I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 269 - 264: Qi Cultivation Third Layer

On this day, Du Youqian finally arrived in Quhuai County, located in the western part of the Wu Kingdom, bordering the Han Kingdom.

He summoned the Jinyiwei squad leader who had attended to his daily needs like a servant throughout the journey. "From here on, I’ll be going on my own," he said. "You are not to follow me."

The Jinyiwei squad leader looked troubled. "This... this subordinate wouldn’t dare to make such a decision on my own."

Du Youqian said, "You can go ask for permission. But let me tell you, it doesn’t matter how many of you try to follow me. You won’t be able to keep up."

The Jinyiwei squad leader recalled certain rumors and seemed to have an epiphany.

Still, he followed protocol, returning to write a letter and dispatch it via carrier pigeon to request instructions from Lord Thousand Households.

By evening, he received a reply: "No need to follow. Let him be."

’It’s not like we could keep up anyway,’ the squad leader thought.

Earlier, when Du Youqian had gone out, the squad leader, feeling uneasy, had taken a few of his men to follow him secretly.

He watched Du Youqian leave the city through the north gate and head toward Celestial Dog Mountain to the north.

Because Du Youqian had no Martial Arts, he walked very slowly, so the squad leader and his men had no trouble keeping up.

It was as easy and pleasant as a spring outing in the countryside.

At that moment, recalling Du Youqian’s words—"it doesn’t matter how many of you try to follow me. You won’t be able to keep up"—he had simply thought the man was bluffing.

But after Du Youqian entered the mountain, he took a few steps into the woods and suddenly vanished.

The squad leader and his men, refusing to believe it, scoured the area dozens of times, only giving up and returning in frustration as the sun set.

Only then did he realize that this "Prince Baili" was likely truly extraordinary.

And there was probably something unusual about Celestial Dog Mountain as well.

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The Celestial Dog Mountain Blessed Land was a small Blessed Land. It contained a Marketplace, a few Cultivation Clans, and a Fifth-class Sect.

Some people saw Du Youqian walk in. Although they were surprised that he had no Cultivation, they saw his familiar, calm, and composed demeanor and assumed he was merely the scion of some Cultivation Clan, so no one questioned him.

Du Youqian slowly entered the Marketplace and walked straight to a tall building with a sign that read "You De Commerce Association." He approached a smiling Kun Cultivator at the reception and said, "I’m here to retrieve something."

When the Kun Cultivator saw that Du Youqian was a Mortal, a trace of contempt inevitably flickered in her eyes. Her smile became a bit forced and her tone perfunctory as she held out a hand. "Your token."

Du Youqian said calmly, "No token is needed. I have a code and a password."

The Kun Cultivator stared at him for a few moments, then said in a grave tone, "If you just happened to overhear a code and password somewhere, I advise you to stop right now. Don’t covet what doesn’t belong to you."

Du Youqian wasn’t angered. He simply said indifferently, "Thank you for the reminder. Now, please take me to retrieve my item."

The Kun Cultivator picked up a small Bell from the counter and shook it.

Soon, a strong, well-built young man came in. He had no Magical Power; he was also a Mortal.

"Take this guest to the third floor and find Brother Wu."

"Yes."

The young attendant sized up Du Youqian, secretly shocked.

The You De Commerce Association had been in business for several hundred years, and he had worked here for nearly fifteen of them, yet he had never heard of a Mortal being taken to the third floor.

The third floor was where VIPs stored their items, each one worth a fortune. For example, a Cultivation Clan in the Blessed Land had once stored its family’s Foundation Establishment Pills here.

The third floor was guarded by several Foundation Establishment Cultivators in rotation and protected by a Grand Array. Unless a Core Formation Cultivator came to attack, it was completely foolproof.

He made many guesses about Du Youqian’s identity, but every time he tried to fish for information, Du Youqian simply ignored him.

Just as they stepped onto the third floor, the young attendant’s vision blurred. When he looked again, he found Immortal Ai, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator on duty today, standing before him, staring intently at the Mortal he had brought up.

He quickly bowed. "Greetings, Immortal Ai! Fairy Wu from downstairs had this humble one bring him up."

"What are you here for?" Ai Miao asked abruptly after a moment of observation.

"To retrieve an item, with a code and a password," Du Youqian replied, his tone still calm.

Ai Miao asked again, "Who are you? Why do you seem to carry a Sword Intent that has triggered our Array’s alarm?"

Du Youqian smiled faintly. "Who I am... what business is that of yours? Since when did the You De Commerce Association have such a rule? Do you now need to verify the identity of those who come to retrieve items with a code and password?"

Ai Miao gave him another deep look. "You are correct. It was I who was presumptuous."

The young attendant felt as if his entire worldview was being shattered.

This Immortal Ai was notoriously arrogant, looking down on even Qi Cultivation Cultivators and not deigning to so much as glance at Mortals. The young attendant had never seen him speak so pleasantly to a Mortal, let alone use a term of respect.

"No matter. The fact that you could sense the Sword Intent on me shows you have real skill and your reputation is not undeserved. You might actually have a chance to compete for the position of True Inheritor in the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion."

Hearing Du Youqian’s condescending, elderly tone, Ai Miao grew even more wary.

By speaking this way, Du Youqian was actually running the risk of exposing his identity.

What kind of Mortal would dare to speak like that?

What kind of Mortal would know anything about the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion?

But Du Youqian no longer cared that much.

’As long as I don’t admit anything, you can all guess as much as you want.’

As for being subjected to a Soul Search, if he succeeded in his self-recovery, he would soon regain a portion of his strength. At that point, relying on his unparalleled Sword Intent, fighting someone like Shi Shentong at the Golden Core Late Stage would be difficult, but he wouldn’t be the least bit afraid of an ordinary Core Formation Early Stage cultivator.

As for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, he could cut down as many as they could throw at him.

If his self-recovery failed, then he would be about to reincarnate anyway, so there was even less to fear.

Speaking of which, over 140 years after Du Youqian fell into a Living Dead state, Shi Shentong had announced his resignation as Supreme Elder and disappeared without a trace.

Some said he had passed away, while others claimed he had gone off to attempt a breakthrough to a higher realm.

During that time, there were faint stirrings within the Holy Blood Sect, but whether it was Meng Xiao, Luo Jinyu, or Feng Xiaoyi, none of them were from the line of True Inheritors, so they couldn’t learn of highly confidential matters.

And Lin Sha and Fang Hua had even fewer means of finding anything out.

For Du Youqian, Shi Shentong’s disappearance was a good thing. It meant there was one less person in the world who could threaten him.

In a calm yet slightly bizarre atmosphere, Du Youqian recited the code and password and retrieved a small casket, one that he had arranged for Luo Jinyu to have a subordinate direct others to deposit here.

This was but one of the many arrangements he had made.

Opening the casket, he took inventory on the spot. Inside was a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword for self-defense, a Small Seal that was a Magical Artifact for both offense and defense, 10 Spiritual Jades, several hundred Spirit Stones, some common functional elixirs used by Qi Cultivation Cultivators, such as Fasting Pills, as well as elixirs and Spiritual Objects for Cultivation in the Body Refining Early Stage.

The value was neither great nor small; enough to make a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator green with envy and drive a Qi Cultivation Cultivator into a frenzy, but anyone with a higher Cultivation would scoff at it.

He would be able to protect a stash of this size.

After collecting his things, he went directly to the rental cave mansions in a corner of the Marketplace and rented the Celestial Cave Mansion for one month.

Although a Mortal renting a cave mansion was unheard of, as long as he could pay the Spirit Stones, there were no obstacles.

After moving into the cave mansion, Du Youqian instructed an attendant to bring him food and water daily. After all, with no Cultivation, he was not yet able to practice Fasting, and he planned to save the Fasting Pills for a critical time.

Then, he began his closed-door cultivation.

As for Body Refining, he had contemplated it countless times in his previous life while in the state of a Living Dead, using the mind of a Core Formation Cultivator.

Although he had never personally practiced it, he was already thoroughly familiar with the process.

The Body Refining Technique he chose was the Profound Void Three Treasures Decision, which Meng Xiao had obtained from the Great Compassion Temple.

It was originally a Body Refining Technique that could be cultivated all the way to Nascent Soul Formation.

It was not the Great Compassion Temple’s Foundation Technique, but one they had collected from elsewhere.

It was somewhat incomplete; the Foundation Establishment section and the part after Core Formation were not entirely whole. The sections for Nascent Soul Formation and beyond were missing completely.

However, Du Youqian had cultivated for several lifetimes. When it came to cultivation, even with an incomplete technique, he could rely on his experience to solve many problems, bypass difficulties, and avoid common pitfalls.

Moreover, over his long life, he had already deduced and completed some parts of it. At the very least, cultivation before Foundation Establishment would be absolutely no problem.

As for what came after Foundation Establishment, he would worry about that after he reached Foundation Establishment.

After focusing his mind, Du Youqian consumed an elixir, began to meditate, and used his Human Dao Fortune to aid in circulating energy through his body...

Body Refining methods didn’t necessarily require one to temper their body like a Martial Artist or soak in medicinal baths.

Using elixirs to stimulate the body’s acupoints and leveraging the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in a specific circulatory pattern to stimulate the bones, fascia, muscles, and skin could achieve an equally excellent Body Refining effect.

A day passed. By evening, Du Youqian felt he had made great gains, his spirit full and his energy ample.

He lay down on the bed and almost instantly fell into a deep, sweet sleep, remaining dreamless all night.

Then, three days later, with the help of his Human Dao Fortune, Du Youqian successfully began his Body Refining Technique, becoming a Body Refining Cultivator at the Qi Cultivation First Layer.

Three weeks later, Du Youqian’s Cultivation had impressively reached the Body Refining Third Layer.

In the remaining week, he carefully studied several Secret Techniques from his past life that could be practiced in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Then, after exactly one month, he concealed his aura and emerged from his seclusion, appearing to be at the Qi Cultivation First Layer.

The owner of the rental cave mansions was somewhat surprised but not enough to raise a fuss over it.

Meanwhile, Ai Miao, who had been closely monitoring Du Youqian, had formed a logically self-consistent theory in his mind: ’This young man must be the illegitimate son of a high-ranking member of some major Cultivation Clan. Otherwise, there’s no explaining his worldliness and the casual, indifferent tone he used when speaking of the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion.’

’Because of his outstanding talent, great hopes were placed on him, but he can’t return to his family to cultivate openly. So, he was given some cultivation resources as start-up capital and sent away.’

’He must first cultivate to a certain level out here before he can return home to fight for the status and cultivation resources he deserves.’

’To be able to cultivate to the Qi Cultivation First Layer in just one month means this young man must have at least an Upper Grade Spirit Root. He is truly exceptionally talented.’

’Should I recommend him to the Sect?’

’The sharp Sword Intent on this young man suggests he’s likely the reincarnation of a senior from the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion who simply hasn’t awakened his Past Life Memory yet.’

’If I’m the one to guide him into the Sect, there will definitely be great benefits for me in the future.’

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