Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

At this moment, accompanied by a rush of inexplicable information into his mind, Lin Qing also understood how to awaken the "Eternal Apostle" Authority.

Actually, it was quite simple.

All he had to do was pay 864,755 kilograms of Starry Sky Source Stone as the price for the Awakening, and that would be that.

"Very good."

Lin Qing rubbed his temples, muttering to himself, "Screw paying this back..."

The next moment—

"Boom!!"

A roaring that seemed to originate deep within his soul suddenly erupted; he saw boundless and clear auroras streaking across the darkness like a meteor shower, each aurora taking the shape of a double-helix staircase, while at the end of the endless auroral rain was an ocean of light so dazzling it was blinding.

The auroras' target was him; each one landed precisely on him.

Or rather... on his soul.

In this grand vista that only Lin Qing could perceive, he felt his soul absorbing each clean aurora, trembling and roaring endlessly.

At this moment, it seemed as if some indescribable and wondrous change occurred, one that even he himself couldn't articulate clearly.

A long while later.

The soul-shaking spectacle gradually faded until it vanished, and everything returned to normal.

As if it were all but an illusion.

"Authority..."

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, a strange message that was neither text nor spoken language also emerged in his heart.

This message was an introduction to his Authority.

"Eternal Apostle?"

Lin Qing murmured softly, then closed his eyes again.

With his consciousness now 'seeing' inside his sea of knowledge as he sensed with his thoughts, he saw a gate of light hovering there.

According to the message, this was a Gate of Eternity.

Any life chosen by him would, upon death, have its soul enter the Gate of Eternity to be reborn, subsequently becoming an "Eternal Apostle," akin to an avatar external to his body.

The consciousness of the avatar was his own consciousness, like his limbs, a part of him.

Even if the Apostle's soul shattered into nothing, it would be reborn within the Gate of Eternity!

As long as he, the master of the Gate of Eternity, remained alive, resurrecting an Apostle would only cost more energy and time.

Awakened Beings' level, possessing one Gate of Eternity.

Original Life level, possessing two Gates of Eternity.

With each increase in life level, he could gain one more Gate of Eternity.

Of course, the maximum level of Eternal Apostle that the Gate of Eternity could summon was a life-form of the same rank as him.

This was the first ability of the Authority.

And the second ability—

Since the consciousness of the Apostle was his own, no matter how far apart, their connected consciousness would remain entangled and unchanged, so within the minds of the Apostles existed Gates of Eternity connected to their consciousness.

As long as there was an Apostle still alive, he, their master, could also be reborn from any Gate of Eternity.

Even if his flesh decayed with age and led to death, he could be reborn from within the Gate of Eternity, returning to the pinnacle of life.

Even if his soul dissipated, his consciousness could recondense the soul through the Gate of Eternity!

Only when his consciousness dissipated would he truly die.

In other words, to kill him, one must annihilate all of him and his Apostles; only when consciousness loses its support and dissipates will he truly die.

Or his consciousness could no longer withstand the ravages of time and naturally dissipate over a long period.

"Immortal?"

Lin Qing, sensing his own Authority, couldn't help but be stunned.

Unless his consciousness was washed away by the very long passage of time, just having one Apostle meant he was already nearly immortal!

"As long as I don't actively seek death, at least I won't die."

At this moment, Lin Qing felt a sense of reassurance.

This Authority was simply too heaven-defying, even putting aside the Apostles, just the ability to be reborn from the Gate of Eternity was already mind-boggling.

"For me, an incredibly long time is needed to pre-empt a vast future..."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, calming the tumult and shock within his heart.

Although this meant using up one of his pre-empted spots, it wouldn't matter even if he used up two slots—he wouldn't hesitate for a second!

With such an exceedingly long time, he just needed to keep moving slowly forward, and one day he would be able to repay the more than eight hundred tons of Starry Sky Source Stone.

Besides...

Even if he never repaid it, so what?

Just default on the debt!

"What level of Life System Power does eight hundred tons of Authority correspond to?"

"I seem to possess a surprisingly High Energy Level Power, and it seems to fit quite well with Entropy? Order, life... they are similar factions, aren't they? Why do I feel like my Authority is almost innate..."

Lin Qing couldn't help but speculate silently in his heart.

The Power for Sixth Energy Level were the lowest, requiring only a few tens of kilograms of Starry Sky Source Stone to awaken.

To awaken Qi Lingxiao's Power cost 2,740 kilograms of Starry Sky Source Stone, Chu Hongjun needed 7,512 kilograms, and the corresponding power levels for the Six Great Sects seemed quite high already.

Irenado's Power Awakening cost 34,051 kilograms of Starry Sky Source Stone, which was so high it was unimaginable; Earth didn't even possess power at this Energy Level.

And what Energy Level corresponds to the Power he had to awaken with over eight hundred thousand kilograms of Starry Sky Source Stone?

"After the Power Awakening, I can indeed sense the corresponding Energy Level, it's just..."

Lin Qing quietly sensed that faint yet distant, oddly compelling summons, and couldn't help but feel astounded.

It felt as if he were separated by an endless gulf between worlds.

"Just how far is this, damn it..."

Regarding the soul's Talent for sensing High Energy Level Power, the documents stated—any Energy Level Power that exists on Earth would seem ubiquitous with careful sensing.