Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

"Yan!"

Chu Lingguang then saw Yan Zhen as well.

"The Seventh Prince."

He also spotted the Seventh Prince next to the green-robed elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect. The prince possessed a dual water and fire Spiritual Root. Under the elder’s protection, he had secured a prime location and was doing his utmost to absorb the power from it.

"Quick!"

Seeing this, Chu Lingguang, Guo Wei, Qin Yu, and Yun Hong didn’t hesitate for a second, rapidly approaching the great vine.

"RRRIP!"

Four smaller vines branched off from the great vine, ensnaring the four of them. They were pulled up against the main trunk, their bodies pressed flat against it.

"HUMMM!"

The sound of a powerful, beating heart appeared in everyone’s mind.

"Find the response, achieve resonance!"

Guo Wei reminded them.

The four of them closed their eyes in unison, sensing the rhythmic heartbeat.

Chu Lingguang felt as if he had arrived in his Sea of Consciousness. Within the small ocean, the once-blinding Light of Divine Wisdom was now growing on a vine.

The Light of Divine Wisdom was like a lightbulb on the vine, fused as one with it.

The vines in his Star System began to sprout and take root, forming a green field. Countless roots and stems stretched out, sprouting and growing.

Streams of gentle power entered their bodies. Some became intoxicated by it, and under its influence, they grew lost within themselves, experiencing all sorts of illusions.

Others followed the flow of power, found more responses within their bodies, and successfully broke through their mental barriers, entering the fifth layer of the Mental Realm: the level of Unity of Heart and Thought.

The fourth layer of the Mental Realm, Unity of Heart and Will, allowed one to receive responses from the Sea of Consciousness, creating a harmony between the Sea of Consciousness and the Dantian. This allowed one to successfully condense Telekinesis and, by relying on Spiritual Power to communicate with the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, directly reach the Qi Refining Realm.

The fifth layer of the Mental Realm, Unity of Heart and Thought, allowed one to create a perfect harmony between Telekinesis and the Potential Energy surrounding the body. It condensed Potential Power within the Dantian and used Telekinesis to fuse the surrounding Potential Energy with one’s own power inside the Dantian, transforming it into a Dao Field and completing Foundation Establishment within a hundred days.

Chu Lingguang vaguely recalled the annotations on the Mental Realm evolution technique.

By now, his and other Practitioners’ Dantians, like Yan Zhen’s, had long since transformed into Star Systems capable of holding Spiritual Power. With the help of the Mental Realm evolution technique and the power of the great vine, Chu Lingguang’s Mental Realm successfully entered the fifth layer, the state of Unity of Heart and Thought.

The annotations on Mental Realm power that he had seen on Mountain Rain Peak spontaneously appeared in his mind.

He couldn’t help but check his own Mental Realm diagram and finally saw the long-awaited responsive power—a total of seven hundred and sixty-three streams.

’Does this mean that once I awaken all seven hundred-plus responses, use my Telekinesis to fuse the surrounding Potential Energy with all my own power within my Star System, I can transform the Star System into a Dao Field and complete Foundation Establishment within a hundred days?’

Chu Lingguang couldn’t help but wonder.

’Reaching Foundation Establishment is easier said than done. Even with a Cultivation Technique, Kou Han was stuck at the twelfth layer of Qi Refining for a hundred years. What chance do I have?’

Chu Lingguang told himself not to let his imagination run wild.

’But I have a Spirit Root Constitution and Favor Points to help me. Maybe I can achieve an unexpected rate of progress and succeed in Foundation Establishment early. It’s not impossible.’

’Huh? What is this power?’

Just as his mind was racing.

Something like jets of water from a fountain seemed to appear inside the great vine. They took the form of a fountain but dispersed toward the crowd in ripples.

Under the effect of his powerful Telekinesis, Chu Lingguang could almost see this fountain-like power breaking through layer after layer of resistance, rapidly entering everyone’s bodies and resonating with the power they already possessed.

"HUMMM!"

A tremor shook Chu Lingguang’s Star System and Sea of Consciousness simultaneously.

The vine inside his Sea of Consciousness rapidly withered. It felt as though ninety percent of the power that had entered Chu Lingguang’s body was spat back out. This lack of control left Chu Lingguang feeling bewildered.

"Yan!"

At that moment, however, he saw Yan Zhen enveloped by that white, fountain-like power. His body was like a bottomless pit, desperately absorbing it.

He could almost see Yan Zhen’s blood fusing with the white power.

Within Yan Zhen’s perception, the power of the Five Elements became exceptionally sensitive and distinct.

He didn’t know what was happening, only that his own perception of power and his surroundings had undergone a world-altering change.

He couldn’t help but extend his hand.

Three of the Five Elements—water, fire, and earth—actually began to gather around Yan Zhen of their own accord.

The once-sturdy great vine rapidly withered at that moment.

The green-robed elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect and Yuan Shanhe quickly broke free from the vine’s restraints. They reached for Yan Zhen’s shoulders, each grabbing one.

"He is a disciple of my Yuanchu Mountain! Your Cyan Cloud Sect has already profited greatly in this reincarnation. Back off now!"

Yuan Shanhe said.

"A genius with a triple water, fire, and earth Spirit Root Constitution... a small place like Yuanchu Mountain can’t handle him."

The green-robed elder stated.

"If Yuanchu Mountain can’t handle him, what makes you think the Cyan Cloud Sect can?"

Yuan Shanhe sneered.

"Only by entrusting him to our Cyan Cloud Sect can this boy have a better future."

The green-robed elder said.

"Hmph! You’ve already found a disciple with a dual water and fire Spiritual Root. He must belong to our Yuanchu Mountain."

Yuan Shanhe and several other Elder-level masters from Yuanchu Mountain quickly squared off against the green-robed elder. But the Cyan Cloud Sect had sent more than just the one expert, and a group of them rapidly surrounded the confrontation.

Chu Lingguang pushed aside the vines on his body.

He saw that the great vine, which had been the size of the Imperial Palace, had lost its luster. Its trunk was withered and shrunken, looking like a dessicated corpse. The Spiritual Power below had also vanished completely.

A nauseating stench washed over them.

The power within the Immortal Vine seemed to have been completely absorbed. To draw power from it again, one would likely have to wait another three hundred years.

It seemed Yan Zhen had received a massive opportunity from this fusion of power. With the help of the Immortal Vine, he had evolved to possess a triple water, fire, and earth Spirit Root Constitution, causing the experts from Yuanchu Mountain and the Cyan Cloud Sect to come to blows over him.

The Seventh Prince, who had a dual water and fire Spiritual Root and was previously protected by the green-robed elder, was now guarded by only a few junior experts from the Cyan Cloud Sect.

All the powerful masters from the sect had rushed over to provide backup, wanting to snatch Yan Zhen for themselves.

Yan Zhen looked at both sides.

He had never expected to find himself in such a situation. But he felt no joy, only the knowledge that the more people covet something they cannot have, the more they wish to destroy it.

He worried that in this conflict, he would be torn to pieces by the people from Yuanchu Mountain and the Cyan Cloud Sect.

He never imagined that he would become the biggest beneficiary of this reincarnation—and potentially, its biggest victim.

"A triple water, fire, and earth Spiritual Root... what kind of monster is that?"

Qin Yu was intensely jealous. Although he had also absorbed power from the Immortal Vine, at the last moment, he had spat most of it back out, just like Chu Lingguang.

His Spirit Root Attribute had been strengthened, but he was no match for Chu Lingguang, who possessed a Spirit Root Constitution. The wolfish aura about him had not faded, and if he revealed his Spiritual Root’s power, he would transform into a half-human, half-demon.

Although he had grown used to this appearance, seeing Yan Zhen completely unharmed and being fought over by a group of powerful figures... it would be a lie to say he wasn’t jealous.

Even Yun Hong was full of envy.

As a member of the Yun Family, he knew his family had already allied with the Cyan Cloud Sect. The Cyan Cloud Sect had promised the Yun Family that they would help maintain order in the Dynasty and ensure that Yuanchu Mountain could not shake its foundations.

He had originally wanted to defect from Yuanchu Mountain anyway. Now that he had absorbed the Immortal Vine’s power and strengthened his Spiritual Root, Yun Hong finally broke free from Yuanchu Mountain’s constraints and stood with the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Qin Yu silently followed him.

He had always been the Seventh Prince’s man. Besides, the Seventh Prince now possessed a dual water and fire Spiritual Root and was the green-robed elder’s Closed-door Disciple. Following the Seventh Prince was equivalent to entering the Cyan Cloud Sect to cultivate.

Chu Lingguang and Guo Wei exchanged a look and chose to slip away quietly.

Although Yuanchu Mountain probably wouldn’t trouble them for the time being, there was always a chance. As for immediately joining the Cyan Cloud Sect to fight against Yuanchu Mountain, the Cyan Cloud Sect would have to be willing to accept them first.

The master and disciple duo had already rejected Yun Shu’s invitation. It wouldn’t be so easy to join now. What’s more, joining at this moment would be akin to serving as cannon fodder.

Before true Cultivators, Chu Lingguang and Guo Wei both knew that their strength was nothing to speak of. Since they had tasted the Immortal Vine’s power and received their own opportunities, it was best to retreat while they could.

But just as the two were about to leave the rock cave, a cold light descended upon them, accompanied by the far-reaching cry of a sword.

In that instant, everyone’s Spiritual Power fell into disarray, even that of Yuan Shanhe and the green-robed elder. In fact, the stronger one was, the greater the suppression they felt.

Conversely, those cultivators who had just received their opportunity and stepped into the Qi Refining Realm felt little discomfort.