I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"Practicing two Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques together isn’t a waste of time."

Liou Yuan thought so as he decided on his cultivation path after achieving the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer.

"Hehe, heaven has truly opened its eyes. Just as I’m about to specialize in Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique, the ’Longevity Scripture’ falls into my lap, giving me more confidence in reaching Foundation Establishment."

Liou Yuan chuckled.

The quality of a Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique can also affect the success rate of Foundation Establishment.

Liou Yuan now has two Five-Star Star Acupoints and has obtained a Grade B Top-grade Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique. He couldn’t even imagine the possibility of failure in establishing his foundation.

Next, Liou Yuan turned his attention to the other two jade scrolls found in the Storage Ring.

"The remaining items must also be extraordinary!"

One of them was a magic jade scroll, and when the Fixed Star Compass illuminated it, the information on the jade scroll was fully revealed.

[Name] Spirit Devouring Seal Number

[Category] Magic Jade Scroll

[Quality] Grade B Top-grade

[Effect] The Spirit Devouring Seal Number contains two seals, known as Grass Seed Seal and Life-Devouring Seal.

The Grass Seed Seal activates upon contact with the enemy, quickly planting the seed like a ravenous beast, wildly absorbing the enemy’s spiritual power. The enemy feels their spiritual power rushing away like floodwaters, with pain as if being gnawed at by countless insects throughout its meridians. While the grass seed absorbs spiritual power, it quietly implants a unique mark, the Grass Seed Imprint, into the enemy’s meridians and sea of consciousness. This imprint acts as an invisible shackle, silently sealing the enemy’s magic capabilities. When the enemy tries to channel spiritual power to cast spells, they feel as if their power is trapped in mire, struggling in vain, making it impossible for the magic to take form.

The Life-Devouring Seal can only be used once the Grass Seed Imprint achieves Great Success. It induces the imprint within the enemy to grow and suddenly erupts into the Life-Devouring Seal. Containing a potent devouring force, it transforms into thorns trapping the enemy, stabbing with countless pricks, madly devouring the enemy’s life force. This imprint also possesses the ability to attack the divine sense, directly assaulting the enemy’s sea of consciousness like a relentless plague, constantly gnawing at their soul. Those affected appear to be in a dark forest haunted by vengeful spirits, perpetually gnawed and tormented by relentless waves of pain.

Those who perish from the Life-Devouring Seal have their life force extinguished and souls dissipated, leaving a sealed fruit on their corpse. This fruit can enhance cultivation and heal injuries, a coveted item among cultivators.

"Another Grade B Top-grade!" Liou Yuan murmured to himself.

This Spirit Devouring Seal Skill is of the same quality as the Longevity Scripture, and both are cultivation techniques and magic suitable for cultivators with a Wood Acupoint.

Clearly, the cultivation technique and the skill are complementary, a unique legacy from a major sect.

The combination of a structured Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique and magic can unleash greater power.

Liou Yuan began to feel curious about the sect behind the ancient cultivator and decided to thoroughly investigate it upon returning to the Five Extremes Mountain.

As for this Spirit Devouring Seal Number, the more Liou Yuan read the description provided by the Fixed Star Compass, the more uneasy he felt.

By the time he read about the Life-Devouring Seal, his expression changed to one of unease.

"Seal fruit, isn’t that just something condensed from devouring a cultivator’s life force and soul? Consuming it can increase cultivation and heal injuries."

"This Life-Devouring Seal seems like a Demon Dao method."

"Could the sect behind this ancient cultivator be a Demon Dao sect? Or perhaps during the ancient times, there was no distinction between righteous and demonic paths?"

Just reading the description of the Life-Devouring Seal made Liou Yuan’s scalp tingle.

If one were hit by this Life-Devouring Seal, not only would they be in extreme pain, but even Foundation Establishment cultivators might struggle to find a way to counteract it, drinking bitterly amidst endless torment.

As a modern person, Liou Yuan holds no sectarian prejudices.

He wouldn’t cultivate a Demon Skill because cultivators of Demon Skills are like rats scurrying across the street, and his current talent is already quite high, so there’s no need to muddy those waters.

Magic, however, is different.

As long as he practices it himself and doesn’t display it openly, others wouldn’t easily notice.

"Weapons themselves are not evil, but it depends on their wielder," Liou Yuan murmured, already considering practicing this Spirit Devouring Seal Number.

However, the Grade B skill demands high spiritual power. Only Foundation Establishment cultivators who have opened their Qi Mansion can cultivate it with True Essence.

Especially the Life-Devouring Seal, which requires the unique divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators for execution. So, even though Liou Yuan has intentions to cultivate it, he can only temporarily store it in the Storage Ring.

"That’s fine. For the Qi Cultivation Realm, C-level skills are enough."

"After Foundation Establishment, then I’ll practice this Spirit Devouring Seal Number."

Having acquired yet another Grade B top-grade skill, Liou Yuan’s grin almost stretched off his face.

Next, he used the Stabilizing Compass to illuminate the final jade scroll.

The consecutive appearance of Grade B top-grade cultivation techniques and skills had Liou Yuan full of expectations for the content of the third jade scroll.

But the identification by the Fixed Star Compass soon disappointed Liou Yuan.

That jade scroll did not contain any cultivation techniques or skills nor any legacy from the myriad of arts for cultivators. Instead, it was a jade scroll that contained stored memories.

Its owner, without needing to think, was undoubtedly the owner of that Storage Ring, the female ancient cultivator.

This memory jade scroll must have been prepared by the ancient cultivator before her fall, waiting for her Longevity Seed to activate. When her body is remolded, by opening this memory jade scroll, she could recover her lost memories.

For her, it was an extremely precious item, but for Liou Yuan, it was nothing.

In his current Qi Cultivation Realm, trying to glimpse into the memories of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was akin to courting death. The memories laced with divine sense could instantly penetrate his sea of consciousness.

"I’ve already obtained two of the finest cultivation techniques and skills, I should be content. Truly greedy, insatiable like a snake trying to swallow an elephant."

Liou Yuan laughed at himself and carefully stored away the memory jade scroll.

Though it’s not his, he’s willing to temporarily preserve it for the ancient cultivator, considering it a good deed in exchange for having obtained her cultivation techniques.

Thus, he completed the inventory of all items within the Storage Ring.