Chapter 331: Lin Bai, Who Can Influence the Situation of the World at Any Time

"I said it before, Lin Bai splitting his Spirit Soul was definitely not out of good intentions; we needed to respond early. You all didn't take the Spirit Soul seriously, and now look, he has performed Soul Possession on the body of a Heavenly Descended, not only mastering the Fazhe Zhidao but also gaining an Undying Body. How are we supposed to deal with this?" The Holy Master of the Shengji Sect had bloodshot eyes, his entire being in a state of agitation and unease.

Qu Chaoan, Ye Luo, and the other sect masters looked at each other in silence; none of them had expected the situation to turn so quickly, catching everyone off guard.

"There is a rumor among the Heavenly Descended that Lin Bai's Soul Possession did not succeed, that his Spirit Soul was long ago swallowed by the Heavenly Descended, and that now, the Heavenly Descended is merely acting in Lin Bai's name," the Demon Master said.

"What difference does it make?" Lu Wei said. "All along, what was terrifying was not Lin Bai, but his Fazhe Zhidao."

"There is a difference. Once Lin Bai knows his Soul Possession plan did not succeed, do you think he would carry the Heavenly Tribulation to destroy his own Spirit Soul?" the Demon Master said.

"Demon Master, the Heavenly Descended possess an Undying Body. Previously, the Heavenly Descended who died in the Heavenly Tribulation were resurrected completely unharmed. Even if Lin Bai brings the Heavenly Tribulation to find the possessed Heavenly Descended, it would only make him die once. Furthermore, Lin Bai has never relied on Spiritual Power to fight," Qu Chaoan said. "The Fazhe Zhidao combined with the Heavenly Descended's Undying Body has already made up for the shortcomings of the possessed Heavenly Descended. If we had known this, we shouldn't have trapped Lin Bai in the Heavenly Tribulation in the first place."

The Holy Son, Demon Son, and other prodigies had long since stopped speaking; facing a nearly undying Lin Bai, their Heavenly Descended divine abilities had no good countermeasures.

"Is it easier to perform Soul Possession on a Heavenly Descended?" Lu Wei put forward his own point of view. "The Heavenly Descended are Undying and Indestructible, and they are Baimaicutong. Being able to possess them, even if one has to start cultivating again, is worth it!"

Once these words were spoken.

Everyone's gaze turned to Lu Wei, as if looking at a fool.

"There are Heavenly Descended outside right now, Sect Master Lu is welcome to try," Ye Luo mocked.

"..." Lu Wei stopped talking.

"Throughout history, Soul Possession has always been a last resort. Thinking of how valiant Lin Bai was, trapped in the Heavenly Tribulation, he was forced to split his Spirit Soul to perform Soul Possession to survive the Tribulation Transcendence. What normal person would be willing to risk the immense danger of possessing another? Not to mention that all cultivation is lost, and failure means total destruction," the Holy Master said. "Unless one can, like Lin Bai, cultivate the divine ability to split the spirit, so that even if the Soul Possession fails, there will be no loss."

"A split spirit, and he actually succeeded in the Soul Possession; it is simply the greatest absurdity in the world," Qu Chaoan said indignantly.

"First we couldn't do anything about Lin Bai, and now, his split spirit has possessed a Heavenly Descended, and we still can't do anything about him? Is all the Luck of the world concentrated on him?" the Demon Son said gloomily. "Could it be, just as Lin Bai said, that the Cultivation World has reached its end?"

"A portion of it is also with us, otherwise we wouldn't have been given Heavenly Descended divine abilities." The Blood Son glanced at the Demon Son, looking for reasons to boost his own confidence and also to persuade the others. "Lin Bai's Soul Possession may not have been without a price. The cards he used to seal Puppets and the Blacksmith tools he used to destroy Dharma Treasures were never brought out. Without Puppets, his own power is at most at the Spirit Transformation Realm, much weaker than before. Even with an Undying Body, every time a Heavenly Descended dies, their power drops significantly; we may not be without a chance of winning."

"The Blood Son makes sense. If we can't kill him once, we'll kill him many times. When he drops to the body of a mortal and his Spiritual Power reactions can't keep up, even if he masters the Fazhe Zhidao, he won't be able to do anything to us," the Demon Master agreed. "Perhaps by casually crafting a Dharma Treasure, a Void Refinement Realm Cultivator could kill him so he never recovers."

"Before killing him, first eliminate the Heavenly Descended around him." The Poison Son's thinking was also opened up, and he said, "If his cultivation can't keep up, and we remove the assistance of the Heavenly Descended, controlling him will be as easy as turning over one's hand."

"Right now, the Heavenly Descended cannot be trusted. Let's first join forces with the Righteous Seven Sects and unify our stance." After a round of analysis, the Holy Master's uneasy heart stabilized. "We must discuss a unified strategy. We cannot continue doing our own things, only to be defeated one by one by Lin Bai and the Heavenly Descended."

"The Holy Master's words are reasonable," Ye Luo said.

"It would be even better if we could know the Heavenly Descended divine abilities of the Dao Son and the others." Qu Chaoan glanced at the Blood Son beside him and said, "In the end, the fate of the sects must still be tied to the prodigies of the sects."

"Lin Bai in the Heavenly Tribulation has the Magpie Bridge, so it is not appropriate to act too early. Let the Lin Bai after the Soul Possession be arrogant for a few days; once the Heavenly Tribulation annihilates Lin Bai's original body, we will then launch a surprise attack on him," the Demon Master said. "Thoroughly purge the Heavenly Descended."

"The Demon Master's words are reasonable," Qu Chaoan said. "Speaking of which, Lin Bai building Magpie Bridges everywhere is also of great benefit and no harm to us."

"Leave some people to deal with Lin Bai's cooking competition, and find some Cultivators willing to possess Heavenly Descended to test if it is possible. Sect Master Qu and I will go to seek an alliance with the Righteous Seven Sects," the Holy Master finally decided. "Presumably, the righteous people won't make things difficult for us at this time."

Shengji Sect.

A refreshed Lin Bai returned to the crowd. Before he could speak, 【Happy Without Reservation】 had already come up to him and smiled: "Congratulations, Master, Martial Uncle has already succeeded in the Soul Possession."

Is he fishing for information?

Lin Bai glanced at him and said: "Normal. Your master is the Child of Destiny, and Si Bai shared a portion of my Luck; it would be strange if his Soul Possession failed."

"Martial Uncle Si Bai succeeded in the Soul Possession?" Ye Kai asked in surprise.

"Yes, he should have succeeded. In the dark, I can feel his existence; he already has a physical body." Lin Bai naturally had to cooperate with himself to solidify the claim that there was no connection between Lin Sibai and him. He looked at the few players: "Disciple, tell me in detail who your Martial Uncle Si Bai possessed and what he did after the Soul Possession succeeded."

【Happy Without Reservation】 and the others exchanged glances and replied: "Master, we only know that Martial Uncle Si Bai succeeded in possessing a Heavenly Descended; we don't know the rest. Perhaps the Heavenly Descended outside are on guard against us because of our apprenticeship!"

"It is normal that they are afraid of me going out and are unwilling to let me know some things." Lin Bai smiled and looked at him, saying: "But I know you have the ability to leave this world and communicate with each other in your world. You can take time to return to your world to inquire about all the news regarding Martial Uncle Si Bai and then inform me. I can cooperate with what he wants to do so that he won't be too passive..."

"It was this disciple's oversight. Master, I will go offline immediately to inquire about Martial Uncle's news." 【Happy Without Reservation】 Belly-Defamated, complained to 【Unfought and Crazy】 and the others, chose to go offline, and disappeared from Lin Bai's field of vision.

【Eagle of Foresight】, who was constantly paying attention to the live stream, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With these words from Lin Bai, their plan was set.

"Unfought, you notify the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects to let them cooperate with Martial Uncle Si Bai as much as possible; otherwise, I will make them pay," Lin Bai turned to 【Unfought and Crazy】 and instructed.

"I will, Master," 【Unfought and Crazy】 replied.

Lin Bai nodded and said: "Si Bai has mastered the Fazhe Zhidao, so we don't need to worry about things outside. For the remaining time, we must concentrate on dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation. Strive to pass the Heavenly Tribulation as soon as possible and go outside to help Si Bai."

"As you command, Alliance Leader," everyone replied in unison, but their confidence was already lacking.

Vowing to lead everyone through the Tribulation on one hand, while sending away his backup plan on the other—as a leader, saying one thing and doing another is truly demoralizing.

Just at this moment, the Heavenly Tribulation ceased.

Qingyun descended from the sky. Her aura was somewhat chaotic. She took a moment to regulate her breathing and then looked at Lin Bai: "Master, if the Heavenly Tribulation cannot be passed, tell this disciple early so I can make plans early. There is no need to continue supporting in the sky and wasting Spirit in vain."

Seeing Lin Bai frown, she gave a bitter smile and said, "Previously, I felt I could hold on for twenty days, but looking at the scale of the Heavenly Tribulation, I won't be able to protect the people below for more than three days!"

Once these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar, looking in unison at the so-called Faraday Cage.

That cage had not even been built halfway.

Three days was simply not enough to finish it!

Could it be that three days later would be their death day?

No wonder?

No wonder Lin Bai gathered everyone to send Lin Sibai away...

Ye Song and the others also changed color in an instant; even with Qingyun's cultivation, she could only hold on for ten-plus days.

Their cultivation was far inferior to Qingyun's.

Even if they could hold on for a while under the Heavenly Tribulation, they would likely die anyway!

Zuo Lan stopped forging the Faraday Cage and looked at Lin Bai. In three days, it was impossible to finish this so-called Faraday Cage, and once the Heavenly Tribulation fell upon them, who would still care about forging a Magic Tool?

"Alliance Leader, let us use the Phoenix Seeks Phoenix again!" some low-level Cultivators begged.

"Living one more moment is one more moment; I don't want to die yet!" some Cultivators cried bitterly.

"Zuo Lan, continue refining the Faraday Cage, do not stop." Lin Bai frowned slightly, looked at Zuo Lan, and shouted in a deep voice.

Zuo Lan helplessly picked up the Hammer again, but as he continued to forge the equipotential connector, he was already somewhat distracted, ruining several connectors in a row.

Lin Bai took out a ruler, turned to the few players, and said: "The following matter is of great importance. You must cut off all contact with the outside world and do not let it spread."

The eyes of the few players immediately lit up, and they private-chatted:

"Holy crap! A huge scoop is about to drop."

"This time, it's likely real inside information."

"You don't pay us, yet you want us to listen to you? Keep dreaming!"

A few players whispered among themselves, but still cupped their hands in a salute at the first opportunity: "Master, please rest assured. We have already been abandoned by the Heavenly Descended outside, and we have received many favors from Master; we will absolutely not leak any information."

Lin Bai was just using a pretext; he knew they wouldn't turn off the livestream. He nodded at them, pretending to believe them, then turned back to the noisy crowd and asked: "Everyone, why do you think I sent Lin Sibai away? Was it to find a way out for myself?"

Isn't that the case?

The crowd was silent.

"Sigh, I, Lin, seek to attain the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao is the most impartial. Who would have thought that at a time like this, I would be regarded as a selfish person? If I were selfish, why would I make the path of Law Cultivation public to the world?" Lin Bai looked at the crowd in disappointment and said, "The matter of the soul-splitting was not mentioned beforehand because I wanted to boost everyone's confidence and have everyone work together to survive the lightning tribulation. After all, that would minimize our losses."

"I didn't expect that sending Lin Sibai away would have the opposite effect. Since everyone thinks we cannot survive the lightning tribulation and has lost all confidence, I might as well lay it all out!"

"Lin Sibai has mastered the art of Butterfly Transformation. Even if I fail to survive the lightning tribulation, with Si Bai here, even if I die, I can still undergo Butterfly Transformation and be reborn, let alone you. Therefore, instead of begging here, you can take these three days to find a suitable partner. Once you fail, you can undergo Butterfly Transformation and be reborn just like me. Lin Sibai is actually the path of retreat I have sought for everyone."

Whoosh!

The noise rose again.

The Positive Emotion value exploded.

The crowd looked at Lin Bai with gratitude, only then realizing his painstaking efforts. So his soul-splitting technique was actually a way out for everyone...

"Many thanks, Alliance Leader."

"The Alliance Leader's grace of rebirth is like that of a parent. If I can undergo Butterfly Transformation and be reborn, this subordinate will definitely follow the Alliance Leader and never leave."

A chorus of flattery.

"Sigh!" Lin Bai sighed, shook his head, and said, "I do not wish to reach that point! After all, everyone undergoing Butterfly Transformation means our strength will be reduced to its weakest."

"At that time, if Lin Sibai has not managed to consolidate the forces of the outside world, once we are besieged, we will still be in grave danger."

"I sent Si Bai out because I wanted him to seize the time to expand the power of the Justice Alliance and strike at the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects, so that when we cannot survive the lightning tribulation, there will be a stable environment for rebirth. I didn't want to tell you in advance because I wanted Lin Sibai to face as little resistance as possible while working. After all, the longer we hold out in the lightning tribulation, the more time Si Bai has, but you all..."

As soon as these words were spoken.

All the Cultivators fell silent, and then, they all looked at the three Heavenly Descended in unison.

Pointed at by a thousand fingers, the matter ended without a word.

Even as players, 【Bu Zhan Er Kuang】 and the others were frightened into retreating a few steps by the fierce gazes of the crowd. When they reacted, they hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Don't look at us, the news really hasn't been leaked. After all, we have been taken in as Disciples by Master; we won't bite the hand that feeds us."

At the same time.

He privately messaged 【Yi Zhi Lixing De Mao】: "Damn, so that was the purpose of Lin Bai sending out his split soul. I never expected that; he hid it too deep."

【Yi Zhi Lixing De Mao】 said with disdain: "What's the use of planning so far ahead? In the end, the Soul Possession failed anyway."

【Neng Dongshou Jiu Bie Bibi】 said: "This time the consortium people can rest easy. Lin Bai's Soul Possession failed, and his backup plan has been cut off by us. He is truly in grave danger this time and will never survive."

【Bu Zhan Er Kuang】 suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he said: "Damn, we have a global livestream open. Won't some player get desperate and reveal the matter to the NPCs?"

【Yi Zhi Lixing De Mao】 said: "No one would be that stupid, right? If they reveal it, the player pretending to be Lin Bai's split soul will definitely be hunted down by the Seven Righteous Sects. The natives will use every means to suppress the Justice Alliance and will absolutely not let him grow. At that time, it won't be us borrowing Lin Bai's fame, but us taking the fall for Lin Bai."

【Bu Zhan Er Kuang】 said: "I hope no one is that stupid. Only when players build their own forces can they play the game better!"

Offline.

【Yuanjian Zhi Ying】 and others who were constantly monitoring the livestream obviously realized this problem as well. They immediately mobilized all their personnel and posted on the forum, calling on all players not to reveal Lin Bai's plan to the NPCs.

Whoever reveals Lin Bai's true plan to the NPCs will be the common enemy of all players.

But obviously.

They underestimated the baseness of the players.

After all, the consortium cannot control more than 300,000 players.

Many players have their own ideas.

Moreover, the consortium is so large in the Real World that it inevitably has its own enemies, and they are happy to trip up the consortium.

Therefore, not long after the players received the news.

The natives of the game world also learned of Lin Sibai's true purpose.

All plans to lie low and wait for Lin Bai to die during the Tribulation Transcendence were rendered void.

Whether it was the Seven Righteous Sects or the Demonic Five Sects, they made the same decision: strike the Justice Alliance with all their might; they must not give Lin Sibai a chance to save Lin Bai.

They cannot afford the price of Lin Bai undergoing Butterfly Transformation and being reborn.

Especially, they cannot afford the combination of Lin Bai and his Heavenly Descended clone...

Upon learning of the Cultivators' movements, several high-level executives of the consortium cursed on the spot, yet they couldn't say anything.

Because everything Lin Bai did was logical and flawless; the situation was entirely of their own making. If they had known this, they should have given 【Bu Zhan Er Kuang】 more money to stop them from opening the global livestream...

Above the green wood.

Cultivators who already had partners breathed a sigh of relief in unison, while those without partners immediately panicked.

Tuohai hesitated for a moment, flashed in front of Cen Qing, and said with a smile: "Fairy Cen, I have also performed talents in front of you. I am the number one in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm of the Blood Sect; why don't we two become Dao companions?"

Ancestor Nan Rong also flew over, glanced at Tuohai, and said without showing weakness: "Fairy Cen, my cultivation is not as good as Brother Tuohai's, but I dare say I understand love better than Brother Tuohai. I, Nan, swear that when the Heavenly Tribulation arrives, I will definitely protect the Fairy's safety and die before the Fairy. It is more appropriate for us two to become Dao companions..."

More men than women.

There were simply not enough female Cultivators to go around.

Watching the female Cultivator being courted by several in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, Zuo Lan, who was in the middle of Weapon Refinement, hesitated for a moment, looked at Xiao Yu who was assisting him, and said: "Brother Xiao, we two are familiar with each other and have shared joys and sorrows; why don't we become temporary Dao companions?"

Xiao Yu was silent for a moment, looked at the several high-quality women surrounding Lin Bai, and his gaze lingered on Hu He for a moment. In the end, he lacked the courage to become Lin Bai's father-in-law and sighed secretly: "Very well!"

Above the green wood, it suddenly turned into a matchmaking venue. Qingyun was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Bai: "Master, you have a penchant for Marriage Alliance with your Disciples; you wouldn't mind adding me, would you?"

Feeling two invisible killing intents behind him, Lin Bai shook his head helplessly: "Qingyun, do you not have the confidence to survive the lightning tribulation either? Butterfly Transformation and rebirth means your tens of thousands of years of hard cultivation will be wasted; that is a last resort. If you can survive the lightning tribulation, you should still try to survive it. If you really can't survive it, I will take you into a card; that is more appropriate than Butterfly Transformation."

(End of chapter)