Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"Let's take it slow from now on," Xi Heng said, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Um……"

With her eyes half-closed, Senior Sister Hongmiao, who was about to fall asleep, relaxed her whole body and nodded very slightly.

It was obvious that she no longer wanted to move.

"So tired." Hong Miao buried her head deeper into the soft pillow.

"Then get some sleep." Xi Heng gently patted the other person's head, as if comforting a child.

Hongmiao let out a soft "hmm" with a weak nasal tone, first tugged at the blanket, then, finding it difficult to pull away, pressed her body against the other person who had more blankets.

Seeing this, Xi Heng thought that his senior sister still had the mind to play around, so he trembled and moved back to avoid her.

Her sleepiness vanished, and just as she was hesitating whether to escape quickly, Hong Miao simply reached out and placed her hand on her waist, no longer teasing her.

Xi Heng breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that his senior sister just wanted to hug him, and not do anything else...

She relaxed, put one arm around Senior Sister Hongmiao's back, and gently smoothed the other's casually disheveled long hair.

In the silence, Xi Heng, whose desires had been satisfied, suddenly recalled something he had heard from the maid when he first returned to the courtyard, and asked in a soft voice:

"I heard from the maid that Senior Sister seemed quite down these past few days before I returned. Is she missing me?"

After she finished speaking, her senior sister just breathed steadily, as if she had already fallen asleep.

"If you don't want to, then forget it." Xi Heng stuck out his tongue, looking a little disappointed.

"...I miss you." Hong Miao parted her lips slightly, her voice soft and gentle.

"But if you're thinking about me, your mood shouldn't be getting worse, right? Did you run into some trouble? I can help my senior sister solve it; I should be considered pretty capable now."

However, when this topic came up, the senior sister pretended to be asleep and fell silent.

"If my senior sister is unwilling to tell me, then let's pretend I never asked." She used this as a tactic of retreating to advance.

However, the other party still did not react, only their breathing gradually became longer.

Xi Heng thought that as long as she mentioned it, she would get a truthful response... but in reality, it didn't turn out as she hoped.

Why did her senior sister keep it from her?

But since you don't want to talk about it, never mind...

After her doubts subsided, she closed her eyes, relaxed her body, and went to sleep with her senior sister.

The two remained still, with only their soft breathing echoing around the room.

She didn't know how much time had passed in the silence, and Xi Heng didn't know if she had fallen asleep or not. But a voice rang in her ears, waking her from her drowsy state.

"That's the reason," Senior Sister Hongmiao said in her breath, "I now know how the 'evil' element, which is the key element in the Extinction Sword Technique, is born."

"Hmm...?" Xi Heng's consciousness was hazy.

If she had not found her own path to mastery of internal energy before, and had not achieved mastery of internal energy, she would definitely have been very interested in it.

But now that she's already a Transformation Realm martial artist, why would she care about other martial arts techniques?

Currently, the only use of other martial arts techniques for Xi Heng is to draw inspiration and learn from their moves.

"How is it?" Xi Heng's voice was muffled, showing no interest whatsoever.

Hongmiao took this attitude as a sign that Xiheng was about to fall asleep, and continued softly:

"The evil spirit comes from love. It is forged from the pain of killing one's beloved with one's own hands. After mastering the evil spirit, one can then practice the Extinction Sword Technique and progress by leaps and bounds in a day."

"It really is an evil technique." Xi Heng replied casually.

"Then it's better not to cultivate this kind of thing."

"Should we just not fix it? But this was obtained after going through so much hardship, and we're just going to waste it like this..."

Hong Miao felt a pang of regret, and her expression became more complex.

"After months of exploration, I've noticed many similarities between the sword intent of the Annihilation Sword Technique and the Bloodline Sword Technique. Perhaps, there really is a chance to successfully switch between them." She pursed her lips and continued softly:

“With your talent, Junior Sister, as long as you refine the evil spirit, you will surely be able to quickly achieve the Transformation Realm… If you only explore and deduce on the Bloodline Sword, you may very well spend your whole life and end up failing like those predecessors before you.”

The senior sister seemed to be trying to persuade her, but she didn't really explain her own thoughts.

"This Extinction Sword Technique is the only martial art that my master has searched for over a decade that is suitable for Bloodline Sword cultivators to switch to. If the two of us search for it again in the future, I'm afraid we will find it difficult to find a similar technique."

"It's alright," Xi Heng said gently. "Senior Sister doesn't need to study this martial art anymore, because—"

Before she could finish speaking, Senior Sister Hongmiao interrupted her.

"If in the future, when my junior sister and I reach middle age, and we still haven't achieved anything in deducing the transformation of internal energy, and we desperately search for another suitable martial art for transforming internal energy, then..."

“Because I am already a Transformation Realm martial artist,” Xi Heng interrupted his senior sister.

"..."

The air suddenly became still.

In such a dimly lit room, I wonder if Senior Sister could see the hint of smugness in Xi Heng's eyes.

"Transformation Realm?" the senior sister asked hesitantly before repeating.

"Ah."

"You're not mistaken?"

"Yes."

"Junior sister didn't lie to me?" Hong Miao asked repeatedly.

"How could I lie to my senior sister?" Xi Heng chuckled to himself.

Ever since she became a Transformation Realm martial artist, she had been eager to see her senior sister's stunned expression upon hearing the news.

"Transformation Realm..." The senior sister was instantly wide awake, quite surprised by the news.

"Really?" Hong Miao asked again.

"Of course, do you want me to prove it to my senior sister?"

"Proof? How do I prove it?"

"Hmm... Senior sister, try hitting me hard?" Because of her internal energy protection, Xi Heng didn't think her senior sister could cause her any real harm.

"A single hit? With force?" Hong Miao hesitated. "Could it be that Junior Sister was just having some strange interest and was using her internal energy to trick me?"

"What is Senior Sister thinking about?" Xi Heng rubbed his forehead, not quite understanding.

"When I was studying martial arts manuals recently, I inevitably read a lot of books, some of which were rather special... about bedroom activities?"

Hongmiao hesitated, unsure whether this was the right way to address her.

"Anyway, just hit me once. I have the Transformation Realm protecting me, so you'll be able to tell." Xi Heng patted his chest.

"You really want me to fight?" The senior sister's gaze was a little strange.

"It's for real, the kind of force that could break ribs in a normal fight." She even adjusted her posture, slightly puffing out her chest to serve as a target for her senior sister.

Because he had repeatedly reloaded saves outside Jinshi City, Xi Heng had used the Bloodline Forbidden Technique to commit seppuku hundreds of times, so he naturally wouldn't care about this little bit of pain.

"If the chest can't handle it, the stomach will do." She was quite confident in her abdominal pain tolerance.

Even if you stab her in the abdomen with a knife, she won't utter a sound.

However, upon hearing this, Hong Miao's gaze grew increasingly strange.

"What is Senior Sister thinking about?" Xi Heng, who had just noticed this, was speechless.

“Even if Junior Sister does have this kind of strange habit, it’s best to start by making it milder…” Hong Miao seemed to be kindly reminding her.

"Fine, don't believe me then!" the girl clicked her tongue and turned her head away sullenly.

Tonight, I won't be sleeping face-to-face.

Let's stand back to back!

Hong Miao chuckled softly, and the atmosphere gradually eased.

“I believe what my junior sister said, after all, she has never lied to me. It’s just hard to understand how ordinary martial arts masters need decades of relentless training to have a chance to break through... while my junior sister has only been away for two months. How did she become a martial artist with the power of transformation?” the other person asked in a flash.

"Luck." Xi Heng yawned and casually offered a reason he had already prepared:

“I met an old man in Jinshi City who said that I would surely achieve great things in the future. He recited a peerless divine skill to me called something like the Immortal Scripture. After listening to it once, I had an epiphany and also comprehended a deeper level of sword intent, thus mastering the transformation of internal energy.”

"The Immortal Scripture?"

"Yes."

Hong Miao still found it hard to believe such a miraculous encounter for a short time, but since Xi Heng had already finished speaking, she nodded blankly.

"I see……"

"In short, I'm already a Transformation Realm martial artist, so I'll just put that Annihilation Sword aside," Xi Heng said simply.

"Ah."

Hong Miao pursed her lips, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

After a moment, she rested her head on her arm and asked, "Junior Sister, do you have any other important matters to attend to?"

"Yes." Xi Heng said this without hesitation:

"After resting in the courtyard for a while, I want to travel to all corners of the world in search of immortals."

"Seeking immortality?" Hong Miao blinked.

She had previously wondered what her junior sister would do if she achieved the Transformation Realm.

My junior sister is a princess of the current dynasty. Although she is living outside the palace, her identity is not fake. According to the order of succession in the royal family, she should ascend the throne now.

But now it has been taken by another princess.

If my junior sister is fortunate enough to reach the Transformation Realm, she should immediately begin to develop her own power, win over civil and military officials, and reclaim the throne that rightfully belongs to her.

Although this matter will inevitably encounter many difficulties and obstacles, Hongmiao is ready to do her best to help.

But unexpectedly, Junior Sister Xi Heng's goal was not to become an emperor, but to seek immortality.

"I must find the way to immortality," Xi Heng said clearly.

When she was emperor, she had read about the legends of Zhuo Duo in the imperial study and knew the locations of several legendary secret places where immortals had descended to earth.

Afterwards, if he could successfully reclaim the throne from Chu Xiao, he would be able to command his subordinates to help her seek immortality on a larger scale. But before that, Xi Heng wanted to explore the legendary immortal realms with his own feet and see them for himself.

Perhaps with enough luck, I will be able to directly find the immortal techniques and embark on the path to immortality.

Alternatively, one could find a secluded place where spiritual energy wouldn't dissipate from the world, where one could remain detached from worldly affairs, cultivate oneself in solitude, and attain immortality.

Although the possibility is slim...

After all, for thousands of years, countless scholars and nobles have sought immortality and enlightenment, but none of them have succeeded.

But she still wanted to give it a try.

For the time being, the country is relatively peaceful. The rebels in Tianliang have quickly collapsed due to the death of Fang Tiande, and the other uprisings are mostly insignificant. The government troops of the Great Zhao can quell the rebellion.

The northern Yanmeng Kingdom is not yet ready to invade the south. Although the increased taxes have made life difficult for the people, if no changes are made, an uprising will break out sooner or later.

However, it seems that the chaotic Zhao state has now entered a rare period of stability.

She planned to use this time to travel around and seek immortality.

As for what will happen after she seeks immortality, she has already made a rough plan:

At this time, going to the northern frontier army without participating in battles would make it difficult to establish prestige and gather power.

A year later, when Yan Mengguo invaded the south and a great war broke out, he went to the north to ask Zhao Wanli for a general's position. He tried to win several battles and establish his prestige by using the military strategy manual he obtained from Fang Tiande.

If that doesn't work, the Blood Sea Overturning Technique can be used to decide the outcome of a major battle that could directly determine the victory or defeat of the two countries, thus establishing sufficient prestige.

Then, he used this to seize the throne.

This time, the Blood Spirit Stones have been fully restored, filled with spiritual light, and can be used at will.

With the power to overturn the Blood Sea, Xi Heng felt that there was very little she couldn't do in this mortal world.

So now that I have some free time, I'll try to find immortals first.

If you can't find it, you can treat it as a trip.

But my senior sister didn't seem very interested in it: