Chapter 243: Unexpected Harvest

"Luo Tianjiao, Lin Bai destroyed all the buildings in Illusion Valley, rested in the sect for two hours, and is now pursuing in our direction, though his speed is very slow. According to the Heavenly Descended over there, they are currently caught in a conflict and don't know what to do next." 【Most Beloved Fairy】 ignored the Valley Master of Illusion Valley and reported the current situation to Luo Xue.

Illusion Valley and Hundred Flowers Valley are both subordinate sects of the Moon Spirit Sect.

Their cultivation arts are much the same, yet all possess the effect of nourishing the complexion and shaping the figure, so the fairies above the Golden Core Stage all have very high beauty ratings.

Female players can customize their faces and are pretty from the moment they enter the game, so almost no one is willing to join such a sect.

Therefore, most of those who join such sects are male players.

And why would male players join a sect that is not known for its cultivation arts?

Whether they are players or natives, everyone knows it clearly.

These guys, who are either beauty-obsessed or lecherous, don't treat this as a xianxia game at all, but rather as a romance-simulation game.

To reach the Golden Core, those with good talent might only need ten years or so.

Those with poor talent need at least several decades, or even a hundred years. With several decades of life experience, even if they maintain the appearance of a young girl, how could they possibly satisfy the players?

Moreover, the natives are inherently wary of the players and are simply using various means to keep them on a string...

Some players enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by beauties and take pleasure in it, not caring about the age of the NPCs, treating this as a form of fun.

More players, after failing to find the fun of the game in them, like 【Most Beloved Fairy】, set their targets on fairies like 【Luo Xue】, who are truly young and beautiful.

Scheming against the pride of the Moon Spirit Sect is obviously much more interesting than those old hags.

Furthermore, the prides are mostly young, and the girlishness radiating from the inside out is something those old fairies cannot fake; most importantly, the rewards are better.

"I expected this." Luo Xue said triumphantly, "Lin Bai is smart enough to control public opinion, disrupt our rhythm, and force us to be unable to react by using rapid combat, getting himself entangled with the Justice Alliance. How many people have been caught by his idea that it's hard to leave one's homeland, and been manipulated by him? As a result, my 'delaying tactic' has completely ruined his entire plan, ahahaha!"

"Luo Tianjiao is worthy of the name of pride. Under your influence, it is said that all the surrounding sects have linked up. Next, we just need to wait for the Great Vehicle Realm experts to arrive, meet up with them, and wipe out Lin Bai." Although 【Most Beloved Fairy】 is playing a romance simulation, she also cannot refuse the temptation of money and is unwilling to miss the great battle between the Justice Alliance and the Seven Orthodox Sects.

"That's right." Luo Xue nodded, "Let's lead Lin Bai in circles for a few more days. When the sect ancestors arrive, we will turn around and catch Lin Bai off guard. Heretical paths cannot stand on the stage of elegance; once a Great Vehicle Realm ancestor makes a move, he will surely reveal his true colors..."

"Luo Tianjiao, since Lin Bai's speed has slowed down, can we also stop for a short rest?" Qi Lan, the Valley Master of Illusion Valley, looked at the two who were chatting happily and said with difficulty, "The Hundred Flower Shuttle has been flying in the sky the whole time, consuming Spirit Stones. Illusion Valley is not as wealthy as the sect, and the sect has already been completely destroyed by Lin Bai. If we keep consuming like this, before Lin Bai even comes to attack, Illusion Valley itself will not be able to hold on..."

"Mere Spirit Stones, this pride will compensate..." Luo Xue opened her mouth to say she would pay out of her own pocket, but looking at the thirty-some Hundred Flower Shuttles in total, she swallowed her words back, "Fine, anyway, we know Lin Bai's movements clearly. When he moves, we will move again. Valley Master Qi, don't be too stingy. Eliminating Lin is a major matter; a little sacrifice is nothing. When this pride returns to the sect later, I will ask the Sect Master to grant you some compensation."

"Many thanks, Luo Tianjiao." Qi Lan said, her heart not in her words.

She had long seen that this pride who came to their door was immature in mind, or perhaps spoiled by her master.

There was no overall plan to deal with Lin Bai at all; she acted on impulse, loved to show off, and was stingy. Counting on her to get compensation back was worse than waiting for a pie to fall from the sky.

Besides, when had the sect ever cared about small sects like them?

In order to maintain the secrecy of the operation.

Lin Bai's one eye, one hand, and one mouth descended from the Sword Boat, first submerging into the mountain forest below, traveling rapidly through the forest for a distance. When they reached an uninhabited place, they did not rise into the air, but flew just above the forest.

For safety's sake.

Lin Bai smeared green dye on his hand to provide it with camouflage.

This was his first time using the Great Demon Unbinding Technique over a long distance; it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. If one or two things were damaged and couldn't be recovered, his loss would be huge.

After all.

The left hand, the left eye, and the mouth represented seventy percent of his combat power.

Losing these three things, the person who looked complete would become a true weakling...

Fortunately, the speed of the organs was equivalent to his own speed.

With Spirit Transformation cultivation, especially since Lin Bai shared the Spiritual Power of three Spirit Transformation stages, the speed of the hand, mouth, and eye was very fast.

Ordinary animals could not pose a threat to him at all.

The enemy would likely not think that three organs would leave the body and go out to fight alone.

Therefore, the organs should be very safe.

Even so, Lin Bai's right hand still held the Recording Pen, ready to play the Lightning Storm incantation at any time.

The scenery in the left eye changed rapidly, while the right eye remained almost still. Fortunately, Lin Bai had been eating Spirit Fruit, and his Mental Power was already unknown how high it had reached; he was long accustomed to dealing with external matters and the system in his mind simultaneously.

If it were an average person, the difference between this movement and stillness would be enough to drive them to a breakdown.

The wind blew across the eyeball, and the eyeball felt very cold;

Habitually speaking, but the voice came out a thousand miles away, and the mouth felt very awkward;

The left hand flew helplessly away from the body, feeling very lonely;

The sleeve fell down, covering the missing left hand; the hair on the forehead hung down, covering the left eye; a silk handkerchief suppressed the mouth.

Standing on the Sword Boat, Lin Bai still looked like a normal person.

The little white fox gently pulled Lin Bai's right hand and asked in a low voice, "Master, are they okay?"

"Xiaobai, don't be afraid, they are fine. Mouth-mouth and the others just went out to play by themselves." Lin Bai looked down at the little white fox, a childish, immature voice coming from his abdomen, and comforted her by patting her head.

Since he had to play the role of a child, he might as well play it completely; he also knew ventriloquism.

"..." The little white fox was stunned, "Master, you?"

"Xiaobai, let me tell you secretly, don't tell anyone else, I am practicing 'Words Follow the Law', a super, super powerful rule. After I finish practicing, I will be the most powerful person in this world and can defeat all the bad guys in the world."

Lin Bai had long forgotten how children spoke.

All he could imitate were the short videos he watched as jokes on video websites and low-age cartoons.

As for a sense of shame?

Lin Bai didn't have that thing.

In order to improve his strength, he had even been treated as a game bug; what else could he not do!

Gong Teng Xin Yi turned into a child, didn't he also act cute?

"Does 'Words Follow the Law' have to be practiced like this?" Jiang Qingqin, who was on the side, swallowed her saliva.

"Yes! Big sister." When Lin Bai pretended to be a child, his mouth was very sweet; he was a polite little child.

In fact.

After Lin Bai imitated a child and spoke two sentences, he discovered that adopting a child's way of speaking was not difficult at all; it was much simpler than racking his brains to come up with metaphors.

Big sister?

Jiang Qingqin's eyes lit up, and the gaze she directed at Lin Bai instantly softened; aside from Jiamu City, the night Lin Bai whispered sweet nothings to her, she hadn't heard Lin Bai speak to her like this for a long time.

Moreover.

Lin Bai's imitation of a child's voice was vivid and lifelike; it sounded just like a well-behaved little Lin Bai was talking to her, which immediately caused her maternal instincts to overflow.

So cute!

As for Lin Bai's appearance, missing eyes and a mouth?

Who cares!

Opportunities like this don't come twice; seizing the time to enjoy this moment of tenderness was the real priority...

As for whether Lin Bai would blame her afterward.

Jiang Qingqin could be certain: he would not.

When practicing Words Follow the Heart, Lin Bai had done many excessive things, but he would act as if he had forgotten them afterward; he certainly wouldn't blame her for this.

Besides.

Doesn't Words Follow the Heart require others to talk to him? Lin Bai loved her so much, so she would just treat it as a little game between lovers.

"Do you think big sister is pretty?" Jiang Qingqin asked, smiling at Lin Bai.

"Pretty." Lin Bai turned his head to look at her and said.

"How pretty?" Jiang Qingqin continued to ask.

"Especially, especially pretty." As Lin Bai spoke, he raised his right hand.

Jiang Qingqin smiled until her eyebrows curved: "Why are you raising your right hand?"

"This is a Lightning Rod; Master said that if you tell lies, you will be struck by lightning." Lin Bai said bluntly. Since she was really treating him like a child to tease, he would let her know that children could also be sharp-tongued.

"..." Jiang Qingqin's smile froze on her face.

Puchi!

Xiaobaihu laughed out loud and reached out to push Jiang Qingqin: "This is fun. Little Junior Sister, move aside; let me accompany Master to practice Words Follow the Heart."

"Words Follow the Heart is practiced like this?"

Jian Shijiu was dumbfounded.

He could not imagine that Lin Bai, who had used aggressive language to drive the Cangming Sword Immortal to a breakdown, would actually speak like a child, and furthermore, do so without any sense of incongruity.

Did he have no sense of shame?

Imitating a child was one thing, but why was the tone so similar too?

Ventriloquism, vocal mimicry!

What on earth does the Justice Sect teach?

It was fortunate he went to the Heavenly Sword Sect; if he were in the Justice Sect, let alone being a heaven-gifted talent, just being an Outer Sect Disciple would be a stretch.

Lin Bai was constantly challenging the limits of his perception.

"You'll get used to it." Daojing, who had followed Lin Bai the longest, looked at Lin Bai with envy. "The Heavenly Sword Sect's Jian Yi possesses a Jianxin, but our Alliance Leader possesses a Pure Heart! He does everything purely and directly, without caring about the views of the outside world; this is much harder to maintain than a Jianxin."

"Indeed, we can't even pass the first hurdle when practicing Words Follow the Heart, yet the Alliance Leader breaks through obstacles as easily as eating and drinking; people really cannot be compared." Xin Shang said.

"Words Follow the Heart must be a technique tailored for him." Zhao Tulong said. "Entering the state anytime and anywhere, without being disturbed by any outside interference—ask yourself, who in the world can achieve this?"

"Isn't it just because his skin is thick?" Jian Shijiu muttered.

Everyone cast disdainful looks at him in unison. Ge Feiyun said: "The training method for Words Follow the Heart is right there; if you aren't convinced, feel free to try. If you can pass the first hurdle, I'll take your surname."

"I'll try it then." Jian Shijiu said, unconvinced.

"Everyone, what do you say if we go up and accompany the Alliance Leader to practice Words Follow the Heart together?" Shen Kuang looked at Lin Bai, who was playing a child, and was eager to try.

"What do you mean 'accompany the Alliance Leader to practice'? Your perspective is too narrow. We are going to discuss the alliance's next direction with the Alliance Leader." Xin Shang coughed, having long forgotten the conflict with everyone when he was provoking them earlier.

Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a bargain.

Who present hadn't been needled by Lin Bai? If they didn't take revenge now, when would they?

"Which planner came up with Words Follow the Heart? This can't possibly be a hidden Skill, right?" 【Baiyin】 said.

"It's a designated exclusive technique for Lin Bai." 【Wo Bushi Xiaohao】 said. "It has nothing to do with players."

"Did you guys hear Shopkeeper Lin mention a Lightning Rod just now?" 【Longxi】 asked.

"Even printing presses and Recording Pens have appeared; is a Lightning Rod strange?" All the players collectively expressed their disdain for 【Longxi】 in the team channel.

"Can we start a livestream now?" 【Xiashanhu】 asked. "Livestreaming Shopkeeper Lin practicing Words Follow the Heart shouldn't violate any taboos, right? Lin Bai acting like a child will definitely attract a huge wave of fans."

"It shouldn't have any impact." 【Baiyin】 was silent for a moment and said, "Let me contact the advertising department to see if there are any advertisements related to children. We can take this opportunity to promote a wave and completely divert the attention of those players in Illusion Valley, letting them know that even if information is public, one can still play tricks."

"Does anyone want to go up and flirt with Shopkeeper Lin?" 【Kuguateng】's eyes were sparkling.

"Go ahead! Shopkeeper Lin has never vented his anger on others because of practicing Words Follow the Heart." 【Wo Bushi Xiaohao】 said. "As long as you can cooperate with his practice, you can mess around as much as you want."

Lin Bai, imitating a child, was very popular; whether they were natives or players, everyone wanted to crowd up and tease Lin Bai into saying a word or two, just like teasing a child.

Ever since Lin Bai sent warmth in Qian City, and everyone was paying attention to the Group entering the game, Lin Bai and his Words Follow the Heart once again forcefully dominated the trending searches.

A large number of viewers crowded into Lin Bai's livestream room just to appreciate the powerful and overbearing Shopkeeper Lin acting cute.

Most of Lin Bai's fans were female players; they were all attracted by Lin Bai sending warmth in Jiamu City.

However, later on, Lin Bai went on campaigns everywhere and did things that female players were not interested in, so the growth rate of his fans was very slow.

The task for the Super Idol System had still not been completed.

But this time, by acting like a child and playing innocent, he immediately summoned this group of female fans back, who were drooling as they watched Lin Bai on the video.

Shopkeeper Lin acting young is so cute!

I really want to be his mother and keep listening to him talk like that...

With his hair covering his eyes and a silk handkerchief covering his mouth, Lin Bai's flaws were perfectly concealed; his good looks remained, and the female fans' perception of him was not affected.

In just half an hour.

The Super Idol System mission that had been dragging on for over a month without completion popped up with a completion notification, and a new mission was issued:

【Possess 3,000 fans (Completed); Reward: Faith 20 (Issued); Primary Idol Aura (Increases fans' combat power by 10%, Issued)】

【Third-rate Star, possess 30,000 fans; Reward: Faith 50. Idol Charm (Your fans will consciously defend your image)】

A straw hat covering a quail in the wind—this was a completely unexpected joy.

Besides the Hu Clan, Lin Bai felt he had found new die-hard supporters, and they were players at that; perhaps this could also form his base of operations.

The Beggar Sect Disciple's livestream indeed had a confusing effect.

Upon learning that Lin Bai had slowed down because he was cultivating Words Follow the Law, the people from Illusion Valley set their hearts at ease, pitched camp, and stopped to rest in peace.

"Trying to cram at the last minute, in just two or three days, to cultivate some powerful divine ability to defeat the Great Vehicle Realm? Dream on!" Luo Xue scoffed, "Acting like a child, how childish! By the way, how does one cultivate the first layer of Words Follow the Law again? Find someone to assist me; this genius is naturally gifted, and I don't believe that this so-called Words Follow the Law can only be mastered by Lin Bai!"

(End of this chapter)