Ji Liushuang's scrutiny lasted only a few seconds before she turned away again.
Over the next few minutes, however, Fu Qian noticed that every Sword Intent user from the Sword Participation Institute glanced back at him.
Their movements were perfectly natural, like the casual way people looked around during a long lecture. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Even their expressions were relaxed.
On any other day, there would have been nothing unusual about it.
But from Fu Qian's perspective, the whole scene now felt deeply unsettling.
Had it noticed him?
If his guess was right and the Legacy of the Sword Heart was a special, conceptual entity, then what he had just done amounted to observing it.
The moment he became aware of it, it became aware of him, too.
What had just happened suggested that it might possess the qualities of a living thing.
Like a beast lurking in the shadows, it had been threatened by his observation, and now it had its sights on him.
"You're quite the celebrity."
Lanaia's bright red lips drew close to Fu Qian's ear as she giggled.
"Quite a few people are sneaking looks at you."
With Lanaia's keen eye, the Sword Participation Institute members' behavior naturally didn't escape her notice.
But to her, they were simply observing Fu Qian discreetly after hearing about what he'd done. She didn't suspect anything else.
"Peach and plum trees say nothing, yet a path forms beneath them."
Fu Qian replied offhandedly as his thoughts raced.
In truth, he couldn't sense much hostility in those glances.
From these people's own perspective, it really did seem as though they were merely taking a casual look.
They were still themselves. No great being had wiped out their minds.
And yet, it was precisely the way these individual actions