Erasing the Traces, Bi Luo's Plans!

The news of Cang Ya Dao Dissolution reached the Sacred Blood Sect's headquarters that very night.

East of Taizhen Commandery, deep in the Heng Ridge.

The Sacred Blood Sect's headquarters is built inside a dormant volcano, perpetually shrouded in crimson mist, which serves as its natural barrier.

Bi Luo sat on the throne in the main hall, clutching a shattered communication Jade Slip in his hand. After learning of the ancestor Cang Ya's demise, he crushed the Jade Slip slip into powder, which fell from between his fingers.

Inside the main hall stood four of the Six Fiends Great Protectors, and more than a dozen of the Thirty-Six Sect Protectors were present, all with their heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound.

The more silent the cult leader remained, the more terrified his subordinates became.

"Pass down the order."

"The Lin Household, wipe them out, leave no one alive."

Bi Luo spoke, her voice flat. A guard looked up and asked, "Master, the Lin Household has been operating for decades, always acting as our front man. Their sudden annihilation..."

Are you questioning me?

Bi Luo asked a question in return, and Zong Hu immediately shrank back, not daring to say another word. He even knelt down and kowtowed to beg for forgiveness.

The Cang Ya Ancestor, who has been disguised as the Lin Household Ancestor for decades, has established a very deep foundation.

Although the Lin Household was unaware of the inside story, all the resources, connections, and secret passages they had access to over the years were the product of the Sacred Blood Sect's covert operations.

With the patriarch dead, the Lin Household is like a ticking time bomb.

Indestructibility, something bad will happen sooner or later.

Destroying them would be a clean affair, and it would also be a good opportunity to erase the true identity of the Cang Ya Ancestor and provide cover.

"Kuang Xiong."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Take your men and finish the job tonight, leave no survivors."

Bi Luo tossed out a token. "That newly formed forest on the back mountain, level it completely and burn it down, leave not a single blade of grass. If anyone discovers any traces of Spiritual Qi left by the Dao Dissolution, we'll be in big trouble."

"Your subordinate obeys!"

After receiving the order, the Kuang Xiong sect protector quickly departed...

The remaining sect protectors and Dharma protectors present, seeing that the sect leader waved his hand, all took their leave and went about their duties, not daring to linger.

Soon, only Bi Luo remained in the main hall.

He rose from his seat, walked to a secret chamber at the back of the hall, and pushed open the stone door.

In the very center of the secret chamber stood a three-foot-high stone platform, upon which were placed three old objects: a piece of withered yellow ape hair, a fragment of a tortoise shell, and a stone knife broken in half.

This is Cang Ya's personal belongings, left behind during his lifetime.

Bi Luo knelt before the stone platform and kowtowed three times heavily. Her forehead struck the stone slab with a dull thud, and a sense of sorrow began to rise within her.

"Ancestor, Bi Luo is unfilial."

He didn't cry; his eyes were very dry.

Having lived for over a hundred years, I've long since run out of tears.

Over the years he'd been by Cang Ya's side, he'd learned a great deal, but he owed Cang Ya debt he could never repay in this lifetime...

"Rest assured, Bi Luo will take over the burden of the Green Ape Clan."

"Now, the tide has turned, and warlords are vying for power."

"My Demon Race will surely rise again, and I will lead the Green Ape Clan to once more the pinnacle, revitalizing our race."

Bi Luo made a grand vow, and his resolve to follow the Dao grew ever stronger.

He has now reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection, having been stuck at this hurdle for six years, and he could break through to the Golden Core at any time.

But it lacks the most crucial element: the Heaven and Earth Qi!

The three words "Heaven and Earth Qi" weighed heavily on his heart, like a mountain.

Cang Ya died because he lacked the Heaven and Earth Qi. Lord Rat also died because he lacked the Heaven and Earth Qi. Rat Second also died because he lacked the energy of heaven and earth and turned into a mountain...

Zhao Yanshan died, and Sun Yao died, both because they lacked the support of the Heaven and Earth Qi, or even if they had the Heaven and Earth Qi, their fates would have been equally uncertain.

The path to the Golden Core is utterly deadly without the Heaven and Earth Qi, almost guaranteeing certain death.

But the Heaven and Earth Qi isn't something you can just find whenever you want.

That requires the right timing, location, and people—all three are indispensable. There must also be exceptional fortuitous opportunity, or perhaps a long-established and prestigious sect or family. Only then can one find a few stable and enduring Blessed Land.

Cang Ya had managed to establish itself in the Liang Kingdom for a century, but in the end, it all came to nothing.

Bi Luo clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

He was unwilling to let his life end here. Since fate wouldn't grant it to him, he would go and take it.

We have to fight for our own survival!

Three days later.

The Fallen Leaf Valley, spanning ten miles, was a scorched wasteland.

The entire Lin Household of over three hundred people perished. Kuang Xiong was always ruthless in his actions, leaving no one alive, not even the children hiding in the cellar.

The newly formed forest on the back mountain was burned for three days and three nights by Dao Dissolution.

After the fire was extinguished, only black ash remained on the ground, and even the tree roots were dug up and crushed.

Within Taizhen Commandery, people were discussing the matter extensively.

"Have you heard? The Lin Household was wiped out."

Who did it?

"Who else could it be? Most likely those lunatics from the Sacred Blood Sect."

"Did the Lin Household offend the Sacred Blood Sect? Haven't they always kept to themselves?"

"Who knows? These days, just surviving is a skill in itself."

There was talk of it, but no one dared to investigate further.

In Taizhen Commandery, the Sacred Blood Sect had become the most powerful force. Who would dare to offend them?

Bi Luo listened to the scout's report and nodded expressionlessly.

A clean ending prevents future problems.

As for the Lin Household, they've followed the Demon Race race for decades and reaped the benefits for just as long. Now they're paying the price with their lives, which is fair.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; everyone is raised like livestock.

Thinking of the passing of Patriarch Cang Ya, Bi Luo picked up her pen and wrote two lines on the secret letter, "Patriarch Cang Ya has passed away, the Azure Ape is temporarily at peace, and all matters of the Sacred Blood Sect are proceeding smoothly. I humbly request Patriarch to decide on the next steps."

Then he summoned an eagle demon, which carried a secret message, soared into the clouds, and sped northward.