The Eternal System
System 34: Towards the Liliang II Academy

Looking at a giant female eagle, it had a height of almost 10 feet and was staring towards Li Chen as if staring at a dwarf creature.

Li Chen himself who saw the eagle was stunned silently. Moreover, he felt a powerful Ki energy radiating from him making a high curiosity appear inside his head. Soon, the system came along and displayed the status right in front of him.

Ting!

[Name : Gu]

[ Type: Eagle Mystical Animals ]

[Levels: Legend ]

Reading the status made Li Chen recollect the eagle level was the same as Haishe, the forest guard Sheng.

On the other hand, Ying Yue who had just brought up Gu before her also stroked her head like a obedient pet.

“Yue, what is it that you suddenly called me?” ask Gu

“Ying, are you going to help me?” said Ying Yue

“If it's for you, I would do anything” said Gu

“Thank you, Gu”

Ying Yue gently stroked Gu's fur like a mother stroking her child affectionately. Gu himself seemed to enjoy it very much and even looked very adorable with a spoiled attitude.

Ying Yue withdrew her gaze and gazed back towards Li Chen and Li Jia who continued to be silent. They were not silent out of fear, but rather astonished at the first sight of a mystical animal that had made a contract.

“You two are okay?” ask Ying Yue

“A-ah! N-it's okay. It's just.. It's the first time I've seen a mystical animal that has made a contract” muttered Li Chen

Ying Yue only smiled faintly when she heard Li Chen's response. And before long, he immediately jumped onto Gu's back. Ying Yue turned her head back down and invited Li Chen and Li Jia to ride with her.

“Come on ride” said Ying Yue

Li Chen and Li Jia stared at each other. The two of them smiled excitedly as if they could not wait to ride a mystical beast. The two immediately jumped up and landed right on the eagle's back along with Ying Yue beside them.

“Uwa!” muttered Li Jia

“Be careful, Li Jia” says Li Chen

“Alright, we'll be leaving soon. Say goodbye to your father, mother and sister” said Ying Yue

In accordance with Ying Yue's words, the two of them turned their heads back and waved at the father, mother and Yaoyao who had ushered in their departure.

“Mother, father, Yaoyao. We're leaving!” said Li Jia

“Li Chen, Li Jia, take good care of yourself!!” yelled his mother

“Sister, don't forget to bring Yaoyao a friend whose fur is soft!!” yao Yaoyao shouted

Li Chen who heard Yaoyao's words so recalled her conversation that was discussing about mystical beasts. He raised his thumb as if to be confident in his sister that one day when he came home, he would keep those words.

“Yes, sister will definitely keep her promise!" li Chen's

When the farewell was finished and a wave of hands remained, Ying Yue withdrew her gaze back at Gu.

“Gu”

“I understand”

From just one word of the call, Gu instantly understood the intent of Ying Yue. Its enormous wings were slowly flapped and made it instantly take off into the air so powerfully.

WUSSH!!

In the blink of an eye, that one flick of wings made the body of Gu who was carrying the three of them on his back already reach high in the air.

The two of them could not stop smiling. How not? Being picked up and even on the shuttle went to Liliang academy with Ying Yue, who was one of the important people in the academy itself.

Moreover, they were riding a Legend-level mystical beast as a faster transportation.

“Haha, this is great!” said Li Jia

“(I don't think a legendary-level mystical animal would be able to submit to Brother Yue. No doubt, that Brother Yue is very great)” Li Chen's inner

Li Chen got up and walked up to stand right behind Ying Yue.

“Sister Yue” call Li Chen

“Hm, what's up?” ying Yue Suh

“How can you make a contract with Gu?” ask Li Chen

Ying Yue looked directly into Li Chen's eyes. Inside was a burning fire, thirsting for answers and knowledge. He who realized how enthusiastic Li Chen was had no reason to refuse to answer.

“Creating a contract with a mystical animal is a little tricky. Because both sides will have to reach agreement and their power will be connected to each other”

“Connect?”

“The easiest to describe is, if me and Gu make a contract then the power of the two of us will be connected to each other. If Gu is injured, then of course I will get the slight wound he received”

“As pain sharing?”

“Absolutely. Therefore, when wanting to make a contract with a mystical animal must trust and understand each other”

Li Chen fell silent and pondered alone. He was thinking about how to make the contract described by Ying Yue. Although the outcome of the contract was very tempting, but the risk he received was the division of pain and strength between the two who made the contract.

Not long after, it was suddenly just that Ying Yue continued her words.

“But, the times from the past have never changed”

Hearing the tone of Ying Yue who was humble and full of sadness implied in it made Li Chen's attention diverted to her.

He looked at the look on Ying Yue's face that changed spontaneously. From a cheerful woman who always put on a sincere smile, now disappeared and turned into full of eyes and sad look in it.

“What's up?” asked Li Chen who was worried

“Although the contract is treated as such, but not a few of the humans who violate it. They conquered mystical animals by killing them and taking the core of their bodies to make cultivation”-enhancing pills explained Ying Yue

Both of Li Chen's eyes opened wide and his mind instantly sunk into the past that Haishe had told him about. When the humans came to Sheng forest and killed the other mystical beasts for the sake of making them cultivation enhancement pills.

Because for those who did not gain the trust and approval of the mystical beasts, it would not be able to forcibly make a contract. Even if they were as strong as anything in forcing, the contract would not be able to be reached.

However, the story is different if you kill them and take the core of their strength. This is what we have been doing for thousands of years. Not only in the Sheng forest alone, even from Ying Yue's speech it had sounded as if it was frequent and continued to happen until this second.

Li Chen was deep in thinking about how cruel humans have been for thousands of years, no wonder why the mystical beasts, including Haishe himself were wary and brutal when he saw humans who would make threats.

When he was drowning in his mind, Li Jia suddenly shouted.

“Ah, sister. See it!”

The cry of his sister made Li Chen turn his head towards her first, and change to look in the direction she pointed at. Far down there, the thick white cloud slowly disappeared from the rapid flapping of Gu's wings.

And behind it, there is a surface on the land of a building that is so large and magnificent. It was full of life by people in uniform like a cultivator's student and the carvings of ancient buildings were like the luxurious schools around it.

Inside Li Chen's head, there was only one place name that came to mind in his head when he saw that.

“What is true...”.

Before he could finish his sentence, Ying Yue replied.

“Yes, that is your Academy. Welcome to Liliang” academy