I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"Damn it, from now on I’ll be in deep trouble."

Looking at Yan Yingsi’s half-smiling face, Liou Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

This thought of Liou Yuan had just surfaced when Yan Yingsi began to explain the purpose of her visit to him.

Besides delivering the waist tag of a Disciplinary Hall disciple to Liou Yuan, there were more important things to inform him about.

"Recently, demonic cultivation skills have been wreaking havoc in Jiuli State and Jin Dynasty, with traces of Linlang Domain demon cultivators behind it."

"The Wind Chasing Division has received orders from above, and is organizing personnel to eliminate the demon cultivators."

"The mission destination for our fifth division is Qingbao County in Jiuli State. Gu Yu, gather at the headquarters of Wind Chasing Division the day before, and get prepared."

After saying these words, Yan Yingsi showed no signs of lingering, bypassed Liou Yuan, and before leaving, she didn’t forget to tease Liou Yuan’s already stiff face: "Rest assured, as the team leader, I act fairly and make clear distinctions; I won’t make things difficult for you."

Liou Yuan didn’t believe her one bit, but under the circumstances, he had to bow his head. He could only muster a smile and reply: "Before Gu Yu, Liou Yuan will definitely report at the Wind Chasing Division."

"You’re adapting to the status of a team member quickly, I’m quite satisfied as the team leader." Yan Yingsi patted Liou Yuan’s shoulder like a senior, beaming brightly.

After speaking, without caring about Liou Yuan’s now gloomy expression, she disappeared at the entrance of his cave residence with a few leaps.

Liou Yuan looked back, confirming that Yan Yingsi had indeed left, he could no longer suppress his pent-up feelings of frustration and cursed out loud: "Why is this happening, how did that wretched woman become the team leader, and of all people, my team leader? When carrying out missions outside, I’ll definitely be bullied terribly."

"No way, I must go and find Mr. Yu to ask how I can transfer from the fifth division, this kind of life is unbearable."

Having said that.

Liou Yuan’s feet remained unmoved, instead he squinted, recalling the information Yan Yingsi had imparted before leaving.

"The demon skills have spread to Jiuli State?"

"What’s Linlang Domain thinking? Are they going to turn Jin Dynasty and Jiuli State upside down?"

Liou Yuan couldn’t be bothered with the major changes in the situation concerning two places; what concerned him now was the danger of this mission.

"Behind the spread of demon cultivators in Qingyou Prefecture, there’s the presence of Foundation Establishment demon cultivators."

"The commotion over in Jiuli State is even bigger, perhaps more than one Foundation Establishment demon cultivator is secretly active, the danger level is skyrocketing."

Liou Yuan stroked his chin, sensing the onerous nature of this upcoming mission in Jiuli State.

Fortunately, this task is directly issued by the higher-ups of the Disciplinary Hall.

Among those going to Jiuli State to eliminate the demon cultivators, there will surely be Foundation Establishment great cultivators from Five Extremes Mountain coming along; otherwise, it would be akin to sending them to their deaths.

"With Foundation Establishment great cultivators from our sect restraining the Foundation Establishment demon cultivators, the danger level won’t be as high, but caution is still paramount."

Having gauged the risk of this mission.

Liou Yuan thought of the place in Jiuli State nurturing the Geng Metal Spiritual Qi.

It’s a large spiritual mineral vein outside Mo Yun County in Jiuli State. Its scale ranks in the top three among all the veins in Jiuli State, with Black Crystal Stones buried within, a material for refining superior magical artifacts.

The Black Crystal Stone mine has already been mined clean, but the place capable of nurturing spiritual iron constantly retains the Geng Metal Qi.

"Qingbao County and Mo Yun County are quite far apart, but at my current pace, it’s just a ten-day to half-month journey."

"Since the mission site is in Jiuli State, after the demon tyrant eradication task is mostly completed, I’ll make a trip to Mo Yun County to gather some Geng Metal Spiritual Qi to cultivate ’Geng Metal Refining Form Skill’.

Liou Yuan was scheming for this trip.

After collecting the Geng Metal Spiritual Qi, he would find Gong Linqing to track the whereabouts of the evil corpse and see if there’s an opportunity to earn the Fixed Star Compass’s extermination reward.

"Then, it would be hitting three birds with one stone."

Liou Yuan smiled broadly, counting on his fingers.

The convenience provided by the identity of a Disciplinary Hall disciple allows him to operate outside for extended periods without rushing back to the sect.

That is precisely why he was adamant about joining the Disciplinary Hall.

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan’s mood improved somewhat, as he leisurely walked into the array.

Having reached the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, Liou Yuan’s spiritual power within his body was almost saturated, with no more space in each meridian to store additional spiritual energy, thereby leaving no room for improvement.

To continue advancing, he must switch to practicing the Foundation Establishment cultivation technique, transforming spiritual power into True Essence needed to break through the Foundation Establishment.

But that requires cultivating the Foundation Establishment technique to precondition.

So Liou Yuan returned to his cave and, surprisingly, didn’t practice, but instead picked up the ’Five Elements Birth and Destruction Array Derivation’ to continue studying.

And those five ancient teleportation array patterns recorded at Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing.

Since there’s no way to elevate the cultivation realm, enhancing his power from other areas is warranted.

Magic and array both have room for improvement.

Reading till midnight, Liou Yuan became weary and yawned, preparing to lie on the cyan stone bed for a pleasant sleep.

At this moment, the storage ring on his left ring finger suddenly sparkled.

It was the Thousand-Mile Ear jade scroll placed by Liou Zhen with Liou Yuan.

"Big brother is finally out." Liou Yuan immediately became energized, took out the Thousand-Mile Ear from the storage ring, activated it with spiritual power, and heard Liou Zhen’s long-lost voice.

"My brother Liou Yuan, what realm is your cultivation at now? Have you broken through to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer?"

Liou Zhen’s first concern upon coming out was regarding Liou Yuan’s cultivation status.