Chapter 292: The Background of the Profound Heaven Sect Becomes Increasingly Refined

Are you happy?

You haven't listened to the suggestions everyone made either!

The Justice Alliance is basically just your own personal echo chamber, isn't it!

Everyone secretly grumbled in their hearts.

But seeing that Lin Bai had made up his mind, they no longer raised any objections.

When it came down to it, they had just joined the Justice Alliance, and Lin Bai was both powerful and unpredictable; opposing him blindly and angering him would be counterproductive.

After all, Lin Bai still possessed the means to refine people into Puppets, which was enough to intimidate everyone.

Lin Bai looked around at everyone and added, "Joining the Justice Alliance means becoming a part of the alliance; the alliance belongs to everyone, not just to me alone. There will be no punishment for speech within the alliance. If anyone has suggestions beneficial to the alliance, feel free to bring them up; do not have any reservations."

"Alliance Leader, now that the war has settled, could you release Hu Qing? This old man wishes to take these days to cultivate the Love Dao, so that I may contribute to the alliance in the future," the Purple-Clothed Ancestor said urgently. "As for the cultivation method of the Love Dao, I ask that the Alliance Leader please do not hesitate to instruct me."

"The Law of Cultivation is a matter of the heart; there are no tricks to it." Lin Bai glanced at the Purple-Clothed Ancestor, released Hu Qing, and said, "Back then, I composed a 'Magpie Bridge Fairy' for Xu Longyun and used the 'Heavenly Remnant Collection' to spread it across the world, making it known to all. Later, I comprehended the divine ability Magpie Bridge.

I cultivated the Dao of Words Following the Law. After pouring out my heart for a day and a night to Jiang Qingqin and the little white fox, and then circulating our story throughout the world via 'Justice Weekly', I separated from and reunited with Jiang Qingqin, and thus comprehended the divine ability Love Separation...

If there is a trick, it is likely the recognition of the world. If Brother Ziyi wishes to cultivate the Love Dao, you can strive in this direction and let the love between you and Hu Qing be spread far and wide in a grand and stirring manner."

"Recognition?" The Purple-Clothed Ancestor was lost in thought.

"This is merely a conjecture of mine." Lin Bai guided him step by step. The Matchmaker task required promoting cross-species love stories; fabricating them out of thin air was never as authentic as letting the parties involved create them themselves, which would lead to higher recognition. He said, "Brother Ziyi, the Nine Ancestors of the Profound Heaven Sect once traveled through the Great Thousand Worlds with their Spirit Souls and witnessed a miracle of a white snake repaying a debt, which is quite similar to your situation. Come find me after the meeting, and I will tell you about it; perhaps it will provide you with some inspiration."

"Many thanks, Alliance Leader." The Purple-Clothed Ancestor was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Spirit Souls traveling through the Great Thousand Worlds?

Ye Song and the others were violently shaken, as if they had heard something incredible.

Xiao Yu asked, "Alliance Leader, what is meant by the Great Thousand Worlds?"

This world had no concept of the Great Thousand Worlds?

How did the Buddha Spirit Sect even manage?

How could they have failed to form a theory of their own after so many years?

No wonder this world only had the Great War of Gods and Demons, and the Buddha Sect was only a small sect among the Seven Righteous Sects, lacking the ability to contend with the Dao and the Demonic.

Lin Bai recalled the Buddhist Revival System that had once appeared in his mind and then vanished; the appearance of that system was likely to have him complete the Buddha Sect of this world and promote the Buddhist Dharma here!

"The so-called Great Thousand Worlds is a worldview derived from the founding ancestor of the Profound Heaven Sect observing the universe. As the saying goes, a flower is a world, and a leaf is a Bodhi. In the vast universe, there are three thousand small thousand worlds, three thousand medium thousand worlds, and three thousand great thousand worlds, each with its own civilization. The reason the Profound Heaven Sect is not prominent in this world is precisely because many of our ancestors have their Spirit Souls outside, traveling through the Great Thousand Worlds and comprehending many divine abilities."

Lin Bai looked around at everyone and said, "The Law of Cultivation is the divine ability comprehended by many ancestors after observing all living beings. The color printer, recording pen, and video camera of the Profound Heaven Sect are also Dharma Treasures forged by the ancestors with reference to the civilizations of other worlds."

"Are there countless other worlds in the universe?" Everyone was stunned, and the main hall immediately descended into chaos.

"Naturally, otherwise where would the Heavenly Descended come from?" Lin Bai looked toward the direction of the many players and chuckled, "Back then, the Nine Ancestors divined that the Heavenly Descended would arrive and bring catastrophe to the world, so they have been wandering in the starry sky, searching for the origin world of the Heavenly Descended to solve the problem from the root. They have been drifting outside for decades now..."

"Holy crap, the official explanation for the Profound Heaven Sect is out; observers of universal civilization, that's awesome!" 【Baiyin】 said, "The big shots on the forum all guessed wrong."

"No wonder the background was the starry sky when the Nine Ancestors of the Profound Heaven Sect appeared; the Profound Heaven Sect really isn't from this world. All of Shopkeeper Lin's strange thoughts and behaviors are suddenly reasonable." 【Kuguateng】 said, "However, giving the Nine Ancestors of the Profound Heaven Sect a setting of searching for worlds outside the game is a bit much. No matter how powerful an NPC is, they can't jump outside the server, right!"

"The official setting for the Profound Heaven Sect is so awesome; one Lin Bai has already turned the world upside down. If they didn't send those ancestors away, what chance would the Seven Righteous Sects have?" 【Baiyin】 said.

Ye Song and the others were filled with bitterness.

The Heavenly Descended had arrived, and only then did the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects consider countermeasures, yet the Profound Heaven Sect had foreseen this disaster decades ago and had already begun laying out their plans!

At this moment, they suddenly understood Lin Bai's actions a little; the Profound Heaven Sect was already so far ahead of this world, why should they care about the thoughts of those who were lagging behind?

The reason the Nine Ancestors and the other ancestors of the Profound Heaven Sect had not appeared was likely because they were all in the Great Thousand Worlds searching for the origin world of the Heavenly Descended!

It was also hard on Lin Bai, carrying the banner of promoting the Law all by himself...

"Alliance Leader, does all Law Cultivation have to rely on the recognition of the world?" Ye Song looked at Lin Bai and asked.

He had to ask this question.

Since the Law of Cultivation appeared in the world, countless people had been trying to practice it, yet only Lin Bai had made rapid progress.

Along with Lin Bai's rapid progress in cultivation was his fame; even when he promoted the Way of Cooking, he publicized it extensively and held a cooking competition. This should be the only difference between Lin Bai and others practicing the Law of Cultivation.

"Perhaps!" Lin Bai looked at Ye Song and said ambiguously, "When I entered the world, my master told me that to practice the Law of Cultivation, one must have a Pure Heart. Furthermore, he ordered me not to be selfish and to use every means to spread the Law of Cultivation to the world. I insisted on following my master's requirements, and various Law-based divine abilities followed one after another.

Perhaps it really is related to the recognition of the world, but I am not certain either. When the time comes, when you practice the Law, you can use 'Justice Weekly' and 'Heavenly Dao Review' to verify it. For such a long time, apart from me, no one else has achieved anything in the Law of Cultivation, making it look like I'm a fraud; I am actually quite anxious about it myself..."

Ye Song was lost in thought.

The players whispered to each other.

"The Law is actually like that 'becoming a god through faith' trope." 【Wo Bushi Xiaohao】 said.

"For the natives, it's fame; for players, it might be reputation points. Remember? When the Law of Cultivation was first proposed, Shopkeeper Lin asked the high-level members of the Beggar Sect to socialize with celebrities in Qian City and deliberately promote the reputation of 【Lao Mi】. I think that was the hint Shopkeeper Lin gave us, but no one realized it." 【Fengzi Nan】 said, "As a result, so many things happened afterward that it's been almost three months since entering the game, and not a single player has broken through to gain reputation points."

"Following Shopkeeper Lin, how many can break through to gain reputation points." 【Longxi】 glanced at 【Deng Li Buduo】 and said, "Even old Deng, the nominal first disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect, isn't he still overshadowed and dimmed by Shopkeeper Lin? Shopkeeper Lin is too dazzling."

"..." 【Deng Li Buduo】 looked at 【Longxi】, frowned slightly, and said nothing.

"If reputation points are really the key to unlocking the Law, we really should make a name for ourselves." 【Baiyin】 said.

Lin Bai scanned the direction of the players and thought to himself that now that the momentum had been built, it was time to grind the Haoweirenshi System System System task. He looked at Ye Song and asked, "Ye Song, do you still want to take me as your master?"

"..." Ye Song was stunned.

To be honest, after Lin Bai admitted that there were no tricks to practicing the Law, his desire to take him as a master had long since faded. After all, he was an old man who had lived for hundreds of years; taking a man in his twenties as a master wouldn't sound good if it got out!

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I also specialize in the Way of the Teacher; being my disciple grants a fifty percent bonus to cultivation speed."

The crowd was in an uproar.

【Deng Li Buduo】 did not expect Lin Bai to suddenly reveal this, and his expression changed drastically; his plan to make a stunning debut was not going to work this time.

The gazes of the players toward 【Deng Li Buduo】 also seemed somewhat unkind.

"Old Deng, you hid this from us so well." 【Longxi】 said sourly, "Making a fortune in silence; no wonder Shopkeeper Lin tortured you so much, yet you still remained loyal to him."

"The bonus only came later; it wasn't there at the beginning," Deng Li Buduo explained with a sheepish laugh.

Another "Dao of the Master" has popped up?

A fifty-percent bonus...

That's even more terrifying than medicinal pills!

Ye Song swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly: "Alliance Leader, who is this fifty-percent increase you speak of based on?"

Lin Bai said: "Naturally, it is based on your own cultivation speed."

Hum!

A noisy commotion erupted once again within the great hall.

Everyone in the hall, whether they were natives, players, or even members of the Zhenbei Army, cast fervent gazes toward Lin Bai.

Laws and such were ethereal and intangible; even if one wanted to cultivate them, they wouldn't know where to start. But a fifty-percent increase in cultivation speed—that was a tangible, visible benefit!

And the way to obtain this benefit was simply by taking Lin Bai as a master; was there any logic left in this world?

No wonder Lin Bai had made all of his wives his disciples; it turned out it wasn't some perverse hobby, but because there was such a good deal...

With this law, it wouldn't take long for the Justice Alliance to close the gap with the Seven Righteous Sects. If this news were to spread, the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects would be even more eager to eliminate Lin Bai as soon as possible.

The Duke of Zhen frowned, seemingly blaming Lin Bai for his lack of discretion. He had revealed too much important information, much of which was completely unnecessary to disclose...

"I am willing to take the Alliance Leader as my master," Xiao Yu said, stepping out from the crowd and speaking first.

"Brother Xiao, do you intend to make an enemy of me?" Ye Song swept a cold glance at Xiao Yu. "The Alliance Leader was asking me just now. Besides, I am the bona fide third-place winner of the cooking competition; when it comes to taking a master, it's not your turn."

"Shopkeeper Lin didn't say he could only take one disciple, did he?" Xiao Yu said. "If you can take him as a master, why can't I?"

"You really can't." Lin Bai looked at Xiao Yu and shook his head. "My cultivation in the Dao of the Master is still shallow. Currently, I only have the ability to boost the cultivation of five disciples. Any more would just be a nominal title, and they wouldn't enjoy any substantial benefits. My five disciple slots are already full. If Ye Song wants to become a disciple, I would have to remove one of the current ones."

Fortunately, there were only five disciples enjoying this honor; it wasn't too excessive...

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

Only Deng Li Buduo's expression turned extremely ugly in an instant. His previous smugness froze on his face, and he felt as if he had plummeted to the bottom of a valley, with only the words "remove one" looping in his mind.

Remove one!

Who else could be removed?

Among Lin Bai's five disciples, three were his women, and one was his mother-in-law. Besides him, who had no family ties, who else could be removed?

The players who had just been envious of Deng Li Buduo now shifted their gazes from envy to sympathy.

As expected, this guy truly lived up to the name Deng Cancan!

Shaking his head, Deng Li Buduo tried hard to sober up. He looked at Lin Bai with a face full of despair: "Master, didn't you say that once one enters the Justice Sect, no matter how bad the disciple is or how big a mistake they make, they will never be expelled? You said that good disciples pass on techniques, and bad disciples serve as a warning to oneself! Master, since I became your disciple, I have cultivated diligently and never done anything to wrong you or the Justice Sect. You can't expel me from the sect just because Ye Song's cultivation is higher than mine!"

"Little Deng, I haven't even said who I'm removing yet, why did you jump out?" Lin Bai looked at Deng Li Buduo curiously and asked, "Why are you so lacking in self-confidence?"

"It's not me?" Deng Li Buduo turned his sorrow into joy.

"I told you that you lack self-confidence," Lin Bai shook his head and said. "Be more confident. That's right, it is you."

"..." Deng Li Buduo.

【Resentment from Deng Li Buduo; +1 +1 +1...】

Everyone was speechless.

"Why?" Deng Li Buduo asked. "Master, you must give me a reason!"

"Virtue." After teasing him, Lin Bai looked at Deng Li Buduo and said regretfully, "Along the way, I have encountered so many dangers, yet as a disciple, you have never once rushed out to protect me. I know you don't have the ability, but you shouldn't even lack the heart to do so!

Not to mention the distant past, just now, the moment I stepped outside the city wall, which of your junior sister-disciples wasn't worried about my safety? Only you remained indifferent, and you even have an Undying Body. Do you think this behavior conforms to the Way of the Disciple? To be honest, seeing that the first disciple I chose is so cold-blooded, this teacher's heart is very hurt. You even stopped bringing tea to your master later on..."

F*ck!

Deng Li Buduo cursed inwardly. Those are all your women; should I have jumped out to steal their spotlight? I wanted to bring you tea, but you have to give me the chance!

"But the rules of the Justice Sect..." Knowing full well that Lin Bai was just making excuses, Deng Li Buduo still unwillingly brought up the sect rules.

"Those are the rules of the Justice Sect. I am currently cultivating the Dao of the Master. If a disciple does not meet the requirements of the Dao of the Master and hinders its progress, I will naturally clear them out." Lin Bai looked at Deng Li Buduo and sighed inwardly, "Little Deng, you shouldn't have relaxed your requirements for yourself."

"You just regret taking me in. Tell me, after I became your disciple, what have you taught me? What kind of Dao of the Master takes only his own women as disciples? Dao of the Master, pfft! Disgusting! If you want to take disciples, I don't even want to be your disciple anymore!"

Knowing that things were beyond saving, Deng Li Buduo, who had fallen from heaven to hell, recalled all the past events since following Lin Bai. All his dreams shattered in an instant, and unable to bear the huge psychological gap, he burst into a tirade.

"Shut your mouth..." Xu Longyun glared at Deng Li Buduo.

"Little Deng, as expected, you don't have a shred of reverence for your master! I was even considering keeping your spot and taking you back into the sect after my Dao of the Master improved, but it seems there's no need now." Lin Bai looked at Deng Li Buduo, his words cutting deep, "I also cultivate the Dao of Faith; members who view me as an idol have their combat power automatically increased by ten percent. It wouldn't have been bad for you to join the support group, but you don't have much reverence for me either!"

"..." Deng Li Buduo froze. He looked at Lin Bai, his throat bobbing, and he actually spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with sorrow.

At this moment.

His mouth tasted bitter, and only one thought remained in his heart: whatever about taking down Lin Bai and becoming an overnight sensation—he simply wasn't suited to play this game!

Deng Li Buduo looked around at the faces that seemed to be watching a joke, closed his eyes in despair, and his figure vanished from the great hall.

(End of chapter)