I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

"I haven’t decided yet. For now, I just want a promise from you."

Du Youqian already had a plan, of course, but he wasn’t about to reveal it just yet.

He wasn’t going to dig a hole and bury Ge Sheng in it. They were friends, after all; he wouldn’t go that far.

But he was definitely going to mess with him a little. If you couldn’t mess with your friends, were you even friends at all?

Ge Sheng hesitated for another moment. "What if you ask for something outrageous?"

Du Youqian smiled. "I won’t send you to your death. I won’t make you betray the Qingxu Commerce Association, and I won’t make you betray your friends."

Ge Sheng frowned, thinking for a good while. "Fine, it’s a bet. I bet he won’t come in! He Gui has been cautious his entire life. He’d never..."

Before he could finish, Du Youqian had already sent a message with his Divine Sense, "Fellow Daoist He, your junior brother lies buried here all alone. I heard you two were very close. Why not come in and join him? Rest assured, after I kill you, I won’t desecrate your corpse, nor will I destroy the Binyin Sect. I’m not here to vent my anger, only to seek justice for my disciples who were killed and injured. Once I’ve killed you, the score between the Four Principles Sect and the Binyin Sect will be settled. I have no need to wipe out the Binyin Sect’s Inheritance."

"Hmph!" He Gui’s grunt exploded like a clap of thunder. "Such arrogance! I don’t know what despicable trick you used to harm my Junior Brother Chi Feng, but now you will pay in blood!" With his furious roar, He Gui’s Flying Boat lost all hesitation. It shot toward Four Directions Town like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Ge Sheng was dumbstruck.

’Can... can he really do that?’

He whipped his head around to look at Du Youqian.

’You... you fight dirty!’

Du Youqian let out a cunning chuckle. "Heh heh. When we made the bet, we never said I couldn’t use words to influence him."

Ge Sheng was furious. After a moment’s thought, he suddenly stopped concealing his presence and unleashed his full aura.

He was telling He Gui: ’Look! Not only is that little bastard who tore through your Sect here, but so am I, a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator! This place is a deathtrap! Don’t come, don’t come, for the love of all that’s holy, don’t come!’

At this point, nothing else mattered. He didn’t even care about the bet anymore. He just had to win, because his dignity was on the line!

But He Gui’s Flying Boat, filled with a sense of tragic, unstoppable purpose, didn’t even pause.

It barged into Four Directions Town and hovered above Du Youqian and Ge Sheng.

Ge Sheng gave Du Youqian a mournful look.

Du Youqian clapped him on the shoulder reassuringly. "Don’t worry. I promised you I wouldn’t send you to your death, and I won’t make you betray the Commerce Association or your friends."

Ge Sheng lowered his head.

’That wasn’t important.’

’What was important... was that he had lost.’

Du Youqian handed the drowsy Xiao Sha Jiang to Ge Sheng. The little creature immediately squirmed in disgust, choosing to leap down and continue sleeping on the table instead.

Ge Sheng felt another dagger twist in his heart.

Du Youqian soared into the air, stopping about a hundred feet from the Flying Boat, perfectly level with it.

The Flying Boat’s hatch lifted open, and a stone-faced He Gui stepped out onto the air, his cold gaze locking with Du Youqian’s.

For experts of their caliber, a distance of a hundred feet could be closed in less than the blink of an eye, the snap of a finger, or a single breath.

In a single, fleeting instant, a flash of lightning, they could exchange a devastating blow.

And given Du Youqian’s combat style, that first blow would likely decide the victor—and the deceased.

But naturally, He Gui wasn’t afraid.

’Afraid of a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator? He might as well dig a hole and bury himself.’

He was cautious, it was true.

But a Nascent Soul Master had his pride.

He ignored Ge Sheng, his cold eyes fixed on Du Youqian. "Junior Chi... was it your work alone?"

"Of course," Du Youqian replied.

In the few days since his conflict with the Binyin Sect began, spies from several different powers had already arrived in Four Directions Town.

That was why Ge Sheng hadn’t intervened at all, to avoid causing trouble for the Qingxu Commerce Association.

He hadn’t explained this to Du Youqian, but Du Youqian understood perfectly.

The Qingxu Commerce Association certainly wasn’t afraid of the Binyin Sect.

But the Binyin Sect had powerful backers of its own.

If the Qingxu Commerce Association were to interfere in the struggle between the Four Principles Sect and the Binyin Sect without cause, it would suffer unfavorable consequences in the political games played by the higher-ups.

The Qingxu Commerce Association had always held a neutral stance, and they had no intention of abandoning it.

He Gui’s Divine Sense swept over Four Directions Town, and he likely discovered the spies from the outside powers as well.

If Du Youqian were lying, he would be exposed quickly.

So he nodded, choosing to believe him. "You do have some skill, I’ll give you that. But this is where it ends. Any last words?"

Du Youqian frowned in thought. "Do I have to say them now? There’s no rush. I still have several thousand years of life ahead of me. After all, I’m destined to become a Divinity Transformation True Monarch. I’d rather save my last words for when my life is actually about to end."

Seeing his completely serious expression, He Gui felt his composure crack.

He finally glanced down at the ground, where Ge Sheng was drinking by himself. "Fellow Daoist," he called out, "are you going to interfere?"

Ge Sheng replied calmly, "I am Ge Sheng of the Qingxu Commerce Association. While Fellow Daoist Sui Xiao is a friend of mine, I abide by the Association’s rules. As long as you fight him one-on-one, I will not interfere. However, you should think this through. Are you sure you want to fight him? Your Junior Chi didn’t last ten blows against him."

He Gui sneered. "I’m not a useless piece of trash like Chi Feng."

It was foul to speak of his own junior brother that way, but He Gui meant every word.

In his original assessment, even if Chi Feng couldn’t win, he should have been able to retreat fully intact, suffering a minor injury at worst.

Who could have imagined Chi Feng would lose his life here!

He Gui wasted no more time on words. His silhouette seemed to suddenly shoot up, growing larger, but a closer look revealed that a massive Dharma Aspect had appeared behind him.

The Dharma Aspect was hundreds of feet tall. It was faint, like a phantom, yet its details were uncannily realistic.

Its face was ferocious but not grotesque, and it held a Thunderbolt Cone in its hand. As it brandished the weapon, thunder and lightning spilled forth.

He Gui’s actions showed how seriously he was taking Du Youqian. Before a single blow was exchanged, he had already deployed his Heaven and Earth Divine Abilities.

The enormous Dharma Aspect swung the Thunderbolt Cone, bringing it crashing down on Du Youqian!

In truth, He Gui had considered negotiating a truce.

He was an Immortal Cultivator to achieve long life and pursue the Dao, not to constantly fight and kill.

Of course, for the sake of the Binyin Sect’s honor, he didn’t mind a bit of killing.

By protecting the Binyin Sect’s honor, and even elevating its status, his own path to the Dao would become much smoother.

Right now, he was the one carrying the Binyin Sect on his shoulders. But if, in the future, the Sect managed to produce a Divinity Transformation or even a Void Step True Monarch, then he would be the one soaring high by riding the Sect’s coattails!

Thus, He Gui held no personal grudge against Du Youqian; he was simply acting from the Sect’s perspective.

Whether he should kill Du Youqian or negotiate a truce was a decision based not on his own emotions, but on the Sect’s best interests.

But upon discovering that Du Youqian was grievously injured, he had immediately changed his mind.

’Strike while he’s injured and take his life!’

Although the Binyin Sect had suffered disastrous losses and immense humiliation, as long as he suppressed this little thief in the end, everything could still be salvaged.

This wasn’t personal; it was simply the best choice for the Binyin Sect!

But what He Gui never expected was that just as he unleashed his Heaven and Earth Divine Abilities, Du Youqian’s body swayed, and the injuries—which He Gui estimated would take decades, if not a century, to heal—vanished in an instant.

’He Gui wanted to rub his eyes. Had he fallen for an Illusion Technique tonight?’

But he had lived for nearly a thousand years and was rich in combat experience. He quickly realized it had to be one of the little thief’s Divine Abilities—the power to heal rapidly.

He had wanted to seize the opportunity of Du Youqian’s severe injuries to capture him effortlessly.

But now, even though Du Youqian had fully recovered, he was already committed and couldn’t back down. He had no choice but to pour all his power into controlling the Dharma Aspect, striving to kill or grievously wound Du Youqian in a single strike.

The Heaven and Earth Divine Abilities were a class of Divine Abilities that every Cultivator had a chance of comprehending upon advancing to the Nascent Soul realm.

They were a product of a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s understanding of the Great Dao.

Of course, each person’s comprehension of Heaven and Earth differed in its details. Their power varied, and the external manifestations of their Dharma Aspects were all unique.

After observing from the ground for a moment, Ge Sheng had a good measure of He Gui’s strength.

He breathed a sigh of relief. ’Fellow Daoist Sui Xiao can handle this!’

Du Youqian had no desire to get bogged down in a long fight with He Gui.

If he used his Blood Slaughter Sword Intent and called upon the Blood Slaughter Sword to strike from a distance, he could have instantly killed He Gui.

But with so many eyes on them, Du Youqian didn’t want to reveal his trump cards and secrets.

But his other techniques... none of them could take down a veteran Nascent Soul Cultivator like He Gui in an instant.

So, the strategy Du Youqian had decided on from the beginning was to trade blows with He Gui and aim for mutual injury in the shortest time possible.

It didn’t even matter if he ended up more heavily injured.

Facing the enormous Dharma Aspect that nearly blotted out the sky, Du Youqian had originally planned to counter with "Broken Water." But a sudden impulse struck him. The Sword Intent of the Celestial Dao Sword coated Jinhuan as he slashed toward the massive Dharma Aspect.

RUMBLE—!

A brilliant flash of lightning, so bright it could have blinded a man, tore through the sky. All the Cultivators near Four Directions Town felt a thunderous roar reverberate in their ears, making their chests tighten, their vision swim, and a wave of nausea wash over them.

"What?!" He Gui choked back the mouthfuls of blood that surged up his throat—the backlash from his Dharma Aspect’s collapse.

A single sword strike!

Just one simple sword strike!

His Heaven and Earth Divine Abilities had been shattered, just like that. The massive Dharma Aspect disintegrated into the purest form of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

’Though that little thief didn’t get off easy either. He looks seriously injured...’

’Er... The little thief trembled for a moment, and then his injuries vanished completely.’

Although He Gui knew that a Divine Ability capable of instantly healing such wounds must come at an astronomical cost, whatever that cost was, it would be paid later. If the fight continued like this, his own defeat was certain.

His opponent could heal time and time again, while he could only slide deeper and deeper into the abyss!

"Stop!" He Gui took a deep breath. "Fellow Daoist Ge Sheng, I ask you to bear witness! As the Supreme Elder of the Binyin Sect, I am willing to negotiate for peace with the Four Principles Sect!"