Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System-Chapter 172 - 137: End (Part 2)
Emperor Yue Xuan then explained to the crowd, "I have indeed grasped a few tricks to fusion, but I still can’t completely merge the two Skills. The reason my power has increased so much is all thanks to Chu Lingguang telling me his insights on the Blood Dragon Elephant. Although I haven’t awakened the Blood Dragon Elephant myself, I’ve inadvertently learned to better utilize my own Dragon Elephant Power."
"Ah!"
"Whoa!"
The entire crowd was in an uproar.
"Chu Lingguang, even though we aren’t formal sect brothers, we’re all students training together at the academy. There’s some camaraderie between us. You can’t just guide Emperor Yue Xuan and forget about us."
Hearing this, Hu Yanlin was displeased and immediately strode up to Chu Lingguang.
"That’s right. If you favor Emperor Yue Xuan like this, how are you going to get along with us after we leave?"
North City’s Third Gu Changda chimed in, stirring the pot.
"You’ve all misunderstood. Yue and I were just exchanging insights. I told him my thoughts on awakening the Blood Dragon Elephant body, and he told me his on activating the Circulation Operation Skill. We’re helping each other out."
Chu Lingguang stood up and said.
’He never expected Emperor Yue Xuan to actually achieve a breakthrough from his "insights." The truth was, he didn’t have any real insights to share. That night, feeling guilty and afraid of offending Emperor Yue Xuan, he had simply taken what Li Dayao and Liu Wan taught, rephrased it in his own simple words, wrote it down on a piece of paper, and sent it to Emperor Yue Xuan overnight.’
’Emperor Yue Xuan had mistaken it for a sneak attack in the middle of the night and was sent flying by his Blood Dragon Elephant again, knocking his head against the wall.’
’He couldn’t believe that the simple text he’d "translated" from what Li Dayao and Liu Wan had said could actually help Emperor Yue Xuan.’
’He didn’t know if it was a stroke of luck or just Emperor Yue Xuan’s exceptional talent.’
’At the time, Chu Lingguang had even been worried. What if Emperor Yue Xuan actually tried to cultivate according to what he wrote and suffered from cultivation deviation?’
’He never, ever imagined it would actually work.’
"Chu Lingguang, I, Emperor Yue Xuan, don’t like to be indebted to anyone. Last night, I added two more pages of insights. Take them and study them well. If you still can’t activate the Circulation Operation Skill, then you can only blame your own poor comprehension. It won’t be because I, Emperor Yue Xuan, am holding anything back."
Emperor Yue Xuan handed two new pages of insights to Chu Lingguang.
"This..."
Chu Lingguang took them with both hands.
A line of text appeared before his eyes.
(Helped Emperor Yue Xuan’s Qi Power grow. Gained 189 Favor Points.)
"Thank you, Yue!"
Chu Lingguang’s face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly bowed to Emperor Yue Xuan.
"Chu Lingguang, I want to exchange insights with you, too. Give me a copy of the insights you gave to Emperor Yue Xuan," Chen Jin said, his tone leaving no room for argument.
"I want a copy too! I’ll give you my insights," Gao Yimu added.
"I’ll trade with you too," Qi Shiwei hurriedly said, stepping forward.
He and Gao Yimu had been a bit hesitant at first. ’An esteemed Noble Family Disciple exchanging insights with a Lower-class Youth? How improper!’
’What if Chu Lingguang refused?’
But seeing Chen Jin take the lead, the two of them couldn’t worry about such things anymore. They couldn’t just stand by while everyone else’s Qi Power skyrocketed, leaving them in the dust!
"Chu Lingguang, we’re in the same camp. Don’t even think about backing out. I want to trade too," Yan Chengdu said, pushing through the crowd.
"Chu Lingguang, I have a sister," Lin Longde shouted, jumping directly onto a Wooden Man Target.
"I’ll trade! I’ll trade! I’ll trade with everyone! Just one at a time, please."
Chu Lingguang was flabbergasted by the sudden attention.
「That night.」
Chu Lingguang stared at the ten different sets of insights lying on his bed. He tried to find some common ground between them, but it was difficult. They were written by different people, with no one there to guide him. Plus, these Noble Family Disciples loved to be ostentatious with their words, throwing out obscure and difficult terms that left Chu Lingguang completely frazzled.
In the end, he had to take the insights and personally ask each person for clarification. He re-recorded the parts he didn’t understand. As a result, the ten sets of insights were covered in corrections and revisions, each one now spanning several pages.
Chu Lingguang sorted them by name, bound them into a booklet, and planned to study them carefully.
After finishing all that, he added the 189 Favor Points to his Circulation Operation Skill.
Favors: None
Circulation Operation Skill (191/1000)
Chu Lingguang activated the Circulation Operation Skill again. It was already active, but now, boosted by the added points, he felt a sense of harmony between this Operation Technique and his Blood Dragon Elephant.
The Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail became exceptionally clear in his mind.
Chu Lingguang didn’t know how much stronger his Qi Power had become, but if he were to strike a Wooden Man Target again, he probably wouldn’t just send it flying. He might punch right through it, or even shatter it completely.
His body’s Blood Dragon Elephant was comparable to three or four Bloodline Dragon Elephants.
Now, with the boost from the Circulation Operation Skill, he could unleash thirty percent of his Bloodline Dragon Elephant’s power. On top of that, he had also unconsciously mastered the Majestic Skin Aspect.
With the two combined, Chu Lingguang’s combat strength skyrocketed, leaving Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, and the others far behind.
「The next day.」
Today was the last day of training at the academy.
Tomorrow, they would all leave the academy together.
On this final day, Li Dayao had also arranged an assessment. The results of this test would be recorded and reported to the Court.
Unlike the first and second rounds of elimination-based selections, this final round was tied to Li Dayao and Liu Wan’s political achievements and would have a decisive impact on their careers.
"For the past month, the two of us have taught you with all our hearts for no other reason than to help the Court find pillars of talent. Every one of you who made it to the rear courtyard is a prodigy in the martial arts. The academy will reward each of you with a Pile Skill manual. After you leave, when you eventually start your own families, you may pass down the Day and Night Breathing Technique to your own children, but only to your children. The Court will conduct periodic inspections. If we discover you have passed the Day and Night Breathing Technique to anyone other than your direct offspring, you, your family, the one who illicitly learned it, and their family will all face utter annihilation. Is that understood?"
