Hanyu thought the same thing.
Most of his karmic entanglements had begun with pills. Since the Heavenly Dao had been gone for so long, it couldn't have been born in the Central Continent only recently.
So they had to look further back.
Quan Xiaotong had thought of it, too.
He immediately called for a young cultivator and had him bring every record concerning Hanyu.
The moment Hanyu saw the stacks of scrolls piled half as high as a man, his face darkened. There were far too many.
He knew Quan Xiaotong had investigated him down to the last detail, but he hadn't expected it to be this ridiculous!
The three of them immediately split up to search, focusing mainly on cultivators.
Hanyu and Yin Mang searched, while Quan Xiaotong recorded their findings.
But less than half an hour later, Yin Mang called a halt. Frowning at the densely packed names, he immediately thought that this method was hardly any better than fishing for a needle in the sea.
There were simply too many people involved.
There were all sorts of strange pills among them. Some were merely odd, without offering much of a boost in strength.
Should they count those people or not?
If they didn't, they might miss someone. If they did, the total would be enormous.
"Let's sort out our thoughts first."
Yin Mang frowned as he spoke.
Without a clear direction, searching blindly would only waste their time.
Quan Xiaotong set down his brush, too. He had indeed lost his head for a moment. Yin Mang was right: searching this way would be exhausting and get them nowhere.
"Have you investigated all these cultivators?"
That was Yin Mang's first question. He had a feeling that whoever had investigated Hanyu so thoroughly wouldn't have overlooked the people who