Chapter 350: Allow Me to Get Married First

"Yuan Qing of the Heavenly Dao Sect greets Alliance Leader Lin."

"Shuang Han of the Heavenly Sword Sect greets Alliance Leader Lin."

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"Visionary Eagle of the Xinlong Group greets Alliance Leader Lin."

"Ruri Zhongtian of the Jingke Group greets Alliance Leader Lin."

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The sect leaders and Cultivators of the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects, the spokespersons for various financial groups from the Real World, and the emperors of nations like Taiyi and Taichu had all arrived.

Inside the Reception Pool.

Except for the players and the royal family, everyone else had a cultivation level of at least the Great Vehicle Realm.

To make space, most ordinary players and the low-level Cultivators of the Justice Alliance had been sent back to the Shengji Sect.

This was a gathering of top-tier specifications in the true sense of the word.

With Lin Bai as the honored one.

Although everyone had been fighting and scheming against each other for a long time, for most of them, this was actually their first time seeing Lin Bai, and they felt panicked and uneasy in their hearts.

After all, Lin Bai's fierce reputation had always been too great, and now, he was the undisputed number one in the world; if he really decided to make things difficult for them, not a single one of them would be able to escape.

After arriving in the Immortal World, everyone knew that what Lin Bai said was not false, so they pinned their hopes on him again—this was a very contradictory mentality.

But clearly, they were overthinking it.

Lin Bai didn't take them to heart at all; not to mention him, even his War God System body could suppress them with a casual gesture, so there was really no need to bicker with them over past petty grievances.

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"Esteemed sect leaders, we can consider ourselves to have become friends through conflict. In the days past, we experienced many unpleasantries, but fortunately, the result is perfect." Lin Bai could clearly perceive everyone's emotions, and facing the uneasy crowd, he tried his best to display the magnanimity and gentleness of a victor. "Now, everyone has joined the Justice Alliance. From today on, we are all our own people. Let the past drift away with the wind, and let our hatred be wiped clean. A thousand words can be summed up in one sentence: welcome, everyone, to the Justice Alliance."

【Resentment from Patriarch Yuan Qing, Yi Wuji...; +1 +1 +1...】

Everyone cast resentful gazes toward Lin Bai.

Our sects were occupied, we were beaten by you from the heavens down to the mortal world, and now we have been forcibly incorporated into the Justice Alliance by you. For you, of course, the ending is perfect, and of course, you wouldn't bicker with us...

Drift away with the wind?

Have you ever considered our feelings?

But Lin Bai had forgiven them; did they dare to bicker?

"Many thanks to the Alliance Leader for your understanding." Patriarch Yuan Qing looked at the high-and-mighty Lin Bai, as well as Qingyun beside him, sighed inwardly, and lowered his noble head.

After saying this, he felt a sense of relief, as if the Da Shan pressing on his heart had been instantly removed, and the haze lingering in his mind had been swept away by a wild wind.

His whole person felt as if he had been washed from the inside out, an inexplicable sense of comfort.

Only at this moment did he realize how much pressure Lin Bai had been putting on him all this time...

If he had known it would come to this, why rack his brains to oppose Lin Bai? It would have been better to just surrender; how much suffering would he have been spared?

When all is said and done, Lin Bai is just one person; even if you put him on a pedestal, he can't eat that much grain!

"Thank you, Alliance Leader, for your understanding." Patriarch Yuan Qing took the lead, and the rest no longer hesitated; suppressing the awkwardness in their hearts, they all offered their greetings to Lin Bai.

【Convert ten thousand people who hate you; Merit 3000 (already issued)】

【Let your name of benevolence spread throughout the world; Reward: Heart of Merit】

【Conquer:... I came, I saw, I conquered... (completed); Reward: Three Heads and Six Arms (already issued)】

【Detected that you possess a stronger enemy; a War God should bravely climb the peaks and trample all visible enemies underfoot. Conquer the current world; Reward: Undying Soul】

Why didn't Lin Bai explore the Immortal World, but instead insisted on waiting for everyone to arrive and join the Justice Alliance?

Wasn't it just to use them to grind more system tasks?

Otherwise, what use were these guys?

Cultivating them was not as good as going out to conquer the world all by himself!

The world he was about to face was unknown, and the enemies were even more brutal.

Lin Bai had to seize every moment to make himself even stronger.

The Three Heads and Six Arms from the War God System was in hand, and the next task did not reward Seventy-Two Transformations.

But the Undying Soul was not bad either; although he had to conquer the current world to get it, it was still worth getting. In a few months, he had already conquered one world, so conquering another one shouldn't be difficult.

Things are unpredictable; what if, after conquering the world, he had to face the Game Company directly?

With the Undying Soul, plus Soul Possession, at least he wouldn't die and could make a comeback at any time...

And the Heart of Merit rewarded by the new task of the Kindred Spirit System was probably also a beating heart.

Whether this task was done or not was of no great importance.

Lin Bai reached out and pressed down, and the noisy scene immediately quieted: "You all understand the current situation. The Immortal World you yearned for has now become our enemy. Your sect predecessors have suffered greatly under their destruction. If we do not defeat them, not only will the path of cultivation be cut off, but we must also be on guard at all times against the Celestials settling accounts with the lower realm.

The entire world has reached its most dangerous moment.

The Celestials, accustomed to acting recklessly, will not allow you to hide in the lower realm to enjoy peace.

The lower realm is like a hunting ground for the Celestials; they are used to prey jumping out every so often for their amusement, and they will not allow the prey to awaken. Just like how you surrounded and intercepted me, not allowing me to lead mortals to resist you. You wouldn't want a blade hanging over your heads at all times, would you?"

Lin Bai's words struck them right in the heart, and the expressions of Patriarch Yuan Qing and the others turned extremely ugly.

The royal family members looked at the sect leaders of the Cultivation World with strange expressions; they didn't know if the power of the royal family had been restored, or if they had fallen into an even deeper Abyss?

The players whispered among themselves.

"Alliance Leader, it was our ignorance in the past; the matter of the Celestials is our retribution." Patriarch Yuan Qing smiled bitterly, "The Alliance Leader's path is the correct one; the Law is the true way, and we will devote ourselves to cultivating the Law in the future."

"The Law must be cultivated, but the original path of cultivation cannot be abandoned either. You are already familiar with the original way of cultivation. I have said before that in the path of the Law, only one person can eventually become a god; those without talent who cultivate the Law will end up with nothing." Lin Bai looked around at everyone and shook his head, "You have also seen the density of Spirit Qi in the Immortal World; cultivating here, advancing a thousand miles a day, is not necessarily a bad future. Moreover, there will be no restrictions from the Heavenly Tribulation..."

The Cultivators looked at each other; they naturally understood this principle, but when they thought of the terror of the Celestials, how could survival here be easy?

"Afraid?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

"With the Alliance Leader here, naturally we are not afraid." Yi Wuji said with a flattering smile.

"Sect Leader Yi is certainly eloquent." Lin Bai looked at them with a smile and said, "That's right, if the sky falls, I'll hold it up, so what are you afraid of? Are Celestials born stronger than you? I'm afraid that's not necessarily true. If you had cultivated in a place with such dense Spirit Qi since childhood, your achievements would likely be no worse than the Celestials. Throughout history, apart from the Fazhe Zhidao of my Justice Sect, the struggle has been nothing more than for resources and territory."

The emotions of Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others were gradually stirred up; one by one, they felt the dense Spirit Qi around them and let their imaginations run wild.

"Delusional," sneered Bai Feng, who had been hanging upside down the whole time. "With this bunch of good-for-nothings, you want to attack the Immortal World and defeat the Celestials? I'm afraid you'd be wiped out by General Nan and his men the moment you stepped out of the Reception Pool. You have no idea how powerful the Celestials are."

"No matter how powerful, you're still the one hanging there." Lin Bai shut him up with one sentence, then turned back to Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others, saying, "Don't listen to his scare tactics. Besides my Fazhe Zhidao, we have other advantages..."

"What advantages?" the Holy Master asked.

"Players from the Real World." Lin Bai looked at 【Eagle of Foresight】 and the others. "They are Undying and Indestructible, their cultivation speed is lightning fast, and their minds are flexible. If we bring hundreds of thousands of players to the Immortal World to cultivate, and then have them apprentice under Xu Longyun to boost their cultivation speed, it won't take long before we can gather an army of hundreds of thousands to oppose the Celestials. At that time, by uniting with the predecessors who ascended before, taking a piece of territory in the Immortal World for ourselves will be as easy as turning over one's hand."

"Alliance Leader, we are willing to serve the Justice Alliance," 【Eagle of Foresight】 said hurriedly. The Immortal World had dense Spirit Qi, making it the most suitable place for players to cultivate. What they feared most was that Lin Bai would be wary of them and not dare to let them into the Immortal World's Cultivation World. Even if Lin Bai didn't assign them tasks, they would still fight for it; they had always known that to gain a foothold here, one must have strength.

The cultivators watched the chattering, excited players and frowned in unison. But they had just joined the Justice Alliance, and Lin Bai had such high hopes for the players that no one dared to voice any objections at this moment.

The players' growth speed was too fast. If they were placed in the uniquely advantageous environment of the Immortal World, it was feared that it wouldn't be long before they surpassed them.

Their pride in their realm advantage would vanish into thin air. When that time came, what use would they have?

Lin Bai could manipulate them, the players could manipulate them, and the Celestials could manipulate them...

Wouldn't they be at the very bottom of the world? It would be worse than it is now. Who would be willing to accept such a bleak future?

"Alliance Leader, the players' true bodies are not in this world. They treat our world as a game. If we let them develop unchecked, I fear it will become a tail too heavy to wag. If they lose control in the future, the danger might be even greater than the Celestials. Please, Alliance Leader, think twice." There was finally someone stubborn; the Blood Child of Heaven's Pride suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"Lord Blood Child is overthinking it. Before, we treated this as a game world, so perhaps we did some wrong things. Now, we know that everyone is a living, breathing person. We will do our utmost to restrain ourselves and will not be as reckless as before," 【Eagle of Foresight】 said with a smile. "Besides, with Alliance Leader Lin presiding over the big picture, if we make a mistake, the Alliance Leader will naturally punish us. No matter how strong the players are, can they be stronger than the Fazhe Zhidao?"

"Right, players are not stronger than the Fazhe Zhidao." Lin Bai looked at the two opposing sides and smiled. "I know what you are worried about. However, you don't need to worry about the future. Lin Sibai and Lin Wubai have already performed Soul Possession and entered the Real World. If they really dare to stir up any trouble here, Lin Sibai and Lin Wubai will cut off their retreat."

"Fuck, is this a threat?" 【Tiger Suppressing the Mountain】 sent a private message.

"It is indeed a threat. Lin Bai has great ambition; he wants to control the Three Realms, so it is impossible for him not to use the art of balance," 【Eagle of Foresight】 said. "I just didn't expect Lin Bai to say these things directly, not even fearing that it would chill our hearts..."

"The Fazhe Zhidao can be used in the Real World, and he is the number one person in the game world. He fears nothing, so naturally, he can say anything. What if our hearts are chilled? Do we dare not listen to him?" 【Rising Sun】 said. "Compared to us, he is the one who is not restricted. It's fine now that we have the Celestials as enemies, but once the Immortal World is pacified, if Lin Bai continues to act as he pleases, then he will be everyone's enemy. People in the Real World will also find ways to restrict Lin Sibai and Lin Wubai..."

Lin Bai heard the players' private messages and curled his lips. Restrict Lin Sibai and Lin Wubai? In their dreams?

"Alliance Leader, can your Magpie Bridge be built into the Real World?" the Holy Son asked.

"I haven't tried it yet, but I can try later," Lin Bai said. "Even if the Magpie Bridge can't reach it, I will find a way to open a portal between the two worlds. Only through true mutual exchange can we make progress together!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The expressions of 【Eagle of Foresight】 and the others changed as well.

In the Real World, an overwhelming amount of Negative Emotion surged toward Lin Bai's Spirit Fruit Tree. In a short while, more than half of the Spirit Fruit consumed during Tribulation Transcendence was replenished.

In the Real World, the number of people watching the live stream was too high.

They could allow Lin Bai to be a virtual idol and could treat someone else's world as a game to wreak havoc, but they absolutely would not allow the Magpie Bridge to connect to the Real World and let the people inside the game disrupt their peaceful lives...

No one wanted their world's resources to be shared with others, especially not with people stronger than them crossing over.

Consequently.

Many people ran to the forums to protest again.

Even more alert people rushed to various stores at the first opportunity to start hoarding supplies, preventing the chaos that might occur in the future.

General Chen, who was watching the live stream, had a livid complexion. His brows were tightly furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "This Lin Bai is truly lawless. The Justice Sect is just as detestable as the Game Company; he is the biggest cancer."

Cheng Xunyun said, "General, this is normal. The Game Company can toy with our fate, and the Justice Sect, being on the same level as them, can do the same. Just like the Celestials of the Immortal World, high-level beings do not care about the fate of ants. We can only blame our civilization for not being as developed as theirs."

General Chen turned the teacup in front of him and said, "Xunyun, notify the people inside the game. Make appropriate contact with the Celestials, understand the composition and dynamics of the Immortal World, and try to prolong the battlefield between the Celestials and Lin Bai to give us more time to prepare countermeasures for Lin Bai. The game world has been completely mastered by Lin Bai; our world must not suffer the same fate."

"Yes," Cheng Xunyun said. "General, what if Lin Bai really builds the Magpie Bridge over?"

"Then cut off the Magpie Bridge. We are Lin Bai's partners, not his subordinates. When necessary, we must show him our attitude; if we have to tear off the mask, we will," General Chen said. "However, Lin Bai's focus is currently on the Immortal World; he won't easily disrupt our world..."

"Yes, General. I will have the players in the game hurry up and level up," Cheng Xunyun said. "Killing the Bridge Guardian of the game world is the easiest way to destroy the Magpie Bridge."

"Alliance Leader, are we staying in the Immortal World to cultivate next?" Ancestor Yuan Qing asked.

"No." Lin Bai shook his head, looked at Xu Longyun beside him, and said, "There is one more urgent matter to attend to."

"Please instruct us, Alliance Leader," everyone said in unison.

"You all know that I primarily cultivate the Fazhe Zhidao. Among all the Fazhe Zhidao, the Love Dao stands alone. Originally, I wanted to give up the Great Dao of Love and focus on the Heavenly Dao, but now, with this whole business with the Celestials, in order to increase my strength, I have no choice but to pick up the Love Dao again." Lin Bai pulled Xu Longyun with his left hand and Jiang Qingqin with his right, and under their puzzled gazes, he said loudly, "The Love Dao requires falling in love and being in love, but everything must lead to a wedding. Therefore, before the war, I will hold a wedding of epic proportions to further comprehend the Love Dao..."

Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin had never expected Lin Bai to suddenly announce this.

This was simply a joy falling from the sky.

Both of their breathing stopped; they looked at Lin Bai in disbelief, their eyes overflowing with love and happiness...

【Joy from Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin; +1 +1 +1...】

【Jealousy from Xiaobai the fox; +1 +1 +1...】

(End of chapter)