I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

If he just wanted to achieve a normal Body Refining Core Formation, then Du Youqian could continue cultivating like this and probably form his Core in twenty to thirty years. Then it would take a hundred years to reach the Golden Core Middle Stage, and another hundred-plus years for the Golden Core Late Stage.

But did Du Youqian want to achieve a normal Body Refining Core Formation?

No. He wanted to achieve a Body Refining Core Formation that could survive the passage connecting the two realms.

That passage was filled with spatial rifts and sandstorms that could swiftly erode the flesh of ordinary Core Formation Cultivators. It was a channel rife with death, and even now, the thought of it made Du Youqian’s heart pound with fear.

Therefore, he needed to continuously build his foundation during the Foundation Establishment Stage and after Core Formation, pushing his Body Refining to its absolute limit and achieving a perfect promotion at every stage.

Only then could he have the strongest Body Refining and Foundation Establishment, and in the future, the strongest Body Refining Core Formation.

Plus, he had the "Copper Skin Iron Bones" Divine Ability.

Only by doing all this could he have any real chance of survival in that Death Channel.

However, Momenan’s resources were scarce overall. The Gang Qi, Evil Qi, and Treasures of Heaven and Earth that could be used for Body Refining were far, far too few.

Even though he had collected a great deal in his previous life, it wasn’t enough to help him push his Body Refining to the extreme.

Even now, his delay in breaking through from the Foundation Establishment Early Stage to the Middle Stage wasn’t because he couldn’t, but because he wanted to first temper his Physique to the limit of his current Realm.

But there were several Treasures of Heaven and Earth suitable for Body Refining in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage that he had never managed to find in his previous life.

He had made an agreement with Lin Sha, Luo Jinyu, and others that if they found those specific Treasures of Heaven and Earth, they would store them in a certain box at the You De Commerce Association in a specific Marketplace.

But over the past three years, he had made several trips, only to find the boxes still empty.

’They probably couldn’t find them either.’

This truly had Du Youqian racking his brain.

’Should I keep waiting? But for how long?’

’Am I supposed to wait for ten, or even dozens of years, in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage?’

’Or... should I give up on the idea of pushing my Body Refining to the limit of this Realm while I’m still in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage?’

’But what about later?’

’Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Foundation Establishment Late Stage... and even after Core Formation, if I’m still missing the corresponding Body Refining Treasures, should I just make do and skip them, instead of promoting in a perfect state?’

’Could a Body Refining Core Formation cultivated in such a way truly help me withstand that Death Channel?’

Maybe it could, maybe it couldn’t. It was this uncertainty that left Du Youqian so distressed and caught in a dilemma.

If he knew for certain that an imperfect Body Refining Core Formation could not pass through the channel, he would pay any price to make up for the shortcomings and achieve a perfect promotion.

Because that price would truly be very, very high.

’Or perhaps, I should just use this life solely to collect Treasures of Heaven and Earth for Body Refining and save them for the next one.’

’Spend an entire extra life to ensure a perfect promotion.’

But he wasn’t sure.

This left Du Youqian indecisive.

After all, delaying could introduce other variables.

’Who knows if Momenan’s Spiritual Qi concentration will even support Core Formation by the time my next life comes around?’

One day, Du Youqian, unable to bear his frustrations in the capital, simply piloted his Flying Boat to Soul-shaking Mountain.

In the past three years, aside from when he was setting up the Communication Array, he and Fang Hua hadn’t seen each other, and he found himself missing her a little.

When the Flying Boat landed, Fang Hua was already waiting outside the Daoist Temple with a smile. Although her hair was still styled in a young girl’s bun, she gave off the air of a young wife welcoming her husband home from a long journey.

"I’d love to see the look on Lin Sha’s face if she came here only to find us living together like a lovey-dovey couple."

Du Youqian chuckled. "I wouldn’t dare imagine."

The two returned to the dilapidated little Daoist Temple and sat down. Du Youqian looked around. Most of the old Daoist’s and Long Ruzhen’s belongings had long since rotted away. The few items of great sentimental value had been taken and hidden away by Du Youqian long ago.

Fang Hua, however, had tidied the place up simply but neatly.

Almost none of her personal belongings were displayed; only a few essential daily necessities were visible. One could call it "minimalist."

"Brother Yu, something is on your mind," Fang Hua said as she brewed tea.

"You can tell, huh?" Du Youqian didn’t deny it. "It’s nothing major, just something that’s been bothering me a little. I’ll handle it."

"If it’s nothing major, then it shouldn’t be a problem to talk about it, right?"

Fang Hua smiled, pressing her lips together.

Du Youqian looked at her, a little surprised.

’She really has changed a lot.’

’But maybe this change didn’t just suddenly happen after my reincarnation.’

’It must have happened gradually during the two hundred-plus years I was a Living Dead.’

She cared more about others now, and she was more... human.

Before, she was perhaps more like a Treasure Sword, radiating a cold light.

’This is a good thing.’

’She’s not a pure Sword Cultivator, after all. To understand what it is to be human, to become human, is the only way to ultimately transcend humanity.’

Before Core Formation, Cultivation is really just about strengthening oneself.

Strengthening the Physique, strengthening Magical Power, strengthening Divine Sense...

But after Core Formation, Cultivation becomes the Dao of transcendence.

After Core Formation, a Cultivator is no longer a Mortal, but not yet an Immortal.

One must constantly transcend to finally achieve immortality.

’If you don’t even know where you came from, how can you speak of the path ahead, how can you transcend?’

Previously, Du Youqian wasn’t optimistic about Fang Hua’s chances of Nascent Soul Formation, for this very reason.

Even if she made it to the outside world, Nascent Soul Formation would be difficult for her.

But now, these changes in her might allow her to go further in the future.

’Is the Supreme Dao unfeeling?’

’Does the Supreme Dao have feeling?’

’Or does the Supreme Dao transcend feeling?’

Du Youqian was still very, very far from that Realm.

To speculate idly was meaningless.

But he had once wielded the Blood Slaughter Sword, a weapon with a Tier Seven essence that had now fallen to Tier Six.

He had discovered that even the Artifact Spirit of the Blood Slaughter Sword was not without emotion.

Perhaps the Blood Slaughter Sword’s emotions manifested in a different form from human emotions.

But it definitely had them.

To have emotions, but not be controlled by them—that was the state of the Blood Slaughter Sword.

The Blood Slaughter Sword could feel grief, regret, and even a bit of guilt for the Core Formation Cultivators used in the Blood Sacrifice.

But it would never stop the Blood Sacrifice because of it.

Nor would it develop a Heart Demon afterward as a result.

Grief, regret, guilt—they were all fleeting emotions of the moment.

The Blood Slaughter Sword could perceive its own emotions and knew clearly what caused them.

It was not afraid of its emotions; it allowed itself to have them.

But once the moment that sparked the emotion passed, it would sever the corresponding emotion along with it.

This was the Realm of the Blood Slaughter Sword.

’A Spiritual Treasure that understands emotions better than a human. How bizarre.’

Du Youqian said a great deal.

Fang Hua listened intently.

Her eyes remained gentle throughout.

Finally, she smiled. "I think what you said makes a lot of sense. I will continue to learn how to be human, to learn to have feelings without being burdened by them. But as for Nascent Soul Formation, that’s too unrealistic. In the last eight thousand years in Momenan, has anyone ever achieved Nascent Soul Formation? It’s a limitation of the world, not because our predecessors didn’t try hard enough. Besides, I don’t think my talent or opportunities can surpass all who came before. What they couldn’t do, I naturally can’t do either. What’s more, the world is in decline, and Spiritual Qi is depleting. In the future, even Core Formation will be difficult, let alone Nascent Soul Formation."

Du Youqian just smiled, revealing nothing.

After talking with Fang Hua for a while, his mood improved considerably.

And he had found a solution to the problem that troubled him—he would no longer delay, no longer worry about a perfect promotion, but instead form his Core as soon as possible.

After Core Formation, he would try to comprehend Divine Abilities!

In his last life, he had the "Copper Skin Iron Bones" Divine Ability, so his need to comprehend more was not strong.

Besides, not long after reaching Core Formation, he became a Living Dead.

He’d had no chance to comprehend Divine Abilities at all.

In this life, rather than waiting for all those stringent conditions to be met, waiting for Treasures of Heaven and Earth that might never arrive, it would be better to form his Core first and then comprehend Body Refining-related Divine Abilities!

If one wasn’t enough, he’d get two!

If two weren’t enough, he’d get three!

After forming his Core early, if he spent a hundred or two hundred years, he should be able to comprehend a few Divine Abilities, right?

Adding those to the "Copper Skin Iron Bones" Divine Ability he already possessed, it might just be enough to take on that Death Channel!

Having figured things out, Du Youqian felt a weight lift from his shoulders.

Fang Hua naturally sensed Du Youqian’s relief and smiled. "It’s been a long time since we sparred, Brother Yu. Can you still beat me?"

Du Youqian chuckled. "Only if you suppress your Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Fang Hua said, "You’re at Foundation Establishment Early Stage. How about I spar with you at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage? Is that okay?"

"Of course. It’s just a spar. Winning or losing isn’t important."

Du Youqian walked out to the flat ground outside the Daoist Temple.

Just like so many times before, Fang Hua’s Flying Sword rapidly closed in, attacking first without a word of warning.

Fortunately, she kept her promise and controlled her Cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Otherwise, Du Youqian would have immediately thrown up his hands in surrender.

’Even though Fang Hua is already at the Golden Core Middle Stage, if I were willing to pay a steep price, it’s not impossible that I could kill her.’

’But... I shouldn’t even be thinking about something like that.’

’Ruthlessness isn’t the same as being without emotion!’

Du Youqian carefully sensed the Sword Intent Fang Hua had attached to her Flying Sword Treasure. Although her suppressed Cultivation made his perception less than perfectly clear, he still judged that this strike was a feint.

Du Youqian, of course, wouldn’t use the Jinhuan Sword for a spar. At his current Cultivation, he could only muster the power for a single strike with the Jinhuan Sword before his Magical Power would be completely drained, leaving him with no follow-up.

He took out a Spiritual Artifact Level Flying Sword, poured his Magical Power into it, attached his Sword Intent, and met Fang Hua’s Flying Sword with the force of a thunderclap.

Fang Hua, of course, wouldn’t spoil the fun by using the power of her Treasure to cut his Flying Sword in half. That would defeat the purpose of the spar.

However, his move did surprise her somewhat. She felt that Du Youqian had held almost nothing back.

’This isn’t Du Youqian’s style. In battle, he’s always at ease, with backup plans hidden up his sleeve...’

But the thought was fleeting. Although Du Youqian had knocked Fang Hua’s Flying Sword aside, he himself experienced a slight moment of stiffness.

How could Fang Hua let such an opportunity pass? She shot forward, her fair hand striking for Du Youqian’s neck. She was using the powerful Physique of a Core Formation Cultivator to bully Du Youqian’s Foundation Establishment Early Stage body.

The corner of her mouth curved into a lively, cunning smile.

’She’s learned some bad habits now!’

’She’s not so rigid in battle anymore!’

’We agreed I’d only control my Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but I never said I couldn’t use my body!’

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