Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

"Grandmaster, what should we do now?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

"Find Guo Wei. If there’s no trace of the Immortal Vine on him, let him go. Don’t make things difficult for him."

Yuan Shanhe said.

"What about the Qi Storage Pill?"

Li Mao asked.

A drop of blood appeared in Yuan Shanhe’s palm. It was Lin Shirong’s blood, which Zhang Xuan had specifically saved to track the Qi Storage Pill.

"I think it’s related to the imperial family. Several of Great Yuan’s Princes have always been dissatisfied with our Yuanchu Mountain,"

Zhang Xuan said.

"The Yun Family doesn’t have that kind of ability. This is the work of an overseas sect."

Yuan Shanhe stated.

With his level of cultivation, he could immediately sense that the aura of the Qi Storage Pill hidden within the blood was not something an ordinary person could have refined.

And he could tell at a glance what kind of power the Yun Family was and whether they were capable of harboring such an individual.

"The time between reincarnations is getting shorter and shorter. We must move faster. Find the Immortal Vine, no matter the cost."

Yuan Shanhe commanded.

"Yes."

Kou Han and the other two accepted the order.

"Wait."

Yuan Shanhe seemed to have thought of something else and stopped the three of them.

A piece of paper appeared in his hand. On it was the Qi Condensation Technique cultivation skill provided by Chu Lingguang, along with the related notice about fusing with anomalous objects to break through one’s cultivation level and awaken all responses.

Zhang Xuan had just given it to him.

The three looked at him in confusion.

"To get the Immortal Vine, the overseas sects actually dared to expose their Qi Condensation Technique. It seems they are determined to obtain the Immortal Vine this time."

Yuan Shanhe lamented.

Having lived through several reincarnations, he knew the importance of the Immortal Vine, as well as the great ambition and power of the overseas sects.

For the longest time, neither the overseas sects nor the Demon Sect would ever easily leak cultivation skills for mortals to practice, wanting to avoid creating unnecessary competition for themselves.

But this time, they broke that rule, leaking an orthodox Qi Condensation Technique for mortal Martial Artists to practice. They were clearly dead set on getting the Immortal Vine and would never give up until they had it.

"Gather everyone and focus all efforts on finding the Immortal Vine. For now, ignore those who have fused with anomalous objects. I’m worried this is a deliberate attempt by the overseas sects to distract us. It’s even possible they already know where the Immortal Vine is."

Yuan Shanhe said worriedly.

The expressions of Kou Han and the other two changed drastically.

"Gather all disciples. Find the Immortal Vine at all costs."

Yuan Shanhe said, his tone heavy with emphasis.

"Yes!"

The three said in unison.

They quickly dispersed to find the disciples and issue Yuan Shanhe’s orders.

’The Yun Family finally couldn’t hold back. They want to replace Yuanchu Mountain.’

Yuan Shanhe smiled wryly.

His body transformed into a golden streak of light and flew out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, speeding toward the Imperial City. There were some things he needed to discuss with the Yun Family face-to-face to resolve all the current troubles.

「On that day.」

Whether they were disciples of Yuanchu Mountain or members of the Demon Suppression Bureau, everyone received the same order: focus all efforts on finding the anomalous objects and ignore those who had fused with them.

They were also quickly given a box, each one capable of sealing and trapping an anomalous object.

Some Yuanchu Mountain disciples who had been in seclusion came out one after another and entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

After the obstacles in his path disappeared, Chu Lingguang finally ran all the way from Wolf Valley Pass to the border of Mazhou Prefecture. By the evening of the second day, he saw Yunchuan City with its walls towering over a hundred meters high.

He stood on a mountaintop, releasing the power of his Spiritual Sense and emitting fluctuations of Spiritual Power.

Having reached the second level of Qi Refining, and with the help of the Qi Condensation Technique and the elementary Telekinesis cultivation method, his Spiritual Sense could extend from the mountaintop all the way into Yunchuan City.

He sensed the auras of Mr. Du, Mo Shan and his three companions, as well as Du Wushuang, Du Juan, and the others.

’Mr. Du really has some nerve.’

Chu Lingguang discovered that Mr. Du was cultivating the Qi Condensation Technique. It seemed Mr. Du knew there was nothing wrong with it and had been hiding in a secret room to cultivate ever since he obtained the method.

If not for his powerful Spiritual Sense and astonishing Telekinesis, he would never have discovered what Mr. Du was doing.

’Mr. Mo Shan!’

Chu Lingguang also saw Mo Shan fiddling with a vine. It was one the four brothers had dug up from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but unfortunately, it lacked an anomalous aura and couldn’t fuse with them.

Furthermore, the four of them had not yet reached the True Martial Realm. Even if they could fuse with an anomalous object and awaken the response in their bodies, it would still take a very long time and the right opportunities to step into the Qi Refining realm.

’Master, where on earth are you?’

’And Yan, where are you?’

Chu Lingguang’s main goal was to find Guo Wei and Yan Zhen.

But as it turned out, Yuanchu Mountain had issued new orders. Yan Zhen and Qin Yu had already been transferred away. In the mountain forest before Yunchuan City, he could barely detect the aura of any Qi Refining realm experts.

The few Outer Disciples from Yuanchu Mountain who were present also left in a hurry.

Relying on the power of his Spiritual Sense, Chu Lingguang followed them from a distance.

"Hmph!"

Unfortunately, Zhang Xuan and Li Mao weren’t the only ones in Yuanchu Mountain. A burly man detected Chu Lingguang’s aura and blocked his path.

"Don’t force my hand. Your master is not in our custody. Yuanchu Mountain has already issued a directive: as long as those who have fused with anomalous objects leave the Great Yuan Territory of their own accord, Yuanchu Mountain will not make things difficult for any of them. That includes your master."

The burly man’s name was Wan Lipeng.

During the three months Chu Lingguang had cultivated at Yuanchu Mountain, he had seen this man a few times. His strength was on par with Zhang Xuan’s.

’Qiling Prefecture!’

’The disciples of Yuanchu Mountain are all heading for Qiling Prefecture.’

’Could it be...?’

Chu Lingguang watched the direction in which Wan Lipeng and the others had disappeared, lost in thought.

’It’s been a while since I went back to see Second Aunt and the others.’

’I wonder how Hei Hu and Linghua are doing in South City now?’

’I hope Master and I haven’t brought them any trouble!’

With this in mind, Chu Lingguang took a detour and ran toward Qiling Prefecture.

「Five days later.」

He returned to Cyan Cloud Mountain and saw the familiar sight of Wine Street.

He also saw several familiar villages, like Liu Family Gully and Zhang Family Gully.

"Second Aunt."

His figure shot forward, dashing across the wheat fields, and he returned to Liu Family Gully as night fell.

Everything here was the same as usual.

His own residence was the most luxurious and impressive manor in Liu Family Gully. It was not only watched over by guards but also had many servants inside.

His Second Aunt’s family had already grown accustomed to this comfortable life.

His two younger cousins were still studying hard.

Having passed the exam to become Scholars, they were now striving to become provincial graduates.

Chu Lingguang did not go inside.

’The threat from Yuanchu Mountain seemed to be gone, but if my identity as a member of an overseas sect were exposed, there’s no guarantee Yuan Shanhe wouldn’t get other ideas.’

"Senior Sister Guo!"

A moment later, he arrived at the Martial Arts Hall.

Guo Fang, Lin Yuanfu, and Guo Xiaotian were all inside.

After Guo Wei disappeared, the three of them had searched for him, but there was no news at all. They could only continue to watch over the Martial Arts Hall and wait for his return.

"Lin Guang!"

Guo Fang thought she heard Chu Lingguang’s voice.

She ran out of the Martial Arts Hall.

She saw the Stone Lock in the courtyard still trembling, and the Long Spear that Chu Lingguang had used was stuck in the sandy ground.

"Do as you wish with the things in the courtyard."

Chu Lingguang’s voice echoed in Guo Fang’s ears. When she turned around, there was no sign of him, only a figure speeding away toward the county town.

"Junior Brother!"

Guo Fang saw that the spear Chu Lingguang had stuck in the ground was entwined with two vines.

On the vines were two fruits that throbbed rhythmically, like hearts.

"Anomalous objects!"

Guo Xiaotian said in a low voice.

Now that the Immortal Vine had awakened, it wasn’t difficult for someone with Chu Lingguang’s level of cultivation to find anomalous objects within the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

He had found two anomalous objects that had not yet been discovered or fused with by a Demon Beast and left them at the Martial Arts Hall.

Yang Shaorong had told him that Guo Wei was fine.

He had surely told Guo Fang as well.

’Now that Yuanchu Mountain has given up on dealing with people who fused with anomalous objects, if he and Guo Wei decide to leave the Great Yuan Territory, I’m sure they’ll take Guo Fang and the others with them.’

But whether they chose to fuse or not was a decision Chu Lingguang couldn’t make for them. He had simply left them with a choice.

「One day later.」

Chu Lingguang appeared in South City.

He clutched a vine that writhed like a Spiritual Snake, gazing from afar at a courtyard where two children were playing.

A woman was watching over them.

An overweight man was practicing Breathing and Exhaling in a corner of the courtyard, but he couldn’t keep it up for long. He stopped cultivating and sat down in the courtyard to gnaw on a pig’s trotter.

The people in the courtyard were none other than Hei Hu and Zhang Linghua’s family. The two of them now had a son and a daughter.

As the South City Garrison Commander, Hei Hu was living a comfortable life and had long since neglected his Martial Arts. His cultivation had even been surpassed by Wang Chao’s. Among the six martial brothers, he was the weakest in cultivation, but also the happiest.

In the end, Chu Lingguang left with the vine.

’Knowing Hei Hu’s personality, even if he fused with a power as pure as the vine Yan Zhen has, it would only bring him endless trouble.’