While Liou Yuan was secretly pondering this, drafting a plan in his mind.

Hoo! Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew through the dim canyon.

The appearance of this wind was exceptionally abrupt; clearly, such a breeze was impossible within the Erosion Land.

So when it brushed against Liou Yuan’s face, ruffling a few strands of hair on his forehead, his expression instantly turned serious.

He instinctively lifted his head, activated his Evil Eyes, and gazed around.

As expected, almost in the next moment of Liou Yuan’s action.

A youthful voice, refreshing like a spring breeze, sounded from behind: "Mr. Liou, you have keen perception. Last time when I approached Liou Tao, he couldn’t detect anything at all."

To have such a mysterious body technique within the Erosion Land, and the power that even Liou Yuan could scarcely detect, aside from Tuoba Xin, who else could it be?

Liou Yuan looked towards the source of the voice.

Just five feet behind him, Tuoba Xin, in his golden attire, stood with a warm smile, his handsome features and tall stature complemented by his golden clothes, exuding an air of elegance.

Even though Liou Yuan knew Tuoba Xin meant no harm, the sudden appearance still made his heart skip a beat.

"If he could approach me silently, he could attack me silently."

"If he wanted to kill me, I’d already be a corpse by now."

Fortunately, Liou Yuan had interacted with Tuoba Xin before and knew the boy’s carefree and devil-may-care attitude, with a hint of playfulness in his demeanor.

After the initial shock, Liou Yuan smiled slightly and saluted Tuoba Xin: "So it’s Mr. Tuoba, I apologize for not welcoming you sooner."

Though uttering polite words, Liou Yuan was puzzled in his heart.

"There’s still two days until the agreed time, so why did Tuoba Xin come so early?"

"And moreover..."

Liou Yuan glanced beyond Tuoba Xin’s body towards the canyon exit, recalling that the simplified version of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array there hadn’t been removed.

How did Tuoba Xin enter without a sound?

As if sensing Liou Yuan’s confusion, Tuoba Xin found a place to flaunt and smiled confidently: "Are you curious about how I passed through your array?"

Liou Yuan paused, not responding.

In fact, he understood that the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array couldn’t possibly conceal itself from someone like Tuoba Xin.

Liou Yuan’s absent-mindedness made Tuoba Xin hesitate, feeling stifled.

Noticing Tuoba Xin’s eagerness to share, Liou Yuan grinned and casually asked: "So, how did you do it, Mr. Tuoba?"

Tuoba Xin immediately brightened up, talking about how remarkable his body technique was, granted personally by Sect Leader Xuanyi.

Not only could he walk with the wind at the Qi Cultivation realm, but ordinary arrays couldn’t trap him at all.

Listening, Liou Yuan felt envious.

"Hell, comparison really drives someone crazy."

"Even his cultivation techniques were personally selected by the Sect Leader."

It’s no wonder; Five Extremes Mountain hadn’t recruited a Six-Star Star Acupoint genius for hundreds of years, having Tuoba Xin would make him a priceless treasure.

Having said his piece, Tuoba Xin was in high spirits, his gaze already drifting towards the dense array patterns blocking the canyon passage behind Liou Yuan.

"I really didn’t expect while Mr. Liou’s cultivation is strong, he could also delve into array studies."

Though he was clueless about arrays, being in the Inner Sect gave him broader vision compared to the Outer Sect disciples. He could tell at a glance that the array Liou Yuan set up was far more powerful than the one at the canyon entrance.

He couldn’t help but marvel, "What’s the name of this array, Mr. Liou? Surely it’s not meant for me, is it?"

Tuoba Xin referred to the matter of his duel with Liou Yuan.

Thinking Liou Yuan intended to set this array as a trap for him, his expression turned peculiar: "We’re just competing on spellcasting, not using arrays to trip each other up."

"Oh, Mr. Tuoba, you’ve got it wrong." Liou Yuan waved his hands repeatedly.

With everything laid out on the table, Liou Yuan didn’t hide anything and informed Tuoba Xin about the Foundation Establishment Star Erosion deep within the canyon.

And seriously told him that this array was planned to deal with the Purifying Dark Demon.

"This array is named Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, benefiting from the Erosion Land’s geography, earth giving birth to gold, its power is mightier."

"An ordinary Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer enters and struggles to exit, trapping that Half-Step Foundation Establishment Star Erosion."

Liou Yuan didn’t reveal the secret of the arrangement’s self-generation as expressed in the Five Elements Birth and Destruction Array Derivation, only stating the advantages of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array.

His words were full of confidence.

Tuoba Xin’s eyes gleamed upon hearing this.

Not because of interest in the array’s power, but because Liou Yuan mentioned the Half-Step Foundation Establishment Star Erosion in the canyon depth.

"I heard Earth Erosion Seal suppresses Star Erosion, making breakthrough to Foundation Establishment here impossible."

Liou Yuan noticed Tuoba Xin pointing upwards through the canyon’s crevice, towards the olive-green spiritual lamp in the sky, then heard him say: "If it can reach Half-Step Foundation Establishment here, it proves its potential for Foundation Establishment breakthrough."

"Mr. Tuoba hasn’t seen such a Star Erosion yet, why not let me take you to see it?"

Clearly, Tuoba Xin was genuinely intrigued by Liou Yuan’s words, eyes bright as he seemingly forgot about their duel.

Liou Yuan was naturally pleased at this scene, smirking inwardly: "Indeed, Tuoba Xin’s nature is quite lively."