I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"Haha!" Liou Yuan laughed heartily, his figure leaping into the river.

Enhanced by the Stepping Wave Body Skill, Liou Yuan tread on the water’s surface as if it were solid ground, shooting forward.

In an instant, he was already a hundred zhang away.

The Stepping Wave is even more potent in rainy days and river environments, with speed increasing more than twice.

Now, Liou Yuan was like a dragon in the water, galloping across the Spirit River that spans Qingbao County with abandon.

Raindrops and river water accompanied Liou Yuan’s side, yet did not touch his clothes in the slightest.

In less than ten breaths, Liou Yuan crossed the Spirit River, heading towards the city outskirts where the river surged, vanishing into the rain.

Jia Panshan watched this scene from the courtyard.

The courtyard was close to the arch bridge and river, and without a rear wall, Liou Yuan’s actions on the bridge were clearly seen by Jia Panshan in the courtyard.

He folded his hands behind him, watching Liou Yuan’s figure disappear into the distance, with an expression of amazement in his eyes.

"It seems Mr. Liou held back in that speed competition with Mr. Tian."

The speed Liou Yuan displayed now was at least twice as fast as when he competed with Tian Qiweng.

In Jia Panshan’s impression, within the Five Extremes Mountain outer sect, those who could compare with Liou Yuan’s speed wouldn’t exceed five individuals, and over half of the top ten of the outer sect couldn’t catch up to Liou Yuan’s speed.

Moreover, this was only Liou Yuan’s body technique—who knows how many other techniques he had hidden.

"He’s always hiding, what is he worried about?" Jia Panshan stared at the direction where Liou Yuan vanished, lost in thought.

Expert in arrays, able to repair the Foundation Establishment Array.

Masterful in body technique, speed among the top five outer sect disciples of Five Extremes Mountain.

And proficient in Sword Dao, being the younger brother of the Snow Shattering Sword.

Based on Liou Yuan’s current skills displayed, Jia Panshan felt even the captain of Yan Yingsi was somewhat unmatched.

Liou Yuan didn’t care about his body technique being seen by others.

He was now racing in the heavy rain, his mood indescribably joyful.

After darting out of Qingbao County City, he shot forward along the river’s course.

His speed growing ever faster, finally breaking through the maximum speed he could achieve with the Stepping Wave Body Skill in the torrential rain.

Due to the excessive speed, and with rain and river water accompanying him, from afar he was completely invisible, like a swimming dragon soaring in the stormy river, covering miles in mere moments.

In one breath, he ran over thousands of miles, releasing some of the exhilaration in his heart.

Liou Yuan paused his figure atop an inverted waterfall, which marked the river’s end.

He closed his eyes, immersed in the speed of Stepping Wave just now, a smile forming on his lips.

"Stepping Wave finally achieved Great Success!"

The speed just now had long surpassed the realm of Small Success in Stepping Wave.

Below Foundation Establishment, Liou Yuan felt hardly anyone could surpass him in speed.

Unless someone could practice a Class C body technique to Great Success, which was extremely rare and incredibly difficult to achieve, especially in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

This was Liou Yuan’s third spell to achieve Great Success, following the Lion’s Roar Spell and Green Tide Pure Water Sword.

Why did he break through so unexpectedly?

Liou Yuan had long suspected the answer.

"Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone!"

Fixed Star Compass once said: With long-term practice using it, a cultivator’s mind can be like an icy mountain stone, undisturbed by external objects, making the practice of magic more efficient.

The Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone’s characteristics, apart from boosting cultivation speed, also enhance the practice of magic.

But this benefit of enhancement is subtle and not as direct or apparent as cultivation improvement.

If he continued practicing Stepping Wave according to its usual progress, Liou Yuan would have needed at least two more years to achieve Great Success.

The Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone instantly shortened this time.

"The Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone is indeed a divine object. It’s the most precious spiritual object I’ve obtained after the Fixed Star Compass."

Standing amid the heavy rain, Liou Yuan looked down at the river crashing onto the water beneath the waterfall, a look of anticipation in his eyes.

The Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone’s enhancement for magic practice speed clearly wouldn’t apply only to Stepping Wave.

Logically, all the spells Liou Yuan practiced should benefit from it.

Among his main attack techniques, Artifact Manipulation Celestial Calculation Spell and Blood Imperial Spell hadn’t yet achieved Great Success.

With the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone’s benefit, this time would undoubtedly greatly shorten.

At that time, his strength could grow yet another notch.

Then, in the Qi Cultivation Realm, who could be his equal? It would mean invincibility below Foundation Establishment.

While Liou Yuan was immersed atop the waterfall in the joy of the Stepping Wave Body Skill’s Great Success.

In the torrential rain, a grey sparrow flapped its wings from afar, traversing the endless rain curtain, heading straight for Qingbao County City.

Eventually, the sparrow paused outside the courtyard used temporarily by the Wind Chasing Division, hindered by the Cold River Illusionary Water Array unable to enter.

The leading Jia Panshan was the first to react, removing the array’s power, allowing the sparrow inside.

Jia Panshan extended his hand, and the sparrow naturally landed on his arm.

His gaze shifted towards the sparrow’s claws, where a bamboo segment was tied, containing a note.

Seeing this, Jia Panshan seemed to think of something, his expression suddenly turning serious as he removed the bamboo segment, pulling out the hidden note to unfold before his eyes.

His eyes scanned the writing on it, and without further ado, he directly stepped out of the courtyard.

After a cup of tea’s time, disciples of the Wind Chasing Division dispersed in Qingbao County City all gathered.

The letter brought by the sparrow was in Tian Qiweng’s hands, and after reading the information, his face twisted with the fierce scar, appearing extremely solemn.