While Du Ruhui's method was certainly feasible, it required mobilizing the power of the entire state and turning every corner of the country upside down—all just to search for Qin Chao's relatives? That was neither reasonable nor realistic.
He checked into an inn in the city, and the next day went to the market to buy a bamboo hat with a black gauze veil draped over it. He put it on to prevent any nearby Huashan disciples from recognizing him, then spurred his horse toward Huashan's Baishua Peak.
By the time all the demonic Qi retreated into the spiritual altar between his brows, the demonic Qi in his spiritual consciousness realm had become almost tangible and immensely viscous. It carried an aura of ultimate despair and terror, within which countless living souls seemed to shriek and wail. A demonic lotus quietly grew amidst the demonic Qi, making the entire scene appear all the more bizarre.
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