Chapter 262: Heavenly River

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

How could a person's thoughts and ideas be changed so easily?

It must be a Charm Technique.

Zhou Zu's inconsistent behavior made Ye Song's hair stand on end.

He refused from the bottom of his heart to believe in the existence of the Love Dao, using all sorts of reasons to convince himself.

If the Law of Love truly existed and was controlled by a greenhorn like Lin Bai, he could even manipulate Great Vehicle Realm experts at will.

Then what was the point of his own many years of cultivation?

Ye Song looked at Lin Bai, who was floating in front of the Justice Alliance crowd, considering whether to change his plan and join forces with Zhou Zu to kill him.

Manipulating other people's emotional threads—this young man was too terrifying.

But in the end, it wasn't his turn to strike...

About three to five miles away from Lin Bai, a sealed Puppet had just been released right next to Zhou Zu.

With disheveled hair and in tatters, Zhou Zu suddenly let out a wild laugh, and the Puppet was already blasted into a spray of blood and gore.

Then.

Zhou Zu's figure vanished abruptly, and when he reappeared, he was already half a mile in front of Lin Bai.

Subsequently.

Zhou Zu struck out with a palm.

A transparent palm crossed the distance and appeared directly in front of Lin Bai.

Lin Bai had long been guarding against a sneak attack from Zhou Zu; he had been holding a Blank Card in his palm, thinking about completing the Card System's task of sealing a move.

His triple-digit agility allowed him to see Zhou Zu's movements clearly.

What Lin Bai did not expect was that Zhou Zu's palm strike had no trajectory; it crossed space and time directly and suddenly appeared before him.

The few Puppets responsible for defense had no time to react at all.

And Lin Bai's hand clutching the card was only just raised; the card had not yet been activated.

The palm print had already landed on his chest.

Bang!

A dull thud sounded.

The Hunyuan Jade burst forth with a white light, barely blocking this sudden palm strike for him.

The air went quiet in an instant.

The sudden turn of events made everyone feel it was somewhat incredible.

Lin Bai's reaction was clearly half a beat slower than Zhou Zu's.

What was going on?

Wasn't he in the Great Vehicle Realm?

Ye Song's restless heart settled down once again.

Sure enough.

The Fazhe Zhidao takes an unorthodox path and is not skilled in offensive or defensive power; aside from his Law, Lin Bai's own cultivation should only be at the Spirit Transformation realm.

That made sense!

As long as there was a flaw...

Otherwise, a twenty-something-year-old greenhorn possessing Great Vehicle Realm cultivation and mastering unfathomable Law Power—

Everyone else in the Cultivation World might as well give up and bow down to the Justice Alliance.

"You really are a silver-tipped pewter spearhead; cultivating Laws but not one's own body is, after all, a minor path." Having hit Lin Bai, Zhou Zu reappeared and laughed arrogantly, "Lin Bai, today is your death day. I want to see how many times your Dharma Treasure can protect you!"

After speaking.

His figure flashed again, and he pushed out another palm.

Lin Bai, having been prepared, threw the Blank Card out this time.

But Zhou Zu's palm print was elusive; this time it actually emerged from behind Lin Bai.

The card couldn't capture the trajectory of the palm print at all, and Lin Bai was struck again; the Hunyuan Jade burst with white light once more, taking the hit for Lin Bai.

The card had sealed nothing but loneliness.

"Lin Bai."

"Master!"

"Thousand Mile Talisman!"

Xu Longyun, Jiang Qingqin, and the little white fox finally reacted, each of them flying toward Lin Bai, but their speed was too slow compared to Zhou Zu.

The gap between the Spirit Transformation realm and the Great Vehicle Realm was too vast; he was completely unable to contend with Zhou Zu. It seemed he would have to find Puppets step by step to raise his own cultivation!

Lin Bai shook his head, sighed inwardly, and stopped holding onto the idea of using the card to seal Zhou Zu's moves.

He looked at Zhou Zu, who had flashed into view again, and thinking of the new Skill he had obtained, he suddenly reached out a hand: "Heavenly River!"

As soon as the words fell.

A surging, rushing river suddenly appeared, forming a circle that enclosed Zhou Zu within it.

The river water was azure, appearing to be no more than a meter wide; it had no root or source, appearing out of thin air beside Zhou Zu, surrounding him in a ceaseless torrent.

It looked just like a protective river for him.

……

A river floating in mid-air??

Creating something out of nothing?

Ye Song's eyes widened again, his heart pounding rapidly; was this "the word becomes law"?

But what use was this river?

……

The suddenly appearing river gave Zhou Zu a start, and he tentatively slapped a palm toward the river water.

Ripples splashed on the water's surface, feeling exactly the same as striking an ordinary river.

Fearing the river might have some strangeness, Zhou Zu did not dare to touch the water with his hands, subconsciously using an Escape Technique to prepare to flee the river's encirclement.

But when he vanished, the river vanished along with him.

When he appeared, the river still lingered around his side...

Zhou Zu tried several times in succession, but the river followed like a shadow, as if it were attached to his surroundings, impossible to shake off; and he struck several palms at Lin Bai, possessing power capable of destroying mountains and severing rivers, yet he could not split that river that looked to be no more than a meter wide...

Zhou Zu was horrified in his heart, stopped his movements, and asked, "What is this?"

The Nine Ancestors did not stop him; Lin Bai could not dodge his moves, and having probed Lin Bai's bottom line, in Zhou Zu's view, Lin Bai was already a turtle in a jar, so he was in no rush to strike him.

It was more important to figure out this river that followed like a shadow.

"Heavenly River."

Lin Bai said indifferently.

While dealing with Zhou Zu, he pondered a countermeasure; with his current abilities, it was basically impossible to kill him head-on, unless he used the Decibel Multiplier Skill, but if he did that, the people from the Justice Alliance and Zhen City wouldn't survive either.

He could use a Thousand Mile Talisman to escape.

With Luck upon him, Lin Bai was not afraid of being teleported into the ground or inside a mountain, but once he fled, everything he had done before would be wasted, and what would follow would be endless pursuit.

He had to use his existing means to deter Zhou Zu, so that the other Great Vehicle Realm experts would not dare to act rashly, winning time for himself to grow.

"What use does it have?" Zhou Zu asked.

"The definition I have bestowed upon it is that those who love each other, separated by the river, shall never be able to meet," Lin Bai said.

"The word becomes law?" Zhou Zu frowned.

"That's right. As my cultivation deepens day by day, I can already preliminarily define some simple rules," Lin Bai smiled. "Before this, have you ever seen a river that can float in the air? Even with the power of the Great Vehicle Realm, you cannot split it or cut it off?"

Zhou Zu brazenly reached out to touch the river water, a handful of water fell into his palm and slid down his palm, his body having no abnormalities at all; he sneered, "Bluffing, it is nothing but ordinary river water."

And then.

He struck out with another palm.

This time, Lin Bai anticipated his attack.

The moment he raised his palm, he used the Great Demon Dissolution, his body falling apart to dodge this elusive palm strike.

At the same time.

A voice transmission entered Zhou Zu's ears: "The river is the convergence of Law Power; only I can undo it in this world. If you truly kill me, you and Wuwang Chanshi will be separated by the river for the rest of your lives, never to embrace or kiss again. Zhou Zu, are you sure you want to continue attacking me..."

Zhou Zu suddenly froze.

Lin Bai's body gathered back together.

Zhou Zu looked at the Heavenly River before him, then at Lin Bai, his expression uncertain.

At this moment.

He had absolute certainty of killing Lin Bai, but he dared not gamble; he and Wuwang had misunderstood each other for hundreds of years, and under the guidance of the Love Dao, he had finally understood Wuwang's heart.

If his affection for Wuwang were severed by this Heavenly River.

Even if he killed Lin Bai, what meaning would his remaining life have?

But if he killed Lin Bai, the world could be instantly pacified and restored to how it was before.

Was the affection between two people more important than the stability of the world?

Zhou Zu's expression was painful and conflicted.

Suddenly.

The Nine Ancestors, who had disappeared for a long time, appeared in his mind again, looking at him with a face full of pity: "Clouds weave artifice, flying stars convey hate, the Silver River traverses far in secret. Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they surpass countless people in the mortal world. You are also a pitiful, infatuated child; enough, this old man will no longer toy with you."

After speaking.

The image disappeared from his mind.

Zhou Zu could not help but tremble.

"Zhou Zu, it is not that I have no means to hurt you, why must you be so aggressive?" Lin Bai looked at Zhou Zu and said, "The Nine Ancestors just sent me a message, asking me to fulfill you and Wuwang, but once I let you go, what might follow is a double pursuit from you and Wuwang; tell me, what should I do?"

While speaking, Lin Bai flew toward Zhou Zu.

"Master, don't." Xu Longyun anxiously blocked Lin Bai's path.

"Rest assured, the Nine Ancestors are watching over us in the dark; with Zhou Zu's ability, he cannot kill me yet," Lin Bai smiled. "Besides, it is not as if I have no means of self-preservation. My Love Dao has already achieved minor success; I can make Zhou Zu and Wuwang successfully hold hands, I can also make Zhou Zu fall in love with me in an instant, or I can make Wuwang Chanshi fall in love with someone else, letting Zhou Zu taste the pain of a love triangle, taste the bitterness of having one's lover shared by others..."

【Resentment from Xu Longyun, Jiang Qingqin, Xiaobai; +1 +1 +1】

【Resentment from Zhou Zu; +1 +1 +1】

Lin Bai was stunned, then immediately realized he had said the wrong thing; the words about making Zhou Zu fall in love with him should not have been said in front of Xu Longyun; the painful love triangle, Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin seemed to be in exactly that situation...

So awkward!

Xu Longyun was driven to smile by the "Smile When I See You" skill, but her eyes were exceptionally angry: "Lin Bai, I absolutely do not allow you to debase yourself like this again. You can make that old man fall in love with anyone, but he must not fall in love with you. Otherwise... otherwise, I will abandon you."

"Fine, I was wrong; I'll let Zhou Zu fall in love with a dog rather than me, okay?" Lin Bai said helplessly. "Rest assured, I was just making an analogy; be good, your master is handling serious business, don't make trouble, okay?"

Jiang Qingqin, who arrived afterward, looked at the affectionate Lin Bai and Xu Longyun, feeling sour in her heart; what was going on, did the Love Dao allow several people to cultivate together?

She loved Lin Bai wholeheartedly, yet her Love Dao had made no progress; Lin Bai was cultivating the Love Dao with her while flirting with Xu Longyun, yet the Love Dao had progressed like this?

This isn't fair?

Where exactly did something go wrong?

Could it really be as the Nine Ancestors said, that her love is not inclusive enough?

……

Unbelievable!

Ye Song engaged in Belly-Defamation; letting Zhou Zu fall in love with his own enemy was one thing, but falling in love with a dog?

Can the Law of Love really be abused so wantonly without incurring Heavenly Dao retribution?

And what the hell is the Heavenly River?

What is Zhou Zu doing, why is he not attacking Lin Bai anymore?

Ye Song's heart was full of doubts.

……

"You brat, if you use the Law of Love to interfere with the friendship between me and Wuwang, I will surely fight you to the death." Zhou Zu looked at Lin Bai and roared angrily.

"True Person Zhou, it seems you believe in the Law of Love I have mastered? The Nine Ancestors asked me to fulfill your wishes; why don't we turn hostility into friendship and discuss the possibility of you and Wuwang Chanshi practicing the Love Dao together?" Lin Bai smiled at him and continued to fly toward Zhou Zu. During the flight, he pretended to be careless and turned his head to glance in the direction of Zhen City.

Subsequently.

In the place covered by his gaze.

Whether they were natives or players, the figure of the Nine Ancestors emerged in everyone's minds simultaneously.

The Nine Ancestors of the Righteous Sect floated above the galaxy, a phantom larger than a planet standing behind him.

His expression was majestic and solemn: "Lin Bai is the World Walker of my Righteous Sect, bearing the responsibility of spreading the Dharma. He is a Heavenly Dao Candidate. Experiencing calamities is destined by fate. I know that there are people from the Righteous Seven Sects or the Demonic Five Sects hiding among you, or perhaps even those in the Great Vehicle Realm hidden within. By appearing now, I am here to warn you. Within the rules, if you are his enemy, I will not interfere. But if you bully the few with the many, or use his Pure Heart to force him onto an evil path and ruin the layout of the Righteous Sect, I will cross the galaxy to return and seek justice for him..."

After finishing these words.

The figure of the Nine Ancestors disappeared from everyone's minds.

……

"The Nine Ancestors, there really is a Nine Ancestors; he appeared in my mind."

"He appeared in my mind too."

"So majestic, the place where the Nine Ancestors resides must be in the Immortal World!"

"It must be; with the shimmering galaxy, how could a mortal possibly ascend there?"

"From now on, I am a loyal believer of the Righteous Sect."

"No wonder we could never find the Righteous Sect; it turns out the Righteous Sect is not in this world at all."

"And this is just the Nine Ancestors. The Nine Ancestors is skilled in Fortune Telling, not combat, and is already this powerful. The Righteous Sect still has more than ten Sect Leaders; if they are all as powerful as the Nine Ancestors, who could ever defeat the Righteous Sect?"

"It looks like the Nine Ancestors must have already ascended and cannot return!"

"Exactly. Throughout history, there have been many people from the Righteous Seven Sects who have ascended, but no ascended immortal has ever been able to send back a message, let alone return. Because of this, no one knows what the Immortal World looks like. Currently, the Nine Ancestors is the only one who has sent back a message; this method is already more powerful than all the immortals of the Righteous Seven Sects combined."

……

Originally, Lin Bai only intended to use the Nine Ancestors to scare Zhou Zu, but he underestimated the level of the Great Vehicle Realm.

The Hunyuan Jade had blocked disasters for him twice in a row. The details of his lack of offensive and defensive capabilities had almost been probed out.

Once another Great Vehicle Realm expert broke the rules and attacked, and with the Red Thread not being enough, his small frame might not necessarily be able to hold up.

Therefore.

He had to let the Nine Ancestors show off on a massive scale in front of everyone. He wanted to tell everyone who coveted him that he really had someone backing him.

It was just that Being Read Mind could only be released within the line of sight.

Otherwise, Lin Bai would not mind planting the shadow of the Righteous Sect in the minds of everyone on the planet; a global Being Read Mind would be the true deterrent.

……

The Nine Ancestors!

This is the Nine Ancestors?

Had he been discovered?

Were the words of the Nine Ancestors directed at him?

Ye Song was stunned, his mouth and tongue dry.

Listening to the whispers around him, he finally realized the terror of the Righteous Sect.

Invading everyone's sea of consciousness in an instant must be an immortal's method!

It was not an illusion!

It was not Charm!

Zhou Zu had witnessed an immortal's method and still dared to attack Lin Bai; this state of mind was stronger than his own...

Laws?

An immortal above the galaxy?

What kind of existence is the Righteous Sect, after all?

Ye Song's heart was filled with more and more questions. Lin Bai's display of the Love Dao made him worry about involving himself, and he had originally planned to quit the cooking competition.

But the Nine Ancestors, who had suddenly intruded into Ye Song's mind, made him firm in his resolve again.

No matter what, he had to go to the Righteous Sect to take a look, even if it meant betraying his own sect; with today's events spreading out, no one should doubt the Fazhe Zhidao anymore!

(End of chapter)