I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 482: Chapter 476: Sending Them to Reincarnation

In the hundred-plus years since allying with the Four Principles Sect, the Ghost Belly Cat clan’s territory had expanded considerably, but not excessively so.

For their kind, the size of their territory didn’t really matter. What was important were certain key resources.

And in that regard, they were quite satisfied. The Four Principles Sect was truly a reliable ally.

Of course, the Four Principles Sect’s Supreme Elder, Master Sui Xiao, was also their most honored guest.

These were the words of a Tier Three Ghost Belly Cat Elder.

It was the very one who had received Du Youqian all those years ago, and it recognized Du Youqian effortlessly, without any need for an introduction.

The Ghost Belly Cats looked somewhat like bobcats, but their fur had a desert camouflage pattern. Most importantly, their bellies bore complex and bizarre designs.

Influenced by these designs, they could use their Lifebound Divine Abilities to sense the True Spirits of other living beings.

No matter how many times one reincarnated or how drastically their appearance changed, not even a powerful Secret Technique like the Nine Yin Nine Yang Ten thousand Transformations Hidden Heaven Technique could deceive them.

This was because they didn’t look at external traits like appearance, disposition, body shape, or even aura.

They saw only the True Spirit.

This was why the Ghost Belly Cats always had a somewhat unhinged air about them. Their eyes, which shone with a terrifying brightness in the dark, always held a dazed, faraway look.

"Speaking of which, what exactly did Fellow Daoist Sha You promise you all those years ago to make you agree to give me three slots?" Du Youqian asked curiously.

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King smiled without a word.

"Come on, tell me. I’m quite interested." Du Youqian didn’t refer to himself as ’this Master’ in its presence. After all, he was asking a favor from a person—no, a cat. It was better to be friendly and humble.

"Just a small favor," the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King said evasively.

Du Youqian didn’t beat around the bush. "I’ve brought five souls this time."

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King remained expressionless, but its dazed eyes turned to Du Youqian. "We agreed on three."

"It’s just a little over the limit. No big deal, right? This Master will remember this favor." At this, Du Youqian once again referred to himself as ’this Master’.

The message was clear: he was now at the Nascent Soul realm, on par with the Transformed Great Demon Kings of the Demon Race.

And he was so young, with every chance of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation realm.

So, you tell me, wouldn’t you want a friend like that?

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King didn’t mince words. "Being able to grant a favor to Master Sui Xiao would make for a fine tale. However, I won’t hide the truth from you. If it were merely a matter of finding the reincarnations of five people, it would be simple. But to awaken their Past Life Memories, allowing them to overcome the Mystery of the Womb, is an immense burden on my clan. As for the price... Master, you can think of it like this: for each person we awaken, it’s as if you yourself paid one hundred years of your lifespan. That should make it easier to understand."

Du Youqian nodded. "That is indeed a great cost. A hundred years of your lifespan..."

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King corrected him, "A hundred years of *your* lifespan, Master. My kind is rather special; I can live for over ten thousand years. A century of my life is not worth much."

"..." Du Youqian said, "Then do you wish for this Master to compensate you now, or to repay this favor in the future? This Master is perfectly willing to pay the price right now. Spiritual Jade, Treasures, Secret Manuals—whatever you want, you need only ask."

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King, seemingly always expressionless, replied, "Wait until you become a True Monarch, then you can repay this favor."

"Are you certain?"

"Of course. You will undoubtedly become a True Monarch," the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King said, then extended a paw. "The souls."

Du Youqian took out five high-quality Soul-Imbued Jades.

The souls of Lin Sha, Fang Hua, Luo Jinyu, Wu Ai, and Li Fei slumbered within.

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King did not touch the Soul-Imbued Jades, merely gazing at them one by one with its dazed, cat-like eyes.

Its gaze was swift and focused.

Of course, Du Youqian knew it wasn’t truly seeing with its eyes, but rather using its Lifebound Divine Abilities to memorize the characteristics of their True Spirits.

After roughly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it finished its inspection and nodded.

"There are no issues."

Du Youqian smiled. "So, when will you send them for reincarnation?"

’There’s something a bit off about how that sounded,’ he thought as soon as the words left his mouth.

It was equivalent to asking, "So when are you going to off them?"

He usually only spoke that way when he was playing the part of a villain and threatening someone.

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King, however, saw nothing wrong with it. It raised its head, its dazed yet brilliant cat eyes fixed on Du Youqian. "Actually, my clan’s Divine Abilities have another benefit: we can control the general geographical area of a soul’s reincarnation. We can narrow it down to within a thousand-li radius!"

Du Youqian was overjoyed, as this would save him a tremendous amount of time. He grinned. "But... I imagine the cost is not small?"

"You are not wrong, Master." The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King didn’t mention adding to the price. It was dead set on waiting for Du Youqian to advance to the Divinity Transformation realm before coming to collect on this debt.

By then, with compound interest, the value of this favor would have multiplied many times over.

There was no need to say another word.

Asking for more payment now would only displease the human, and there was no need for that.

"This Master will remember this favor. You may proceed as you see fit!"

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King said, "Please release their souls, Master."

Du Youqian carefully released their souls.

The five souls all appeared somewhat dazed, which was to be expected. Trapped in a soul state within the Soul-Imbued Jades, they had no sense of the passage of time. They were neither alive nor dead in the conventional sense. They possessed a flicker of consciousness, but not much more. All in all, "muddle-headed" was the best way to describe their state.

"Please, be quick! Send them all to the Zhao Kingdom for reincarnation!" Du Youqian urged.

When exposed to the open air, souls sustain irreversible damage.

Even the soul of a Core Formation Master would dissipate if it failed to reincarnate within one incense stick’s time of leaving its body.

The Zhao Kingdom was the first place that came to his mind the moment the Ghost Belly Cat Demon King mentioned being able to choose the general area of reincarnation.

The Zhao Kingdom was located to the south of the Binyin Sect.

The kingdom was vast and relatively powerful. Moreover, it held no deep-seated blood feuds with the Demon Race, nor did it have any significant conflicts with the Demon Sect.

Although it was perennially at war, the intensity of the conflicts was not great.

It was arguably the most peaceful place within Du Youqian’s reach.

"Please rest easy, Master." The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King seemed to have already made its preparations. It simply blew a breath of air toward each of the five souls in turn, and they vanished one after another.

Du Youqian could sense that they had not dissipated, but had instead departed for reincarnation.

Only when they had truly been sent off to be reincarnated did Du Youqian finally relax. His mind then inevitably drifted to matters he hadn’t had the energy to consider earlier.

"Thank you for your trouble. A few of the souls just now were my Dao Companions. I was just thinking, what should I do if they’re reincarnated as men? Become sworn brothers with them?" Du Youqian had switched back to referring to himself as "I".

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King explained, "They were all powerful Cultivators in their past lives. Even during reincarnation, there’s a strong inertia; they will subconsciously choose to be reborn into a fetus of the same gender as their previous life. Unless, of course, they utterly despised being female in their last life and desperately yearned to live one life as a man."

"That’s a relief." Du Youqian was finally, completely at ease.

"Master, please bring them to me when they turn eighteen. I will help them awaken their Past Life Memories."

"I will. However, I was wondering if you could take me to find their reincarnated selves now? I want to arrange for people to watch over them, lest they die a premature death before they turn eighteen."

The Ghost Belly Cat Demon King hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since you ask, Master, I will of course cooperate. However, I have other matters to attend to at the moment. Besides, it would be better to wait ten months and look for them after they are actually born, don’t you think?"

Du Youqian didn’t press the issue. "We’ll do it your way."

It wasn’t as if Du Youqian had nothing else to do, either.

He still had to go pick up Deng Maoyu, who should be waiting for him at Shaoze Mansion.

But there was no rush.

He had already instructed Deng Maoyu not to rush into Core Formation immediately, but to first switch Cultivation Techniques.

He was confident Deng Maoyu could afford to wait a little longer.

So, Du Youqian decided to return to the Four Principles Sect to wait, and while he was there, act as a Guardian for Little Wukong.