Chapter 257: An Unprecedented Dilemma

The Heavenly Descended are a double-edged sword; used well, they hurt others, used poorly, they hurt oneself. When Lin Bai's Justice Alliance set an example, all the nations intended to secretly follow the trend, using the wisdom of the Heavenly Descended to develop themselves.

Yet the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects uprooted the newly arrived Heavenly Descended, which clearly gave no path to survival and cut off the nations' path of resistance against the Cultivation World.

If you don't give me a path to survive, why should I still be polite to you?

We are all brothers; if you eat the meat, you can't leave not even a drop of soup for others!

After the order from the Duke of the Taiyi Kingdom was transmitted to all regions, nations like the Taichu Kingdom and the Taihao Kingdom followed suit, either openly or secretly lifting the ban on the Justice Alliance.

A series of publications banned by the Justice Alliance, such as *Justice Weekly*, *Heavenly Dao Review*, and *The Legend of Lin Bai*, were released one after another, becoming popular reading material among the common people.

……

【The second set of publications you founded has reached a national level of influence; Reward: Five follow-type invisible recording cameras (already issued)】

【A Media Tycoon needs the support of excellent employees to maintain vitality; please cultivate more than three excellent star reporters; Reward: Disguise Glasses (three pairs) (used to disguise identity during undercover investigations)】

The Media Tycoon mission was completed inexplicably, and the reward given to Lin Bai was five invisible recording cameras.

The invisible recording cameras are very useful.

When in use, they keep themselves in an invisible state through the refraction of optical fibers, and they will hover at the position you want them to hover to record images, making them most suitable for undercover investigations.

But at this time, whether it is *Justice Weekly* or *Heavenly Dao Review*.

The way players collect news is through forums, or by spending money to buy it directly from other players; there is not much need for actual interviews.

Of course, they also cannot interview the parties involved.

Even if players can find the parties involved, the relationship between the Justice Alliance and the Seven Righteous Sects is extremely hostile; going up to interview at this time would result in being beaten to death in minutes.

Even *Justice Weekly* was created by Lin Bai; public opinion has just emerged, reporters are not yet the "uncrowned kings," no one cares about the safety of reporters, let alone giving them red envelopes.

Especially since *Justice Weekly* and *Heavenly Dao Review* both serve the Justice Alliance, their stance is inherently biased; your reporter goes to interview others.

If they don't beat you, who would they beat?

The Disguise Glasses from the new mission reward look good; although their function is for undercover investigations, once they are in his hands, the system can't control what he uses the glasses for, right?

One can disguise their identity; Lin Bai definitely wants to get the reward, but whether it is the invisible recording camera or the Disguise Glasses mission, Lin Bai is prepared to set them aside for now.

The influence of the Media System is sufficient, and the players inside are as busy as grandsons; there is no need to develop on a large scale for the time being, and the players are too busy to handle it.

……

The cooking competition is at an inter-city level; even with the help of cultivators' transportation tools, it takes at least three days on the road to gather chefs from the Basic Cities around Zhen City and Qian City.

The information leaked by players is too much; Lin Bai has the most players here, which is unavoidable.

But the Great Vehicle Realm experts from the twelve breakaway sects can be prevented.

After the article in *Heavenly Dao Review* was published, the twelve Great Vehicle Realm experts seemed to have vanished into thin air, and there was no more news of them on the Justice Alliance side.

Based on travel speed calculations, they would likely arrive at Zhen City in about two or three days.

Two or three days can be called the final calm before the storm.

Lin Bai intends to use this time to grind out a few more Skills.

He went to the city to check on the Beggar Sect's progress in building for the cooking competition; he brushed up his presence in the little white fox's Demon Kingdom and encouraged the Demon Race a few words; he met with the leader of the support group and sent benefits to the fans; he went to the editorial department of 【Huangye Lang】 and discussed the art style and story construction of *The Legend of Lin Bai* comic with the editors...

Lin Bai sorted out the trivial matters that the Justice Alliance needed to handle one by one, and then put all his energy into the tasks of the Great Language System.

But as soon as the task started, Lin Bai discovered that the new task was not as easy as it looked on the surface.

It is easy to be a contrarian, but it is too difficult to be a contrarian who is reasonable and evidence-based, and who forces the other party to abandon their own point of view.

Lin Bai is not afraid to argue with others on big issues.

After all.

He possesses excellent eloquence, and the status of Alliance Leader is there; in orthodox debates, he has countless sophistries to persuade the other party, and even if he doesn't, he can make them up on the spot.

But in the current Justice Alliance, no one discusses big issues with him!

Moreover, with his status, singing a different tune from his own people on big issues can easily lead to deviations in the Alliance's policies.

Trivial matters also don't seem to be encountered.

The conversation he encountered was like this.

He Qin walked past Lin Bai and politely greeted him: "Greetings, Alliance Leader."

One sentence almost stunned Lin Bai.

He took a deep breath and looked at He Qin: "What is good about it? Nothing is good at all. To put it broadly, the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects are eyeing us covetously, and twelve Great Vehicle Realm experts could kill us at any time. Your cultivation levels can't keep up, one by one, you are just trash sent out to die; to put it narrowly, within the Alliance, there are more and more Heavenly Descended, and any one of them could rebel at any time; internal trouble and external aggression, I have to worry about everything, you tell me, where am I good! How could it possibly be good?"

He Qin was caught off guard by Lin Bai's barrage.

He was completely stunned.

What does that mean?

Is the pressure too high, or was he provoked by something?

But isn't he usually quite arrogant?

Or is it that we did something wrong, and he is taking the opportunity to beat us into shape!

He Qin cautiously flattered him: "Alliance Leader, we can understand your difficulties. If we have done anything wrong, you can say it directly. Others might not dare to say it, but everyone in the Chaoyuan Sword Sect is doing their best to serve the Alliance!"

【Panic from He Qin; +1 +1 +1】

The backend clearly fed back He Qin's emotions; before Lin Bai had figured out whether he had persuaded He Qin just now, he changed the subject again.

Lin Bai had no choice but to continue to refute: "Not necessarily, how can you be sure that everyone in the Chaoyuan Sword Sect is doing their best to serve the Alliance? It is hard to paint the bones of a tiger, and it is hard to know a person's heart just by looking at their face. I have done such excessive things to the Chaoyuan Sword Sect, teasing you and snatching your resources; aren't you angry in your hearts? I don't even dare to guarantee that the Puppets around me have the same thoughts, how can you? Also, how can you understand my difficulties? Are you me? Do you know what I am thinking in my heart? How can you be sure that I am not having a hard time..."

"..." He Qin looked at Lin Bai at a loss, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Waves of resentment were erupting in his heart.

Where was the Alliance Leader provoked?

Why is he so unlucky to have run into the muzzle of a gun...

Lin Bai looked at He Qin, feeling helpless in his heart; did he persuade him, or did he not persuade him?

Damn it, after this task is finished, will he have offended everyone around him?

Such a fine situation is about to be ruined by him!

Why is it so hard to get a brainwashing Skill!

The two of them stared at each other with wide eyes.

He Qin waited for Lin Bai to continue reprimanding him, and then point him toward the correct path.

Lin Bai, meanwhile, was pondering whether he had to refute every single sentence for the System mission, and how he could prove that the other party had abandoned their own viewpoint.

He thought for a moment.

Lin Bai picked up the writing tablet at his side and wrote on it: "Do you think what I said is right or wrong?"

He Qin was stunned for a moment, then felt a weight lift from his heart, and asked cautiously: "Alliance Leader, are you practicing 'Words Follow the Law'?"

F*** your mother!

Lin Bai glared and said: "Which eye did you see me practicing 'Words Follow the Law' with? Is that how 'Words Follow the Law' is practiced? I am just correcting your mistake; do you think what I said is right or wrong?"

F***!

The veins on He Qin's forehead throbbed, he clenched his fists tightly a few times, suppressed the urge to rebel on the spot, and squeezed out an ugly smile: "Alliance Leader, you are right, everything you say is right, it is this subordinate who was wrong!"

Should he refute this sentence?

Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath: "You weren't wrong, I was the one who was wrong. You clearly just greeted me simply, yet I used it as an excuse to make trouble and scolded you until you were covered in blood; how could it be that you were wrong? You weren't wrong, I was the one who was wrong!"

F***!

He Qin was speechless, feeling like he was going crazy. At this moment, he was one hundred percent certain that the Alliance Leader was practicing 'Words Follow the Law' again!

But previously, when practicing 'Words Follow the Law', there would at least be a prompt.

What the hell is going on this time?

How should he respond?

Was he wrong, or was he right? You can't just keep going in circles like this!

He Qin looked at Lin Bai, not daring to speak, and blinked his eyes innocently.

Lin Bai nodded at him.

He Qin felt a sense of relief, summoned his Sword light, and fled as if flying. Before, when Lin Bai practiced 'Words Follow the Law', he could stay by his side to cooperate and build up favorability with Lin Bai, but this time it was truly impossible to cooperate; it was too difficult.

Watching He Qin's panicked retreating figure, Lin Bai sighed silently, completely unsure if the mission progress had advanced; what a frustrating mission!

As for Being Read Mind, it was not as suitable for this mission as he had previously thought.

The most critical point was that Lin Bai used Being Read Mind too frequently, making people accustomed to it; Being Read Mind would lose its deterrent power, so it should only be used at critical moments.

Lin Bai was pondering how to push forward the Great Language System mission; with a great battle imminent, having one more Skill meant one more means of survival.

The biggest trump card, Decibel Multiplier, which hurts the enemy by a thousand and oneself by eight hundred, was not suitable for actual combat.

At this moment.

Xu Longyun descended from the sky and landed in front of him, saying seriously: "Master, Zhou Zu is coming!"

Lin Bai subconsciously wanted to refute, but then he thought, this damn thing is a fact!

How could he refute it!

No matter how much he said, Xu Longyun wouldn't abandon her viewpoint!

Moreover, Zhou Zu was a Great Vehicle Realm expert; it was not appropriate to mess around with this matter.

Lin Bai glanced at Xu Longyun, sighed silently, temporarily gave up on the contrarian mission, and asked: "Where has he reached?"

"The Beggar Sect disciples received news that Zhou Zu appeared in Kuishui Cheng an hour ago, stayed for a moment, asked the Heavenly Descended about what happened in the last two days, and then set off again, rushing toward Zhen City. Zhou Zu is skilled in Escape Technique; at his pace, he can reach Zhen City in at most three hours." Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai with worry. "He previously released harsh words that he would kill you in one fell swoop; theoretically, there is no possibility of negotiation. Master, are you confident you can take him down?"

"Three hours? So fast?" Lin Bai asked in surprise. "Wasn't it said that it would take at least two days?"

"Perhaps Zhou Zu's Escape Technique has had another breakthrough!" Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai helplessly and explained, "Great Vehicle Realm experts rarely fight, and the world doesn't know much about their methods to begin with. Zhou Zu also left the Void Refinement Realm experts behind and acted alone, so it is normal for our assessment of his pace to be wrong."

One person!

The Moon-Chasing 【artifact】 is ruined!

Zhou Zu is in the Great Vehicle Realm, there is no Void Refinement Realm transition, and the Gold-Edged Card seems unable to seal him either...

Lin Bai quickly integrated his current Skills in his mind.

Then he discovered that his two trump cards were ruined.

Moreover.

Just as Xu Longyun said, Zhou Zu is a member of the Heavenly Dao Sect, so the possibility of persuading him is slim; does he really have to fight him head-on?

The Skills he shares are all at the Spirit Transformation Realm; fighting a Great Vehicle Realm expert seems a bit strenuous!

Does he have to use the Red Rope of the Old Man under the Moon in advance?

But.

The hatred between Zhou Zu and Zen Master Wuwang doesn't seem to have been fully stoked yet; using the Red Rope now would be a bit of a waste...

"Master, what are you thinking about?" Xu Longyun reached out and waved in front of the distracted Lin Bai, asking.

"Thinking about how to subdue Zhou Zu?" Lin Bai glanced at Xu Longyun without showing his inner anxiety. "The Justice Alliance lacks a Great Vehicle Realm expert to hold the fort, and here one has been delivered!"

Lin Bai's relaxed expression made Xu Longyun's mood relax slightly. She looked at Lin Bai, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Master, can the move you used to defeat Bu Bei that day be controlled precisely?"

"Hmm?" Lin Bai frowned.

"There are nearly five million commoners living in Zhen City. If you and Zhou Zu get into a heated fight and lose control, I'm afraid it will harm the commoners." Xu Longyun lowered her eyelids, not daring to look at Lin Bai. At the time, she guessed that Lin Bai holding the cooking competition in Zhen City was to use the commoners as leverage, but when it came down to it, she couldn't bear it. However, her inability to bear it would very likely limit Lin Bai's combat power. She was quite conflicted inside, lowered her voice, and muttered, "Generally, experts above the Void Refinement Realm mostly fight far away from towns."

"Xiaoyun, what kind of person do you take me for!" Lin Bai glanced at Xu Longyun, shook his head, and laughed. "Even if I have no bottom line, I wouldn't drag a whole city of commoners to be buried with me. Besides, the purpose of the Justice Alliance is to bring cultivation to the common people; I will not personally bury the future of the Alliance..."

(End of chapter)