Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

Chu Lingguang was practicing Breathing and Exhaling.

More and more vines were appearing in his star system.

After learning that the vines could enhance one's Spirit Root Attribute, he had started refining them, just like Guo Wei. The Spiritual Qi in Qiling Prefecture was growing increasingly dense, even becoming visible to the naked eye first thing in the morning. This spurred Chu Lingguang and Guo Wei to absorb it with ever-greater effort.

On this day, Chu Lingguang and Guo Wei were in Yang Shaorong's residence, absorbing Spiritual Qi to increase their strength.

Grand Protector Yan, the Seventh Prince's teacher, came to find the two of them.

"His Highness has been waiting for you both for a long time. Whether or not we can succeed in this great endeavor will depend on your help."

Grand Protector Yan said.

"Please return and report to His Highness the Seventh Prince. Lin Guang and I will head over as soon as we've taken care of some matters."

Guo Wei said.

"Very well. His Highness and I shall await the grand arrival of Master Guo and Commander Chu in South City."

Grand Protector Yan left.

He left behind an important piece of information.

The Immortal Vine might be in the Canal in South City.

"Pack your things. We're leaving Great Yuan."

Guo Wei ordered.

"Aren't we going to stay and see what happens?"

Chu Lingguang had always been intensely curious about the Immortal Vine.

In recent days, it wasn't just overseas sects that had entered the Great Yuan Territory. Even the Demon Sect, which guarded the Turkic borders, had violated its pact by sending men into Great Yuan to gather information on the Immortal Vine.

It seemed they were preparing to contest Yuanchu Mountain for ownership of the Immortal Vine.

"There's nothing to see. We can still make it if we leave now, so let's go. It won't do us any good no matter who ends up with the Immortal Vine."

"If the Yun Family defeats Yuanchu Mountain, they'll just become another Yuanchu Mountain. People like us with a Spirit Root Attribute will still have to follow their orders. It'll be completely up to them whether we can ever get a Cultivation Technique."

"And if Yuanchu Mountain wins, they won't let us off easy either."

"As for the Demon Sect, they can't beat Yuanchu Mountain and the Yun Family. Otherwise, they would have stormed in to seize it long ago. Why wait until now?"

Guo Wei analyzed.

"Master, where will we go then?"

Wang Chao asked.

"Leave Great Yuan. We'll find a place overseas where no one will bother us."

Guo Wei said.

"Can so many of us even get away?"

Wei Fanghua hesitated.

"We might still have time if we leave now. Regardless, we can't stay in Qiling Prefecture any longer. This place is about to become a battlefield for Cultivators, and we wouldn't be able to withstand even the slightest bit of power that leaks out."

"Even if we can't make it overseas, we have to at least leave Qiling Prefecture first."

Guo Wei hadn't been blinded by the dense Spiritual Qi, nor had he ever dreamed of fusing with the Immortal Vine to obtain supreme power.

Ever since awakening his Spiritual Root and reaching the Qi Refining realm, he had realized just how terrifying the powers above were. Whether it was himself, Chu Lingguang, or even the supremely talented Yan Zhen, they were all nothing but ants in the eyes of those beings.

Staying in Qiling Prefecture and taking part in this struggle, no matter which side they chose, would only make them cannon fodder. To survive, they had to leave.

"I know a place. We can all go live there for a while."

Chu Lingguang thought of a destination.

"Xiazigou."

"It's an isolated island. I'm familiar with the environment there; it's suitable for us to live on. It's not too far from Great Yuan, so we can hide out there for a while. Once things have calmed down, it'll be easy to come back and check on the situation."

Chu Lingguang said.

"Alright."

Guo Wei thought for a moment and agreed it was a good idea.

"What about Shaorong?"

Wei Fanghua thought of Yang Shaorong.

"He's in the Yuanchu Mountain camp right now, so it's probably impossible to get him out. But don't worry, Commander Wei is there too. Yuanchu Mountain is desperate for manpower at the moment. They'll look out for each other, so they should be fine for now."

"The most important thing right now is to ensure you and Ning are safe."

Guo Wei explained.

"Sister-in-law, once Master and I get you all settled, we'll come back for Eldest Senior Brother."

Chu Lingguang said.

'Only once I'm free of these worries can I really let loose.'

"Mm."

Wei Fanghua also knew this was the only option for now.

So, the group quickly packed a few things. With their families in tow, they hurried toward South City. Chu Lingguang had to go meet up with Hei Hu and Zhang Linghua.

He needed to take Mrs. Chu of the Zhang Family and her family, as well as Guo Fang and Guo Xiaotian.

「Three days later.」

Guo Wei and Chu Lingguang arrived at Hei Hu's courtyard.

"I'm not leaving!"

"My home is in South City now. My brothers and my family are here. Master, Junior Brother, you all should go."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing they had to leave Great Yuan and hide overseas, Hei Hu refused without a second thought.

"Senior Brother, Qiling Prefecture is going to become a battlefield for Cultivators! It'll be too late if we don't leave now."

Chu Lingguang reminded him.

"Even Cultivators can't just go around killing innocent people, right? As long as we stay out of it, what can they do to us? Besides, even if I could adapt to life on an island, my wife, my children, and the rest of my family might not be able to."

"On top of that, my dad has bought a lot of property over the past few years. He would never agree to leave."

Hei Hu refused.

"Take care of your family. Don't wander around. If the Practitioners start fighting, try not to stay in the city. You can go back to the countryside for a while."

Guo Wei instructed.

Hei Hu didn't want to leave, and Guo Wei couldn't force him.

At the same time, Guo Wei could understand Hei Hu's reasoning.

"Take care, Master."

Hei Hu watched as the group departed.

"Second Aunt... you don't want to leave either."

In Baiyang County, Chu Lingguang looked at Mrs. Chu of the Zhang Family, his face a mask of surprise.

"We've lived here our whole lives. What difference does it make where we live? Even if the dynasty changes, the worst that can happen is we'll just go on being common folk. We've saved a good bit of money over the years, so you don't need to worry about us. We'll be fine."

Zhang Da said.

Abandoning his family's property to hide on an isolated island overseas was something he could never do.