I Have a Compass for Opportunity

Chapter 221: Chapter 145: Simplified Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array (Double-Length for Votes)

Earlier, on the outer sect platform leading into the Erosion Land, Liou Yuan had exchanged glances with them. Unexpectedly, they had tracked him down directly.

The Body Cultivator named Liou Fang, at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, was quite renowned within the outer sect.

He always stayed by Liou Tao’s side, like a bodyguard.

He addressed Liou Tao as "Young Master." freёwebnoѵel.com

"Young Master, this kid would never have guessed that the person selling the array jade disc was one of our Liou Family’s people."

"All the dozens of jade discs he purchased before entering the Erosion Land have been marked with Tracking Skill imprints."

"Even within the Erosion Land, we can easily locate him."

Liou Fang’s voice, much like his demeanor, carried a fierce edge, with a faint smile always playing on his lips as he spoke.

"The two of us teaming up; even if he is Liou Zhen’s younger brother, he will still die here in the Erosion Land."

Liou Tao gazed toward the direction of the canyon, his expression serious. Unlike Liou Fang’s disdain, he was much more cautious.

"Do not underestimate him; this kid has quite a few tricks up his sleeve."

"According to the information from our Liou Family at the Disciplinary Hall, this kid took on a bounty mission last year in Jiuli State to kill a fugitive who had escaped from a Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer Law Enforcement Team disciple."

"At that time, he was only at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer."

"Now at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, even an average Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer may not necessarily be his opponent."

Liou Tao had faced Liou Yuan before, in that battle at Little Cyan Valley. He was severely injured and had to spend a long time in seclusion to recover.

Now, he didn’t dare underestimate Liou Yuan at all.

"He’s also studying arrays. I’m just worried he’s made some achievements in arrays, and then it will be even harder to kill him."

In response to Liou Tao’s caution, a barely detectable sneer flashed in Liou Fang’s eyes.

Of course, he hid it well, feigning seriousness as he said, "Young Master is right."

"But attaining success in the path of arrays requires a long time."

"That kid couldn’t possibly be concentrating wholeheartedly on cultivation while also devoting much effort to studying arrays."

"On this trip, Young Master just needs to watch from the sidelines and let me take his head."

Liou Tao gave Liou Fang a sidelong glance as well, his eyes filled with mockery, and said lightly, "Then you go first."

Thick darkness swept down like ink, engulfing everything.

The light from the lanterns above was mercilessly blocked by the steep cliffs, and occasional faint beams of light barely penetrated the cracks at the top, like pale threads, unable to dispel the penetrating darkness.

Not far from the entrance of the valley.

Liou Yuan controlled the Canglan Sword using the Celestial Calculation Skill for Taming Objects, carefully inscribing array patterns at the bottom of the valley.

Debris scattered around him, in all shapes and sizes.

Liou Yuan paced around the array patterns, meticulously inspecting each line.

The sound of rubble rolling underfoot echoed clearly in the silent canyon.

Until the last stroke of the array pattern was complete.

A near fifty zhang square array form, almost covering the entire passage at the canyon’s base, was finally completed.

The Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array consisted of a total of 840 lines,

While this array consisted of 420 lines, producing a reduced version of the Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array.

Since it was his first time setting up a late-stage Qi Cultivation Realm array, Liou Yuan was concerned about failure, thus he acted very carefully, thinking that as long as he could set up this simplified Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array, the success rate of setting up the full version next time would be much higher.

"Step by step!"

After repeatedly inspecting it multiple times and confirming its accuracy, the seriousness on Liou Yuan’s face relaxed a bit. He self-deprecatingly said, "Even for a simplistic version of the Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array, it took me three days."

"It’s merely an array at the Qi Cultivation Realm, yet it’s so laborious."

"I can’t even imagine how much effort a Foundation Establishment Level array would require."

Muttering to himself, Liou Yuan didn’t stop his actions and placed the pre-engraved array disc into the core of the array.

He also took out over a dozen Star Stones and embedded them into various key points of the array.

Only then could this condensed version of the Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array take shape.

"Let’s see the power of this array." Liou Yuan stood within the array, performed a hand seal, and infused it into the core where the array was located.

Buzz! The array disc activated, emitting a golden radiance.

The radiance flowed through the array lines like a stream, finally touching the Star Stones that Liou Yuan embedded at the key points.

They started to traverse the 420 array lines according to a specific trajectory.

This fifty zhang wide Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array fully activated.

The array’s vibrations filled the canyon passage, creating a wall-like barrier.

Within the array, sharp, sword-qi-like golden glows moved about, exuding a sense of intent to kill.

Liou Yuan walked up to a human-sized rock and kicked it into the array.

The previously lazily roaming golden glows inside the array sensed the intrusion of the rock, instantly revealing their fangs, engulfing the reddish-brown boulder.

Puff, puff, puff!

After hundreds of golden lights, the boulder was riddled with holes.

Finally, with a bang, it exploded in the air.

The entire process took less than a breath’s time; the rock was shattered before it even hit the ground.

"Alas, in the end, it’s cutting corners. The power of this Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array is about the level of a Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer; a Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer cultivator wouldn’t be trapped inside."

Liou Yuan assessed the power of the array, looking quite dissatisfied.

Compared to the Gold-Breaking Array of the five basic arrays, with the help of the spiritual stone, it was about just as powerful.

Yet setting up even this simple version of the Refined Gold Mountain-breaking Array was infinitely more complex than the Gold-Breaking Array.