I Have a Compass for Opportunity

The remnants of humanoid corpses lay among them, eroded by the passage of time; even their bones had decayed, with only the residues barely outlining the traces of human shapes on the ground.

Moreover, close to the edge of the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array, many cultivator corpses could also be seen outside.

"I can’t go in there. Let’s see if I can fish up some ancient relics from the outside." Liou Yuan’s eyes lit up upon seeing the corpses, and he immediately transformed into a stream of light, moving forward.

The wind and waves stirred up by Treading Flowing Waves blew across the remains.

With just this slight fluctuation, the cultivator’s corpse in front of Liou Yuan turned to ash, dissipating into the air.

This made Liou Yuan’s previously hopeful expression stiffen instantly.

"Damn it! How many years has this place been abandoned? Even the magical artifacts have lost their spirit. What benefits can I possibly gain here?"

Liou Yuan looked at the ash disappearing into the air before him, wearing a bitter smile.

The cultivator’s body and clothing were all annihilated, leaving only a broken blade, devoid of any spirit as well.

Liou Yuan bent down to take it in his hand, only for it to crumble into iron scraps upon touching.

If even magical artifacts were like this, other spiritual items were almost certainly rendered useless.

"I don’t believe it, there must be something left behind." Liou Yuan muttered as he rubbed his nose, continuing to approach one corpse after another, but to no surprise, he found nothing.

Instead, Liou Yuan’s grumbling voice outside the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array reached inside, drawing the attention of the Star Erosion within the buildings.

Close to the barrier of the array, three humanoid figures emerged from the fog, coldly watching Liou Yuan from behind the array barrier.

Liou Yuan immediately sensed their presence, his body tensing slightly.

"Foundation Establishment Star Erosion!" Most Star Erosions in the Qi Cultivation Realm were just shapeless blobs; for them to have humanoid forms, they must have reached the Foundation Establishment Star Erosion.

Liou Yuan had seen Foundation Establishment Star Erosion in the Erosion Land, so the moment the three figures appeared, he was already sure in his mind.

Under normal circumstances, encountering Foundation Establishment Star Erosion would spell certain doom.

However, with the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array isolating this area, Liou Yuan wasn’t worried about his safety, so after a brief moment of tension, he quickly relaxed again, with a mocking smile on his lips, he turned his head to gaze into the interior of the array, locking eyes with the three Foundation Establishment Star Erosions.

The leading Foundation Establishment Star Erosion stood eight feet tall, its body dark as though made from piled obsidian, its surface rough and etched with crisscrossing patterns.

Its features were rugged and profound, eyes like bottomless stone pools, flickering with dark red light amidst the darkness, reminiscent of embers burning within thick fog, exuding a hint of intimidation.

A head of rocky long hair spread wildly, the strands as sharp as stalagmites, each extremely hard, colliding with the swirling mist, producing a slight rustling sound.

Its aura was the mightiest among the three Star Erosions, appearing like a burning dark red flame in Liou Yuan’s Evil Eyes, suppressing the aura of the two Star Erosions beside it.

The second Star Erosion was slightly shorter than the first, but still emitted an undeniably formidable aura.

Its entire body was composed of stone with a texture akin to smooth, carved jade, radiating a gentle blue light in the dense mist.

Its features were soft, its eyes long and lively, the blue pupils like two precious sapphires, deep and captivating.

When Liou Yuan looked at it, it even gave him a grin, its teeth of jade-like sharpness like those of a beast.

The third Foundation Establishment Star Erosion showed obvious feminine traits, her figure long and graceful, her body sculpted from the finest stone.

Her skin had a hint of pink, like clouds dyed by the sunset.

From a human perspective, her face was exceptionally exquisite and beautiful, her eyes like two clear springs, the verdant pupils exuding liveliness and playfulness, flickering with mysterious light amidst the mist.

A waterfall of stone hair hung softly behind her, the strands smooth as silk, adorned with countless small stone flowers.

If Liou Yuan hadn’t known her identity in advance, he might have been taken by her appearance.

"What a pity for such a beauty." Liou Yuan’s words were filled with an unmistakable sense of regret.

"Fellow Daoist, might we have a word?" The jade-like Star Erosion opened its mouth, speaking in a gentle tone that reached Liou Yuan’s ears through the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array.

The Star Erosion was a different entity from the Star Evil, obviously much more intelligent, and Liou Yuan dared not engage in any exchange with them.

He could very well be controlled by their Divine Sense.

Bear in mind, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, one’s Divine Sense could be born, and a powerful Divine Sense could harm a Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator simply through sound.

So Liou Yuan shook his head decisively, refusing their proposal to converse.

"Star Erosion not only devours Star Evil, human cultivators, and demon entities, but even consumes its kind."

"More ruthless than the Demon Cultivators of the Linlang Domain, I’d better keep my distance from them."

Liou Yuan felt a sense of vigilance rising within him, waved his sleeve, and actively distanced himself from the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array, retreating several hundred meters until the array barrier was no longer visible before feeling at ease.

Watching Liou Yuan’s figure fade into the dense fog, a look of regret appeared in the eyes of the three Star Erosions.

"My god, the lifespan of these Star Erosions is a bit exaggerated."

"After all this time, the cultivators’ magical artifacts have decayed, yet those sealed Star Erosions still live."

As Liou Yuan wandered through the mist, he recalled the appearances of the three Foundation Establishment Star Erosions in his mind, his eyes filled with incredulity.

"Or rather, they aren’t the same batch of Star Erosions that attacked here, but their descendants?"

Liou Yuan found the latter hypothesis more reasonable.

However, these matters didn’t concern Liou Yuan; he had no interest in interacting with the Star Erosions of this place and continued his scavenging endeavor.

He was confident something would eventually slip through to him.

After circumventing the spot where the three Foundation Establishment Star Evils appeared, he continued to walk around the edge of the array, searching through the remains of cultivators.

Liou Yuan’s plans fell through.

Whenever he approached the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array, the three Foundation Establishment Star Erosions would sense it.

One of the Star Erosions would immediately appear within the array, gazing at Liou Yuan.

Initially, Liou Yuan was unwilling to engage in any interaction with them.

Until Liou Yuan repeatedly rummaged through the remains of cultivators, making his intentions clear to the three Foundation Establishment Star Erosions.

Seemingly to convey goodwill, the female Star Erosion took the initiative to guide Liou Yuan, pointing him in a direction, saying, "You may find what you need over there."