"Elder Wei had sworn up and down that Emperor Gan was severely injured during the Four Saints Entering the Capital and had yet to recover."
"But the truth... might not be so."
"He had conquered the realm on horseback, unified the nations, suppressed the Four Sages by his own strength, and even suppressed an Outer God that descended into the world. There was no questioning Emperor Gan's cultivation and talent."
"And those great achievements had all taken place a century ago. After so many years, with such terrifying talent, just what realm had his cultivation reached by now?"
"Was Emperor Gan truly as the world believed—terminally ill, with his end drawing near?"
Li Shun deeply doubted it.
The more Li Shun learned about Great Qian, the more reverence he felt for Emperor Gan, that peerless expert who had single-handedly founded Great Qian.
Living under the rule of such an expert, there was nothing wrong with lying low and keeping a low profile.
Fang Han's puppet's act of Rectifying the Heart's Intent had triggered a chain reaction.
While allowing Li Shun to glimpse more of Great Qian's true nature, it also slowly adjusted his strategy for survival.
Returning to the topic of Turtle Treasure, Li Shun could not help asking, "With my current methods, can I replicate this weakened Heaven and Earth Membrane?"
The Ancient Web naturally understood Li Shun's intentions.
But its words were blunt enough to wound. "Your cultivation is weak, and you lack a supreme treasure like the Myriad Treasures Furnace to empower you. It is absolutely impossible for you to create a Heaven and Earth Membrane from nothing."
Li Shun could not help feeling disappointed upon hearing this.
But immediately afterward, he heard the Ancient Web change its tone.
"However, failing to create one does not mean