I Have a Compass for Opportunity

After deliberation among several elders of the Disciplinary Hall, it was decided to send Liou Zhen to the Erosion Land Second Layer for three months as a punishment.

The first layer of Erosion Land is full of Qi Cultivation Realm Star Erosions.

While in the second layer, Foundation Establishment level Star Erosions that have already taken shape begin to appear, enough to pose a mortal threat to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This punishment is considered very severe for ordinary Foundation Establishment practitioners.

But from Fang Yu’s point of view, Liou Zhen would definitely not encounter any mishap entering the second layer of Erosion Land.

Upon hearing the news, Liou Yuan finally felt at ease, and after expressing his gratitude to Fang Yu, he continued his closed-door training.

By coincidence, during this period, Qiu Ming and Wei Miaomeng visited Liou Yuan’s residence once.

Qiu Ming called out loudly from outside the residence, but was stopped by Wei Miaomeng.

She pointed at the stone slab with ’Do Not Disturb’ inscribed at the entrance of Liou Yuan’s residence and said with annoyance in her voice, "Mr. Liou is obviously in seclusion, your loud call might disturb him. My visit to express gratitude would then turn into an interruption."

Wei Miaomeng came with Qiu Ming this time specifically to express gratitude to Liou Yuan.

The reason, naturally, was because Liou Yuan had given Qiu Ming the "Yin Yang Crossing Skill" to pass on to Wei Miaomeng a few days ago.

When Qiu Ming handed over the "Yin Yang Crossing Skill" to Wei Miaomeng that night, it didn’t attract much attention from her.

She thought Liou Yuan was joking with her, teasing her relationship with Qiu Ming using an Erotic Painting.

She promptly tossed it aside with a cold face and scolded Qiu Ming for lacking common sense.

Qiu Ming coaxed her for quite some time before Wei Miaomeng reluctantly examined the three Enchanting Women Paintings closely, which immediately struck her as unusual.

The more she looked, the more shocked she became, and finally, she was completely convinced by Liou Yuan’s words.

Because within those three Erotic Paintings, there was indeed a Foundation Establishment level cultivation technique, and it was actually a grade-D technique on Yin Yang Dual Cultivation.

The annotation of the technique was extremely concealed. If Liou Yuan hadn’t specifically mentioned it, and Wei Miaomeng hadn’t been wary, she would never have detected it.

Be aware that Yin Yang Dual Cultivation techniques are not mainstream in the Cultivation Realm.

Apart from evil sects renowned for dual cultivation, it’s rare for dual cultivation Foundation Establishment techniques to be passed down externally.

Because it is unconventional, it is scarce.

To others, it might just be a mid-grade D-rank, but to a cultivator like Wei Miaomeng who has been practicing dual cultivation for over ten years, it is invaluable beside no A-grade.

Wei Miaomeng knew well the value of this gift and spent several days preparing a thank-you gift before visiting.

These tokens of gratitude were not as valuable as the technique Liou Yuan bestowed upon her but were a sincere gesture.

Unexpectedly, Liou Yuan was in seclusion, leaving Wei Miaomeng ruefully departing.

However, before leaving, she instructed Qiu Ming multiple times to notify her as soon as Liou Yuan exited seclusion so she could express her gratitude in person.

Although Wei Miaomeng’s reputation in the outer sect was not good, known for drawing on many male disciples’ Primordial Yang.

No one can say she doesn’t know how to handle matters, she’s rather resourceful.

Qiu Ming promised wholeheartedly, but he didn’t care much internally.

"I’ve been through life and death with Liou Yuan, a grade-D Foundation Establishment technique is accepted as it comes, this woman is really troublesome."

The winter days grow colder.

Whoosh! The biting cold winds, like sharp icy blades, roared and swept across, ravaging the clearing outside Liou Yuan’s residence.

In the sky, lead-gray clouds pressed down heavily, like a giant, oppressive curtain, wrapping the sky and earth tightly.

The cluster of evergreen pines and cypresses outside the residence were now covered by thick snow. The pine branches, burdened, bent slightly downward, with each needle bearing crystalline ice shards.

On the seventeenth day of Liou Yuan’s seclusion, the spiritual power fluctuations within the residence finally subsided.

The spiritual aura accumulated within the Spirit Gathering Array for over three months was completely consumed, leaving not a hint of its presence.

Reclining atop the green stone bed for more than half a month without moving, Liou Yuan’s body stirred with spiritual power, like a rapidly flowing stream, with rushing sounds bursting from his meridians, now echoing the aura of the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer.

It was not merely the transformation of spiritual power.

Among the flow of spiritual power, a dull heartbeat sound was interwoven within Liou Yuan’s body.

Thump, thump, thump! Each heartbeat was like a heavy hammer striking a drum.

As time passed, the sound grew louder, directly affecting the outside world.

The inner view shifted to Liou Yuan’s body.

He could see his five viscera and six bowels, where his red heart was violently beating.

Its speed had surpassed ordinary limits.

With each breath, it beat five to six times, several times that of a normal person.

His blood, influenced by the heart, rushed through his body at several times the usual speed.

Yunwu Prefecture, with each prefecture’s completion, signified the transformation of one organ among his five viscera and six bowels.

This time, the transformation occurred in his Heart Prefecture.

With his Heart Prefecture perfected, Liou Yuan’s blood energy surged out of his body, like burning flames wrapping around him.

It became apparent that the blood energy emanating from him was nearly double what it had been before.

The rising blood energy was extremely hot, raising the temperature in the residence, opposing the influence of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone and the external climate.

As his blood energy reached its peak pinnacle.

Liou Yuan finally opened eyes tightly shut for half a month.

Boom! His blood energy surged even more vigorously.

Liou Yuan seemed to have anticipated this, intertwining his ten fingers, beginning rapid sealing.

The initially unceasing blood energy, under the control of the Seal Skill, began to slowly settle, closely adhering to and contracting towards Liou Yuan’s body.

Finally, it transformed into a blood-colored garment, shrouding his body.

His hands, feet, torso, and even his neck were under the protection of this blood-colored garment.

"Blood Absorption Skill, finally mastered!" Liou Yuan exclaimed delightedly, admiring the blood garment on his body.

The Blood Absorption gathers in the hands for attack, amassing over the body for defense.

Actually, both could occur simultaneously.

Previously, Liou Yuan’s blood energy couldn’t reach such levels.

Using Blood Absorption for attack meant abandoning defense.

Employing it for defense rendered the skill’s offensive prowess ineffective.

Now, with his Heart Prefecture perfected, blood energy broken through again.

The Blood Absorption finally enveloped his entire body, both attacking and defending, now a complete skill.

Additionally, Liou Yuan could also execute the second technique of the Blood Imperial Spell, the Red Tide.