I Have a Compass for Opportunity

As the full ranking of the top ten slowly emerged from Zhao Zhuoran’s mouth, it reverberated across the Holy Spirit Platform.

It wasn’t until this moment that Liou Yuan completely relaxed, secretly smiling to himself, "I’ve got the Grade C Foundation Establishment Skill!"

Strangely enough, the one whom Liou Yuan had been certain would take first place in this Outer Sect training, Tuoba Xin, did not appear in the rankings.

Liou Yuan didn’t even see Tuoba Xin’s name in the Outer Sect training results.

This made Liou Yuan quite puzzled.

Given Tuoba Xin’s strength, casually achieving a thousand Stone Skills would be no surprise at all.

His name should definitely be on the Outer Sect training ranking.

"It seems my previous guess was correct, the sect’s upper echelon intentionally wants to keep Tuoba Xin hidden."

"His Stone Pearls aren’t even counted in the ranking, nor do they intend to compare him with Outer Sect disciples."

Liou Yuan felt it was only natural.

Compared to Outer Sect disciples, Tuoba Xin was a freak, a monster that surpassed the ordinary realm.

Putting him alongside Outer Sect disciples would lead by a sheer cliff-like margin, making no sense for the Outer Sect training.

Instead, it would make many steadfast Outer Sect disciples doubt their own path, shaking their way of cultivation.

The Outer Sect training’s purpose remains on training, not creating an insurmountable mountain to weigh on people’s hearts.

And precisely because Tuoba Xin was excluded from this Outer Sect ranking, Wang Ze Wen, who should have been ranked below him, luckily made it into the top three, earning the qualification to choose a Grade C Foundation Establishment Skill.

Liou Yuan glanced at Wang Ze Wen, whose eyes carried astonishment amidst the crowd.

Clearly, even Wang Ze Wen himself did not expect he could make it into the top three.

Qiu Ming also unsurprisingly made it into the top ten, earning the qualification to choose a Grade D Foundation Establishment Skill from the Inner Sect.

"Zhao Feiyue getting into the top four, ranked after Wang Ze Wen, isn’t surprising."

"What’s surprising is that Yin Huai’an, this kid, who usually doesn’t show much, revealed himself quite a bit today."

Liou Yuan again looked toward the youth with the white jade crown in the crowd.

Jin Dynasty royal descendant Yin Huai’an, also a Five-Star Star Acupoint.

Because of the royal gift to Liou Yuan of the "Blood Imperial Spell" magic, he had intersected with Liou Yuan.

When Liou Yuan moved locations for his cave dwelling, Yin Huai’an even brought a congratulatory gift.

Yet, few in the Outer Sect knew of him.

"The royal family doesn’t lack a single copy of the Grade D Foundation Establishment Skill, Yin Huai’an stands in the public eye for some other intention." Liou Yuan mused.

At this time, Yin Huai’an also noticed Liou Yuan’s gaze, the noble youth returned a gentle smile to Liou Yuan.

The two exchanged glances, nodding as a way of greeting.

"Those ranked in the top ten on this list, stay behind and follow me to the Inner Sect Skill Pavilion to select this time’s skill reward."

"The remaining disciples can disperse now."

With Zhao Zhuoran’s words issuing from the podium, the Outer Sect training came to an end.

The remaining disciples departed, leaving behind only those ranked in the top ten in this Outer Sect training, including Liou Yuan, standing on the Spirit Ascension Platform.

As Zhao Zhuoran waved his long sleeves, he commanded, "Follow me into the Inner Sect."

The night curtain, like a deep satin, gently covered the towering peak standing between heaven and earth, the mountain’s body imposing and piercing into the clouds.

Including Liou Yuan, this batch of top ten disciples from the Outer Sect training began their steps into the space known as the Inner Sect, led by Zhao Zhuoran.

They appeared at a pavilion.

The two stone pillars rising in the pavilion were the location of the illusory doorway connecting the Outer Sect and Inner Sect.

The flying eaves of the pavilion resembled the animated swallow-tailed features, flickering in the hazy moonlight as if ready to take flight at any moment.

Liou Yuan emerged in the Inner Sect, immediately casting his eyes around this sanctuary longed for by countless Outer Sect disciples.

They appeared at the mountainside of this vast mountain.

Behind the pavilion, jade towers stretched endlessly.

Dreamlike clouds danced like fairy veils, lingering in their midst.

In the embrace of these clouds, the jade towers seemed to float in midair, escaping the tumultuous worldly noise, forming a serene ethereal realm.

"This is the Inner Sect," Liou Yuan thought quietly, taking a gentle breath of the mountain’s Spiritual Qi.

He discovered that even in this usual spot, the concentration of Spiritual Qi compared to his costly cave rented with many achievement points.

"Just cultivating in this Inner Sect gives immense advantage."

"If I could have my own cave in the Inner Sect, the cultivation speed would be immensely quick."

"No wonder Tuoba Xin’s cultivation has increased so rapidly."

Liou Yuan thought with some jealousy.

Their expressions naturally showed little difference from Liou Yuan’s, all curiously observing the surroundings.

Despite having members from the Jin Dynasty royal family and disciples from Five Extremes Mountain, the sect’s rules dictate that without being an Inner Sect disciple, entering this place is challenging.

Thus, this was their first time here.

Zhao Zhuoran did not grant them much time to admire the Inner Sect’s cloud-enshrouded vistas.

With a sweep of his long sleeves, the True Essence carried the ten directly toward the cloud-shrouded buildings.

Ultimately, they stopped in front of a gigantic pavilion as tall as Xiaopei Mountain.

It had an octagonal shape, with layer upon layer of flying eaves extending upward like blooming lotus petals, beautifully delineated in the soft moonlight.

The pavilion was made of unknown spiritual wood of fine texture, exuding warm luster, with age-etched patterns faintly discernible in the misty night.

The window frames of the pavilion radiated warm yellow hues, reminiscent of stars that mistakenly descended to earth, mingling with the sky full of stars.