Chapter 304: The Storm is Coming

Lin Bai slashed out another Sword Qi, striking toward Cen Qing, who was surrounded by a group of people courting her.

Cen Qing dodged subconsciously, and all the people courting her moved along with her, causing a scene of chaos.

"Fairy Cen, don't move. Only by verifying the functions of the new Law can we better confront the enemy." Lin Bai stopped his movements and urged Cen Qing.

MMP!

Cen Qing said with a dark face: "Alliance Leader, testing Skills is one thing, but can we not use Sword Qi?"

A group of people were surrounding her, singing and dancing, and she felt very awkward, alright? The Law of Love Dao might be overbearing, but it felt to her like it was being used in completely the wrong place.

"Apologies, Fairy Cen, it is my fault. I will change methods." Lin Bai smiled awkwardly and struck out with a palm print.

Sharing the Skills of so many people, he was currently a human Skill library; he knew every technique and divine ability!

Pfft!

This time, the palm print did not dissipate and landed directly on Cen Qing.

Cen Qing shuddered and hurriedly shouted: "Alliance Leader, no need to test further. The Law of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix did not form a protection on me."

"So, those with the ability to act do not have protection. In other words, if Cen Qing is killed, these people who were hit will regain their freedom. There is indeed a flaw after all!" Lin Bai muttered to himself.

【Resentment from Cen Qing; +1 +1 +1...】

【Resentment from Xiao Yu, Zuo Lan, Ye Song... I Am Not A Smurf, Mountain-Descending Tiger; +1 +1 +1...】

Before the words had even faded, a massive wave of Negative Emotion flooded Lin Bai's mind.

【I Am Not A Smurf】 glanced at Lin Bai and muttered in a low voice: "If you don't leave a single flaw, how are people supposed to live?"

Xu Longyun watched the people still singing and dancing without blinking, imagining several attack methods in her mind to coordinate with this Law. Each one would be very difficult for the opponent to break. Looking at the still-unsatisfied Lin Bai, she said helplessly: "Master, it is already quite amazing. With this Law, fighting the Blood Sect is absolutely no problem."

"Alliance Leader, the divine ability has been explored enough, can you let us go now?" Xiao Yu shouted miserably.

He was, at the very least, in the Great Vehicle Realm; being shirtless and dancing a war dance in front of everyone was too shameful.

At this very moment, he hated his younger self immensely—why did he join the army, and why did he learn war dances?

The Law could actually dig out things hidden deep in his memory to display, and use them for courting—this Alliance Leader of theirs was truly not a human being!

Had he known that joining the Justice Alliance would mean enduring such humiliation, he shouldn't have resisted when Lin Bai wanted to turn him into a Puppet back then.

Look at Qiu Liang, dancing so naturally, not even knowing how much of a fool he was making of himself...

So it turns out the Puppets weren't a torture for them, but a protection!

Lin Bai tried to dispel Phoenix Seeking Phoenix, only to find that this Skill, like Rope Binding, was also an uncontrollable Skill—the kind that couldn't be retracted once used.

After carefully pondering the Skill's description, Lin Bai said to Cen Qing: "Fairy Cen, could you try to choose one from the group in front of you who catches your eye?"

"..." Cen Qing froze.

Xiao Yu and the others began silently contributing Negative Emotion to Lin Bai again.

"Fairy, they are offering their talents to you. You should take a stance on whether you agree or not. Leaving them hanging is a sign of disrespect to love," Lin Bai said righteously.

Did I ask them to offer them?

Didn't you ask them to come and perform talents for me?

How is it that even courting involves moral kidnapping...

What if I choose, and it ends up like the Fate of Marriage, getting me bound!

Cen Qing was on the verge of tears, feeling anxious in her heart. She looked at Xiao Yu, then at Zuo Lan, and then at the Heavenly Descended who was winking at her. After struggling for a moment, she said: "None of them suit my heart!"

As soon as the words fell.

Everyone was freed from the talent show.

Xiao Yu and Zuo Lan quickly retreated into the ranks, glaring at Lin Bai with resentment, daring to be angry but not to speak.

Cen Qing let out a long sigh of relief.

【Bai Yin】 and the others were indifferent, even having the mind to discuss the Skill's effects.

【Huangye Lang】 said: "Another strong crowd-control Skill. The flaw is with the woman. It seems like the woman holds the initiative, but she is also at the center of danger. Not only will she become the priority target, but after the Skill ends, she will also quickly invite attacks from those who were crowd-controlled."

【Bai Yin】 said: "A game that pursues realism will inevitably infringe on people's privacy. If this matter gets out, it will likely cause some people to quit the game or boycott it!"

【Huangye Lang】 said: "Speaking of privacy, the privacy of those high-level executives in the conglomerates should be more important than ours. If even they don't care, the thoughts of us commoners will likely be cared about even less. Let's see how the game officials and the state handle this. I just feel the state is a bit too indulgent toward the Game Company..."

So, whether one refuses or agrees, it ends this courting ritual...

Lin Bai understood the principle of Phoenix Seeking Phoenix. He looked at Cen Qing and cupped his hands: "Fairy Cen, the upcoming battle will likely be hard on you."

"..." Cen Qing subconsciously looked at Xu Longyun and the others beside Lin Bai. She paused, not daring to speak her true thoughts. She was afraid that if she said them, Lin Bai would turn her into a Puppet the next second. Sighing inwardly, Cen Qing replied with a bitter face, "It is my duty."

"Fairy Cen, rest assured, I will do my utmost to ensure your safety." Lin Bai smiled and made a promise, then he looked up at the crowd: "With this Law, do you all still fear the upcoming battle?"

Love Separation, Binding Immortal, plus this courting Skill...

Whether they can win the battle aside, the Justice Alliance will definitely become the public enemy of the Cultivation World.

"The Alliance Leader is wise."

"The Justice Alliance will surely soar to the skies."

"The Blood Sect are mere chickens and dogs..."

Amidst a series of nonsensical flattery, Lin Bai flicked his hand to release Qingyu's card, a Magpie Bridge followed closely behind, and the Justice Alliance set off on their journey once again.

This time, no one tried to advise Lin Bai to be cautious.

The two sides were already irreconcilable; with such outrageous Law divine abilities, no one would choose to endure it any longer.

Furthermore, if the Justice Alliance could truly unify the world, they would be the ones to benefit in the end, and they would no longer have to live in fear following Lin Bai, carrying the guilt of betraying their sects.

The Blood Sect received the news at the very first moment.

The Great Vehicle Realm cultivators who had returned to the sect immediately grew tense, and they urgently discussed countermeasures with the Heavenly Descended within the sect, targeting the various Fazhe Zhidao of Lin Bai.

At this time, the person in charge of sect affairs was the Vice Sect Master, named Tu Yan, whose cultivation was at the Great Vehicle Realm.

He activated the Hushan Xuehai at the first opportunity, shrouding the entire sect in blood energy, then hurriedly headed to the secluded cultivation grounds of the various Tribulation Transcendence ancestors in the back mountain, forcibly waking the ancestors from their closed-door cultivation, and recounted everything that had happened in recent days to the sect-protecting ancestors.

The Blood Sect had a total of eight Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators; they had long since ceased to be responsible for internal sect affairs, and what they did on a daily basis was suppress their own power and temper their physical bodies and Spirit Souls to cope with the upcoming ascension.

"Fazhe Zhidao, unheard of. A twenty-something-year-old brat, relying on a few crooked and evil techniques, has actually forced you to this point? The Blood Sect is truly becoming worse with each generation." Inside the Blood Pool, blood energy churned, and an old man, withered as a corpse, hovered above the pool. His voice was sharp, sounding like metal, and his tone was filled with dissatisfaction toward Tu Yan for disturbing his quiet cultivation.

"Uncle-Master Tuohai, it is not that the Blood Sect is incompetent; the seven Righteous sects and the Demonic Five Sects combined have no way to deal with him." Tu Yan stood respectfully outside the Blood Pool. "It is just that Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao is too bizarre, impossible to guard against, and there is no way to break it."

"Then what is your purpose in coming here? Expecting us old fellows to take action and block this disaster for the Blood Sect?" Another sinister voice rose, but it was a mass of churning black energy, and no human form could be seen at all.

"The Blood Sect has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, with countless cultivators within the sect and the protection of the Xuehai. Even if the seven Righteous sects joined forces, they would not dare to say they have the certainty to take down my Blood Sect. What virtue or ability does Lin Bai have to lead a group of rabble to break through the mountain gate of my Blood Sect?" Another black shadow said coldly. "If we old fellows, who might trigger the lightning tribulation at any moment, have to take action for every little thing, what are you juniors for? If this gets out, how will the old things from other sects view the Blood Sect?"

"If Lin Bai can destroy the Blood Sect by his own strength, it would not be an exaggeration to call him the number one person in the world. If we old fellows show ourselves, it will be of no avail..."

The few Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors gave a harsh scolding; none of them took Lin Bai seriously, only complaining that Tu Yan had disturbed their quiet cultivation.

To them, successfully undergoing the tribulation and ascending was the most urgent and important matter.

Tu Yan did not dare to talk back to the few Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors. After they finished speaking, he said, "A few Uncle-Masters and Uncle-Grandmasters, it is not that this Disciple fears Lin Bai. But Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao is indeed bizarre. This Disciple came to the Blood Pool not to expect the few Uncle-Masters and Uncle-Grandmasters to take action, but only hoping that you could stand guard for the sect disciples when Lin Bai attacks the Blood Sect."

"With the insight of the few ancestors, you will certainly be able to easily break Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao and let the sect suffer fewer losses. So far, the seven Righteous sects and the Demonic Five Sects have already lost more than ten Great Vehicle Realm cultivators at the hands of Lin Bai. Now there are only thirty-some Great Vehicle Realm cultivators left in the sect; if we lose more people, even if we take down Lin Bai, the Blood Sect will likely end up at the bottom of the Demonic Five Sects."

He paused for a moment and said, "Fazhe Zhidao is miraculous and completely different from the current path of cultivation. Perhaps the few Uncle-Masters and Uncle-Grandmasters can gain inspiration from it, which might even provide enlightenment for the tribulation."

A moment of silence.

Ancestor Tuohai showed a look of doubt and asked, "Is Lin Bai truly that formidable?"

"In just three or four months, he has grown from an unknown person into a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator, forcing the seven Righteous sects and the Demonic Five Sects into a state of helplessness by his own strength. He can no longer be described as formidable; he is simply a monster." Tu Yan, fearing that the few Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors would not take action, wore a bitter face and magnified the threat of Lin Bai many times over. "Otherwise, this Disciple would not dare to disturb the quiet cultivation of the few ancestors. To put it more seriously, the Blood Sect is likely already at a moment of life and death."

The few Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors looked at each other. Ancestor Tuohai said, "Since that is the case, tell me in detail about that Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao; do not leave out even the slightest bit."

"This Disciple has long been prepared." Tu Yan reached out, and a stack of "Justice Weekly" appeared in his hand. He respectfully offered the "Justice Weekly" with both hands. "Lin Bai and the Heavenly Descended entered the world at the same time, and the things they do are completely different from the people of this world. This 'Justice Weekly' is the sharp weapon Lin Bai uses to propagate his Fazhe Zhidao, and his life story is all in these publications..."

Lin Bai has the Magpie Bridge, so his speed in traveling is not slow, but the area of the entire continent is too vast.

Back then.

When the Great Vehicle Realm cultivators of the Demonic Five Sects set out in full force to travel from their sects to Zhen City, it took seven or eight days. Lin Bai using the Magpie Bridge to travel with the main force, with a speed no slower than the Great Vehicle Realm, would also take about three or four days.

During these three or four days, the seven Righteous sects and the Demonic Five Sects stationed at the border of the Taiyi Kingdom were not idle; they gathered cultivators from the Taichu Kingdom and the Taihao Kingdom and entered the Taiyi Kingdom one after another.

They infiltrated various towns and controlled all the Magpie Bridges in the towns, ready to exert force at any time to disrupt Lin Bai's rear.

They knew that Lin Bai's Magpie Bridge could ignore distance, so they were not in a hurry to launch an attack; everyone was waiting for a suitable opportunity.

The Taiyi Kingdom was helpless against this. For one, they did not have enough Spirit Stones to support the activation of Defense Arrays in all towns; for another, even with a force of one hundred thousand, the Zhenbei Army could not protect all the towns. In the Taiyi Kingdom alone, there were over seventy Basic Cities; if the one hundred thousand Zhenbei Army were dispersed, there would not be many left in each town. Furthermore, most of the Zhenbei Army were Spirit Transformation stage cultivators; without the help of a Defense Array, they could not fight enemies who were at least at the Void Refinement cultivation level.

In a few days' time.

The Taiyi Kingdom was infiltrated by more than ten sects until it was like a sieve.

Leaking everywhere, almost every city had cultivators mixed in. At this time, starting the Defense Array would no longer have much effect.

Even the Duke of the State felt he was being watched; in just a few days, more than half of his hair had turned white from worry. Only then did he realize that without a powerful supernatural being like Lin Bai to support them, the Taiyi Kingdom's many years of preparation were simply a joke in the face of the sects' powerful strength, unable to withstand a single blow...

The Lin Bai Support Group remaining in Zhen City and the many players of the Beggar Sect once again experienced that feeling of a storm about to break, each of them leveling up desperately, prepared to log off at any time.

The confidentiality work of Feng Qiuhuang was done very well; from top to bottom in the Taiyi Kingdom, everyone felt that Lin Bai was being too reckless this time.

At the same time.

The Great Vehicle Realm cultivators of Tianmo Mountain, Shengji Sect, Wanhun Valley, and the Poison Sect also set out from their respective sects, converging on the Blood Sect from all directions, preparing to cut off Lin Bai's retreat at any time.

If one suffers, all suffer; if one prospers, all prosper.

The sects of the Demonic Five Sects would not sit idly by and watch the Blood Sect be broken by Lin Bai.

Lin Bai possessed the magical ability to create Puppets; once the Blood Sect was broken, it meant that Lin Bai's strength would greatly increase, and no other sect would be able to stop the annexation by the Justice Alliance.

Even if the Blood Sect was not broken, Lin Bai relied on the Magpie Bridge to harass them from time to time, and their sects could not stand it either.

No one wanted such a thing to happen.

After a brief calm, the Justice Alliance used the Song Yaoqing incident to forcibly attack the Blood Sect, which had seemingly evolved into a decisive battle between the Righteous and Evil Paths and the Justice Alliance.

Except for "Justice Weekly" which was still condemning the Blood Sect and the Poison Sect for harboring war criminals, the periodicals of all other sects had stopped, too lazy to engage in a war of words with "Justice Weekly".

The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit.

They could say whatever they wanted after winning this war; at this time, a war of words was meaningless, wasting energy and time.

The various financial groups that had entered the game were also silent. They temporarily abandoned their sects, while contacting the high-level officials of countries like Taichu and Taihao, searching for various materials, attempting to restore the weapons of the modern world, and waiting for the outcome of the war.

In this battle between the Righteous and Evil sects and the Justice Alliance, the players were once again marginalized; their current levels were simply unable to participate in such a war game.

On the forum of "Xianxia World", everyone started a new round of discussion on the game's progress and the future positioning of players, but everyone had a common view: the Battle of the Blood Sect would truly determine the direction of the game world...

(End of this chapter)