I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 109: Chapter 105: Obtaining the Demon Core; The Wine Has Grown Cold

Finally!

He had it.

This was the Fox Demon’s Demon Core—the very one that possessed both Fire Element and Wind Element Divine Abilities!

Du Youqian studied the Demon Core in his palm.

A Golden Core is immortal.

The Golden Core of a human Core Formation Cultivator isn’t a physical object. It’s a special existence, a condensation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit that exists somewhere between the tangible and the intangible. That is why it can be immortal.

Spirit Roots and the Dao Foundation are likewise not physical things.

But the Demon Cores of the Demon Race were different. They were truly physical objects.

And since it was a physical object, it couldn’t possibly be immortal.

That was why Du Youqian had read in ancient texts that some predecessors argued that although the formation of a Demon Core in the Demon Race was equivalent to a human’s Core Formation, their actual strength was inferior to that of a human Golden Core Great Power.

This dead fox... who knew if it had been dead for several hundred or several thousand years.

At the very least, according to the records he had consulted, no living Demon had appeared in Momenan for the last few thousand years.

Du Youqian sensed it carefully and discovered that the Demon Core in his palm seemed to be showing signs of decay. The power contained within was beginning to drain away.

Even if the decay was just a faint trace for now, it was like a cracked piece of porcelain—always more prone to shattering.

This Demon Core definitely couldn’t be preserved for too long.

He had a vague feeling that in perhaps another two or three hundred years, the Demon Core would lose most of its power and decay completely.

Unless he found a good way to preserve it.

Without a doubt, for a Cultivator like him with Fire-Wind Dual Spirit Roots, this Fire-Wind Dual System Demon Core was an unparalleled tonic.

But he would need to carefully consider how best to make use of it.

Du Youqian carefully and preciously put the Demon Core away. He was about to return to the small cabin when he remembered something and turned back.

Looking at the Demon Fox’s bulging mouth, Du Youqian hesitated for a moment before squatting down and laboriously prying it open.

Sure enough, there was a dark, grimy object inside the Fox Demon’s mouth.

Du Youqian held his breath, reached in with a gloved hand, and pulled out the dark, grimy object.

After studying it for a long while and probing it with his Divine Sense, Du Youqian very reluctantly came to a conclusion: based on its weight and texture, it was probably a rock.

He didn’t discover anything mystical about it.

’Still,’ he thought, ’since the Demon Fox held it in its mouth and refused to spit it out even in death, even if it’s not some Exotic Treasure, it can’t be an ordinary item, right?’

After a moment’s hesitation, Du Youqian tried to put the stone into his Storage Treasure Pouch.

"Huh!"

A force stopped him.

The stone couldn’t be placed into the Storage Treasure Pouch.

Du Youqian quickly raised the stone, held it up to the sunlight, and then extended his Divine Sense, inspecting it millimeter by millimeter.

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Hidden in the center of the stone was something that was probably even smaller than an ant, emitting an extremely faint pulse of life that he had almost overlooked.

In other words...

This damn thing wasn’t a stone at all.

It was an egg!

It was just that after countless years, the eggshell had turned to stone.

Of course, it was also possible that this creature’s eggshell was naturally made of stone.

What kind of creature’s egg was this?

Du Youqian guessed it might be some kind of Demon.

But regardless of what it was...

It had hidden inside its egg, surviving for thousands of years, long enough for the shell to turn to stone, yet it still possessed a faint spark of life.

What a tenacious creature this must be!

Du Youqian hesitated for a moment, then decided to take the stone back with him and figure out a way to hatch it.

’It would be great if it was a powerful Demon inside,’ he mused.

Although the texts he’d read had, to varying degrees, all mentioned that the Demon Race were mortal enemies of humanity.

But his life experiences from Earth still made Du Youqian hold some expectations for the Demon Race.

In many of the web novels he had read, the Demon Race was described as beings that could be tamed and raised.

After all, who could refuse a Nine-tailed Fox, or a Cat-eared Lady?

’The Demons of this world can probably be tamed and raised... right?’

’How will I know if I don’t try?’

’Even if it can’t be tamed or raised...’

’I can always just raise it for a while and then kill it for materials.’

’It’s not like hatching one little Demon is going to destroy the world, right?’

Still, out of caution, Du Youqian performed a divination.

The result was unexpectedly the Unintentional Trigram, with a single changing line at the third position of the lower trigram.

Er...

Du Youqian found this rather vexing.

The Unintentional Trigram was, generally speaking, a pretty good one.

Zhen is the lower trigram, and Qian is the upper. Qian represents Heaven, firmness, and strength; Zhen represents Thunder, firmness, and movement.

Movement with strength, an abundance of firm Yang, spirits are stirred, and gains are certain.

However, one must follow the pure and correct path and not act recklessly. Without recklessness, there will be rewards and blessings will follow.

But for one who receives this trigram, only by following the course of nature and upholding the Righteous Dao will all things be favorable.

As for those whose conduct is improper, disaster is sure to follow.

So, was his plan to hatch this Stone Egg considered upholding the Righteous Dao, or was it improper conduct?

And that changing line at the third position was also very interesting.

In short, if he took this Stone Egg back and tried to hatch it, it would definitely have a huge impact on his destiny.

As for whether this impact would be good or bad, Du Youqian couldn’t see clearly yet.

But then Du Youqian had another thought: he needed to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm within his few remaining reincarnations.

If he always played by the rules, then the current situation—where no one had managed to break through to Nascent Soul in thousands of years—would likely continue, and he would certainly not achieve his goal.

Perhaps a bit of drastic change wouldn’t be a bad thing for him.

Only with anomalies and upheavals would the opportunity for Nascent Soul Formation appear.

And so, after securing the Stone Egg close to his body, Du Youqian started back toward the cabin.

The Array no longer suppressed the Wind Power, and the sandstorm kicked up again, quickly burying the rapidly decaying corpse of the Fox Demon.

He had just reached the cabin when Luo Jinyu rushed up to greet him, eagerly spouting a torrent of flattery before cautiously asking, "Brother Yu, are you injured?"

Du Youqian smiled slightly. "I’m fine."

’Although I expended some Essence Blood and lifespan to use Thousand Miles in One Line, it was worth it.’

’The exhaustion from unleashing my Sword Intent will fade after a little rest, and there won’t be any lasting repercussions.’

"By the way, where’s the wine I asked you to warm?"

Luo Jinyu said with a straight face, "It was warmed. And then it got cold again."

As he spoke, he handed over a glass of amber-colored Spirit Wine.

It was, indeed, cold.

Cold...

The smile on Du Youqian’s face froze.

Awkward.

’Is he blaming me for taking too long to fight?’ he wondered. ’But if I hadn’t used a war-of-attrition tactic and had just rushed in, I wouldn’t have been able to build my Sword Intent to that level, and it would have been much riskier.’

’Oh well. If the wine’s cold, it’s cold.’

’A failed attempt at looking cool... not the first time, either.’

"You saw my entire fight, didn’t you? I hope you won’t mention it to anyone," Du Youqian said, his expression turning serious.

Luo Jinyu immediately raised his hand. "I swear on my Heart Demon! If I leak any details of Brother Yu’s battle with the Demon to anyone, may I be plagued by Heart Demons during my Foundation Establishment and never break through!"

Du Youqian nodded. "There’s no need for such a heavy oath."

Luo Jinyu smiled. "Time reveals a person’s heart. I’ve only just begun to serve you, Brother Yu, so naturally, I need an oath to prove myself. Once I’ve done more for you, you will naturally come to trust me."

Du Youqian smiled as well.

"Good."

With just a few words, the relationship of master and subordinate between them was established.