I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 518: Chapter 511: National Guardian Beast

Master Sui Xiao had been unyielding, refusing to give any specific promises. But after several consecutive nights of late-night visits from Chen Keming, he finally spoke at a banquet. "I am a busy man and cannot remain to garrison the Chen Kingdom for long. However, I have raised a Tier Four Great Demon. You see, it’s this monkey. Little Wukong, come, put on a show for everyone."

Little Wukong immediately leaped out of the grand hall. Its body swelled to a height of over a hundred feet, appearing from the ground to tower into the very clouds.

It then displayed its Three Heads and Six Arms Divine Abilities, each arm brandishing a Treasure. Its power was incomparably fierce, its aura overwhelming. Some of the more timid Cultivators trembled in fear, and suspicious puddles even appeared at the feet of a few mortal Palace Maids.

Du Youqian continued, "Once I have driven away the surrounding Alien Races and resolved the Chen Kingdom’s crisis, this Great Demon under my command will stay behind. You will choose a Sovereign from among yourselves, and then you can ennoble this monkey as the National Guardian Beast or something of the sort. It will garrison the Chen Kingdom in my stead. Rest assured, with it here, no surrounding power will dare to invade the Chen Kingdom. In a few more years, when my disciple achieves Nascent Soul Formation, I will have my disciple come here to take over the garrison."

At this point, the Cultivators who had communicated with Chen Keming in private all praised the idea in unison.

As for the uninformed Cultivators, they could only follow along and agree in their confusion. Such is human herd mentality.

Afterward, many people remarked that Master Chen Keming was truly a pillar of the state. His "sacrifice" over several consecutive nights had secured several hundred years of stability for the Chen Kingdom. Thus, they voted for one of Chen Keming’s grandsons to become the new Sovereign.

Everyone was overjoyed.

As for Du Youqian’s fee for taking action, as well as the annual tribute Little Wukong would receive for its garrison duty, those details had naturally been settled behind the scenes long ago.

Du Youqian then paid a visit to all the various Alien Race tribes and Human Race factions in the vicinity.

He warned those who needed warning and won over those who could be won over.

Some he would rough up a bit before offering a sweet reward.

Just like that, the Chen Kingdom’s crisis was resolved without so much as a whisper.

Not a single proper battle was ever fought.

Two months later, Du Youqian departed on his Flying Boat.

The new king had ascended the throne, and Little Wukong was ennobled as the National Guardian Beast. The clever people of the Chen Kingdom quickly figured out a way to get on Little Wukong’s good side: they found a large group of sentient, Tier Entry monkeys that had been raised as Dao Soldiers to play with it.

That’s right. They didn’t find female monkeys to keep it company, but a group of lively and active male monkeys to play with it...

Du Youqian was even a little worried about his friend’s orientation.

’Then again,’ he thought, ’considering Little Wukong’s bloodline, at Tier Four, it should still be in its Juvenile Stage... probably.’

’So there’s no need to be too anxious about it.’

Next, Du Youqian made a trip to the Southern Ghost Kindom. However, after spending over a month in the borderlands of the Ghost Kingdom, he still couldn’t get in touch with Meng Xiao or Xi Mengran, and he didn’t know what might have happened to them.

As he stayed longer, some ghost creatures inevitably came to harass him.

Ghost creatures are cold-hearted by nature, and sometimes, after dealing with a lesser one, a more powerful one would appear, which was endlessly annoying.

’There was no real danger, of course. How could a Nascent Soul-level ghost creature possibly appear in the borderlands of the Ghost Kingdom?’

’But this couldn’t go on forever.’

Even with Du Youqian’s level of Cultivation, his body would be adversely affected in this gloomy, netherworldly place. Over time, it was feared that it would cause irreversible damage. This was also why the Human Race never even considered fighting the Ghost Kingdom for territory.

After some thought, Du Youqian decisively gave up waiting and planned to come back in a few years.

So, he headed to the Four Principles Sect, where he stayed for a while and helped Li Fei sort out the sect’s affairs.

The Four Principles Sect was a relatively young Sect, and its disciples were quite united and full of vitality.

In particular, some of the rules Du Youqian had established would prevent class stratification and keep the paths for advancement open for the next several hundred, or even a thousand, years.

The Four Principles Sect now had a total of eight Core Formation Cultivators. Li Fei was currently at Foundation Establishment Perfection, not too far from Core Formation herself.

Considering Li Fei had failed to achieve Core Formation in her previous life, Du Youqian suspected she might have a psychological block, even if she never spoke of it. So, he simply stayed at the Four Principles Sect for another two years.

Two years later, Li Fei successfully achieved Core Formation. As for whether Du Youqian’s presence had anything to do with it, that was hard to say.

Only after her Core Formation Ceremony was held did Du Youqian finally head to the Zhao Kingdom.

Zhao Shan didn’t blame Du Youqian for being gone for over sixty years. On the contrary, he was pleased that Du Youqian’s Cultivation had progressed so much, making his prospects for reaching Divinity Transformation seem even more promising.

As a Tributor, Du Youqian wasn’t busy. He had no trivial matters to handle and was only required to take action at critical moments.

And in his first year in the Zhao Kingdom, no such critical moment ever arose.

Aside from necessary social engagements, Du Youqian spent his time in closed-door cultivation, striving to reach Divinity Transformation as soon as possible.

Of course, he would also check the "Chat Group" from time to time.

For some reason, Jie Yu still hadn’t joined the "Chat Group," which made Du Youqian a little worried.

’If Jie Yu didn’t contact him in another two years, he would go to the Taihe Sect to check on her.’

The Chat Group was usually quite lively.

Ling Hua was the most talkative, and Lin Sha and Li Fei also enjoyed chatting.

Although Luo Jinyu and Wu Ai were less talkative, they would occasionally chime in to help Du Youqian guide his disciples.

What surprised Du Youqian the most was Fang Hua. She was normally such an aloof Sword Cultivator, but in the group, she was like a gentle big sister—empathetic and full of warm, comforting words.

Of the five people Du Youqian had guided, almost all had now reached Core Formation.

Among them, Luo Jinyu and Lin Sha were neck and neck in their Cultivation, both already at the Core Formation Middle Stage.

Fang Hua was also at the Core Formation Middle Stage, not far behind Luo Jinyu and Lin Sha.

Although Wu Ai was still in the Foundation Establishment Stage... she had already reached the Third Transition of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

She might even achieve Nascent Soul Formation before Luo Jinyu and Lin Sha.

The difference when compared to Li Fei was truly immense.

Of course, the difference in Spirit Roots led to a huge disparity in Cultivation speed.

However, logically speaking, the Cultivation speed between an Earth Spirit Root and an Upper Grade Spirit Root shouldn’t be so vast; the main difference should only be in the success rate of achieving Core Formation.

Both were cultivating the Supreme Cave Truth Nine Revolutions and Nine Transformations Celestial Dance Scripture, yet Wu Ai, with her Earth Spirit Root, was already at the Third Transition, while Li Fei, with her Upper Grade Spirit Root, had only just reached Core Formation...

It could only be said that in their past lives, Wu Ai’s breadth of experience and knowledge were far superior to Li Fei’s.

This, in turn, affected their Cultivation in this life.

Her understanding of the Cultivation Technique far surpassed Li Fei’s.

As for the two disciples Du Youqian was raising with a hands-off approach, Ling Hua, who cultivated the Shenxiao Purple Clouds Reflecting Jade Divine Inner Scripture, was also at the Core Formation Middle Stage. However, she was a step ahead of Lin Sha, Luo Jinyu, and Fang Hua, having already reached the threshold of the Core Formation Late Stage.

The more talented Deng Maoyu, cultivating the Supreme Cave Truth Nine Revolutions and Nine Transformations Celestial Dance Scripture, had already completed the Third Transition and was currently at the Core Formation Early Stage. Du Youqian had the highest hopes for him. He would face no bottlenecks before Nascent Soul Formation, and his chances of success would be exceedingly high. With a Nascent Soul Pill or a Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, his success would be practically guaranteed. This was a characteristic of the Supreme Cave Truth Nine Revolutions and Nine Transformations Celestial Dance Scripture.

Even when Du Youqian had been in closed-door cultivation back in Ruihan City, he would still periodically answer his two disciples’ questions about their Cultivation.

Now that he was in the Zhao Kingdom, the time he spent teaching them had clearly increased.

Ling Hua had been in Zhuge City all these years, keeping Zhuge Qing company.

She would occasionally accept banquet invitations and meet some of Zhuge Qing’s friends, but other than that, she never went out. A typical homebody.

Du Youqian had no idea how someone with her personality had managed to make her way out of Momenan back then.

Zhuge Qing was very polite to Ling Hua, but recently, Zhuge Qing had entered seclusion.

Du Youqian naturally knew what was going on. ’Zhuge Qing must be about to break through to Tier Five.’

His other disciple, Deng Maoyu, was not nearly as well-behaved.

Du Youqian had originally left him in Tongming City of the Immortal City Alliance, but he had started wandering around everywhere before he even reached Core Formation.

He would only rent a cave-abode and cultivate properly during the few times his Cultivation was low due to his Scattering and Re-Cultivation cycles.

But as soon as he reached Foundation Establishment, he would relapse into his old habits and continue to roam and wander.

Over the years, he had traveled to nearly every corner of the Immortal City Alliance.

He had even been to Ruihan City and Dali City.

’That kid!’

He was currently in the Seven Cities Alliance, and Du Youqian couldn’t look after him using his identity as Sui Xiao. After all, he had to keep that identity separate from that of Qingxu Tongxuan Guanmiao True Monarch.

So, he could only silently hope that his disciple wouldn’t be too reckless, stir up any trouble, and waste his superb talent of Double Celestial Spirit Roots.

Du Youqian was happily tapping into the Spirit Veins of the Zhao Kingdom, enjoying the stipend provided by the Royal Family for his Tributor position, and improving his Cultivation. He was so content he never wanted to leave.

And then, Jie Yu finally joined the Chat Group.

"Chongxu Mingde Cimiao True Monarch"—this was the Daoist title she had chosen for herself.

Her style of speaking in the Chat Group was a perfect match for the role she was playing in this life—very prim and proper, with an air of sanctity.

Whether she was guiding Deng Maoyu and Ling Hua in their Cultivation or chatting about interesting events from the Human World thousands of years ago, she did it all so convincingly that one would truly believe she had been active for tens of thousands of years.

If Deng Maoyu and Ling Hua had previously harbored any doubts about the identities of these seniors—because while Li Fei, Lin Sha, and the others had the air of their elders, they didn’t truly feel like Great Powers—

—then Jie Yu’s arrival filled in the final piece of the puzzle, and they no longer had any doubt about these seniors.

As for the problem with Jie Yu’s soul...

"It’s been resolved," she told Du Youqian in a private chat.

"The Taihe Sect didn’t give you a hard time?"

Jie Yu replied, "They are the leader of the Righteous Dao, after all; they have to maintain some semblance of decency. Besides, that Master Wu Yi feels terribly guilty toward me and was constantly thinking of how to compensate. He went back and begged his master on his knees, so it all worked out without much trouble. His master gave me the Moonlight Lotus Heart. I’ve spent the last few years repairing my soul."

"Why was your soul injured in the first place?" Du Youqian couldn’t help but ask.

"Don’t ask. If you must know, it was True Monarch Zhaoxiang Guangde. Go ask him; he won’t deny it."

Du Youqian was silent for a moment. "A Divinity Transformation cultivator’s lifespan is only a little over three thousand years. Given his age, it’s impossible for him to have had a grudge against you in the past."

"Who said he has a grudge against me?" Jie Yu’s words were tinged with sarcasm. "Teleporting someone out of Momenan requires the approval of the Shaoze Mansion here in the Human World. If he held a grudge against me, why would he have agreed to my teleportation?"

"Then what..."

"My dear disciple, curiosity is a good thing, but you can’t try to get to the bottom of everything. You must know your limits, you hear? Otherwise, your master might stop liking you."

Du Youqian could only suppress his curiosity, though he couldn’t help but speculate.