I Have a Compass for Opportunity

A gigantic spirit crystal the size of a human head hung high above the vast interior space, emanating a soft glow.

Liou Yuan did not see the room full of bookshelves and jade scrolls like on the first floor.

Instead, he saw a dense array of portals enveloped by restrictions, winding and stretching along the corridors on either side.

"Is this the sixth floor?" Liou Yuan turned his head and exchanged a glance with Qiu Ming beside him.

Both saw confusion in each other’s eyes.

Yan Yingsi voiced her inquiry directly to Zhao Zhuoran.

"Mr. Zhao, where are the cultivation techniques?"

She had a close relationship with the Zhao Family, evident from her interactions with Zhao Feiyue, so she was not afraid of Zhao Zhuoran, even speaking casually.

"They’re right in front of you." Zhao Zhuoran cheerfully looked at Yan Yingsi and pointed to the restrictions in this space.

"The cultivation technique inheritance is within those portals, each portal houses a transfer of a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique."

"Any technique worthy of being collected by our Five Extremes Mountain Cultivation Skill Pavilion is at least Grade D."

"The top ten Outer Sect disciples can start choosing now. Once you’ve chosen the technique you desire, just hold the jade token given to you and you can enter those portals."

Zhao Zhuoran said this to the seven people ranked after Wang Ze Wen.

This included Zhao Feiyue, Qiu Ming, and Yin Huai’an.

As for Liou Yuan, Yan Yingsi, and Wang Ze Wen, Zhao Zhuoran signaled them with his eyes.

"Grade C Foundation Establishment techniques are not here, follow me."

The three naturally followed him toward the deepest part of the corridor.

Passing through dense portal restrictions, Liou Yuan’s vision suddenly opened up.

They arrived at a spacious circular hall.

Around the hall, there were portals similar to those along the previous corridors.

However, compared to the portals storing Grade D techniques, the restrictions on these portals were significantly stronger.

And there were not many, less than fifty in total.

"Since our founding, the Grade C Foundation Establishment techniques created and collected by our ancestors are all here."

"The grades of cultivation techniques are A, B, C, D, E."

"E-grade techniques are merely at the end, only D-grade can be considered proper."

"And Grade C Foundation Establishment techniques are already considered top-tier inheritance in Jiuli State and Jin Dynasty."

Zhao Zhuoran pointed to the more than forty portals around the hall, pride on his face: "And of such inheritance, our Five Extremes Mountain has forty-seven, which is the foundation of our sect."

By this time, Liou Yuan’s thoughts were clearly no longer focused on Zhao Zhuoran, nor did he pay attention to what Zhao Zhuoran was saying, his eyes greedily scanning over those forty-seven portals.

Yan Yingsi and Wang Ze Wen were similar, their gazes full of fervor.

Zhao Zhuoran saw all this and, having progressed from the Qi Cultivation Realm himself, naturally understood the thoughts of Liou Yuan and the others now.

After shaking his head, he simply closed his mouth and waved his hand to signal the three of them to start choosing.

In the end, he added: "Be sure to choose a Foundation Establishment technique that matches your Star Acupoint."

"Ordinary cultivators struggle to ever encounter such grade techniques in their lifetime. Don’t choose one you can’t practice and waste this rare opportunity."

Liou Yuan, hearing these words, was delighted.

He currently possessed Gold, Water, and Wood Star Acupoints.

Not only was his range of magic cultivation incredibly vast, but his scope for choosing cultivation techniques was also impressively wide.

"The only issue is, the record I left when I first entered Five Extremes Mountain indicates I have a Water Acupoint."

"My Wood Acupoint and Gold Acupoint have not yet been revealed."

"Suddenly choosing a technique beyond the Water Acupoint might arouse suspicion."

Liou Yuan touched his nose, but this problem wasn’t significant.

Cultivators with two Star Acupoints do exist, but they are simply few in number, for instance, a ninth-layer Qi Cultivation disciple on the Fifth Peak with Fire and Earth Star Acupoints, is quite famous.

Therefore, if necessary, revealing the secrets of his Star Acupoints wouldn’t be a big deal for Liou Yuan.

While Liou Yuan considered these things,

Yan Yingsi and Wang Ze Wen were already heading towards the edge of the hall after saluting Zhao Zhuoran.

Liou Yuan, lagging behind, followed them closely, examining the more than forty portals.

There was a stone stele outside each portal, clearly recording the grade and name of the techniques inside the portal.

Liou Yuan’s method for selecting techniques was quite straightforward and crude.

"Only pick high-quality ones, ideally those classified as Grade C Top-grade."

The quality of a technique is always the first standard for measuring its power.

Those rated as high-quality techniques naturally have their reasons.

And since Liou Yuan’s scope for cultivating techniques is wide, he hardly needs to ponder whether he can cultivate it.

Simply aim for high-quality Foundation Establishment techniques.

"Eliminate Grade C Lower, Grade C Mid-tier straight away."

Liou Yuan passed by two portals consecutively, glanced at the technique grade indicated on the stone slabs, and couldn’t be bothered to look at them again.

His steps finally paused at the fifth stone slab.

"Grade C Top-tier, worth a look."

Liou Yuan stopped before that portal, patiently reading the text description on the stone slab.

Grade C Top-tier: Jade Sea Condensing Light Skill.

The cultivator should follow an unconventional breathing and energy absorption method, extracting the pure water-nature Spiritual Power contained within the ocean. This power, like the subtle light hidden beneath the waves, requires the cultivator to gather and consolidate it sequentially. During absorption, weave it systematically using one’s Spiritual Sense, gradually condensing it into one’s exclusive Condensing Light Power.

The one who masters the Jade Sea Condensing Light Skill can gain various extraordinary abilities. In attack, they can condense the power of the ocean, transforming it into light blades. These blades are peerlessly sharp, possessing the corrosive nature of seawater, effortlessly breaking through the enemy’s defenses. In defense, a crystalline light shield forms before them, shimmering like the sea surface. This shield can withstand strong magic attacks and absorb part of the attack power for personal use. Also, relying on the Jade Sea power, the cultivator can swiftly move within the ocean water, their speed akin to light refracted between water, elusive and unpredictable.