waiting half a day without killing you for? Isn't it just to fish for that big catch, Bu Bei? Bu Bei, I know you can hear me. I have told you my intentions clearly and plainly. Do you dare to make a move? Come, come, come, the Justice Alliance welcomes you. When it comes down to it, you are much more useful than Sword Immortal Cangming..."

(End of this chapter)