Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

As stripes of Source Power appeared, Chu Lingguang breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

Even if the Compass solidified now, he would, at the very least, become an expert of the Earth Dao Foundation Establishment.

Besides, the Compass was still undergoing a transformation.

The faint sound of thunder echoed from it—a sign of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

Ever since obtaining the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Technique in the Immortal King’s Tomb, Chu Lingguang had been trying every method he could think of to increase its proficiency value. At first, he thought that once the value changed, he would be able to break through and achieve the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

But in the end, it was only after he killed Andenuk, obtained a massive amount of Favor Points, and brought the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment’s value to Perfection that the technique finally began to trigger his transformation.

And just then,

The Compass began to solidify at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But the lightning-like stripes had yet to appear. Chu Lingguang could only hear waves of thunder rumbling from within the Compass.

BOOM!

The rumbling of thunder grew more and more urgent.

The Compass solidified faster and faster.

Finally, the Compass was completely solid.

Chu Lingguang was a bit stunned. ’I can only hear thunder, but I don’t see any lightning stripes. Could it be that I didn’t achieve the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, but only the Earth Dao Foundation Establishment?’

’Although the Earth Dao Foundation Establishment is already incredibly strong...’

’It even grants a chance of reaching the Golden Core realm.’

But for him, who had been so full of anticipation for the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, seeing the solid Compass without any lightning stripes still brought a pang of disappointment.

’This isn’t what I imagined.’

BOOM!

But just then,

A visible bolt of lightning appeared on the Compass, and the Foundation Establishment Compass actually began to crack.

Chu Lingguang’s spirit trembled.

’Why is this happening?’

He took a closer look and discovered that the "cracks" on the Compass were actually formed by arcs of lightning. Like deep, splintering canyons carved into the earth, the arcs were a shocking and terrifying sight.

Although the lightning arcs on the Compass looked minuscule to the naked eye, Chu Lingguang could sense immense energy hidden within each one.

Once he learned to resonate with this power, he would possess the strength to shatter heavens and sunder the earth.

The moment this feeling arose, Chu Lingguang’s mind raced with possibilities.

Even his physical body trembled slightly.

"Have I completed the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment?"

he muttered to himself.

The Star System had transformed into a Compass.

On the Compass were not only stripes of Five Elements Power, but also engravings of magnificent landscapes and patterns of lightning.

According to the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Technique, the presence of all these patterns meant he had laid the groundwork for the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, becoming a cultivator with the strongest possible foundation in the entire realm.

’He’s still watching me.’

Now that he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment and become a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment expert, Chu Lingguang could clearly feel the aura that had locked onto him from the direction of the Turkic lands.

It belonged to a middle-aged man.

’It must be Andenuk’s master, the owner of the Heavenly Mirror.’

Ever since he had killed Andenuk and taken refuge in the military camp, the man’s aura had never left him. It was constantly locked onto him, as if the man would charge over and tear him to shreds the moment he dared to step outside.

"It’s time to settle this,"

Chu Lingguang murmured.

Then, he walked out of his tent.

"Chu Lingguang, you’re finally out! You were in seclusion for over a month. I was starting to think you were actually going to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm," Xuanyuan Jinkang joked.

"It’s been that long?"

Chu Lingguang himself hadn’t realized that a single breakthrough attempt had taken over a month.

"How are you feeling?"

Li Qiushui, like Xuanyuan Jinkang, had been standing guard for Chu Lingguang for the entire month.

"I’m fine," Chu Lingguang said calmly.

Having broken through to become a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator, he could perceive the changes in Li Qiushui’s and Xuanyuan Jinkang’s auras with a single glance. Li Qiushui was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, her Spiritual Power practically overflowing; it seemed she, too, was on the verge of Foundation Establishment.

Her Star System Power was equally formidable, and she possessed a Tri-Element Spiritual Root, marking her as a genius of the Profound Celestial Sect. Once she succeeded in her breakthrough, she would achieve at least the Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment, perhaps even the Divine Dao Foundation Establishment.

As for Xuanyuan Jinkang, he was still a long way from the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Realm. The cultivation resources in Great Yuan were far inferior to those in Great Qin, and the Spiritual Qi was thinner. Furthermore, the Cultivation Techniques he had access to were not on par with those from the Profound Celestial Sect, so his progress was comparatively slow.

Still, to have reached his current level of cultivation at his age made him one of the most outstanding talents in all of Great Yuan.

"We can return to the Profound Celestial Sect now," Chu Lingguang said to Li Qiushui, knowing she had been waiting for a long time.

"Okay."

Li Qiushui nodded. Although she had been prepared for this moment, she was still overjoyed to hear his words.

"Let me escort you part of the way," Xuanyuan Jinkang offered.

In the month since Chu Lingguang had killed Andenuk, the Great Yuan army had pursued the enemy relentlessly, pushing deep into the Turkic heartland.

The Turkic Army had suffered one defeat after another, and the Turkic King had already sent an Envoy to negotiate with Great Yuan, discussing terms for withdrawal and reparations.

As a result, Xuanyuan Jinkang had received orders that he did not need to return to Wolf Valley Pass. Once Chu Lingguang emerged from his seclusion, he could go back to Yuanchu Mountain and resume his cultivation.

Thanks to his association with Chu Lingguang and his own merits in slaying Turkic Cultivators on the National Border, Xuanyuan Jinkang would also be handsomely rewarded upon his return.

Of course, many rewards had been set aside for Chu Lingguang as well.

But ever since becoming a Cultivator—and especially now after achieving the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment—worldly wealth and glory were like passing clouds to Chu Lingguang.

He had given all his rewards to his Second Aunt, Guo Fang, and the others.

He didn’t know when he would be back after leaving this time, but he didn’t take Li Qiushui to visit Baiyang County again to say farewell to Mrs. Chu of the Zhang Family and the others.

Before coming to the National Border to deal with Andenuk, he had already said his goodbyes to them. He had already made plans to head straight to Great Qin to avenge Guo Wei as soon as his mission was complete.