I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Fang Hua was actually very curious.

The two graves looked ancient. Judging by the weathering on the tombstones, they had to be over a hundred years old.

’Who exactly is buried inside?’

’What is their relationship to Brother Yu?’

’How could Brother Yu, who is only in his sixties, know people who died over a hundred years ago?’

But while Fang Hua was naive, she wasn’t stupid.

It was obvious Du Youqian was unwilling to tell her, yet he made no effort to hide what he was doing, bringing her along to tend to the graves.

So, she didn’t press the issue, instead observing the details in silence, trying to find some clues on her own.

Du Youqian, in fact, had his reasons for bringing her here.

There were some things he would never admit or state explicitly.

But whether it was Fang Hua or Lin Sha, if they managed to guess something, he would be happy to let them.

He planned to turn Soul-shaking Mountain into a secret base for himself.

In every future reincarnation, this place could serve as his reliable fallback.

Unfortunately, the grade of the Spirit Vein here was too low.

Therefore, Du Youqian planned to set up a Tier Three Meridian-Gathering Array here on this trip.

A Meridian-Gathering Array was vastly different from a Spirit-Gathering Array.

A Spirit-Gathering Array pulls in all the surrounding Spiritual Qi and concentrates it in one spot.

This would turn the surrounding area into a desert devoid of Spiritual Qi, but its effects were immediate.

However, once the surrounding Spiritual Qi was completely depleted, the Spirit-Gathering Array would become useless without a Spirit Vein or Spirit Stones to replenish it.

A Meridian-Gathering Array, on the other hand, operated on a time scale of decades or even centuries, slowly nurturing and strengthening a Spirit Vein. It would improve the vein’s quality until this quantitative accumulation triggered a qualitative transformation, causing the Spirit Vein to advance in tier.

Furthermore, it had no side effects. It wouldn’t degrade the surrounding environment; on the contrary, it would transform the area into a land of excellent Feng Shui.

A Tier Three Meridian-Gathering Array could slowly raise a Spirit Vein to Tier Two Upper Grade, or even Tier Two Top Grade.

The current Spirit Vein on Soul-shaking Mountain was a naturally formed Tier One Lower Grade vein that Elder Tao had artificially boosted to Tier One Middle Grade.

To raise it to Tier Two Upper Grade using a Meridian-Gathering Array would take two to three hundred years.

Furthermore, the materials required for the Array Formation were incredibly costly.

From a short-term, cost-benefit perspective, it was definitely not worth it.

But Du Youqian felt that since he could reincarnate infinitely, he should take a much longer-term view.

From a perspective spanning hundreds or even thousands of years, it was worth a try.

Making a strategic play on Soul-shaking Mountain now could prove useful in the future.

With his resources as a True Inheritor of the Holy Blood Sect, these expenses were significant but not crippling, so he didn’t need to be too concerned.

Setting up this Tier Three Meridian-Gathering Array not only required numerous precious materials but was also a massive, time-consuming undertaking.

Thus, Du Youqian took up residence in the Daoist Temple and began the process of Array Formation.

Only when he truly began the work did he realize that for this Grand Array to achieve optimal effect, it would need to encompass the entirety of Soul-shaking Mountain.

After some thought, Du Youqian expended his Magical Power, first magically transporting the hundred-man army stationed there to the foot of the mountain. He then spent several days searching for every resident on the mountain and relocated them all.

The soldiers and mountain dwellers alike experienced a dizzying spell before finding themselves inexplicably relocated to the foot of the mountain. They all knew they had encountered an Immortal Master.

No one dared to complain; they could only move away in silence. The soldiers, for their part, returned to the Capital City to deliver their report.

Free from interference, Du Youqian began working on Soul-shaking Mountain with bold and decisive strokes, altering the Earth Veins and laying down the Array.

He also laid plenty of groundwork for the future, making it possible to construct buildings to house a Minor Sect, a Treasure Vault, and more.

After more than two months, the Meridian-Gathering Array was finally complete and had begun to operate.

In the process of the Array Formation, Du Youqian also gained sufficient insight. He integrated and synthesized all his past learning, elevating his understanding to a new level and smoothly advancing to become a Tier Three Array Master.

He then built several Tier Two Arrays upon the foundation of the Meridian-Gathering Array to guard the Daoist Temple and Soul-shaking Mountain, preventing unwanted visitors from intruding.

Forget Mortals; even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would find it difficult to ascend the mountain if they were not versed in Arrays.

Only someone with exceptional luck might stumble through by a series of freak coincidences.

The dilapidated Daoist Temple and the two graves, being the very heart of the entire setup, were concealed behind multiple layers of Arrays.

Brute-forcing a way in was absolutely impossible. Even a Core Formation Master wouldn’t necessarily succeed unless they were determined to pay an immense price.

With this, Du Youqian had accomplished all of his goals for the trip.

The Du Family Siblings and Liao Minmin had been lingering outside the mountain for many days, repeatedly trying to ascend it, only to fail each time.

They could only send soldiers to shout from outside the Array, hoping that Elder Qiu would deign to grant them an audience.

Naturally, Du Youqian had no intention of seeing them.

The incident with Lin Sha had served as a wake-up call.

Lin Sha had been able to deduce from the Du Family Siblings that Qiu Yuanqing was not, in fact, dead, and that he was Qiu Yuanqing.

’Who’s to say someone else couldn’t investigate and find out the same thing?’

He wouldn’t go so far as to silence the Du Family Siblings and Liao Minmin by killing them.

But he wouldn’t appear as Qiu Yuanqing again, lest someone with ulterior motives discover a weakness in his cover.

’The connection I have with the Du Family Siblings and Liao Minmin... it ends here.’

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After the Flying Boat returned to the Holy Blood Sect, Du Youqian immediately began to delve into Tier Three Alchemy.

His foundational knowledge of Alchemy was also incredibly deep.

After beginning his studies of the Tier Three Inheritance, he encountered few difficulties. He grasped most of the knowledge almost instantly.

However, since both his Divine Sense and Magical Power were far inferior to those of a Core Formation Master, personally refining a Tier Three Elixir was still extremely difficult.

For now, he was only just beginning to process some of the medicinal ingredients himself. In doing so, he was learning to use his own faint Divine Sense and Magical Power to leverage the surrounding Spiritual Qi, compelling it to assist in the processing.

It was like an ordinary person trying to lift a pair of meteor hammers weighing dozens of pounds—an incredibly difficult task.

But by mastering the proper technique and understanding the center of gravity, that same person could swing the heavy weapons with impressive, wind-generating force.

To refine a Tier Two Elixir while still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, one had to achieve this level of skill.

Fortunately, Du Youqian had already succeeded in setting up a Tier Three Array.

Although Array Formation and Alchemy were two different disciplines.

But the underlying principles were similar in some ways.

At this rate, with another two or three years of practice, he should be able to successfully refine a Tier Three Elixir.

However, one day, his peaceful life of Alchemy was disrupted.

Gu Xiaofang came rushing over, panting slightly. It was clear he had sprinted here with all his might. "Brother Fei, something’s happened! Wu Siyuan has been abducted by Master Taihe!"

Du Youqian maintained steady control of the flame, the batch of elixirs in the furnace completely unaffected.

Without even looking up, his tone was perfectly calm. "Details."

Gu Xiaofang was influenced by his calm demeanor, and much of his own anxiety subsided. He explained in an orderly fashion, "Wu Siyuan wanted to refine a Tier Two Top Grade Spiritual Artifact to advance his Artifact Refining Art. He was missing some materials, so he went south to Huigu Market to make a purchase."

"I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if Master Taihe had already been targeting him. Shortly after he arrived at the Marketplace, Master Taihe appeared out of nowhere and forcibly abducted him. Luckily, we had one of our own people at the Marketplace who witnessed it and informed me right away. Otherwise, who knows how long it would’ve taken us to realize Wu Siyuan was missing."

Du Youqian pondered for a moment, then asked, "Huigu Market... isn’t that run by a senior from our Sect?"

Gu Xiaofang corrected him, "Huigu Market has been around for thousands of years. A senior from our Sect has always overseen it from behind the scenes. It’s said that seventy percent of the Marketplace’s profits are turned over to the Sect."

Du Youqian nodded. "Master Taihe. I know of him. He’s Liu Chixin’s master. After I killed Liu Chixin, I offered him a formal apology and a gift. I thought we had reached an understanding. It seems he’s been holding a grudge this whole time."

But Gu Xiaofang had a different interpretation. "Perhaps this has nothing to do with Liu Chixin. Master Taihe wasn’t a True Inheritor. He’s nearly three hundred years old and has been a Core Formation Master for over one hundred and fifty years, but he’s never managed to break through to the Golden Core Middle Stage. Rumor has it he intends to leave the Sect to establish his own family. To that end, he’s taken numerous concubines in recent years and has sired a multitude of descendants, several of whom already possess Spirit Roots."

"If you want to establish a long-lasting family, you can’t be lacking in talents for the four great arts: Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Array Formation, and Talisman Making. In my opinion, Master Taihe took a fancy to Wu Siyuan’s talent in the Dao of Artifact Refining. He believes Wu Siyuan has the potential to become a Tier Three Artifact Refining Master, and that’s why he abducted him. He’ll probably try to force Wu Siyuan to sign an unequal contract, tying him to his family’s war chariot."

"I see," Du Youqian readily accepted Gu Xiaofang’s theory. "In that case, I must rescue him as soon as possible, before that Old Thief Taihe forces him to sign a contract."

Gu Xiaofang shrugged, pretending he hadn’t heard Du Youqian call a senior Master of their Sect an "old thief."

"Send a formal request for a meeting to Old Thief Taihe on my behalf. Make sure the language is polite. He is, after all, a Sect senior. Even if I have reason on my side, I’m at a natural disadvantage. We must try courtesy before resorting to force; we can’t give him any leverage to use against us."

"Yes," Gu Xiaofang acknowledged and immediately turned to leave.

Fang Hua walked over. "Fellow Daoist Yu, are you planning to ask Chun Xiao Master to intervene?"

Du Youqian smiled. "There’s no need to trouble my master over such a small matter."

Fang Hua was puzzled. "Then... are you planning to ask Master Qingqiu?"

"I don’t know Master Qingqiu well," Du Youqian answered reflexively.

’...Save that line for Xi Mengran.’

’As if anyone would believe that.’

"You’re not actually thinking of fighting Master Taihe yourself, are you?" Fang Hua had never even considered the possibility that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would dare to challenge a Core Formation Master.

Du Youqian just smiled faintly.

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