Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"Stop it."

She clicked her tongue in amazement and said, "Your fighting style is almost entirely about trading blows for blows. How did you learn that?"

"No need to learn, right?" Xi Heng tilted his head: "As long as you always have the thought of fighting to the death in your heart, you will naturally learn it slowly."

"..." Hong Miao stared at Xi Heng for a long time, then said:

"Your sword intent is too decisive. Although you can easily suppress other martial artists of similar skill level with this sword intent, if you are unlucky, you may very well perish together with them... If you continue to fight with this intent, you will not live long."

“I understand.” Xi Heng’s expression remained unchanged.

Hong Miao's eyes flickered, and she could vaguely sense that the other party seemed to have a rather complicated background story.

But who doesn't have a story... especially younger martial artists like them who possess internal strength, they wouldn't have reached this level without some deep-seated hatred.

"If you want to live a few more days, you should change this layer of sword intent as soon as possible." Hong Miao intended to remind him only this once.

"Mmm." Xi Heng didn't say anything more.

Hong Miao sighed softly.

When sparring with her fellow female disciples, she always gently and naturally offers some martial arts guidance.

But now, after exchanging sword blows with this junior sister who also possesses the hidden strength, I only feel a slight sadness in my heart.

She became increasingly eager to know what kind of story her junior sister had that enabled her to hone such a life-or-death sword intent.

However, now is clearly not the time to subtly hint at this.

She simply waved her hand: "Let's end the sword duel here for today, and continue tomorrow."

"Huh? No guidance at all?" Xi Heng pouted, her mood still relatively calm.

“You only used two moves just now. The first move was lawful and didn’t need any guidance, while the second move was too aggressive. It’s just your own style and temperament, so why do you need any more guidance?” Hong Miao shook her head: “Let’s go to the canteen for a meal.”

"Oh."

……

For the next few dozen days, I did daily morning warm-up exercises and practiced the three levels of hidden strength in the Red Thread Sword. During my free time, I would occasionally go to Yan Hongji for some pointers, and then have a sword duel with Senior Sister Hongmiao at sunset.

The days passed by peacefully and uneventfully, without any major ups and downs.

Xi Heng came here to find a peaceful and quiet place to practice swordsmanship, and he has been quite content with the past two months.

During this period of time, Xi Heng has mastered the three levels of Dark Force techniques and has become more skilled in sword fighting with his senior sister. Several of his sword techniques have reached a level of perfection.

Her senior sister also explained to her when certain moves were best used, and taught her how to use them more skillfully during sword fighting.

This is her first encounter with sword energy in this lifetime, and she doesn't know much about it.

But after her senior sister explained it to her, Xi Heng had a vague understanding of how to use it.

Senior Sister Hongmiao seems to have fought against many internal force martial artists using sword energy, and in short, she has a deep understanding of it.

Xi Heng felt that even if he studied for another year or two, he would not be able to empty the other person's head of knowledge and skills.

Besides teaching techniques, they often chatted for a while during meals after practice.

During this time, Xi Heng asked a few questions about Senior Sister Hong Miao that he had been quite concerned about in his previous life.

For example, which general in the Tianliang Army did she have a grudge against, and why?

As they spent more time together, the topic came up in their daily conversations, and they gradually managed to extract the information.

The person who clashed with Senior Sister Hongmiao was Liang Mangchen, who is now one of the generals of the Tianliang Army. Although he is not as famous as Grand Marshal Fang Tiande of Tianliang, he has some military skills. Two of the six major cities that Tianliang has conquered today were captured with his help.

As for the reason for the enmity, it was because the other party coveted something and became enemies with Senior Sister Hongmiao's master.

Senior Sister Hongmiao was an orphan from the mountains, whose only bond was with her master, with whom she shared a deep affection, like that of a mother and daughter.

She is now waiting for the right opportunity to avenge her master.

When the conversation turned to such a profound topic, Xi Heng inevitably revealed some details about his background...

"So, Junior Sister is actually the legitimate daughter of the Great Zhao Kingdom's royal family?" Senior Sister Hongmiao blinked, her gaze becoming increasingly curious.

"That's it."

However, Xi Heng had some aversion to the word "royal".

"If the current emperor dies, wouldn't it be my junior sister's turn to become emperor?"

"Hmm." Xi Heng didn't really want to admit it, but it was indeed the truth.

She'd already had her fill of being an emperor in her lifetime... and was getting a little tired of it.

"If you ever become emperor, junior sister, don't forget your senior sister!" The tone was clearly joking: "Your Majesty, junior sister."

Xi Heng replied helplessly:

"Even if I don't become that lousy emperor, I will never forget my senior sister."

……

Chapter 51, Bloodstained Heart

"Junior sister doesn't want to be the emperor?"

"Not really."

"Why?" Hong Miao asked, making no attempt to hide her curiosity.

I remember there was a time like this in a previous life, when my senior sister was asking about... something about Senior Sister Zhao Qianqiu, who was someone the elder cared about a lot.

"Even if I become emperor, I can't do anything."

Xi Heng recalled his days in the palace and gave a soft, bitter laugh.

"How could that be? Doesn't the entire Great Zhao Kingdom belong to His Majesty the Emperor?" Senior Sister Hongmiao's understanding of this was rather shallow.

"If you cannot control your court officials, you may not only lose the entire country, but you may even lose your own life."

Xi Heng shook his head: "The so-called emperor represents too much power. He can't let go of his calculations and defenses at any moment. He not only has to control his subordinates, but also fight to the death with others. Every day there are important national affairs to deal with, which makes him physically and mentally exhausted all day long..."

Hongmiao tilted her head, seemingly understanding but not quite.

She was highly skilled in swordsmanship, but she didn't understand much about other areas of knowledge.

Xi Heng continued speaking:

"Afterwards, I may indeed ascend the throne again, but before that, I must have enough strength... enough to suppress the entire Great Zhao Kingdom by myself, otherwise I will still have to drift along in the various power struggles."

Hong Miao was completely confused: "One person to govern a country?"

"Ah."

Xi Heng's gaze was firm.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be joking, the senior sister felt it was absurd: "Even a martial artist at the Transformation Realm, no... even the current number one in the martial arts world couldn't do something like this, right?"

Xi Heng certainly knew.

Otherwise, the commander of the Yellow Eyebrow Mountain martial arts, whose strength ranks among the top three in the martial arts world, wouldn't have needed to gather so many people to rebel against the imperial court.

If one's strength is sufficient to single-handedly govern a nation, wouldn't it be much better to simply storm the capital and seize that damned throne...?

“So,” Xi Heng said calmly, his bright eyes shining as if candlelight were burning within them, “I need to reach the Transformation Realm.”

Even if one were to search the entire Great Zhao, one would not be able to find any trace of a true immortal or a cultivator of Qi.

If she cannot lock in the spiritual energy within the Blood Spirit Stone for cultivation and immortality... she will push her martial arts to the limit of this world, break through to the Transformation Realm, suppress this chaotic ancient world beneath her feet, and attempt to achieve immortality through martial arts.

"Above the Transformation Realm?" Senior Sister seemed somewhat stunned.

Xi Heng glanced at her.

This was the first time she had ever seen her senior sister so stunned. She waved her hand and said:

"These are just some young people's wild words. Senior sister, just take it as me joking."

"Above the Transformation Realm..." Hong Miao clearly hadn't heard what Xi Heng said after that. Looking up at the gradually darkening twilight in the west, she continued:

"Throughout history, many exceptionally talented and renowned masters, after achieving the Transformation Realm in their youth, never stopped, dedicating their entire lives to it... But even with a lifetime of dedicated study and intense practice, not a single one has succeeded."

"In order to develop a martial art that transcends the level of Transformation Realm, countless talented martial artists have built upon the past and paved the way for the future, but in the end, they all faded away like shooting stars, failing to achieve anything..."

"Are there still martial artists trying this?" The area being discussed now is one that Xi Heng is not very familiar with.

Although she had read many legends of immortals and gods, as well as four books on martial arts and many fragments of martial arts treasured by the royal family, she did not know much about the history of martial arts.

"It is said that the current leader of Donghuangmei Mountain collects various methods of transforming internal energy, as well as peerless divine skills and fragments of martial arts, in order to carry on the past and open up the future, inherit the experience of predecessors, and continue to develop the transformation of internal energy."

"Oh?" Xi Heng gradually became interested in Huangmei Mountain.

Senior Sister Hongmiao shook her head:

"But this is like some kind of taboo that cannot be touched. Those who have tried to deduce it throughout history have either gone mad from qi deviation and suffered from qi and blood stagnation, or had their meridians severed..."

Xi Heng didn't care much; all he wanted to do was—

You can first look for the experience left by our ancestors in deducing martial arts. Although none of them succeeded, it can still help us avoid some mistakes in our future work.

However, that will probably be a long time from now.

After all, she hasn't even come close to mastering the ultimate skill yet. What she needs to do now is find or deduce a martial art that suits her and practice it.

"It seems impossible to reach the Transformation Realm... but it is, after all, a grand ambition that martial artists have had since ancient times." Senior Sister Hongmiao hesitated, unsure whether she should advise Xiheng to stop.

Seeing the other person's hesitant expression, Xi Heng smiled slightly.

There hadn't been many opportunities before to see my senior sister's hesitant expression.

She wanted to watch for a while longer.

……

The days passed by.

One evening, when Xi Heng finished practicing his moves and was relaxing, he quietly approached Yan Hongji and gave her a few pointers on a move.

The girl placed her slender fingers under the other's fair arm, either pinching the soft flesh of Yan Hongji's upper arm or supporting the other's armpit to adjust the posture and movements when dancing with a sword. She also used her fingers to trace the acupoints and meridians through the other's arm and collarbone.

I must say, it feels pretty good.

Yan Hongji has developed some muscle definition, and her skin is very elastic, especially in areas with more soft flesh.

"When using the move 'Azalea Weeping Blood,' your arm should be pointing higher and forward, even to its limit. You don't need to be restrained when using the sword. The Red Thread Sword Technique is an offensive, not a defensive, sword technique... This is your old problem. Remember to correct it when using other moves as well."

After speaking, Xi Heng ran his ten fingers across the other person's waist, half-embracing them and correcting their footwork and movements.

"Thank you, senior sister..." After each guidance, Hongji's face would turn red, as if she was shy about something.

"No need for thanks." Xi Heng simply asked seriously, "You've been at the Sword Academy for three months now. Will you be staying there for another three months?"

“Hmm…” Yan Hongji said, her head slightly lowered.

"Why?"

Xi Heng was a little curious, since he hadn't really encouraged the other person much in this life, nor had he said anything like asking the other person to risk their whole life.

He would simply approach her occasionally during his daily rest periods to offer some pointers.

Generally speaking, without encouragement, someone like Yan Hongji, who is naturally hesitant and indecisive, would probably just silently leave the Sword Academy, feeling disappointed...

Just like the third incarnation.

"For, for the sake of." Yan Hongji opened her mouth but did not speak when facing Qi Xiheng, the blush on her face becoming more and more obvious.

When their eyes met, her clear, gray pupils were filled with affection; before she could utter a word, her gaze conveyed her feelings.

For my senior sister.

Xi Heng didn't think much of it, only guessed:

"What have you figured out on your own?"

"..." Yan Hongji pursed her lips and made a "hmm" sound: "I guess so."

"Well then, good luck." Xi Heng said a word that people in ancient times might not understand.

However, considering the context, Hongji could tell that this was a form of encouragement, and a slight smile appeared on her shy expression.

After this short break, Xi Heng turned around and went back to practicing his sword.

Over this period of time, she has become much more skilled.

After sparring with Senior Sister Hongmiao every day, I often hear her praises, saying that Xiheng has made rapid progress and has extremely high talent.