After two days spent doing this, every rogue cultivator knew that the Vast Earth Empire was hunting them. By then, the empire's reputation within the secret realm had plunged completely below zero.
The major factions did nothing to the Vast Earth Empire, merely watching the spectacle from the sidelines. But life was becoming increasingly difficult for the empire's people. It was not that they could not find white lotuses; they could barely find anyone alone to hunt anymore. Moreover, because of the Vast Earth Empire, whenever a battle broke out, the other side would almost invariably fight for their lives.
It would be a mistake to think rogue cultivators were truly weak. Their cultivation was solid and genuine. Many had all sorts of desperate measures at their disposal. When they attacked without regard for their lives, even people of the same level from major factions found them a terrible headache.
Although fighting this way left severe aftereffects, who would care about that when their lives were at stake? Thus, as the struggle for the Pure Water White Lotuses continued, battles to the death actually became more and more frequent.
Of course, Huo Hai occasionally ambushed people in secret during this time as well. He used neither Spirit-Infused Swordsmanship nor Sunset Swordsmanship, since that would easily arouse the Vast Earth Empire's suspicions. Even if they did not suspect him, it would make it easy for them to pin the blame on him.
Huo Hai merely imitated the attacks of certain Vast Earth Empire experts. With his cultivation as a fifth-level Spirit King and his powerful combat skills and reflexes, he could easily imitate the fighting methods of the empire's experts below the fourth level. He ambushed others without killing them, creating a cycle. All of this was thanks to the Star