Amid the surging being-and-nonbeing myriad forms qi, Ge Qi's corpse rapidly broke down, first turning to powder, then vanishing without a trace. The outward manifestation he had left in the void was also swiftly dissipating.
Before long, Ge Qi's corpse returned to the primordial "One," leaving no trace in the world.
Ding Songyan then unfolded the hundun state, using being-and-nonbeing myriad forms qi to erase the bloodstains around him and the hoe, one by one.
Without a corpse, no one would suspect that he had killed a Martial Grandmaster.
Ding Songyan had also intended to throw Ji Hanyi's letter and her handwritten copy of the "Great Method of Concealing One's Nature within the Mystic Pass and Remaining Undimmed through Tribulations" into the burning mud hut, reducing them to ashes so no one could discover them-before doing so, he would naturally use the Heavenly Mind Formula to memorize the technique quickly and completely. But after repeated consideration, he abandoned the idea.
He felt he ought to keep the things Demoness Ji had given him. If the circumstances ever called for it, he could produce them, cling to his sister-in-name's leg, and say, "I still care about you. I've always thought of you as my own little sister," to see whether he could use "family affection" to persuade Ji Hanyi to stay her hand and spare him or those around him.
At a time like that, he could throw dignity away!
Though Ding Songyan did not believe Ji Hanyi truly felt any "family affection" for him, he wanted to lay the groundwork for every possibility. Training diligently was one approach; playing on her emotions was another. What if it actually worked?
After confirming that nothing at the scene was amiss, Ding Songyan used the Bi Moon Illusory Form movement technique to dash