Most of the people who came here to explore searched around the perimeter. Aside from the pressure growing stronger and making it harder to stand the closer they got to the center, conventional thinking also dictated that the Black Tortoise's head had to be somewhere along the edge. They only needed to find which direction along the edge it lay in; there was no need to head toward the middle.
This spot, however, was relatively close to the center. Clearly, what they really needed to find was not the turtle's head at all, but the place where its Divine Soul was most concentrated. That could actually be anywhere.
Had Chu Ge and Qin Feier not both identified this place in succession, Gu Ruoyan and Moon Shadow felt they probably would never have looked here. Outsiders likewise would not come this way. It was utterly quiet, with no one to disturb them.
Despite her contribution, Qin Feier showed no sign of pride. She did not chatter away with irritating, sarcastic remarks or anything of the sort. Instead, she stood calmly to one side, her bearing cool and aloof.
Her attitude practically said, It was only natural that I could accomplish this...
She was increasingly reminiscent of Qiu Wuji in her early days.
Qiu Wuji's mouth twitched. The exceedingly strange feelings she had experienced upon seeing the woman playing her had already faded considerably. Instead, she was beginning to find it rather interesting.
Actually... I probably really do have to look to someone else to find the "original Qiu Wuji." I'm no longer my original character design, after all. I've broken free of the Heavenly Dao... Yes, broken free to become the Heavenly Dao's darling little wife.
At that thought, Qiu Wuji's tone grew even gentler. "Miss Qin, stay beside me once