Chapter 267: The Group's Strategy

As the news of Zhou Zu and Wuwang Chanshi spread, all the Yuanyuanjun forces came to a complete halt.

Such a result exceeded everyone's expectations.

At this moment, the Yuanyuanjun forces of various sects were not far from Zhen City, yet no one dared to advance further.

The appearance of the Law changed their understanding of combat, leaving everyone at a loss as to how to respond.

……

The forces of the Weapon Refinement Sect and the Danling Sect joined together.

The Great Vehicle Realm expert of the Weapon Refinement Sect was named Zuo Lan, and his signature Magic Tool was the Thousand Mechanism Umbrella. It was said that this Magic Tool could change into any combat form and could release wind, fire, thunder, and lightning.

To this day, no one had been able to figure out exactly how many functions the Thousand Mechanism Umbrella possessed.

Zuo Lan had a gentle personality, and most of those who opposed him had survived.

However, among the many who had fought Zuo Lan, not one could explain what happened afterward; almost everyone gave the same account: after being enveloped by the Thousand Mechanism Umbrella, they were defeated in a daze.

The Great Vehicle Realm leader of the Danling Sect was named Gu Yi, the son of a Law Enforcement Elder of the Danling Sect.

While traveling abroad in the Spirit Transformation realm, he accidentally obtained a Treasure Gourd capable of releasing Three Flavors True Fire.

Since then, his Pill Refinement skills had advanced by leaps and bounds; by the time he reached the Great Vehicle Realm, he could skillfully control the Three Flavors True Fire, his combat power skyrocketed, and he was a strong contender for the next Sect Master of the Danling Sect.

Coming out this time to crusade against Lin Bai, Gu Yi was essentially gathering chips to compete for the position of the next Danling Sect Master.

After all.

Lin Bai's Patent Law might not affect other sects, but it would cut off the roots of the Danling Sect; if it were truly promoted by Lin Bai, the Danling Sect might no longer have a reason to exist.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao Sect, the Danling Sect actually wanted to eliminate Lin Bai even more urgently.

Another party whose interests were infringed upon by the Patent Law was the Weapon Refinement Sect.

With shared interests, the two Great Vehicle Realm experts from the Danling Sect and the Weapon Refinement Sect naturally came together.

Who would have thought that just as the two met, they would hear the news of Zhou Zu's defeat.

After listening to the player's retelling, Gu Yi and Zuo Lan looked at each other in silence.

……

"Brother Gu, do you have any way to break his Law of Love?" Zuo Lan asked.

"Zhou Zu was in Zhen City, and Wuwang was ten thousand miles away; Lin Bai connected the two in marriage with a mere thought, yet the two parties involved were struck without even realizing it. Moreover, they fell in love so naturally and devotedly that they were willing to sacrifice their lives for each other." Gu Yi frowned, glanced at Zuo Lan, and said, "Such a divine ability is unheard of, so how can one speak of breaking it?"

"Before Zhou Zu was ambushed, he had beaten Lin Bai until he had no power to parry," Zuo Lan said. "Lin Bai's own cultivation is at most Spirit Transformation realm. If we bypass his Law Power and start from his cultivation, perhaps we can defeat him. Lin Bai's Law Power should not be used indiscriminately; otherwise, if he had casually paired up the Sect Masters of the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Shengji Sect, the Cultivation World would have been in chaos long ago. Why would he let things develop to this point?"

"Brother Zuo is right. The Nine Ancestors of the Justice Alliance only appear around Lin Bai. It must be a matter of distance or frequency; the restrictions on the Justice Alliance's divine ability and Law must lie in these two aspects." Gu Yi nodded in agreement, then sighed, "However, with the examples of Zhou Zu and Wuwang Chanshi before us, who among the rest dares to move rashly? Everyone is afraid of following in Zhou Zu's footsteps! Now, the two of them are already a massive scandal; the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Buddha Spirit Sect will surely not tolerate them..."

He looked at Zuo Lan and gave a bitter smile, "I only want to be friends with you, Brother, I never thought about being your Dao companion! Alas! Why does such a strange Fazhe Zhidao exist in the world?"

Zuo Lan looked at Gu Yi gloomily and said: "Brother Gu, if Lin Bai is truly in the Spirit Transformation realm, our teams consist mostly of Void Refinement Realm Disciples. Could we let them go and test him first? Lin Bai might be able to kill a Void Refinement Realm expert across realms. Throughout history, there has never been an example of someone killing dozens, or even hundreds, of people higher than their own realm across levels. Looking at the battles since Lin Bai appeared, he is not a bloodthirsty person; he always thinks about recruiting everyone under his command. Perhaps we can exploit this weakness of his..."

……

The players beside the two were named 【Nightmare】 and 【Fight Without Madness】.

They were players who entered the game in the fourth batch. Originally, they had followed the rules and joined a small sect, envying the Beggar Sect disciples while silently cultivating their own levels, waiting for a chance to make a name for themselves.

Later, thanks to Lin Bai, the two ascended to the heavens and entered the Seven Righteous Sects.

Although they spent most of their time acting as messengers, by latching onto top-tier big shots, their levels had skyrocketed like they were on a rocket, and their mindsets were no longer what they were when they first entered the game.

Furthermore.

After entering the Seven Righteous Sects, the two coincidentally chose to rely on the Groups, using their positions to exchange for maximum value.

Now.

【Nightmare】 of the Danling Sect belonged to the Fengda Group, while 【Fight Without Madness】 of the Weapon Refinement Sect belonged to the Jingke Group. The two received the same mission: to delay the war between the Seven Righteous Sects and Lin Bai, and to win as much time as possible for the development of the Groups.

While Gu Yi and Zuo Lan were talking, the two players had already been private messaging for a long time. Hearing that the two were preparing to mobilize Void Refinement Realm experts to deal with Lin Bai, they finally couldn't sit still.

【Fight Without Madness】 took the initiative and said: "Master, I don't think it's a good idea to let the Void Refinement Realm uncles go and fight Lin Bai."

"Why?" Zuo Lan asked.

"First of all, Zhou Zu of the Heavenly Dao Sect and Wuwang Chanshi of the Buddha Spirit Sect have already been bewitched by Lin Bai," 【Fight Without Madness】 said. "Especially Wuwang Chanshi; he is obsessed with turning himself into a woman, and Lin Bai just happened to promise him this condition, so there is a 70% chance he will protect Lin Bai. Zhou Zu follows his lead, and the two will likely attack together..."

"They would attack us?" Zuo Lan frowned.

"Master, you just said that the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Buddha Spirit Sect can no longer tolerate them; their only place to stay is the Justice Alliance," 【Fight Without Madness】 said. "Master, you haven't been in love, so you don't know that couples in the heat of passion are prone to doing stupid things. Wuwang and the other are currently in that state; otherwise, Wuwang Chanshi wouldn't have admitted he was a woman because of Lin Bai's few words."

"Right, with two Great Vehicle Realm experts there, the Void Refinement Realm experts would just be throwing their lives away. Maybe they wouldn't even need Lin Bai to make a move?" 【Nightmare】 said.

"What are your brilliant ideas?" Gu Yi asked.

"Wait," 【Nightmare】 said. "Currently, Wuwang Chanshi is being tested by Lin Bai. Once that is completed, as long as the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Buddha Spirit Sect don't pressure them too much, they will likely not stay in the Justice Alliance. The Justice Alliance is precarious and not suitable for romance. Moreover, Lin Bai has the Heavenly River to restrain them. With the temperament of Great Vehicle Realm experts, they likely won't want to live under Lin Bai, who can restrain them at any time; Lin Bai is too fickle."

"Wait for them to leave before making a move?" Zuo Lan said.

"Master, actually the best plan is not to make a move for now," 【Fight Without Madness】 said. "Facts have proven that Lin Bai and the Justice Alliance behind him likely possess a civilization as their foundation. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. Lin Bai is actually an unknown to us; he knows our methods, but we don't know his. How could we win a fight between the two?

Instead, we would help him expand the influence of the Justice Alliance. It would be better to cold-shoulder him for a period, calm down, and do some research targeting Lin Bai, and then make a move on him when we have absolute certainty."

【Nightmare】 said: "Master, Lin Bai's gene theory and subconscious theory also exist in our world. Among the new batch of Heavenly Descended, there are many experts whose research in this area is not much worse than the ancestors of the Justice Alliance. The sex-change method Lin Bai promised Wuwang Chanshi already has mature means in our world; there is no need for the Love Dao to reach completion. Our experts can immediately help Wuwang Chanshi become a woman, and using this as a condition, we might be able to win a Great Vehicle Realm expert for the sect."

"You can turn a man into a woman?" Gu Yi was moved.

"Naturally, in our world, there are many mature cases," 【Nightmare】 smiled and said, "Master, at this stage, it is actually not advisable to provoke Lin Bai. Calming down and letting the technologies of the two worlds slowly merge is the best policy."

【Fight Without Madness】 said: "The Great Vehicle Realm does not fear Lin Bai's Love Separation, but the Void Refinement Realm likely cannot instantly destroy Lin Bai's personal Puppet. In our world, there is a weapon called an Active Defense System; the moment danger approaches, it will automatically initiate defense and counterattack. If we give Void Refinement Realm experts—or even if it's not Void Refinement Realm, but Spirit Transformation realm—this kind of Dharma Treasure, they can also break the Love Separation."

Zuo Lan glanced at him and said indifferently: "The Weapon Refinement Sect also has defensive Dharma Treasures that will automatically protect the body when an attack comes."

【Fight Without Madness】 said: "Master, the theories of the Weapon Refinement Sect are indeed precise and magical. However, Magic Tools require practitioners to operate them skillfully, but in our world, many large-scale lethal weapons can be mastered and used by ordinary people. There is a weapon called a Missile that can hit a target from ten thousand miles away. You previously guessed that Lin Bai's Law of Dao has a distance limit, but what if we launch an attack on him from outside his Law distance? By then, he might not even know how he died..."

Zuo Lan looked at 【Fight Without Madness】 and asked: "Is there really such a Magic Tool?"

【Fight Without Madness】 nodded: "Yes, Master. You only saw our upgrade... cough, cultivation speed, but you ignored that we also possess wisdom and the civilization of a world. The civilization behind us is the true sharp weapon. Once we find a way to merge the civilizations of the two worlds, no matter how strong the Law is, it will be no match."

【Nightmare】 said: "Lin Bai hasn't realized this point either; what he is currently using is still the set from the Justice Alliance."

Zuo Lan said: "Lin Bai has more Heavenly Descended under his command, and there are no secrets among you Heavenly Descended..."

【Fight Without Madness】 smiled and said: "Just like how a sect has geniuses and ordinary disciples, the Heavenly Descended under Lin Bai's command don't have many elites. The newly established support group of the Justice Alliance is mostly women who are not good at weapon manufacturing; by comparison, we have a huge advantage."

After talking for so long, it was all about the Weapon Refinement Dao; Gu Yi was somewhat dissatisfied. He frowned and looked at his disciples, asking, "Regarding the Weapon Refinement Dao you just mentioned, what different insights do the Heavenly Descended have regarding Medicine Dao? Is it only about changing men into women?"

【Meng Yan】 was prepared and said, "Master, Medicine Dao also has great potential in our world. We even gave birth to a discipline for it called Chemical. Chemical studies basic substances, and the genetics Lin Bai spoke of belongs to a type of Chemical. The weapons studied in the Chemical discipline are called Biological Weapon, including many types such as bacteria, viruses, toxins, and fungi. Once a Biological Weapon is developed, it can harm people invisibly from ten thousand miles away, with an effect greater than any Poison Pill. Without suitable means, it is impossible to crack. If used well, even World Destroyer is not impossible."

Gu Yi and Zuo Lan looked at each other and simultaneously fell into silence.

A moment later.

Gu Yi waved his hand at the two players and said, "You two go out first. Let us deliberate. If there are any movements from Lin Bai's side, inform us at any time."

The two players bowed to them, exited, and chatted privately while walking.

【Meng Yan】 said, "Brother, did we go too far and scare them?"

【Bu Kuang Er Zhan】 said, "If we don't speak seriously, how could we attract their attention? Forget it, everything is the Group's strategy. We are all small characters, just taking money to get by."

【Meng Yan】 said, "After the Group moved in, I find it increasingly hard to understand where this game is going! If it keeps going like this, it really might be Missile versus Sword."

【Bu Kuang Er Zhan】 said, "Lin Bai was the one who first introduced technology into this world. The Nine Ancestors have already played their way into the starry sky; I wouldn't be surprised at all if they produced a Missile. I'm afraid Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao cannot cope with the weapons of modern warfare..."

【Meng Yan】 said, "The people of the Proper Seven Sects can't cope with it either. If they really give us time to move modern technology over, it will be the end of the NPCs in this world."

Watching the two players go out.

Gu Yi said with deep worry, "Brother Zuo, the Sect Master was right to be worried. Once the Heavenly Descended lose control, the catastrophe they trigger will likely be no less than that of the Justice Alliance!"

Zuo Lan said, "Indeed! With extraordinary talents, Undying and Indestructible, and a civilization as their backing, if we let them develop, I fear there will be no place for us in this world."

Gu Yi sighed, "With Lin Bai in the front and the Heavenly Descended in the back, when did the world become so full of disasters!"

Zuo Lan asked, "Brother Gu, what do you think of the Heavenly Descended's proposal? You are going to compete for the Sect Master of the Danling Sect; sooner or later, you will have to deal with these matters..."

Gu Yi gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and said, "Brother Zuo, do not mock me. I only hate that I lack the ability to lead the Proper Seven Sects now. Otherwise, by gathering the strength of the seven sects, whether it be Lin Bai or the Heavenly Descended, I would kill them all cleanly, return a bright and clear world, and never have to worry about these filthy matters again. As of now, the best method is to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, using the Heavenly Descended to counter the Justice Alliance."

Zuo Lan said, "Brother Gu is right. What the current Proper Seven Sects and Demonic Five Sects lack is a qualified person in charge who can lead all the sects. Regarding the two matters of the Justice Alliance and the Heavenly Descended, the sects' performance has been too impatient and they have not prepared any countermeasures at all. With the seven sects fighting on their own, they are led by the nose by Lin Bai and the Heavenly Descended everywhere. Perhaps, calming down and waiting is indeed a good strategy."

Sincerely thank "Zhen Zhidao Le" for the Alliance Leader tip. So far, I already owe chapters for seven Alliance Leaders. Old Wei remembers them all and will make them up when there is an opportunity. -_-||

(End of this chapter)