Chapter 248: Proving the Existence of the Law

Half an hour later.

The Justice Alliance Army arrived at the scene of the incident; along the way, gasps of shock were incessant.

Based on the fallen trees, everyone deduced that Lin Bai's single strike had covered at least a radius of one hundred kilometers.

Although the trees on the outermost perimeter looked as if they had merely been swept by a gale, with branches snapped but not even knocked over—such an impact, had it landed on them, would have been equivalent to being blown by a strong wind and would not have caused them any harm—this level of power was still enough to shock them.

Moreover, the closer one walked toward the center, the greater the damage.

It was a shocking sight.

This was clearly the hallmark of the Great Vehicle Realm; for the Great Vehicle Realm to move mountains and break peaks was nothing more than this.

No, even the Great Vehicle Realm could not easily cause such massive destruction; the Great Vehicle Realm's application of power was already perfected, and they would not waste it like Lin Bai.

They preferred to keep their power controlled within a range they could manage; an attack method like Lin Bai's looked terrifying, but the damage caused was not actually that great, as the power was too dispersed.

But once they thought about how Lin Bai was thousands of miles away and had caused such destructive power just by shouting a single word, everyone was left speechless.

The Fazhe Zhidao is terrifying to this extent.

Long Lin of the Beast-Taming Studio, who originally had the deepest grievances against Lin Bai, was now timid and did not even dare to take a full breath; he even began to rejoice at his decisive surrender back then.

Those who play the pig to eat the tiger are the most detestable.

The Demon Race of the Beast-Taming Studio was exceptionally spirited; previously, the Justice Alliance's equality between humans and demons had not resonated much among them.

After all, the Great Vehicle Stage was watching like a tiger eyeing its prey, and the Justice Alliance was facing collapse at any moment; they couldn't even guarantee their own safety, so how could they protect the Demon Race? Who doesn't know how to say nice things?

But now, the Demon Race seemed to truly see the hope of rising, the establishment of a Demon Kingdom; in that instant, many Demon Beasts even felt that the image of a Beast-Ear Girl was not entirely unacceptable.

After all.

The Beast-Ear Girl was proposed by Alliance Leader Lin; by turning into that appearance, perhaps they could win the Alliance Leader's favor, allowing the Alliance Leader to shift his gaze away from the Hu Clan and look at them more often—the establishment of a Demon Kingdom cannot rely on a single race!

Strength has always been the guarantee of confidence.

……

The Cultivators of Medicine King Valley and Hundred Flowers Valley finally understood why Lin Bai had asked them to prepare medicine and clothing.

Nearly five hundred Golden Core Cultivators from Illusion Valley had their clothes shredded, their internal organs all injured, and the pills they carried on their persons were destroyed without exception.

Without timely treatment, it would be a miracle if half of the five hundred Cultivators survived.

The players did not get to feast their eyes.

Before they arrived, Lin Bai had first sent people from Hundred Flowers Valley to deliver clothing; he was not a person to take advantage of others' precarious positions, and since they had become members of his own side, he still had to preserve some dignity for them.

Under the shattered branches, everyone found the dying Bu Bei and Jian Shi.

Both were in a state of unconsciousness.

Bu Bei's cultivation was profound, and one could vaguely still make out a human shape.

The flesh on the front of Jian Shi's body had been stripped away, blood flowed all over the ground, and like those trees, the skin on his body looked as if it had been torn to shreds; one could not make out his original appearance at all.

"Senior Brother?" Jian Shijiu exclaimed, lunging forward fiercely, trembling as he picked up a shattered piece of green jade beside Jian Shi; the character "Shi" could vaguely be seen on the jade. His tears fell instantly, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, pleading, "Alliance Leader, please save my Senior Brother."

"There is no saving them." Ma Changcheng of Medicine King Valley stood up from beside the two; he looked at Lin Bai with lingering fear and shook his head, "Their life force is completely destroyed, their internal organs are all shattered, and they are unconscious—their brains must also have been pulverized. Even if we tried our best to save them, they would be nothing more than two walking corpses."

"No." Jian Shi wailed.

"Poor Master Bu Bei." He Qin picked up the wine gourd beside Bu Bei and sighed, "Trapped in the Spirit Transformation Realm for three hundred years, his cultivation was profound, comparable to the Void Refinement Realm. Everyone thought he had some special fortuitous encounter and was waiting for him to accumulate and break through, but who would have thought that in the end, he would meet such an end—how pathetic, how lamentable!"

"Who told them to attack Master? They deserve it." The little white fox spat and said, "It is to let the world see that daring to go against Master results in this very end..."

Before the words were finished.

A silver light had already enveloped the bodies of Bu Bei and Jian Shi.

In a flash.

The two were taken into the cards by Lin Bai.

Lin Bai cherished things the most.

Two Spirit Transformation stages—every bit of combat power that could be converted was worth it.

Moreover, he didn't need Gold Cards to seal Spirit Transformation stages now, and he had plenty of Silver Cards; as long as they weren't completely dead, the cards could repair them.

Not to mention Jian Shi, whose Skills overlapped with Jian Shijiu's; the only thing that could be utilized was his cultivation.

But Bu Bei was known as the number one person in the Spirit Transformation Realm, trapped in the Lingjie Fengxi for ten years, and then imprisoned at the Spirit Transformation stage for three hundred years; furthermore, he never told anyone what happened in the Lingjie Fengxi. Generally speaking, a guy like this might be carrying some kind of fortuitous encounter—it would be too much of a pity if he died!

Jian Shijiu watched Lin Bai's operation, stunned for a moment, then blinked and looked at Lin Bai: "Alliance Leader? Thank you, Alliance Leader, for the grace of saving my Senior Brother's life."

"Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life; they offended this Alliance Leader, but this Alliance Leader is magnanimous and will not haggle with them." Lin Bai toyed with the card in his hand, continuing his tsundere mature-woman voice; he raised an eyebrow, "Xiaobai, how did I teach you back then? For a Disciple of the Justice Sect, moral conduct comes first; forgive others when you can, do not speak evil words again. If this spreads out in the future, it will look like my Justice Sect cannot tolerate others."

"Yes, Master." The little white fox pouted, "I will be careful in the future."

Lin Bai looked at the card in his hand.

On the card were printed two clean, bare character images.

When a card seals a character, it preserves the state of the character before the seal. The clothes of these two guys had been destroyed by the sound waves, and Lin Bai was afraid they would die, so he was in a rush to preserve their combat power and didn't think about giving them clothes to wear.

As a result, these two guys were sealed in a naked state, and after their bodies were repaired by the card, they looked quite an eyesore...

Releasing them in the future would require finding them clothes first.

Otherwise.

Releasing two naked Puppets out of the blue, the enemy might think he had some unsavory hobbies!

……

With one shout, Lin Bai annihilated the mountain forest for a hundred kilometers around, and Illusion Valley surrendered upon hearing the news. This was spread through the *Justice Weekly*, and at the same time, the Justice Alliance invited the Tianlong Sword Sect and other sects to come to Zhen City to participate in the first Alliance Law Promotion Conference held by the Justice Alliance.

Once this news came out, all the sects around Zhen City fell into unprecedented panic.

Whether it was the Law or the Great Vehicle Realm, this invitation was not something they could refuse; Lin Bai clearly would not reason with them.

Their own Great Vehicle Realm was nowhere in sight, and they didn't know when it would arrive.

Lin Bai didn't even need to show his face; he could just shout them over with one mouth, or annihilate their sects. These sects discussed it privately and, without reporting to their superior sects, packed up their families and rushed toward Illusion Valley.

The Seven Righteous Sects had said that surrender would be forgiven, and since they were joining the Justice Alliance, the Seven Righteous Sects presumably wouldn't be able to say anything afterward.

Even if the sect patented its secret manuals, the publications founded by the Heavenly Descended are flying everywhere, and the sects mentioned in them wouldn't truly dare to wipe them out.

Furthermore, the strength Lin Bai has displayed is becoming increasingly powerful; the Seven Righteous Sects might not necessarily be able to defeat him in a short period of time.

When Lin Bai displayed his power to the world, everyone began to harbor wishful thinking.

……

Upon learning of Lin Bai's latest battle record.

The Purple-Robed Ancestor of the Heavenly Sword Sect frowned and paused for a moment, then looked at the young attendant beside him: "Mingyue, we shall stay in Chentu City ahead for one day. You are to practice the first level of 'Words Manifesting into Law' in the city, seeking out different people and speaking words as warm as spring to them. Whether they laugh at you or curse you, you must not change, your heart must be focused, and you must not be disturbed by anything around you. Lin Bai mastered the first level in a single day; you should go and try."

"Master, must I go into the town?" Mingyue asked, feeling troubled.

"Yes, only by practicing in a town can one temper the heart," the Purple-Robed Ancestor said. "According to my deduction, the reason Lin Bai chose to practice in a town was precisely to temper his heart and firm his convictions. If one thinks of avoiding the crowd from the very first level, one has already planted the seed of doubt regarding the Law in their heart; this is the key reason why it cannot be mastered."

"Master, do you believe in the Fazhe Zhidao?" Mingyue asked in surprise.

"Yes." The Purple-Robed Ancestor glanced at Mingyue and nodded decisively. "Lin Bai's growth experience is interconnected and cannot be faked. I am at the Great Vehicle Realm; even if I lower my status, my own Temperament cannot be hidden, so his cultivation must be the Fazhe Zhidao. I have already reached the Great Vehicle Realm, and my Jianxin is as firm as iron; if I were to harbor doubts about my own Sword path, my cultivation could no longer progress. You are different; your Jianxin is not yet formed, and if you specialize in the Fazhe Zhidao, you might achieve even greater success. Lin Bai's example is right there; you just need to learn by following it."

Make bold hypotheses, seek verification carefully.

Lin Bai set a subjective clause for the Fazhe Zhidao: only by firmly believing in the Fazhe Zhidao can one master it.

The Purple-Robed Ancestor knew that he had always harbored doubts about the Law, so no matter what, he could never master the Fazhe Zhidao, but this did not prevent him from corroborating the authenticity of the Fazhe Zhidao from another direction.

That is, to find a new example outside of Lin Bai; the young attendant who grew up following him is the best choice.

The young attendant believes in him implicitly; as long as he says the Fazhe Zhidao is real, the young attendant will surely believe it is real. As long as he can break through the second level, it will prove that the Fazhe Zhidao is definitely real.

At that time, all doubts in his heart will be gone, and if he switches to practicing the Fazhe Zhidao, his Dao Heart will surely be like iron, and nothing will be able to become his shackle again.

Lin Bai was able to grow to his current height in just two short months; with his own aptitude, wanting to surpass Lin Bai must be easy. The Purple-Robed Ancestor had strong confidence in himself.

What he is doing now is breaking that bit of doubt in his own heart...

Gulp!

Mingyue swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Master, can I do it?"

"You are the young attendant I chose, with excellent aptitude and comprehension. If Lin Bai can do it, why can't you?" the Purple-Robed Ancestor said. "Moreover, you have seen the divine abilities of the Fazhe Zhidao; in just two short months, Lin Bai possessed combat power comparable to the Great Vehicle Stage. The future will surely be the world of the Law."

"But I still have no confidence," Mingyue said. "I am afraid of failing the expectations you have for me?"

The Purple-Robed Ancestor glanced at him and flicked his finger, shooting out a Sword Qi that struck Mingyue's dantian.

Pfft!

A soft sound.

Mingyue let out a cry of pain, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He clutched his abdomen and looked at the Purple-Robed Ancestor in shock: "Master, you?"

"There is no construction without destruction," the Purple-Robed Ancestor looked at him and said indifferently. "Harboring doubts about the Fazhe Zhidao is destined to lead to nothing. I have cut off your retreat to firm your Dao Heart; if you do not master the Fazhe Zhidao, you will be a cripple. If you can master the Fazhe Zhidao, two months from now, you will be able to fight your master, and at that time, you may well seek revenge on me for crippling your cultivation."

Mingyue's expression changed, and his eyes became firm in an instant. He bowed to the Purple-Robed Ancestor: "I understand, Master. I will abandon all distracting thoughts and devote myself to practicing the Fazhe Zhidao."

"A child worth teaching!" The Purple-Robed Ancestor took out a medicinal pill, delivered it into Mingyue's hand, and handed him several issues of "Justice Weekly." "Take the pill, heal your injuries, and then go and devote yourself to studying Lin Bai's growth experience. Your comprehension is sufficient; you will surely be able to realize the true meaning of the Law from it."

"Yes, Master." Mingyue respectfully accepted the "Justice Weekly" and bowed to the Purple-Robed Ancestor again. "This disciple will withdraw."

……

(End of this chapter)