I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

The Sui Family’s Core Formation Ancestor, Sui Zhi, and the Bian Family’s Core Formation Ancestor, Bian Zijian, stood a thousand zhang apart, their auras clashing across the void.

Bian Zijian said grimly, "This little beast destroyed my boy, Wuque’s, foundation, severing his path on the Dao! Junior Brother Sui, are you really going to protect this little beast? If so, don’t blame me for getting ruthless!"

Another voice rang out, "Bian Zijian, are you going to bully a junior?"

It was another ancestor from the Sui Family, Sui Bian.

Bian Zijian’s rage made the very air in Ruihan City tremble violently. "Are you going to take advantage of my grand-uncle’s absence to gang up on me? Believe it or not, when my grand-uncle returns, he’ll tear Ruihan City apart, and then it’ll be over for everyone!"

The Bian Family had two Core Formation cultivators. One was at the front lines, leading a detachment that included most of the cultivators from the Four Great Clans.

Meanwhile, the Sui Family’s three Core Formation cultivators were all in Ruihan City, though one was currently in seclusion.

While the three of them were in a standoff, the Rong Family’s Core Formation Master also quietly arrived. Only the Shen Family’s Core Formation Master remained in seclusion.

Du Youqian stood there with a smile, seemingly oblivious that he was in the eye of a storm, a volatile situation that could erupt at any moment and see him shattered by the aftershocks of a battle between four Core Formation Masters.

The Rong Family’s Core Formation Master, Rong Xiuxin, said, "Brothers, please, let’s not lose our tempers. We must discuss how to handle today’s matter, but we can’t just argue out here and become a laughingstock for the whole city, can we?"

Of course, no one actually dared to laugh.

The oppressive might from the standoff between the four Core Formation Masters made the entire city’s population tremble in fear. A great, dark mass of people fell to their knees on the streets, and many nearby Cultivators with low Cultivation and even Mortals fainted outright.

The people of the city, though not daring to speak, were all wailing inwardly: ’Please, Ancestors, withdraw your Divine Abilities!’

Sui Zhi laughed heartily. "Bian Zijian, what do you say?"

"To the meeting, then. And bring this little beast with us!" As he spoke, Bian Zijian flung a Treasure-Level rope from afar, intending to bind Du Youqian and drag him away.

Du Youqian sneered. His Spiritual Artifact-Level Flying Sword shot forward to meet the rope. There was no sound, but everyone felt an earth-shattering tremor from the point of impact.

The Flying Sword shattered inch by inch, but the Treasure Rope also broke into dozens of pieces!

"You dare, you little beast!" Bian Zijian cursed, a mixture of shock and fury in his voice.

But for all his cursing, he didn’t make another move.

The Cultivators kneeling below might have thought he was upholding his status, unwilling to strike a junior again.

But Sui Zhi, Sui Bian, and Rong Xiuxin, who were present, knew the truth: Bian Zijian was shocked! He was intimidated!

Sui Xiao’s sword strike, capable of severing a Treasure-Level rope, also had the potential to severely injure or even kill him!

"What powerful Sword Intent!" Rong Xiuxin, who appeared as a beautiful middle-aged woman, let out a soft laugh. "Congratulations to my two brothers from the Sui Family. This child is likely a once-in-a-millennium genius. The Sui Family has a worthy successor!"

Sui Zhi said smugly, "Who’s to say the young phoenix’s cry won’t be clearer than the old’s? Xiao’er, do not be rude to the Bian Family Ancestor. Apologize now, won’t you?"

Du Youqian brazenly bowed in Bian Zijian’s direction. "Ancestor of the Bian Family, please forgive me for being young and impetuous, and for my rudeness to you. However, Ancestor, you shouldn’t push me too hard either. I have a short fuse and can’t stand being wronged. I wouldn’t want to act on impulse again and accidentally injure you with my sword. How embarrassing would that be? After all, the Four Great Clans are all connected, are we not?"

"That’s enough!" Sui Bian shouted. "Let’s go. To the meeting hall."

Sui Zhi casually tossed a Floating Cloud Flight Treasure to Du Youqian. Du Youqian stepped onto it and steered it with some difficulty toward the place where the ancestors usually held their meetings.

This was a rather old wooden cabin, and its tables and chairs creaked.

Although the ancestors rarely gathered together—the place might not have been used for several years—someone clearly cleaned it daily. It was old, but quite clean.

The four Core Formation Masters took their seats one after another. Bian Zijian glared at Du Youqian, fuming, his eyes filled with both anger and a measure of wariness.

Du Youqian stood to the side, looking completely unconcerned.

No one spoke.

After a long moment, Rong Xiuxin, who seemed unfazed by Rong Panxi’s tragic state, spoke with a charming smile, "Why have my brothers fallen silent?"

"There’s nothing to say," Bian Zijian said, losing all semblance of an ancestor’s dignity. He stubbornly tilted his chin up like a common rogue. "What he did to my boy, Wuque, I’ll do the exact same to him. Otherwise, this matter isn’t over."

Before Sui Zhi could speak, Du Youqian cut in with a smile, "That’s an excellent proposal, Ancestor Bian. Let’s have a life-and-death duel! I just wonder, even if you manage to kill me, how much of your power will you have left? And if you’re gone, what will happen to the hundreds of thousands of people in the Bian Family?"

Bian Zijian’s face went livid. Sui Zhi shouted, "Nonsense! This is not your place to speak! Step back!"

Du Youqian bowed to Sui Zhi. "Yes. Your grandson spoke out of turn and was rude."

Sui Zhi then turned to Bian Zijian. "Brother Zijian, don’t be so quick to accuse Xiao’er of bullying his juniors. He, Bian Wuque, and Rong Panxi all grew up together. They’re peers. How can you call that bullying a junior? If we’re judging by the rules, he intentionally injured someone, which is a violation that warrants a fine... Let me calculate. Bian Wuque is at the Qi Cultivation Middle Stage, and Rong Panxi is at the Qi Cultivation Early Stage. Their injuries are extremely severe... That’s a fine of twenty Spiritual Jade. Furthermore, because both are of Direct Inheritance, we add a triple penalty, for a total of eighty Spiritual Jade."

"Furthermore, according to the rules jointly established by our Four Great Clans, Xiao’er must also serve on the front lines in their place—ten years for each, so twenty years in total. Of course, this service can also be substituted with a considerable amount of resources."

"Brother Zijian, are my calculations correct?"

Du Youqian was snickering to himself. ’I know these rules by heart. I knew all along that as long as I revealed enough strength to make the family protect me at all costs, I could have even killed Bian Wuque and Rong Panxi with few real consequences.’

Bian Zijian’s face was livid. "Don’t give me that runaround! That little beast is already at Foundation Establishment! For him to harm Bian Wuque and Rong Panxi, that *is* bullying a junior!"

Just as Sui Zhi was about to speak, Du Youqian interjected again, "Bullying a junior is indeed an unforgivable crime. However, I recall a rule stating that for a family’s Core Formation Seed, or a Core Formation Ancestor, fines and front-line service can be used in place of punishment. I’m not mistaken, am I?"

"Are you a Core Formation Ancestor?" Sui Zhi asked with a smile.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Of course not," Du Youqian replied, also smiling.

"Then you’re saying you’re a Core Formation Seed?" Sui Bian chimed in, playing his part.

"Yes."

Bian Zijian couldn’t help but roar in anger, "Just because you say you’re a Core Formation Seed, that makes you one? I could just as well say my boy, Wuque, is a Core Formation Seed!"

"There are, in fact, criteria for determining who is a Core Formation Seed," Sui Zhi said slowly and deliberately. "Let me think..."

Sui Bian prompted him, "It seems to be related to one’s Cultivation speed."

"Right, right!" Sui Zhi slapped his thigh as if he had just remembered. "So I wonder, is our Xiao’er going from the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation to Foundation Establishment in a single year enough to qualify as a Core Formation Seed?"

Silence.

Both Bian Zijian and Rong Xiuxin were people who cared about their dignity; they couldn’t tell such a blatant lie.

Sui Bian and Sui Zhi continued their back-and-forth. "His Cultivation speed is enough to qualify, but I wonder if his Magical Combat ability is up to par. After all, if he doesn’t have sufficient Protective Measures and dies prematurely, he won’t be able to reach Core Formation, will he?"

Sui Zhi said, "Xiao’er just reached Foundation Establishment and already severely injured that... that Bian somebody from the Bian Family, the one at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, with a single strike. I suppose his Magical Combat ability can be considered barely adequate."

Sui Bian nodded. "I also think it’s barely adequate."

"Alright, that’s enough!" Bian Zijian fumed with impotent rage, but he couldn’t bring himself to completely tear down all pretenses.

He could already see that the Sui Family was determined to protect Sui Xiao at all costs.

Of course, it would be a joke if the Sui Family *didn’t* protect Sui Xiao.

After all, that little beast Sui Xiao truly had the potential to reach Core Formation.

Barring any great, unforeseen disaster, he should reach Core Formation without any issue.

But Bian Zijian’s heart ached!

Bian Wuque was a junior he had high hopes for, one who also had a decent chance of reaching Core Formation.

But now he had been ruthlessly crippled!

This created a talent gap in the Bian Family for the next several decades.

If he just swallowed this insult, wouldn’t the Bian Family be at the Sui Family’s mercy from now on?

Du Youqian had been observing the interactions between the Core Formation Ancestors the entire time.

’In the future,’ he thought, ’these people will all be my assets.’

’The Sui Family will be my foundation. The other three great clans have intermarried with the Sui Family for generations and are deeply connected. Although there is internal strife, they quarrel without ever truly breaking apart.’

’I can definitely bring them under my control and slowly turn them into vassal families of the Sui Family.’

’The reason I insisted on making such a scene today was to plant a seed in their minds.’

’To reveal my genius to its fullest extent!’

’This is not the time to be modest. On the contrary, I must be bold and relentless. I need to make all the great clans realize that only by following me can they lead their families, and Ruihan City, to greater heights.’