Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

In just a few short days.

Nearly everyone from Yuanchu Mountain had entered the Qiling Prefecture territory.

Countless vines appeared on the Canal, blocking the passage of merchant ships. Like water hyacinths, they spread across the riverbanks and the water’s surface. From high above, the Canal in Qiling Prefecture looked as if it had transformed into a colossal, crisscrossing vine.

The powerful experts from Yuanchu Mountain were keeping a constant watch on the area.

In recent days.

The Spiritual Qi in South City, Qiling Prefecture, Jin City, and all other lands belonging to or bordering the prefecture had grown increasingly dense.

In the sea near the Canal, a fleet of unfamiliar ships had also appeared.

The experts from Yuanchu Mountain stood guard at the river mouth.

From a distance, Chu Lingguang could see enormous waves churning in the sea. There were even tentacles as large as small hills reaching out from the water.

The atmosphere in the Great Yuan had become incredibly strange due to the Immortal Vine.

He arrived at Yang Shaorong’s home in Qiling Prefecture.

"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother."

Chu Lingguang saw Wu Feihong, Li Murong, and Wang Chao.

After the war between the Great Yuan and the Turkic people ended, the three of them returned to Qiling Prefecture with Yang Shaorong. Yang Shaorong had since reached the True Martial Realm, earning him the opportunity to be tested at Divine Valley Mountain.

The three of them, however, remained in Qiling Prefecture to serve the Court.

"Little Junior Brother!"

The three were overjoyed to see Chu Lingguang. They crowded around him, bombarding him with questions. All the brothers knew he had been demoted to a Captain in the West Warehouse, but they had been powerless to help.

They had also searched for him after learning that Guo Wei was missing.

To this day, there was still no news of him.

"Eldest Senior Brother is at Yuanchu Mountain."

Chu Lingguang spoke about the matters concerning Yuanchu Mountain.

Yang Shaorong was naturally talented and intelligent, and with Wei Yongguang’s help, it shouldn’t be difficult for him to remain at Yuanchu Mountain. It was just that the current situation was turbulent, and even the royal family seemed to have become very strange.

He wanted to speak with the Seventh Prince.

However, Yuanchu Mountain had forbidden him from entering Qiling Prefecture. Now that he was staying in Qiling City, Chu Lingguang didn’t want to clash with anyone from Yuanchu Mountain.

"Little Junior Brother, where did Master go? Have you heard anything?"

Li Murong asked.

Chu Lingguang shook his head and said, "I have no news of him, but he should appear in the next few days."

Yuanchu Mountain had already issued orders to stop making things difficult for those who had merged with the strange phenomena, as long as they left the Great Yuan Territory. Chu Lingguang figured that once Guo Wei investigated and learned that Yuanchu Mountain wasn’t lying, he would come to Qiling Prefecture to see them.

In fact, things unfolded much as Chu Lingguang had expected.

「Three days later.」

A large contingent of the royal family’s forces entered Qiling Prefecture.

A figure suddenly appeared in Yang Shaorong’s residence.

The person was enveloped in a transparent mist of water. It was as if they had followed an underground current into Yang Shaorong’s residence, appearing in the courtyard.

Yang Xiaoning jumped in fright.

Detecting an unusual aura, Chu Lingguang rushed out.

He arrived just in time to see the person’s entire transformation process.

When the watery mist around them dissipated, a familiar figure appeared before everyone.

"Master."

The visitor was none other than Guo Wei.

Chu Lingguang’s face lit up with joy.

Li Murong, Wu Feihong, and Wang Chao all rushed out and knelt before Guo Wei.

"Lin Guang, it seems I have implicated you."

Guo Wei’s attention was focused solely on Chu Lingguang.

"No, Master, I’m alright."

Chu Lingguang’s eyes reddened.

Guo Wei placed a hand on his shoulder. A White Tiger appeared behind him, and a stream of water flowed from his palm, entering Chu Lingguang’s body through his pores.

Chu Lingguang did not resist.

’Guo Wei would never hurt me.’

"Such pure Spiritual Power. The Seventh Prince told me all about you. I’m so pleased that you were able to rely on a Cultivation Technique to break through and find your own power."

Guo Wei said with admiration.

"Master, have you had any problems since you merged with that strange object?"

Chu Lingguang had been constantly worried about this.

Although he hadn’t yet heard of anyone suffering a backlash from these strange objects, Yuanchu Mountain had always preached that merging with them would eventually cause a person to lose their humanity and become a monster.

That was why Chu Lingguang was still a little worried about Guo Wei.

"No."

"The vine Yan Zhen merged with was pure Water Spirit Power. In the domain of the Five Elements, this will be a great opportunity for Yan Zhen, and I benefited from it as well."

Guo Wei explained.

"Water Spirit Power?"

"Master, what is Water Spirit Power?"

Chu Lingguang, Wang Chao, and the others were confused.

"Ordinary Martial Artists, through Breathing and Exhaling, absorb only the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi. Cultivators, on the other hand, wield the Five Elements Spiritual Power. Water Spiritual Power is one of the Five Elements Powers. It is characterized by being self-sustaining and endless. With the aid of a Cultivation Technique, one’s lifespan can reach over a thousand years."

Guo Wei explained.

"Master, how do you know all this?"

Chu Lingguang was astonished.

He had been to Yuanchu Mountain and knew about the Five Elements Power, but not in as much detail as Guo Wei.

"After Yan Zhen used Water Spiritual Power to awaken my abilities, I left the Great Yuan for a while so I wouldn’t drag any of you into my troubles. I stayed overseas for a time and met several cultivators there."

"They’ve known for a long time that an Immortal Vine is buried beneath the Great Yuan. It goes through a cycle of reincarnation every three hundred years. They’ve all been waiting for this cycle to complete so they can storm the Great Yuan and fight Yuanchu Mountain for the Immortal Vine."

"After I got to know them, I learned a great deal."

"Listen carefully. There’s no such thing as these ’strange phenomena.’ Whether they’re cultivators from the Great Yuan Territory or from overseas, anyone who wants to advance must merge with the Five Elements Power."

"This Immortal Vine beneath the Great Yuan can help all Practitioners merge with the Five Elements Power."

"Only by merging with the Five Elements Power can the body acquire the traits of a Spiritual Root. Otherwise, even if you master a cultivation Skill, your cultivation level can never surpass the Qi Refining Realm without a Spirit Root Attribute."