I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

When Fang Hua asked, "Who is Wu Ai," her expression was icy, and she seemed like a sharp sword half-drawn from its sheath.

She was not joking.

Du Youqian was not intimidated, however. He gave a sly chuckle. "You can ask her yourself someday."

"You’re going to bring her along?" Fang Hua asked coldly.

Du Youqian replied ambiguously, "Perhaps."

He wanted to get to know Wu Ai and befriend her.

But that would require the right opportunity.

’Perhaps Elder Wu Fei will provide that opportunity?’

Zeng Baoming had already departed.

A high-level Secret Realm for Foundation Establishment Cultivators had opened. One of the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion’s Core Formation Cultivators had already led a team over, and the other three were either in seclusion or away on other matters.

The Sect was now vulnerable, with no Core Formation Cultivators to guard it, so Zeng Baoming had to return to the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion at once to stand watch.

As for the Taihe Sect, Master Wu Jiu had also led a team out.

Du Youqian and Fang Hua bade farewell to the Taihe Sect but did not leave Sui Shou Mountain immediately.

Du Youqian found an inn in the Mortal City on Sui Shou Mountain and checked in. Fang Hua wore a cold expression the entire time.

However, while Du Youqian was bathing, she barged in.

After dressing, Du Youqian lit some incense to quiet his mind. Taking advantage of his time as a Sage, he took out the copper coins and began a divination.

Fang Hua, loosely wrapped in her robes, watched curiously from the side.

After a moment, she saw Du Youqian staring at the hexagram, somewhat lost in thought, and couldn’t help but ask, "What is it?"

Du Youqian smiled. "It’s nothing."

He had just tried to divine whether the Blood Slaughter Sword and the Rivers and Mountains Map were still in Momenan.

The hexagram revealed they were gone!

His earlier suspicion was correct.

’Master Wu Ji and Shi Shentong, those two old bastards! They actually gutted Momenan’s foundation and sold off those two Supreme Treasures that had fallen from Tier Seven to Tier Six!’

’They even sold *my* Blood Slaughter Sword!’

’In a thousand years, I’ll be able to comprehend all of the Blood Slaughter Sword Intent and become the new master of the Blood Slaughter Sword.’

’And you sold my precious sword!’

’This is absolutely intolerable!’

Du Youqian was now resolved. His feud with Shi Shentong and Master Wu Ji would not end until one of them was dead.

The person who took the Blood Slaughter Sword, though their name was still unknown, was now on his blacklist as well.

He had toiled for so many years and had even paid the price of death once—it wasn’t for someone else to reap all the benefits!

Du Youqian’s control over his expression was good enough that Fang Hua didn’t notice anything amiss.

But as the woman who shared his pillow, she could naturally sense his foul mood, and so...

A long time later... once again a Sage, Du Youqian began another divination.

This time, he wanted to divine whether he would be ambushed after leaving Sui Shou Mountain.

He hadn’t forgotten about Pang Master, who was still lurking in the shadows, waiting to move against him.

"Huh?"

"What is it now?" Fang Hua hugged Du Youqian from behind, her long hair cascading like a waterfall. The Female Sword Immortal had transformed into a soft and alluring beauty.

’Everyone has two sides, or even many.’

’After all, people are complicated.’

’Even the purest person can’t be completely one-dimensional.’

’It’s just that there are many sides they don’t show to other people.’

’Take Fang Hua, for example. Besides Du Youqian, who else was lucky enough to witness this gentle, sensual, and enchanting side of the otherwise fierce and cold woman?’

"It’s nothing serious," Du Youqian said. "I just assumed the mastermind behind all this would arrange an ambush for me. But I did a divination, and it indicates no one will attack. It seems the journey will be smooth sailing."

’That’s odd. Could it be that Pang Master is too tied up with other matters to act?’

"No ambush is a good thing, isn’t it? Let’s hurry back!" Fang Hua murmured, her expression languid.

Du Youqian was also ready to return.

The entire process of his Core Formation had taken two years, so it was about time he went back to check on things.

Speaking of which, in a little over half a year, he would be turning sixty...

He figured every nation would hold a grand celebration on his birthday.

They might even declare his birthday a national holiday.

This was all to be expected. While Du Youqian didn’t particularly care, he wouldn’t object either.

To harvest Human Dao Fortune, there were benefits to deifying himself a little.

But as he and Fang Hua arrived at the exit of the Sui Shou Mountain Blessed Land, they found the Beautiful Daoist Nun Wu Ai already waiting for them.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist You De and Master Fang Hua. May your journey on the Dao be vast and your longevity boundless." Wu Ai’s etiquette was impeccable.

Fang Hua sized her up, her face expressionless. "So you’re the Taihe Sect’s new Core Formation Cultivator, Master Wu Ai? This Seat was in seclusion during your Core Formation Ceremony and couldn’t offer my congratulations. You are beautiful, to be sure, but I wonder about your strength. Take up your sword and spar a few rounds with This Seat."

The Beautiful Daoist Nun smiled gracefully. "I am not skilled in the arts of combat and fear I would not be able to satisfy Master Fang Hua. It would be best if I did not embarrass myself."

Fang Hua was not an aggressive person. At these words, she merely snorted lightly, and her entire aura—like a drawn Treasure Sword returning to its scabbard—retracted, its sharp edge completely hidden.

To dare to draw one’s sword, yet also know how to keep it hidden—that was the mark of a true Swordsman.

A Swordsman who did not know how to conceal their blade would eventually have their sword shattered and their life ended.

This was a principle she had comprehended after advancing to the Golden Core Middle Stage.

Du Youqian greeted Wu Ai and asked with a smile, "And where are you headed, Fellow Daoist?"

Wu Ai’s reply was intriguing. "I was suddenly moved by a whim to go out for a walk, to see the world at my leisure, with no particular destination in mind. If you would not be opposed, Fellow Daoist, might I be permitted to travel with you?"

Du Youqian had expected this might happen. He snuck a glance at Fang Hua, then smiled and nodded. "There is no reason why not. I am on my way to the Wu Kingdom. Would you care to accompany me, Fellow Daoist?"

"It is what I wished for, but dared not ask." Wu Ai genuinely wanted to go to the Wu Kingdom, to see the place where he started and to see the people in his life.

’To understand a person, it’s best to start with the people around them.’

’Only by combining the opinions of many can you get a relatively objective assessment of someone.’

’If you try to understand the person directly, you will often be misled by your own perceptions and biases.’

Du Youqian produced a Flying Boat. After the three of them boarded, they set a course to the southeast.

Fang Hua was naturally somewhat displeased by the addition of the beautiful young Daoist nun, but she was not one for words and simply remained silent.

Wu Ai, for her part, did not deliberately try to speak with Du Youqian. But when conversation was needed, or when she felt moved to express herself, she would not hold back, engaging with him naturally.

If Lin Sha was a thorny rose—enchantingly beautiful, cold on the outside but warm within, and an ever-changing sprite—then Fang Hua was the proud, independent Female Sword Immortal. Her radiance was unmatched, she was cold and solitary, yet also pure, tenacious, and utterly constant.

Wu Ai, in contrast, was like a Chinese parasol tree in the wild—noble, self-possessed, and standing alone. She was also like a clear spring, so transparent one could see to its very bottom, reflecting the hearts of all who gazed into it.

Du Youqian mused to himself, ’If I were an ordinary man with no thoughts of the Great Dao, seeking only a normal life, then Wu Ai might be the woman I would love most, the one I’d want to spend the rest of my days with.’

’But he had experienced too much—too much time, too many events, too many people.’

’In his heart, the Great Dao was his only true thought. He could grudgingly add Fang Hua and Lin Sha, his few friends Meng Xiao, Luo Jinyu, and Jie Yu, and also Little Wukong.’

’He cared for no one else.’

’And it would be difficult for anyone new to ever find a place in his heart.’

’Then again,’ he concluded, ’it would still be nice to be friends with Wu Ai.’

Du Youqian was in no hurry to reach their destination. He wanted to do a little fishing, using himself as bait to see if Pang Master would send anyone to attack him.

Du Youqian’s skill gave him courage. Now that he had reached Core Formation, he wouldn’t be afraid even if Master Wu Ji and Elder Shi Shentong themselves returned to Momenan.

As for Pang Master... even if his suspicions were true, he wasn’t without a chance to fight back.

Moreover, Pang Master clearly had his own problems... he was afraid of Senior Blood Slaughter Sword and Senior Rivers and Mountains Map, not daring to show his face and forced to remain in hiding.

Pang Master likely had no idea that Senior Blood Slaughter Sword and Senior Rivers and Mountains Map had already been given away by those two wastrels, Master Wu Ji and Shi Shentong.

Flying leisurely from Sui Shou Mountain back to the Wu Kingdom Capital City would take two or three days.

Du Youqian waited patiently, but unfortunately, Pang Master sent no one.

One day, Wu Ai suddenly looked to the west, her delicate brow furrowed. "Something’s not right."

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