I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"This place is so ancient, it looks like it’s been sealed for countless ages."

"Could it be that long ago, this was indeed one of the passages leading to the outside world?"

"But we don’t know why it was abandoned."

Liou Yuan found a logically coherent explanation.

Then his gaze followed the crossing towards the dense fog, uncertain whether it was a river or ocean, but of course, he couldn’t see anything.

"Most likely a wasted trip."

"Since it’s supposed to be a crossing, but there’s no boat, not even a single hair."

Liou Yuan retracted his gaze, then turned to look at the area behind the crossing.

This Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing is situated between two colossal mountains. Even with the fog obscuring the view, the massive shadows of the mountains are undeniable, their outlines visible.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Liou Yuan decided to take a look over there.

This place should be safe; Liou Yuan’s Evil Eyes have been active all along and detected no unusual spiritual power fluctuations, so his courage gradually grew.

As he moved, the silhouettes of the two mountains became increasingly clear in the mist.

Near the base of the mountains, he saw a stretch of abandoned ancient architectural ruins.

Shrouded in mist, they exuded a dilapidated beauty from being abandoned in the river of time.

Liou Yuan intended to enter those ancient ruins for a closer look, but the Evil Eyes detected something unusual at this moment.

This caused Liou Yuan to frown immediately, halting his steps.

Among those ancient structures, he saw a faint red spiritual power glow, different from a cultivator’s spiritual power or a demon’s demonic power, that glow carried a madness.

Identical to the Star Erosion Demon Liou Yuan had seen in Erosion Land.

"Star Erosion!" Liou Yuan spoke with great certainty.

The aura of Star Erosion is unmistakable; there’s no way Liou Yuan could mistake it.

This made his expression even more peculiar, as it was the first time he’d encountered Star Erosion outside Erosion Land.

It’s known that after the founder of Five Extremes Mountain, Jing Xuzi, sealed Erosion Land, this kind of Evil Eyes could almost only be seen within Erosion Land.

It’s been thousands of years, and there’s been no word of Star Erosion existing elsewhere.

"No, it’s not impossible." Liou Yuan dismissed his own thought and then pondered, "That catastrophe of Star Erosion nearly spread across the entire Cyan Feather Realm, affecting even the distant Linlang Domain and Enchanted Valley on the edge of Cyan Feather Realm."

"If this place was abandoned due to that Star Erosion catastrophe, then the presence of Star Erosion here isn’t impossible."

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan’s eyes became more vivid.

If this judgment is true, then it’s highly possible there are more Star Erosion here.

They might be trying to use this crossing to reach areas outside the Cyan Feather Realm.

"Good gracious, this is like a locust invasion." Although speculative, the more Liou Yuan thought about it, the more it felt right. He quickly activated the Night Concealing Mask on his face, hiding his body in the mist and restraining his aura.

He’s had encounters with Star Erosion before, and facts showed that at a certain distance, even a Half-Step Foundation Establishment Star Erosion couldn’t detect the concealment of the Night Concealing Mask.

So activating the Night Concealing Mask now was the most rational decision.

Having done this, Liou Yuan began to approach the ancient ruins.

He’s even been to Erosion Land, where there are only more Star Erosion than this crossing, yet Liou Yuan is still alive and well.

Now, having arrived at this sealed-off space, whatever it takes, he wants to see if there’s any benefit to be reaped here.

The scent of decaying soil began to emanate from the ancient ruins, and Liou Yuan’s body stopped at the edge of the entrance leading into the ruins.

It’s not that he dared not to advance further.

But because that area of ancient ruins was enveloped by a layer of bright yellow array barrier.

Just a hundred zhang away from where Liou Yuan stood, as he approached, the array barrier rose into the sky, isolating heaven and earth, splitting the ancient ruins and the crossing into two distinct worlds.

Liou Yuan’s eyes reflected the colors of the array. By judging the energy flow within the array, he roughly gauged the array’s workings.

"Could it be the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array!"

The Radiant Heaven-breaking Array, a Peak Foundation Establishment Array, is said to be the strongest defensive array below the Golden Core level.

Since the practice to set it up is long lost in the Cyan Feather Realm, even an average Foundation Establishment array master couldn’t deploy it.

Han Zhenzi frequently mentioned this array in "Five Elements Birth and Destruction Array Derivation," noting his regret of never experiencing it, his words full of sighs.

"This is getting interesting. The Radiant Heaven-breaking Array is reputed to be the strongest defensive array below Golden Core level; even a Peak of Foundation Establishment can’t just enter, and I can only look on helplessly." Liou Yuan never entertained the idea of breaking this array.

His skills were insufficient, and among the array masters he knew, perhaps only Han Zhenzi, if brought back to life, could attempt to break this array.

Otherwise, it would require sheer force, several at Peak Foundation Establishment attacking together.

Liou Yuan very straightforwardly gave up the idea of entering.

The downside is he can’t get in, but the upside is the Star Erosion inside can’t get out; at least he doesn’t have to worry about a Star Erosion attack.

"Being sealed by the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array proves that there are Foundation Establishment Realm Star Erosions inside, and more than one."

"It’s just as well it can’t be opened; otherwise, even my life would be forfeit here."

As he spoke, Liou Yuan’s eyes gazed towards the area within the array of the Radiant Heaven-breaking Array.

From this distance, he could clearly see the scenes within those structures.