I Have a Compass for Opportunity

It was clear that Zhao Zhuoran wasn’t as calm as he appeared on the surface.

"Hopefully, this matter doesn’t drag Yue’Er into it," Zhao Zhuoran muttered to himself.

When Zhao Feiyue broke through to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, she didn’t heed his advice and went to fight Liou Tao.

This was the source of Zhao Zhuoran’s worry.

Zhao Feiyue had executed it flawlessly, acting under the guise of sparring, so Zhao Zhuoran couldn’t hold her accountable.

But he was well aware that his granddaughter wasn’t one to obediently listen.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhuoran glanced towards the other end of the Holy Spirit Platform.

A handsome young man in a moon-white brocade robe stood with his hands behind his back, positioned with meticulous precision to exactly oppose the Liou Family’s three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The youth had an extraordinary demeanor, appearing much younger than the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family, but remained unruffled as if an avalanche before him wouldn’t alter his expression.

There was no sign of him being suppressed by the aura of the three from the Liou Family.

His eyes were like cold stars, gazing at the portal leading to Erosion Land alongside the three from the Liou Family.

Compared to their overwhelming ferocity, his expression was composed and unhurried.

His fingers occasionally touched the sword at his waist, and the sound of its sword cries, sharp and clear, even overpowered the rolling sound of Spiritual Power within Liou Le Yao.

"Liou Zhen has been in seclusion for over a year, and his cultivation has surged again," Zhao Zhuoran thought, glancing at the blue peak at the young man’s waist, a look of acknowledgment in his eyes.

To the untrained eye, it’s just a spectacle, but to great Foundation Establishment cultivators, the strength of one could be discerned at a glance.

The cold Sword Qi emanating from Liou Zhen’s body was so intense that Zhao Zhuoran felt a piercing sting even as he looked on.

There was no need to say why Liou Zhen was here.

The feud between the two branches of the Liou Family was well-known to all Inner Sect Foundation Establishment members.

Liou Tao died in Erosion Land, and the prime suspect was Liou Yuan.

Zhao Zhuoran felt that the word "suspect" was an understatement.

No doubt it was Liou Yuan.

Because those who could defeat Liou Tao had no reason to attack him.

The death of Liou Tao would be a fuse completely igniting the feud between the two branches.

In addition to Zhao Zhuoran, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Liou Family, and Liou Zhen,

there were two other groups on the Holy Spirit Platform.

They were Foundation Establishment great cultivators who sensed the enormous crisis and came early to pick someone up.

Among them was a burly old man with a face full of white beard.

His head of white hair shone like the white snow of winter under the sunlight, reflecting a silvery light.

He wore simple, clean burlap clothing, and his waist was tightly bound by a wide leather belt, with a long shiny knife hanging from it.

The hilt of the long knife had been polished smooth by his hands.

That was the old Foundation Establishment of the Qiu Family.

Qiu Ming intended to signal for rescue from his great-grandfather immediately after exiting Erosion Land.

Who knew this old man had already sensed the danger in advance and arrived early?

Everyone in the Five Extremes Mountain Outer Sect knew that Qiu Ming of the Qiu Family and Liou Yuan were close, and this matter inevitably involved Qiu Ming.

It would be strange if he didn’t come.

The other group did not belong to any family.

There were three Foundation Establishment cultivators, wearing flowing, silvery long robes, woven seemingly from flowing moonlight, with stars twinkling within at every soft movement, exuding mystery and solemnity.

Intricate golden sword patterns were embroidered on the cuffs and collar of the robes, emitting a faint light.

Those were the garments of the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall.

They represented their identities as members of the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall.

Leading the three Foundation Establishment cultivators was a stern middle-aged man.

His facial features were as rugged as a sculpture.

His eyes were like the waters of a cold pond, deep and chilling, constantly emanating an undeniable authority.

That’s Chen Zeyang, the Vice Hall Master of the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall.

The commotion on the Holy Spirit Platform this time was significant, even drawing the attention of the Vice Hall Master of the Disciplinary Hall, who personally led two other Foundation Establishment cultivators to the scene.

Compared to the Outer Sect, the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall holds greater power.

But none of the three groups present were easy to deal with.

Protector Liou Le Yao of Five Extremes Mountain, Inner Sect Sword Dao genius Liou Zhen, and the old Foundation Establishment of the Qiu Family.

Apart from the fact that the Vice Hall Master of the Disciplinary Hall, Chen Zeyang, was slightly intimidating, the trio on Liou Le Yao’s side paid little mind to the other two.

Thus, Liou Le Yao’s snake-like eyes merely swept over the Disciplinary Hall’s people before locking tightly onto Liou Zhen, who stood facing the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Liou Family on the Holy Spirit Platform.

This person had grown under their watchful eyes to an unruly extent.

So the same mistake couldn’t happen a second time.

"Liou Yuan must die today!" Murderous intent surged in Liou Le Yao’s voice as her shadowed face took on a greenish hue.

"Once the Earth Erosion Seal opens, have Second Grandfather seal this Holy Spirit Platform directly," Liou Le Yao instructed the hunched old man on her right via voice transmission. "If Liou Zhen intervenes, bury him in there as well."

"Rest assured, that little brat Liou Yuan won’t escape today," whispered the old man referred to as Second Grandfather by Liou Le Yao, with a fierce gleam in his eyes, like a wolf’s low growl.

"It wouldn’t be wise to act in front of the Law Enforcement Team," the chubby Daoist on Liou Le Yao’s left glanced nervously at the Disciplinary Hall’s group led by Vice Hall Master Chen Zeyang.

Liou Le Yao, as the Protector of Five Extremes Mountain, held a status comparable to Chen Zeyang, allowing her to oppose him.

That didn’t mean the chubby Daoist dared to do the same.

"Hmph, didn’t the Disciplinary Hall stay silent during the Ice Vein’s destruction too back then?"

"I’ll bear the responsibility for today’s actions, so you and Second Grandfather go ahead," she said decisively.

Liou Le Yao was known for her domineering and forceful nature.

As she transmitted her voice, Liou Le Yao’s eyes never left Liou Zhen across from her.

At that moment, the Sword Dao prodigy holding his three-foot sword lowered his gaze, meeting Liou Le Yao’s glare with serene, starry eyes.

At that instant, the sword cries from the Cold Moon in Liou Zhen’s hand grew even more intense.

The Spiritual Power fluctuations within Liou Le Yao also boiled over.

It was evident to anyone paying attention that just a small trigger would cause both sides to clash.

The old Foundation Establishment of the Qiu Family observed this scene, grinning as he patted the blade strapped to his waist with a leather strap, a sharp gleam hidden in his eyes.

Under the scrutiny of numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators,

the Earth Erosion Seal above the Holy Spirit Platform finally opened fully.

Swish! A radiant beam shot out from the open portal.

It landed on the gigantic platform spacious enough to accommodate a hundred thousand people, revealing the figures of Outer Sect disciples.

The prolonged darkness of over three months inside Erosion Land had left the returning Outer Sect disciples awed, as they beheld the familiar scenes of the Five Extremes Mountain in a daze.

Many squinted, struggling to readjust to the outside light.

Before they could recover their senses,

one of the old men from the Liou Family stepped forward, stamping his cane heavily on the Holy Spirit Platform.

Boom! The massive platform was shaken by his staff, causing the entire platform and the mountain supporting it to tremble slightly.

The sudden disturbance left many Outer Sect disciples off balance, some toppling to the ground, resulting in chaos across the Spirit Ascension Platform.

The disciples were indignant, but upon seeing the appearance of the man responsible and sensing the Foundation Establishment True Essence emanating from him, all wisely kept their mouths shut.

Among those returning were Liou Yuan and Qiu Ming.

Concealed within the crowd, Liou Yuan could hear Qiu Ming beside him murmuring introductions of the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family: "That elder is Liou Xie, the senior-most Foundation Establishment of the Liou Family, in the same generation as my great-grandfather. The other fat Daoist is Liou Hongjun of the Liou Family, holding considerable standing in the Artifact Refining Pavilion."

"Including Liou Le Yao, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family really are all here," Qiu Ming remarked.

While Liou Yuan nodded, he scrutinized the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family, then started scanning the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Since the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family were present, his elder brother should be here too.

Sure enough, Liou Yuan spotted that tall, upright figure at the other end of the Holy Spirit Platform from the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liou Family.

"Elder Brother!" Liou Yuan called out softly to Liou Zhen, evidently relieved.

Liou Zhen was the stabilizing force in Liou Yuan’s heart; his presence brought a significant calm to Liou Yuan’s mind.