Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System-Chapter 237 - 157: Taking Medicine (3)

Late at night.

Chu Lingguang let out a soft sigh. He was just about to lie down and rest. After two days of fruitless searching, he hadn’t even been able to determine how his flesh and blood should breathe, let alone find the resonance point between his skin, flesh, and Dragon Elephant.

Although he had adopted the same calm mindset as Guo Wei, the thought of facing Samba in a few days made Chu Lingguang feel a little anxious.

KNOCK!

But just as he was about to go to sleep to stop his mind from racing, a knock came from the door.

Chu Lingguang was startled.

Only two people in the entire Martial Arts Hall could approach his door so silently without him easily noticing. He pulled the door open and saw it was Feng Zhiwen.

"Lin Guang, I’d like to come in and sit for a bit. I also have a few things to tell you. Is now a good time?"

Feng Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Of course. Please come in, Mr. Feng. I’ll get you a bowl of water first."

Chu Lingguang caught the strong smell of alcohol on Feng Zhiwen. He must have been drinking heavily with Guo Wei.

"Mr. Feng, have some water first."

Chu Lingguang handed the water to Feng Zhiwen.

Feng Zhiwen took it and drank the entire bowl of water in one go. Chu Lingguang thought he must be thirsty and was about to pour him another bowl, but Feng Zhiwen stopped him, saying, "No need for more water. I came looking for you in the middle of the night because I just received some news while drinking with your master. Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin, who trained with you at Qiling Academy, went to challenge Samba on their own initiative. They both lost. After Samba mocked them, they became furious and attacked him together, but in less than thirty rounds, Samba defeated them both at the same time."

"What?"

Chu Lingguang was stunned.

His power had advanced by leaps and bounds recently.

His perception had reached a state of lightning-fast reflexes.

He had awakened six Bloodline Dragon Elephants, and the awakening of his Yangqiao and Yinqiao Meridians was just around the corner. With his current Dragon Elephant Power, he had long since left Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin in the dust. He was confident he could defeat them individually, but to take on both at once and defeat them in under thirty rounds—Chu Lingguang knew he couldn’t do it.

"Since leaving the Aika Tribe, Samba has awakened another four Bloodline Dragon Elephants. He now possesses seventeen in total. Furthermore, the might of his Skin Aspect far exceeds that of a normal person; he’s only one step away from its peak."

Feng Zhiwen said again.

"Seventeen Bloodline Dragon Elephants... This... What am I supposed to do?"

Chu Lingguang felt a sense of powerlessness.

One step beyond the peak of the Skin Aspect was the state of ’Do as You Please.’ Although he had also activated his Majestic Skin Aspect, he was still far from the peak, let alone reaching the ’Do as You Please’ state of automatic defense.

"Samba is the number one young warrior of the Aika Tribe. His bloodline is extraordinary. Since childhood, he has drunk three bowls of Beast Blood every single day. Even without using his Dragon Elephant Power, his Qi Blood Power alone far surpasses that of many who have awakened it. And on top of all that, he has now awakened seventeen Bloodline Dragon Elephants."

Feng Zhiwen said worriedly.

"Mr. Feng, did you and my master drink so much because of this news? My master isn’t drunk, is he?"

Chu Lingguang asked.

"Guo’s Qi Blood is abundant; ordinary alcohol can’t get him drunk. But he certainly did drink a lot tonight."

Feng Zhiwen said meaningfully.

Chu Lingguang sat on his bed, instinctively piecing it together: after Guo Wei received the news and realized there was no chance of victory against Samba, he had decided to get drunk with Feng Zhiwen.

He had been following Guo Wei for over two years now.

Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu had known for a long time that Guo Wei didn’t want the title of Grandmaster for fame or fortune. He just wanted to go to Wolf Valley Pass to redeem someone. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

If he lost to Samba, it would damage the reputation of the Great Yuan Dynasty and could affect Guo Wei’s chances of being named a Grandmaster.

A wave of misery washed over Chu Lingguang at this thought. He had yet to repay Guo Wei’s kindness, and now he was about to implicate him instead. ’What should I do?’

Seeing Feng Zhiwen sitting before him, something clicked for Chu Lingguang, and he asked urgently, "Mr. Feng, you came to find me so late at night... you must have a way to help me, right?"

"There is a way, but your master doesn’t agree. So there’s nothing I can do."

Feng Zhiwen said helplessly.

"My master said that over-relying on medicine will make it difficult to break through bottlenecks in the future. That’s why he refused your proposal, Mr. Feng."

Chu Lingguang recalled what Guo Wei had told him.

"Your master lied to you."

Feng Zhiwen shook his head and explained, "Those two medicines I have will only make you experience the excruciating torment of your flesh separating from your bones. Even if you fail to activate the Flesh Aspect, it won’t affect your future training. The only reason your master refused is that he doesn’t want you to suffer that kind of pain."

"What?"

Chu Lingguang was completely taken by surprise.

"The key to activating the Flesh Aspect is to get a response from your flesh and blood. Through a series of these responses, you can verify the resonance point between your skin, flesh, and Dragon Elephant. While the experience of your flesh and blood separating is agonizing, it’s also what will provide those responses, helping you find the resonance point and activate the Mortal Form’s Might."

Feng Zhiwen said seriously.

"Oh."

Chu Lingguang thought about Mr. Feng’s trick for awakening the Bloodline Dragon Elephant: using acupuncture to create blockages, which forced a person to circulate their energy violently and cause their blood vessels to tear. From that tearing, they would get a response from their bloodline and thus find the Dragon Elephant Power.

But from Feng Zhiwen’s words, Chu Lingguang could vaguely tell that the tearing of flesh and blood was not the same thing as the tearing of one’s bloodline.

When awakening the Dragon Elephant Power, if you couldn’t bear it, you could simply stop using the Breathing Technique. But to awaken the Mortal Form’s Might, it seemed that once you took those two medicines, the feeling of your flesh separating couldn’t be stopped. You would have to endure it until the medicine’s effects wore off.

"Back in the day, Guo achieved a breakthrough under duress in the Turkic Kingdom and experienced that pain himself. He knows that ordinary people simply can’t endure it. Even a tough-as-nails man like him sometimes breaks out in a cold sweat just dreaming about it. So, what Guo is doing is perhaps the right thing. I just came to tell you that Samba’s power has increased significantly. I’m not trying to push you into experiencing the agony of your flesh separating. Don’t misunderstand me."