I Have a Compass for Opportunity

"Die!" At this moment, a chilling voice echoed from the snow-covered mountain peak.

Liou Yuan formed a hand seal from the shadows, his eyes boiling with killing intent, ready to activate the hidden strength within the old man.

The hidden strength of the Sushui Sword Aura is the secret of this Silent Rain-Slaying Sword Skill.

Previously in the Erosion Land, Liou Yuan dared not use this hidden strength, for fear of offending the Artifact Refining Pavilion by killing Zhan Huaping.

But now, against this Demon Cultivator, there were no such concerns, and Liou Yuan decided to take his life on the spot.

Just as Liou Yuan’s voice exploded.

The palace lady, who had been watching the whole drama unfold, suddenly vanished from her spot. In the mere blink of an eye, she reappeared behind the old Demon Cultivator.

He saw her slender hand extend, reaching for the wound the Demon Cultivator sustained from Liou Yuan’s Broken Rain Traceless attack.

The remaining Sushui Sword Aura within the Demon Cultivator was effortlessly extracted by her, transforming in her palm into a lotus-flower-like sword aura.

"Who are you!" The sudden appearance of the red-clothed palace lady made Liou Yuan’s heart fill with vigilance.

Especially seeing her casually withdrawing the Sushui Sword Aura hidden strength he left in the Demon Cultivator, he became even more apprehensive.

"Is she this old man’s accomplice?"

Liou Yuan had not noticed the existence of this palace lady from start to finish.

Clearly, her strength far surpassed his, likely at the Foundation Establishment Level.

A Foundation Establishment Level Demon Cultivator, Liou Yuan felt a chill run through his body.

It was evident that Liou Yuan was overthinking it. After saving the Demon Cultivator, the palace lady did not turn to attack Liou Yuan.

Instead, she expressionlessly extended her other palm, softly striking the Demon Cultivator.

Bang!

The high-grade Magical Artifact protecting the Demon Cultivator shattered into countless fragments under her palm.

As for the short and frail body of the old Demon Cultivator, it slumped to the snow like a lump of mud under her palm.

"Spare me!" The Demon Cultivator, already defeated by Liou Yuan, had his momentum crushed.

Seeing his high-grade Magical Artifact shattered effortlessly by the newcomer, demonstrating a power beyond Qi Cultivation, he was so frightened he could barely speak.

"Friend or foe!" The actions of the palace lady left Liou Yuan puzzled.

He thought she was an accomplice of the Demon Cultivator, yet she attacked him.

If not an accomplice, why help remove his Sushui Sword Aura?

Amidst his uncertainty, Liou Yuan quickly intensified the invisibility capability of the Night Concealing Mask to its maximum.

Before confirming the identity of this newcomer, he could only do his best to hide his presence, hoping that the Night Concealing Mask could evade her detection.

But he was overthinking it. After subduing the Demon Cultivator, the palace lady’s eyes were already playfully looking at Liou Yuan’s hidden position.

Those eyes seemed to see through the illusions of the Night Concealing Mask, directly meeting Liou Yuan’s gaze.

"Stop hiding, my aunt saw you long ago."

At this moment, a playful voice emanated from the depths of the snow-covered ridge, as a young man in a black brocade robe embroidered with a five-clawed dragon emerged from the woods, his eyes full of mockery, unwaveringly fixated on Liou Yuan’s location.

Liou Yuan remained silent, neither responding nor revealing himself from the hidden spot.

The invisibility capability of the Night Concealing Mask was only effective within the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Once the newcomer’s cultivation reached Foundation Establishment, the abilities of the Night Concealing Mask, after all, just an artifact of the Qi Cultivation Realm, would be insufficient. Especially as the palace lady’s every move displayed her Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator identity, it was not surprising that he was discovered.

What Liou Yuan focused on now was not her strength, but the identities of these newcomers.

Liou Yuan’s eyes moved back and forth between the young man and the palace lady.

Finally, they stopped on the five-clawed golden dragon on the young man and the phoenix hairpin on the lady’s head.

"Five-clawed golden dragon! Phoenix hairpin!" Liou Yuan, through the characteristics of their attire, vaguely gleaned their identities and his expression relaxed significantly, thinking, "So they’re from the Jin Dynasty royal family!"

The Jin Dynasty royal family had no dealings or disputes with the Five Extremes Mountain, merely neighboring each other and coexisting in peace.

Sometimes they even supported each other, like during the last several months of the Evil Star Shift, making the Jin Dynasty territory restless, when the Jin Dynasty sought help from the Five Extremes Mountain.

The Five Extremes Mountain also sent many Foundation Establishment cultivators to aid.

So from this perspective, the Five Extremes Mountain and the Jin Dynasty had an amicable relationship.

Even encountering a Foundation Establishment from the Jin Dynasty, with the identity of a Five Extremes Mountain disciple, nothing major would happen.

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan’s tense heart gradually eased.

He confidently withdrew the Night Concealing Mask’s abilities, also retrieving the Canglan Sword that had been hovering in the sky.

Then, under the gaze of the royal duo, Liou Yuan tidied his attire, putting on a warm smile as he walked towards them.

Stopping his steps at twenty zhang away, Liou Yuan courteously performed a respectful junior salute to the palace lady: "Liou Yuan, disciple of the Five Extremes Mountain, pays respects to the senior."

"Haha, you are indeed a disciple of the Five Extremes Mountain." The young man examined Liou Yuan up and down, beaming with a smile.

"My aunt deduced your identity from the sword technique you used."

"You used the Green Tide Pure Water Sword, right? Not many at the Five Extremes Mountain reach such a level with it."

The young man was clearly chatty, once he started talking, he was unstoppable.

Completely unaware of the presence of a Foundation Establishment nearby.

The palace lady did not mind, instead affectionately watching the young man, until he finished speaking, and only then did she leisurely ask, "What is your relationship with Mr. Liou of the Snow Shattering Sword?"