I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

That evening, Kai Feng Master threw a grand banquet on the pretext of celebrating Du Youqian’s victory.

Du Youqian just wanted to facepalm.

He was now quite comfortable lying to Kai Feng Master, so he complained directly, "Brother Kai Feng, don’t you think I’ve been embarrassed enough? Everyone knows today’s Magical Combat was a joke."

"That’s not how it is, Junior Brother Sui," Kai Feng Master said with a grin. "The Demon Race are all bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. If it weren’t truly afraid of you, why would it have run all over the place? If it was confident it could kill you, do you think it wouldn’t have tried?"

Du Youqian fell into thought.

Kai Feng Master continued, "Others aren’t fools. They can naturally see that a Tier Four Demon King is so wary of you. Your strength is self-evident. So you’ve already achieved your goal: you’ve cleared your name. Your victory over Master Changfu in that spar wasn’t a fluke. Not even a Tier Four Demon King is your match. The entire Immortal City Alliance now recognizes you as having Tier Four combat strength. Tell me, isn’t that worth celebrating?"

The corners of Du Youqian’s mouth curled up. "Brother Kai Feng, you make a good point. I suppose it really is worth celebrating."

"Of course."

"By the way, Brother Kai Feng, there’s something I’d like to ask your advice on."

"Junior Brother, just speak your mind."

And so, Du Youqian spoke his mind. "I’m also thinking of having Ruihan City’s merchant caravans make some trips toward the Endless Desert Sea. After seeing the Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan today, I feel it would be wonderful if they could become allies. I’d like to ask you, Brother Kai Feng, to analyze for me whether this is feasible."

Kai Feng Master closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. Then, slowly nodding, he opened them. "The Howling Moon Silver Wolf, Golden Silk Green-eyed Ape, Three-tailed Blue Fox, and Golden-Spotted Black Panther clans all have tribes that secretly interact with us. Some even help escort our goods. But the Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan has never been involved. Junior Brother, why do you think that is?"

When the two conversed, Kai Feng Master often tested Du Youqian like this. It was his habit. In his own words, "I only test you because I think highly of you. There are some people I wouldn’t even bother testing, because I know they definitely wouldn’t understand. It’s better to just explain it to them in detail."

What kind of person hadn’t Du Youqian seen in his time?

So he didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.

He smiled. "The Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan’s strength is definitely at the bottom among the five clans. It’s fine for the other clans to collude with the Human Race, but if the Long-tailed Golden Chickens did, I’m afraid they’d be torn to shreds by the other four."

He deliberately gave a wrong answer first.

As expected, the corners of Kai Feng Master’s mouth hooked up. "Is that really so?"

Du Youqian pretended to think, then frowned. "No, that can’t be it. Colluding with the Human Race isn’t the real problem. The other four clans wouldn’t make an issue of it. There must be another reason. Let me think..."

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "The Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan has a varied diet, so they can survive easily. Moreover, their bloodline has no major highlights—it’s rather mediocre. But at the same time, it doesn’t require precious resources to awaken. Even without befriending the Human Race and obtaining extra resources, they can survive just fine. So, they probably figure less trouble is better than more."

Kai Feng Master looked at him in surprise. "Did someone give you a hint?"

Seeing Du Youqian’s innocent expression, Kai Feng Master couldn’t help but shake his head. "You actually figured it out yourself!"

Judging by his complicated gaze, he found it hard to believe, and was unwilling to believe it.

In Kai Feng Master’s eyes, although Du Youqian was a genius, reaching the Golden Core Late Stage at just over eighty years old meant he must have devoted all his thoughts to Cultivation.

On top of that, his Magical Combat ability was extremely strong, allowing him to contend with the Nascent Soul Early Stage. That alone was already incredible.

’Even if he started training in his mother’s womb, he couldn’t be this formidable, could he?’

’He’s also intimately familiar with all sorts of cultivation methods, as if he’s been immersed in them for a very long time.’

’Now it seems he also has a deep understanding of worldly wisdom—no, of the ways of demons.’

’This is just too...’

’It’s hard to understand and accept.’

’A person can’t—or at least, shouldn’t—be such a genius in every single aspect, right?’

Kai Feng Master wasn’t particularly jealous; after all, he was a genius himself, and his Realm was higher.

He was just a little emotionally stirred. He quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile, "So, if you want to deal with the Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan and have them cooperate with Ruihan City’s trade, the most crucial thing is to offer something that will move their hearts. Moreover, deception is useless. The Long-tailed Golden Chickens aren’t smart, but they are extremely sensitive. They can keenly perceive all kinds of human Emotions and thoughts. Very few people can fool them."

Du Youqian asked humbly, "Is there anything that their clan considers crucial and desperately needs, but is in severely short supply?"

"Yes!" Kai Feng Master said in a firm tone. "There really is!"

"What is it?"

Kai Feng Master said slowly, "If it were anyone else, I really wouldn’t tell them. But since it’s you, Junior Brother, who wants to know... tonight, you must drink three jars of the ’Thousand-Day Drunk’ brewed by my clan!"

Du Youqian could only give a wry smile. "Three jars it is."

Satisfied, Kai Feng Master told him, "Actually, according to our clan’s records, ten or twenty thousand years ago, the Long-tailed Golden Chickens were not weak at all. On the contrary, their combat strength was extremely high. Not only did they have terrifying attack power—their sharp beaks could easily pierce the bodies of Human Race Cultivators of the same level—but their claws, while slightly weaker than the Golden-Spotted Black Panther clan’s, were also exceptionally formidable. Plus, they were agile and fast flyers, a true nightmare for Human Race Cultivators. The reason they are so weak now is that the talent in their bloodline has not been awakened at all, and it’s becoming harder and harder to do so. If this continues, they will only grow weaker."

Du Youqian listened intently.

Although it didn’t seem related to what the Long-tailed Golden Chickens needed, Du Youqian knew Kai Feng Master wouldn’t speak without a purpose.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Kai Feng Master slowly explained, "The reason the Long-tailed Golden Chicken clan has fallen to this state is that after they were forced to leave their ancestral lands, they lost their source of two important things: the Thorny Insect and Bi Fang Gravel."

Du Youqian considered himself well-informed, but he had never even heard of these two things.

Fortunately, Kai Feng Master didn’t keep him in suspense and began to explain in detail. "The Thorny Insect is a bug of extreme importance for awakening the bloodline potential of the Long-tailed Golden Chickens. If they can regularly feed on these insects, their chances of awakening their potential will be at least ten times greater than they are now."

"As for Bi Fang Gravel, the Long-tailed Golden Chickens can swallow it to enhance their digestive abilities, allowing them to eat many foods that a Long-tailed Golden Chicken below Tier Three currently cannot eat or digest. In the long run, this also helps them better develop their bloodline potential."

"Both of these things are very important, but relatively speaking, the Thorny Insect is more important. If you, Junior Brother, could provide them with a stable supply of Thorny Insects, you could probably even negotiate for a Tier Four Long-tailed Golden Chicken to be your mount. But if you really did provide them with a stable supply of Thorny Insects... the Immortal City Alliance would find a way to deal with you."

At this point, Kai Feng Master’s expression became a half-smile.

Du Youqian quickly said, "I am part of the Human Race, after all. My loyalties won’t be misplaced."

"I naturally believe you, Junior Brother. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have told you," Kai Feng Master said with a sigh. "However, there are many short-sighted people who, for the sake of profit, will even go so far as to aid the enemy. Some even collude with the Demon Race to murder Human Race geniuses. Weren’t you ambushed back in the day, Junior Brother?"

Du Youqian smiled but said nothing.

With that, the conversation came to an end for the time being.

That night, the banquet hosted by Kai Feng Master was a lively affair. Almost all the Cultivators at the Golden Core Realm and above in the alliance attended. Even the commander-in-chief of the Immortal City Alliance’s joint forces, Nanfeng Master, dropped by to join the fun and ask for a cup of wine.

Du Youqian, of course, kept his promise and drank three jars of "Thousand-Day Drunk."

This Immortal Brew was indeed potent. Even with his Cultivation, he was a little tipsy after finishing it—a feeling he hadn’t experienced in many years.

The next day, Du Youqian suppressed his aura early in the morning and went to the other side. Using the agreed-upon method, he called over Jinrong, the Long-tailed Golden Chicken from yesterday’s Magical Combat.

"Friend Jinrong, you’re looking to be in good spirits!"

"Yeah, I got so much exercise yesterday, it really worked up my appetite," Jinrong cackled. "I didn’t think you’d actually dare to show up. But I’m a demon of my word. Today, I’ll definitely treat you to the most delicious chicken!"

Du Youqian patted the Wine Gourd at his waist and smiled. "I brought some good wine, too. You can drink, can’t you?"

"Of course!"

Du Youqian had "borrowed" a few jars of Thousand-Day Drunk from Kai Feng Master last night.

’Business is always better discussed over food and wine.’

’When everyone’s drinking happily, many problems cease to be problems.’

Besides, after asking Kai Feng Master for the detailed appearance and characteristics of the "Thorny Insect" and "Bi Fang Gravel," Du Youqian was already confident.

He knew a place where Bi Fang Gravel was everywhere, free for the taking!