I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"Passing through this mountain top, I thought it was not bad, so how about letting an old man like me take over?"

It turned out that the two spirit beasts were actually fighting over the territory of this mountain top.

Liou Yuan instinctively placed his hand on the Canglan Sword, about to summon the flying sword to lend a hand to his good friend.

But halfway, Liou Yuan thought of something, a mocking smile appeared on his face, and he restrained the urge to act.

"That fat bird is used to comfort and refuses to leave here. Now that there’s a fire fox trying to take its territory, it has no choice but to leave."

Besides, that fire fox is also a spirit beast, not a demon.

It hasn’t harmed living creatures, and now the fight over territory is the most normal thing among demon beasts.

If Liou Yuan, a human, intervened, it would be seen as meddling in others’ affairs.

Bai Ling saw that the old fox wasn’t buying it, and became anxious, bringing up the name of Five Extremes Mountain: "I’m telling you, I’m recognized in Five Extremes Mountain, and I’m sworn brothers with its disciples."

"If you offend me, when my brothers arrive, you’ll regret it dearly."

"How can you, as a junior, and a descendant of the Foundation Establishment, be so cowardly?"

The fire fox was clearly not intimidated by Bai Ling, or rather, it didn’t take Bai Ling’s words seriously at all. It’s much older than Bai Ling, long an experienced old hand among spirit beasts, and it knew at a glance that Bai Ling was bluffing.

The fire fox, with a look of disdain, started to advance step by step towards Bai Ling’s den, its feet treading on the white snow.

As it walked, its fiery fur began to blaze into flames, melting the surrounding snow under the spread of the fire.

"Let’s follow the rules. Whoever the mountain top finally belongs to, the real skill will be seen under our hands."

Feeling the gradually approaching heat wave, Bai Ling’s voice became distorted and sharp, "Don’t come over here!"

This scene left Liou Yuan, who was watching from the shadows, speechless. He couldn’t figure out how Bai Ling, with such a character, managed to survive around the Empty House Mountain for so long.

"No one’s this afraid of dying."

After saying this, Bai Ling started to retreat, and was about to back into the den, to be blocked in by that fire fox.

It stopped pretending, shouting, "A hero doesn’t suffer immediate losses, I’ll give you this den!"

With that said, Bai Ling fluttered its wings and flew down the mountain.

The fire fox didn’t stop it, as its original intention was to occupy the mountain top. Since Bai Ling yielded the den, there was no need to pursue it relentlessly.

It smiled amiably as it watched the fat figure gradually disappearing into the distance.

Who knew, before Bai Ling vanished, feeling humiliated, it shouted, "Old fox, I’ll remember this grudge! Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side, don’t underestimate a poor young lad!"

It looked very much like a thug issuing empty threats.

The fire fox naturally didn’t take it seriously and, under Liou Yuan’s watch, withdrew the flames and slowly entered Bai Ling’s den.

From today on, this mountain top had a new owner.

Liou Yuan watched the whole drama without intervening, chuckling, "Humans have human ways, ghosts have ghost ways, beasts have beast ways too. The conflict between demon beasts is indeed quite interesting."

With that said, he also chased after Bai Ling in the direction it flew.

Bai Ling could fly, and if Liou Yuan didn’t use sword control, he really couldn’t keep up with its speed.

Luckily, after losing its den, the fat bird didn’t go far, but stopped at the foot of the mountain, looking at its former mountain top with a worried frown, muttering, "If Liou Yuan comes by and sees the den has changed owners, won’t he realize I got driven out?"

"How embarrassing."

"Might as well say that the fire fox is my relative, and I felt sorry for it and voluntarily gave it the den?"

Even now, Bai Ling was still considering saving face.

Listening in while approaching Bai Ling with the Night Concealing Mask, Liou Yuan was amused.

He simply revealed his presence, dismissing the Night Concealment Skill, showing himself in the snow, and before Bai Ling noticed, he spoke up, "How does a bird like you end up claiming kinship with a beast?"

"Can’t you even think while lying?"

"Liou Yuan!" Bai Ling was first taken aback seeing Liou Yuan appear, then the pink crest on its head began to flush at a visibly fast pace, like a child’s face turning red.

"You saw everything?" Bai Ling shuffled its chubby body in place, looking bashful like a shy girl.

Liou Yuan was amused by the scene, and without bringing up the fire fox, he once again made a proposal, "Come back with me to Five Extremes Mountain. At least there you won’t have to worry about safety, what with the chaos and demon cultivators, and even your kind fighting each other. It’d be better to come back with me and enjoy life."

Having just lost its territory, Bai Ling naturally had no reason to refuse Liou Yuan’s suggestion.

However, before agreeing to Liou Yuan, its crest drooped as it said, "I haven’t fought anyone before, you saw what happened before, taking me back, I wouldn’t be of much help."

"Would your Five Extremes Mountain really keep a freeloader?"

"Heh!" Liou Yuan let out a chuckle, saying meaningfully, "Once you get to Five Extremes Mountain, you’ll change this personality. None of our Five Extremes Mountain disciples are cowards."

"Really?" Bai Ling blinked, somewhat skeptical of Liou Yuan’s words.

"The head beast of our Five Extremes Mountain is a fierce one who fought all the way into Linlang Domain."

"Even if you’re a sheep, after following our Five Extremes Mountain’s beast king, you’d eventually turn into a wolf."

Liou Yuan tried to explain the fact in a way Bai Ling could understand.

Bai Ling didn’t think much about it. After all, it had nowhere else to go and promptly agreed to Liou Yuan, "Fine! I’ll go back to Five Extremes Mountain with you. But you must have my back."

"Don’t worry!" Liou Yuan casually flicked the Canglan Sword at his waist, his voice calm yet carrying a hint of defiance.

"With me around, no outer sect disciple will dare mess with you."