Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

Less than half a minute later, light footsteps approached, revealing the figure of the woman with light blonde hair. Her white robe swayed slightly in the cold wind as she walked into the courtyard with a natural gait.

Her light-colored, golden eyes looked over and, upon seeing the white-haired figure by the fishpond, she smiled and raised her hand to greet him.

"It's been a long time, Xi Heng."

"Yes, it's been a long time," the girl replied naturally, as if it were a normal greeting.

"Not bad," Yin Wanluan nodded.

"You've already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining in less than a year and a half?"

The last time she heard "Not bad" three times was before she was instantly killed.

The girl lowered her head slightly, covered her lips for a moment to calm herself, and then replied in a natural manner:

"Was this cultivation speed considered fast before?"

"Of course, I converted my own cultivation speed into this calculation, which is why I hoped you would advance three realms within three years—that's far too demanding." Yin Wanluan gently shook her head.

"Although you are close, you are ultimately not a Heavenly Spiritual Root, while I was not only a Heavenly Spiritual Root, but also had the Phoenix Fire Body, which added to my cultivation efficiency."

"..." Xi Heng wanted to refute it, but he didn't have a reason.

In the end, the only response was: "So you're that exceptionally talented."

"In the current fiery hell, judging solely by talent and ability, I should be among the top contenders."

As Yin Wanluan stepped across the threshold, she approached and said:

"I came here today to gather information about your rivals a year from now—some of them are just as talented as I am, so we need to make some preparations in advance."

"Isn't that necessary?" Xi Heng tilted his head slightly. "It's just a friendly sparring match between Qi Refining cultivators."

She felt that as long as she went up there, she could cut down a whole group of people every time she drew her sword.

“Ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators would naturally be no match for you, but there are a few who are quite special.” Yin Wanluan’s fingertips flashed with spiritual light as she lightly turned her wrist and took out a small book.

As I walked through the front yard and approached the corridor where Xi Heng was standing, I handed him the small book.

"promise."

This is a small blue book with exquisitely embroidered phoenix patterns.

Except for the fact that the words "Embroidered Chamber and Fragrant Boudoir" were not written in smooth, fine brushstrokes on the cover, its appearance was exactly the same as the dual cultivation book that the other party had given her before.

Xi Heng subconsciously thought that the person in front of her was joking and was going to give her another erotic book in this way.

After a brief thought, it seems that this is indeed something that Yin Wanluan, who is obsessed with dual cultivation, would do.

After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand slightly and accepted the little yellow book with the mindset of taking it.

He glanced at the other person, then started flipping through the pages.

The first page is blank, and the second page contains information about the person, such as their brief background, appearance, cultivation methods and realm, and some secret techniques.

It doesn't seem to be a book about dual cultivation—Xi Heng blinked and flipped through a few more pages.

As expected... This book only records information about some of the opponents she might face later.

The white-haired girl's gaze darted back and forth between the book and Yin Wanluan's face, thinking:

Am I overthinking it?

Now it seems that she's the one who's always thinking about dual cultivation.

Xi Heng gently rubbed his forehead, changing his mood as he carefully examined the book in his hands.

"Hmm...it doesn't seem like anything special."

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Yin Wanluan raised a finger and shook it lightly, saying:

"For example, within the Seven Gates Alliance's Zhongmei Sect, there is a woman who has mastered the Golden Silk Serpent Spirit Technique to a minor level. Combined with a high-grade sword and whip, she possesses agile, graceful, and unpredictable martial arts style, and her strength is comparable to that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Oh." Xi Heng said indifferently.

She did not use her full strength when she encountered the enemy with Yin Wanluan before.

The opponent might guess that she is at least at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, but she is confident that she can fight even if she encounters a peak Foundation Establishment opponent.

The other party then began to speak:

"In addition, in recent years, a young prodigy has emerged in the Jade Yuan Sect. He started cultivating at the age of twelve and reached the Qi Refining Perfection at the age of seventeen. Now he has suspended his cultivation and is not immediately establishing his foundation. This is probably just to obtain the blessing of the Pure Fire in this battle and then advance his level... Such a person with exceptional talent is unfathomably powerful."

Upon hearing this, the girl tilted her head and flipped the book to the page about the Jade Yuan Sect, where she found the person's information.

After scanning it once, I didn't find anything particularly special.

"It's nothing, just leave it to me."

"There is another formidable opponent who has been stuck at the Qi Refining stage for thirty years. He cultivates the superior-grade technique 'Dragon Transformation Technique' and has already developed half of his body with azure dragon patterns that have condensed into scales. His foundation is excellent. If he were to unleash his full-body dragon patterns, he could contend with a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator for a short period of time... We must deal with him carefully."

"The Dragon Transformation Technique?" the girl joked, "I hope it won't spoil my fun."

"...Being too confident and arrogant can lead to carelessness and mistakes," Yin Wanluan reminded her again.

“It’s alright,” Xi Heng said. “I’m the strongest.”

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Volume 1: Chapter 195 (Chapter 188) - The Grand Alliance Competition

A wisp of smoke slowly rose into the hall.

Wisps of white smoke lingered on the teacup, which was held by slender hands and slowly brought to the girl's pale pink lips.

After casually taking a half sip, the porcelain cup fell back onto the table with a tapping sound.

Xi Heng casually flipped through a small book with a blue cover and delicate phoenix patterns, holding it in one hand.

Beside her sat a blonde girl in a white robe, watching Xi Heng calmly and occasionally sipping the tea that Xi Heng had specially brewed.

The book contains information about some of the opponents in the upcoming sect competition.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xi Heng had already leisurely watched most of it.

There wasn't a trace of tension during the journey.

Although Yin Wanluan knew that Xi Heng was quite strong, as long as he didn't make any mistakes in the martial arts competition, he should be able to easily get into the top three.

But seeing Xi Heng's attitude at this moment made her a little worried... He might make a mistake because he was too arrogant and careless.

I felt this way when I first arrived here today, and I still feel uneasy now.

So she wanted to offer a few more words of advice:

"Please make more preparations for what's to come. At present, the most important things for the Youxu Sect are this grand competition and the blessing of the Pure Fire."

"Relax." Xi Heng picked up a green grape from the table and took a small bite.

The slightly sweet juice spreads between the lips and teeth, bringing a refreshing sensation.

"I'll get first place," she casually promised.

"..."

Although Yin Wanluan still had some doubts, he finally let out a helpless sigh and began to talk about the matters concerning this clan alliance competition.

The Grand Alliance Competition was established hundreds of years ago by the Pure Fire Sect and the Seven Sect Alliance to promote exchanges.

The convention is held every fifteen years and has continued to this day, becoming one of the few events in Hellfire that still has a certain atmosphere.

When the event begins, almost all cultivators in the Fire Hell who are not currently in seclusion for cultivation will come to the venue to watch the battle.

Yin Wanluan said, "At that time, there is no need to attract too much attention or strive for first place... As long as you reach the top three, you will receive the blessing of the Pure Fire."

"Then, is there an extra reward for the first place winner?" Xi Heng asked.

The rewards for the champion and the third place should theoretically be quite different.

"Of course there are. The winner can choose one of the five treasures determined by the Pure Fire Sect Master." The other party said, "The treasures are usually Foundation Establishment Pills, top-grade magic weapons, superior medicinal herbs, high-grade alchemy, and a piece of useless Immortal Rainbow Stone."

What is the Fairy Rainbow Stone?

"It's just a mortal firework, something that can be used to create a rainbow of light across the entire realm, and the light can even penetrate the void outside the realm." The other party said, "In ancient times, this thing could be used to send messages to other realms, but now the major realms have long been separated, and we don't know each other's coordinates, so it's useless to have it... At most, it can only be used to set off a nicer firework."

"Then let's choose something else," Xi Heng hummed in agreement.

"..." Yin Wanluan sighed, "There's still a year and a half before the competition, and you're already choosing the prize for first place?"

"I've already reserved the championship," the girl said with a slight smile, before actually starting to think about what to choose.

If she didn't have the Foundation Establishment Pill she saved from her previous life, she would definitely have chosen the Foundation Establishment Pill to directly achieve Foundation Establishment. There's no need for that now.

And yet they don't know what the effects of top-grade magic artifacts are... and no matter how top-grade a magic artifact is, it's only for use during the Qi Refining stage.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one will definitely need to switch to a spiritual artifact. The magical artifacts used during the Qi Refining stage will likely only be left idle, given away, or sold in the future.

"Let's see what the effects of the material will be before making a decision..." Xi Heng muttered to himself.

"Before that, let's focus on securing a top-three ranking," Yin Wanluan advised.

"Oh, okay," Xi Heng replied casually, continuing to flip through the book in his hands.

The opponents listed in these intelligence reports each have their own characteristics, but there doesn't seem to be anything particularly noteworthy about them.

No matter what kind of strange or wonderful techniques are used, one only needs to cover the entire arena with a sword intent domain that is over a hundred meters wide to directly break through all techniques with sword intent.

No matter whether the enemy is a cultivator of magic, secret arts, body cultivation, or sword cultivation, as long as they dare to stand in front of her, she is confident that she can cut them into pieces with dozens of sword energies.

Unfortunately, the rules prohibit drawing blood; the goal is simply to break the talisman on the enemy.

Afterwards, she listened to Yin Wanluan explain the rules of the clan alliance competition.

During the casual conversation, the topic gradually shifted.

The text then shifts to a discussion of the Youxu Sect's recent actions, including accumulating power and hunting down cultivators who have been causing trouble elsewhere.

Due to the recent disappearances of some cultivators, the Pure Fire Sect has become more vigilant and has fewer and fewer opportunities to act, while the Netherworld Sect has gradually fallen into hibernation.

During the journey, Xi Heng recounted some stories he had heard in the commercial street more than a hundred days ago after leaving the courtyard.

"Is it also our doing that mortals awakened and caused chaos during the previous sacrificial ceremony?"

"It's just a frame-up." Yin Wanluan shook his head, holding a cup of tea. "Our sect has never had such a plan before. Letting mortals wake up during the ritual is of no benefit to us."

"Who did that?" Xi Heng asked, a little curious.

Besides the Netherworld Gate, it seems that other open and covert conspiracies and schemes are hidden within this small fiery prison.

"It was probably the work of the Seven Alliance; only they could disrupt the illusionary magic right under the noses of the ritual practitioners," the other party remarked. "But I wonder why they did this. Is it to distract the Pure Fire Cult so they can perform other, more blasphemous acts, or are they testing something..."

"You two organizations in Hellfire are really targeting each other like this?" Xi Heng clicked his tongue.

“Perhaps no matter where you are, two tigers cannot share one mountain.” Yin Wanluan shook his head and said, “The current leader of the Seven Sects Alliance is quite powerful. He rarely backs down, even in disputes over minor interests. If someone deliberately stirs up trouble in the future, the Fire Prison may be thrown into chaos.”

The girl recalled that in her previous life in the Tian Zhao Kingdom, she had heard the old cultivator Shao Xi talk about the conflict that had occurred in the Fire Hell.

Just as the dispute was escalating, resentment suddenly erupted.

With monsters like the Resentful Heavenly Fire behind them, the internal strife within the Fire Prison ahead seemed relatively minor in comparison.

Having experienced the entire war, Xi Heng didn't care much.

After a few casual words, the topic naturally shifted.

"I have another matter to discuss here." After drinking a cup, Yin Wanluan took out a jade pendant from the storage ring on his index finger.

The jade pendant is shaped like a small token, only the size of a palm. A red string is threaded through the hole on it and tied in a knot, so it can be hung directly on the waist.

She urged her spiritual energy, and the jade pendant emitted a faint light.

The moment the hazy glow appeared, Xi Heng noticed that something on the other person's body had been suddenly hidden.

On the surface, it looks no different from before, but in reality, it is clearly missing a part of its essence.

"You can discern it with your spiritual sense," the other person gently reminded him.

Xi Heng complied, and after a moment said, "The realm is blurred?"

She could originally vaguely sense that the other party's specific realm was between the mid and late stages of Foundation Establishment through their aura.

Now, this perception has become extremely hazy, and the opponent's overall strength has instantly become unpredictable in her eyes.

This feels really strange, like suddenly seeing the boss's health and attributes turn into question marks in a game...

“That’s right.” Yin Wanluan nodded: “This is a shielding talisman, which is a high-grade magic artifact. It can be used to conceal and change one’s aura.”

"I realized how difficult it is for a cultivator with a true spiritual root to advance three levels within three years, so I found this item and am giving it to you."