4: Eternal Return to Stillness

After a brief moment, Gu Yuan stopped dwelling on that.

Well, he would leave future worries to his future self.

The most important thing right now was to check the System rewards!

Gu Yuan rubbed his hands together and chuckled.

Whenever he completed a rescue mission for a Fated Heroine, the System would issue corresponding rewards.

These included various items, Cultivation Techniques, rescue points, and so on.

Rescue points could be exchanged for a variety of items in the System Mall.

And when all rescue missions for a single Fated Heroine were completed, he would receive an additional gift box.

Everything that came out of these gift boxes was top-tier stuff.

From the first Fated Heroine's gift box, Gu Yuan had directly obtained an Advanced Saint Grade Cultivation Technique: Great Freedom Heaven Derivation Method.

Now, a quick explanation here.

Cultivation Technique grades on the Qihuang Continent are divided into Yellow Grade, Black Grade, Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, and Saint Grade.

Each grade is further divided into three ranks: Advanced, Intermediate, and Elementary.

From the second Fated Heroine's gift box, Gu Yuan had obtained the famous immortal slaying sword from his past life on Earth.

However, because he only had one immortal slaying sword, its innate active skill, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, could not be activated.

If he could collect the other three eternal grade longswords in the future, he would be able to activate the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Even so, the immortal slaying sword itself, being of the eternal grade, already made Gu Yuan beam with joy.

Moreover, with Gu Yuan's current Realm, he was capable of wielding the full power of the immortal slaying sword.

It was just that using it would leave him completely exhausted and depleted of energy.

Item grades on the Qihuang Continent are divided into:

Spirit-Calling Tier, Light-Condensing Tier, Bright Moon Tier, Primordial Tier, eternal grade, and Annihilation Tier.

From the third Fated Heroine's gift box, Gu Yuan obtained a Divine-Grade Spirit Medicine, the Saint Yuan Fruit.

Its function could bring someone back from the dead; if consumed directly, it could raise one's Realm by one level without any side effects.

Well... its function was too Heaven-Defying, so Gu Yuan had kept it stored in the System inventory ever since he got it.

From the fourth Fated Heroine's gift box, Gu Yuan directly obtained a power.

Yes, you heard right. The System was just that comprehensive; it could even grant an entire organization.

When Gu Yuan first got it, he thought he might have misheard.

After the System's explanation, Gu Yuan gained a deeper understanding of the System's power.

The organization Gu Yuan obtained was called Feng Wu Tower, a power that combined intelligence gathering and assassination.

The moment Gu Yuan opened it, due to the System's interference, the organization known as Feng Wu Tower was automatically generated on the Qihuang Continent.

No one found it strange; at most, they would simply feel that Feng Wu Tower's development had been exceptionally rapid.

From this perspective, Gu Yuan seriously suspected that the System was directly interfering with the Heavenly Dao.

Hiss... if that was the case, then the System was far too powerful.

The Tower Revered Master of Feng Wu Tower was named Feng Wu. She would periodically return to the Jade Moon Sect to report the recent situation and corresponding intelligence to Gu Yuan.

In fact, the two of them could have communicated entirely via jade talismans.

But Feng Wu insisted on returning in person every once in a while.

Gu Yuan didn't know what she was after, but he just let her be.

The rewards from the first four gift boxes could be described as incredibly bountiful.

Gu Yuan was now looking forward more and more to what kind of good things would come out of the gift box after completing his Revered Master's rescue mission.

With the unlocking of this final Fated Heroine, Gu Yuan also obtained the reward he had wished for: the reward for unlocking five Fated Heroines.

That was the method to resolve his Physique issue.

Yes, ever since Gu Yuan transmigrated from Earth, his Physique had been extremely strange since childhood.

He could not Cultivate, nor could he refine any Medicinal Pills or Spiritual Plants.

If his Revered Master hadn't brought him back to the Jade Moon Sect, Gu Yuan likely wouldn't have the life he had now.

Therefore, in Gu Yuan's heart, he held immense respect and affection for his Revered Master.

For Gu Yuan, he was not a native of the Qihuang Continent.

Having transmigrated from Earth, he had no resistance toward the taboo feelings between Revered Master and disciple.

Well... he figured his Revered Master probably wouldn't be able to accept it.

But that was fine; what Gu Yuan was doing now was like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan shook his head and then looked at the reward for unlocking five Fated Heroines.

It was a drop of golden blood, radiating an ancient aura.

【heavenly dao golden blood】: A drop of blood containing the true intent of the Heavenly Dao. Using it to nourish the body can awaken any level of Physique!

After reading the description, Gu Yuan couldn't help but reveal a smile.

Damn it, the thing I wanted is finally here!

Gu Yuan felt extremely emotional.

When he first obtained the System, he had learned about the state of his Physique through it.

According to the System, his Physique was one that had never appeared even in ancient times.

It could even be said to be the only Physique of its kind in the world.

That was the Eternal Silent Body.

Those born with this Physique were naturally spurned by the Heavenly Dao, unable to Cultivate or absorb Spiritual Qi.

Legend had it that once someone with this Physique awakened and evolved it, their future achievements would be something even the Heavenly Dao would fear.

It was precisely for this reason that this Physique was cursed and spurned by the Heavenly Dao.

But now... the corners of Gu Yuan's mouth curled up slightly.

So what if it's the Heavenly Dao? My life is mine to command, not the heavens'!

Gu Yuan directly absorbed the drop of golden blood into his body.

Almost instantly, Gu Yuan felt a warm current surge through his entire body.

But before he could even savor it, an immense pain followed, and in an instant, Gu Yuan felt as if he were better off dead.

His consciousness even became somewhat blurred due to this massive sensation of pain.

You damn System, you didn't freaking say that absorbing this thing would be so painful!

This was Gu Yuan's final thought before losing consciousness.

An unknown amount of time passed, and streaks of golden light flickered on Gu Yuan's body.

At the same time, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth flooded into Gu Yuan's body as if it cost nothing.

The area where Gu Yuan was located even momentarily entered a vacuum state devoid of Spiritual Qi.

One must know that the Jade Moon Sect was a top-tier power on the Qihuang Continent.

The Sect possessed extremely high-level Spirit-gathering Formations, and the Jade Moon Sect's site was also situated in a place abundant with Spiritual Qi.

Yet, at this moment, Gu Yuan was actually able to briefly absorb all the surrounding Spiritual Qi in an instant.

This was simply the work of a Prodigy.

The abnormal phenomenon caused by Gu Yuan also drew the attention of many Elders in the Jade Moon Sect.

“What is happening? Why has the Spiritual Qi become so depleted in an instant!?”

“Where is it coming from? Go check immediately! Also, inform the Sect Master at once!”

“Wait, that direction... it seems to be the Young Sect Master's location. Could it be...?”

The expressions of many Elders changed instantly.

Nothing must happen to Gu Yuan; he was the Sect Master's Personal Disciple and the future of their Jade Moon Sect!