Chapter 330: Turning Hands into Rain

The indigenous people of the Blood Sect have generally low cultivation realms and have completely lost decision-making power within the Justice Alliance; they cannot even be of any help to Lin Bai.

At this moment, Lin Bai's focus was also placed on the players.

Thus, he sent a voice transmission to Luo Xue and the others, telling them to urge the indigenous people to cultivate diligently.

Luo Xue and the others tactfully withdrew.

In the span of a moment, only the high-level players remained in the council chamber.

……

【Baiyin】, 【Lao Mi】, and other high-level members of the original Beggar Sect looked at 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 sitting in the seat of honor, their eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. They had followed Lin Bai for so long, so how did this guy manage to grasp Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao?

This guy only met Lin Bai once; the world is truly unfair!

He scanned the crowd.

Lin Bai's gaze lingered on 【Lao Mi】 for a brief moment before turning to 【Haiqun Zhi Ma】 and other representatives of the financial groups: "Everyone, *Justice Weekly* represents our position in public opinion. Previously, we sought stability, so the publication was suspended, but now it must be restarted."

Lin Bai smiled slightly.

Everyone laughed.

【Baiyin】 and other veteran players of the Beggar Sect felt a tremor in their hearts, inexplicably recalling the fear of being dominated by Lin Bai. They couldn't help but glare at 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】, cursing inwardly in unison: damn that Fazhe Zhidao!

【Haiqun Zhi Ma】 also found 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 unpleasant, but having received instructions from the financial groups, his expression showed nothing amiss. He looked at Lin Bai and smiled: "Old Jing, you're right to start an opinion war. But you just said that the Fazhe Zhidao you obtained from Lin Bai works intermittently; can it sustain a full battle? The Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects have been strictly guarding against Lin Bai. Once they know you have been subjected to Soul Possession by Lin Bai, they will certainly send people to test you. We have finally stabilized the situation; are you sure you can handle it?"

"Old Ma, if it is confirmed that I have been subjected to Soul Possession by Lin Bai and have mastered Lin Bai's Fazhe Zhidao, while Lin Bai in the lightning tribulation is constantly threatening them, would the Seven Orthodox Sects really dare to come and test me?" Lin Bai countered, "And there is a more critical point: after the Soul Possession, Lin Bai possesses the players' Undying Body, and the lightning tribulation they previously used to deal with Lin Bai has also lost its effect..."

【Haiqun Zhi Ma】 interrupted 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 and asked with a smile: "Why are you certain that Lin Bai will help you?"

"The split soul is a contingency Lin Bai left for himself, carrying the Fazhe Zhidao. But he is also a different individual from Lin Bai. Given Lin Bai's confidence, he must be one hundred percent certain that the Soul Possession will succeed." Lin Bai slandered himself nonchalantly, "Currently, the premise is that what the split soul does must be consistent with Lin Bai's lineage; only then can we deceive Lin Bai himself and make him wholeheartedly help us threaten the Seven Orthodox Sects..."

"Are you sure?" 【Leidian】 asked.

"One hundred percent sure." Lin Bai looked at 【Leidian】, thinking of finding an opportunity to give him a hint to also secure a status within the Fengda Group. With the major financial groups united, each group had its own agent within the Blood Sect.

【Haiqun Zhi Ma】 and the others looked at each other.

【Huashui De Yu】 said: "If that is the case, then it is indeed something we can operate."

【Luori】 glanced at 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 and smiled: "The situation changes in an instant. Before, we hoped for Lin Bai to die quickly, but now we have to hope that Lin Bai can hold out longer in the lightning tribulation."

【Leidian】 shook his head and said: "It is a pity that Lin Bai calculated everything, only to end up working for our benefit."

【Baiyin】, 【Huangye Lang】, and the others watched the financial group people chatting and laughing while they were gradually marginalized, unable to even interject in such a high-level meeting. For a moment, they felt a complex mix of emotions, and looking at 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】, they actually hoped he really had been subjected to Soul Possession by Lin Bai's split soul.

"First, use *Justice Weekly* to build momentum, paired with some pictures of us being hung up by Binding Immortal, to make the Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects believe that Lin Bai has truly subjected a player to Soul Possession and regained leadership of the Blood Sect, then go and negotiate terms with them," 【Huashui De Yu】 said.

"Have players from the Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects spread some false news, bewitch the sect masters of various factions, and say that Lin Bai did not succeed in the Soul Possession, provoking them to come and cause trouble. Seeing the outsiders' unwillingness will actually make them more likely to believe it..." On the live broadcast screen, 【Yuanjian Zhi Ying】 also offered his suggestion, "Having only one voice in the world would instead seem abnormal..."

"Previously, Lin Bai said in the lightning tribulation that he wanted the clone to help Taichu and the Taihao Kingdom construct the Magpie Bridge to facilitate the Kitchen God competition. We need to promote this. Moreover, constructing the Magpie Bridge is most beneficial to us; whether for economy or war, neither can do without convenient transportation. Lin Bai was swept into the lightning tribulation, and I thought the Magpie Bridge was terminated, but I didn't expect the game officials to have a backup plan..."

……

The few of them spoke one after another, perfecting the plan he proposed. Lin Bai felt a surge of emotion; they were truly business elites from another world!

Accustomed to the deceit of business warfare.

The Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects were all muscle-headed, accustomed to using force to suppress others, and were old innocents who would bury their heads in cultivation for hundreds of years. Without himself, how could they possibly compete with this group?

Seeing that 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 had not spoken for a long time, 【Haiqun Zhi Ma】 felt secret disdain, laughed, and asked: "Jingtian, do you have anything to add?"

"Have everyone from the financial groups join the Beggar Sect!" Lin Bai pondered for a moment and looked at 【Lao Mi】 and the others, "If you're going to act, do it thoroughly. When Lin Bai founded the Beggar Sect, he must have had his deep intentions. Since we want to establish Lin Bai's persona, we cannot leave any flaws. Lin Bai is a nostalgic person; even if the old members of the Beggar Sect are just puppets, they must be utilized."

【Baiyin】, 【Huangye Lang】, and the others had thought they had nothing to do with this, but upon suddenly hearing such words, they looked at 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 in disbelief.

In a trance.

They actually couldn't tell whether he had really been subjected to Soul Possession or not.

【Lao Mi】 frowned and said: "Just give me enough money, but don't expect me to manage anything. My heart is no longer in the Beggar Sect..."

Everyone clearly knew that after 【Lao Mi】 hit City Lord Guo Yuan with the Love Stick, he had been immersed in a sweet romance with the City Lord, even dumping his girlfriend 【Gengmi】.

Except for showing up when making money, he basically ignored the affairs of the Beggar Sect.

It was not at all strange for him to say such things.

If it weren't for Lin Bai designating him as the Chief Beggar, the people from the financial groups would have replaced 【Lao Mi】 long ago.

But in order to shape Lin Bai's perfect persona, even if 【Lao Mi】 was incompetent, the title of Chief Beggar had to fall upon him.

Lin Bai cared even less about the so-called "big brother."

In the end, a big brother was just a tool for farming Luck; if he really started to strive, it would be counterproductive, and who knows how many inexplicable tasks he might find for him!

……

Using the identity of 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】, Lin Bai perfected the details of acting as Lin Bai with the high-level members of the financial groups.

To be sure that he had truly mastered the Fazhe Zhidao, a group of players spent two hours experiencing the power of the laws.

The results satisfied them greatly, and they finally reached a conclusion—the laws were unsolvable.

At least for players at the current stage, facing unreasonable laws, they could not come up with a suitable countermeasure...

Binding Immortal, Moon-Chasing, Zhaofeng...

These three Skills were enough to destroy any attack combination the players could come up with.

Furthermore.

There was also the terrifying decibel doubling.

After learning of 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】's true combat power, the financial groups even had the idea of immediately launching a counterattack against the Seven Orthodox Sects and the Demonic Five Sects, but in the end, this idea was rejected.

If they did that, 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】 would be destined to become the sole power.

They did not want to cultivate a real Lin Bai in the game world.

But for now, the financial groups relied on 【Jingtian Zhi Sun】, raising their regard for him to the extreme, giving him the greatest authority in the game, allowing him to unconditionally mobilize any player in the game without asking anyone for permission.

Fengda and Jingke successively contacted Lin Bai in secret, also making promises to him, wanting him to leave the Xinlong Group and join their side. Lin Bai refused no one, happily promising them all, displaying the image of someone who was arrogant and smug to the fullest...

……

The players' efficiency was very high, and they were spread all over the world.

After confirming the new plan, the long-silent *Justice Weekly* and *Heavenly Dao Review* went online simultaneously, proclaiming to the outside world the news that Lin Bai had successfully performed Soul Possession on a Heavenly Descended and been reborn.

The publications refuted one by one the slanders against Lin Bai by *Heavenly Dao Journal* and other publications, and announced to the world the Justice Alliance's upcoming plans;

First, Lin Bai demanded that the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects provide him with compensation because their publications had infringed upon his right to reputation; this point best fit Lin Bai's style of doing things, and the players also needed the resources that the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects would pay out....

The news blockade against the Justice Alliance previously suggested by the players instantly became a mere decoration.

In just one night, Lin Bai returned to everyone's field of vision, dominated the day's headlines, and became the talk of the town for everyone during their tea and meal breaks.

The next day at noon.

The Lin Bai Support Group broke away from the Blood Sect and steered the Hundred Flower Boat straight toward the Shengji Sect.

Meanwhile, the fake Lin Bai, "Jingtian Zhijun," led a multitude of players and returned in a grand procession to the Taiyi Kingdom, passing through the Magpie Bridge to head toward the Taichu Kingdom to fulfill the promise of laying the Magpie Bridge.

Cultivators from the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects who could not figure out the situation retreated one after another and observed from the shadows, wanting to determine whether the Lin Bai who had performed Soul Possession on the Heavenly Descended was real or fake.

Shengji Sect.

Lin Bai, who had finally straightened out all the matters, received a notification in his mind that the mission was successful:

【... Big Brother's career has returned to the right track; Reward: 800 Luck】

【... Restored the reputation of the publications; Reward: Video Projection Equipment (already issued)】

It has been raining for several days in a row; the trees and power lines short-circuited, smoked, and lost power. The power company staff were downstairs sawing trees until past nine o'clock before power was restored. I cannot finish four thousand words, so this is all for now!

(End of this chapter)