Chapter 28: Fate Compass Seeking Fortuitous Opportunity [12]

The compass is not particularly exquisite; on the contrary, it has a rather crudely made feel.

Probing with his primordial spirit, there is a mysterious aura inside, impossible to see through, impossible to touch.

Fate Compass~

That compass from the body of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean world can guide a person to find what they want most.

Under the changes to the world's laws, its function has basically not changed, but its range has become limited to a radius of one hundred thousand li, and it is also a one-time item.

Logically speaking, even a damaged Spirit Treasure would not be worth trading for just such an item; the key lies in the wisp of fate traces the compass is stained with.

Is it worth it?

That depends on the situation.

With his current cultivation, even if he knew divine abilities and arts like Heavenly Secrets divination, he would inevitably only arrive at specious results.

Unlike this Fate Compass from the Pirates of the Caribbean world, perhaps because it is stained with a trace of fate, although its search range is limited, it is more precise in its guiding effect.

For example, what he currently wants is the fortuitous opportunity most suitable for himself.

If used to search in places within the Earth Immortal Realm where fortuitous opportunities are abundant, the guiding effect, which can almost be called manual navigation, is enough to earn back the cost.

Even if it can only be used once and has a limited range, it is absolutely worth more than its price.

But he originally had no intention of exchanging and using this compass so early.

Observing that incomplete Turtle Shell Spirit Treasure could have greatly improved his treasure-refining skills.

The listed Array Restrictions and material combinations revealed on the exterior were simply a good teacher teaching him hand-in-hand.

He had originally planned to wait until he had raised his artifact-refining skills to the rank of top-grade Dharma Treasure before exchanging for it.

He even prepared to wait until he left this Small World before using this Fate Compass. After all, how could the fortuitous opportunities of a Small World compare to the entire Great Heaven and Earth.

He has many such plans in his heart.

Just like how he has never used the "Kanyuan Scripture of Hidden Techniques" to trade for cultivation methods, it is because he wants to save it for a big one.

To accumulate cultivation methods of the same level to exchange for a higher-level Dharma technique.

Unfortunately, the appearance of Huluwa Grandpa in the original plot let him know that he does not have much time left for comfort.

He must make a choice.

"I hope there are still fortuitous opportunities in this Small World that the predecessors have not found."

He sighed, flicked the compass, and the needle rotated continuously before pointing north.

He no longer hesitated and flew off in the direction the compass needle pointed.

……

The night is deep, and cold light sprinkles over the mountains and rivers.

The upper reaches of the Long River.

Longkou Cliff.

The original trickling stream is precisely what meanders and flows here, initially gathering into a river.

Only to see water light shimmering between the pine and rock, surging over, filling the space above and below, with layers of waves dancing.

Above it, the moon's shadow is fragmented, reflecting the mottled forest shadows on both sides of the cliff.

Fang Longye stands on the cliff, looking at the compass needle in his hand pointing forward.

"So, after tossing and turning, I still returned to Xiaocang Mountain?" He is between laughter and tears.

Following the guidance of the needle, he continued forward for more than five hundred li and arrived at the foot of Xiaocang Mountain.

He steadied his figure.

The compass needle began to spin wildly, then pointed to the southwest. He cast his gaze and discovered an underground dark river.

He opened up the stone wall and continued forward along the flowing stream. The compass did not move erratically, but shifted to point straight ahead.

Fang Longye knew he had taken the right direction.

The dark river was extremely narrow at first, and what was revealed outside the mountain wall was only a crack.

He continuously opened a passage along this, walked for about one or two li, and it gradually opened up; an underground river channel wide enough for two people to walk through appeared before his eyes.

Along the dark river, winding and turning, he finally stopped in front of a giant stone wall.

The compass needle pointed firmly at the stone wall, shining brightly, then dimmed, and the compass body cracked.

Probing the compass with his primordial spirit, he discovered there was no longer a trace of the original mysterious aura inside.

Fang Longye understood that this fate artifact from the Pirates of the Caribbean world had completed its mission.

He put the shattered and scrapped Fate Compass into his Qiankun Bag to keep as a souvenir.

Looking at the stone wall in front of him, Fang Longye raised his hand and cast a spell upon it.

He saw the stone wall suddenly have water-blue brilliance flowing, instantly devouring his magic power, and then returning to its gray, unremarkable appearance.

"Sure enough, it contains wonders!" Fang Longye looked at the magical stone wall in front of him, his face showing surprise, and he could not help but reach out to touch it.

He knew in his heart that the Fate Compass would not point blindly; it seems the fortuitous opportunity he wanted is right here.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, released his primordial spirit dharma image, and probed with all his might, but the stone wall in front of him actually had no supernatural features under his primordial spirit.

After thinking for a moment, he circulated his magic power and continuously struck the stone wall; the barrier of brilliance appeared again, persisting under the attacks.

With the help of this, he finally saw clearly the Dharma Array Restriction on the stone wall.

He saw that on the unremarkable blue-gray stone wall, golden patterns of alternating curves and straight lines were arranged regularly, and within those golden patterns, a strand of spiritual power flowed smoothly.

The function of this Array Restriction is obvious: one is barrier protection, and the other is to conceal itself.

It is precisely because of this that Fang Longye had practiced and occupied Xiaocang Mountain for so long previously, yet his primordial spirit had not detected anything unusual here at all.

Only when attacked by magic power would the barrier of brilliance transformed by this Dharma Restriction reveal its traces, and only by taking advantage of this moment could one observe the traces of the array.

It is just~ how to break this Array Restriction? At this moment, the move he had not traded since obtaining the two divine abilities of Moving Objects and Moving Scenery came in handy.

He opened the Equivalent Balance, no longer holding back, and traded for two divine abilities: Profound Penetration and Array Deployment~ Profound Penetration is not just about communicating with ghosts and gods, but also has the function of probing the mysterious essence of all things; a Great Divine Ability with a similar function is Seeing Through Walls.

Setting up an array is not so much an ability as it is a collection of fundamental knowledge regarding arrays.

Once one has learned the minor divine ability of setting up an array, it is equivalent to mastering the common knowledge of arrays, and naturally, one can use this to explore and set up some simple arrays.

Neither of these two divine abilities counts as a Great Divine Ability; for Fang Longye, who is already approaching the level of a Loose Immortal, they were like snow melting in a furnace, and he had already mastered the basics in less than three days.

Looking at the array on the stone wall again at this moment, everything suddenly became clear.

He saw that in the lower-left corner, where ordinary divine sense cannot reach, there was a slight defect, and from time to time, wisps of essence Qi leaked out, merging into the Earth Vein.

"This is a loophole that has emerged in the array over the long years."

He summoned his Dharma Treasure, the Sky-Piercing Blade, which had been hidden deep within his Purple Mansion, and commanded, "Go!"

As his thoughts stirred, the Sky-Piercing Blade struck that loophole with the precision of a flowing light, and the spiritual power flowing through the Array Restriction was suddenly obstructed, coming to a halt.

Immediately, the barrier slowly dissipated under the attack of the Dharma Treasure, and the stone wall gradually became transparent and vanished, revealing an opening.

The entrance was wide open, and everything inside appeared before his eyes like the moon in the water or flowers in a mirror; a heavy aura rushed toward his face, captivating his soul.

He retracted the Sky-Piercing Blade and then utilized the Mitian Banner to conceal this place once again.

This was to avoid the leakage of the aura, which could attract unnecessary trouble.

Following that, he paced into the opening.

Thank you all for your support; the second chapter will still be posted in the evening~ (End of this chapter)