Chapter 352
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Chapter 352: Bi Hao’s Scheme
Crimson blood flowers bloomed in the air as streaks of light struck down victims.
The five figures in black outfits each had cultivation at the Golden Core stage, their true qi pure and powerful. Their sorcery surpassed anything disciples from major sects could muster, operating on an entirely different level.
"Beasts! How dare you!" Bi Hao roared while witnessing the slaughter.
This sect upheaval had been within Bi Hao’s expectations. He’d detected Su Ling’s Demon Race Bloodline over a year ago when demon energy flickered within the sect walls. His secret investigation confirmed the tainted blood flowing through her veins.
Bi Hao had reached the sixth level of the Golden Core stage two decades prior, but bridging the gap to the seventh level’s great tribulation seemed impossible. The leap from the sixth level’s illusory realm to the seventh’s earthly tribulation realm represented cultivation’s first true trial by fire. Of ten thousand Golden Core experts attempting it, scarcely one succeeded.
Ancient texts revealed two methods to improve survival odds. The first involved the legendary tribulation-breaking pill – a Heavenly Realm relic said to let users scoff at heavenly laws. Even a low-grade pill could ease a Golden Core tribulation, while top-tier versions allegedly defied cosmic judgment itself. Such myths held no practical value for Bi Hao.
The second method was the Li Dai Tao Jiang technique – redirecting one’s tribulation onto another. Though simple in theory, execution proved fiendishly difficult. Heavenly tribulations locked onto their target’s essence, making evasion impossible… unless using an outsider’s essence as decoy. With the Devil Race extinct and demons scarce, Bi Hao’s discovery of Su Ling’s latent Demon Race Bloodline became his golden ticket.
There were conditions. The demon substitute needed Golden Core-level cultivation to endure the tribulation long enough for the transfer. When Bi Hao found Su Ling, he planned to nurture her to that level. But his dwindling lifespan – barely a decade remaining – crushed that approach.
His new scheme involved harvesting Golden Cores. By slaughtering experts like Elder Jin, Elder Gong, and Elder Seven, then force-feeding their Golden Core power to Su Ling, her bloodline might briefly awaken. Five cores became the minimum requirement due to energy waste during transfer.
Bi Hao manipulated events through proxies. Elder Jin spread rumors of western calamity befalling Heavenly Sword Sect. Yan Changchun took the bait, especially after catching whiffs of demon energy that evoked the prophecy: "When demon calamity stirs, a sword comes from the west." For a year, Yan prepared secretly, even letting Elder Shi’s faction groom Chen Tianyun as next Sect Leader.
To trigger Su Ling’s Bloodline Awakening, Bi Hao arranged for Jun Ruolan to activate Divine Talismans in the Soul-Cutting Mountains. Once Su Ling’s demonic traits surfaced, Bi Hao could justify imprisoning her under pretexts like handing her to the Great Qin Empire. In reality, he needed her as a living battery for his stolen Golden Core energy.
The final piece involved luring Golden Core experts to Jin Kingdom. When Mei Yansheng’s group arrived investigating the "demon practitioner" rumors, Bi Hao helped Du Chuntian capture them. The staged Soul-Cutting Mountains expedition through Jun Ruolan’s manipulations drew every major sect’s attention.
Bi Hao’s plan faltered only when Mei Yansheng’s mysterious elder brother displayed shocking power. Now, as Sage Huo Yun’s five black-clad killers harvested lives, Bi Hao’s furious bellows masked his glee. Each slain attacker meant another Golden Core for Su Ling. Eight cores (these five plus Elder Jin’s trio) could sustain her half a day – enough.
"Cease this slaughter!" Bi Hao thundered, lightning-like movements intercepting the killers. "Does Sage Huo Yun think Jin Kingdom lacks defenders?" Positioning himself between the invaders and crowd, he barked orders: "Summon your sects’ strongest! Today we purge these interlopers!"
