Chapter 251: Arrangements

Evening.

Lin Bai naturally switched into the tone of an old man, opening and closing his mouth with phrases like "this old man has crossed more bridges than you have walked roads," "this old man has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice," and "I haven't died yet."

Having experienced being a young child and a woman, he was now adept at imitating an old man...

The people beside him were not surprised; compared to his flirtatious way of speaking like a woman, pretending to be an old man was much more acceptable and did not hinder communication.

Having restored her original appearance, Xu Longyun's personality was much more lively than when she was a City Lord.

But unlike Jiang Qingqin, Xu Longyun was ultimately a career-oriented woman; on the very first day she arrived, she noticed that the loose management of Lin Bai's Justice Alliance was not conducive to long-term development.

After obtaining Lin Bai's consent, she took over all the miscellaneous affairs of the Justice Alliance.

She carried out a sweeping reorganization of the sect's material and personnel management, the promotion of various Beggar Sect industries, the financial situation, and other such matters.

She coordinated and arranged the secret manuals and pill formulas collected within the Patent Law, found Heavenly Descended individuals skilled in calculation to conduct a preliminary plan for patent licensing fees, and strove to ensure everything was well-founded and logical so that when the Alliance Army went out to collect patent fees, they would not lose their composure.

She drew players from the Beggar Sect and the Alliance Army to form the Information Division, specifically responsible for collecting and scouting intelligence from everywhere; she also drew Golden Core True Persons from various sects to form the Supervision Division, responsible for overseeing and managing the unruly behavior of the Heavenly Descended...

A series of reforms left the players, who were accustomed to freedom, complaining incessantly.

Other things were fine, but Xu Longyun's interference in the Beggar Sect's wealth was something they could not accept.

One must know that the Beggar Sect's wealth was all advertising revenue they had earned, money they had genuinely topped up; with Xu Longyun cutting in, it was as if they could no longer manage their own money, so the players naturally grumbled, yet they dared to be angry but dared not speak out.

Lin Bai had just revealed his sharp claws and his fame was at its zenith, with more new players entering immediately; to rebel at this time was equivalent to cutting off one's own future.

However.

The players had their own countermeasures; several leaders discussed it and decided to reduce the amount of top-ups, letting the money in the game circulate within the game. When the time came, because there was no money, the Beggar Sect's industrialization process would be unable to advance, and the Beggar Sect's money bag would naturally return to their hands...

Unlike the players, Xu Longyun's sweeping reorganization of the Justice Alliance made Xin Shang and the others feel spirited, and they actively cooperated with Xu Longyun one by one.

Lin Bai was strong, but his leadership as Alliance Leader was more like child's play, hitting here and there, acting on a whim, which made this group of people who were forced to follow Lin Bai feel very insecure.

What if one day Lin Bai just threw his hands up and stopped playing? Where would they go?

With various rules established, even if their behavior was restricted and constrained, it meant the Alliance would gradually get on the right track.

Once on the right track, even if Lin Bai stopped doing it in the future, they would have a place to return to, relying on the rules and order.

Furthermore.

Xu Longyun also had the status of a Duke of the State, and she was Lin Bai's disciple; in the future, she might even become Lin Bai's Dao companion...

Everyone felt at ease leaving the Justice Alliance to Xu Longyun to manage.

After Xu Longyun arrived, all members of the Justice Alliance unanimously concluded that the one who should be cultivating the Dao of Love with Lin Bai was Xu Longyun; Jiang Qingqin was just a vase and was not worthy of Lin Bai at all. For the sake of their own interests, they did not even mind helping Xu Longyun build up favor in front of Lin Bai to play matchmaker.

The little white fox was simple; even though Lin Bai had given her a promise of being the future King of the Demon Kingdom, she spent her days only thinking about how to please Lin Bai.

When Lin Bai told her to take charge of the Demon Beasts separated from the Beast Taming Studio, she managed those Demon Beasts, but the work she did was nothing more than having people report to her when they wanted to contract a Demon Beast; as long as both parties were willing, it was just a formality to her.

Seeing Xu Longyun's methods, the little white fox suddenly realized and found a new direction in life. After consulting Xu Longyun, she gathered many great demons and, imitating the official system of the Taiyi Kingdom, established a Political Affairs Hall and the Three Departments and Six Ministries, selecting Demon Race members with high cultivation from various tribes to serve as the first generation of leaders of the Demon Kingdom, presiding over all affairs of the Demon Race.

In order to promote the Demon Kingdom, the little white fox published the news of the Demon Kingdom's establishment through players in the *Justice Weekly*, calling on more demons wandering among the common people to join the Demon Kingdom and struggle together for the future of the Demon Kingdom. The article used Lin Bai's "equality of all living beings" as its keynote and was written with great emotion; regardless of whether it could really recruit fellow Demon Race members, the posture was fully made.

For a long time, what Lin Bai lacked were his own people to manage the industries he had created.

He had originally intended to promote the Fox Demon Clan close to him to help him manage the surrounding industries, but the little white fox's growth progress was too slow, and relying on it alone could not suppress the various forces within the Justice Alliance, plus the family of Hu He was also not up to the task.

After all.

They were wild demons who had not systematically studied politics, and they had no martial power themselves; internally, they were no match for the cunning players, and externally, they could not suppress those sect masters...

Having no other choice.

Lin Bai could only remove the Demon Beasts from the Beast Taming Studio and hand them to the little white fox for practice, while simultaneously using a mix of soft and hard tactics—using players to govern players, and kidnapping the natives with tyrannical strength and interests—to barely stabilize the balance of the Justice Alliance.

He also knew that as time went on, the Justice Alliance would sooner or later have problems.

After all, his confidants were growing too slowly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Longyun gave him a surprise.

Sure enough.

Professional matters should be left to professional people.

If he had known this, he should have tied Xu Longyun to his warship back when he was in Jiamu City.

Xu Longyun was truly a lucky general!

"Master, am I very useless?" Jiang Qingqin, who had been suppressed until she was dim and lusterless, found Lin Bai and asked gloomily.

"Do not belittle yourself; everyone has their own value. You are still young, and there are plenty of opportunities in the future." Lin Bai glanced at Jiang Qingqin and said in an old-fashioned tone, "Even an old man like me, who has one foot in the grave, hasn't given up, so what are you worried about? Living in this world, who doesn't stumble a few times or go through some setbacks? Calm down and endure it, and the world will eventually belong to you young people..."

"..." Although she knew Lin Bai was practicing "Words Follow the Law," Jiang Qingqin still couldn't help but say, "Master, you are not old at all."

"Girl, don't comfort me. A person has to admit when they are old. Whenever the weather changes, these old arms and legs ache everywhere. I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, I have no drive left. Sigh! It's better for you young people!" Lin Bai looked at Jiang Qingqin with kind eyes, as if he were looking at his own granddaughter.

"Master, let me bear you a child!" Jiang Qingqin looked at Lin Bai and said out of the blue.

Pfft!

The tea Lin Bai had just taken into his mouth was sprayed out completely.

What the hell? I treat you like a granddaughter, and you want to have a child with me? Can't you just play along with my act?

Is this... feeling that her status is threatened and wanting to play the "mother is honored by the child" card?

Good fellow!

It's a palace drama!

"In terms of governance, I am not as good as Xiaoyun, and I have no Demon Race to drive. After thinking it over, the only thing I can do is bear you a child so that the Justice Alliance will have a successor." Jiang Qingqin looked at Lin Bai and said earnestly, "In the future, Master, you will become the Heavenly Dao. Your cultivation progress is so fast; what if one day you suddenly attain the Heavenly Dao and become devoid of thought and desire? What will happen to the Justice Alliance? It can't be left to outsiders. Taking a step back, the Seven Orthodox Sects are eyeing us covetously. If, and I mean if, you were to fall, leaving a bloodline for the Lin family would at least ensure the incense is not cut off..."

Since when did practitioners care about incense!

This person has gone mad!

Lin Bai was speechless for a moment. He looked at Jiang Qingqin, shook his head, and sighed: "What you say makes sense, but now that I am of age, I have the heart but not the strength!"

"..." Jiang Qingqin looked suspiciously at Lin Bai's crotch and subconsciously reached her hand over.

Ahem!

A cough.

Lin Bai waved his hand to block Jiang Qingqin's claws and scolded, "What kind of behavior is this, laying hands on your master? Do you think your master is old and can be bullied?"

"Master, if not having children is fine, then arrange some tasks for me." Jiang Qingqin also realized her rashness; her face flushed slightly, and a smile flickered at the corner of her mouth. She bit her lip lightly and pleaded, "I cannot be outdone by Xu Longyun."

"Sigh!" Lin Bai sighed once more, looked at Jiang Qingqin, and said, "I've worked hard my whole life and thought I could finally enjoy some peace, yet in the end, I still have to worry about the children's future. Such is fate! Tomorrow, a large group of Heavenly Descended will arrive in this world. At that time, a group of people who adore your master will appear. Use the name 'Lin Bai Support Group' to organize these people and establish a third legion of Heavenly Descended, aside from the Beggar Sect and the Alliance Army. You shall be responsible for their training!"

"Just responsible for a group of Heavenly Descended?" Jiang Qingqin was clearly dissatisfied with the task Lin Bai had arranged for her.

"Do not look down on this group of Heavenly Descended. Unlike the Beggar Sect, this group is truly loyal to your master and will never betray me. In the future, they will be the absolute main force of the Justice Alliance." Lin Bai explained, feigned exhaustion as he waved his hand, and let his eyelids droop. "I am tired; you may withdraw!"

Previously.

Lin Bai had not taken the Super Idol System seriously.

He was not a celebrity in his past life, and his fans were mostly female players, the kind who didn't seem to take the game seriously.

However, accidentally obtaining the Primary Idol Aura, with the new task rewarding Idol Charm, meant fans would consciously maintain the idol's image. This made Lin Bai think of the terrifying combat power of traffic star support groups on Earth. Although the fans were mostly female players, if guided slightly, it was not impossible for them to charge into battle for their 'gie-gie'...

Primary Idol Aura increases fans' combat power by ten percent, and there are also Intermediate Idol Aura, Advanced Idol Aura...

The most critical point is that fans composed of players can jump out of this world to fight for him on external forums. If things go well, he might even be able to influence the Real World through his fans.

Except for Lin Bai, everyone inside and outside the game was busy. Large Groups like Xinlong, Jingke, and Fengda conducted final training for players before they entered the server, deploying details for after they entered the game, striving to ensure that players could integrate into the world the moment they entered.

So they wouldn't be as restricted as the Shanlu Group, which had been in the game for so long yet remained tied up.

The failed experience of the Shanlu Group had already proven that concentrating all players in the same novice village was not conducive to the Group's development; dispersing members to various places made it easier to expand their influence.

Strategy against Lin Bai and negotiating cooperation with the Justice Alliance were listed as top priorities by these large Groups...

After collecting enough data, Huangye Lang's "Heavenly Dao Review" finally released its second issue of reviews regarding the twelve Great Vehicle Stage experts.

Just as Lin Bai had instructed.

Huangye Lang spent a large sum of money hiring players to collect information on these Great Vehicle Stage ancestors, and as a result, they actually found a pair who loved and killed each other.

The Heavenly Dao Sect's leading ancestor Zhou Zu and the Buddha Spirit Sect's Wuwang Chanshi.

Among the twelve Great Vehicle Stage experts, they were prodigies of the same generation, and in the prodigy ranking tournament of the Seven Righteous Sects, the two were the leaders of their respective sects.

In that generation's prodigy tournament, Zhou Zu took first place, and Wuwang of the Buddha Spirit Sect took second. It is said that because of some shady dealings during the competition, the prodigies were dissatisfied with the ranking at the time and caused a huge scene in private.

As a result.

The first-place Zhou Zu was actually beaten to the ground by the second-place Wuwang. The dignified prodigy of the Heavenly Dao Sect was influenced by the Buddha heart and almost converted to Buddhism on the spot.

If not for the appearance of both sides' masters, that year's prodigy tournament would have become a joke...

After that.

The two sides began to compete and started a cultivation race.

Zhou Zu would break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage and enter the Cave Void Stage;

Wuwang would follow by breaking through to the Arhat Stage and entering the Mind Observation Stage;

Wuwang would break through to the No-Self Stage; Zhou Zu would follow by stepping into the Great Vehicle Realm;

In the small stages of every realm, the two were always one after the other, and after breaking through, they would specifically send disciples to notify the other party.

Over these years, the disciples taught by the two would not hold back when they met each other in the prodigy tournament, each fighting for their own master's reputation, which had become a spectacle of the prodigy tournament.

This time.

The major sects assigned Great Vehicle Stage experts to exterminate Lin Bai, and the Heavenly Dao Sect had not originally assigned Zhou Zu. As a result, upon hearing that the Buddha Spirit Sect had sent Wuwang Chanshi, Zhou Zu insisted on finding the Heavenly Dao Sect leader to replace the dispatched Daoist Hongyun, and even declared that he would take down Lin Bai before Wuwang Chanshi.

Such a pair of bickering enemies naturally became the target of Huangye Lang.

Thus.

Based on their personalities, "Heavenly Dao Review" naturally ranked the Buddhist-practicing Wuwang Chanshi in first place and the more hot-tempered Zhou Zu Real Person in second place.

In the review of the two, Huangye Lang carried great malice, analyzed their strength for the readers, and emphasized the reason for such a ranking;

First: Under the rules of the original prodigy tournament, Zhou Zu took first place but lost to Wuwang Chanshi in private, losing the first round, because there are no rules on the battlefield;

Second: Zhou Zu lacks concentration. If it were any other Great Vehicle Stage expert, their mind would have long been set on how to break through the realm and undergo Tribulation Transcendence, yet Daoist Zhou Zu, upon hearing that his old rival was setting out, insisted on changing people just to compete with Wuwang Chanshi. With such a state of mind, even if his cultivation were slightly higher than Wuwang Chanshi's, he is destined to lag behind Wuwang Chanshi in actual combat;

After the two's ranking.

The old demon Ye Song of the Shengji Sect was ranked third;

The Purple-Clad Ancestor of the Heavenly Sword Sect was ranked fourth;

Cen Qing Fairy of the Moon Spirit Sect was ranked twelfth.

They didn't fare any better; Huangye Lang would not let anyone go. "Heavenly Dao Review" appeared to be analyzing everyone's strength, but in essence, it used the article to stir up trouble in various ways, for example:

The old demon of the Shengji Sect and the Purple-Clad Ancestor of the Heavenly Sword Sect were equal in strength; he was ranked third because "Heavenly Dao Review" had to consider the face of the Demonic Five Sects;

The Beast Taming Sect could have been ranked fifth, but with the establishment of the Demon Kingdom, Demon Beasts might rebel at any time, and former combat partners could become a burden, so they could only be ranked second to last;

The Moon Spirit Sect deserved its place; relying on beauty to bewitch others, they had almost no combat power, and there would be no controversy about being ranked twelfth...

(End of this chapter)