I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 114: Chapter 110: Unrivaled Dominance at the Same Rank

In the dark room.

It was pitch-black, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

Suddenly, a spark ignited, followed by another, and then another.

Du Youqian opened his eyes. His gaze swept over the rows of flickering candles, and a faint smile touched his lips. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

He hadn’t used any Magic, but had instead relied purely on his Divine Sense to light the candles.

This meant he had begun to enter the stage where Divine Sense could interfere with physical matter.

Normally, this was a feat only achievable, with difficulty, by those at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, or even the Late Stage.

Of course, Du Youqian’s ability to do this was also related to the Cultivation Technique he practiced.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, he had switched to cultivating the Shangqing Purple Qi Divine Pill Creation Technique.

It had to be said, this former Foundation Technique of a Second-class Sect was truly profound.

Du Youqian had actually been studying it for a long time but still hadn’t fully comprehended it.

And although Chen Yingzhi had said the technique’s framework allowed one to cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul realm...

...Du Youqian felt there was more to it. Perhaps its upper limit was even higher than Nascent Soul.

Even though Du Youqian currently only possessed the first half of this Cultivation Technique, it was sufficient for now. The second half was available for exchange within the Holy Blood Sect, so he didn’t have to worry about a Successor Cultivation Technique.

Du Youqian had his reasons for cultivating this technique instead of waiting to learn a Holy Blood Sect technique after killing Xi Mengran.

To learn the Holy Blood Sect’s Foundation Technique, the Crimson Scripture of Profound Mystery and Spiritual Mechanism, one had to meet at least one condition: become a True Inheritor or reach Core Formation.

Core Formation, well, that was a distant prospect.

As for becoming a True Inheritor, that was a path paved with blood and slaughter.

Du Youqian had no desire to risk life and limb, fighting and struggling against others, just for the status of a True Inheritor.

Meanwhile, the Red Phoenix General’s Qi Circulation Technique, the Cultivation Technique for the Holy Blood Sect’s Inner Disciples, wasn’t that much better than the Shangqing Purple Qi Divine Pill Creation Technique.

Furthermore, the San Yi Qi Eating Technique that Du Youqian had practiced during the Qi Cultivation stage was an orthodox technique of the Profound Sects—stable and balanced. While he could theoretically switch to the Red Phoenix General’s Qi Circulation Technique, it was ultimately not as suitable as the Shangqing Purple Qi Divine Pill Creation Technique.

Du Youqian memorized the positions of the candles and closed his eyes again.

He then extended his Divine Sense. In his mind’s eye, the position of every single candle was perfectly clear, as if he were seeing them with his own eyes.

HISS!

A sound so faint it was almost imperceptible rang out.

In an instant, hundreds of flames were extinguished. Every candle was sliced cleanly in half, right through the middle.

If someone uninitiated were to witness this, they might not think much of it.

A Mortal who had mastered the art of hidden weapons could extinguish hundreds of candles in an instant.

A Cultivator, even a rookie at the Qi Cultivation Early Stage, could easily use Magic to extinguish all the candlelight in a moment.

If they were forbidden from using Magic or external objects, it would be a bit more difficult. However, a Foundation Establishment Middle to Late Stage Cultivator proficient in the Sword Dao could probably, without a Flying Sword, unleash hundreds of streams of Sword Qi in an instant to cut down all the candles.

But as for what Du Youqian had just done, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators would likely not understand it at all.

In the dark room, he had nurtured Sword Intent within his heart.

Then, once the Sword Intent was unleashed, nothing was beyond its cut.

Sword Qi can be defended against. A superior Defensive Spiritual Artifact could block tens of thousands of streams of Sword Qi.

But how could one block Sword Intent?

Sword Intent was somewhat like a spiritual attack. It had no physical form, no discernible trajectory, existing somewhere between presence and absence.

Yet it wasn’t a spiritual attack either. freewebnovёl.ƈom

The Sword Intent arose from the heart; where the will went, the sword followed.

What would you use to block it?

Forget a Defensive Spiritual Artifact; even a Defensive Treasure, unless specially designed for the purpose, would be utterly useless against it.

The only exceptions were specifically targeted Defense Magic or defensive Divine Abilities.

Otherwise, when faced with Sword Intent, one could only endure it with their own flesh and blood.

It could be said that by grasping Sword Intent—even an embryonic, faint, and newly comprehended Sword Intent...

...Du Youqian could already reign supreme and unrivaled among those of the same cultivation level.

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When the secret chamber door opened and Du Youqian calmly strode out, Gu Xiaofang, who had been waiting for a long time, was so excited his face flushed red and he was momentarily speechless.

"Xiaogu," Du Youqian nodded at him, his demeanor peaceful. He showed no sign of being about to enter a life-and-death duel. "You seem to be doing well lately. You’ve put on some weight, and your Cultivation has improved."

"Brother Fei! I went up two levels this past year. I’m already at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer!" Gu Xiaofang said proudly.

"Is that so? You’ve worked hard. I’ll hear all about it after I take care of that woman." Du Youqian smiled, patted his shoulder, and said no more.

Gu Xiaofang was perceptive enough not to disturb him with further talk.

In silence, Du Youqian nurtured his Sword Intent as he ambled toward the Life and Death Arena, each step as precise as if measured with a ruler.

Watching Brother Fei from the side, Gu Xiaofang had a gut feeling that this wasn’t a feigned leisureliness; Brother Fei was genuinely in a state of complete relaxation.

It was as if he wasn’t the least bit concerned about the impending life-and-death duel.

A wave of admiration and vicarious pride washed over Gu Xiaofang.

Of course, he didn’t think Brother Fei was underestimating his enemy or being arrogant.

’This is absolute confidence! It doesn’t matter how strong the enemy is. As long as Brother Fei makes a move, any foe, no matter how powerful, will be slain!’

It was a good thing Du Youqian couldn’t hear his thoughts, or he would have been embarrassed again.

’This kid is great in every way, just a little too... earnest.’

As Du Youqian and Gu Xiaofang walked, they didn’t draw much attention.

Neither of them had a unique appearance or an especially powerful aura.

It wasn’t until Du Youqian slowly, step by step, reached the foot of the mountain where the Life and Death Arena was located that the waiting crowd finally noticed him.

The Holy Blood Sect’s Life and Death Arena had been created by leveling the peak of a mountain.

It was reinforced with a powerful Array to prevent the Cultivators—beings capable of moving mountains and overturning seas—from getting carried away and destroying the peak itself.

In reality, a life-and-death duel wasn’t restricted to the mountaintop.

The vast, open sky above the peak could also be used for Magical Combat, ensuring that Cultivators with special Cultivation Techniques or Magic weren’t limited in their abilities.

A life-and-death battle between two Foundation Establishment Cultivators was no small matter. Hundreds of Holy Blood Sect Cultivators had already gathered around the Life and Death Arena.

In many Sects, Foundation Establishment Cultivators were already considered pillars of strength.

For example, one of the strict requirements to become a Fourth-class Sect was to have more than ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

A Fifth-class Sect, by contrast, only needed three.

With Du Youqian’s level of Cultivation, if he were to go to a Fifth-class Sect, he could immediately become a Supreme Elder.

Even within the Holy Blood Sect, he was already considered part of the Sect’s core strength.

As long as he killed Xi Mengran, he would instantly become an Inner Disciple and join the Sect’s middle ranks.

To put it in modern terms, it was like becoming a mid-level deputy manager in a company.

The position was minor, but it was an official position nonetheless.

Xi Mengran had not yet arrived, so Du Youqian clasped his hands behind his back, facing the cool mountain breeze. He cleansed his will and Emotions, making his final pre-battle adjustments.