Chu Zhiyuan quickened his pacing, his brows tightly furrowed and his expression growing increasingly grim.
Possess Ding Zhonglou, turn him into a clone, then control the Heavenly Sword Sect and make it turn against the Imperial Court, thereby plunging the world into chaos.
Once the world fell into chaos, he could forge a treasure amid the bloody storms.
Using baleful aura, despair, fear, rage, and venomous resentment—five energies condensed into one—to temper this treasure, called the Five Severing Divine Needles.
These Five Severing Divine Needles specifically targeted souls. Their power was limitless, and they could easily kill an Undying Evil Venerable.
This was admittedly somewhat fantastical, with countless obstacles to overcome; whether it succeeded or failed hung in the balance.
Yet its sheer viciousness put him on guard.
He had originally believed that the Undying Evil Venerables had descended only for extraordinary treasures.
Now, it seemed that Undying Evil Venerables differed from one another as well.
Each had their own cultivation methods. Their paths differed, and so did what they sought.
The previous Undying Evil Venerable had sought rare treasures, sharing the same goal as several other Evil Venerables.
This Undying Evil Venerable, however, sought chaos throughout the world and intended to stir up a rain of blood and a wind of slaughter.
It regarded all of Biyuan Heaven as fuel for tempering a treasure. It could only be called utterly devoid of humanity.
If it truly succeeded, who knew how many people would die.
Fortunately, Ding Zhonglou had the Lesser Heavenly Sword protecting him and escaped at the critical moment. Otherwise, he would already have been possessed by now.
According to this Undying Evil Venerable's secret art, possession was exceedingly covert.
Without vigilance, Sect Leader Lu Wanshan might not have noticed it, and neither might he.
The very thought