I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"This kid!" Chen Zeyang observed the commotion caused by both parties at the Foundation Establishment level, and couldn’t help but furrow his brows. Looking at Liou Yuan, who remained composed despite the chaos, he felt a headache coming on.

The Liou Family’s Ice Vein had old ties with him, and he initially sympathized with their plight, intending to handle the matter leniently.

Who knew Liou Yuan would pull such a surprise! Chen Zeyang found himself left with no room to maneuver, and sighed inwardly, "It seems I can only enforce the law impartially."

Just as everyone thought Liou Yuan couldn’t escape the disciplinary hall’s punishment.

Liou Yuan suddenly shifted his tone, somewhat indignant, and asked Chen Zeyang, "May I ask Mr. Chen, is there a rule in the Five Extremes Mountain Sect stating that disciples must passively succumb to attacks from fellow sect members?"

Chen Zeyang’s heart stirred, instantly understanding Liou Yuan’s meaning. He calmly shook his head and replied, "No."

"Then when I first entered the Erosion Land, attacked by Liou Tao leading the Liou Family members, shouldn’t I fight back?" Liou Yuan spoke fervently, his face flushed, pointing accusingly at the Liou Family with a passionate speech.

"Is it that my Ice Vein is destined to be hunted down and eliminated by the Fog Vein?"

"Nonsense." Liou Hongjun, having recovered from the shock of nearly dying under Liou Zhen’s sword, shouted furiously at Liou Yuan’s claim.

"Clearly, it’s you, Liou Yuan, who harbored hatred due to previous conflict with Tao in the Outer Sect and maliciously harmed him in the Erosion Land."

"Now that he’s dead, naturally he can’t speak, leaving you free to fabricate lies."

Liou Xie of the Liou Family added sullenly, "Mr. Chen, this person is deceitful and ambitious. If he’s bold enough to kill Liou Tao today, he’ll dare kill other sect members tomorrow."

"According to sect law, he should be stripped of his cultivation and imprisoned."

The current standoff results show no witnesses for Liou Tao’s attack on Liou Yuan.

Instead, Liou Yuan’s killing of Liou Tao is widely witnessed, with many eyewitnesses present that day.

Thus, Liou Yuan’s account is questionable and doesn’t persuade everyone.

Yet it offered Chen Zeyang room to maneuver, who said solemnly, "This matter is indeed suspicious and cannot be judged hastily. Liou Yuan must be taken to the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall for further interrogation."

With that, Chen Zeyang gave a look to two Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him, who immediately prepared to take Liou Yuan away.

Liou Zhen did not intervene, considering the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall to be the safest place for now.

On the other hand, the three from the Liou Family felt dissatisfied for missing the chance to kill Liou Yuan.

"He must be proven guilty of killing Tao,"

"Strip him of his cultivation, imprison him, let him live as if dead,"

Liou Le Yao thought maliciously, already starting to search the Liou Family’s network in the disciplinary hall over the years.

But just as the two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the disciplinary hall stood on either side of Liou Yuan, about to take him away.

Liou Yuan suddenly reached into his storage bag, taking out several jade array discs and shouted, "I have physical evidence."

"These array discs contain magical imprints left by the Liou Family. Liou Tao followed these imprints to find and harm me."

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators about to take Liou Yuan to the Inner Sect Disciplinary Hall paused, then turned to Chen Zeyang.

Chen Zeyang grasped the array discs from Liou Yuan’s hand with a pull.

After some examination, his eyes changed, declaring loudly, "Indeed, magical imprints were left by someone."

Seeing the array discs, the Liou Family’s complexion changed, especially Liou Xie, whose expression remained unchanged but sneered, "Do you think this item can erase his crime? Who knows if it’s not just a play this little brat fabricated."

"Hehe!" Liou Yuan looked playfully at the Liou Family.

He originally intended to discard the array discs, keeping them only in consideration of a situation like today’s.

Moreover, since he had planned to this extent, he did not only have this evidence.

"Today, I’ll make you concede the truth!" With a persistent smile, he took out a palm-sized silver compass from his storage bag.

Liou Tao used this compass to follow the magical marks to find him.

Array discs and compass made the evidence complete.

"Mr. Chen, please inspect this item!" Liou Yuan said, respectfully presenting the silver compass, "This compass is no ordinary object, capable of sensing magical imprints from miles away. Refined by no ordinary Qi Cultivation tier Artifact Refiner."

"Only a Foundation Establishment level Artifact Refiner can craft it."

"You can present this compass to a respected Artifact Refiner of the Artifact Refining Pavilion to determine which Foundation Establishment Artifact Refiner crafted it."

Liou Yuan’s eyes locked tightly on Liou Hongjun from the Liou Family.

Significantly implying, "To see if it’s a work of the Liou Family."

There aren’t many Foundation Establishment artifact refiners, definitely no more than five on Five Extremes Mountain.

And the Liou Family has one, making it easy to identify whose handiwork the compass is.

Liou Yuan’s provided evidence instantly turned the current situation on its head.

Hearing his powerful voice, the Foundation Establishment members from the Liou Family eerily remained silent.

After receiving the compass, Chen Zeyang’s gaze also turned intriguingly towards the Liou Family.

Now, there’s no need to take Liou Yuan to the disciplinary hall.

The magical imprint alone is traceable, and with this compass, the truth is already clear.

"Do the Liou Family members have anything else to say?" Chen Zeyang’s voice echoed across the Holy Spirit Platform.

The disciples below the Holy Spirit Platform had peculiar expressions.

They all perceived the meaning in Chen Zeyang’s words.

Liou Yuan’s case of killing Liou Tao could very well be overturned by the emergence of these two pieces of evidence.