"A grade of medium quality, this magic must be quite good."
Thinking of this, Liou Yuan no longer hesitated and reached his wrist adorned with yellow jade Buddhist beads towards the Fixed Star Compass.
Buzz!
The compass radiated brilliant light in an instant.
The yellow jade Buddhist beads have already been assessed by the Fixed Star Compass, so no extra star power would be consumed for reassessment.
The disturbance caused by the Fixed Star Compass now was solely to activate the magic secrets contained within the yellow jade Buddhist beads.
Under Liou Yuan's gaze, the star power at the center of the compass was being consumed at an extremely fast speed.
The light became dimmer and dimmer.
In contrast, the Buddhist beads on his wrist began to emit a yellow glow after absorbing the compass's power.
Moreover, the light grew increasingly brighter, casting Liou Yuan's face, which was intently staring at the beads, in a bright yellow hue.
Under Liou Yuan's grim watch, the nineteen symbols engraved on the yellow jade Buddhist beads began to twist in the light.
Finally, they detached from the body of the beads; the nineteen symbols seemed to come alive and began floating toward Liou Yuan's forehead.
"It worked!" Liou Yuan's eyes reflected the shapes of the symbols, and a smile hung on his face.
Not only did he not dodge, but he also leaned forward, welcoming the approaching symbols.
Buzz! As a buzzing sound roared in Liou Yuan's brain.
All the symbols entered his forehead one by one.
Afterward, a solemn and serious chanting resounded in his mind.
'Om Mani Padme Hum. Maha Niyanna. Jidu Tabadu.'
Liou Yuan's mouth opened, and he instinctively repeated the sounds echoing in his mind.
He didn't know how many times he repeated it until the voice in his head returned to silence.
When he opened his eyes again, a faint golden light lingered in them.
The name of the Buddhist spell within the yellow jade Buddhist beads, as well as the method for casting it, seemed to appear in his memory out of nowhere.
"Lion's Roar Spell!" Liou Yuan softly murmured the name of this Buddhist spell.
It was different from the practice of "Yunwu Prefecture" that Liou Yuan was cultivating.
The practice method of "Yunwu Prefecture" was recorded in the Breathing Skill, which required Liou Yuan himself to explore and learn.
Those with poor comprehension might take a significant amount of time to master it.
However, the "Lion's Roar Spell" in the yellow jade Buddhist beads was more like an inheritance, hidden within the beads.
Once activated, there's no need to learn.
The method of casting it was mastered as soon as the symbolic words entered Liou Yuan's mind.
He was as proficient as if he'd learned it a hundred or a thousand times.
Now, Liou Yuan felt that as soon as he opened his mouth, the Lion's Roar Spell could burst forth from his lips.
"Not here!" Liou Yuan put away the Fixed Star Compass, resisting the urge to cast the Lion's Roar Spell, and left Virgo Peak.
This place was close to Yanhe City and at such a high altitude.
Once the Lion's Roar Spell was cast, it might be heard in Yanhe City.
So Liou Yuan descended the mountain, arriving at the foot of Virgo Peak opposite Yanhe City, standing before a flowing long river.
The sound of the river's flow could drown out many noises, preventing the sound of the Lion's Roar Spell from traveling too far.
Now, there was no need for restraint.
Liou Yuan took a deep breath, letting it settle in his lungs.
At the same time, the six threads of spiritual power within him flowed to his lungs.
At this moment, the golden light in Liou Yuan's eyes flickered slightly as he opened his tightly closed teeth.
"Roar!" A thick, majestic beast-like sound erupted from his open mouth, shooting out from his lungs.
At the instant the sound roared out, the sound waves even formed ripple-like patterns outside Liou Yuan's mouth.
The vibration shook the air in front of him.
The sound was deafening, traveling far in the darkness.
The river before him churned under the sonic waves of the Lion's Roar Spell, and within a ten-zhang radius from Liou Yuan, the riverbed overturned, revealing the white bellies of fish.
They were either directly killed or stunned by a single shout from Liou Yuan.
If it were a person nearby, directly affected by Liou Yuan's Lion's Roar Skill, their fate would be no different from these fish.
Even cultivators, if suddenly hit by such a roar, would have their internal organs shaken and their spiritual power churned.
After that one shout, Liou Yuan immediately fell silent.
Seeing the floating fish on the river surface, there was a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
With his current cultivation not being high, the Lion's Roar Spell already exhibited considerable power.
"Within ten zhang, even a cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer like Mr. Ge would be severely rattled by the Lion's Roar Spell."
"I just wonder how it would fare against the Star Evil."
Liou Yuan evaluated the power of the Lion's Roar Spell.
The fact that it held such formidable power was inseparably linked to Liou Yuan's practice of the "Five Mansions Star Gazing Breathing Skill."
This Breathing Skill not only cultivated qi but also refined the body, nurturing the internal organs and strengthening the Five Mansions.
The first organ Liou Yuan honed upon entering cultivation was the lung organ.
And the lung organ was the source for casting the Lion's Roar Spell.
It was a perfect fit for the Lion's Roar Spell, which required the use of the lung organ.
However, Liou Yuan's joy quickly diminished.
Just that one shout had consumed half of his spiritual power, leaving him with only three threads.
Having been limited multiple times by his weak spiritual power, Liou Yuan mercilessly mocked himself: "What difference does my Qi Cultivation First Layer have from being useless?"
Fortunately, this time, Liou Yuan was only meant to play a small supporting role.
Thinking of this, he relaxed.
Nonetheless, his desire to enhance his cultivation grew even stronger in his heart.
"One day..."
The dawn rose, the newborn morning sun reflecting on the pool in the front yard, the fish in the pool churning, creating golden ripples.
Just returning from visiting his mother at the yamen, Liou Yuan brought over a rocking chair, sitting facing the direction of the morning sun, squinting and enjoying a rare quiet morning.
Tonight, he would have to confront the Star Evil at the Xuanhu Clinic.
Liou Yuan planned to do nothing else today but rest in this courtyard.
In a half-dream state, Liou Yuan's consciousness once again entered the realm of awareness.
Again, he saw the Fixed Star Compass.
Involuntarily, he moved closer to the compass.
The light radiating from the center of the compass coalesced into words, displaying Liou Yuan's current state.
It did not change from when he first broke through the initial stage of the first organ.
The only difference was the addition of the "Lion's Roar Spell" under the "Magic" category.
"Magic"
"Yunwu Prefecture" Grade D, low quality
"Lion's Roar Spell" Grade D, medium quality (Novice)
Perhaps because Liou Yuan had just acquired the Lion's Roar Spell and was not yet proficient, the Fixed Star Compass specifically marked it with the term (Novice).
"Why doesn't Yunwu Prefecture have this information?" Liou Yuan wondered.
He speculated that perhaps the usage of Yunwu Prefecture didn't require any particular skillfulness.
Its power entirely depended on his cultivation level.
The higher the cultivation level, the greater the power of Yunwu Prefecture.
Therefore, it didn't have a situation like the "Lion's Roar Spell," where much practice was needed to achieve total mastery.
This also proved that Liou Yuan's current proficiency in the "Lion's Roar Spell" was barely at the novice level.