Eliminating Dissent!

"You bastard!"

Cang Ya immediately slammed his fist on the table, shattering the teacup, and roared, "In the cultivation world, it's a dog-eat-dog world. What's the difference between good and evil?"

"He's nothing but a jackal in a Daoist robe!"

"If you don't cultivate, the Lin Household will be swallowed up by surrounding forces sooner or later, and then you won't even have the chance to become Evil Cultivator!"

Lin Yue was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles.

"I have prepared the prelude for you. We will begin the practice tonight. If anything goes wrong, I will show no mercy..."

"Look at how much our Lineage has declined now!"

"After I pass away, if you don't support this family, how will you face yourself? Will you be forced to step down, or even be secretly harmed by those in the clan with ulterior motives?"

"You are, after all, my descendant. How could I, your ancestor, possibly harm you!"

Cang Ya's tone was chilling, exuding an irresistible pressure, while also carrying a sense of sadness, as if to say, "Our ancestors did all this for you."

This passage contains heartfelt and sincere words.

This left Lin Yue with no choice. Although he was somewhat resistant, the thought of his miserable future forced him to agree.

Cang Ya then took out five hearts, all of which were from ordinary wild beasts.

Only that bear's heart was secretly infused with a faint trace of demonic Yao Qi by Cang Ya.

Seeing this, Lin Yue activated his magic technique.

According to the records of the Cultivation Method, this method involves absorbing and refining the five hearts. The method is very effective, but it only takes several hours to complete.

It then began to have some effect, and the Cultivation Method was initially completed.

As the sun rose, Lin Yue felt his Qi and Blood surge, his parched meridians seemed to expand, and the bottleneck in his cultivation that had remained unbroken for many years even showed a slight crack...

The pleasure derived from this power quickly overwhelmed the initial fear.

Lin Yue looked at his calloused hands, his eyes flashing with a strange fanaticism, and even a hint of bestiality!

Clearly, his mind and character have begun to be distorted by the Cultivation Method...

Cang Ya watched coldly from the sidelines, knowing that this pawn had been completely captured.

Cang Ya stood by the window, gazing at the rising sun, looking north towards Purple Firmament Peak, and felt a surge of emotions.

"Our ancestor's schemes are truly unfathomable."

He sighed inwardly. This "Marrow-Cleansing Sainthood Transformation Instruction" seemed crude, but in fact it pointed directly to the source, using the Human Race's desire for power to drag them step by step into the abyss and distort their minds.

Right now.

Bi Luo pushed open the door and entered, setting up a soundproof barrier.

"Clan leader, there's been some activity from Lin Changhai's side."

"He's planted quite a few spies; he seems to be wary of us. That old bastard is very vigilant..."

"It seems they've become suspicious of us."

"No problem, just a clown, nothing to worry about."

Cang Ya, fiddling with a walnut, said, "The ancestor's plan cannot fail. Since he's so eager to die, let's grant his wish."

"This will also be a good opportunity to purge any dissidents within the clan."

When to make a move?

"No rush. Let's see how they react. Killing them as soon as they get back will easily draw criticism. We'll suppress them with swift and decisive action after they make their move..."

"At that time, leave no one alive; massacre all the opposition members in the Lin Household!"

Upon hearing this, Bi Luo accepted the order and withdrew.

Like a gentle breeze stirring at the edge of a pond, in this remote corner of Fallen Leaf County, an infiltration operation targeting Human Race cultivators is quietly unfolding.

In recent days, undercurrents have been swirling within the Lin Household.

Inside Elder Lin Changhai's study, the Tongming, and several trusted deacons stood on either side, their expressions solemn.

"After the patriarch returned from the Black Mud Swamp, his behavior changed."

"Not only are they recruiting retainers of unknown origin, but the consumption of Demon Beast corpses in the warehouse is also more than ten times the usual amount..."

A deacon reported in a low voice.

Lin Changhai stroked his beard, his gaze dark. "That good-for-nothing Lin Yue's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past few days, and he even shows signs of breaking through to the Qi Refinement Seventh Layer."

"I suspect that old ghost Changsong may have met with misfortune while he was away, and was possessed by Devil Cultivator. Devil Cultivator have been rampant in recent years; there's probably something fishy going on here!"

The deacons gasped in shock.

The concept of possession is quite common in the cultivation world.

"Elder, if that's truly the case, how should we respond?"

"Should we report this to the higher-ups in the sect?"

"Madness!"

Lin Changhai sneered, "If this is reported to the sect, the Lin Household will definitely be implicated, and their assets will be divided up by various parties..."

"After this scandal, do you think we can still keep our business?!"

"Don't worry, I've already contacted several Rogue Cultivator to help. In a few days, we'll find an opportunity to work together from the inside and kill that old devil."

"Once this is accomplished, the Lin Household will be entirely under my control. I will lead the Lin Household to new heights, and you will all benefit from this, with a chance of even reaching the Foundation Establishment in the future!"

Lin Changhai was making grand promises, his abacus clattering loudly.

Little did they know that the walls had ears.

A small, blue wood beetle, about the size of a fingernail, clung to a crack in the window frame, relaying every word of the conversation inside back to Cang Ya's ears.

Cang Ya revealed an expression that said, "I knew it..."

If the other party strikes first, then there will be an excuse for smearing others, and everything will seem reasonable.

Three days later, at midnight.

Dark clouds obscure the moon; murderous intent lurks beneath the surface.

Lin Changhai led dozens of his trusted men, armed with Law Artifact and formations, and quietly surrounded the meditation chamber where Cang Ya was in seclusion.

"Elder, why haven't the helpers you invited arrived yet?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Changhai felt somewhat uneasy. He had personally contacted them a few days ago, and logically, the other party shouldn't easily go back on their word.

But now, the die is cast, there's no turning back. Once the decision is made, there's no going back.

"It's alright, I've prepared an array. Even without reinforcements, it's enough to deal with that old devil Lin Song. His cultivation level isn't much different from mine."

"At that time, I will engage him in a prolonged battle, while you maintain the formation, which will be sufficient to trap and kill him!"

After saying that, Lin Changhai gestured to the crowd and then took the lead in making his move.

"Do it!"

At Lin Changhai's command, several fireballs and wind blades slammed into the door of the meditation room, while array flags flew out, forming a large array that enveloped the surrounding area.

The main gate was reduced to dust, and the house was completely empty.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lin Changhai was the first to react, quickly retreating. "Scatter! We've fallen for their trap!"

Lin Changhai warned everyone, but it was too late.

The paving stones around the courtyard shattered with a loud crash.

Hundreds and thousands of Qing Teng broke through the soil, forming a net that trapped everyone in the center.

The vines were covered in barbs, shimmering with a ghostly green, poisonous light.

Cang Ya and Bi Luo leaped down from the roof ridge and landed on the courtyard wall.

"Changhai, I have treated you well, yet you have colluded with foreign traitors, plotting to betray your clan. Could it be that you have already succumbed to the demonic path?!"

The Cang Ya face loomed high above, its voice icy cold.

"You are not Lin Changsong at all! You damned demon, prepare to die!"

Lin Changhai brandished a crimson longsword, its blade gleaming brightly as he slashed at the vines.

The crimson longsword cut into the vines an inch or so before being jammed by the resilient wood elemental power, rendering it unable to move.

Bi Luo formed hand seals, pushing her wood elemental power to its limit.

The vines danced wildly like serpents, instantly shattering the protective aura of several outer guards. Screams rose and fell, and blood meandered along the texture of the bluestone slab, gathering into a shallow pool of dark red.

Lin Changhai charged left and right, but he was unable to break through the vines' blockade.

He watched helplessly as his trusted men fell one by one, their bodies reduced to ashes, their flesh and blood drained by the vines, turning them into withered bones...

"Who exactly are you...?"

Lin Changhai roared in terror.

Cang Ya didn't waste any words and stepped forward to fight him. However, it was a one-sided crushing defeat for Foundation Establishment Late Stage to fight Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.

Finally, Cang Ya flicked his finger, and an extremely condensed wooden spike pierced through Lin Changhai's brow in an instant, pinning him to the center of the courtyard.

Until his death, Lin Changhai had not yet figured out the situation, and he died on the spot.

None of the dozens of rebels survived.

Lin Yue hid in the shadows, looking at the wreckage scattered on the ground, his legs went weak, and his stomach churned.

Cang Ya walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder. "Yue'er, remember this, the cultivation world is this cruel."

"If you don't kill, someone will kill you."

"Even your bloodline members might harm you for their own gain. Tonight's events will be reported to the public as Lin Changhai colluding with Devil Cultivator and being executed on the spot. Understand?"

Lin Yue nodded frantically, his eyes unconsciously filled with hatred and an even stronger desire for power.

As for the helpers Lin Changhai brought, they probably won't be able to come anymore.

In a remote mountain forest, a Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator was found decapitated, his body hanging from a tree trunk by a vine. His corpse had been riddled with holes by wild beasts and insects; he was beyond dead...