I Have a Compass for Opportunity

Of course, Liou Yuan did not dare claim himself invincible within the Outer Sect.

It’s said that the strongest among the Outer Sect disciples, Lan Chenyu, faced and blocked a strike from a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

Liou Yuan now considered himself somewhat experienced with Foundation Establishment techniques. As he engaged with more Foundation Establishment cultivators, he increasingly felt the gap between Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation Realm was like a vast chasm.

Even shielded by his Array, he was almost harmed by Foundation Establishment Star Erosion.

"And that Lan Chenyu actually took a direct hit from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, what kind of monster is that," Liou Yuan couldn’t help but marvel.

Were it not for Lan Chenyu’s older age, being seven or eight years apart from Tuoba Xin, the gifted genius.

He would be regarded as the foremost in Qi Cultivation Realm across the entire Five Extremes Mountain.

Even so, if Tuoba Xin without Foundation Establishment were to truly fight Lan Chenyu, it would be hard to determine victory.

"Of the other top ten strongmen in the Outer Sect, I am unafraid of any."

"It’s only against Lan Chenyu that I lack complete confidence."

Fortunately, Liou Yuan and Lan Chenyu had no grudges, and he had no reason to seek trouble with him.

Unconsciously, Liou Yuan had arrived at the entrance to his cave residence.

After Liou Yuan’s renovations, his cave residence was definitely the most fortified among the Outer Sect disciples’ dwellings.

The Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, paired with the Earth Mother Prison Array, enveloped the area within a hundred meters around Liou Yuan’s cave residence. No Outer Sect disciple below Foundation Establishment could approach.

Of course, this didn’t include Liou Yuan, the owner of the Array.

Just as Liou Yuan was pinching the tactic to pass through the Array, a lively voice suddenly called out from behind.

"Mr. Liou, you’re finally back. I’m Zhang Quan from Fei Niao Tower, and I have your letter."

Liou Yuan turned around and saw a short-statured youth, Zhang Quan, eagerly running toward him down the path leading to his cave residence.

To be able to deliver the letter on his first day back at Five Extremes Mountain, Zhang Quan must have been keeping an eye on his whereabouts.

This relationship was tied to the Star Stone Liou Yuan previously rewarded him with; another person wouldn’t have received such favorable treatment.

Liou Yuan took the letter and checked the signature; it was from Gong Linqing.

Just right, Liou Yuan was prepared to inform him through Mr. Tang about his transfer back to Five Extremes Mountain.

Since a disciple from Fei Niao Tower was here, it saved him from a trip to Fei Niao Tower himself.

"Thank you for this. Please wait outside the Array; I’ll bring out my reply shortly."

Accepting the letter, Liou Yuan gave Zhang Quan a gentle smile, then entered his cave residence with the letter.

"Mr. Liou, you’re too kind," Zhang Quan responded with joyous enthusiasm.

Liou Yuan’s reputation was soaring in the Outer Sect, although mostly feared.

Disciples from Fei Niao Tower avoided delivering Liou Yuan’s letters due to fear, but only Zhang Quan knew Liou Yuan wasn’t truly a malevolent being.

"I wonder when I’ll become as formidable as Mr. Liou." Looking at the impressive Array before Liou Yuan’s cave, Zhang Quan felt a tinge of envy.

There was a world of difference between the treatment of servant disciples and Outer Sect disciples; no servant disciple didn’t want to transition to an Outer Sect disciple.

With the letter unfolded in his hand, inside the cave, Liou Yuan sat by the stone table reading Gong Linqing’s letter.

The letter mainly mentioned intelligence regarding that Evil Corpse.

That had always been the primary purpose of the correspondence between Gong Linqing and Liou Yuan.

Gong Linqing reported that the Evil Corpse broke through the Foundation Establishment blockade of various sects in Jiuli State during early spring and escaped from Spirit Erosion and Decay Abyss.

It eventually vanished near Jinyuan County.

Now, everyone in Jinyuan County is in a state of panic, and the sect governing Jinyuan County, Red Flame Peak, is on high alert, mobilizing its disciples to search for traces of that Evil Corpse throughout Jinyuan County, even Foundation Establishment cultivators have fully mobilized, creating a substantial uproar.

"I said the Evil Corpse couldn’t endure solitude; it inherently possesses self-awareness. Sealed for hundreds of years by Han Zhenzi’s Array, it was driven into Spirit Erosion and Decay Abyss upon its reemergence—just like being incarcerated elsewhere."

Reading the letter, Liou Yuan chuckled.

Instead of fearing the Evil Corpse’s emergence, fear its absence.

As long as it appears, there’s a chance to kill it.

"Looks like I need to seize an opportunity to visit Jiuli State. Although the Evil Corpse is strong, the various sects in Jiuli State aren’t to be trifled with."

"Once surrounded, it’s surely doomed. I just need to wait and collect its corpse, then the rewards of the Fixed Star Compass are within reach."

That’s a Peak Foundation Establishment Evil Corpse; the rewards must be substantial, and thoughts of it made Liou Yuan’s heart burn with excitement.

Then he promptly picked up a pen to reply to Gong Linqing.

First, informing him the transfer order for his return to Five Extremes Mountain had been processed and would soon reach him.

However, Liou Yuan still hoped he would remain in Jiuli State to gather intelligence on the Evil Corpse, as the transfer order was in hand, allowing him to return anytime.

After writing over a thousand words, a stick of incense had burned.

Liou Yuan put the letter away, exited the Array of his cave residence, and delivered it into the hands of Zhang Quan, the servant disciple from Fei Niao Tower.

Of course, he didn’t forget to reward him with another Star Stone, specifically instructing him to ensure his letters were delivered to him promptly.

Only by providing enough benefits will this servant disciple prioritize his letters.

Zhang Quan gladly accepted the Star Stone and, naturally, agreed repeatedly to Liou Yuan’s request, then carefully stored the letter before returning to Fei Niao Tower.

"Haha, as soon as I receive the token of the Wind Chasing Division, I can head to Jiuli State."

Watching Zhang Quan’s direction of departure, Liou Yuan chuckled.

"Having the identity of a Disciplinary Hall disciple is indeed convenient."

Said that, Liou Yuan wasted no time returning to his cave, closed the stone door, preparing for cultivation.

On Qiwen Mountain, aided by elixirs, his cultivation had long reached the brink of a breakthrough, but considering external uncertainties and frequent Demon Cultivator activities in Qingyou Prefecture, he dared not attempt the breakthrough.