Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System

The stone monument seemed to have lost the power fluctuations that had blocked their path.

He was the only one standing guard outside, ensuring that no one would discover Qin Yu’s secret or interfere with the fusion.

"That’s great."

Gan Zhining let out a quiet sigh of relief.

And so, the group stood guard outside the Blood Wolf Cave.

Chu Lingguang didn’t enter, but he was able to send out his Spiritual Sense to see the scene inside clearly.

He saw the heart expanding violently.

After reaching a certain point, it slowly shrank again, withering like a flower.

「Three days later.」

The heart lost its luster.

The Blood Pool had dried up.

A sound like a wolf’s howl echoed from within the Blood Wolf Cave.

It startled Gan Zhining and the others, and even Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang saw the withered heart shatter, and a figure with the head of a wolf and the body of a man walked out from within.

His eyes widened.

Then he saw the features on the wolf head begin to change, transforming into Qin Yu’s original face.

Qin Yu curiously looked down at his own body.

He spread his hands, and sharp wolf claws sprouted from his fingertips.

Fur sprouted on both his arms.

’Had Qin Yu turned into a Wolf Demon?’

Chu Lingguang was too stunned to speak.

’He felt a pang of regret. Perhaps he should have stopped Qin Yu.’

"I’m fine."

But just then, a voice came from within the Blood Wolf Cave.

Chu Lingguang’s expression changed once more.

Qin Yu, now a Wolf Demon, had actually been able to detect the fluctuations of his Spiritual Sense.

A moment later, Qin Yu walked out of the Blood Wolf Cave as if nothing had happened.

He was dragging a shriveled Wolf Demon corpse behind him.

He had dragged it out from the bottom of the Blood Pool.

It looked like the corpse of the Mother Wolf Empress.

"Lord Qin!"

Gan Zhining and the others all gathered around Qin Yu.

As members of the Demon Suppression Bureau and experts of the True Martial Realm, Gan Zhining and his men had mastered a technique for sensing demonic presences. They could detect the aura of any demon within a radius of several miles.

They sniffed around Qin Yu.

It was unclear if they suspected him or were worried he had been harmed by some demonic entity.

"I was almost done in by this thing."

Qin Yu tossed the Mother Wolf Empress’s corpse in front of the group.

STOMP!

Gan Zhining stomped one foot on the Mother Wolf Empress’s shriveled head and spat viciously.

Qin Yu, who had been smiling, suddenly went rigid. The expression was fleeting, and he quickly reverted to his usual calm and confident demeanor, but Chu Lingguang had seen the subtle change clearly.

In that instant, he even caught a flicker of killing intent deep in Qin Yu’s eyes.

’Has Qin Yu really become a Wolf Demon? And developed feelings for the Mother Wolf Empress?’

Chu Lingguang didn’t let on that he had noticed anything.

"Thank you, Chu!"

Qin Yu said with a smile to Chu Lingguang.

"Helped Qin Yu complete his fusion with the strange object. 78,991 Favor Points acquired."

A line of text appeared before Chu Lingguang.

"Don’t mention it."

Chu Lingguang replied with a smile.

’He realized now. When Qin Yu was first entangled by the strange object, he must have wanted to refuse it, even destroy it. That must be why he sent Gan Zhining to find me.’

’But on my way here, Qin Yu must have discovered the object’s miraculous effects. He must have even experienced the thrill of awakening all of his "responses," which made him waver.’

’Perhaps he started regretting his decision the moment he saw me arrive.’

’In the end, he gave up resisting.’

’He chose to fuse with the strange object.’

’During the fusion, the stone monument lost its power. It just so happened that I was guarding the Blood Wolf Cave, so no one could go in and disturb him. That’s how Qin Yu was able to complete the fusion.’

Chu Lingguang didn’t know how much stronger Qin Yu had become.

But even though he had already converted his Qi Sea Power into Spiritual Power and his Dantian had become a Star System, he still felt he couldn’t see through Qin Yu. He sensed a layer of blood-red light shrouding him.

It blocked all probing from his Spiritual Sense.

’But no matter what, I helped Qin Yu fuse with the strange object and gained over seventy thousand Favor Points in return. Whatever the future holds, this was Qin Yu’s choice.’

’Choosing to fuse with the strange object meant he could never enter Yuanchu Mountain. He might even find himself in opposition to them.’

Chu Lingguang and Qin Yu bid a hasty farewell.

On the way to Wolf Valley Pass, he kept thinking. ’In the future, when Yan Zhen and I enter Yuanchu Mountain, how will we face Qin Yu? If Yuanchu Mountain orders us to deal with him, what will we do?’

’For that matter, now that I have the Qi Refining Formula and a chance to reach the Qi Refining realm, is it still absolutely necessary for me to go to Yuanchu Mountain?’

He felt there was nothing wrong with Qin Yu’s condition.

He was even a little envious that Qin Yu now had the ability to transform.

’Qin, I wish you a safe journey!’ Chu Lingguang thought.

"HYAH!"

He rode his Han Gao Steed alone, weaving through the jungle, trying to forget everything about Qin Yu to avoid bringing trouble upon either of them.

’Chu Lingguang, I hope you can go to Yuanchu Mountain and see it for me,’ Qin Yu lamented inwardly.

’Now I’ve missed my chance with Yuanchu Mountain. I’ll probably never get to explore what kind of world it is in this lifetime. I can only hope that Chu Lingguang can fulfill my wish and, one day, show me just how powerful Yuanchu Mountain truly is.’

The moment he fused with the strange object, Qin Yu understood that he would eventually stand in opposition to Yuanchu Mountain.

Perhaps one day he would have to cross swords with Chu Lingguang and Yan Zhen.

If that day truly came, he hoped Chu Lingguang would not hold back.

"HYAH!"

Qin Yu glanced back in the direction Chu Lingguang had ridden off. At that moment, he desperately wanted to let Chu Lingguang feel the power of all three hundred and sixty-three of his "responses" being awakened.

At the same time, he desperately hoped that Chu Lingguang would be able to awaken this same power on Yuanchu Mountain.

Chu Lingguang had helped him achieve this, and he hoped that one day, he could do the same for Chu Lingguang.

「Two days later.」

Chu Lingguang returned to Wolf Valley Pass.

He had traveled day and night without rest. Now that Star System Spiritual Power had formed in his Dantian, his control over his Consciousness Manipulation Power was becoming more and more masterful.

When controlled by his consciousness, his Han Gao Steed mount could not only awaken its Bloodline Power, but it also generated power responses as it galloped. It was like it was automatically Breathing and Exhaling, constantly maintaining a state of cultivation.

This was something Chu Lingguang had only just discovered.

He felt that although his Qi Sea Power had transformed into Star System Spiritual Power, his various Divine Abilities and even his raw strength were also evolving and transforming.

Once his realm also reached the Qi Refining stage, he suspected that from head to toe—every layer of flesh and skin, even every single pore—would undergo a world-shaking transformation.

The moment Qin Yu had walked out of the Blood Wolf Cave, Chu Lingguang had felt as if he were seeing Yun Hong appear before him.

He knew Qin Yu’s fusion had been a success and that he had obtained immense power.

As for exactly how strong he had become, Chu Lingguang wasn’t sure. The layer of blood-red light blocked his Spiritual Sense, so he had no way of knowing that the fusion had allowed Qin Yu to awaken all three hundred and sixty-three of his "responses."

"Little Red, let’s go for a run!"

Back at Wolf Valley Pass, Chu Lingguang hopped on his Little Red Horse and ran several laps around Wolf Head Mountain. Since his Consciousness Manipulation Power could grant the Han Gao Steed a cultivation effect while running, he certainly couldn’t forget his old partner.

Of course, before doing so, he hadn’t forgotten to spend the seventy-thousand-plus Favor Points he’d gotten from helping Qin Yu, putting them all toward his Qi Refining Formula.

Qi Refining Formula (189,911/200,000)

Although progress on this transcendent cultivation Skill was slow, it grew a little bit every day. Plus, Chu Lingguang was able to frequently earn all sorts of Favor Points at Wolf Valley Pass.

So his progress wasn’t slow at all.

Before he knew it, the value was about to reach two hundred thousand.

’At this rate,’ Chu Lingguang estimated, ’even if I only gain a small number of Favor Points each day, they’ll add up. I might be able to raise the Qi Refining Formula to Perfection within half a year.’

And as the value continued to increase, the two hundred-plus unawakened "responses" were also gradually stirring to life.

「Three months passed in a flash.」

Chu Lingguang’s entire body was suffused with a pure Sunrise Qi. His mount, the Little Red Horse, had also grown much sturdier, its mane a vibrant, lustrous red. Although its rank was still no match for a Han Gao Steed, it no longer looked frail and weak compared to the warhorses bred by the Court.

The only regrettable thing was that the Little Red Horse’s lifespan didn’t seem to have been extended.

"Report, Commander Chu! An urgent dispatch from the front lines! The National Border has fallen! A Turkic Army of two hundred thousand will arrive within Mazhou Prefecture by tomorrow!"

As he was absorbing Spiritual Qi from a piece of ore, a soldier rushed over, shouting the news.