Under the protection of Turtle Treasure's "Beyond Calculation," Li Shun felt a peace and calm unlike anything he had ever known.
The raging storms and treachery of the outside world had nothing to do with him now.
For some reason, it reminded him of the days long ago when he had hidden in the caves beneath Cold Mountain County.
Back then, at the slightest disturbance, Li Shun would hurry underground to take shelter.
Surrounded by darkness, he had found comfort in the faint glow of Cold Mountain Grass.
This moment felt just like that one.
With no worries from outside, Li Shun's mind settled completely.
He looked back on all the pressures that had weighed on him.
So this many people in Great Qian have been watching me.
As though hidden in darkness utterly cut off from the outside world, Li Shun gazed into the gloom.
He was publicly known as Fang Han's disciple, a descendant of Emperor Gan, and a rising talent of the Spring-Autumn Brush Lineage of the Confucian School. He had distinguished himself at the Feast of the Hundred Schools on Dai Mountain and during the capture of an Outer God in Bing Province. It was only natural that he drew attention from all sides.
Every move he made was watched, even plotted against. It was an unpleasant feeling.
Before, he might have borne it simply because he hadn't known. But with Turtle Treasure's help, he had experienced the vast difference of being free from others' scrutiny.
Li Shun feared he could never go back.
As a test, he withdrew Turtle Treasure's protection.
Sure enough, moments later, invisible pressures tinged with malice came at him from every corner of Heaven and Earth.
Li Shun felt as though he were sitting on needles.
He immediately activated Turtle Treasure