Chapter 238: Chapter 154: A Duel Appointment and Liou Yuan’s Calculations (Double-Length)

Tuoba Xin was quite talkative, and despite it being their first meeting, he seemed very friendly. Soon he mentioned the duel between Liou Yuan and Zhan Huaping, and without blinking, he looked into Liou Yuan’s eyes and asked, "Are these Mutated Spiritual Eyes, Brother Liou?"

It turned out that Tuoba Xin had long noticed the unusual nature of Liou Yuan’s eyes.

The commotion of the battle between Liou Yuan and Zhan Huaping was significant, and so the matter of the Evil Eyes could not be concealed. Liou Yuan straightforwardly nodded in acknowledgment.

"Mr. Tuoba, you have a good eye."

"No wonder." Tuoba Xin marveled aloud and glanced at Liou Yuan’s eyes again, exclaiming, "Zhan Huaping’s defeat at your hands was not undeserved."

"With these Spiritual Eyes, even people like Wang Ze Wen and Yan Yingsi may not be able to defeat you."

"You are a promising young man, Brother Liou."

"I am but a humble person compared to you," Liou Yuan said modestly, bowing slightly.

Receiving praise from a renowned talent was enough to be proud of, yet he knew the gap between himself and the man before him.

Within two years of joining, he reached the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, a feat few can claim in the history of Five Extremes Mountain. Compared to Tuoba Xin, his achievements seemed dim.

Since Tuoba Xin had asked about his background, Liou Yuan did not stand on ceremony and cautiously shifted his gaze to Tuoba Xin’s exquisite face, probing, "Are you close to Foundation Establishment, Mr. Tuoba?"

This question was intrusive, one that likely would not be answered by others, but Tuoba Xin replied casually, "In a year or two."

In Tuoba Xin’s words, crossing the Foundation Establishment barrier seemed as easy as breaking through a minor Qi Cultivation Realm.

Liou Yuan pursed his lips upon hearing this, lamenting the competitive disparity.

While conversing with Liou Yuan, Tuoba Xin was not idle; his gaze occasionally fell on the headless corpse of Liou Tao lying behind Liou Yuan, with the severed head rolling on the ground, its expression already dimmed.

Thinking how a disciple with Five-Star Star Acupoint had died at Liou Yuan’s hands, Tuoba Xin shook his head in lamentation.

"What a pity for the Five-Star Star Acupoint."

However, the grudge between the two veins of the Liou Family was something he heard about countless times in the Inner Sect, and he did not think Liou Yuan had done anything wrong.

If he were in Liou Yuan’s place, he imagined he would hate those from the Fog Vein even more.

"Liou Yuan’s Ice Acupoint vein was nearly wiped out by the Fog Vein, and even his father, who abandoned cultivation and retired to the Jin Dynasty, was killed by them."

"If I were him, I wouldn’t have held back either."

With this thought, Tuoba Xin’s gaze returned to Liou Yuan, smiling openly as he revealed his purpose for approaching.

"Today, witnessing your fierce battle with Zhan Huaping, your swordsmanship skill is superb; it made my hands itch."

"Why don’t you and I spar somewhere?"

"Spar?" Liou Yuan’s face twitched slightly, wondering if he had misheard.

But seeing Tuoba Xin’s serious expression, unlikely to be joking, he used his Evil Eyes to appraise Tuoba Xin once more.

Liou Yuan could not believe he had any chance against Tuoba Xin, leading him to avoid an unpleasant confrontation. Without hesitation, he shook his head and declined, "Mr. Tuoba, with your extraordinary cultivation, I am certainly no match, so I shall not spar."

"Don’t be quick to refuse." Tuoba Xin said thick-skinned as he approached, continuing to invite, "After the Outer Sect training, I’ll be going into seclusion to break through into Foundation Establishment."

"I haven’t properly duelled anyone within the Qi Cultivation Realm."

"It would be a regret once I achieve Foundation Establishment."

"I won’t take advantage of you; when you’ve healed, let’s set a time and just exchange pointers."

Tuoba Xin could easily have disregarded Liou Yuan’s willingness, but if he acted directly, Liou Yuan would not have had a chance to refuse.

With Tuoba Xin’s words reaching this extent, Liou Yuan would feel he was ignorant to refuse.

After a moment of hesitation, he could only smile wryly and accept Tuoba Xin’s proposal: "In one month then, Mr. Tuoba, meet me at the canyon three thousand miles north of this place."

"I sustained some injuries in my battle with Zhan Huaping; once healed, I’ll spar with you."

"That sounds great!" Tuoba Xin nodded repeatedly.

He was truly carefree in temperament and showed no intention to linger once the sparring date was set.

"One month, I shall seek you." Tuoba Xin waved at Liou Yuan and left, riding a breeze into the sky.

Of course, it wasn’t the flying capability of a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, but some sort of Magic.

Through his Evil Eyes, Liou Yuan clearly saw the Spiritual Power condensed into strong winds supporting Tuoba Xin’s feet, making it appear as if he was Flying in the Sky.

Liou Yuan watched in envy, as Flying in the Sky was every man’s dream.

Liou Yuan kept watching Tuoba Xin’s figure being carried away by the wind, hesitant to look away, quietly muttering, "If Flying in the Sky were possible in the Qi Cultivation Realm, it’d be so convenient."

In truth, he also had means to fly without breaking through Foundation Establishment, namely the Celestial Calculation Skill for Taming Objects.

Silently he thought, "If I cultivate the Celestial Calculation Skill for Taming Objects to Small Success, I could control a Magical Artifact to take flight."

Of course, that requires time.

Yet, the time to cultivate the Celestial Calculation Skill to Small Success would certainly be shorter than the time Liou Yuan required to break through to Foundation Establishment.

He kept watching Tuoba Xin’s form disappear into the darkness until his Evil Eyes couldn’t detect Tuoba Xin’s Spiritual Power fluctuations anymore, finally retracting his gaze, muttering about this encounter with Tuoba Xin.

"Tuoba Xin is quite the fascinating person."

A person with Tuoba Xin’s disposition was rare in the Outer Sect.

After all, the Outer Sect’s survival laws fostered disciples who were eager and combative.