'He's not even leaving my corpse alone. What a sick b*stard.'
Ethan could not bear to watch anymore and closed his eyes, only to hear the assassin's cold voice.
"Heads prove the mission is accomplished."
The satisfaction in the assassin's tone sent shivers down Ethan's soul.
Soon, the assassin made the head disappear magically before leaving the cave under the cover of darkness.
'System, can I still revive without a headless body?'
The scene he witnessed was gruesome; however, Ethan was more worried about his revival.
'Ding,
The host doesn't have to worry about such things.
'Ding,
While reviving, the host's body will be recreated by the system and not from the lifeless corpse.'
'Phew.'
Seeing the system notification, Ethan heaved a sigh of relief.
'About the revival point, won't it be dangerous if my killer still lingers in the cave?'
Today, the assassin might have left the cave; however, in the future, what if his killer stays back to rest or for some other reason?
'Ding,
The place where the host dies is called the Death Point.
'Ding,
By default, the host will revive at the Death Point exactly one hour after death.
'Ding,
However, the host can mark a specific location for his revival from the next time to avoid meeting his killer upon revival.
'Ding,
This specific location is called the Safe Point.
'Ding,
Once a Safe Point is marked, the host can choose to either revive at the Death Point or the Safe Point.'
'I can revive at a location other than the Death Point? Great!'
Ethan's eyes lit up, and he decided to complete that step after his revival.
'System, I have another question.'
After receiving answers to his earlier questions, Ethan started asking more and more to get a better understanding of how the Godly Revival System worked.
Soon, Ethan received a flood of system notifications, answering almost all the questions in his head.
'Ding,
The items in the [Interface of the Killer's Stats] show only the items that the host can afford with his available Life Points.
'Ding,
The formula for the calculation of Life Points issued to the host after every death is:
[Life Points] = [Lifespan] - [Current Age].
'Ding,
The host's Lifespan is 85, and his Current Age is 16. Hence, he received 69 Life Points after his death.'
'As long as I can increase my Lifespan, I can receive more Life Points, which means I can buy more of my killer's cultivation.'
After learning how Life Points were calculated, Ethan had only one thought in his mind – increase his Lifespan by any means possible.
'The most common method to increase Lifespan is by breaking through to the next realm in my cultivation.'
From Kai's memories, Ethan recalled the power system of this cultivation world:
1) Qi Refining Realm.
2) Foundation Establishment Realm.
3) Golden Core Realm.
4) Nascent Soul Realm.
With a higher cultivation realm, not only does battle prowess drastically increase, but so does a cultivator's Lifespan. Ethan was aiming for that.
'It's clear that I… I mean Kai, doesn't have much cultivation talent since he failed to break through to Level 2 of the Qi Refining Stage even after cultivating for an entire year.'
Ethan quickly pulled out his previous life's analytical skills to assess his current situation.
'So, I should find treasures that increase my Lifespan.'
In this world, there were various treasures that could increase a cultivator's Lifespan.
'However, such items are quite expensive, and whenever they appear, they create quite a commotion among cultivators.'
'So, I need to increase my strength before searching for such treasures.'
Since his Godly Revival Ability reset every week, Ethan decided to die for a few weeks to increase his cultivation.
'More importantly, who wants to kill me? I was just a Level 1 Qi Refining Cultivator before leaving the sect.'
Ethan didn't know who had employed the assassin to kill him, nor could he think of anyone who bore such a grudge against him.
Soon, he shook his head and decided, 'For now, I'll just lay low and increase my cultivation every week.'
According to the system, he could revive only once every week. If he died before his revival ability reset, he would die for real.
Although he had a [Revival Life Card] that granted him a free revival, Ethan didn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, the waiting period for his revival was over.
'Ding,
The waiting period of one hour for the host's revival is completed.
'Ding,
Since there is no Safe Point, the host can only revive at the Death Point.'
The system notifications informed Ethan of his impending revival, filling him with excitement.
He focused all his attention on observing the headless corpse in the cave.
….
In the cave where Ethan had been killed earlier,
The headless corpse began to dissolve into tiny golden lights. These glowing dots converged into a Circular Golden Formation on the ground.
'Swoosh!'
Suddenly, a bright golden light illuminated the cave, blinding Ethan's soul view.
'What's happening?'
'Can't I see how my body is re-created?'
Ethan was slightly dissatisfied that the golden light prevented him from witnessing the reconstruction process.
'Ding,
The host's body has been successfully reconstructed.
'Ding,
The host's soul can now enter the reconstructed body to complete the final step of the revival process.'
As the golden light faded, a naked, uninjured body lay in the cave.
It was the very body Ethan had transmigrated into—now perfected and radiating newfound vitality.
'Swoosh!'
Soon, Ethan's soul was pulled into the body by a mysterious energy. He didn't resist, allowing himself to be drawn into his newly reconstructed form.
'Ding,
The host has successfully completed the revival.'
Ethan slowly opened his eyes as the system notification echoed in his mind.