I Can Reincarnate Infinitely
Chapter 267 - 262: A Mortal Slays an ImmortalAboard the towering ship, the Guo Family Ancestor moved with swift, steady steps, completely unaffected by the vessel’s rocking.
He arrived outside the finest cabin and knocked lightly on the door. Without waiting for a response, he spoke, "Miss Qian, according to our scouts, the little thief went ashore not far from here. He entered a forest and hasn’t come out."
Jiang Qian, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them. She walked out of the cabin without a word and onto the deck.
The Guo Family Ancestor, following close behind, pointed out the direction for her.
"Hm?" Jiang Qian frowned after staring for a long moment.
The Guo Family Ancestor watched her expression closely, but he dared not ask what was wrong.
’This woman is far too moody. She despises it when Mortals like me pester her with questions and will kill at the slightest provocation. I’m not about to push my luck.’
’If she wants to explain, she will. If not, I can only accept it.’
’After all, Jiang Qian is leading this mission. I’m just an assistant; I have to know my place.’
"I wonder which Fellow Daoist is here?" Jiang Qian muttered to herself.
’Fellow Daoist?’
The Guo Family Ancestor’s heart skipped a beat.
He had served Young Master Jiang for quite some time and had picked up some basic knowledge.
For these Cultivators, only other Cultivators were worthy of the title "Fellow Daoist."
An Innate Grandmaster like himself was nothing more than a servant they could prop up or kill on a whim.
’But where would a Cultivator come from, out here in the middle of nowhere?’
’Don’t tell me that little thief has gotten involved with a Cultivator?’
’If this mission hits a snag, it’ll be hard for me to report back.’
When the ship docked, the Guo Family Ancestor swiftly led a group of his men ashore. With a single command, his subordinates—second-rate experts at the very least—fanned out to surround the forest.
Jiang Qian, on the other hand, disembarked unhurriedly. She walked at a measured pace to the edge of the woods and stopped, her eyes constantly scanning the area.
The Guo Family Ancestor didn’t understand the reason for her hesitation, but he dared not ask directly. Instead, he ventured, "Miss Qian, should I send my men in to investigate?"
Jiang Qian shook her head, her expression grave. "No."
’In her eyes, the stones and thick branches in the woods appear to be placed at random, but their arrangement shows a profound understanding of the Dao of Arrays. It must be an Array designed to block sight and, to some extent, obstruct Divine Sense.’
’To construct such an Array with common materials found anywhere... the Fellow Daoist—or senior—inside is likely a Tier Two Array Master, isn’t he?’
’If the thief Young Master Jiang personally asked for wasn’t in there, I would’ve turned around and left already.’
After a moment’s thought, she still felt unwilling to give up. She took a breath and called out, "I wonder which Fellow Daoist is staying here?"
Suddenly, a Divine Sense so powerful it made her tremble descended upon her. A voice transmitted via Telepathy, "Heh, where did this little girl come from, calling this old man ’Fellow Daoist’? Are you even qualified to call me that?"
’The power of this Divine Sense is beyond my imagination.’
’It’s at least tens of times stronger than the Young Master’s, and he’s like a god in my eyes!’
’Oh my god!’
’Why am I so unlucky? This is just not my year!’
’I just came out to catch a petty thief and ended up running into a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.’
Jiang Qian felt like crying but couldn’t shed a tear.
"Little girl, what business do you have here?"
Jiang Qian replied loudly, "This servant’s Cultivation is insufficient to use Telepathy, please forgive me, Senior. I am here on my master’s orders to capture a thief who stole from my family."
"A thief? Hehe, that’s not the story I heard."
’Of course, I wouldn’t dare challenge a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Even Young Master Jiang wouldn’t. He only has a chance of reaching Foundation Establishment; he hasn’t actually done it.’
But she couldn’t accept going back empty-handed. After a moment of thought, she asked loudly, "Might I ask for Senior’s name, so that this servant can give my master an explanation when I return?"
She was trying to use her gender to her advantage, foolishly hoping the Foundation Establishment Cultivator would grant her some face.
In truth, she was far too ignorant of the Cultivation Realm.
Inside the Array, Du Youqian was left speechless. ’Where did this woman come from? She’s so shameless. She’s probably never had any real contact with the Cultivation Realm. Otherwise, someone would’ve taught her some manners by now (if she’d run into the Righteous Dao), or sent her to Reincarnate (if she’d met the Demon Sect).’
’A small fry in the Qi Cultivation Early Stage dares to demand a Foundation Establishment Cultivator leave his name so she can report back? Did Liang Jingru give you this courage?’
’Then again, this woman’s audacity is actually exactly what I was hoping for.’
’I never planned on letting her leave here alive anyway.’
So, enduring the debilitating weakness of his nearly depleted Spirit, he continued his telepathic message: "Hehe, you’re a brave one, little girl. Very well. I’ll have my new, obedient disciple bring out my personal Sword for you to inspect. You will understand once you see it."
Then Du Youqian, holding the Iron Sword he had bought for five taels of silver, slowly walked out of the forest.
Seeing him, Jiang Qian snorted coldly. "Consider yourself lucky."
’This little thief is under the protection of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; I can’t touch him.’
But while she dared not make a move, someone else was planning to.
That someone... was certainly not the Guo Family Ancestor.
Seeing how thoroughly Jiang Qian’s arrogance had been crushed, the Guo Family Ancestor didn’t dare to act rashly. Even as he stared at Du Youqian with a gaze overflowing with hatred, he didn’t let a single threatening word escape his lips.
The one who wanted to act was, of course, Du Youqian.
His face blank, he approached step by step, Sword in hand.
He walked so slowly that Jiang Qian began to grow impatient.
Du Youqian only stopped when he was three steps away from Jiang Qian.
Jiang Qian’s eyes were practically spitting fire. "Hand it over!"
Du Youqian smiled faintly and slowly raised the Sword.
Jiang Qian still hadn’t realized the danger she was in.
Although she was only at the Qi Cultivation Early Stage, her Divine Sense could already cover a radius of twenty to thirty feet.
While Du Youqian had been making his slow approach, she had already scanned him several times with her Divine Sense. She confirmed that he was just an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts; his bone and muscle density were remarkably low, and there was no True Qi in his body.
Most importantly, Du Youqian showed no killing intent. ’Killing a weakling in the Qi Cultivation Early Stage is as easy as slaughtering a chicken. It can be done with a flick of the wrist. Naturally, no killing intent is required.’
"Behold!" Du Youqian said, and Jiang Qian’s gaze naturally fell upon the Sword.
Even with the tip of the Sword pointed at her, she felt nothing amiss.
’After all, with my Cultivation at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer, an ordinary person who’s never trained, even one wielding a Divine Weapon, would have a hard time even scratching my skin.’
’Why should I be nervous?’
The Guo Family Ancestor, standing to the side, sensed something was wrong. But before he could cry out a warning, a cold light flashed.
A thin red line slowly appeared on Jiang Qian’s fair, smooth neck.
She opened her mouth, but no words came out, only a gurgle of bloody froth.
Her hand trembled as she raised it to her neck. She looked as if she wanted to scream, but she no longer had the strength.
The next moment, the life drained from her beautiful face, and her head tumbled to the ground. But bizarrely, defying all logic, no blood gushed from the stump of her neck. It was as if most of the blood in her body had simply disappeared.
Du Youqian was extremely satisfied. ’Having performed a Blood Sacrifice on a Qi Cultivation Early Stage Cultivator, my next attack won’t require much energy but will still possess immense power.’
Before the Guo Family Ancestor, his face a mask of terror and disbelief, could even react, Du Youqian struck again with a backhanded swing of his Sword.
The Guo Family Ancestor’s reaction was incredibly fast. He instantly drew his weapon—a narrow-bladed scimitar with a pronounced curve. It was one of the famed Divine Soldiers of the Martial World.
With his left hand, he pulled out an Earth Element Thick Skin Talisman and slapped it onto his chest.
DING! That was the sound of the Divine Soldier scimitar being shattered.
SHHCK! The sound was like a burlap sack being pierced.
The Guo Family Ancestor’s eyes were filled with utter confusion. Even with his throat pierced, the powerful Life Force of an Innate Grandmaster kept him from dying instantly.
’He longed to ask Young Master Jiang: "Why did you give me a fake Talisman? Was my service not diligent enough? Did I unknowingly offend you in some way?"’
’"The Thick Skin Talisman you gave me was as flimsy as paper! An ordinary man who’s never even practiced martial arts pierced it with a single strike!"’
With a THUD, Jiang Qian’s headless corpse finally fell to the ground.
Du Youqian withdrew his Sword, and the Guo Family Ancestor collapsed limply to the ground.
The large contingent of Guo Family disciples and their retained Death Warriors had witnessed their Ancestor, a man they revered like a god, being cut down in a single move. They couldn’t accept it. It felt like an absurd nightmare they were desperate to wake from.
The few who knew a little about Jiang Qian’s identity stared blankly, muttering, "A Mortal has slain an immortal... a Mortal has slain an immortal..."
Du Youqian casually wiped the blood from his Sword on the Guo Family Ancestor’s robes and looked up at the remaining men.
He was in a good mood. ’With just a small trick and minimal cost, I managed to kill a Cultivator who should have been nearly impossible for my current Mortal body to handle. A big problem solved.’
Therefore, he didn’t feel the need to slaughter every last one of them.
Besides, people weren’t pigs; they wouldn’t just stand there and wait for him to kill them one by one.
With his current speed and physical condition, if they were determined to flee, he would be unable to catch them.
However, his unspoken mercy was not appreciated. A middle-aged man who bore a strong resemblance to the Guo Family Ancestor snapped out of his daze, raised his arm, and roared, "That little thief used a Demon Technique to kill the Ancestor! Everyone, charge! Tear him to pieces and avenge our Ancestor!"
A few scattered shouts echoed in response.
These men were, after all, the Direct Lineage and Death Warriors of the Guo Family. Though their morale was low and they were likely second-guessing themselves, they managed to muster their courage and charge at Du Youqian, blades drawn.
Du Youqian sighed. He had no choice but to use his "Blood Food" Sword Intent to kill a few of the weaker opponents first, using their Essence Blood to temporarily boost his own power.
After considerable effort, he managed to cut down almost half of the hundred or so Jianghu experts. Only then did they finally panic and begin to scatter.
Du Youqian naturally didn’t pursue those who fled. As for the few who remained, wailing "Ancestor!" with tears streaming down their faces, determined to fight to the death—Du Youqian kindly sent them to their reunion.
’No need to thank me. Even after so many Reincarnations, I’ve never forgotten the joy of helping others.’
In the end, looking at the field littered with corpses, Du Youqian didn’t even have the heart to loot the bodies.
In the end, he picked out a few of the most richly dressed corpses, helped himself to some silver taels, and traded his own weapon for a Quasi-Divine Weapon Level Sword before finally departing.
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