Chapter 239: Chapter 154: A Duel Arrangement and Liou Yuan’s Plans (Double Chapter, Vote Requested)

Tuoba Xin entering the Inner Sect is certainly a stroke of fortune, but in Liou Yuan’s view, it’s still lacking some tempering.

Perhaps he realized this, which is why he voluntarily came to seek out Liou Yuan for a sparring match.

Of course, Liou Yuan’s stance remains unchanged: there’s no way he could defeat this fairy seedling.

At least not in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

The reason he agreed to the sparring is, first, because of Tuoba Xin’s nature, which kindled a desire to acquaint with him.

Forming a good relationship with a fairy seedling can only be beneficial.

Secondly, when Tuoba Xin proposed the match, Liou Yuan thought of something.

"I’ve been troubled about how to deal with that Purifying Dark Demon."

"Tuoba Xin seeks to temper himself through sparring, why not inform him of the Purifying Dark Demon’s existence?"

"He has reached the Peak of Qi Cultivation; ordinary opponents have no tempering effect. That Half-Step Foundation Establishment Purifying Dark Demon is sure to pique his interest."

Liou Yuan stroked his chin, a sly smile tugging at his lips, pleased with his own calculations.

"By borrowing this fairy seedling’s hand, can’t we remove that Purifying Dark Demon?"

Objectively speaking, the likelihood of Tuoba Xin defeating the Half-Step Foundation Establishment Purifying Dark Demon one-on-one is not high.

But Liou Yuan did not intend to let Tuoba Xin face the Purifying Dark Demon alone.

He had agreed on a month’s time limit precisely to prepare himself.

"In this month, if I properly arrange the complete Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, supplemented by the Earth Mother Prison Array, it might be possible to trap that Half-Step Foundation Establishment Purifying Dark Demon."

"Then let Tuoba Xin engage the Purifying Dark Demon within the array, and the odds of victory would be fifty percent."

Liou Yuan had already planned everything out clearly during his conversation with Tuoba Xin.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Tuoba Xin agrees to this matter.

"No rush, let me think carefully on how to... persuade this fairy seedling."

The surroundings were silent and still, Liou Yuan stood by the headless corpse of Liou Tao, his smile carrying a trace of slyness.

Liou Tao was dead, and Liou Yuan’s purpose for coming to this Outer Sect training ground had already been achieved.

The remaining tasks were to slay the Purifying Dark Demon, acquire the Fixed Star Compass as a reward, and compete for a top-three ranking in this Outer Sect training competition.

The matter of the Purifying Dark Demon had already reached some conclusions.

Only the goal of achieving a top-three rank in the Outer Sect remained.

Liou Yuan had successively acquired the storage bags of Liou Fang, Zhan Huaping, and Liou Tao, all of whom were considered outstanding among this batch of Outer Sect disciples.

Especially Zhan Huaping, the quantity of stone beads in his storage bag was almost equal to the combined total of Liou Tao and Liou Fang.

"Based on this current training, the amount of Stone Skill I have ensures a steady place within the top three."

"With the remaining two months, I’ll steadily slay the Star Eclipse, snatch some stone beads, and maintain my ranking."

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan tapped the three storage bags tied at his waist.

One was his own, one belonged to Liou Tao, and one to Zhan Huaping.

After successive fierce fights, Liou Yuan hadn’t had the chance to properly tally his gains, and he needed to hurry back to the canyon to thoroughly assess these spoils.

Having thought through everything, Liou Yuan took one last glance at Liou Tao’s now fully cold and stiffening corpse.

Pouting, he said, "Just leave it here, there’s nothing to hide anymore."

The process of Liou Yuan chasing Liou Tao had been witnessed by many, this matter couldn’t be concealed.

Liou Yuan wasn’t intending to hide it.

Still, he chose to kill Liou Tao.

It’s not that he was relying on anything, but he was very sure that Five Extremes Mountain’s Sect Leader Xuanyi would definitely prevent the Liou Family’s Foundation Establishment from executing him.

"Inner conflicts in Five Extremes Mountain and allowing Outer Sect disciples to compete both aim for the same thing. It’s all about survival of the fittest, and selecting the strongest through competition."

"The previous dispute between the Ice Vein and Fog Vein was like this, with Fog Vein prevailing that time."

"This time, by killing Liou Tao, I’ve proven I’m stronger than Liou Tao."

"How could the Sect Leader allow them to kill me?"

Liou Yuan’s eyes were calm; this long experience in Five Extremes Mountain had made him fully aware of its ways.

Just like why his elder brother Liou Zhen grew up under the noses of the Liou Family in Five Extremes Mountain.

Liou Yuan was convinced that his elder brother’s survival over years and reaching Foundation Establishment was certainly due to the Sect Leader’s covert protection.

"Five Extremes Mountain’s rules are truly a love-hate affair," Liou Yuan murmured softly.

Without further delay, he activated the remaining spiritual power within him and shot towards his canyon hideaway.

He had chased Liou Tao for three days.

Actually, if he traveled directly, he could reach the canyon in less than two days.

Upon returning to the canyon, Liou Yuan entered the interior guarded by the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, his tense nerves finally relaxing.

Now he had the time to inspect his injured right arm.

Struck directly by Zhan Huaping’s supreme magical artifact’s power, Liou Yuan’s Blood Absorption Skill couldn’t withstand it, leaving his arm, from elbow to the back of his hand, completely torn and bloody.

Lowering his head to look, he could even glimpse his arm’s stark white bones amidst the mangled flesh.

"Damn, it hurts. That supreme magical artifact is too advantageous in the Qi Cultivation Realm," Liou Yuan cursed.

Throughout the journey, the blood from the wound on his arm had already crusted over, so there wasn’t much bleeding now.

But the pain was very real.

Liou Yuan judged that it would take two or three months for his arm’s injuries to heal.

If it weren’t for the fear that the injury would affect his array setup, he could actually afford to wait a little longer.

With the current situation, to ensure his plan to eliminate the Purifying Dark Demon isn’t affected, he’ll have to turn his attention to Zhan Huaping’s and Liou Tao’s storage bags.