CHAPTER 381: PLAYER 381 WHO DESPISES THE WORLD

No one dared to shirk their duties for the Alliance Hierarch’s grand wedding.

Disciples of Lin Bai bustled back and forth, constructing one Magpie Bridge after another, leading directly to the Holy Extreme Sect’s wedding venue.

One cart after another, supplies were transported from all corners of the land.

The directors gathered and, within half an hour, devised the most luxurious plan. Top actors, singers, and artists from the real world were summoned via the Magpie Bridge to prepare their performances. The Immortal World possessed all sorts of Spells, so the stage effects for the program could achieve top-tier quality without needing special effects.

When the state machinery was set in motion, manpower and cost became irrelevant.

The wedding venue was being decorated with astonishing speed.

High-ranking officials from both the real world and the Immortal World set aside their pressing affairs to send Lin Bai their blessings through the media. They also dispatched officials bearing gifts to offer their congratulations.

Masters from the Righteous Seven Sects and Evil Five Sects were responsible for security. Although time was short and the security arrangements couldn’t be perfect, no one was particularly worried. After all, this was Lin Bai’s wedding, and he had specifically announced his intention to comprehend the Great Path during the ceremony.

One would have to be exceedingly audacious to dare cause trouble at his wedding.

However, as a precaution, all Cultivators above the Great cheng Realm were kept a thousand miles away.

Too many dignitaries were attending the wedding. If any daring Crossing Tribulation Realm Cultivator were to trigger a Heavenly Tribulation at the wedding, the entire world would undoubtedly collapse in an instant.

Lin Si Bai and Lin Wu Bai were specially assigned to inspect the cultivation levels of the guests.

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Happiness had come so suddenly.

Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin were being measured by clothing designers and listening to the wedding procedures; their minds felt dizzy, as if they were dreaming.

Although Lin Bai had promised them a wedding, they never imagined this day would arrive so quickly. After all, his career focus had shifted to the Fairy World, and conquering it was not a task to be completed in a year or half a year.

Joining them in their preparations were Lady Hua Xi, Zhou Zhu, Crispy Rice, Hu Qing, and others—men and women, humans and beasts, and even Players.

Each person here was a bride. The feeling was somewhat peculiar, but every face radiated happiness and joy.

After all, aside from Xu Longyun and Jiang Qingqin, the others were connected by a red thread, struck by an Arrow of Love, or hit by Pan Jinlian’s Bamboo Pole. Their love was deep-rooted. Marrying the person they loved most at this wedding, destined to be remembered for ages, meant their love would also be recorded in history. There was nothing more thrilling in the world.

The only one probably unhappy was the Little White Fox. She watched the bustling wedding with a forlorn expression, her eyes brimming with tears. She was clearly Lin Bai’s eldest disciple, a prominent figure from the Monster Race’s past, and the Master’s destined bride. Yet, because of her young age, she could only be a bridesmaid. She didn’t even have the chance to ask Lin Bai for a pair of Disguise Glasses to sneak into the bridal chamber to be a bride.

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Lin Bai and Qing Yun stood together, looking down at the busy wedding venue below with relaxed expressions. It’s just a wedding, after all, Lin Bai thought, it can’t possibly be more exhausting than fighting a war.

Once the wedding itinerary was delivered to him, hardly anyone came to disturb him.

"Qing Yun, this is the feeling of power!" Lin Bai remarked with deep feeling.

"Yes, if Master hadn’t set out to conquer the Fairy World, you would be the happiest person in the world," Qing Yun replied with a smile.

Lin Bai looked up at the sky, shook his head, and murmured, "Some people will not let me be happy. Unless I can truly transcend this world..."

"Master, this must be the trial set for you by the Patriarch of the Righteous Door!" Qing Yun said. "I have heard that everyone who attains the Great Path must endure tribulations and setbacks. That so-called game company is likely your ultimate trial."

"Perhaps!" Lin Bai chuckled, changing the subject. "Qing Yun, do you think this wedding will proceed peacefully?"

"Celestial beings cannot descend to the Lower Realm. Who in this world would dare to oppose you, Master?" Qing Yun forced a smile, her eyes betraying her doubt. Suddenly, as if recalling something, she exclaimed, "Are you referring to the people from the Continent of Gods and Demons? But we’ve severed the Magpie Bridge connecting the Western Continent to the Continent of Gods and Demons!"

Lin Bai scanned the dense crowd of various guests upon Qingmu, his gaze primarily landing on those from the Western Continent. "Everyone has their own agenda. If it were just a wedding, there might not be any trouble. But adding enlightenment to it changes things. Many people do not wish to see me continue to grow stronger."

Qing Yun’s expression immediately darkened. "I will have my junior martial brothers conduct another search on the Western Continent’s side. If any troublemakers are found, they will be apprehended at once. We absolutely cannot let them disrupt Master’s wedding."

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Among the guests from the Western Continent.

A Player named Robert was speaking in hushed tones with a young man beside him, who was dressed in a suit and had black hair and green eyes. "Bishop, up there on Qingmu, the most handsome man is Lin Bai. He has single-handedly manipulated the situations in several worlds. He constructed the Magpie Bridge leading to the Continent of Gods and Demons, and it was he who brought disaster to your continent. If we cannot eliminate him, the Continent of Gods and Demons will eventually descend into endless chaos, just like the Fairy World."

"He is indeed a wondrous person, and a charismatic one. This is also a fantastic world. If our god’s faith could be sown here, our god would surely become even more powerful. This world’s upper limit has been sealed. If our god descends, this continent can be conquered much faster than Lin Bai could manage." The black-haired young man gazed at Lin Bai from a distance and sighed. "Robert, I’m afraid I must disappoint you. I cannot act against him here."

"Why?!" Robert was stunned. "I went to great lengths to help you cross the Magpie Bridge, not so you could come here for sightseeing! Lin Bai is an Evil Spirit! He has brought disaster to all worlds. Only by killing him can we save the world. This time, more people are attending the wedding. As long as we force him to act, the endless Heavenly Tribulation will drag him to hell!"

The black-haired young man looked at Robert and said, "Robert, compared to Lin Bai, you are more like a demon who has crawled out of hell.

"You probably don’t know that I’ve been endowed with a special ability by my god: I can perceive people’s hearts and comprehend all languages. By the time I entered the Eastern Continent, I had already mastered their language. The narration in those videos of Lin Bai that you showed me was completely contrary to what I have come to understand. Lin Bai may seem malevolent, but he is doing his utmost to organize the world’s order."

Robert said awkwardly, "Bishop, I was also trying to save the world."

The Bishop looked at him gently and, pointing to Robert’s chest, asked, "Do you dare to look into your own heart?"

Robert recoiled abruptly.

The Bishop shook his head once again and said, "You are a wicked person. You despise your country; you even loathe humanity. Therefore, you never truly intended to kill Lin Bai.

"You know that Lin Bai has innumerable avatars; his manifestations are spread throughout the world. You merely want to use the Heavenly Tribulation to plunge the entire world into chaos, ultimately leading it to ruin. Of course, you Players will likely be the last ones alive, with no one left in reality to constrain you."

Robert’s face turned savage. "Bishop, Lin Bai brought disaster to your world via the Magpie Bridge, not ours!"

The Bishop chuckled. "Robert, I’m not saying you did anything wrong. After all, whether your world is destroyed or not has nothing to do with me. Before this, I had even decided to go along with your plan. But unfortunately, Lin Bai severed the Magpie Bridge, and I lost contact with my god. Until my god deciphers the barrier to the real world, we cannot afford to offend Lin Bai. We need his Magpie Bridge to travel to your world, to come to this world, and to reach that Fairy World which exists on an even higher level."

Robert looked at the young Bishop and suddenly grinned. "Bishop, do you really think we’d put all our eggs in one basket? The gods in your world are too arrogant, and there’s no communication between them whatsoever. Besides, we don’t need to eliminate Lin Bai. Just like last time, trapping him for eighty-one days will be sufficient. We have studied Lin Bai in detail. His avatars do not possess all of his abilities; they are not as powerful as he is."