I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

"When I went through Core Formation, I should have had at least one Core Formation Spiritual Object and one Life-Saving Elixir, right?"

"That’s right. Your Core Formation was too fast; none of us even knew..." Sui Bian sighed with some regret.

"But I didn’t use them because I wanted to save the Core Formation Spiritual Object and the Life-Saving Elixir for my mother."

"...So that’s how it was."

"So, is there a problem with me giving the Core Formation Spiritual Object and Life-Saving Elixir I saved to my mother now?"

"As long as you’re happy. By the way, there’s something I need to discuss with you. The Immortal City Alliance wants you to serve on the front lines for ten years..."

Du Youqian cut him off. "Ancestor, I also have something to discuss with you."

Sui Bian paused. An image surfaced in his mind: Du Youqian, right after his Core Formation, suppressing three other Core Formation Cultivators with a single sword strike. The figure, usually somewhat frail, had seemed incredibly imposing at that moment.

Then he remembered that Du Youqian was now in the Golden Core Late Stage. His attitude immediately softened. "Go on," he said.

"I’d like to know what’s happening in Dali City."

"Well, I have gathered some intelligence on that, so I’m somewhat informed. Basically, the main thing is..." Sui Bian tried to organize his thoughts, but after a long pause, he just repeated, "The main thing is..."

"Never mind. I’ll give you a Jade Scroll tomorrow."

Du Youqian suppressed a smile. "Fine."

This ancestor, despite having "Bian"—meaning "debate"—in his name, was not at all silver-tongued.

While his speech wasn’t completely incoherent, his ability to organize his thoughts was certainly poor.

The next day, Du Youqian finished reading the Jade Scroll from Sui Bian. After a long period of contemplation, he summoned Shen Wu and had him investigate certain matters with a specific focus.

After another moment of thought, he called for Sui Yu. "I need you to take a trip to Dali City for me."

Sui Yu was both surprised and delighted.

’Running an errand for the Ancestor is an absolutely wonderful assignment!’

’Even if the Ancestor doesn’t reward me, it doesn’t matter. If I can leave a good impression, a few words of guidance from him in the future could save me years of hard work!’

"Yes! Ancestor, what are your orders?" Sui Yu wasn’t foolish enough to call Du Youqian his cousin.

But Du Youqian told him, "You will go as my younger brother, representing me. Say that I feel terrible for not having visited my mother’s family all these years. Since I’m busy with affairs, I’m sending you with gifts to visit our relatives. Once you’re there, visit every relative who has any connection to me. Give them the gifts. Say little, see much, and listen well. Understand?"

"Yes," Sui Yu understood immediately. "I know what to do."

Sui Yu wasn’t gone for long on this trip. He returned in about a month.

Upon his return, he gave Du Youqian a detailed report: which relatives he met, what conversations took place, who tried to win him over, and who was rather cold.

Combining this with the news from Shen Wu and the information Sui Bian had collected over the past decade, Du Youqian now had a general understanding of the situation in Dali City.

Of course, some details still required further investigation.

Otherwise, when he put his plans into motion, a small mistake could lead to a massive failure.

The current state of Dali City sparked ambition in Du Youqian.

’This is an opportunity to annex Dali City!’

And Dali City’s resources were far more abundant than Ruihan City’s.

Dali City had produced Nascent Soul Cultivators!

More than one, in fact.

It was just that a little over ninety years ago, shortly before Duan Shurui married into the Sui Family, Dali City’s last Nascent Soul Cultivator, the Duan Family’s Ancestor, reached the end of his lifespan and passed away.

This, combined with other circumstances, triggered a series of upheavals.

The Duan Family, which had ruled Dali City for thousands of years, was actually losing power!

In truth, if the Duan Family’s Nascent Soul Ancestor hadn’t passed away, their direct-lineage daughter, Duan Shurui, might never have married down into the Sui Family.

However, this gave Du Youqian an excellent pretext to intervene in Dali City’s power struggle in his mother’s name and slowly devour the city!

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Though Dali City had declined significantly, if Ruihan City could truly swallow it, it would be a huge boon.

But now was not the best time to intervene.

Du Youqian’s strength was enough to change the situation.

But it couldn’t change the hearts of the people.

Forcing Dali City into submission with his strength alone would only alienate them and prevent him from reaping all the benefits.

So, he had to wait.

And Du Youqian had always been very patient. Time was on his side; the advantage was his.

Meanwhile, Shen Wu had compiled a report on the recent service rotations for the high-ranking members of the Immortal City Alliance’s joint forces. Du Youqian discovered that the key individuals he wanted to befriend were all scheduled for frontline duty in the coming years—barring any accidents.

Du Youqian used the excuse of "acting as a Guardian for his parents’ Core Formation" to delay his deployment to the front lines.

Cultivators didn’t place much importance on filial piety.

But when a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator shamelessly stalled for time, there was little anyone could do about it.

After dragging things out for four years, the father of Du Youqian’s current body failed his Core Formation. His vitality was severely damaged, but he at least managed to survive.

Duan Shurui, on the other hand, successfully achieved Core Formation.

She became the second Core Formation Cultivator in the Sui Family in the last hundred years.

With five Core Formation Cultivators in one family, the Sui Family crushed the other three families in both quantity and quality.

Although the other three families also had outstanding younger members who might reach Core Formation in the future,

the Sui Family had its own talented descendants as well.

Even with the passing of the older Sui Jiansong, they could still maintain their advantage.

Of course, in the eyes of the true higher-ups, whether Sui Jiansong could have broken through to the next Realm and extended his life was actually irrelevant.

As long as Du Youqian was around, the other three families could never turn the tables.

And if Du Youqian managed to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, a thousand years from now, the three families would have grown accustomed to being vassals of the Sui Family.

It was just like Dali City. In the beginning, the Duan Family was just one of several major families. But once a Nascent Soul Cultivator appeared in their ranks, they consolidated power over Dali City, and the other families were all reduced to vassals.

The Duan Family then concentrated its resources and successfully nurtured two consecutive generations of Nascent Soul Cultivators, making everyone accustomed to their rule over Dali City.

Even now, the main cause of the chaos in Dali City was a rebellion by the Duan Family’s Side Branch against the Direct Lineage.

Amid this chaos, several vassal families were also beginning to show their ambition...

After Duan Shurui’s Core Formation Ceremony, Du Youqian gave some simple instructions, arranged for Sui Yu to continue visiting Dali City annually to deliver gifts and make friends, and then departed for frontline service with Shen Wu.

As an ordinary Cultivator under the Immortal City Alliance, Shen Wu had his own mandatory service period anyway.

Serving under Du Youqian’s protection was actually the most comfortable and safest option for him.

When Du Youqian’s Treasure, the Flying Boat, descended at the front lines, his first order of business was naturally to pay his respects to the current commander of the joint forces. This was one of the key figures Du Youqian hoped to befriend: Nanfeng Master, a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator from the Five Cities Alliance.

To hold the position of joint forces commander, one’s Cultivation usually had to be at least Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

This commander didn’t necessarily have to be an expert in tactics or Array Formation; his primary role was to be a figurehead.

And a deterrent.

Like a nuclear weapon.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It certainly wouldn’t be launched casually.

But you couldn’t be without one.

"Sui Xiao of Ruihan City pays his respects to Nanfeng Master!"

After Du Youqian bowed, Nanfeng Master quickly helped him up and laughed heartily. "Good, truly a young talent! A Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator not yet a hundred years old... such a thing used to only exist in legends. I never thought I would be fortunate enough to witness it with my own eyes! HAHAHA, the Immortal City Alliance has a worthy successor! It won’t be long before I’ll have to hand this position over to you."

Du Youqian straightened up and took the opportunity to observe the Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator.

Nanfeng Master appeared to be in his forties or fifties and wore a Tier Four Treasure Level Crane Robe.

He had a neatly trimmed short beard and wore no crown, his hair simply held in a topknot by a Wooden Hairpin. This gave him a carefree and unrestrained air, and the smile at the corner of his lips held a hint of a devil-may-care attitude.

The Golden Core and Nascent Soul Masters Du Youqian had met before were rarely of this type. They were usually either stern, profound, or looked thoroughly evil, with a few being somewhat neurotic.

Nanfeng Master, with his air of a dashing old rogue, was a novel sight.

But one should not be fooled into thinking Nanfeng Master’s strength was as harmless as his appearance.

The sense of threat and pressure he felt from Nanfeng Master was far greater than what he had felt from Wen Wuxin, whom he had slain in his previous life.

After a few more pleasantries, Nanfeng Master said, "The Gengzi Detachment of the Geng Subteam is currently without a commander. I’ll have to trouble you to take up the post."

To Nanfeng Master’s surprise, Du Youqian actually refused.

"Then which detachment would you like to join?" Nanfeng Master was slightly displeased but didn’t show it.

Du Youqian said with a smile, "I actually possess the combat strength to fight a Nascent Soul Master. So, though I may be unworthy, I would like to serve as the commander of a subteam."

Nanfeng Master said coolly, "Strength isn’t proven with words."