Liou Yuan’s kick was initially just a casual strike.

Unexpectedly, a brown glow instantly appeared on Qiu Ming’s calf, and a force of recoil came from it, gently bouncing Liou Yuan’s leg away.

"Goodness, the Gen Mountain Spirit Breathing Skill can activate automatically even when the cultivator is unconscious."

Feeling the force feedback on his foot, Liou Yuan secretly marveled.

Qiu Ming’s "Gen Mountain Spirit Breathing Skill" is the highest-grade Grade B Lower Grade Breathing Skill of the Qiu Family, which is their foundation.

This cultivation technique is famous for its terrifying defensive power, and cultivators possess immense strength.

Among the families of Five Extremes Mountain, this "Gen Mountain Spirit Breathing Skill" is considered the most suitable for body cultivators.

These are all things Qiu Ming told Liou Yuan during their chat.

By relying on the exceptional qualities of this breathing skill, Qiu Ming dared to be reckless from the beginning, and no one had truly managed to knock him down.

This also explained why he dared to sleep soundly in Erosion Land; he was simply not afraid.

Liou Yuan’s kick instantly startled Qiu Ming awake.

His reactions may be slow, but he’s not actually foolish.

Instinctively thinking he was under attack, his eyes, as big as copper bells, immediately widened, and he stood up, his body wrapped in brown spiritual power.

Making his already sturdy frame look even more massive.

"Liou Yuan!" Of course, after Qiu Ming saw clearly the face of the young man in front of him, his wariness turned into joy, and he said broadly, "You finally came out, if you didn’t, I would have broken through your array!"

"How did you find me?" Liou Yuan asked, while glancing Qiu Ming up and down.

This kid was doing quite well in Erosion Land, wearing the same set of clothes he wore when entering Erosion Land without any signs of disorder, obviously not encountering any formidable enemy.

"Ran into Zhao Feiyue on the way, she told me." Qiu Ming mentioned Zhao Feiyue with a meaningful look in his eyes, and smiled mischievously.

"Zhao Feiyue?" Liou Yuan’s eyes filled with even more confusion.

It wasn’t until a moment later that he recalled the presence of three spiritual power auras when he killed Liou Tao.

One of them resembled Zhao Feiyue quite closely, so she was probably there.

"It really was her." Liou Yuan murmured.

So it’s understandable that she would catch his whereabouts.

After Qiu Ming answered Liou Yuan, it seemed as though his floodgates opened, first asking why Liou Yuan’s head was bald.

Then, before Liou Yuan could respond, he continued in his thick voice, asking incessantly, "I heard you killed Liou Tao?"

"Did you really kill him?"

Clearly, Qiu Ming could sense the implications of killing Liou Tao, his eyes fixed intensely on Liou Yuan, displaying a rare seriousness.

The reason he rushed over to find Liou Yuan was to ask this matter clearly.

Liou Tao’s corpse was probably rotting now, and there was no need for Liou Yuan to hide anything, he calmly replied, "Yes, really killed him."

"Well done, damn it, I’ve long wanted to kill him."

Qiu Ming seemed to curse, then fell silent for a bit before looking at Liou Yuan, saying, "That guy deserved to die; if I met him, I’d definitely strike him down too."

"But since you killed him, have you figured out what to do after leaving Erosion Land?"

"The Liou Family openly has three Foundation Establishment; I think your elder brother might not be able to hold them off."

Qiu Ming used the word "might," but both Liou Yuan and he knew that he definitely couldn’t.

"No big plan, things will naturally fall into place." Liou Yuan shrugged with an indifferent expression.

"You’re usually smarter than me, why say such things."

Qiu Ming cursed Liou Yuan, genuinely thinking Liou Yuan hadn’t prepared anything. He gritted his teeth, seeming to make some decision, saying to Liou Yuan, "My Qiu Family also has a Foundation Establishment. Once out of Erosion Land, I’ll send a signal."

"If he doesn’t come, I’ll stand with you."

"I’m the sole heir of the Qiu Family and also a Five-Star Star Acupoint; he definitely won’t let me die."

"By then, teaming up with Mr. Liou, it’ll be two against three."

"As long as we hold them off, waiting for the Inner Sect Law Enforcement Team to arrive, you’ll survive."

Liou Yuan listened to the rapid speech coming from Qiu Ming, looking in disbelief at the big guy in front of him as if recognizing him anew.

Because in his impression, Qiu Ming wasn’t someone who liked to use his brain, nor someone who’d come up with such a solution.

"Have you been enlightened? Suddenly gotten smart?" Liou Yuan chuckled as he jested.

Qiu Ming’s face turned red, he cursed, "Don’t laugh at me! After hearing about you killing Liou Tao, I thought for a month, only such a method could save your life."

"By then, you’ll stand with me; I don’t believe the Liou Family would dare kill me, and that Foundation Establishment of the Qiu Family isn’t easy to deal with either."

Liou Yuan felt warmth in his heart but didn’t say much.

On the surface, he kept nodding, echoing, "Alright, alright, just follow your plan."

"That’s more like it." After receiving Liou Yuan’s affirmative response, Qiu Ming visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He said so much, truly fearing Liou Yuan might die.

Qiu Ming wasn’t aware that Liou Yuan already had a secure plan to survive this threat from the Liou Family’s Foundation Establishment.

Liou Yuan didn’t explain, silently thinking, "This fool truly considers me as one of his own."

"I won’t be stingy either; once out of Erosion Land, I’ll share the Yin Yang Crossing Skill with him and his beloved."

Originally, Liou Yuan had intended to exchange it for money or trade it for cultivation techniques suitable for his own practice.

On this Outer Sect training, Liou Yuan already ranked steadily in the top three, by then having the freedom to choose Class B Cultivation Techniques, making it unnecessary to keep the Yin Yang Crossing Skill.

Qiu Ming, believing he’d resolved Liou Yuan’s survival issue, felt much more at ease and began talking about his experiences over the past two months in Erosion Land.