Chapter 375: Lin Bai, Who Doesn't Want to Be a Nanny

Lin Bai entered Songshi City and immediately took control of the teleportation array.

Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian led the City Guard to blockade the surroundings of Songshi City, allowing entry but no exit.

In this world where strength is respected, one Star Diamond and one Platinum are enough to control an entire city.

Lin Bai also had a batch of Silver and Golden Realm Puppets in his possession.

But these puppets lacked consciousness and required manual control to act, making them unsuitable for maintaining order.

At this moment, Lin Bai did not have many Enlightenment Pills left and could not help everyone recover their consciousness, so he had to use them sparingly.

……

Some Celestials in the City Guard could not stand Lin Bai acting so imperiously and went privately to find Nan Lingtian, asking if he should send people out to other cities for help to take down Lin Bai in one fell swoop.

Then.

This guy was decisively killed by Nan Lingtian.

Eating the loss of betraying Lin Bai once was enough; how could Nan Lingtian dare to commit it a second time?

All Celestials who attempted to leave Songshi City were mercilessly killed by Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian, their corpses hung on the city gates.

All the Celestials within Songshi City could not help but feel anxious, forced to rethink the matters of the New Mother Body and the Tenth Heavenly King.

Yet, no one went to provoke Lin Bai.

Regardless of Long Tianxi's performance, the impression of the mortal's incompetence was already deeply ingrained in their hearts.

No one believed Lin Bai could last long, and besides, Lin Bai seemed temperamental; it would not be worth it to get oneself involved by approaching him at this time.

……

That same day.

The players in the Reception Pool and Lin Bai's Disciples arrived in Songshi City via the Magpie Bridge.

The Reception Pool was a cramped place with scarce resources, unsuitable for cultivation; having been forced to cultivate while staying in the Reception Pool, the players had long been unable to hold back.

Having finally found an opportunity to see the Immortal World, they naturally swarmed over all at once.

Moreover.

They also carried all sorts of intentions.

……

Thousands of mortals entered Songshi City, and the Celestials immediately erupted in an uproar; they finally realized the severity of the situation.

When had the Immortal World ever had so many mortals?

This was simply an unprecedented spectacle.

The Immortal World.

Ascenders had always been a scarce resource.

If there were so many mortals, their price would have depreciated long ago; how could they be sold at such high prices in the Black Market……

The most critical point was that the mortals entering Songshi City were clearly not those who had ascended; their strength was too weak, so weak that ordinary Celestials within Songshi City could slap several of them to death with one palm.

Did Lin Bai, who had subdued the City Lord and Long Tianxi with his own power, intend to rely on these weakling mortals to help him conquer the world?

A fool's dream!

At this time, grabbing a few mortals and breaking through the blockade of Songshi City would surely allow one to go outside and earn a price difference to improve their life!

In the eyes of the Celestials, the players walking on the streets were like sweet pastries glowing with golden light.

Wealth moves the heart; riches are sought in danger.

As there were more and more players on the streets.

Finally, some Celestials could not help but take action; once there was a first, there was a second……

……

The uninhibited players visited the Celestials' city in twos and threes, just as they had when they first entered the game, not sensing any danger.

But as they walked, their numbers grew fewer and fewer.

Either they entered a shop and never came out, or they turned a corner on the street and lost control of their bodies……

In short.

Not long after the players entered Songshi City, a large-scale disappearance event broke out.

It did not matter if they were people from financial groups or players who had obtained a Lucky Account.

The little skills the players had learned in the Mortal World were useless when encountering Celestials, unable to stir up even a ripple……

It was only because the Celestials wanted to keep a few alive to sell for money after Lin Bai was beaten to death; otherwise, these players would all have been killed back to the Resurrection Point, as the difference in level between the two sides was too great.

The situation for Lin Bai's Disciples was much better.

Although they had been granted laws by Lin Bai, they were all old hands at wandering the world.

The lowest realm of the Celestials was equivalent to theirs, and Songshi City felt to them like a flock of sheep entering a wolf's den.

The aura of the Celestials suppressed them until they were trembling; even with the laws, they dared not act rashly, and after entering Songshi City, they basically stayed in the City Lord's Mansion, not daring to move.

After all.

They only had one life; no one wanted to waste it and turn into a Butterfly to start over.

At this time, Tuohai and the others finally knew why Lin Bai said they were far from qualified; hundreds of thousands of Celestials at their same level were just ordinary people in the Immortal World, and if one thing went wrong, people would really die.

……

"Foolish, you are all foolish! With such heaven-defying skills, why not find a secluded place to develop silently for a few hundred years, and wait until everyone's strength has grown before competing with the Celestials.

I don't know how so many of you who lack the realm ascended, but your strength is too weak. Now, you have impulsively seized Songshi City; once the news spreads, it will immediately attract a large number of Celestials to attack. No matter how powerful you are, can you protect everyone? Go, while they haven't reacted yet, leave quickly……"

In the City Lord's reception hall, the Ascender who was kept as a pet by Nan Lingtian looked at Lin Bai, heartbroken.

His Daoist name was Crazy Wind Sword Idiot, and he had ascended from the Heavenly Sword Sect; so far, he had been kept in captivity in the Immortal World for over sixty years, and his cultivation had barely reached the peak of the Bronze Realm.

At this moment, his mental state was very poor, constantly circling the room, his beard unkempt, his eyes bloodshot, and his whole person filled with violent emotions, looking much like someone from a demonic sect.

Beside them were four others, who were respectively ascenders from the Moon Spirit Sect, Tianmo Mountain, the Weapon Refinement Sect, and the Danling Sect. Their expressions were gloomy, showing not a shred of joy at having regained their freedom; instead, their expressions hid an inexplicable tension, and from time to time, they would cast their gazes toward the window.

Lin Bai's disciples looked at these ascender seniors, who were like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow, feeling a sense of sorrow, and their hearts were filled with fury.

"Senior Uncle Sword Idiot need not worry. The Alliance Leader has mastered the Fazhe Zhidao, and his abilities are not beneath those Heavenly Kings. Even a Star Diamond expert could not last a single move in his hands. With him here, he will rescue those senior sect members who have ascended," the Purple-Robed Ancestor said, looking at the seniors of his own sect with pity and softly comforting them.

"Law? The laws comprehended in the Mortal World are merely superficial. I fear you do not know how powerful those Celestials who have mastered true Law Power are?" Crazy Wind Sword Idiot seemed to recall something and could not help but tremble slightly. "Take my advice: while those Celestials have not yet spread the news, we should quickly hide in the Black Stone Mountain Range. Once our cultivation is successful, we can make further plans..."

"Senior Brother Sword Idiot is right. It is not easy for humanity to produce such an excellent talent; you are the hope of all ascenders. You cannot just be destroyed like this!" Xuan Yun Fairy of the Moon Spirit Sect glanced at Lin Bai and added her persuasion.

"Everyone, the world has changed. Some things cannot be avoided just because you want to. Those ascenders who escaped the control of the Celestials and hid in the Ruins are merely a new script designed by the Celestials," Lin Bai looked at these pitiful ascenders and shook his head. "The Celestials have managed the Immortal World for who knows how many years; you don't think there is truly a place in this world they cannot reach, do you? As long as they want to, even if you hide in the Poison Dragon Lair, they can find you..."

As the cruel truth was spoken, the expressions of the several ascenders changed abruptly.

They looked at each other, and Crazy Wind Sword Idiot's lips trembled: "Is it true?"

"Why would I lie to you? Nan Lingtian told me himself," Lin Bai glanced at him and said, "Moreover, the Mortal World is also different from what you imagine. We must conquer the Immortal World at the fastest speed; there will simply not be hundreds of years for us to grow..."

"Conquer the Immortal World at the fastest speed? Are you joking?" Xuan Yun Fairy's brows were tightly furrowed, and she looked at Lin Bai as if looking at a madman. "Daoist Lu Ying of the Heavenly Dao Sect was brilliant and talented, enduring humiliation to carry out his mission. He spent eighty years breaking through to the Platinum Realm, killing the City Lord of Fengxian City in one stroke and rescuing a city of ascenders, yet he could not escape for ten days under the pursuit of a Star Diamond expert. How fast can 'the fastest speed' to conquer the Immortal World be?"

"Junior Sister Xuan Yun is right. The Celestials and we are irreconcilable; they cannot be used by us at all. Only by uniting as one, finding our compatriots in the Ruins, and then gathering more ascenders to unite together, can we strive for a place to survive and cultivate; that is the only right path..." said Daoist Chiming of the Weapon Refinement Sect.

"Senior Uncle Chiming, Alliance Leader Lin is different from us. He was a high disciple of the Righteous Sect, and when he first came out of the mountains, he was but a mortal. In less than a year, he has already integrated all the sects of the lower realm..." Zuo Lan of the Weapon Refinement Sect sheepishly interrupted his senior.

"Impossible," the several ascenders said in unison.

"There is nothing impossible. I have only been ascended to the Immortal World for a mere three days, and I am already at the Star Diamond Realm. Otherwise, how could I have taken Songshi City? Now, I may not compare to the Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World, but it will not take long before my name makes the children of the Immortal World stop crying." Lin Bai stood up, his aura fully unleashed, activating his Dihua to give everyone confidence. "I let you all out to have you serve me, not to listen to you dampen our own morale..."

Under the suppression of the Star Diamond aura, the several ascenders were trembling, as if they could not believe the fact they were seeing before their eyes.

But immediately after, they stood up trembling, looked at Lin Bai, and said in unison: "We are willing to obey the Alliance Leader's orders."

"Not Alliance Leader; you must take me as your master," Lin Bai shook his head. "Your strength is too weak; you have no chance of winning against the Celestials. Only by taking me as your master can I bestow upon you Law Power, giving you the ability to protect yourselves in this battle."

Knowing the domain of the Star Diamond Realm, Lin Bai's sense of crisis increased sharply. His thirty-some disciples, except for Chengfeng, were mostly at the Bronze Realm, and Ye Song and others had even just upgraded from the Great Vehicle Realm to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

In the Immortal World, even with the addition of Law, their cultivation was clearly not keeping up.

He urgently needed people of higher realms to become his disciples.

"Law Power can also be bestowed?" Xuan Yun asked suspiciously.

"Fine, disciple it is. Having been tortured in this god-damn Immortal World for so many years, what does it matter if I risk it all for a fight? If I die, I die." Crazy Wind Sword Idiot seemed to have his fighting spirit ignited, his eyes gleaming, and he stood up abruptly, kneeling before Lin Bai with a thud. "Master is above, please accept this bow from Crazy Wind."

"Disciple Xuan Yun pays respects to Master."

"Chiming pays respects to Master."

With Crazy Wind Sword Idiot taking the lead, although Xuan Yun and the others still had many doubts in their hearts, they also knelt down. The capable come first; if nothing else, Lin Bai's Star Diamond Realm was enough to be their teacher.

Having just completed the apprenticeship, the few of them sensed the difference in the flow of Spirit Qi within their bodies, and one by one they looked at Lin Bai in surprise: "Master, this..."

"If you have any doubts, let Tuohai and the others explain it to you," Lin Bai waved his hand, interrupting them, and said, "You don't need to take this matter of taking me as your master to heart. The disciples I take value strength; if I encounter better ones, you may be kicked out of the sect at any time. I know this is unreasonable, but in the war to conquer the Immortal World, I must prioritize ensuring overall strength rather than Loyalty."

Crazy Wind and the others were stunned.

Ye Song and the others had already said in unison: "Disciple understands."

With their Loyalty at one hundred percent, they would not question any of Lin Bai's decisions.

Lin Bai nodded and looked around at everyone: "... Everyone already knows the plan for the New Mother Body. Next, all our actions will revolve around this. First, we must make the Celestials of the Immortal World accept the New Celestials, that is, the existence of the players, and coexist with them. We must make the Immortal World chaotic..."

As he was speaking.

The players from several financial groups suddenly began to whisper, talking about the players' encounters in Songshi City, occasionally glancing at Lin Bai, not knowing whether they should interrupt him.

Lin Bai heard their private chat and learned what had happened in the city. Sighing at the lawlessness of the Celestials, he coughed and looked at the players: "You few, why do you keep looking at me? What happened?"

"Alliance Leader, something has happened," 【Yuanjian Zhiying】 said. "Players entering Songshi City are being wantonly captured by the Celestials in the city, and many have already gone missing. They have been placed under restrictions, and they cannot even commit suicide to respawn."

Suicide?

Respawn?

Crazy Wind Sword Idiot and the others became even more confused, casting suspicious gazes at the members of their own sects, wanting an explanation.

They had only ascended for a few decades, but now, everything in the Mortal World was so strange, as if they had ascended for thousands of years, completely disconnected from the world.

"The Celestials want to wait until you are defeated to take the players and sell them for money..." 【Chengfeng】 had a strange expression.

"Ascenders are very popular in the Immortal World; they don't treat us as human beings at all," Crazy Wind Sword Idiot said hatefully. "Alliance Leader, let us slaughter all the Celestials in Songshi City! Only in this way can we deter them; otherwise, I fear similar incidents will keep happening..."

"Alliance Leader, Senior Crazy Wind is right. The Celestials have too deep an inherent impression of mortals; without using thunderous means, it is impossible to change their thinking. They should be killed," 【Ruri Tianzhong】 said. "Otherwise, even if the players have an Undying Body, it will be difficult to move an inch in the Immortal World."

"Alliance Leader, having one's freedom imprisoned and being forced to delete one's account and start over is too high a price, and we cannot afford it," 【Shanzhan Zhihu】 said. "The strength difference between the two sides is too great; the plan you previously had for blooming in multiple places and using players to stir up the Immortal World is likely not feasible."

"Alliance Leader, you built your reputation step by step in the Mortal World, but in the Immortal World, no one knows you," 【Yuanjian Zhiying】 said. "Only by creating a major event and making them take our group of New Celestials seriously will we have the qualifications to break into their interior and mix with them to stir up trouble."

"Since when did you also develop the habit of relying on me? I brought you up to help me do things, not for me to do everything well while you enjoy the ready-made benefits," Lin Bai looked at 【Yuanjian Zhiying】 and the others, smiling. "People from the Western Continent know how to transport modern weapons to the Shenmo Dalu; you can do the same! If the strength difference is too great, you can use the power of technology to make up for it. 'Nuclear peace' is peace!"

(End of chapter)