I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"The Sword Qi I wield is birthed from the Green Tide and Sushui sword beams of the Green Tide Pure Water Sword, possessing both the majesty of the Green Tide and the hidden force of Sushui."

"That Sword Qi clings like a maggot to Xu Hetong and will not cease until he is torn into pieces."

Seeing Xu Hetong struggling desperately, Liou Yuan discreetly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Xu Hetong dies by this sword, even if Liou Yuan’s Spiritual Power is exhausted, it would not affect the outcome.

Watching Xu Hetong’s body on the verge of collapse from the insidious Sword Qi, the disciples of the Wind Chasing Division all wore smiles on their faces.

Suddenly, everyone’s smiles froze, including Liou Yuan, whose eyes narrowed instantly.

Just as Xu Hetong was about to be destroyed.

Swish! His left eye, always covered by a black cloth, stirred.

A grey aura emanated from beneath the cloth.

The source of the aura was unknown, but its sudden appearance caused the air in the cave space to solidify. The Spiritual Qi in the entire space appeared frozen by some mighty force, not a single person present could extract even a trace of Spiritual Power from this area.

This terrifying suppression made Liou Yuan’s heart tremble. He had encountered many Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, but had never felt such strength from any Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It seemed to seal the void; Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi under this power acted like obedient kittens.

Liou Yuan felt that if the aura touched him, he would be annihilated on the spot.

"That’s not Foundation Establishment power! Golden Core!"

Xu Hetong is a Golden Core descendant; how could he not have life-saving methods tied to a Golden Core?

The aura forcibly stabilized his dreadfully wounded flesh, stopping the wounds from worsening.

Simultaneously, the grey aura entered Xu Hetong’s body through the wounds left by Liou Yuan, touching the remaining Sword Qi inside him.

The Sword Qi, which even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators dared not ignore, was effortlessly expelled from Xu Hetong’s body by the grey aura.

The Sword Qi was redirected to the rocky wall at the cave entrance behind Xu Hetong.

Bang! The colossal rock wall, almost fifty zhang high, was instantly fragmented into thousands of pieces by the expelled Sword Qi, turning into rubble.

Having accomplished this, the grey aura receded as if it never appeared, retreating back into his left eye.

At the same moment, as the grey aura froze the void.

Deep in the demonic cavern, within the enormous blood pool that Liou Yuan had once passed.

In a pool filled with bubbling blood and floating corpses, two oily green, fierce pupils opened wide.

With the eyes open, the pool grew silent aside from the occasional sound of bursting blood bubbles.

The pupils gazed toward the cave space where Liou Yuan and the others were, with a contemplative expression.

The pupils quickly closed again, as if they had never been there.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!" From within the pit, Xu Hetong propped his hands on the ground, gasping for air.

During which he coughed violently several times, spitting out blood consecutively.

The Sword Qi indeed had been removed, but the damage it dealt to his body persisted.

Evidently, the grey aura lacked healing properties; Xu Hetong was still influenced by the injuries inflicted by Liou Yuan’s sword strike.

"Good! Good!" With a menacing expression, Xu Hetong abruptly raised his head, glaring at the youth standing deeper within the cave.

Liou Yuan rested his palm on his sword, gazing calmly into Xu Hetong’s eyes, steady and composed.

He could perceive that the grey aura did not possess the power to kill enemies; his opponent remained Xu Hetong.

"Sword Qi, you actually comprehended Sword Qi at the Qi Cultivation Realm!" Xu Hetong struggled to rise, his voice filled with resentment and wariness.

After experiencing the might of Sword Qi, even the proud descendant of the Golden Core had to admit that he couldn’t withstand the assault of this Sword Qi now.

Demon Cultivators are labeled as such because they lack the rigidity of orthodox cultivators.

If they can’t win, they flee, especially when the cave entrance is right behind them.

Xu Hetong swayed as he gradually retreated.

During the retreat process, Yan Yingsi abruptly turned his head toward Liou Yuan, eyes filled with urgency.

Liou Yuan understood Yan Yingsi’s intentions well, yet he knew his own condition best.

Though appearing unperturbed, he was completely pretending; his inner Spiritual Power was thoroughly depleted.

"If Xu Hetong had a hint less sense and engaged me in a life-or-death struggle, nobody here would have survived."

"Ultimately, this is not true Half-Step Foundation Establishment, merely borrowed power from the Evil Eyes at the Half-Step level; I cannot kill Xu Hetong."

Liou Yuan felt immensely regretful at letting the Golden Core descendant escape.

While pondering internally, Liou Yuan outwardly maintained his act.

This Xu Hetong was no ordinary Demon Cultivator; he was extremely cunning. If Liou Yuan showed even a sliver of fear, Xu Hetong would undoubtedly notice.

Thus he did not reject Yan Yingsi’s suggestion; instead, he lifted the Moonlight Sword and pointed it at Xu Hetong, already retreated to the back of the entrance, coldly exclaiming: "Can you escape!"

Xu Hetong’s retreat was seventy percent genuine, thirty percent probing Liou Yuan’s current state.

Even the Wind Chasing Division disciples knew this secret technique by Liou Yuan for forcibly raising cultivation wouldn’t last long, Xu Hetong himself was certainly aware.

But due to his noble status and boundless potential, he dared not take chances!

If Liou Yuan did not pursue him, fine, but upon Liou Yuan’s shout, Xu Hetong hesitated no further and turned to flee.

His form melded into a blood light, vanishing into the cave’s darkness.

"Liou Yuan of Five Extremes Mountain, we shall meet again."

Before departing, Xu Hetong left behind a voice filled with intense hatred, echoing in the cave space.

It was evident he was unwilling to accept his defeat.

Liou Yuan indeed bested him, but it was not a fair match.

First, he was bound by the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, then faced simultaneous attacks from Liou Yuan and Yan Yingsi. Liou Yuan feigned weakness, making Xu Hetong underestimate and directly endure a Spiritual Sense Attack powered by Evil Eyes.

Subsequently, due to negligence, he directly withstood an attack bolstered by the Star Wave Spirit Network and the Lion’s Roar Spell.

His defeat was purely due to carelessness.

If he is given another chance to duel, Xu Hetong would not be complacent and would use his full strength. He might indeed contend with Liou Yuan, who had comprehended Sword Qi.