I Have a Compass for Opportunity

Under his gaze, the last remnant of spiritual power within Mr. Ge dissipated at this moment.

The spirit brew contains spirit medicine, its potency is not high, but it has some nourishing effect on a cultivator’s cultivation.

But for Mr. Ge, who is severely injured, the spirit brew is like a deadly poison.

Mr. Ge cannot go on any longer, at least from Liou Yuan’s perspective, he won’t make it through this winter.

So, when Liou Yuan asked him whether he wanted to drink, it was actually giving him a choice.

He said he wanted to drink, so Liou Yuan complied with his wish.

"Don’t worry, Mr. Ge, I will look after your grandson who joined Five Extremes Mountain," Liou Yuan softly left these words, called Mr. Ge’s son and daughter-in-law, leaving all the taels of silver he had received from the government for slaying Star Evil, and quietly departed.

From beginning to end, Mr. Ge never mentioned his grandson, but Liou Yuan knew what the old man was concerned about.

Liou Yuan’s new home in Yanhe City.

The yard still had some dried herbs left behind by Bai Xin before she departed, but the courtyard was now empty.

Liou Yuan pushed the door open to temporarily stay here for one night.

At night, the sky over Yanhe City was dotted with stars, not much different from when Liou Yuan left three years ago.

Liou Yuan lay in the dead corner of the rooftop where he used to cultivate, gazing at the night sky, and muttered to himself: "Kong Yi is gone, mother is gone, now Mr. Ge is also gone."

"From now on, there’s no need to return to Yanhe City."

Liou Yuan didn’t expect his difficult journey home to visit relatives would end like this.

It seems destiny intervened, preventing him from achieving his wishes.

But by coincidence, it also relieved the concerns in Liou Yuan’s heart.

"From now onwards, I can wholeheartedly pursue the immortal path."

"The next step is Foundation Establishment, let me see what kind of monster this world’s Foundation Establishment is."

Liou Yuan’s eyes reflected the starry sky, a smile hung at the corners of his mouth, and with a flip of his hand, a bottle of Spirit Attachment Elixir was already in his grasp.

After leaving Five Extremes Mountain, Liou Yuan was busy hunting down Zhou Meng, and had no time to consume these elixirs.

Now with rare leisure, how could Liou Yuan, who is persistent in cultivation, waste this great opportunity?

Spirit Attachment Elixirs and Qi Gathering Elixirs are commonly consumed by cultivators at Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer trying to break through to Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer.

But according to the Fixed Star Compass’s evaluation, the efficacy of Spirit Attachment Elixirs surpasses that of Qi Gathering Elixirs.

He now possesses three bottles of Spirit Attachment Elixirs and two bottles of Qi Gathering Elixirs, naturally preferring the Spirit Attachment Elixir first.

The Spirit Attachment Elixir is entirely white, like the snow-covered rooftops, exuding a rich medicinal fragrance.

The elixir enters the mouth, filling it with a refreshing aroma.

Then, it turns into pure Star Spiritual Qi spreading within Liou Yuan’s body, guided by his cultivation technique, slowly refining into spiritual power.

The efficacy of one Spirit Attachment Elixir could roughly condense three strands of spiritual power.

Without the help of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, Liou Yuan could gather one strand of spiritual power in five days.

Equivalent to half a month of Liou Yuan’s cultivation.

"No wonder cultivators chase after elixirs so fervently, experiencing this speed of cultivation, who would still value the days of honest cultivation?" Liou Yuan silently thought to himself.

However, after refining the Spirit Attachment Elixir, a layer of light gray medicinal residue would adhere to the insides of the meridians.

No matter how Liou Yuan tries to use spiritual power to impact them, those light gray residues remain unmoved, clinging to the meridians like maggots on bones.

The might of these medicinal residues isn’t apparent with just one Spirit Attachment Elixir, but once several are consumed, it will inevitably affect Liou Yuan’s future refining of spiritual power.

"This is the elixir toxin!" Liou Yuan had long prepared for this, glanced at the light gray residue, indifferent, and continued to take out the second elixir to begin consuming.

When Liou Yuan opened his eyes from the rooftop the next day, emerging from the cultivation state, he had consumed three Spirit Attachment Elixirs overnight, condensing nine strands of spiritual power, making it eighty-nine strands in total.

A bottle of Spirit Attachment Elixir contains ten elixirs, which means one bottle is enough to help him condense thirty strands of spiritual power, three bottles make ninety strands.

"Third Grade Spirit Attachment Elixir, enough for me to break through to Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer." Liou Yuan calculated, three bottles of Spirit Attachment Elixirs were just enough.

"However, the more elixirs you consume, the more the efficacy diminishes."

"If the three bottles of Spirit Attachment Elixirs can eventually condense sixty strands of spiritual power, that’d be good enough."

"Most likely, I will need to use the Qi Gathering Elixir as well."

Fortunately, Liou Yuan was well-prepared, feeling no concern about the insufficient elixirs.

Increasing nine strands of spiritual power overnight also put Liou Yuan in a good mood, he stretched lazily, took a final look at Yanhe City as if imprinting this city in his mind.

Then he tapped his toes on the snow-covered eaves, activating Treading Flowing Waves, transformed into a blue flow of light, leaping towards the city gate.

Upon this departure, he likely won’t return for a while.

The next return might be for Foundation Establishment.

Qingyou Prefecture, Yuheng City, the main city of Qingyou Prefecture.

Also the last known whereabouts of the Yanluo Sect demon cultivator Zhai Yuzhu according to Wind Chasing Division’s intelligence.

As the center of a prefecture, the level of prosperity here is naturally unmatched by Yanhe City, a small corner city.

The magnificent city walls soar over a hundred feet high, protected by Foundation Establishment Peak Level arrays, unless calamity-level Star Evil arises, other Calamity-level Star Evil wouldn’t dare approach Yuhengcheng.

Meanwhile, the forces within the city mix like dragons and snakes.

There are disciples residing from Jin Dynasty, Yanluo Sect, Five Extremes Mountain, and even second-tier and third-tier sects.

Liou Yuan searches for Zhai Yuzhu, naturally cannot avoid seeking disciples from Five Extremes Mountain stationed here.

After all, they are fellow sect members, travelling outside, if Liou Yuan seeks them, they couldn’t possibly ignore him.