Chapter 334: Seeking Longevity and Plotting Cooperation

Xinlong Group.

Game Comprehensive Service Conference Room.

More than a dozen executives and leaders sat around the table, each with a cold and stern expression.

"... When Zheng Tong first spoke with me, he should have been struggling with Lin Bai for control of his body. However, the Lin Bai split soul inside his body must have used a spell like Silence, causing him to lose the ability to communicate. But in a very short time, Zheng Tong lost autonomous control over his body. This is why, after Zheng Tong entered the game, his temperament changed drastically, and when he called me back, he was already clear and logical, because by that time, it was Lin Bai inside his body."

Facing the group, President Jin spoke eloquently and relayed to them the content of the conversation Lin Bai had with him at the time, "The above is the content of the conversation between Zheng Tong and me. It is interlocking and reasonable. At the time, I thought it was Zheng Tong suddenly gaining power and taking the opportunity to elevate his own status. Now it seems that it was clearly Lin Bai playing along, finding a reasonable excuse for his disguised player persona. Everything he did is very consistent with Lin Bai's style of conduct all along. The reason everyone was fooled at the time was that we subconsciously believed that an NPC could not perform Soul Possession on a player..."

"Of course, after being possessed, Zheng Tong did not die. When Lin Bai entered the game, he still possessed autonomy over his body and could move around in his own room. However, he did not report the situation to the company. There are probably two possibilities: one is that he was controlled by Lin Bai, and the other is that he was subdued by Lin Bai. Lin Bai, relying on his own strength, turned the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects upside down; suppressing an ordinary person is easy for him. Moreover, he can still use immortal arts in this world..."

"President Jin, since Lin Bai has possessed a player, why didn't he take the opportunity to operate in the Real World, but instead returned to the Xianxia World?" A chubby middle-aged man raised his hand and asked in return.

"Firstly, that side is Lin Bai's home turf. He hasn't even settled things there, so how can he talk about invading the Real World? One person cannot fight against a world; he needs more helpers, and those helpers can only be people from that side. Secondly, Lin Bai gave a reason: he wants to use Lin Sibai to rescue his main body trapped in the lightning tribulation. Compared to a split soul, the main body clearly possesses more powerful strength," President Jin said.

"Since Lin Bai can use immortal arts in the Real World," asked an old man with gray hair sitting at the head of the table, "can we use Soul Possession as a breakthrough point to introduce immortal arts into reality?"

"Yes, introducing immortal arts into reality, that is the direction, to benefit the people!" The chairman sitting at the head of the table ignored President Jin's analysis of the game and said, "Since it can be confirmed that the other side is a real world, we can first prepare for friendly exchanges, to promote and improve each other. We are businessmen; we want profit. There is absolutely no need to start off with killing and fighting, right?"

A brief silence.

President Jin said: "The chairman is right. In fact, we have also been working towards the direction of peace. But Lin Bai has a deep misunderstanding of us and has always called players a catastrophe. This time, through his possession and crossing over, he has learned the essence of the game and may be even more disgusted with us. After all, no one wants their world to be someone else's playground. However, please rest assured, Chairman, we will gradually communicate with Lin Bai in hopes of clearing up this misunderstanding."

"Right, we are in the light, and Lin Bai is in the dark. We can completely operate steadily, gradually gain his trust, and turn him into one of our own," the chairman nodded and said. "Old Jin, as soon as possible and without provoking him, figure out exactly how much power he can exert in the Real World? Especially figure out what this Soul Possession is all about? What kind of impact will Soul Possession have on our people here..."

He paused for a moment and said, "If we truly cannot negotiate, we must also have the means to control him. For the sake of world stability, we must never let him cause trouble in our world. After all, Lin Bai is always an unstable factor..."

More than a dozen young company executives sighed silently.

Being able to sit in the position of a director of the Xinlong Group, money was just a number to them.

Previously, entering the Xianxia World was just a development strategy for the company. They had various speculations about the Xianxia World, but they were limited to speculations. But now that Lin Bai has performed Soul Possession and the two worlds have intersected, it finally ignited thoughts in their hearts that did not exist before.

One must know that that side is a cultivation world, where practitioners can live for hundreds or thousands of years at every turn.

The search for longevity by ancient emperors and generals was false, but that world is full of real proof everywhere...

But how easy is it to snatch meat from Lin Bai's mouth?

Whenever Lin Bai uses one or two of his laws in the Real World, even special forces soldiers would be too fragile to resist.

Not to mention anything else, a single Love Separation would be enough for him to destroy the world.

Modern society's technology can indeed cause greater destructive power, but correspondingly, individual strength is too weak...

Wanting to eat meat, yet afraid of getting beaten.

How can there be such a good thing in the world!

President Jin accompanied with a smile and said: "Chairman, we will come up with a plan as soon as possible."

The chairman said: "All plans targeting Lin Bai must be sent to me for review at the first opportunity."

President Jin said: "Understood." He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Chairman, what about the higher-ups?"

The chairman pondered for a moment: "You don't need to worry about the higher-ups. Including Jingke and Fengda, I will go and greet them. Such a big opportunity, we can't swallow it alone as a single company."

"If possible, get the pills started first. You all discuss it, establish a drug research and development department, and try to work on the pill formulas from the game. If the medicinal herbs are different, go find substitutes. That side is a real world, so there is a possibility that the pills can be made..."

In the Real World, the chairman set the tone.

However, Foresight Eagle and the others who entered the game had to face the most severe situation since entering the game.

Skimming Fish sighed: "Hidden so deep, actually deceiving all of us."

Tiger of the Mountain said: "It's just that Lin Bai was courting death himself, revealing his ruler. Otherwise, once he borrowed the player's identity to pacify the Cultivation World and then suddenly attacked us, all our efforts would have been in vain."

High in the Sky said: "Lin Bai lost because he was too confident and didn't put us in his eyes at all. He never considered that behind us, there is also an entire civilization."

Foresight Eagle said: "Did he lose? Even knowing that World-Shocking Falcon is Lin Bai, do you have a better way to deal with him?"

Everyone was silent.

Chengfeng said: "Lin Bai is truly a figure. In that situation at the time, he didn't have much time at all after the possession. Moreover, after discovering our true identities, he was actually able to resist the temptation to explore the Real World, returned directly to the Xianxia World, and set up such a huge trap for us. Furthermore, he easily controlled all the player factions in the game without revealing a single bit to the outside. Who among those present has his courage, boldness, and ability to adapt to circumstances?"

Sunset said: "If he weren't so excellent, how would the Righteous Sect dare to send only him out to stir up the world? This is absolute confidence in him! It's ridiculous, the people above actually still want us to handle him. Sometimes, I even think, it's better to just surrender to Lin Bai; being his enemy is too tiring."

Foresight Eagle said: "Stop saying these useless things, let's discuss how to handle Lin Bai first! He possessed a player; the forums, live streams, and private chats must all know by now. In his eyes, we should have no secrets anymore."

"The problem with private chats is easy to solve. When discussing important matters, try to use the team channel and not the public channel," High in the Sky said. "The key is other aspects; we must prepare for the worst. For example, the relationship between the possessed Lin Sibai and Lin Bai might not be two separate individuals as we imagine. It is possible that Lin Bai knows everything Lin Sibai does, and he is simply playing dumb to paralyze us..."

"If he plays dumb, we play dumb too," Cunning Fox said. "Organize a plan to guide him in the direction we want as much as possible through the forum and private chats on public channels."

"Is it possible that everything we do is exactly what Lin Bai wants us to do?" Cunning Fox said. "Lin Bai's layout is so meticulous, could it be that he deliberately left the flaw of Zheng Tong to lure us into the trap..."

"Don't be suspicious. A wise man makes a mistake in a thousand thoughts. Lin Bai came up with such a tight plan in such a short time, which is already amazing. He doesn't understand our world, so it's normal to have loopholes. How could he be perfect in every way? Don't think of him as too godlike," Foresight Eagle said. "The dilemma we face now is that the people above want longevity and want the results of the Xianxia World. To meet the requirements of the people above, Lin Bai cannot die. Perhaps we even have to help him conquer this world?"

"We can't do that. Once Lin Bai has no enemies, then we are his enemies," High in the Sky said. "The people of the Righteous Seven Sects and the Demonic Five Sects must be kept."

"Has anyone thought about another problem?" The Stick that Stirs the Shit, who had been silent, said. "What if another player gets possessed? What if we get possessed? Now there is only one Lin Sibai, what if there is a Lin Wubai or Lin Liubai in the future? Do we really want to put the Real World in danger?"

Everyone looked at each other and fell into silence.

"Actually, we all know that the best method is not peace, but conquest. Only by holding power in our own hands do we have a say," The Stick that Stirs the Shit sighed leisurely and said. "When two worlds collide, how can there be any peace or compromise? There is only invasion and fighting, and in the end, the strong decide everything. The most correct approach is to kill the possessed Zheng Tong and nip the source of the danger to our world in the bud..."

Idiot!

If they could kill Lin Bai, they would have done it long ago; why would it be so troublesome?

The people at the meeting directly ignored the statement of The Stick that Stirs the Shit.

Foresight Eagle looked around at everyone and said: "The Spirit Soul is afraid of Ultraviolet Rays and Infrared Rays. Before Lin Bai performed the possession, he had He Qin and the others tear down the light strips. Let the brothers in Weapon Refinement work hard to manufacture more concealed light strips and strive to make them standard equipment for every player.

Regarding Lin Bai, still treat him as World-Shocking Falcon. Secretly notify all consortium players not to discuss any useful information in public channel private chats.

Before consortium players post on the forum, they must be reviewed by headquarters.

Everyone's speech and behavior should try not to be too different from usual. Don't let Lin Bai see any abnormalities, and wait for feedback from the Real World side. Zheng Tong is the key..."

In Lin Bai's eyes, players have no secrets.

Private chats and team chats are all open and transparent to his ears.

The players were holding meetings and discussing countermeasures, and the plans they formulated were not exactly loose.

But after only a few exchanges, Lin Bai knew that the matter of Soul Possession had been exposed, and he also understood the needs of the powerful in the Real World—they sought immortality!

He sighed; as expected, no matter what kind of world it was, the greedy nature of humans would never change...

It had always been this way.

He had only been worried that the matter of Soul Possession would trigger social panic, and had instead overlooked this point.

This was fine, too.

With this amulet, Zheng Tong's safety could be basically guaranteed, and he also had the capital to negotiate.

Lin Bai could not help but marvel at the efficiency of the Real World; one person going up against an entire world—it couldn't be more thrilling. The moment there was the slightest loophole, it was seized by others.

Without the system on him, if he were to muddle along in this world, he feared he wouldn't even know how he died. Some things could not be accomplished by cleverness alone.

Without the card couple to assist, after leaving the Taiyi Kingdom where the Magpie Bridge was.

Lin Sibai's travel speed slowed down.

At their current speed, it would take at least another seven days to reach the Beast Taming Sect. Since there was nothing to do, Lin Bai pondered for a moment and chose to log off.

He decided to use Zheng Tong's identity to make a basic contact with the Real World.

Sometimes, it was actually quite good to lay things out in the open.

The Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects were at odds with him; players were a great point of leverage. No matter how well one played tricks and schemes, it was not as refreshing as a straightforward, open strategy...

Lin Bai suddenly logged off.

Whether in the game or in the Real World, there was a flurry of chaos.

Zheng Tong was guarding the computer, boredly watching a game livestream and occasionally browsing some posts about "Shenmo Dalu," when Lin Bai's image suddenly appeared in his mind, giving him a fright. He asked strangely, "Why did you suddenly log off?"

"Traveling is boring, so I came to your world to look around and kill some time," Lin Bai said using Being Read Mind.

One should still hide one's true strength when necessary.

If he let the players know that he could even eavesdrop on the team channel, then a cooperation would be impossible to talk about, and he would also be much more passive when collecting information.

"Go out and look around?" Zheng Tong was shocked. "Everyone knows I'm the Alliance Leader of the Justice Alliance, and everyone's eyes are focused on me. You logged out of the game because you were bored to wander around—how do you expect others to think? It would be strange if they didn't suspect me!"

"Oh, your IQ is online; you know how to analyze from the big picture now," Lin Bai said teasingly.

"Hurry back into the game. If you're gone for too long, someone will really come to investigate me soon," Zheng Tong said anxiously. "For your sake, I haven't dared to leave the house these past few days. When I'm thirsty or hungry, I just lie in the Game Capsule and absorb Nutrient Solution. It's so boring. Being this willful, do you think you're worthy of my sacrifice?"

Knock, knock, knock!

A knocking sound came from the door.

Zheng Tong's face changed drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to lie down in the Game Capsule.

At this moment.

A voice came from outside the door: "Zheng Tong, open the door. We would like to have a talk with Mr. Lin Bai?"

Zheng Tong froze, becoming even more panicked: "They know? How did they know?"

Hearing the voice outside, Lin Bai was also speechless.

He had to admit, people in the Real World were truly sharp.

If the old fogies of those sects in the game world had half such a meticulous mind, even with his system, he would have been finished long ago and would never have been able to develop.

"Open the door!" Lin Bai instructed Zheng Tong.

Zheng Tong moved with stiff steps and went over to pull open the door.

Outside the door.

Stood the pot-bellied Manager Jin, followed by two young men in black shirts and black trousers who looked full of Spirit.

Manager Jin looked at Zheng Tong with a smile: "Mr. Lin is truly alert! I wonder where we showed a flaw that was detected by Mr. Lin?"

Lin Bai used Being Read Mind to remote-control Zheng Tong, who looked at Manager Jin with a strange expression: "Manager Jin, Lin Bai says he just changed to a fresh environment because he was bored from traveling, and took the opportunity to familiarize himself with this world. It was your knocking and questioning that exposed yourself."

"..." The smile on Manager Jin's face froze.

A clear emotional feedback reached Lin Bai's mind: 【Resentment from Jin Kai; +1 +1 +1...】

(End of this chapter)