Qin Shujian drifted away.
Si Hanhai's intervention had caught him by surprise.
The Sea-Covering Sect had always kept a low profile, and Si Hanhai, its strongest expert, had not taken action in a long time.
This time, however.
The long-silent expert, Si Hanhai, had appeared in person.
Qin Shujian shook his head with a laugh. "It seems my influence is greater than even I imagined. Still, I've only just arrived in Eastern Pattern Prefecture, and an expert like that has already stepped forward to deter me. Is this prefecture really so peaceful and harmonious?"
He did not believe it.
No prefecture could ever enjoy true peace.
Yet as he traveled, Qin Shujian discovered that conflicts in Eastern Pattern Prefecture really were remarkably rare.
Even when disputes occasionally arose, they seldom cost anyone their life.
Most of those who fought were players. The number of locals involved was negligible.
As he marveled at this.
Qin Shujian's thoughts drifted back to Si Hanhai.
He had originally believed that the strongest experts in the cultivation world were those at the heavenly being third layer.
After all, no expert who had reached sainthood had revealed themselves publicly in all these years.
Still, Qin Shujian had wondered whether some sect might harbor an old monster who had lived for an incredibly long time.
But that suspicion.
Had never been confirmed.
Only now, after meeting Si Hanhai, did Qin Shujian realize that the cultivation world's foundations were far deeper than they appeared.
Leaving everything else aside.
Si Hanhai was unquestionably an expert at the sainthood level. Although Qin Shujian did not know which heavenly being layer he had reached, if his strength were revealed, the Sea-Covering Sect would undoubtedly rank among the world's very best great sects.
To be honest.
Qin Shujian was certain that if