I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Life on the front lines was actually quite pleasant.

The only problem was the slow pace of his Cultivation.

Every day, Du Youqian would drink and carouse with other Nascent Soul Masters or promising Core Formation Masters, occasionally showing off a skill—like Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Puppetry Art, or Talisman Making...

As for his Divination Art and Array Dao, Du Youqian never flaunted them in public.

’A man has to keep some aces up his sleeve.’

The Long-tailed Golden Chicken was even more anxious than Du Youqian, pestering him every other day. "Where’s the caravan? Where’s your caravan? What about the Bi Fang Gravel? We want the Bi Fang Gravel!"

Du Youqian simply stalled.

Organizing the caravan and training the personnel all took time.

Moreover, the people responsible for gathering the Bi Fang Gravel in the future had to be absolutely loyal. ’He couldn’t possibly have the great Qingxu Tongxuan Guanmiao True Monarch himself bend over to pick up rocks, could he!’

The good news was that Kai Feng Master had agreed to join. He even brought several experienced caravan leaders directly from the Seven Cities Alliance to train Ruihan City’s new caravan.

Du Youqian had no intention of letting Kai Feng Master’s men join the caravan directly. With too many eyes and ears, the secret of the Bi Fang Gravel would inevitably be exposed.

Kai Feng Master wasn’t a patient man, either. As soon as Du Youqian’s caravan was ready, he constantly urged him to set off.

"But I haven’t even completed my ten years of service!"

Kai Feng Master gave him a cryptic smile, shook his head, and walked away.

Over the next few days, the Tier Four Howling Moon Silver Wolf Demon King and the Tier Four Golden-Spotted Black Panther Demon King successively issued challenges, specifically demanding a one-on-one duel with Du Youqian to avenge their previous defeats.

Then, after a "fierce," "tragic," and "all-out" Magical Combat, both Demon Kings conceded defeat... putting on a show for Du Youqian’s benefit.

Then, the Immortal Dao Alliance announced that "due to Master Sui Xiao, with his Golden Core Late Stage Cultivation, defeating Tier Four Demon Kings in Magical Combat on three separate occasions, his merits are outstanding. He has greatly boosted the morale of the Human Race and promoted its martial spirit. He is hereby rewarded with a two-year reduction in his term of service."

It was as simple as that.

And so, at the age of ninety-five, after eight years of service, Du Youqian finally returned to Ruihan City.

Eight short years... eight long years.

For a Cultivator, especially a Golden Core Cultivator, it might just be the length of a single seclusion session.

For a Mortal, it could mean their youth had faded, their children had grown up, or the progress bar toward inevitable death had crept forward a significant chunk...

Even though Du Youqian had been far away on the front lines, major events in the city were regularly reported to him.

After returning, he spoke with the heads of various departments and swiftly brought the entire situation under his complete control.

As for Sui Yu, he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment, living up to his reputation as a genius.

For the past few years, Sui Yu had been using Du Youqian’s name to visit relatives in Dali City annually.

Thanks to Du Youqian’s illustrious reputation—from defeating Master Changfu in a sparring match on the front lines and later vanquishing a Tier Four Demon King in Magical Combat—Sui Yu was also received with great hospitality in Dali City.

After listening to Sui Yu’s report on recent developments, Du Youqian deliberated and concluded that the time was not yet ripe. He instructed Sui Yu to visit Dali City more frequently, make more friends, and wait for the situation to evolve.

Meanwhile, Du Youqian himself began intense preparations for the first caravan journey.

He would definitely have to personally oversee this first trip; otherwise, the trade route would be impossible to establish.

He planned to use the excuse of "having recovered some memories from a past life" to head northwest until he opened a path to the Four Principles Sect. As the reincarnated founding ancestor of the sect, he would then reclaim his authority. While such cases weren’t common, they were by no means unheard of, so it wouldn’t attract too much attention.

In Du Youqian’s future plans, the entire trade route would be divided into two segments.

He would have the Four Principles Sect handle trade with the various powers to the west, beyond the Endless Desert Sea. They would sell the goods sent from Ruihan City to these western factions and, in turn, gather the unique products and commodities from the west at Four Principles Mountain.

Four Principles Mountain would serve as the central hub.

Ruihan City’s caravan, in turn, would only be responsible for picking up goods from Four Principles Mountain.

They would then transport the goods from Four Principles Mountain back to the Immortal City Alliance to be sold.

This would create a perfect, closed-loop trade route.

One day, Du Youqian called for a family council. The ancestors who were not in seclusion, family members holding important positions, and representatives from the vassal families all gathered.

It was rare for Sui Xiao Ancestor to call a meeting. Considering his recent series of actions, everyone guessed what it was about: the trade route was likely about to be launched.

On the surface, of course, everyone in the family was completely supportive of Du Youqian’s plan.

In reality, however, while about half of them were supportive, a significant minority were opposed.

After all, the plan sounded too fantastical.

Opening a trade route from Ruihan City to the Four Domains of the Endless Desert?

If it were that easy, why hadn’t the A Level Immortal Cities done it? How could it possibly fall to Ruihan City—an Immortal City that was previously only C Level and had only been grudgingly promoted to B Level after Sui Xiao Ancestor advanced to the Golden Core Late Stage and repeatedly defeated Tier Four opponents?

’Those major cities, with their multiple Nascent Soul Ancestors, dozens of Golden Core Masters, and populations in the tens of millions, had all tried and failed miserably. Could we really succeed?’

’If we failed, wouldn’t it be a tremendous waste of manpower and resources?’

But Sui Xiao Ancestor’s prestige was at its peak, so no one dared to oppose him openly.

It was just that while Sui Xiao Ancestor was preparing the caravan, some people feigned compliance while secretly obstructing his efforts, deliberately slacking off.

Du Youqian was well aware of all this. He had called today’s meeting precisely to get everyone on the same page.

Some people had rushed over early in the morning, only to find that Sui Xiao Ancestor had arrived even earlier.

They saw Sui Xiao Ancestor, who still had the appearance of a handsome young man, sitting at the head of the table with his eyes closed, occupying the seat of honor without question. Sui Yu stood respectfully by his side. A young woman from the Rong Family, known as Rong Qiao’er, the family’s greatest beauty in a century, stood behind the ancestor, living up to her name by obediently massaging his shoulders.

In the world of Cultivators, beauty is not a scarce resource.

Aptitude is.

To be hailed as the Rong Family’s greatest beauty in a century, Rong Qiao’er was naturally stunning. But more importantly, she was rumored to possess the aptitude of a Top Grade Spirit Root. Barely over twenty, she had already reached the Qi Cultivation Middle Stage.

Du Youqian scoffed at this.

’It’s not a Top Grade Spirit Root.’

’It’s an Earth Spirit Root!’

’And she’s not at the Qi Cultivation Middle Stage, either.’

’She’s at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, firmly in the Late Stage!’

’Such a prize shouldn’t be allowed to fall into outsiders’ hands. I can’t let her remain in the Rong Family.’

’If she reaches the Golden Core realm, or even has a chance of breaking through to Nascent Soul, it might give the Rong Family ambitions they have no business having.’

’So... I, the ancestor, have no choice but to force this union and marry her to Sui Yu!’

’Sui Yu isn’t actually one for beautiful women; he’s an ambitious type who desires both Cultivation and power.’

’But he wouldn’t object to the ancestor thrusting a beauty upon him.’

’As for Rong Qiao’er... does she even get a say in the matter?’

’When Sui Xiao Ancestor makes an arrangement, she has no choice but to marry him.’

’Refuse to marry?’

’Throw a tantrum, make a scene, threaten suicide?’

’Don’t be ridiculous.’

’Even if she dies, I, the ancestor, will turn her into a Ghost Cultivator and marry her off!’

Rong Qiao’er, of course, knew what was good for her.

She could only smile and accept, and even had to thank the ancestor for arranging the marriage.

Du Youqian had come over early in the morning precisely to discuss this matter.

’Now that it’s all settled, it’s only right that my future cousin-in-law—Sui Yu is my younger cousin, after all—should give me a shoulder rub.’

’Sui Yu wouldn’t mind, would he?’

After a while, Du Youqian opened his eyes and said faintly, "Time is up. Is everyone here? Then let’s begin."

In fact, not everyone had arrived.

But since the ancestor had spoken, those who hadn’t arrived no longer needed to. Not today, not ever again.

Everyone unanimously offered a moment of silence for the few who were running late.

Whatever valid reason they might have had for their tardiness, the ancestor had spoken, and there was nothing to be done.

Among those present today at the Core Formation realm or above were Sui Xiao Ancestor, Sui Zhi Ancestor, and Sui Xiao Ancestor’s mother, Duan Shurui Ancestor, from the Sui Family. Also present were Rong Jiaren Ancestor of the Rong Family, Bian Zijian Ancestor of the Bian Family, and Shen Weixin Ancestor of the Shen Family.

As for the other Core Formation Masters, some were in seclusion, such as Sui Bian Ancestor. Others had passed away from old age or had fallen in battle, such as Sui Jiansong Ancestor of the Sui Family, Rong Xiuxin Ancestor of the Rong Family, and Bian Churen Ancestor of the Bian Family.

The deaths of Rong Xiuxin Ancestor and Bian Churen Ancestor, however, were both somewhat suspicious.

But no one dared to raise any objections.

Nor would Du Youqian go around proclaiming that he was the one who had killed them.

’Why?’

’It wasn’t for some old grudge, of course.’

’It was because until the Sui Family’s position was completely secure, and until the Bian and Rong Families had grown fully accustomed to their roles as vassals, those two families would only ever be permitted to have one Core Formation Master.’

’Rong Jiaren successfully reached Core Formation, so Rong Xiuxin had to die.’

’Bian Zijian was willing to set aside his grudges and humble himself to be Du Youqian’s dog, so Bian Churen had to die.’

"I have been assembling Ruihan City’s caravan, and everyone’s enthusiastic cooperation has been most pleasing to me."

His eyes, not particularly bright and even a little sleepy, swept across the room as Du Youqian began to speak slowly.

Hearing someone who looked like a young man refer to himself as "this old man" was a bit jarring.

But everyone held their breath, terrified of interrupting the ancestor’s speech.

"However, I want the caravan to depart within one month. So, I expect none of you to drop the ball. If there are any delays that prevent the caravan from leaving on time, don’t blame me for being merciless. I don’t care whose son you are, and I don’t care whose grandfather you are. If you hinder my business, you will apologize with your head."

Du Youqian’s expression was lazy, but his tone was chilling.

Everyone, including the several Core Formation Masters and even his own mother, Duan Shurui, didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.

They were all terrified.

Du Youqian’s meaning was obvious.

He was letting bygones be bygones.

But over the next month, anyone who dared not to cooperate would face a single outcome: death!