I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Zeng Baoming patiently explained in detail how Du Youqian should go about comprehending Sword Intent in the Sword Enlightenment Pool.

It could be summarized in a single sentence: find a suitable Flying Sword or Sword Pill, then communicate with it.

This Sword Enlightenment Pool contained the Flying Swords and Sword Pills of most of the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion’s predecessors who had passed away or fallen in the last eight thousand years.

Only a few, such as Master Luo Yan who had died by self-detonating her Sword Pill, were not among them.

Normally, Sword Enlightenment was a gradual process.

One would first seek out a Flying Sword with a weaker Sword Intent, then one with a slightly stronger intent, and finally, a Sword Pill—because successfully forming a Sword Pill often meant one had already reached the Great Success Realm in a particular Sword Intent.

In the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion’s eight-thousand-year history, there were not that many Sword Pills in the Sword Enlightenment Pool.

This was especially true for the Sword Pills of the Celestial Dao Sword, which were few and far between.

Most Sword Pills belonged to the Heartless Sword or the Emotional Sword. After all, these two types of Sword Intent were much easier to comprehend.

A "suitable" Flying Sword or Sword Pill didn’t necessarily have to strictly correspond to the Sword Intent one was cultivating.

Some Core Formation Cultivators of the Heartless Sword would seek out Sword Pills of the Emotional Sword to learn from, spar with, and hone their own skills for further progress.

Likewise, those who cultivated the Human Dao Sword would also seek out the Sword Pills of the Celestial Dao Sword.

That was why the Flying Swords and Sword Pills here had not faded or decayed over eight thousand years. In fact, some had even improved with age, precisely because generations of younger Swordsmen constantly came to spar and learn from them.

Even though some Flying Swords were damaged, it was due to injuries sustained in battle, not from being broken down by the elements in the Sword Enlightenment Pool.

Du Youqian understood now.

’Finding this Sword Pill of the Celestial Dao Sword won’t just help me comprehend the Sword Intent of the Celestial Dao Sword, but it might also help my Human Dao Sword Intent continue to improve until it surpasses the Great Success Realm and reaches the pinnacle of perfection.’

’In any case, the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion had nothing to lose by lending me the Sword Enlightenment Pool. It could only be called a win-win situation.’

’The Lingxiao Sword Pavilion wins twice.’

’First, they’re cultivating a Swordsman who can wield the Human Dao Sword.’

’And second, they’re allowing the Celestial Dao Sword Pill in the Sword Enlightenment Pool to be honed and evolve.’

’They’re winning big time.’

After Zeng Baoming finished his explanation, he left Du Youqian to his Sword Enlightenment.

「A month later」

Fang Hua came from the Taihe Sect and told him about what was happening there.

"That little Daoist nun of yours is overcome with grief. I’ve seen her secretly shedding tears in private several times, a truly pitiable sight. Aren’t you going to comfort her? If you go now, you might be able to take advantage of her vulnerability and make that beautiful little Daoist nun fall for you."

’Fang Hua has really picked up some bad habits from Lin Sha...’

’It’s easy to learn bad things, but hard to learn good ones.’

Du Youqian was still in the Sword Enlightenment Pool; in all this time, he had never once left it.

Hearing this, he just smiled faintly. "People’s joys and sorrows are not always shared. She has her grief, and I have my joy. It’s best we don’t disturb each other."

Fang Hua said, "You said it yourself. Don’t go fawning all over the pretty little Daoist nun later just because you find her beautiful."

Du Youqian scoffed, "Have you ever seen me fawn over anyone?"

Fang Hua fell silent.

’In this regard, Du Youqian was indeed beyond reproach.’

’He wasn’t exactly an ascetic, but he didn’t have that many women, and he had never actively pursued any of them.’

After a moment of silence, Fang Hua spoke again. "Lin Sha and Meng Xiao still haven’t left a message at the designated spot. I wonder what’s happened to them."

There was a hint of worry in her voice.

But Du Youqian just smiled. "Don’t worry, they’ll be fine."

He had performed a Divination on the matter. Lin Sha and the others should be safe and sound, their journey uneventful.

’The fact they hadn’t made contact on schedule was likely because Pang Master was keeping a close watch on them.’

’Perhaps Pang Master really did obtain some crucial resource from the Secret Realm during that attack, something that greatly increased his strength or eliminated some hidden weakness.’

’But Du Youqian had a detailed understanding of the resources produced in that Secret Realm, and he truly couldn’t think of anything Pang Master would need from there.’

’The most precious resources in that Secret Realm included primary materials for refining Tier Three Elixirs, primary materials for forging Treasures, and even Longevity Spiritual Objects.’

’But when the Nine Great Sects sent people to investigate afterward, they found that those precious Spirit Medicines, materials, and Longevity Spiritual Objects hadn’t been taken.’

’It was impossible to tell what Pang Master’s objective was.’

’Furthermore, the Gang Sha Qi in that Secret Realm was extremely potent, unsuitable for Body Refining, and even less suitable for purifying Magical Power or assisting in the cultivation of Magic or Divine Abilities.’

’This was especially true for one type called the Desolate Evil Spirit, which targeted the souls of living creatures.’

’In the past, some disciples of the Holy Blood Sect would often gather this Desolate Evil Spirit to torture the souls of their enemies, or use it to catch their enemies off guard and wound their souls in battle.’

’Perhaps his guess was wrong—perhaps Pang Master didn’t need any of the resources in that Secret Realm at all.’

Fang Hua also took up residence in the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion. She couldn’t enter the Sword Enlightenment Pool, but the Pavilion had no shortage of Sword Madmen, and every day people sought her out for a spar.

Even many Foundation Establishment Disciples came to ask for her guidance in Swordsmanship.

Fang Hua, delighted by the challenge, would often suppress her Cultivation to spar with the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion disciples using only her swordsmanship.

She won most of the time, but a few exceptionally brilliant geniuses from the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion could best her by a move or two.

Among them was a young man named Yuchi Han. Although he was only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, his swordsmanship was commendable and his Sword Intent was quite refined.

After sparring with him, Fang Hua told Du Youqian that the young man could very well become the next inheritor of the Celestial Dao Sword.

Even though she had lost by half a move, she wore a smile and was in high spirits.

「In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed.」

Du Youqian was about to turn sixty.

If his comprehension of the Celestial Dao Sword had a progress bar, it would have shown rapid advancement for the first three months. But after reaching the eighty-percent mark, it began to slow down until now, when he could barely make an inch of progress.

After all, he hadn’t used a Sword Pill for his Core Formation, so his comprehension of the Celestial Dao Sword had hit an insurmountable obstacle.

His comprehension certainly far surpassed that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator practicing the Celestial Dao Sword.

But it was definitely no match for someone like Master Luo Yan, who had achieved Core Formation with a Sword Pill and reached Great Success in her Sword Intent.

If he tried to wield both swords by himself, they would surely be unbalanced.

And if the Human Dao Sword and Celestial Dao Sword were unbalanced when wielded, their effectiveness would be compromised, making it impossible to regulate Yin and Yang, order the Earth Veins, and slow the decay of Spiritual Qi.

But Du Youqian had no solution for this.

He had a faint feeling that without some sort of fortuitous encounter, this was the limit of his ability to comprehend the Celestial Dao Sword.

This wasn’t a barrier he could break through with effort alone.

’It was like how AI used to be unable to defeat humans in the game of Go.’

’It was limited by both hardware and the constraints of its algorithms.’

’But once the hardware improved to a certain level and deep-learning algorithms became widely used, it became normal for AlphaGo to dominate human Go masters.’

For now, Du Youqian could only temporarily give up on further comprehending the Celestial Dao Sword. Unless he reached Nascent Soul Formation or had some other fortuitous encounter, he couldn’t consider advancing his understanding any further.

As for the Heartless Sword and the Emotional Sword, he really didn’t want to waste his time practicing them.

He’d rather spend that time on the Blood Slaughter Sword Scripture.

So, Du Youqian considered returning to the Wu Kingdom. He would first handle some political affairs, and after his sixtieth birthday celebration, he would go to the Taihe Sect to have a discussion with Master Wu Fei.

It wasn’t that Du Youqian was eager to celebrate his birthday and receive gifts.

Rather, with his current status as the unprecedented Celestial Master of the Nine Countries, his birthday was a major political event.

It could not be taken lightly.

Just as Du Youqian was about to take his leave, the Lingxiao Sword Pavilion was shaken once again.

That day, Zeng Baoming came rushing to find Du Youqian.

Seeing his blazing eyes, Du Youqian knew the man was consumed by rage.

"What has angered you so?" Du Youqian flew out of the Sword Enlightenment Pool and landed in front of Zeng Baoming.

"He’s dead! Another one is dead!" Zeng Baoming roared.

Suddenly, his face turned ashen. Du Youqian said quickly, "Master Zeng, control your breathing! Calm yourself!"

Zeng Baoming immediately took out his wine gourd and took several large gulps. GULP GULP GULP. After regulating his breathing for a moment, he finally caught his breath, and the color gradually returned to his face.

"Who died?" Du Youqian asked.

Zeng Baoming’s face was as dark as a brewing storm. "One of the inheritors of the Celestial Dao Sword. His talent was outstanding. Although he was only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he was widely considered the most likely to achieve Core Formation within fifty years."

"Yuchi Han?"

Receiving a nod of confirmation, Du Youqian couldn’t help but frown. "How did he die?"

"He was ambushed by an unknown Cultivator while on a training mission. There must be an internal spy who leaked his location," Zeng Baoming said. "True Monarch, in these troubled times, our Sect must close its gates for a while to root out this spy. Please forgive me, but we can no longer host you here for your Sword Enlightenment."

He bowed as he spoke.

Du Youqian quickly returned the bow. "Master Zeng, please don’t say that. I understand completely. I will take Fang Hua and leave the mountain now. I will visit again once your Sect’s affairs are in order."

Zeng Baoming forced a smile. "When that time comes, I will be sure to host you properly, True Monarch, to make up for our poor hospitality this time."

Du Youqian went to find Fang Hua.

While Fang Hua wasn’t grief-stricken, she was clearly in a foul mood.

"It must be the work of that mastermind," she said. "First Master Luo Yan, now Yuchi Han. They don’t want anyone to master the Celestial Dao Sword and slow the decline of Spiritual Qi. They’re trying to force everyone to shatter the world order along with them!"

Du Youqian said nothing.

But inwardly, he suspected the same thing.

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