Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"Tianliang has reached Jinshi City? That's faster than before."

Xi Heng looked at the picture for a while and saw the banner with the words "Combating Zhao Qianyuan". He then realized that Zhao Qianyuan was planning to move the capital here and that he himself was among them.

"Fang Tiande and Zhao Qianyuan... let them fight it out."

She indifferently closed the screen, but after a while she remembered that Senior Sister Hongmiao was still in Jinshi City, and her thoughts changed again: "I should still help her."

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Volume 1: Chapter 325, Old Friends and Relatives (Part 1)

Golden light shines upon heaven and earth.

Especially at this moment when the sunlight is obscured by dark clouds, the sacred tree takes the place of the sun, radiating a golden hue even richer than sunlight, clinging to the hills, forests, cities, and many other places within and outside them.

When Xi Heng awoke from inside the divine tree, Jinshi City, not far away, was being besieged by a large army.

Golden light clung to the towering city wall and spilled onto the parched land in front of it.

The flag bearing the characters "Tianliang" fluttered wildly in the cold wind, while the sound of war drums echoed in waves.

The army outside the wall stretched as far as the eye could see, densely packed like an ant colony, each forming a crude formation, loosely organized, with uneven armor, yet covering the entire mountainside.

Several thousand Zhao soldiers stood guard on the city wall, holding spears or bows and arrows, solemn and dignified.

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate for a long time, neither taking any action.

But the atmosphere was already tense, and a battle was about to begin at the slightest command.

The city was in chaos. Although there were still constables patrolling, many people in the city could not care about anything else because a major battle was imminent. Some fled with their families, while others rebelled.

The appearance of the divine tree and the dense spiritual energy covering it did not stabilize the conflict in the mortal realm in the slightest; on the contrary, it accelerated the development of the war.

Originally, the Tianliang army's attack on the city was supposed to happen more than a year later.

This time, the event was suddenly brought forward, and Fang Tiande personally led the troops, making the momentum even more impressive than before.

However, precisely because of the early deployment, the army lacked sufficient equipment for the siege, and the chariots, war elephants, and siege weapons were not fully prepared.

Fang Tiande heard that the Emperor of Great Zhao was in Jinshi City, and that Great Zhao's reinforcements had moved from the northern border and would take some time to arrive.

So they immediately mobilized the entire army to race against time, bringing rows of siege ladders used in the previous sieges to the city. They hadn't even finished building battering rams, let alone catapults.

Furthermore, the number of cloud ladders is still insufficient, and the Tianliang Army is stepping up efforts to cut down surrounding trees to build more.

Since it is not yet completed, the city can only remain in a stalemate.

Xi Heng arrived above Jinshi City, casually glanced at the scene in front of the city gate that was about to become a battlefield, and didn't pay much attention to it.

The wars in the mortal realm are none of her concern. She came here only to look after her senior sister.

Although her senior sister did not know her in this life, her concern for her was unrelated to that.

"Tianliang should still need some time before attacking the city. Senior Sister is probably preparing for revenge right now..." She spread her spiritual sense and glanced in the direction of the Red Thread Sword Academy.

Just as she expected, even with a great battle approaching, her senior sister and the elders would not hide or leave.

The only unexpected thing was that the Liang army had arrived too early, and there were still some apprentices living in the Red Thread Sword Academy.

Due to the arrival of spiritual energy, several apprentices who had previously failed to achieve mastery of martial arts have now succeeded and made some progress in their martial arts.

Senior Sister Hongmiao was currently in the sword training ground, skillfully instructing her junior sisters as she was remembered.

In the third and fourth generations, Xi Heng was also one of them.

Looking at her like this, she subconsciously fell into memories.

He silently imagined himself practicing swordsmanship in that small courtyard underground...

After a long while, when his senior sister finished instructing the apprentices and went to rest, Xi Heng slowly came back to his senses and entered the Sword Academy with a touch of nostalgia.

First, I arrived at the front yard, walked along the stone path past the flower bed that Elder Jian had tended for a long time, and then glanced at the small pavilion next to the flower bed where I used to live.

A faint smile unconsciously curled at the corners of his lips.

As a person walks past the flowerbed, their loose, smooth white hair turns back to black, and their clothes transform into the brocade and satin garments often worn by wealthy young ladies.

Her ethereal beauty faded, and the girl reverted to her martial arts form, entering the training ground behind the Sword Academy unnoticed.

Although her ethereal beauty is gone, a trace of her refined elegance remains.

As soon as it appeared at the back, it attracted everyone's attention, and their gazes lingered on it for a long time.

Hong Miao looked over, feeling puzzled. She approached and greeted her, "Which family's young lady are you...? I don't seem to recognize you. Could you be a distinguished guest here to see the elder?"

When she looked at Xi Heng, she always felt that he possessed an indescribable and unique charm that captivated her, like a candle flame catching a moth.

She had never felt anything like it with anyone else, and thought that only the Red Thread Sword Sect, which the elders often mentioned, could have such an extraordinary woman.

The opponent possessed a sword-wielding posture, clearly indicating strength, and having come here specifically... he is very likely a member of the Bloodline Sword Sect.

Hongmiao guessed these things in a short time and clasped her hands in a fist salute to Xiheng.

Xi Heng didn't think about anything, but walked over with light steps and a smile to greet her: "Senior Sister, it's been a long time."

"Senior Sister?" Hong Miao's confusion deepened at these two words: "Why do you call me Senior Sister? Aren't you a member of the Bloodline Sword Sect?"

“Of course not.” Xi Heng thought for a moment and said directly, “How should I put it, you can think of me as your junior sister from your past life. I’m doing better in this life, so I’ve come here to take care of you.”

"Last life?"

"Yes, in my previous life." The girl nodded.

Although, the time I actually spent with my senior sister must have been many lifetimes ago.

Hongmi narrowed her eyes and took a half step back, not believing it at all.

Such a mysterious person inevitably aroused her some wariness.

However, due to the other party's demeanor and appearance, this wariness was not directly revealed.

Xi Heng noticed this but didn't pay much attention. He still said in a friendly manner, "Senior Sister should also know that the arrival of that golden tree has brought spiritual cultivation paths to this world. I have a cultivation method related to this. Would you like it?"

"..."

The capable female warrior with a single ponytail stared at him silently for a moment, then shook her head.

Although she couldn't figure out the person's purpose, she couldn't see any hostility, so she went along with the conversation.

"Why?"

The other person turned to look at the golden divine tree in the distance and said, "It is said that the Qi cultivation method is only effective under the divine tree. Once you leave this place, the power will dissipate completely, and your body will be bound here, unable to go out into the world."

"That's certainly true..."

At first glance, Xi Heng could tell that Senior Sister Hong Miao's aptitude for cultivation was not high.

If I don't specifically help her, my senior sister is likely to get stuck in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining and have difficulty advancing further.

Without establishing a foundation, it is indeed difficult to wander the world and roam freely.

After a moment, Hong Miao said again, "Besides, I have no time to cultivate other paths. Although I don't know why you came here, I don't need this cultivation method."

"In that case, let's try something else." Xi Heng placed his left hand behind his side and plucked a strand of his hair.

Holding it between my fingertips and in front of my eyes, it felt like it had been burned by flames.

The strand of hair quickly transformed into a feather, and then, with the infusion of more spiritual flames, it became a hairpin.

She twirled it between her fingertips and handed it over.

Upon seeing such a wonderful method, the other party was stunned for a moment before taking it.

She said, "Senior sister, you can carry this with you at all times. If you encounter danger, the spiritual fire within will automatically activate to protect you. Its power is enough to burn down an army formation."

This hairpin can be used three times. After use, don't throw it away; you can take it as a token to Medicine King Mountain to find me. No matter what trouble you encounter, it will be easily resolved.

After saying that, Xi Heng turned away.

Immediately, the Sword Academy Elder had emerged from the room at some point and arrived at the edge of the sword training ground, staring motionlessly in her direction, frozen in place like a stone statue.

Leaning on his cane, he murmured the four words "Senior Sister Qianqiu".

"You've mistaken me for someone else." The girl made an X with her hands in front of her chest and shook her head at the elder.

"I am not Zhao Qianqiu, I just look like him."

Then, before the other party could react, Xi Heng subconsciously voiced the thoughts that had surfaced in his mind:

"However, Zhao Qianqiu does still retain some consciousness in this world. Since the elder has missed her for half his life... let's just capture her as well."

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My sleep schedule is all messed up and I'm so sleepy. I'll post half a chapter first, sorry. I'll finish it tonight.

(＞人＜；) I'm sorry——

Volume 1: Chapter 325, Old Friends and Relatives (Part 2)

A day later, Xi Heng found Chong Hai Da Yuan, who resembled Zhao Qianqiu, on the summit of Huangmei Mountain, and they fought.

Now, even a great grudge of this magnitude wouldn't last more than a few rounds in her hands; she could easily transform it into a crystallized grudge and take it into her possession.

After that, the fragmented divine consciousness related to Zhao Qianqiu was separated from it and re-injected into the puppet body of the other party.

Then, using the miraculous power of spiritual fire, it was revitalized.

With both divine consciousness and a physical body combined, Zhao Qianqiu was partially brought back from the brink of death.

However, this remaining divine consciousness was not the complete state it had been in before death; it could only be considered a fragment of Zhao Qianqiu's lingering obsession after his death, and his consciousness remained hazy.

After it was formed, Xi Heng tried to have a conversation with it several times, but could only manage a few words.

After a couple of sentences, the other person went into a daze again, as if they only had the memory of a fish.

After half an hour of adjustments, the state gradually became a little more lively.

Zhao Qianqiu's remaining consciousness was extremely weak, like that of an elderly patient, requiring long-term nurturing to slowly recover.

However, Xi Heng thought this situation was about right, so he decided to just hand it over to the Red Thread Sword Academy. He figured Elder Hong Lianzhan wouldn't mind taking care of her senior sister.

He nodded and then led the other person back to the Sword Academy.

"Speaking of which, Elder Jian's vital energy has been depleted too much. If left untreated, he won't live for more than a few years..." she thought again on the way.

Then, they took out the dragon's head in an open area and cut off some pieces of dragon tongue meat as a tonic.

As he passed by a sacred tree, he picked a small, newly grown spiritual fruit, no bigger than a chestnut, from above, intending to give it to the elder.

This fruit can be used to replenish the vital energy lost in the body, but ordinary people cannot directly consume it; they can only carry it with them and absorb it slowly.

If swallowed directly, the overwhelming vitality would cause the body to grow excessively, twisting into some strange shape.

Upon returning, Xi Heng handed the spirit fruit to the elder, instructing him not to eat it.

He pushed the dazed Zhao Qianqiu over again, glanced at his senior sister's appearance one more time, waved with a smile, and then his figure flashed and disappeared—thus ending the matter of taking care of the Red Thread Sword Academy.

Afterwards, Xi Heng returned to the foot of his Medicine King Mountain and used ordinary Qi cultivation techniques to build a wooden courtyard, which he hid deep in the mountains.

To avoid being disturbed by mortals, a low-level maze array was set up around the area.

However, since her senior sister might come later, she did not set up the formation too complicatedly, as the hairpin's guiding ability was enough to break through the formation and enter.

Having given up, Xi Heng casually entered the wooden pavilion and sat down cross-legged.

The giant spirit-gathering array has gathered a large amount of spiritual power, and cultivating in the center of such a high-level spiritual vein is much faster than when I was in Changping Capital.

The book "The Unselfish and Vast Mantra of the Sun and Moon" in her heart slowly opened, and the words of the mantra were softly read aloud by the girl.

As he spoke, his body and spiritual energy flowed in accordance with the guidance of the mental technique, changing his previous habitual cultivation posture and circulation to the technique before him.

"The compatibility seems quite good... The light attribute within my body makes up for the lack of metal attribute," Xi Heng thought to himself.

Furthermore, the amplification of the essence of heaven and earth is stronger when practicing this method. With the addition and subtraction of these factors, the cultivation efficiency is faster than that of the Cuoxin Gong.

As you practice mindfulness and meditation, time flies by.

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Not far away, the battle finally broke out in Jinshi City.

The war drums beat powerfully, and the withered yellow banners fluttered continuously under the radiance of the divine tree.

The sounds of battle raged on, and the footsteps of the crowd overlapped, creating a buzzing sound like an earthquake.

Arrows rained down from the city walls, but even the barrage of arrows couldn't compare to the sheer number of arrows wielded by the vanguard of Tianliang.