Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

However, the next moment, she realized that she probably couldn't beat him, so she put her fingers down.

Upon seeing Guo Zhengwo's half-closed eyes, Xi Heng knew that he couldn't hide anything no matter how much he lied—martial artists could perceive the other person's thoughts through subtle movements, making them difficult to deceive.

"I did it," she admitted.

Guo Zhengwo nodded, then untied the bag he was carrying on his back and took out a book with an old and worn cover:

"Please have the princess copy this down and return it to her here in three days. Try not to let others read the sword technique."

"Eh?"

Xi Heng was surprised by the other party's attitude and couldn't help but ask, "The entire martial arts world is hunting down the Blood Demon, you have no hostility towards me?"

If the roles were reversed, she would definitely draw her sword immediately.

This unprovoked kindness made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Your Highness is the Princess of Great Zhao. It is the Princess's duty to kill the rebel army of Tianliang. Although evil magic was used to create a horrifying scene, this is a matter between the court and the rebel army. What reason do I have to interfere?"

The other party shook his head: "I just want to know who has the Blood Sea Technique now."

"Oh..." Xi Heng roughly understood.

"However, Your Highness, please do not let this evil magic corrupt your mind and cause you to become cruel and indiscriminate in killing. You must keep in mind the great ambition of peace and tranquility that you just mentioned, otherwise you will eventually face retribution." The other party's tone was serious.

Xi Heng wasn't that serious. He nodded casually, took the Surging Waves Sword Technique from the other person, and opened it to take a look.

The pale moonlight shone on the old, worn paper of the book. The girl quickly skimmed through the text, and after only a few pages, she had a better idea of ​​what to do.

This "Azure Waves Surging Sword Technique" is no longer a fragmented version of the Extinction Sword Technique. All the techniques and moves are complete and in full. It is also not as difficult to understand as the River Luo Fish and Dragon Sword Technique, which requires knowledge of astrology, mathematics, and other subjects to comprehend.

"The 'Surging Waves Sword Technique' emphasizes the concept of 'layered' movements," the old man casually explained.

"The swordsman's strength is layered upon layer, the power is endless, and the more he swings the sword, the stronger it becomes. Unlike other sword techniques that release their strength with every move, this technique can retain the energy and strength within the moves, layering them into a force of immense power. Its momentum is surging like a mountain collapsing and a giant wave washing away sand, like waves one after another, hence the name 'Azure Waves Surging.'"

"Once the sword moves are unleashed, even a master of the Transcendent Realm who has cultivated physical strength and physique cannot withstand them head-on."

Xi Heng nodded, quickly flipped through a dozen pages, and immediately saw that this sword technique was extremely powerful. It also emphasized skill and speed, and even had many defensive moves. Compared to the Bloodline Sword Technique, it had almost no flaws, making her want to start over from scratch.

However, the sword intent of this sword technique is quite different from that of the Bloodline Sword Technique. If one were to start over, one might die from qi deviation and blood stasis attacking the heart. It is unknown how many times one would have to die before one could master it completely...

Furthermore, since his sword intent was damaged after the reconstruction, he would have to train again. Xi Heng did not want to give up his current bloodline sword intent and decided to stick to the original plan.

A few minutes later, she slowly closed the manual in her hand and gave a simple thank you to the old man beside her.

“Your Highness, there’s no need for you to be so polite.” Guo Zhengwo took a half step back. “I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave here for today.”

Xi Heng had just nodded when he saw the other person's figure flash by, quickly leaping to the eaves of a nearby tiled house and instantly turning into a gray streak that vanished.

"This lightness skill is really fast... No wonder it's at the Transformation Realm."

The girl turned to look at the manual in her hand and asked, "When will I be able to reach the Transformation Realm?"

"Let's go back."

Xi Heng also leaped high into the air, leaving behind a silent, dilapidated courtyard.

In the courtyard, a dozen children breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her finally leave.

The three corpses on the ground were still bleeding, and most of the children looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

Only the toddler, who was only two or three years old and had just been called Yun Gou'er, looked at the spot where the two martial artists had disappeared, his eyes revealing obvious envy.

He stretched out his soft little hands and reached out to grab at the air again and again.

……

Xi Heng returned to the restaurant and, led by the owner, arrived at the room he had booked for three days.

He walked past the round table, stools, mirror, and basin, and sat down on the long desk behind the open window, placing the martial arts manual he had brought back on it.

Three hours passed in the time it took to sit there.

"So that's how it is... It's truly exquisite." Xi Heng read it several times and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This "Azure Waves Surging Sword Technique" is clearly more complete and useful than the vague and incomplete "Extinction Sword Technique".

The sword technique has five levels in total: two levels of visible strength, two levels of hidden strength, and one level of neutralizing strength.

The two levels of Ming Jin are 'Tai Tian Jin' and 'Xuan Chou Jin'. The former is the method of layering force that Guo Zhengwo just mentioned. After learning it, you can use a subtle flow of Qi and blood to layer powerful force and Qi and blood in your sword moves. Although some of it will leak out, as long as the moves continue, each move will become more and more powerful and swift, gradually becoming unstoppable.

When a martial artist of the same level clashes with the Surging Waves Sword Technique, if they simply defend and dodge according to common sense under the relentless onslaught of swordplay, there are only two possible outcomes—either the Surging Waves Sword Technique user runs out of energy or is directly killed by the ever-increasing force along the way.

“When facing a similarly strong warrior of the Surging Wave Sword, losing the initiative means certain death…” Xi Heng realized.

The subsequent 'vortex force' is a clever force similar to Tai Chi, which uses the opponent's force against them. It allows one to receive the force of the opponent's move with less force and then use that force to counterattack. It is an extremely powerful defensive and counter-attacking method.

After reaching the Dark Force level, there are two more techniques to learn: 'Vortex Force' and 'Flowing Force'. The former is a defensive technique that allows you to use borrowed force for defense. The more the opponent attacks, the stronger your defense becomes.

The Flowing Force is a soft force that, in close combat, transforms the sword into a palm strike, using subtle, hidden force to break through the enemy's meridians. A single hit can cripple the enemy's entire martial arts.

The final Dripping Force is an invincible and powerful move. It concentrates the accumulated power of the Surging Waves Sword Technique into a single point. With one strike, it can pierce through even the most impenetrable walls. It is the most terrifying killing move in the Surging Waves Sword Technique. It is extremely fast, extremely powerful, can be used at close or long distances, and is impossible to defend against.

Generally, the outcome can be decided as soon as the water droplet is applied.

Xi Heng looked at it and couldn't help but sigh again at the strength of this martial art.

This sword technique is probably among the best of all martial arts techniques that have reached the level of mastery.

The Dragon Palm and Heavenly Gang Boy Skill she had previously studied did not seem so unattainable to her.

The Bloodline Sword Technique I had learned was not on the same level as this Surging Wave Sword Technique.

If a martial artist wielding the Bloodline Sword were to engage in a one-on-one duel with a martial artist wielding the Surging Wave Sword, their chances of winning would likely be less than 10%.

"However... all five types of energy are extremely complex and difficult to cultivate. To cultivate the first level, one needs to be submerged in the sea for several minutes, and if one is not careful, one will drown."

"After that, you'll need to practice swordsmanship underwater. I'm afraid only one in a hundred people will still be healthy after completing that training." Xi Heng shook his head.

Looking at it this way, the Bloodline Sword, which can be mastered without any special training methods, does have some merits.

Next, we see the method of neutralizing internal energy in the Surging Waves Sword Technique—the martial artist must combine the four internal energies into one and condense the most powerful dripping water energy in the icy seawater. When this is achieved, the internal hidden energy and the visible energy will naturally merge into one, and the protective neutralizing energy will be accomplished accordingly.

“The previous types of strength were developed step by step, and finally slowly blended into the Dripping Water Strength… And once the Dripping Water Strength is mastered, the Transforming Strength is achieved. Perhaps the Dripping Water Strength is related to the Transforming Strength.” Xi Heng muttered to himself, slowly pondering.

"Perhaps there is a special method of training internal energy within this Surging Waves Sword Technique, which can gradually transform visible and hidden energy into neutral energy, unlike other neutral energy martial arts that require relying on another internal force to forcibly restrain it."

"The 'Overwhelming Force' is to retain a portion of one's own strength; the 'Whirlpool Force' is to borrow the enemy's strength and then unleash it; the 'Trap Force' is to transform the received strength into one's own defensive strength; and the 'Flowing Force' is to inject one's own strength into the enemy's meridians, causing them to become unstable, expand, and burst."

Xi Heng understood some things: "First, retain your own strength, then receive the external strength... When you have complete control over your strength, no matter what kind of strength you have, it will all converge into one point. The hidden strength and the obvious strength will naturally overlap, and that is when you achieve the transformation of strength."

"What a genius... Who created this martial art?"

Xi Heng flipped to the very end, but couldn't find a name; the cover was right after the martial arts manual.

"Tsk."

She looked at it one last time with reluctance. Hearing the midnight watchman's gong outside, Xi Heng looked up at the bright moon in the sky, then carefully put the manual in her hands together and placed it in a safe place.

A wave of drowsiness washed over her, and she returned to the sink to wash up briefly before falling asleep.

……

Over the next three days, Xi Heng meticulously copied the sword manual word by word, ordering only the meager dishes available at the restaurant each day while repeatedly studying the manual until he had mastered it completely.

I would get up, read and take notes, eat, read again and sleep. Three whole days passed just like that.

On the last day, as dusk approached, Xi Heng pressed his temples, which were feeling throbbing, and then left the restaurant with the secret manual.

Not long after, she returned to the entrance of the dilapidated courtyard, wearing a veiled hat and leaning against the wall, quietly waiting for the other party to arrive.

The group of children still lived in the courtyard, and their muffled, childish shouts could be heard from time to time, along with the hoarse voices of some elderly people. Xi Heng was too far away, and there were several walls between them, so he couldn't hear what they were saying.

However, after only a short while, a kind-looking old man led many children out of the tiled house in the courtyard, chatting and laughing with them.

"Grandpa, you always say you want to be a good person, but how exactly do you become a good person?" a child asked.

"When interacting with others, every word and deed should benefit them; such a person is a good person... Good people are admired like phoenixes and treasured like ginseng and osmanthus. They will surely be blessed by heaven and earth and submitted to by gods and spirits. Only good people can enjoy abundant blessings."

Guo Zhengwo reached out and gently patted the child's head as he spoke softly.

He treated these immature children several times better than he treated anyone else.

Outside the courtyard, Xi Heng listened and shook her head slightly. She felt that, in any era, good people are more likely to suffer injustice than bad people.

This is especially true in today's chaotic world.

The children in this courtyard don't even have enough to eat and sleep for each day, and they don't know how to survive. Yet this old man wants to teach them to do good deeds, which is really a bit outdated.

Although she thought this way, these were all unimportant to her, and Xi Heng ignored them.

When she saw Guo Zhengwo approaching, she appeared from the courtyard gate and took out the manual of the Surging Waves Sword Technique from the pouch at her waist.

"Mr. Guo, I've come to return this book as promised." Xi Heng handed over the old book in his hand.

The other person nodded and readily accepted the book, putting it into their waist pouch, and asked, "Where will Your Highness go next?"

"And then?" Xi Heng thought for a moment and said:

"After studying the Surging Waves Sword Technique, I have some ideas for deducing the Bloodline Sword Technique, but they are not perfect. I should continue to search for other martial arts techniques that require internal energy transformation... Does Elder Guo have any suggestions?"

"It's not really a suggestion, but I have an old acquaintance in the Jinghong Sword Sect named Liu Feiyi. She once tried to deduce martial arts, which might be helpful to Your Highness."

Xi Heng had heard of the reputation of the Jinghong Sword and knew that it was a major sect standing atop a high mountain, representing one of the righteous paths of the martial arts world.

However, she didn't have a good impression of this sword sect.

Zhang Luoyi, who came to find her in her third life with the jade pendant, was the out-of-town sect leader of the Jinghong Sword Sect, and had opposed her twice.

Furthermore, during the time Xi Heng spent with Senior Sister Hong Miao, he also learned some of the stories of the Bloodline Sword Sect.

Among the martial arts sects that ultimately joined forces to attack the Bloodline Sword Sect was the Amazing Swan Sword Sect.

"If I have the chance, I'll go." Xi Heng simply replied.

Where will Mr. Guo go next?

“Hehe…” Guo Zhengwo stroked his withered white beard and replied, “I have decided to take this child named Yunxiao as my disciple. He is intelligent, has good aptitude, and is also sincere. He is truly excellent… In the future, I will retire to a bamboo hut in an unnamed mountain, fish and grow vegetables every day, and teach my disciple as well.”

"Congratulations, senior." Xi Heng casually clasped his hands in a fist salute. "See you in the martial world again."

"Farewell, Princess?" The other party chuckled a few times. "My lifespan is running out. Perhaps the next time I see Her Highness the Princess, it won't be me, but my little disciple."

"Senior is very magnanimous." The girl gave a brief reply before retreating.

The old man in the courtyard watched her figure disappear into the night, his smile gradually fading, replaced by a thoughtful expression:

"This person exudes a strong aura of killing intent, which is also mixed with the royal dragon aura... If he is able to become a ruler in the future, he will surely accomplish great things."

"Now, there is still some hope for the Great Zhao."

……

The following day, Xi Heng checked out of the hotel, mounted a large brown horse, and left Jinshi with a copy of the sword technique manual.

Getting into the city is easy, but getting out is much more difficult.

The city gate guards questioned him again about what he had done in the past few days, and then showed him several wanted posters, asking if he had seen these people. They also demanded a few taels of silver before allowing him to leave.

If Xi Heng weren't so focused on refining the Red Thread Sword Technique and unwilling to deal with these trivial matters, she would have drawn her sword and killed all the city gate guards checking the area before riding away on horseback.

Xi Heng pouted as he left Jinshi, intending never to come to this wretched place again unless absolutely necessary.

As long as Tianliang occupies the city, the city will not be well.

"Let's go back to Jiangning first..."

On the horseback journey, the girl kept her eyes glued to a copy of the Surging Waves Sword Technique, continuing to decipher its methods for cultivating internal strength.

"To practice strength, you need to immerse your body and mind in water, and slowly stop your strength in a state of resistance... In this way, you will gradually understand the operation of strength."

"The purpose of this kind of training is to control the force, just like the force of tendons and bones. It is not exclusive to any martial art and any martial artist can practice it."

When I was assassinating General Tianliang with my senior sister, the ascetic monks from the Bone Forging Forest we encountered were people who specialized in cultivating strength and muscle.

Although Xi Heng's Red Thread Sword primarily focuses on swordsmanship techniques, he can also supplement his training with the tendon and bone strength and the power cultivation methods of the Surging Wave Sword, thereby increasing his own strength several times over and making his power application more refined.

"If the Bone Forging Forest has a method for transforming into internal strength, it must be based on the strength of tendons and bones... There is obviously more than one way to advance to the level of internal strength."

Xi Heng now knows the three specific paths to mastering internal energy.

One of the simplest and most direct methods is like the Geng Vajra Axe Technique, which involves repeatedly breaking through the body's physiological limits until it can accommodate the transformation of internal energy.

This method is too straightforward, and few people throughout history have succeeded with it.

The second method is simpler. It involves cultivating internal energy such as Qi and True Qi through internal strength, like the Tiangang Boy's Skill, and then using this internal energy to gather both the visible and invisible forces and combine them into a transformative force.

Now there is a third method, which skips all the twists and turns, does not require building a strong body or cultivating a stream of true qi, but instead focuses on arduous training to directly control both the light and dark forces. As the control over the force becomes stronger and stronger, once it reaches an extreme, the two forces can be directly combined, and upon success, one can cultivate the Transformation Force.