Chapter 380: The Night Before the Chaos Descends

The Reporter IDs are bound to individuals, totaling fifteen in all. Lin Bai kept one and distributed six, while three were lost after being dropped when Qian City was breached by Ancestor Chilian.

Currently, the Reporter IDs circulating outside are held by only three editors-in-chief. These three editors-in-chief have one hundred percent loyalty; after Lin Bai helped them make a name for themselves, they even upgraded to fans, so there is no need to worry about betrayal.

However, such a powerful weapon as the Reporter ID is indeed not suitable for further distribution.

Those holding a Reporter ID can not only freeze enemies but also freeze themselves. If one or two traitors were to emerge and stab him in the back at a critical moment, the consequences would be more than Lin Bai could bear.

But the Reporter ID possesses the ability of reverse summoning. Since he has several clones, it is not easy for them to freeze him. If such a traitor really appeared, a clone could rush over and finish the opponent off, thereby resolving the situation.

Lin Bai did not tell 【Xianxia's Number One Paparazzo】 and the others about the effects of the Reporter ID.

It is much more effective for them to discover this ability on their own than for him to explain it directly, and it can indirectly prove the existence of the Media Dao, helping him promote it a bit...

Lin Bai handed the Reporter ID to the War God Body, telling him to go find Wuwang and Zhou Zu and drag these two bastards back to get married. He himself remained in Songshi City to preside over the big picture. Calculating the time, the first batch of ascenders should be about finished with their Tribulation Transcendence.

Having entered the Immortal World for several days, Lin Bai spent most of his time dealing with other matters.

The biggest thing he did in the Immortal World was taking down Songshi City.

If the sound and light effects of the cooking task hadn't alerted the Celestials of Songshi City, Lin Bai wouldn't have intended to touch Songshi City at all.

However.

Under Lin Bai's strict blockade, not a single bit of news about Songshi City leaked out. The Celestials of the Immortal World had no idea that a big tiger had broken into their territory.

The War God Body passed through the Magpie Bridge and entered the Mortal World before locking onto Zhou Zu as the interview target.

The moment the target was locked, the War God Body did not step onto the convenient Magpie Bridge, but instead used Flash all the way to leave the Shengji Sect.

This made him somewhat depressed; the Skill of the Uncrowned King is not very intelligent, as it relies entirely on footwork for travel and cannot even hitch a ride.

What's even more hateful is that he didn't even know the destination, bumping around blindly just like a headless fly.

It was fortunate that the War God Body had Flash; once the interview target was set, the journey was relatively quick.

If 【Xianxia's Number One Paparazzo】 used the Reporter ID to lock onto an interview target, and the distance was too great, they would likely run themselves until they coughed up blood.

With insufficient strength, the Uncrowned King is a disaster for players holding a Reporter ID.

It was also fortunate that Flash does not consume Spiritual Power.

Otherwise, if the Bronze Realm War God Body had used magic power to travel in the Mortal World, triggering a lightning tribulation, it would have been a catastrophic disaster for the people in the Mortal World.

The War God Body sped along, naturally attracting the attention of natives and players.

However, the speed of Flash was too fast.

They only caught a fleeting glimpse before the War God Body vanished from their sight.

When passing by players, the War God Body used Moon Run on them without warning. A group of players screamed as they flew into the sky, and until they fell back down, they didn't understand what they had done wrong to be taught a lesson by Lin Bai.

Facts proved it.

Although the Uncrowned King forces one to run toward the interview target, it is still merciful and does not affect the use of other Skills...

At dusk.

The War God Body arrived at Zhen City, and then, without hesitation, stepped onto the Magpie Bridge leading to reality.

This Magpie Bridge was reserved by Lin Bai for himself, using Xu Longyun's quota; between a couple, there cannot be two Magpie Bridges at the same time.

This was also the reason why Lin Bai took Jiang Qingqin to the Western Continent to build a Magpie Bridge back then.

The Magpie Bridge between a couple can be used directly without holding hands. The War God Body flashed across the Magpie Bridge and entered the Real World.

Songshi City.

Lin Bai, who was constantly monitoring the movements of the War God Body, had black lines on his forehead: "These two guys actually hid in the Real World. No wonder I turned the Xianxia World upside down and couldn't find them; they are damn good at hiding."

Finally.

The War God Body stopped at a famous plastic surgery hospital. The handsome body hovered in the air, attracting many onlookers. Everyone's Mobile Phones were aimed at the sky, and the flashes kept going off.

Lin Bai ignored the ordinary people filming him and slightly used the Decibel Multiplier skill: "Wuwang, Zhou Zu, come out and see me."

The voice was like thunder.

It resounded through half the city.

As soon as the words fell.

Zen Master Wuwang, wearing casual clothes, flew out of a hospital room in the inpatient department into the sky.

At this time, Wuwang's bald head had grown an inch of hair, making him look like a modern person, a completely different person from his previous Zen Master image.

He looked at the War God Body and habitually put his palms together: "Zen Master Wuwang greets you, Fellow Daoist. May I ask what business you have with the two of us?"

The War God Body did not look like Lin Bai, so Zen Master Wuwang did not recognize him. The gaze with which he scrutinized him carried a trace of wariness; the pressure the War God Body exerted on him was too great.

"Where is Zhou Zu?" the War God Body asked.

"It is not convenient for him to come out to see guests. If there is anything, just tell me." Zen Master Wuwang frowned, then sighed and asked, "Fellow Daoist, you were sent by Alliance Leader Lin, right?"

"Correct." The War God Body nodded and questioned, "The Alliance Leader is on an expedition to the Immortal World and needs you couples whom he personally designated to comprehend the Love Dao. Why have you been so slow to arrive?"

Zen Master Wuwang looked at the War God Body, his face reddening slightly, and he explained sheepishly: "Fellow Daoist, the happiness that Zhou Zu and I have today is all thanks to the Alliance Leader's help. If he summons us, how could we dare not go..."

The War God Body subconsciously looked at the plastic surgery hospital behind him, thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but be stunned. No way!

"Since you have found us, I will not hide it from you. Come with me and see, and you will understand. The Alliance Leader is magnanimous, and I believe he will understand us." Zen Master Wuwang smiled bashfully, nodded at the War God Body, and turned to fly back to the ward.

The War God Body followed.

Then, he saw a different Zhou Zu: skin like congealed fat, a slender waist, a surging chest, and a charming look between her brows—she was a total beauty, and one couldn't see a single shadow of the original Zhou Zu at all.

Zhou Zu looked at Zen Master Wuwang shyly, then cast her gaze on the War God Body, cupped her hands, and said: "Zhou Zu'er greets you, Fellow Daoist."

Her voice was slender, like an oriole.

Looking at Zhou Zu, the War God Body felt like he had been struck by lightning, as if ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping past. He had searched the whole world for them to complete the mission, and it turned out these two were playing with plastic surgery in the Real World?

Zen Master Wuwang came to Zhou Zu's side, dotingly put his arm around her shoulder, and said: "Alliance Leader Lin's wedding will surely be the focus of all attention. It is our honor to be invited by the Alliance Leader to hold our wedding together. It is precisely this honor that made Zu'er and me decide to attend this wedding in the most perfect state, so as not to leave the slightest regret for our love."

"The Moon Spirit Sect's cultivation techniques can reshape the body, but Zuer and I have already reached the Great Vehicle Realm; switching to the Moon Spirit Sect's techniques is simply impossible. Some players told us that in the Real World, one can change from male to female. It just so happened that the Alliance Leader opened the Magpie Bridge leading to the Real World. Fearing the Alliance Leader wouldn't agree, we concealed our whereabouts. I have to say, the technology of the Real World truly has its merits..."

Zhou Zu cupped his chest with both hands and said shyly, "The doctors here actually managed to turn me into a woman; it's enough to pass for the real thing. If it weren't for the need to stay in the hospital for observation to see if there are any aftereffects, we would have planned to return to the Xianxia World two days ago."

Since someone had gone under the knife for the sake of love, Lin Bai really couldn't say anything other than offer his blessings. If he didn't take the wedding seriously, did that mean he couldn't allow others to treat the wedding with more grandeur?

This was human nature.

When it came down to it, the ill-fated relationship between Wuwang Chanshi and Zhou Zu was also his own doing... Damn the Game Company, damn the system, what kind of things are they doing!

"The surgery went well." The War God Body nodded at the two of them. "Can you leave now?"

"It should be fine," Zhou Zu said. "The doctor said that for a surgery of this magnitude, recovery in the Real World would take at least several months. But with medicinal pills to heal my wounds, I have already recovered quite well. The rest is just taking some hormone-type medication regularly. If I have Wuwang ask the doctor to prescribe some, I can take them back and eat them slowly."

The War God Body pondered for a moment, took out two Temperament Fruits, and handed them over: "These are Derivative Fruits the Alliance Leader entrusted me to bring to you. They can increase your Physique and Temperament as a wedding gift for you."

"The Alliance Leader is truly a righteous person. We were so willful, yet we still received a gift from the Alliance Leader; this truly makes this poor monk feel ashamed." Wuwang Chanshi took the two fruits and sighed suddenly, "In this life, my wife and I are willing to dedicate our lives to the Alliance Leader."

Zhou Zu nodded along: "It's a pity the Alliance Leader was born several hundred years late. Otherwise, if we were born in the same era as the Alliance Leader, we would surely have become close friends."

Wuwang smiled and shook his head: "Zuer, how could we look up to the Alliance Leader's natural talent? If he were born in the same era as us, I fear he would have already cultivated the Heavenly Dao by now, looking down upon all living beings. In his eyes, we would be nothing more than two ants; how could we hold a wedding at the same time as the Alliance Leader? We should be fortunate to have been born in the present..."

Listening to the two of them praising him, Lin Bai felt his face burning for no reason. Fortunately, the War God Body did not have to bear his psychological burden. He coughed to interrupt their display of affection and asked, "Can we go now?"

"Sorry to trouble you to wait a moment, fellow Daoist. I will go find the doctor to get some medicine, then I will return with you." Wuwang Chanshi habitually performed a Buddhist salute to the War God Body and turned to leave.

The War God Body coughed lightly, looked at the transformed Zhou Zu, and asked, "Your fate has changed; do you hate Lin Bai?"

"Don't talk nonsense. How could we hate Lin Bai? We are too grateful to him!" Zhou Zu glared at the War God Body and said, "Fellow Daoist, don't let me hear such words again in the future. Otherwise, even if I have to risk my life, I will fight for my benefactor."

"..."

Lin Bai was speechless. Watching the two of them, who were so deeply in love they had forgotten themselves, he became even more determined: he could not use the Red Rope on himself.

It was too terrifying!

However.

The system could create something as terrifying as the Red Rope.

If he were to face the person behind the system in the future and the other party used the Red Rope on him, he seemed to have no way to prevent it!

At this moment.

Lin Bai could only secretly pray that the mastermind behind the system was truly on his side!

When the War God Body finished marking Zhou Zu and Wuwang and brought them back.

Players all over the world finally finished their Tribulation Transcendence. With the help of the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix, the success rate of Tribulation Transcendence was one hundred percent.

The Light of Reception descended.

One player after another ascended. The Disciples who had been waiting beside them and had been entrusted with the Magpie Bridge used the Magpie Bridge on their lovers left behind in the Mortal World the moment their figures disappeared.

Heavenly Dao Sect, Heavenly Sword Sect... Magpie Bridges pierced through the heavens and earth. The players who had been waiting for a long time could not wait to step onto the Magpie Bridges and enter the Immortal World.

Lin Bai's Disciples followed the Magpie Bridges into the Reception Pool and, through mutual coordination, cleanly and efficiently took care of the guards of the Reception Pool.

The guards of the Reception Pool had a cold, thankless job. After all, the ascension rate of the lower realm was too low; often, there were not even two or three ascensions in a year. Therefore, those sent to guard the Reception Pool were all Heavenly Beings of low realm.

Using the prepared against the unprepared.

Coupled with overbearing law-based Skills, almost no Heavenly Being could withstand the sneak attacks of Lin Bai's Disciples.

When Lin Bai's Disciples controlled the various Jie Yin Dian, they activated the Magpie Bridges on the lovers who had entered the Jie Yin Dian.

In an instant.

Magpie Bridges pierced through the entire Immortal World, blossoming everywhere in the various Reception Pools, instantly causing a sensation in the Immortal World. Heavenly Beings from all over the place went to the Reception Pools along the Magpie Bridges to investigate what had happened.

At this time.

A large number of players who had entered the Immortal World via the Magpie Bridges had already scattered from the Reception Pools; some hid in the deep mountains, while others rushed toward the cities.

Except for some players with special missions, Lin Bai did not impose any requirements or restrictions on these players, letting them play freely in the Immortal World.

He believed in the players' survival abilities.

Having completed the mission of lighting the Magpie Bridges in the Immortal World, Lin Bai's group of Disciples returned to the Mortal World via the Magpie Bridges.

Then they cut off the Magpie Bridges leading from the Jie Yin Dian to the Mortal World, severing the players' retreat.

"Why did the Magpie Bridge break?" At the Heavenly Dao Sect, a player named 【Leiying】 looked at Qingyun and asked in surprise. He was the temporary commander responsible for launching the war against the Immortal World.

On the plaza behind him, a large amount of strategic supplies were still being transported via the Magpie Bridge. He frowned tightly and said with dissatisfaction, "Qingyun, modern warfare is about logistics. You cut off the Magpie Bridge, and the supplies can't be sent up; they can't possibly win the war!"

"Can you win the war with sufficient supplies?" Qingyun glanced at him and said coldly, "It's not like you don't know the outcome of the war in the Shenmo Dalu. Your technology cannot shake the Immortal World. The Alliance Leader has his own arrangements; you need not ask further."

Nan Lingtian stood right next to Lin Bai, listening to the messages the players were reporting to Lin Bai one by one, so he naturally knew what had happened in the Immortal World.

Several million new Heavenly Beings had entered the Immortal World.

After tonight, the Immortal World would no longer be peaceful.

Nan Lingtian sighed and asked, "Alliance Leader, the water has been muddied. Are we going to Shengshi Academy?"

"No rush, let things ferment for a day." Lin Bai looked at Nan Lingtian and Long Tianxi, shook his head, and said, "You two control the situation in Songshi City; detain all Heavenly Beings who come to investigate the situation. I am going to handle some private matters. After I return, we will go to Shengshi Academy."

If Wuwang and Zhou Zu had not been found, Lin Bai would indeed have planned to sneak into Shengshi Academy to plot for the Star Brilliance Realm, but now, he decided to go get married first.

Several million players entering the Immortal World was enough to keep the Heavenly Beings busy for a while.

The Immortal World had laws; heaven knows what accidents might happen. Having one more Skill meant one more layer of protection. Lin Bai loved to fight a Lightning War, but when time and Skills conflicted, Skills took priority.

(End of chapter)