I Have a Compass for Opportunity

The sword beams burst forth, directly shattering the blood puppet at the very front.

Liou Yuan’s strike immediately elicited a response from the demon cultivator hidden in the shadows.

Roar, roar, roar~~~

The group of blood puppets that were previously advancing leisurely towards Liou Yuan’s cave now emitted fierce beast-like roars, surging with speed several times faster than before, rushing towards Liou Yuan’s cave.

They were on all fours, using both hands and feet, erupting with spiritual power fluctuations.

The plants and branches along the way were smashed directly, while the rocks were pulverized by their collision.

Liou Yuan’s lips curled into a playful smile as he calmly maneuvered the Canglan Sword to attack those blood puppets.

Now that his sword aura had initially formed and his Celestial Calculation Skill for Taming Objects had reached the level of small success, dealing with such an encirclement seemed like child’s play.

Each flash of sword light caused blood puppets to explode in the sword’s radiance.

The cascading sword aura stirred the white snow in the forest, making it flutter.

From the outside perspective, only a sharp sword could be seen sweeping through the air, blocking the advance of over twenty blood puppets, preventing them from entering within fifty yards of the cave, completely concealing the person controlling the sword.

The eyes controlling these blood puppets from the shadows gazed astonished at the flying sword maneuvering in the sky, quickly replaced by intense greed.

There are different schools even among demon cultivators.

For this demon cultivator adept at controlling blood puppets, a Sword Cultivator skilled in Sword Control Technique is a massive temptation.

If he could refine the person secretly controlling the flying sword into a blood puppet, he would essentially gain Sword Control Technique.

Driven by greed, the demon cultivator stopped holding back, slapping his palm towards the storage bag at his waist.

Two robust figures appeared side by side on the snowy ground.

Their bodies surged with flowing blood energy, exuding heat that melted the surrounding snow.

"Body Cultivation Puppets!"

In the deep parts of the snow-clad mountain forest, two figures were watching the battle from afar.

Where they stood was not hidden, yet a wave of true essence circulated before them, isolating their aura, so much so that even the demon cultivator wasn’t aware of their presence.

Even Liou Yuan, with his Evil Eyes, didn’t notice any clues.

The pair consisted of a woman and a man.

The woman was dressed in gorgeous crimson palace attire, embroidered with phoenix patterns intricately outlined in gold and silver threads.

Her face was like finely crafted jade, her fair skin emitting a soft glow, her dark hair cascading like a waterfall, pinned up high by a uniquely designed phoenix hairpin.

The woman stood with hands behind her back, as the snow mist stirred by Liou Yuan and the demon cultivator’s battle approached her, seeming to part in intimidation before her presence.

The man was actually a youth, two or three years younger than Liou Yuan, approximately seventeen or eighteen years old.

He wore a dark brocade robe, with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered at the edges and cuffs, each thread showcasing majesty and luxury.

Though youthful, he possessed an impressive aura, with eyes bright as stars, both clear and profound, conveying innate confidence and decisiveness, with occasional glimpses of cunning.

The words ’Body Cultivation Puppet’ were uttered from this youth’s mouth.

He gazed at the puppets suddenly appearing in the venue like seeing a rare artifact, his eyes sparkling.

The palace-attired woman immediately gave the youth a smiling glance, inquiring as though assessing, "It’s indeed a Body Cultivation Puppet, but can you discern the true path behind these puppets?"

"These two body cultivators should not be from our Jin Dynasty; they’ve been refined by this demon cultivator into blood puppets, a secret technique used to preserve their blood energy."

The youth furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, then continued:

"The cultivation level of these two body cultivators was at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer before, presumably from the same sect, practicing the same cultivation technique."

"Being refined into puppets allows their blood energy to circulate mutually, displaying strength far surpassing the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer."

"And who do you think has a better chance of winning, this demon cultivator or the sword-wielding youth?" asked the woman in palace attire, her voice imbued with a light and effortless composure.

"This Sword Cultivator’s sword aura is quite spectacular, already perfected. It’s just unclear if he’s truly comprehended the sword qi."

"Judging solely by the techniques shown by both parties, the outcome seems fifty-fifty."

Saying this, the youth deliberately added, "However, I lean more towards the demon cultivator since he has a cultivation level suppressing the youth. Besides, his Puppetry Skill is incredibly bizarre; who knows how many puppets he’s gathered."

While the two conversed about the situation in the venue, the battle continued unabated.

The emergence of two Body Cultivation Puppets undoubtedly pushed the battle to its climax prematurely.

Liou Yuan appeared to be focusing on controlling the Canglan Sword to kill the puppets emerging in the forest, while his Evil Eyes hidden from view never paused, constantly monitoring the surroundings.

The instant the two body cultivation blood puppets emerged, he immediately locked onto the demon cultivator’s location.

If even the youth could discern the identity of the puppets, how could Liou Yuan fail to see it?

But this didn’t hinder Liou Yuan’s attack.

"Die!" Instantly, murder boiled in Liou Yuan’s eyes.

Boom! The Canglan Sword transformed into a stream of light, swirling the forest’s rolling snow, shooting towards the demon cultivator’s position.

The two body cultivation blood puppets stepped forward to block before the demon cultivator.

Having come from the same sect, practicing the same cultivation technique, now standing together, their blood energy entangled, forming a powerful barrier of blood energy, standing before the Canglan Sword.