Chapter 310: Their Retribution Is Me

The Blood Sect occupies a vast territory, with an area comparable to Zhen City.

Peaks and ridges are layered, and blood energy permeates the air.

At the very center of the Blood Sect is the Xuehai, where crimson, viscous blood churns and flows, and the air is filled with a cloying, bloody stench.

This peculiar sight makes one feel as if they have entered an otherworldly space.

Walking along the path, one can see broken walls and ruins everywhere; low-level Cultivators killed by the sound waves are ubiquitous, their bodies unclothed, blood flowing from their seven orifices, their manner of death extremely tragic and shocking to the eye.

Wisps of blood energy continuously overflow from the corpses, merging back into the Xuehai, drawing long, blood-colored lines in the air.

Hovering above the Blood Sect, looking down at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood below, Lin Bai is expressionless and remains silent for a long time, appearing like a different person from the one who was fighting heaven and earth just moments ago.

The little white fox is terrified by this hellish scene, clutching Hu He's sleeve tightly, not daring to let go.

Her siblings who have not yet achieved Form Manifestation are also huddled at Hu He's feet, covering their heads with their tails, shivering.

Most of the players have stopped talking; the game does not use mosaics, nor does it block their five senses.

Having lived in an era of peace, how could they have ever seen such a tragic scene?

After all.

This is not a zombie game viewed through a screen; the bloody smell lingering at the tip of their noses and the hideous expressions of the dead bring them severe psychological discomfort...

Some players cannot stop retching, covering their eyes, unable to bear looking at the scene below;

Players with weak psychological endurance simply log off, swearing never to log into this game again;

Even more players log off to go to the game forum to complain, demanding that the Game Company rectify the inappropriate, sensory-stimulating bloody scenes—for example, changing the blood to blue or green, and suggesting that NPC corpses should be able to refresh...

Of course.

There are also players with strong psychological endurance who marvel at the skill of the art team and the power of the special effects...

"Since ancient times, war has always been this cruel." Xu Longyun sees through Lin Bai's thoughts, comes to his side, and gently takes his hand; her small face is sallow, yet she is still comforting her husband, "Ten thousand years ago, the population on the continent was very prosperous, and there were countless countries with a population of at least ten billion. But after several Great Wars of Gods and Demons, nine out of ten houses were left empty, and civilization withered, forming the current situation where cities are far apart; to preserve the seeds of humanity, Basic City is protected by the sects.

Now, the Heavenly Descended have arrived, and a catastrophe is about to begin; as you said just now, cutting the Gordian knot to end this chaotic world is what is most beneficial to the common people. Why feel dejected for these dead Cultivators now? If they do not die, once another Great War of Gods and Demons is triggered, it will be the common people who suffer and die."

"I am fine. Just feeling a bit emotional." Lin Bai forces a smile, pulls Xu Longyun's hand back, and pretends to be calm, "I thought the sound wave attack would be very powerful, but I didn't expect it to be this tragic..."

"Master, benevolence does not command troops; your shortcoming has always been being too kind." Xu Longyun looks at Lin Bai, her eyes full of pity, "I know you don't want to kill, but blind kindness will inevitably make them think you are weak and easy to bully, knowing that there will be no loss in opposing you. Over time, they will lose their awe of you, and it is inevitable that some undesirable thoughts will arise. Throughout history, which emperor has not killed their way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? If this matter spreads, it will do your reputation nothing but good."

Nearby.

Ye Song, Xiao Yu, and the others exchange glances and breathe a sigh of relief in unison.

Lin Bai is in his twenties; if his temperament were like that of an old demon who had killed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, they would instead be worried about their future. His current performance is consistent with the temperament of a young man.

However, this kind of temperament is not very suitable for the upcoming great battle.

Ye Song thinks for a moment and says, "Master, do you know how the Xuehai was formed?"

"How was it formed?" Lin Bai asks.

"When the Blood Sect was first established, the Xuehai was only the size of a lake. The founding ancestor of the Blood Sect found a technique here to refine himself with blood energy and achieved the Great Vehicle Realm, but the Xuehai was not enough to establish a sect, so he spared no effort to refine the blood energy of mortals to supplement the Blood Pool.

The third Great War of Gods and Demons was triggered by the Blood Sect; the blood energy of over a billion mortals and Cultivators was channeled into the Blood Pool, which is how the Xuehai reached its current scale. The Soul Tomb in Wanhun Valley is similar to the Xuehai; the second Great War of Gods and Demons was triggered by Wanhun Valley..."

Ye Song faces the direction of the Xuehai, looking at the monstrous blood energy, and says, "Now, the momentum of all sects has been established, and there is no need to engage in mass slaughter as before. But to maintain the scale of the Xuehai and the Soul Tomb, the Blood Sect and Wanhun Valley occasionally trigger wars in the Mortal World to collect blood energy and souls; this has already become an unwritten rule among the sects. *Justice Weekly* has never exposed these things, so I assume you are unaware of the details. Master, there are no good people among Cultivators; you absolutely do not need to let the death and injury of these people affect your state of mind."

Lin Bai looks at Xiao Yu, who comes from Wanhun Valley.

Xiao Yu glares at Ye Song, dissatisfied with his undermining behavior, and explains dryly, "Alliance Leader, the matter of the Great War of Gods and Demons happened ten thousand years ago and has little to do with contemporary Cultivators. The Xuehai and the Soul Valley have already been formed; we can't just leave them unused.

As for inciting wars to collect blood energy and souls, it is indeed an unwritten rule. Cultivators possess heaven-defying abilities and have the power of life and death over mortals, so naturally, they don't care about their lives; such is human nature, and no one can escape it. In recent years, the sects' plundering of the Mortal World has already restrained itself quite a bit."

Xu Longyun is clearly hearing such secrets for the first time, her eyes full of undisguised disgust. She sneers, "It's just that there aren't enough mortals left for you to ruin! What 'Basic City'? It's nothing more than raising mortals like pigs."

Ye Song and the others look at each other in silence; this is a fact, and there is nothing to refute.

"Xiaoyun, in the natural world, the weak are the prey of the strong; don't be angry about this." Lin Bai pats Xu Longyun on the shoulder, comforting her in turn.

It must be said.

Ye Song's indirect comfort makes his mood ease a lot.

Killing too many people would make him feel guilty, but if he kills bad people, he subconsciously feels that he is doing a good deed and that they deserve to die.

Lin Bai also knows that things have reached this point, and he has no way back. Once he takes a step back, the favorable situation will likely fall apart instantly.

Moreover.

He already has enough strength to suppress the world, so why should he retreat?

"I can understand the weak being the prey of the strong, but they have cut off the path for the people at the bottom to resist..." Xu Longyun says with grief and indignation.

"And so, I have come. I bring the Fazhe Zhidao to reorganize this world." Lin Bai smiles slightly. At this moment, he seems to break free from his shackles; the previous dejection disappears without a trace, and his eyes radiate an unusual light as he says proudly, "Every cause has an effect, and their retribution is me."

Xu Longyun smiles, her eyes suddenly lighting up, and she grips Lin Bai's hand tighter. At this moment, she has found her backbone.

The people around are forced to smile, their eyes involuntarily focusing on Lin Bai.

Lin Bai is still the same Lin Bai, but in their hearts, at this moment, Lin Bai has transformed into a true king.

"They died because of me, but if they practice the Law of Cultivation, I shall give them a chance to be reborn." Lin Bai looks down at the corpses and then uses the Skill—Butterfly Transformation.

In the incredulous eyes of the crowd, many corpses disappear, turning into butterflies, finding their partners, and dancing in pairs amidst the blood energy.

There are swallowtails, whites, brush-footed butterflies...

They are in swarms, truly beautiful, instantly diluting the oppressive feeling brought by the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.

"Master, this is?" Xu Longyun widens her eyes.

"Moved by the death of so many people, I felt compassion and gained a new divine ability—Butterfly Transformation; when lovers die, they can transform into butterflies and live once more." Lin Bai explains the strange scene below with a smile.

There is no telling how many low-level Cultivators there are in the sect, and the promotion of the Fazhe Zhidao has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, especially since the Dao of Love is the simplest and easiest to understand—one can start practicing just by finding a partner. Lin Bai does not believe that such a large sect would have no one practicing the Dao of Love; upon trying it, he indeed guessed the right direction again.

"Butterfly Transformation, what a romantic name." Xu Longyun watches the butterflies dancing in the blood energy, whispering with a smile.

The mood of the players who were frightened by the mountain of corpses and sea of blood suddenly relaxes; turning a terrifying, hell-like scene into something so aesthetic—sure enough, the Game Company still cares about their psychological feelings!

"Resurrection from the dead?" Ye Song says in surprise.

"Resurrection from the dead?" The Blood Sect Cultivators who are still singing and dancing around Cen Qing exclaim in unison, completely shocked by the Fazhe Zhidao.

A Cultivator only has one life.

The cultivation techniques of Tianmo Mountain have the strongest recovery power, but if one is struck in a vital point and loses their Spiritual Power, they must turn into a Ghost Cultivator or rely on the power of a strong Spirit Soul to perform Soul Possession in order to continue living. However, both Ghost Cultivators and Soul Possession carry extreme risks; being forced to have one's Spirit Soul leave the body always puts one in an extremely dangerous situation.

Unless the environment is special, most of the time, the Spirit Soul will often suffer heavy damage, or injury, or loss of memory; the longer it is separated from the body, the greater the damage.

Throughout history, the probability of successful Soul Possession has been very low; unless absolutely necessary, no Cultivator is willing to take these two paths.

But Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao actually forcibly broke through the limitations of life and death, directly resurrecting a pair of butterflies from a corpse—it is simply against the laws of heaven!

Those butterflies resurrected from the corpses seemed to still carry the memories of their previous lives.

The aptitude of those who can be initiated into the Blood Sect is naturally not poor; after many butterflies danced in the air for a moment, they actually stirred the blood Qi in the air and began a new round of cultivation, growing a little larger in just a short time...

This scene stunned everyone once again.

"Master, they can cultivate, and their original techniques can actually be used on the butterflies; is this a true rebirth?" Ye Song asked in disbelief. There is a Demon Race in this world, and the Demon Race has intelligence and can achieve Form Manifestation; if butterflies can cultivate, then it is almost no different from a true resurrection.

"Yes, a true rebirth. All living beings who cultivate the Love Dao can enjoy this benefit." Lin Bai had thought about the butterflies carrying their previous memories, but he did not expect them to be able to cultivate immediately. However, in order to maintain his status as an expert, he appeared calm and composed. Looking down at them, he said indifferently, "Cultivators who have undergone Butterfly Transformation, it is the Fazhe Zhidao that has brought you a new life; this is your good fortune. I hope you cherish this opportunity to live, join the Justice Alliance, join the Demon Nation, and continue to cultivate the Fazhe Zhidao and propagate the Fazhe Zhidao, how about it?"

The butterflies fluttered up and down, as if agreeing to his words, and also as if thanking him.

Lin Bai nodded and turned to the members of the Justice Alliance, saying, "Alliance members can also cultivate the Love Dao among themselves. Over a thousand members died tragically in Zhen City, and future wars may be even more cruel. Although Butterfly Transformation will turn you into a demon form, it can give you a chance to start over; why not do it!"

"We obey the Alliance Leader's order."

Many members of the Justice Alliance responded in unison. Finding a Dao companion is such a simple matter; no one can refuse an extra life, even if it means becoming a butterfly.

Lin Bai's eyes held a smile.

There was one thing Xu Longyun was wrong about: slaughter might make people fearful, but the aftermath is numerous, whereas control is different. His reputation for benevolence is spread abroad; if they want an extra life, they must find a partner, and once they have a partner, they will be controlled by his Heavenly River. As time goes by, the world will be his believers, subduing the enemy without fighting.

One trick is enough to conquer everything.

Having entered the Blood Sect, the War God System's Three Heads and Six Arms mission was not completed, but Lin Bai no longer cared. His current abilities and Skills were enough for him to flatten the world.

By that time, the entire world would be his tool for grinding missions.

"Tong Lin, you take the people of the Justice Alliance to collect the resources of the Blood Sect and deal with the corpses below that have not undergone Butterfly Transformation. The rest of you follow me to discuss future combat plans and strive to conquer the world in the shortest time." Lin Bai looked around at everyone and instructed.

Tong Lin accepted the order and left.

Ye Song and the others gathered around Lin Bai.

Cen Qing also wanted to come over for the meeting, but no matter where she went, she was surrounded by thousands of singing and dancing Cultivators, making it extremely lively; she could only hide far away, staring blankly at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm ancestor.

"Baiyin, what news is there from outside?" Lin Bai looked at the players first and asked.

"Alliance Leader, you conquered the Blood Sect, and the Beggar Sect has been isolated. We cannot obtain any news about other sects in the outside world." 【Baiyin】 said gloomily.

With the power of the consortium, cutting off the Beggar Sect's contact with the outside world was easy; not broadcasting externally and not promoting the sect's movements on the forums was enough.

The Beggar Sect had already reaped enough dividends; even players who had not joined the consortium did not want the Beggar Sect to continue to dominate, as this had already affected the normal gaming rights of other players.

"First block the spread of 'Justice Weekly', then block the news of the Beggar Sect; these guys are determined to oppose me!" Lin Bai shook his head and said.

"They keep calling players a catastrophe; it would be strange if they didn't oppose you." 【Huangye Lang】 said in the private chat channel.

【Baiyin】 glanced at 【Huangye Lang】 and continued: "Alliance Leader, we can also cut off external contact; this way, they won't know the movements of the Justice Alliance."

"No need to be so troublesome; there is nothing that cannot be told to others." Lin Bai smiled and said, "It is enough to hide our marching route. Combat scenes should still be spread; this can deter them and make them afraid to act rashly."

He paused and said, "Everyone, the current situation is like this; we cannot understand the movements of the outside world. You can discuss the future direction of the attack. Now that we are all in the same boat, I assume you will no longer hold anything back, right!"

"Master, the process of the Blood Sect being conquered has been spread. Based on my understanding of the Shengji Sect, they will likely abandon their sect, preserve their effective strength, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack the Alliance." Ye Song took the initiative to speak, "Going to the Shengji Sect at this time will most likely result in an empty search. And on the way to the Shengji Sect, it is highly likely that we will be ambushed."

No one will sit and wait for death. The Justice Alliance is already strong enough, and the strength of both sides has reversed; we have shifted from active to passive. I think we should do the opposite: first abandon the Shengji Sect, launch a surprise attack on Wanhun Valley, or the Poison Sect, or simply use the Magpie Bridge to jump back to the Taiyi Kingdom and go attack the Seven Righteous Sects first..."

Xiao Yu looked at Xu Longyun and said: "Many people from the Demonic Five Sects are in the Taihao Kingdom. They are very likely to be desperate, hold the high-level officials of the Taiyi Kingdom hostage, and threaten the Alliance Leader. We must be on guard..."

(End of this chapter)