"Won't they be harder to control once they become accomplished cultivators?" Xu Longyun asked.

These days, she had been dealing with all matters related to reality integration, so she knew what kind of people the Players were. Therefore, she was worried. Lin Bai's solution merely postponed the problem without addressing the root cause.

"Xiao Yun, cultivation takes time. During the time they spend cultivating and are occupied with the Fairy World, I'll strive to integrate with the Fairy World as soon as possible. Once I unify the Three Realms, I can reestablish order and deal with whoever I want," said Lin Bai.

He had just fooled Nan Lingtian by claiming that he was unifying the Fairy World to maintain world peace, but things instantly turned real. It was absurdly surreal.

Anyone else saying this would be ridiculed by Xu Longyun.

But Lin Bai had conquered her world in less than a year, three months of which he had spent undergoing Tribulation; he then conquered the real world within two to three days. These two glorious victories were sufficient proof of his power.

Xu Longyun's tense heart relaxed; she wasn't worried anymore about the Fairy World descending into chaos because of the influx of a large number of Players.

She didn't even care how the Fairy World would treat the Ascenders. Her world had been turned into a playground. Aside from Lin Bai, who else would sympathize with them?

This world was no more than a dog-eat-dog society.

"Have Forget and Zhou Zhu been found?"

The situation suddenly became urgent, and Lin Bai remembered the wedding that had been put off all this time. That wedding had been a task given by the Matchmaker System.

"Not yet. Maybe they are scared by you, or they don't want to hold a public wedding, so they're hiding and dare not come out!" Xu Longyun replied, a light blush on her face, expectantly asking, "Master, can't we get married first?"

"I need to use this opportunity for enlightenment. Without them, the enlightenment wouldn't be perfect," Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun and said via voice transmission, "Let Justice Weekly speed up the search and find them quickly. Announce that any couple participating in this wedding, as long as they love each other deeply, has a chance to become an Apostle of Love."

Since it was for enlightenment, Xu Longyun couldn't argue anymore.

Given the chaotic current situation, insisting on having a wedding with Lin Bai was unrealistic, not to mention hindering his enlightenment. She knew what was more important.

Thinking of a solution, she took action immediately.

Lin Bai mobilized the Players of Justice Weekly and the Heavenly Review, and urgently issued several announcements:

First: Establish a Player inspection team to patrol between towns through the Magpie Bridge, investigating acts of crime committed by new Players. Citizens who have been victimized can appeal to the inspection team.

Those with minor offenses will be imprisoned.

Those with major offenses will be blacklisted by the Justice League, forbidden to learn skills in the Sects under the League, forbidden to use the Magpie Bridge, forbidden to buy goods in the shops under the League, etc.

Second: Players with lucky accounts can recommend themselves to the Justice League, and the League will appoint special guides for their cultivation based on their account properties.

Third: The Justice League plans to go to war with the Fairy World, intending to open the Magpie Bridge between the Mortal World and the Fairy World for the Players. This would allow them to use the dense Spiritual Energy of the Fairy World to accelerate their growth. Players entering the Fairy World can directly receive the top-tier Cultivation Techniques from various Sects. Those who make contributions in the battle against the Fairy World could earn the qualification to become Lin Bai's grand-disciples, gaining a fifty percent increase in cultivation speed.

All these measures aimed to restrict Players' freedom in the Mortal World and enhance the benefits of entering the Fairy World.

The goal was to push all Players into the Fairy World as soon as possible.

Just as Lin Bai predicted, Players eager to level up couldn't resist the dense Spiritual Energy of the Fairy World, even if they knew Lin Bai was using them. They all raced towards the Holy Extreme Sect.

Otherwise, the various restrictions in the Mortal World would take the fun out of the game for those who stayed behind.

The Players who joined later already understood the game's rules. Itching to join the action, they were well aware that this world was real but still wanted to treat it as a game, believing that playing games shouldn't have restrictions.

Upon the release of the Justice Legion announcement, all nations in the Immortal World were stirred up. They started diverting, registering, screening, and transporting the Players.

After consulting with Cheng Xunyun, the Consortium changed their strategy again, directly seeking Lin Bai to express their plan: ascending in other places and connecting more Magpie Bridges to the Fairy World would allow Players to bloom everywhere and infiltrate the Fairy World on a larger scale.

The sudden influx of ten million Players into the game was when Lin Bai's control of the game was at its weakest; this was their best opportunity for growth.

Turning the parts of the Fairy World not under Lin Bai's control into the main battlefield for Players and making things as chaotic as possible was beneficial.

Otherwise, once Lin Bai got the situation under control—and it wouldn't take much—if he could convert just five hundred thousand of the ten million Players into his fans, they would no longer have the means to counterbalance the Players.

Lin Bai happily agreed to their idea. He realized he wasn't destined to achieve his goals slowly and methodically. This is actually a good thing. As Players emerge from all directions in the Fairy World, distracting the Celestials, he might also be able to take advantage of the chaos. There are pros and cons, I guess!

「Meanwhile.」

「The Real World.」

Lin Wu Bai was invited by diplomats from the East-West Continent to a meeting regarding the current situation.

"Alliance Hierarch Lin, the game company behaving like this could lead to the destruction of both worlds. If possible, could you ask the seniors of the Righteous Door to stop them?" General Chen earnestly addressed Lin Wu Bai, who was cross-dressing.

Before, when Lin Bai was stuck in the game world, the global situation was barely stable. However, since Lin Bai's Body Snatching, a series of events had followed one after another, leaving General Chen feeling exasperated and overwhelmed.

Everyone present knew that the root cause of the chaos was the showdown between the game company and Lin Bai.

Faced with the haughty game company and Lin Bai, who seemed to revel in chaos, not only was General Chen at a loss, but the whole world was also helpless.

This was pressure from an Advanced Civilization.

They couldn't even destroy the game pods.

No one knew what the nutritional fluid inside the game pods consisted of; Players lying inside felt neither hunger nor thirst. If everyone started playing the game, how would their national civilizations progress?

Ten million game accounts were suddenly released, pushing the world economy to the brink of collapse. Now it was ten million; what about thirty million or a hundred million in the future?

With everyone getting into the gaming pods, were nations themselves being abandoned?

Lin Wu Bai glanced at him.

Are you really worried about the end of the world? Or are you just worried about the power in your hands disappearing? When everyone enters the game, they all return to the same starting line, which means a redistribution of power. Those at the top of the pyramid are certainly unhappy about that.

Lin Wu Bai pondered for a moment and said, "The Righteous Door cannot locate the game company's coordinates. The elders sent me to prevent their conspiracy and ultimately force them out."

"But the price we have to pay to drive them out is too high," murmured General Chen.

"Without my help, you would still be unable to cope with them slowly tightening the noose, like boiling a frog," Lin Wu Bai said. "Taking decisive action, though it will incur some losses, will allow for a swift recovery once the game company is dealt with."

"Alliance Hierarch Lin, is it possible to cut off the Magpie Bridge that connects the two worlds?" General Chen and General Joseph from the Western Continent asked in unison.

General Chen glanced at Joseph, signaling him to speak first.

Joseph said, "Ten million Players from the Eastern Continent, as powerful as superhumans, can cause damage to our world through the Magpie Bridge at any time. They are like an uncontrollable force. Currently, the people of the Western Continent live in fear every day. We must be responsible for their safety."

General Chen said, "Alliance Hierarch, Joseph is right. Players are indeed a hidden social danger. Their immortality can stimulate their deepest desires, making them unwilling to abide by legal and moral constraints. The urgent task is to disconnect the Magpie Bridge to ensure the safety of other people. The Magpie Bridge should only be opened when both worlds need to exchange goods."

"No problem," Lin Wu Bai agreed readily. He only needed to maintain the ability to build Magpie Bridges to the real world; there was no need to plunge the real world into chaos as well.

He didn't have the energy to cope with three chaotic worlds simultaneously, as that would bring him no benefits.

Lin Wu Bai's agreement took General Chen by surprise. He looked at Lin Wu Bai, dressed in women's clothing, and asked, "Isn't Lin Bai's permission required?"

"No, I can make the decision," Lin Wu Bai said. "But resource allocation and the projects in the Immortal World cannot stop. I have promised these things and cannot go back on my word."

"No problem." Preventing Players from returning from the other world had already met their goal, and General Chen decided to take what he could get.

Moreover, they also needed resources from the other world for development and didn't want the Magpie Bridge to be completely cut off.

"Alliance Hierarch Lin, we earnestly request that you also build a Magpie Bridge between the Western Continent and the Land of Gods and Demons." Lin Wu Bai's favorable dealings with the Eastern Continent stirred a strong sense of jealousy in Joseph's heart.

Of course, it was more than just jealousy; there was a palpable sense of crisis.

The Immortal World had satisfied the Eastern Continent's demand for minerals. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before the Western Continent fell completely behind.

They also coveted the resources of the Land of Gods and Demons, including its life-extending magic potions and Magic Artifacts.

Without Lin Bai, instigating a war would have been the best choice, but now, they dared not.

The Magpie Bridge had connected to the real world, and Players from the Western Continent had impulsively preached their world's laws in the Land of Gods and Demons, thereby exposing the real world.

Their relationship with the NPCs had become very tense. The Players' identities as invaders were revealed, and War erupted between them and the NPCs.

Without Lin Bai's intervention, Player Levels in the Land of Gods and Demons were continuously restricted by the NPCs.

With the sudden outbreak of War, the Players in the Land of Gods and Demons were completely suppressed by the NPCs and had been pushed to the brink of annihilation.

They needed Lin Bai to change the course of the War and improve the relationship between Players and NPCs.

Ideally, Lin Bai could suppress the NPCs' arrogance, just as he had in the Immortal World.

Before Lin Wu Bai had a chance to speak, General Chen turned to Joseph, saying discontentedly, "General Joseph, the world is chaotic enough as it is."

Joseph stood his ground. "General Chen, we also need to develop."

[The Great Celestial should be the master of the universe. Upon discovering a new world, they should be brave enough to explore and open up new territories. Reward: Map (The places you traverse will be recorded in your mind as a map.)]

The Great Celestial had issued a new task, with rewards and markings that followed a consistent theme.

Lin Wu Bai grumbled internally. The real instigator of chaos is the System! Wherever the game company was involved, these systems would try to meddle, caring little whether he could cope with the workload. He was inclined to put the new task aside, but the reward was too tempting to resist. At worst, he could open a Magpie Bridge, go make a mark, and then close it again.

So, Lin Wu Bai turned to Joseph. "Alright, I can open a Magpie Bridge for you."

"Alliance Hierarch Lin, the Western Continent Alliance thanks you for your wisdom!" Joseph was momentarily taken aback before he beamed with joy, standing up to give Lin Wu Bai a salute.

"Alliance Hierarch Lin, you mustn't act impulsively! The world is chaotic enough. The people of the Western Continent are impulsive and radical, capable of anything. Once they return to the real world—"

General Chen looked frightened, abandoning diplomatic language and speaking frankly. At this moment, he even suspected Lin Wu Bai had seen through their plans and intended to use the Western Continent to counterbalance them.

"Chen, can I take this as slander from the Eastern Continent towards us?" Joseph's face turned grim, looking coldly at General Chen.

"I am for world peace," General Chen unyieldingly countered. "The Magpie Bridge is a factor of instability in the world. We have already shut down the Magpie Bridge on our side, why do you still wish to open yours? Are you confident in controlling the Players entering the game?"

"We will strictly screen each person passing through the Magpie Bridge. Also, we need resources from the other world." Joseph looked at Lin Wu Bai. "General Chen, we are likewise victims of the game company. We need to contribute to Alliance Hierarch Lin's plan. After all, the progress in the Immortal World was disrupted by the Alliance Hierarch, but the Land of Gods and Demons game, under the game company's control, hasn't suffered any disruption, has it?"

Lin Wu Bai glanced at Joseph, surprised. "You're right."

General Chen's head began to throb again. He took a deep breath. "Alliance Hierarch, I must inform you that the Players in the Land of Gods and Demons have not gained control of the game at all. Opening the Magpie Bridge will likely plunge everyone into endless disputes."

"Sooner or later, Alliance Hierarch Lin will enter the Land of Gods and Demons. I believe the sooner, the better. Currently, we are on the same side. Our Players are being suppressed, which is of no benefit to the Alliance," Joseph said. "General Chen, the Players of the Land of Gods and Demons need the Alliance Hierarch's support and help."

"At present, Alliance Hierarch Lin needs to focus all his efforts on fighting the Fairy World," General Chen retorted. "Otherwise, I would not have suggested shutting down the Magpie Bridge in the first place."

Lin Wu Bai watched the two argue fiercely, his thoughts suddenly clearing. He gently tapped the table and said, "I understand what you both mean. General Chen, General Joseph is right. I do indeed need to understand the situation in the Land of Gods and Demons and help the Western Continent's Players establish a foothold in the game. If possible, I will also lead them into the Fairy World to thoroughly muddy its waters. We can plan how to combine the strengths of the three worlds to quickly overwhelm the Fairy World. As for any conflicts between your two sides, those can be resolved within the game—"

General Chen and Joseph were simultaneously stunned; neither had expected Lin Wu Bai to propose such an idea.

After a moment, Joseph declared, "Alright, I agree with the Alliance Hierarch. It's time to show those foolish NPCs in the Land of Gods and Demons the truth about the world."

General Chen weighed his options. "Settling disputes in the Fairy World does seem like a good way to resolve these issues."

For him, as long as the Players weren't brought into the real world, anything was acceptable!