Chapter 327: Account

"Look on the bright side." Lin Bai heard Zheng Tong's muttering and said, "Even if you are subjected to Soul Possession, with a body in the game, you can still go on living. Besides, it is an Undying Body..."

"What if the Game Company dissolves after I'm subjected to Soul Possession? Wouldn't I never be able to return?" Zheng Tong said with red eyes, "This must be a massive conspiracy."

They want the benefits, yet don't want to bear the risks!

As if!

Lin Bai engaged in some Belly-Defamation, then said: "Therefore, for the peace of both worlds, we must figure out what the Game Company's true purpose is. Zheng Tong, for the sake of our shared world and a beautiful future, we must figure out the principles of Soul Possession."

"Mm." Zheng Tong was filled with worry.

"Be smarter, don't talk nonsense after logging in," Lin Bai said. "Don't speak unless you have to, and especially do not leak the secret of the Soul Possession. You are still under the effect of the Truth Spell!"

"If you're worried about me leaking secrets, why won't you help me remove the Truth Spell?" Zheng Tong said resentfully.

"What do you think the Laws are? Something you can use or remove whenever you want?" Lin Bai snorted and urged, "Don't hesitate, log in quickly. When the time is right, I will help you remove it."

This is what they call cooperation!

Son-of-a-bitch Lin Bai!

Zheng Tong engaged in some Belly-Defamation, then lay back down in the Game Capsule and logged into the game.

As he entered the game.

A feeling of fullness spread from his Spirit Soul; Lin Bai regained control over Zheng Tong's body.

This time.

He lay in the Nutrient Solution of the Game Capsule without moving. He didn't know what the composition of the Nutrient Solution was; lying in it, even his mouth and nose were submerged, yet he felt no sensation of suffocation.

Lin Bai examined the Game Capsule. There were no wires or machines connected to his nerves inside the capsule; the only thing he could see was a button that could be operated manually, with the four characters "Enter Game" written on it.

Lin Bai stared at the Enter Game button, then suddenly reached out and pressed it.

The scene before his eyes shifted.

The next moment, the Game Capsule was replaced by an empty room.

There was a table in the room.

On the table was a row of virtual buttons: "Enter Game," "Forum," "Live Stream," "Personal Attributes," "Mailbox," "Game Friends"...

The mailbox was marked with the number 19, which presumably meant unread mail.

The friend list was flashing incessantly; someone was requesting a connection...

Lin Bai ignored the friend request and instead examined the game entry interface, sighing: "If there were a game like this on Earth, how many people would risk their lives to get addicted to it? How could they possibly quit just because of being subjected to Soul Possession?"

Shaking his head, he chose to enter the game.

The scene shifted once more, and Lin Bai returned to the Xianxia World.

This was a cave on the outskirts of the Blood Sect.

Luo Xue, He Qin, and the others wore sorrowful expressions, each of them looking toward the direction of the Blood Sect, faces full of gloom.

He Qin said: "Luo Tianjiao, the Alliance Leader's Soul Possession failed, and the Blood Sect is now controlled by the Heavenly Descended. Where should we go from here?"

Zhao Tulong said: "The world is vast, yet there is no longer a place for us to stay. Even a monster like the Alliance Leader could not escape the disaster of Soul Possession..."

Xin Shang said: "When that person returns, we shall kill him to avenge the Alliance Leader, then go to the Shengji Sect to accompany the Alliance Leader through Tribulation Transcendence. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope."

As the few were speaking, they suddenly heard movement in the cave, turned abruptly, and each unleashed their techniques, attacking Lin Bai simultaneously.

Whoosh!

Lin Bai's reaction was even faster than theirs.

With a mere thought.

The belts of the few flew off automatically, binding them all up and hanging them in mid-air.

"You scoundrel..." Luo Xue cursed halfway, but upon seeing Zheng Tong, she suddenly froze. Her eyes widened into circles, and she tentatively asked, "Alliance Leader?"

"Did you succeed in the Soul Possession?" Xin Shang asked with pleasant surprise. He was bound in a Tortoise Shell Binding by the belt, yet he forgot to struggle.

"Consider it a success." Lin Sibai nodded with a smile.

The others couldn't help but smile along; He Qin and the others, though forced to smile, were ecstatic.

This was Lin Bai's exclusive skill; others couldn't imitate it even if they wanted to.

It was definitely Lin Bai.

"That's great! I knew the Alliance Leader was a peerless talent. How could a mere Soul Possession stop the Alliance Leader?" Shen Kuang excitedly buttered him up.

"It's a pity this Heavenly Descended's body is not as handsome as the Alliance Leader's original body," He Qin laughed. "Regardless, the Alliance Leader has finally come back to life, and without any damage; he can still use the Fazhe Zhidao. This is the honor of our Justice Alliance..."

"Even if the Alliance Leader truly perished in the lightning tribulation, with the Alliance Leader here, it won't be long before we can make a comeback and become the nightmare of the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects once again." Zhao Tulong rubbed his hands together, but halfway through his sentence, he realized he was being ominous and gave a sheepish laugh, stopping awkwardly.

"The Heavenly Descended are Baimaicutong; possessing his body is not a bad thing," Ma Changcheng said.

"Brother Ma, that is where you are wrong." Cao Ru'an snapped the belt off his body and laughed, "Compared to the Alliance Leader's Laws, Baimaicutong is worth nothing."

The crowd chattered away, looking at the returned Lin Sibai, their moods brightening in an instant.

The Lin Bai in the lightning tribulation could no longer be counted on.

Their original sect could not accommodate them, and the Heavenly Descended did not take them seriously.

If they didn't find a new backer, they feared their only path would be to retire into the mountains and forests.

But cultivation requires resources, techniques, and connections; they were not in the Great Vehicle Realm, so retirement meant their lives would end there. Who would be willing to accept that?

"Alliance Leader, that Heavenly Descended just left and returned, and his mind was clearly clear. Why did he change into the Alliance Leader in an instant?" Luo Xue asked curiously. "When the Heavenly Descended disappeared, did he return to his original world?"

Lin Bai was currently studying the player template.

The player's operation template was very simple, with only a few basic options: one for private chat, one for team chat, and another for toggling live streaming on and off.

There was also a player level; behind the name 【Falcon of Heaven】, there was a long experience bar, and after the experience bar was a number—73.

But this was merely a number, with no substantial effect. If one had to find a use for it, it was that the experience bar allowed him to know when he would level up.

There was nothing else; the game interface was as simple as it could possibly be.

Spiritual Power was stored in the dantian, similar to the natives, but various techniques should be stored in the player's mind.

At this moment, Lin Sibai was sharing all the cultivation techniques of Lin Bai's cards, far more than what 【Jingtian Zhijun】 had mastered, but 【Jingtian Zhijun】's realm was at most at the Spirit Transformation stage, so many grand-scale Skills, even if Lin Bai knew them, could not be used...

"Yes, it returned to the original world," Lin Bai said, "I just went to their world to take a look as well."

"What is the world over there like?" Luo Xue was stunned for a moment and asked in shock, "Is it that everyone is like a dragon, and super experts are everywhere?"

It was not strange for the natives to have such thoughts.

After all, every Heavenly Descended who entered the world was a genius with Baimaicutong, Undying and Indestructible,

Moreover, the divine ability to cross worlds and send so many people down was something they dared not even imagine; in the heart of every cultivator, the players' world had long been imagined as a terrifying world where great experts were everywhere.

"I stayed in the world over there for a moment, then came back, so I am not yet clear about the situation there," Lin Bai pondered for a moment and said.

He knew that the world over there was full of ordinary people, but he had not yet decided whether to let the two worlds collide in advance. After all, the risk of Soul Possession on a player was quite high.

Moreover, after people from the Xianxia World went over, they could not use Spiritual Power, and acting purely as a portable old grandfather would not be of much use at all; instead, it would expose him and cause much unnecessary chaos.

"Alliance Leader, the Heavenly Descended are all like dragons. In this subordinate's opinion, since you have already successfully performed Soul Possession, it would be best not to go to their world if you can avoid it," Xin Shang said, "Speaking of which, your sudden Soul Possession of a Heavenly Descended this time was a bit too risky."

"It was indeed risky; strictly speaking, I can only be considered to have performed half a Soul Possession." Lin Bai looked around at the few people and decided to give them the bottom line about the actual situation.

As it currently stood, he and Zheng Tong returned to the Real World at the same time, and the control of the body belonged to Zheng Tong.

If Zheng Tong entered the Xianxia World, the control of the body outside would be his, and if he entered the Xianxia World, it would forcibly swap Zheng Tong out.

In other words.

The two could exist in the Real World at the same time, but could not coexist in the Xianxia World.

This meant that if he wanted to use Zheng Tong's body to act in the Real World, Zheng Tong had to enter the game.

At that time, if Luo Xue and the others mistook Zheng Tong for him, accidents would inevitably occur.

Lin Bai did not want such things to happen; the few people before him had rescued him from the players' hands under such dire straits, which was enough to prove their loyalty.

"Alliance Leader, what do you mean by half?" The hearts of the few sank again, and Xin Shang asked.

"Sometimes I will be the one leading this body, and sometimes the Heavenly Descended will be the one dominating this body..." Lin Bai said.

As soon as the words fell.

The hearts of the few skipped a beat, and their complexions became increasingly ugly.

They looked at each other, and none of them knew what to say; this result exceeded all of their expectations.

"Can he be completely eliminated?" Luo Xue asked.

"No," Lin Bai shook his head, "However, I have reached an agreement with him, and he will obey my orders."

"The Heavenly Descended cannot be trusted," Xin Shang said nervously, "If he informs others about your Soul Possession situation, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"My Senior Brother created the Justice Alliance with his own strength; I am merely manipulating one small Heavenly Descended, so I still have confidence," Lin Bai smiled, pacifying the group, "Next, I intend to contact them in the identity of a Heavenly Descended, thereby controlling the Heavenly Descended of the Blood Sect, and subsequently becoming the leader of all Heavenly Descended; you may assist me from the sidelines..."

Only then did the group remember that the real Lin Bai was still in the midst of the lightning tribulation, and the person before them was merely a Spirit Soul clone of Lin Bai, and they suddenly felt that their future was becoming increasingly bleak.

Xin Shang looked at Lin Bai, consciously changed his form of address, and asked: "Uncle-Master, how does your mastery of Fazhe Zhidao compare to the Alliance Leader's?"

Lin Bai glanced at him and said: "About the same, only my cultivation is not as good as his. Fazhe Zhidao is powerful; with your help, dealing with the Heavenly Descended should be no problem."

"But Fazhe Zhidao is so obvious, how would those Heavenly Descended be willing to believe you?" Zhao Tulong said, "Uncle-Master, in this subordinate's opinion, it would be better to borrow this Heavenly Descended's body and start anew in the name of the Alliance Leader; that would be more convenient than going undercover among the Heavenly Descended."

"And just hand over the Blood Sect that my Senior Brother built?" Lin Bai snorted, "Are we not going to save the many Justice Alliance Disciples in the Blood Sect? My mind is made up; you just need to cooperate with me. Besides, I still need to investigate the world of the Heavenly Descended; infiltrating the interior of the Heavenly Descended is more beneficial to me."

"We obey Uncle-Master's order." The few looked at each other and helplessly bowed to Lin Bai.

At this moment.

The sound of blood boats flying past came from outside the cave, and beams of light shuttled back and forth in the mountain forest.

Luo Xue and the others showed expressions of disgust and stopped talking.

"You wait for me here first; I will go back and inform Jingtian Zhijun of the plan, then return to go to the Blood Sect with you." Looking at the group, Lin Bai gave instructions and exited the game.

Watching Lin Sibai disappear.

Xin Shang sighed and said helplessly: "This avatar is just as willful as the Alliance Leader! He has the temperament of the Alliance Leader, but not the ability of the Alliance Leader; I truly don't know if this is a curse or a blessing!"

He Qin said: "Brother Xin, do you really think he is the Alliance Leader's avatar?"

Xin Shang was startled.

He Qin shook his head and said: "I fear he is the Alliance Leader himself, leaving a way out for himself; don't forget, the Alliance Leader has the ability to be reborn from a drop of blood. He knew that under the lightning tribulation, there was no hope of survival. The so-called San Bai and Si Bai are just his means of rebirth by borrowing a body."

Ma Changcheng said: "The Alliance Leader was too ostentatious before, which is why he had this tribulation. The avatar might be his way of avoiding disaster. The Heavenly Descended are gifted; in just a few days, their cultivation has surpassed ours. It might not be a bad thing for the Alliance Leader to integrate into them and use their hands to deal with the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects."

Zhao Tulong said: "I just fear that the tail will become too big to wag!"

He Qin said: "If the avatar really is the Alliance Leader, the Seven Righteous Sects and the Heavenly Descended will surely end up in a lose-lose situation; we just need to cooperate with the Alliance Leader."

After a pause, he looked at Cao Ru'an, who had broken his belt, and said, "Brother Cao, you have already broken your restraints, so please trouble yourself to help me untie the ropes on my body! This old man only has this one belt, and it is a Dharma Treasure; it would be a pity if it were damaged..."

"Please also trouble Brother Cao to untie mine," Xin Shang and the others said one after another.

"..." Cao Ru'an, who was the first to break the ropes, only then saw that everyone else was still tied up, and only he himself had broken the ropes, with his long robe hanging loosely on his body. He snorted indignantly, "You cunning fellows, this old man refuses to untie them for you; if you enjoy being tied up, then continue to be tied up."

"Brother Cao, that is not the right way to say it. The Alliance Leader will take us back to the Blood Sect later. The Heavenly Descended all know the Alliance Leader's divine abilities; if we all lose our belts, wouldn't that simply make the Heavenly Descended suspicious of the Alliance Leader?" Ma Changcheng laughed, "You wouldn't want to ruin the Alliance Leader's good deeds from the start, would you!"

"..." Cao Ru'an snorted, turned to Luo Xue, and said obsequiously, "Luo Tianjiao, let me untie yours for you!"

Bang!

Luo Xue used her cultivation to break the belt on her body, and gracefully pulled a new belt from her sleeve and tied it around her waist: "No need to trouble Brother Cao. Ever since I learned of the Alliance Leader's Fazhe, I have always kept a new belt on me. Not breaking free just now was merely because I wanted the Alliance Leader to look at me a few more times..."

"..." The group.

Lin Bai exited the game, prepared to perform Soul Possession once more, but did not expect to enter Zheng Tong's body with ease, as smooth as could be.

Zheng Tong had long since come out of the Game Capsule and was sitting alone at his desk, feeling dejected, calling out from time to time: "Lin Bai, are you still there?"

"I am," Lin Bai replied using Being Read Mind.

In an instant.

Zheng Tong's complexion became very ugly, but soon, he returned to normal and sighed: "I was just kicked offline by you, right?"

(End of chapter)