I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

When Du Youqian was dug out from deep beneath the rubble, everyone just thought he was lucky.

After all, he had been caught in a surprise attack by the Demon Race—one led by a Tier Three Demon King, no less. The battle had broken out right near his courtyard, yet he’d been unconscious the entire time, gone completely unnoticed by the demons, and only suffered minor scrapes. His luck was almost unbelievable.

To put it in perspective, six Foundation Establishment Cultivators had fallen that night, and the casualties among Qi Cultivation disciples and mortal workers numbered in the hundreds.

Even within Bingchou Squad, one person had died and several others were injured.

Yet he was completely unscathed.

No one guessed that the demons had been after Du Youqian.

In the end, the Tier Three Demon King only managed to escape with a handful of Tier Two Demons. The other thirty-plus Tier Two Demons were all killed in action, with none captured alive.

Even when Lu Yao Master used a Soul Search technique, he found nothing. It was likely that a Tier Four Demon King had intervened before they arrived, using Divine Abilities to place a defense within their seas of consciousness.

This was a common tactic in the tens of thousands of years of war between the Human and Demon Races. When you sent in Death Warriors, you certainly didn’t expect them to be delivering intelligence.

Thus, for a long time, the Demon Race’s surprise attack remained an unsolved mystery for the Immortal City Alliance.

They couldn’t fathom why the Demon Race would dispatch an elite force for such a suicidal assault.

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"So, Master, who was that Core Formation cultivator who heavily wounded the Golden Silk Green-eyed Ape King with a single sword strike? To hide so deeply, what could they be plotting?" asked Bai Xianjing, Lu Yao Master’s disciple who had once investigated Qi Hengliang’s poisoning.

He had a faint feeling that this demon attack was inextricably linked to Bingchou Squad.

’But isn’t Bingchou Squad just a little too good at stirring up trouble?’

’Or to put it another way, isn’t that Sui Xiao a little too good at stirring up trouble?’

Lu Yao Master shook his head in silence.

’He wanted to know too, but unfortunately, there wasn’t a single clue.’

’This incident had happened under his C Detachment, causing him to lose a great deal of face.’

’When he met with the commanders of the other detachments, a Core Formation Master who had never gotten along with him had jeered, "Does the Demon Race think the C Detachment is a pushover?"’

’"Otherwise, why attack only the C Detachment and not any of the others?"’

’It was truly impossible to explain.’

"Master, could we ask a senior skilled in Divination to perform a reading?"

Lu Yao shot his clueless disciple a glare.

’Did he really think they wouldn’t try divination after being infiltrated and attacked in their own camp?’

’The problem was that the divination yielded nothing!’

’Why the demons attacked, who their target was, who the inside agent in the Immortal City Alliance was, who wounded the Tier Three Demon King with a single sword strike... Ma Master had already tried to divine all of it.’

’And he came up with nothing!’

’And you still have the gall to ask.’

’Doesn’t a Nascent Soul Master have his pride?’

’Do you think he’s going to announce his failure to you?’

’Kids these days are so clueless.’

Bai Xianjing wasn’t completely dense. Seeing his master’s expression, he realized he had asked something he shouldn’t have.

He sheepishly fell silent.

In his heart, however, he made up his mind to keep a closer eye on that Sui Xiao from now on.

’If anything else strange happens, then there’s no need to guess—Sui Xiao is definitely the problem.’

~~~~~~~~~

The Bian Family’s plots had failed twice in a row; they were bound to be more cautious the third time.

This time, they had used their family’s hidden reserves to obscure the workings of fate, successfully deceiving the Nascent Soul Master, Ma Yu Master, in his Divination.

The price they paid for this was, by all accounts, staggering.

And yet, they still hadn’t managed to eliminate that little thief.

This made them wonder if the little thief Sui Xiao was truly favored by destiny: surviving a fall off a cliff with a fortuitous encounter, and now escaping an attack by a Tier Three Demon King by conveniently fainting in a pile of rubble.

Wasn’t his luck a little too outrageous?

For the time being, at least, the Bian Family didn’t dare launch another attack.

They couldn’t risk running into another bizarre, uncanny incident.

’In any case, there was no need to rush. Even if that brat Sui Xiao really had an Earth Spirit Root, or even a Celestial Spirit Root, it would still take him a few years to reach Foundation Establishment, right? And Core Formation would take at least fifty or sixty years, wouldn’t it?’

’No need to rush. There was plenty of time to plan slowly. Next time, it had to be a killing blow.’

And so, time flew by.

Nearly a year had passed since Du Youqian arrived at the front lines.

Other than the time the camp was ambushed by the Demon Race, he hadn’t had any real opportunities to deal with them.

Starting today, he planned to attempt his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

He had paid a certain price to injure that Tier Three Golden Silk Green-eyed Ape King; otherwise, he would have reached Foundation Establishment a month ago.

Now that the time had come, Du Youqian felt he should conceal the process of his breakthrough. He couldn’t let the Bian and Rong Families find out.

’Once he succeeded in his Foundation Establishment and stabilized his Cultivation, he would immediately return to Ruihan City.’

’As for the GPA, that wasn’t a concern.’

’Even though he had never once set foot on the battlefield or slain a single demon, Sui Zhi Ancestor had long ago arranged for the family’s Alchemists to refine enough Elixirs. They would be submitted in his name to accumulate GPA for him; Ten Thousand GPA Points could be gathered quickly.’

’In truth, if he were willing to announce that he was the one who had heavily wounded the Tier Three Golden Silk Green-eyed Ape King that night, he wouldn’t just get ten thousand points—they’d give him a hundred thousand.’

But Du Youqian wanted to keep a low profile, to do good deeds without seeking recognition.

’Besides, he couldn’t take any extra GPA with him, and he didn’t care for any of the items available for redemption.’

’A hundred thousand GPA? A mere drop in the bucket.’

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"What? You’re looking for a place to break through to Foundation Establishment?" Sui Xing, the Sui Family Side Branch cultivator assigned to liaise with Du Youqian, wondered if he was suffering from cultivation deviation and hearing things.

When he had been assigned by the ancestor, Sui Zhi, to liaise with Du Youqian, he had received a hint that Du Youqian was likely a peerless talent, possessing an Earth Spirit Root or perhaps even a Celestial Spirit Root.

And not, as everyone had been privately gossiping, that the ancestor was only so attentive because he had fathered Du Youqian through an affair with his daughter-in-law.

’But, but... this was just too absurd, wasn’t it?’

’From the Qi Cultivation Third Layer to preparing for Foundation Establishment in just one short year?’

’That completely defies the fundamental principles of Immortal Cultivating!’

’Even if you had a Celestial Spirit Root...’

’Wait a minute. If he thought about it carefully, if Sui Xiao truly did have a Celestial Spirit Root, was practicing a top-tier Cultivation Technique, possessed astounding Comprehension, and was aided by Elixirs, then in theory, it was possible to reach Foundation Establishment in a year...’

’But theory was just theory. In practice, it was definitely impossible!’

’It wasn’t as if the Immortal City Alliance had never seen a Celestial Spirit Root Cultivator before.’

’In the past, the fastest Celestial Spirit Root Cultivators took at least five or six years, maybe even seven or eight, to go from the Qi Cultivation Third Layer to Foundation Establishment.’

’Those who were late bloomers, or who were too wild in their youth and couldn’t settle down to their Cultivation; or those with lazy personalities who worked in fits and starts; or those who were distracted by other Cultivation Techniques... it was common for them to take over a decade to reach Foundation Establishment.’

’Foundation Establishment in a year?’

’Unheard of!’

’If someone could really reach Foundation Establishment in a year... then wouldn’t that make him, a one-hundred-and-twenty-year-old at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, a hopeless idiot?’

"Sui Xiao, you’re not joking with your granduncle, are you?"

That was right. In terms of seniority, Sui Xing was a distant paternal cousin of Sui Xiao’s father.

The kind of relation still considered close family.

Du Youqian smiled. "Granduncle, please make the preparations for me."

"But... I don’t have a Foundation Establishment Pill here. The Ancestor has not yet granted one."

Du Youqian waved his hand dismissively. "A Foundation Establishment Pill? I don’t need one."

’At this point, he didn’t mind showing off his genius to his family.’

’Compared to a Sect, a family—while certainly not lacking in open and hidden conflicts—was bound by blood. The more of a genius he proved to be, the more his clansmen would support him, piling all their resources onto him in the hope that he would lead the family to soar to new heights.’

If he were in a Sect, Du Youqian would never have revealed his unique qualities; that would be like a tall tree in the forest, drawing the wind to itself.

’Of course, the fact that he was from the family’s Direct Lineage was also an important factor.’

’Because if he had been born into a Side Branch, he might have been suppressed by the Direct Lineage.’

’After all, no one in power is willing to risk losing that power.’

’But since he was from the Direct Lineage, it was his duty as a family cultivator to lead the family to greater heights.’

’Everyone believed this. The cultivators from the Side Branches wouldn’t hold him back; they would count on him to make the pie bigger so that everyone could get a larger slice.’

Sui Xing thought for a moment, then said decisively, "I will arrange a hidden place for you. But don’t rush into your breakthrough. Take some time first to align your body and mind."

Sui Xing had been at the front lines for several years. As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from a Side Branch who had been nurtured by the family, his Cultivation path had been supplied with various Elixirs and Spirit Stones by the family; even his Foundation Establishment Pill had been a gift from them.

When the family needed him to fulfill his "military service" obligation, he naturally had to step up without hesitation.

This wasn’t a case of the Direct Lineage exploiting the Side Branches. In fact, if Du Youqian hadn’t been exiled, he too would have had to take a tour on the front lines after reaching Foundation Establishment.

But, needless to say, the Direct Lineage certainly received some preferential treatment compared to the Side Branches.

Sui Xing had become a seasoned veteran on the front lines, and he had naturally managed all his connections with great skill.

He quickly found a place normally used for storage where Du Youqian could attempt his breakthrough.

Best of all, because the place was used to store many materials that required Spiritual Qi for preservation, there was a Tier Two Spirit Vein underground.

After leading Du Youqian over, he stuffed a porcelain vial into his hands.

"Take this and use it for now. I’ll get reimbursed by the Ancestor later."

Du Youqian opened it and saw a Foundation Establishment Pill inside.

Upon further questioning, he learned that Sui Xing had sold one of his own Spiritual Artifacts and added his savings to it, then asked a connection to buy this Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Thank you for your kindness, Granduncle, but I really don’t need..." Du Youqian sighed.

Sui Xing smiled. "I know that a Celestial Spirit Root cultivator almost never fails at Foundation Establishment. But throughout history, there have always been one or two examples of failure... I’m not cursing you to fail, but I hope that even if you do, you’ll have a fallback. At worst, you can just try again in a few years. You’re still young, you can afford to wait."

Du Youqian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It was, after all, a gesture of goodwill from Sui Xing, so he had no choice but to accept it.

’But in reality, with his "One Certificate Forever" attribute, he couldn’t fail at Foundation Establishment at all. He couldn’t even fail at Core Formation.’

’He could only hold on to this Foundation Establishment Pill for now and find a way to give it to one of Sui Xing’s descendants in the future.’

’He would have to see if any of Sui Xing’s descendants met his standards for both talent and loyalty. If not, loyalty alone would suffice. He planned to make a grand gesture to win support, cultivating a group of followers within the family who would be loyal to him.’

’The Ancestor? Soon, I will be the Ancestor!’