Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

Although the spells used looked bloody and evil, they did not actually harm any innocent people.

So, it should be alright, right?

……

Xi Heng untied the reins of the brown horse that had been tied to the forest, sat on the saddle, patted the horse's neck, and the horse galloped freely on the official road.

Hooves crushed the snowflakes, tossing them behind them.

The senior student reminded them not to take the main road, so they turned onto some roundabout paths closer to the mountains.

There were no further encounters along the way. Few people venture out in this weather, let alone on such a mountain path; at most, one might encounter woodcutters or hunters.

They traveled for three days, crossing mountains and valleys, only staying in village inns or deserted temples in the mountains. They did not approach the main road or any major city. Even if there were experts in the Tianliang army who received the news and came to pursue them, it would take a lot of time to follow their trail step by step.

After leisurely traveling on horseback for more than ten days, Xi Heng bypassed Jinshi City, then passed through Xiuzhou and Gui'an further north, and crossed the Xiujiang River by boat. He then arrived at the city gate of a bustling city no smaller than Jinshi, named Jiangning.

The tall and sturdy city walls, weathered by rain and snow, bear many ancient marks on their surface. As the afterglow falls on the city walls, the two characters "Jiangning" on the gate stand out prominently.

A long queue was forming under the three-arched city gate. Most of the people in line were refugees who had fled from the south after the war. Their wives, children, and elderly relatives carried bundles on their backs, their faces showing signs of hardship. Many of them still had unhealed and difficult-to-conceal scars on their bodies, and their expressions were numb.

The Tianliang uprising marched north to attack the Great Zhao. During their escape, bandits caused chaos, the weather was bitterly cold, and food was scarce and prices soared. However, it was not the Tianliang officers and the corrupt officials of the Great Zhao who suffered, but the ordinary people.

Xi Heng paid a few taels of silver to join the more convenient and faster queue to enter the city. He simply said that he was from Jinshi City and was easily let through.

Upon entering the city, one is immediately struck by its bustling prosperity.

The sun has been shining for the past few days, and most of the thick snow that had covered the ground has melted. Only in the shade of rooftops or in the corners of the streets are there some snowdrifts that are no longer soft.

The streets were bustling with people again, and the closer you got to this prosperous area in the center of Jiangning City, the more people you could see, creating a sense of crowding.

Xi Heng and his senior sister rode their horses at a slower pace on the city streets. They first found a jewelry store on the edge of the commercial street and exchanged a jade pendant for two hundred taels of silver.

This time, he was lucky. After examining the jade pendant, the shopkeeper didn't immediately quote an outrageously low price, but instead gave him a price that Xi Heng could accept.

She was straightforward and delivered the goods on the spot.

The girl took the gold leaves from the two brocade pouches and first led her senior sister to a larger restaurant in the city, where they booked a private room and ordered food.

Cherry wine, osmanthus cake, and other breakfast snacks were served first. Xi Heng filled a small cup for his senior sister and clinked it with hers.

"I've asked my senior sister to find me a place to stay in the city these past few days."

"Are there any requirements?"

"As long as my senior sister likes it, I'm satisfied with any kind of courtyard."

The girl waved her hand.

She figured she probably wouldn't be staying here long, and would be traveling to other places from time to time, so there was no need to worry about too many details.

"Recently, there has been war in the south, but this place is still relatively far north and not threatened by Tianliang. I wonder if the house prices will rise or fall... A little over a hundred taels of silver should be enough for just the two of us to find a modest house, but we still have two big horses to take care of. Perhaps we should buy a small courtyard with stables and hire servants to take care of the horses." The senior sister began to calculate with her fingers:

"Since we've hired servants, we'll definitely need to hire maids, servants, and cooks..."

“Eh…” Xi Heng hadn’t considered these things. He simply said, “Senior Sister, just do what you think is best. If two hundred taels of silver isn’t enough, I can add a lot more.”

She had only sold one slightly larger jade pendant at the jewelry store before, and she still had three on her.

“There’s no need for that.” Senior sister shook her head: “One hundred taels should be enough, and I still have a lot of money left over.”

Xi Heng nodded in agreement.

For martial artists like her who possess internal strength, money would flow in as long as they wanted it, so she didn't really care.

The more important task now is to decipher the incomplete manual of the Transformation Realm martial arts called the Extinction Sword Technique.

Xi Heng picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it to his lips, then took out the martial arts manual from the pouch at his waist.

In fact, during the time he stayed overnight on the road and hurried on his way, Xi Heng had already read through this incomplete book of martial arts techniques several times.

I have read its sword moves, sword techniques, and internal energy cultivation methods, but I have not been able to fully understand them.

For example, in this incomplete manual of the Transformation Sword Technique, the word "煞" is frequently mentioned, but she doesn't know what it is.

When the Extinction Sword Technique is in operation, the movements require not only sword skills but also a '煞' (sha) to accompany them; otherwise, the movements will not be complete and will not be the true Extinction Sword Technique.

However, Xi Heng truly couldn't fathom what the word "煞" meant, how it was forged, and what role it played during the operation of the sword technique.

The Red Thread Sword Technique she learned only required her Qi and Blood when using the moves; nothing else was needed.

As long as the Qi and blood energy are released in a fixed way, a red line will appear in front of the blade. Then, with the addition of hidden energy, there will be several more variations, and all sword moves can unleash sword energy.

The Red Thread Sword Technique only has moves and vital energy, but this Annihilation Sword has an additional layer of 'evil'.

Xi Heng asked his senior sister about this, but she had never seen any other martial arts techniques that could be called "Transformation Realm" and didn't quite understand it either.

She had read four martial arts manuals on the level of internal energy transformation, but none of the other four martial arts manuals from the imperial palace were as similar to the '煞' (sha) in the Extinction Sword Technique.

The "煞" (sha) will show its effect during the Ming Jin stage. Other martial arts, whether it is the Gang Qi of the Tian Gang Tong Zi or the Zhen Qi of the You Long Zhang, are gradually formed after reaching An Jin, which is completely different from "煞".

Furthermore... even in the incomplete version of the Extinction Sword Technique, 'Sha' is not described as a stream of energy.

"Perhaps it's difficult to understand because it's an incomplete version." Staring at the unclear explanations in the manual, Xi Heng shook his head.

"If I had the chance to see the whole book, I might be able to understand it easily... Or, it would be good to find someone who has learned the Extinction Sword Technique to give me some explanations."

Unfortunately, she had almost killed off the entire Liang family in Jianchang City, and there was not a single one of them who practiced the Extinction Sword Technique.

If he still couldn't understand, Xi Heng planned to go to the Liang family again in his next life to have someone interrogate him.

"What exactly is this '煞'?" the girl muttered to herself.

"Are you still thinking about it?" Hong Miao asked from the side.

"Since you can't figure it out, it's better not to think about it for now. When you get other martial arts techniques later, you may be able to understand them by analogy."

"I've seen a few manuals on Transformation Realm, and they don't have anything like '煞' (sha) in them at all." Xi Heng shook his head.

Senior sister probably thought that other martial arts of the Transformation Realm also had a special element like '煞' because it was her first time seeing such martial arts, but that was not actually the case.

"How many...books?" the senior sister asked slowly.

"I once obtained four complete manuals on the art of transforming internal energy in the palace."

Xi Heng didn't hide anything, after all, her senior sister said she would help her deduce the Red Thread Sword Technique, and handing over those martial arts manuals of the Transformation Realm to her senior sister might be of some use.

"Four books? The complete ones?" Senior Sister Hongmiao was stunned again.

“Right here.” Xi Heng turned around and, as if by magic, pulled out a simple-looking book from under his robe and handed it to his senior sister in a casual manner.

The book cover has no words or decorative pictures.

Hong Miao's fingers trembled slightly. Her gaze first fell on Xi Heng, and she asked hesitantly:

"This... is this the Transformation Realm martial art?"

Heaven have mercy, she has never seen the true power of martial arts.

The so-called "Transformation of Strength" is a rare treasure. The sects and families that possess it will guard it deep within the library. Even the Huangmei Mountain Army, which is rumored to be able to obtain martial arts by entering the mountain, must have a certain prestige and status to have the opportunity to enter the Zhutian Martial Pavilion and browse the Transformation of Strength martial arts preserved therein.

But her junior sister casually handed her a book containing four martial arts techniques of the Transformation Realm.

"Yes, I memorized it carefully and then copied it down."

This is something Xi Heng worked hard to achieve, and he is quite proud of it.

“Transformation into internal energy…” Hong Miao slowly reached out and opened the nameless book on the table.

The first page features the three large characters 'Swimming Dragon Palm'.

There is no introduction or preface; it begins with the internal energy circulation method.

Hongmiao murmured:

"Take the essence and true energy of the three treasures and infuse it into the whole body to cleanse the body of pathogenic and impure energies, so as to eliminate evil and bring in new energy. The true energy fills the whole body, purifies the qi, stores the essence, invigorates the spirit, and cultivates the true essence of the dantian..."

The senior sister stared intently at the book in front of her, reading it carefully at a glance, turning the pages repeatedly.

Time flew by in a daze. After all the dishes were served, Xi Heng slowly sipped his fruit wine. They had already eaten half of the food when Senior Sister finally finished reading the part about the Dragon Palm and breathed a sigh of relief.

After reading it, a sense of bewilderment appeared in her eyes: "Is this what the Transformation Realm is...?"

“Yes.” Xi Heng picked up a piece of shrimp for his senior sister.

She drank half a pot of wine herself, and her head was a little dizzy.

Hong Miao's eyes flickered and rippled, then fell on Xi Heng:

"But... since there are martial arts techniques for transforming internal energy in the palace, why did Senior Zhao Qianqiu still teach you the Red Thread Sword?"

"I can't," Xi Heng replied casually, swallowing a piece of vegetable.

"..." Hong Miao was increasingly confused.

"Don't overthink it, Senior Sister." Xi Heng repeated the other person's words of comfort:

"Let's eat, or it'll get cold."

"But."

"I'll leave this book to my senior sister for now. She can read it after she's done with her work. It should be helpful for deduce the Red Thread Sword Technique later."

"Hmm..." Hong Miao closed the book in a daze and picked up her chopsticks.

The time she spent with Xi Heng was probably the period in her life when she was most surprised.

This junior sister has repeatedly shattered her understanding; she's truly an extraordinary person...

Hongmiao picked up the bamboo chopsticks, took the shrimp her junior sister handed her, and put it in her mouth.

……

After dinner, Xi Heng noticed that it was getting late and he was feeling sleepy. He yawned, walked to the bedside, sat down, and patted the bed with his left hand.

Mmm, it's soft and fluffy.

On her journey to the south and back, she had never stayed in a hotel or inn with such a pleasant environment.

Today is a good day to relax and have a good rest.

"Junior sister called me?"

When Hongmiao heard the sound of patting the bed, she thought it was her junior sister asking her to come to the bedside.

Xi Heng booked a large single room at the restaurant, big enough for two people to sleep together.

She had slept in the same bed as her senior sister during the time her senior sister was injured, so she was already used to it.

Sometimes when we spend the night together, it's too cold outside, and I'll subconsciously shrink closer to my senior sister, so that our skin, which is only wearing thin clothes, can touch and exchange body heat.

Most of the time, the senior sister doesn't resist this; instead, she'll reach out a hand and hug her back.

However, ever since Xi Heng slaughtered many rebel soldiers in front of her and set up a strange ritual to drain the corpses, her senior sister's attitude towards her has subtly changed.

So much so that when they shared a bed at night, they would keep a distance between them—something Xi Heng was somewhat unhappy about.

Therefore, although she had only patted the blanket to test its softness and fluffiness, since Senior Sister Hongmiao had asked, she changed the subject and said:

"That's right~ Senior sister, sleep with me."

Perhaps because he had just drunk many glasses of cherry wine with his senior sister, Xi Heng's tone and consciousness were somewhat hazy.

"I want to read this book for a while longer," Hong Miao hesitated.

"You can't see anything from that kind of thing in a short time, and the book is already in your senior sister's hands. You can read it when you have free time later," Xi Heng advised.

"Too……"

Hong Miao put down the book in her hand, got up and went to the bedside. As always, she untied the belt around her waist, letting her close-fitting clothes become loose and slowly fall off with gravity.

A faint smile appeared on Xi Heng's lips as he watched his senior sister's movements. He also untied the red belt around his waist and let his white and red outer garment fall onto the bed.

To be honest, my senior sister has a rather slender and well-proportioned figure. Although her curves are not as obvious as Yan Hongji's, they are still slender and graceful. Looking at her, one can't help but feel the urge to touch her.

Seeing his senior sister walk to the foot of the bed and hang her clothes on the rack, Xi Heng casually grabbed his own clothes and went over to her.

With a flick of her slender fingers, two similar-looking coats were placed on the clothes rack.

While her senior sister was still adjusting her dress and not paying attention, the tipsy Miss Xi Heng placed her right hand on her senior sister's waist, her arm wrapping around her slender waist like a white snake.

It wasn't until Xi Heng reached out his left hand again and gently embraced her whole body that Hong Miao lifted her eyelashes and slowly came back to her senses.

"what happened?"

"I want to hug my senior sister." Xi Heng fulfilled his wish to hug her, and to hold her for longer, he praised her:

"I didn't expect that Senior Sister, as a martial artist, would have such a good feel for her body."