I Have a Compass for Opportunity

Shelving doesn’t mean I won’t pay attention. Liou Yuan took a deep look at the void area where Daoist Huixie had previously fought, thinking to himself, "The commotion that night was so loud that it can’t be kept secret. The cultivators around Yufengcheng must know the final result."

"Find someone to ask where Daoist Huixie went afterward, pay attention to it, and when I reach Foundation Establishment, I will go meet Daoist Huixie."

"Hmm, by the way, ask if Senior Yin Yufu managed to escape."

Liou Yuan was still quite concerned about the safety of Yin Yufu, who had once shown goodwill towards him.

Besides, she had some past ties with Liou Zhen, which is tantamount to being his friend.

However, because of the spread of demonic cultivation skills from Qingyou Prefecture, the cultivators there avoid outside cultivators like the plague.

After the commotion caused by Daoist Huixie, the entire Qingyou Prefecture is probably in a state of high alert, making it really difficult for Liou Yuan to find someone to ask questions.

"I can only go find Bai Ling; it’s the local spirit beast here, very well-informed."

With that in mind, Liou Yuan didn’t delay any longer, using the ability of the Night Concealing Mask, he swept towards the base of Qiwen Mountain.

It’s currently the Evil Star Shift period, and the Night Concealing Mask can prevent him from being perceived by the revived Star Evil, saving a lot of trouble, so activating the Night Concealing Mask is quite necessary.

Before leaving, Liou Yuan naturally wouldn’t forget the piece of Spirit Iron previously surveyed by the Fixed Star Compass located at the mountainside of Qiwen Mountain.

That spiritual material called Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Crystal must be extraordinary if marked separately by the Fixed Star Compass.

Liou Yuan, following his memory, quickly found its location.

From the outside, it’s just an ordinary piece of mountain rock, about the size of a grinding stone, covered with white snow, and its pockmarked rocky skin is a blue-gray color.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t appear to be a spiritual material.

But the examination by the Fixed Star Compass absolutely can’t be wrong, Liou Yuan came before it and gently chopped toward it with his blood-covered palm.

Clang! The mountain rock shattered, exploding into rubble.

A fist-sized red crystal fell from within.

"Hehe! An unexpected harvest!" Liou Yuan happily picked it up from the snow.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Crystal felt slightly heavy to hold, its color dominated by a fiery red, red as if burning flames, seemingly ready to spew fire tongues at any moment.

With heavy snow piling up on Qiwen Mountain and freezing temperatures, the Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Crystal, once it broke free, immediately emitted hot waves, dispelling the surrounding cold.

Held in Liou Yuan’s hand, it felt slightly hot, like holding a piece of glowing charcoal.

"Doesn’t seem like Qi Cultivation-tier material, could it be Foundation Establishment material?" Liou Yuan was not an artifact refiner and knew little about artifact refining materials, so after examining it briefly without any results, he put it into the Storage Bag, planning to identify it at the sect later or find a place to check it with the Fixed Star Compass.

Having done all this, the harvest from Qiwen Mountain was considered complete, Liou Yuan stepped onto the Canglan Sword and shot down Qiwen Mountain.

After landing, he quickly dispelled the Artifact Manipulation Celestial Calculation Spell, using the Night Concealing Mask again to cloak himself, heading towards the mountain where Bai Ling resided.

Two days passed.

Winter was nearing its end.

The mountain where Bai Ling resided had its covering of snow showing no sign of further accumulation.

But the heavy snow from a few days ago has not yet melted, leaving the entire mountain top wrapped in silver.

Liou Yuan arrived at the foot of the mountain without greeting Bai Ling, and skillfully treaded the path toward its cave dwelling.

Approaching Bai Ling’s cave dwelling, he suddenly heard a series of child-like angry shouts: "Ignorant creature, dared to rampage on my territory, don’t you inquire, who doesn’t know the name Bai Ling within a hundred-mile radius."

"I’m telling you, I’ve got kin on Empty House Mountain, offend me and I’ll call my friends and family to settle the score with you."

"Trouble?" Liou Yuan heard the voice and raised his eyebrows, quickening his pace.

Soon Liou Yuan stopped before Bai Ling’s cave dwelling, and on the open ground there, he saw a fiery-colored demon beast confronting Bai Ling.

It was a Fire Fox.

Its fur was like blazing flames, exceptionally striking in this icy snowy environment.

Its eyes were like two Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Crystals embedded in its face, its deep red pupils glinting with spirited light. That light contained both mischief and intelligence, yet exuded a born seductive aura.

"Spirit beast!" Liou Yuan raised his eyebrows.

He noticed through the Evil Eyes that there was no Evil Qi on this Fire Fox.

Proving this Fire Fox, like Bai Ling, is a spirit beast, not having devoured humans, thus its demonic power is pure.

The cultivation level is also about equal to Bai Ling, reaching the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer.

In the Jin Dynasty, it’s extremely difficult for such loose cultivators to reach Foundation Establishment areas, yet the power of Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer is enough to swagger around Yufengcheng.

Judging from its stance facing Bai Ling, it could attack at any moment.

Bai Ling, however, was all bark and no bite, its mouth full of reprimanding words, feigning toughness, its small eyes already starting to dart around, seemingly ready to bolt away.

The pink crown on its head was standing upright due to excessive tension.

"This Bai Ling is quite the coward." Liou Yuan was amused by this scene.

Bai Ling had mentioned it seldom fought with others, Liou Yuan thought it just stayed in the mountain preferring not to go out, who’d have thought it simply didn’t dare to compete with others.

Even when facing an opponent with similar strength, its first reaction was to flee rather than to fight.

Because Liou Yuan was using the Night Concealing Mask to hide his aura, neither the Fire Fox nor Bai Ling could perceive his presence.

Faced with Bai Ling’s threats, the Fire Fox seemed exceptionally calm, its mouth opening to emit a voice as aged as an old man: "My cave dwelling near Qiwen Mountain was destroyed by the battle of three human Foundation Establishments."