I Have a Compass for Opportunity

Others were still immersed in the bewilderment of the man’s sudden disappearance after the white glow shot up to the sky.

Some extended their necks and looked around, trying to find traces of the man.

Some were excitedly discussing the identity of the man, wondering which Foundation Establishment Array Master from Jiuli State he was.

Only Liou Yuan looked in astonishment at the chessboard that spontaneously rose from the table and flew in front of him.

The black and white pieces on the chessboard disappeared, leaving only a glossy board about two or three feet long, with clear intersecting lines.

The jade quality of the chessboard exuded an undeniable charm.

"Is this for me?" Liou Yuan blinked, increasingly puzzled by the man’s motives.

First, he spoke to guide him, and then he gave him this chessboard, which was clearly not an ordinary item.

Yet there was no extra interaction with him throughout the process.

Standing to Liou Yuan’s left and right sides, Bu Moying and Zheng Lifeng also noticed the chessboard floating in front of Liou Yuan, their expressions revealing surprise.

"That senior must have been impressed by Mr. Liou’s expertise in arrays, hence felt a sense of admiration, using this chessboard to form a bond with you."

Zheng Lifeng spoke softly, offering what he considered a reasonable explanation.

Bu Moying and Zheng Lifeng shared similar thoughts, but Bu Moying was more thorough in his considerations.

"Liou Yuan is just over twenty, yet his mastery in arrays is already top-notch among his peers; becoming a Foundation Establishment Array Master is inevitable."

"That senior recognized this and spared no effort to assist him for that reason."

Regardless of the reasons, the chessboard was entrusted to Liou Yuan by that senior, and no one present dared harbor desires of envy; their eyes towards Liou Yuan were filled with admiration.

A reward from a Foundation Establishment Array Master is certainly no ordinary item.

"Today, the disciples of the Five Extremes Mountain received a stroke of fortune."

"Thank you, Mr. Xie!" Liou Yuan, not one to feign courtesy, accepted the gift with a smile.

He then respectfully bowed towards the seat where the man had been sitting, and received the chessboard with both hands.

The chessboard felt light, without any sense of weight.

"This chessboard can simultaneously deploy four types of arrays, and must be a magical artifact related to arrays."

"I’ll take it back and use the Fixed Star Compass to study it thoroughly."

Liou Yuan gently stroked the chessboard, his eyes filled with excitement.

No matter what kind of spiritual object you are, once the Fixed Star Compass shines upon you, your true form will be revealed.

But now, under the watchful eyes of many, Liou Yuan couldn’t examine it closely, so with a thought, the chessboard was stored inside the Storage Ring.

The man who set the chess game had already left, and the game had dispersed, yet the crowd didn’t seem inclined to leave.

They still gathered at one end of the arched bridge, passionately discussing the man’s identity, attempting to deduce which of the few Foundation Establishment Array Masters in Jiuli State he was.

Liou Yuan exchanged glances with his fellow disciples Bu Moying and silently withdrew from the crowd.

According to Bu Moying, he originally brought Zheng Lifeng specifically to visit Liou Yuan; they only got sidetracked due to encountering the chess game set by the Foundation Establishment Array Master.

With this incident concluded, the two naturally followed Liou Yuan along.

Liou Yuan warmly invited them into the courtyard at the other end of the arched bridge where the Wind Chasing Tribe resided.

As soon as they approached, Zheng Lifeng expressed his amazement at the ingenious Illusionary Array of the Cold River Illusionary Water Array.

Once seated in the small pavilion inside the courtyard, Zheng Lifeng wasted no time in voicing his many perplexities regarding the arrays Liou Yuan had arranged in the Qingxiao Sect’s rear mountain.

Then he looked at Liou Yuan with hope, wishing Liou Yuan could resolve his doubts.

Liou Yuan had gained substantial benefits in Qingxiao Sect, including the inheritance of the Star Shining Celestial Array and the Luminous Illusion Crystal.

As the saying goes, taking someone’s favor obliges reciprocation; these little things are naturally within his help.

Thus, without leaking his array inheritances, Liou Yuan endeavored to clear Zheng Lifeng’s doubts.

In the pavilion, Liou Yuan and Zheng Lifeng sat opposite each other.

The courtyard was filled only with Liou Yuan’s eloquent voice, as Zheng Lifeng meticulously recorded every word with a brush.

Bu Moying smiled and watched the scene from the side.

The Qingxiao Sect is merely a second-rate sect, its array inheritance even less prominent, lacking a Foundation Establishment proficient in arrays.

Zheng Lifeng, a disciple with considerable talent in arrays, had halted progress for years.

Liou Yuan’s ability to restore the Star Shining Celestial Array undoubtedly enabled him to guide Zheng Lifeng.

And Liou Yuan’s success in breaking the chess game arranged by the Foundation Establishment Array Master today further attested to his formidable expertise in arrays.

"Zheng Lifeng today, even if he receives only bits of insights, will benefit immensely."

"I just wish in twenty, thirty, or even fifty years, our Qingxiao Sect could produce a Foundation Establishment Array Master."

Bu Moying thought silently.

Zheng Lifeng possessed a profound thirst for knowledge.

Moreover, he was genuinely obsessed with the path of arrays.

Every word Liou Yuan spoke to him he pondered long and deeply, reflecting repeatedly.

After inquiring about numerous doubts regarding the Star Shining Celestial Array, Zheng Lifeng began asking about various challenges he encountered daily in the field of arrays.

Liou Yuan resolved each of them for him.

Liou Yuan’s current expertise in arrays, without exaggeration, had already touched upon the threshold of a Foundation Establishment Array Master.

However, limited by cultivation, he couldn’t inscribe the Foundation Establishment Array Disc.

Handling Zheng Lifeng’s questions was completely effortless.

The three conversed in the pavilion all day, from midday until the sun dipped westward, and into the late midnight hour.