271: Chapter 271 Erasing Traces, Biluo's Scheme!

The news of Ancestor Cang Ya's Dao Transformation reached the Holy Blood Sect headquarters that very night.

East of Taizhen Prefecture, deep within the Hengling Mountains.

The Holy Blood Sect headquarters was built in the heart of a dormant volcano, perpetually shrouded in crimson mist, which served as its natural barrier.

Bi Luo sat upon the main throne, gripping a shattered transmission Jade Slip in her hand; upon learning of the fall of Ancestor Cang Ya, she crushed the Jade Slip into powder, which sifted down between her fingers.

In the main hall stood four of the six Great Protectors, along with over a dozen of the thirty-six Sect Protectors, all with their heads bowed, not daring to make a sound.

The more silent the Sect Master was, the more terrified those under her command became.

"Pass down the order."

"Exterminate the Lin Family. Leave no one alive."

Bi Luo spoke in a flat voice, and one of the Sect Protectors looked up to ask for clarification: "Sect Master, the Lin Family has operated for decades and has always been our white glove to the outside world; to suddenly exterminate them..."

"Are you questioning me?"

Bi Luo retorted with a question, and that Sect Protector immediately retracted his head, not daring to say another word, and even knelt on the spot to kowtow and beg for forgiveness.

Ancestor Cang Ya had spent decades as the Incarnation of the Lin Family Ancestor, and his Foundation was deeply rooted.

Although the Lin Family did not know the inside story, the resources, connections, and Secret Realm passages they had been exposed to over the years were all products of the Holy Blood Sect's secret operations.

With the Old Ancestor dead, the Lin Family was a ticking time bomb.

If they weren't wiped out, trouble would eventually arise.

Wiping them out would make things clean, and it would also be a good Opportunity to erase the true identity of Ancestor Cang Ya and maintain cover.

"Mad Bear."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Take your men and finish this tonight. Leave no survivors."

Bi Luo tossed out a token: "Level and burn that new forest in the back mountain. Don't leave a single blade of grass. If the traces of Spiritual Qi left by the Dao Transformation are discovered by others, it will be a major problem."

"Your subordinate obeys!"

After receiving the order, the Sect Protector Mad Bear left quickly...

The remaining Sect Protectors and Protectors present, seeing the Sect Master wave her hand, all retreated to attend to their respective duties, not daring to linger.

Soon, only Bi Luo remained in the main hall.

She stood up from the main throne, walked to a secret room behind the hall, and pushed open the stone door.

In the center of the secret room stood a three-foot-high stone platform, upon which were worshipped three old items: a section of withered yellow ape fur, a fragment of a tortoise shell, and a broken stone blade.

These were the relics left behind by Ancestor Cang Ya during his lifetime.

Bi Luo knelt before the stone platform and kowtowed heavily three times; her forehead struck the stone slab, the muffled sound echoing as a sense of sorrow began to rise.

"Old Ancestor, Bi Luo is unfilial."

She did not cry; her eyes were very dry.

Having lived for over a hundred years, her tears had long since run dry.

In the years she had spent by Ancestor Cang Ya's side, she had learned much, and what she owed him could never be repaid in this lifetime...

"Rest assured on your journey; Bi Luo will take up the burden of the Green Ape Clan."

"The great trend is about to begin, and heroes are carving up the land."

"The Yao Race will surely rise again, and I will lead the Green Ape Clan to climb the peak once more and revitalize our tribe."

Bi Luo made a grand vow, her Dao Heart becoming increasingly firm.

She was now at Foundation Establishment Perfection, stuck at this threshold for six years, and she could attempt to reach the Golden Core at any time.

Yet, she was missing the most crucial heaven and earth qi!

The words "heaven and earth qi" weighed on her heart like a mountain.

Ancestor Cang Ya had no heaven and earth qi and died; Elder Rat had no heaven and earth qi and also died; Rat Two had none, and turned into a mountain...

Zhao Yanshan died, and Sun Yao also died, all because they lacked the support of heaven and earth qi, or even if they had it, it was only a fifty-fifty chance of life or death.

On the path to the Golden Core, without heaven and earth qi, it was a dead end, almost certain death.

But where could one find something like heaven and earth qi just by wanting to?

It required the right time, the right place, and the right people, with none being dispensable; it also required an excellent Opportunity, or perhaps a Sect with a long-standing Legacy might have a few stable and enduring blessed lands.

Ancestor Cang Ya had operated in the Liang Kingdom for a hundred years, only for it to end in vain.

Bi Luo clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking.

She was not reconciled to having her life end here; if Heaven would not give it, she would take it.

She had to fight for a sliver of survival for herself!

Three days later.

Within a ten-mile radius of Falling Leaf Valley, the land was scorched earth.

The entire Lin Family, over three hundred people, were wiped out without exception. Mad Bear was always efficient; he left no one alive, not even the few children hiding in the cellar.

The new forest in the back mountain, grown from the Dao Transformation, was burned for three whole days and nights.

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

In Taizhen Prefecture, people were whispering.

"Have you heard? The Lin Family was exterminated."

"Who did it?"

"Who else could it be? It's most likely those lunatics from the Holy Blood Sect."

"Did the Lin Family provoke the Holy Blood Sect? Haven't they always kept to themselves?"

"Who knows? In this day and age, just staying alive is a skill."

Discussion was just discussion; no one dared to look into it deeply.

In Taizhen Prefecture, the Holy Blood Sect had become the ultimate authority; who would have the guts to offend them?

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

The cleanup was clean, and future troubles were severed.

As for those people in the Lin Family, having followed the Yao Race for decades and enjoyed the benefits for decades, it was fair for them to pay with their lives now.

In this world, there is no such thing as a free meal; everyone is just livestock raised for slaughter.

Thinking of Ancestor Cang Ya's fall, Bi Luo picked up a pen and wrote two lines on a secret letter: "Ancestor Cang Ya has fallen, the Green Ape Clan is temporarily safe, and all affairs in the Holy Blood Sect are proceeding smoothly. I humbly request the Old Ancestor to decide on the follow-up."

She then summoned an Eagle Yao, which took the secret letter, pierced into the clouds, and sped away toward the north.