Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

"It shouldn't be. My room didn't catch fire. If it doesn't work, I'll use fireproof spirit cloth." The white-haired girl yawned, casually conjured up a purification ritual, and got off the bed.

Stepping on the wooden planks on the ground, she spun around, and her phoenix-patterned robe transformed into a long skirt, while the brocade shoes she had just gathered turned into fiery blue crystal shoes.

Yin Wanluan's illusory figure appeared beside him, looking at him with one hand on his chin.

"These are truly beautiful. Is this kind of clothing unique to this world?"

“Maybe there are, but they’re definitely not unique.” Xi Heng walked to the mirror in the room, turned to the side, and looked at his figure and appearance for a while.

Compared to its previous form, this body has more phoenix-shaped eyes, an overly delicate face with a touch of red eyeshadow as if it had been made up in advance, and three fire patterns between its brows.

His facial features were not much different from before, but his posture and physique had changed slightly, and he had grown five or six centimeters taller.

Although she still doesn't look as tall as Senior Sister Hongmiao, she is noticeably taller than before.

"But why... is it just slender?" She looked down at her figure again, still somewhat dissatisfied.

"You've already made some progress," Yin Wanluan said, sensing Xi Heng's emotions and offering words of comfort.

"It does look a bit like that, but you can't actually feel it."

"Hmm..." the other person murmured, and said nothing more.

Xi Heng tilted his head to look at Yin Wanluan's figure, which was much more conspicuous there.

For a moment, a sense of gloom settled in my heart.

She shook her head, shifting her focus away from this matter that should have been completely irrelevant to her, and changed the subject:

"Speaking of which, Wan Luan, weren't you only able to communicate through your mind yesterday? How come you can manifest a phantom image after waking up?"

Yin Wanluan paused, then slowly explained, "I had a sudden realization last night..."

Xi Heng clicked his tongue and suddenly changed the subject from when he woke up: "So you didn't actually sleep with me at all. You must have done something else during that time, right?"

The other person looked away, glancing at the door to the side as if trying to avoid eye contact.

Just as the girl was about to approach and ask more questions, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Knock knock,

Looking back, it was Jin You who suddenly appeared in a flash of golden light.

Xi Heng beckoned with his finger, and the door opened naturally, revealing Jin You behind him, dressed in a long robe with gold patterns, exuding an air of nobility.

Upon meeting, the other person pursed their lips for a moment.

Then he lowered his head and coughed lightly before getting to the point:

"I have found the cultivation method you need. Its name is 'Firewood Cultivation Technique'. It can refine one's spiritual fire layer by layer to a deeper level. It should be suitable for you. However, this method can only be cultivated up to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage at most. If you want to advance to the Divine Transformation stage, you will need to switch to other methods in the future."

"Oh!" Xi Heng was drawn in by these words and immediately changed his mind: "Thank you."

“This method requires less spiritual energy, but it does require various grades of spirit wood to accompany the cultivation… Fortunately, while other spiritual treasures are scarce in Xiping City, there is an abundance of various spirit woods. I will send some suitable spirit woods for cultivation in the next few days,” Jin You said again.

For some reason, she didn't look directly at Xi Heng when she spoke, but stared at the empty space to the side.

At the same time, his gaze kept drifting toward Xi Heng's face as if drawn by a magnet.

She lowered her head, shifting her gaze, then took out a leaf-shaped green jade pendant from her chest and said:

"Here is the method for creating an avatar that you desire, along with some insights I gained during my cultivation. With your talent, you should be able to master it. Even if you don't, it doesn't matter, there are other methods in the heavens that can assist you."

"Okay." Xi Heng stepped closer and reached out to take it.

As they took them, their right hands touched.

Jin You took a deep breath, stepped back half a step, and bowed, saying, "If you need anything else, just contact me using the sound transmission method... Xiping City is in dire need of reconstruction, and there are still many things to be done. I'll take my leave first."

"So fast?" She hadn't even said a few words yet.

The other party nodded, and then transformed into a golden light and disappeared.

Xi Heng always had a feeling that Jin You was running away from him, and muttered to himself:

"Is the influence of the White Phoenix bloodline really that great...?"

"That child is having trouble breathing," Yin Wanluan remarked, then stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Speaking of which, how about I obtain a few strands of dragon blood and share a bed with you sometime? Wouldn't that be interesting?"

Xi Heng didn't want to pay attention to the Holy Maiden of Pure Fire, whose mind was full of strange thoughts, and turned to look at the two items that Jin You had sent.

Among them, the Nascent Soul cultivation technique still requires materials to cultivate, so she temporarily put it aside.

First, he picked up the jade tablet of the external avatar technique, sent it into the air with spiritual light, and projected the text into the air.

"In any case, let's cultivate first," she replied, and began to read carefully.

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Volume 1: Chapter 288, External Avatar

The method of creating an external avatar is a higher-level technique that combines the techniques of creating a clone and creating an avatar.

The common method of creating clones is a well-known technique; even cultivators at the early stages of Qi Refining can use illusion techniques to create several illusory clones.

Those who achieve a certain level of proficiency can create physical clones. If they have mastered puppetry techniques or similar methods, they can even customize a powerful clone that meets a variety of needs.

By remotely manipulating physical clones, one can keep their main body hidden behind the scenes and live peacefully in certain dangerous cultivation worlds.

Legend has it that some more advanced techniques of creating clones can transform into countless beings, with one person becoming an entire clan.

There are also spells that can seize another's body and implant it into one's own mind, thus achieving unity of purpose among all.

These rumors were recorded in ancient books that Yin Wanluan had read.

She recounted these things while looking at the jade slip containing the method of external incarnation.

Then he said, "You don't use the clone technique and the incarnation technique very often. You lack an initial foundation, so you may need to cultivate them for a long time..."

Xi Heng was scanning the spiritual characters in the air with a quick glance, and nodded, saying:

"I haven't really learned much about clone techniques. The only one I know is the Shadow Clone technique from the Netherworld Sect... but I've never actually used it."

“However, you must be quite proficient in the incarnation technique, right?” she said.

"How so?" Yin Wanluan asked.

“The human transforms into a dragon, and the fire phoenix transforms back into a human. This is also a transformation technique, and it is even closer to the essence of transformation,” Xi Heng said. “Furthermore, after mastering the Qingyan Technique, one can also learn the transformation method, which should be of some help.”

"The method of transforming fire into pure flames..." Yin Wanluan responded:

"I had an idea when I was in the Fire Hell. If this transformation method is taken a step further, perhaps a special clone can be created from the flames. A humanoid clone based on the pure fire would not be weak."

"We can look into this in the future," Xi Heng said.

However, for now, the external avatar is more important.

"Perhaps we don't need to wait until later; the current method of creating an external avatar requires a special physical avatar as a foundation, and cultivation must be based on that foundation," Yin Wanluan, who has a fairly good understanding, reminded him.

Then, he began to recite a passage from the Dharma teachings before him:

“With a different body, such as the body of one’s own blood, the body of radiant gold, or the body of earthen craftsmanship, many are tied to oneself, creating their own unique forms.”

"Hmm..." Xi Heng hadn't finished reading the entire method yet; he had only memorized the text and hadn't done much to understand it.

But Yin Wanluan was already focused on this, explaining:

"One of the prerequisites for cultivating the method of creating an external avatar is to obtain a physical body that is highly compatible with the original body... The most suitable method should be the reconstructed physical body of the Blood Magic Demon Art school, or the life-giving body method of the Holy Infant school. These types of avatar techniques are almost equivalent to the original physical body, which fully meets the requirements."

"Secondly, there are other special methods of creating physical clones. Puppet clones are not suitable due to their vast differences. Cultivating the five elements' clone methods to their fullest extent is acceptable, but the yin-yang clone is the best."

"The third method is to seize another person's physical body and use special array rituals to transform it into a body that is suitable for oneself. Although the process is complicated and the compatibility is poor, it can be considered a special method of creating a clone... and one can obtain the attributes of the other person's physical body, such as spiritual root aptitude, innate characteristics, etc."

“Hmm…” Xi Heng listened attentively and said, “I always feel that this third method of forcibly taking over the body of an outsider has a bit of a demonic or heretical connotation.”

Yin Wanluan chuckled: "I thought you would be more concerned about the first type, Blood Magic and Life-Giving Magic. The latter allows you to create your own clone. Aren't you curious?"

"It seems to have serious problems with the internal components; it's not something I would use," the white-haired girl shook her head.

“Even after embarking on the path of cultivation, you are still bound by worldly desires,” Yin Wanluan said.

“It’s good for people to have some bottom line,” Xi Heng said. “Besides, my avatar is for you to use. It would be too strange if I used some kind of Holy Infant technique…”

"Mother?"

Xi Heng's face was full of black lines, and for some reason he didn't want to pay attention to the other person.

So he turned his head and silently continued to read the text of the cultivation method.

After a moment, Yin Wanluan explained again: "Ordinary clone techniques require spiritual power to maintain them. Although the clone cannot be seen to be connected to the main body, the spiritual power fluctuations are always the same. It can only be manipulated by the master like a puppet connected by a string. It has no consciousness and cannot be too far away from the main body."

“But this method of creating an external avatar is different. The avatar created is equivalent to another original body. If done intentionally, the external avatar may think that it is the original body, and may even create its own external avatar.”

"It's a complete clone." Xi Heng understood.

What does cloning mean?

"To create a copy of another person who is exactly the same as them."

"That's about it, but the current technique still has certain limitations on the avatar, such as ordering it to stop moving, taking over control of the body, etc." Yin Wanluan had finished reading the entire technique and chuckled, "In other words, you can control my body at any time afterward."

"That's great." Xi Heng said, "From now on, whenever you bring up strange topics, I'll be able to easily interrupt you."

"Tsk." He thought to himself, "What an oblivious person..."

Xi Heng also wrote down the text, withdrew his spiritual light, and turned off the text projected by the jade talisman.

As I closed my eyes and pondered deeply, I heard Yin Wanluan speak again:

"If you let my mind take over my physical body, then you can control my avatar."

"In that case, should I still cultivate?"

“Dual cultivation is also a form of cultivation,” the other person said with a smile.

"No, constantly engaging in dual cultivation is too much." Xi Heng felt that it was better to do this in moderation.

"Are you scared?" Yin Wanluan used a simple and direct provocation tactic.

"You're the one who's scared." Xi Heng snorted lightly, "Once you've mastered this technique, you'll be sorry."

"I'm waiting."

The casual conversation ended with light laughter, and the two of them, as if by unspoken agreement, began to carefully examine the martial arts technique before them.

Time passes slowly.

……

A dozen days later, the nearly abandoned city of Xiping began to gradually recover under the care of its inhabitants.

A large number of scattered building fragments in the central city were reconstructed by powerful earth and wood magic cultivators. The large and small pits that were smashed into the ground were slowly filled and leveled, and the ruins were used to rebuild earth-gray houses of various sizes.

Although the newly built houses are much worse than the original ones, and the golden glazed tiles and gemstone decorations are gone, and the various spirit wood beams and pillars have been replaced with ordinary wooden pillars that have lost their spiritual energy, the living experience is no worse than the few remaining intact high-rise buildings in the surrounding area.

Since only fragments of the sky remained standing on the branches, leaving no habitable area, the cultivators had no choice but to live in the newly built houses on the ground. They asked the array cultivation courtyard to be surrounded by small spirit-locking arrays and modified the interior and exterior according to their own habits.

Within just a few days, a number of charming and spiritually rich houses and courtyards had appeared inside the city.

Flowers and plants bloom in abundance, water flows clear, and melodious sounds often drift out, with birds and beasts singing softly.

Scavengers from the outer city would occasionally pass by these suddenly appearing large courtyards while collecting scraps, and referred to them as the dwellings of celestial beings.

After the monks settled on their assigned areas, they continued to repair the damage to the central city.

Meanwhile, the lives of other ordinary people are gradually becoming more stable.

And after this calamity, the lives of the people in the outer city actually improved.

At least they no longer have to force themselves to chew on those overly bitter and unpalatable sustenance pills every day. The heavens have already ordered that the disaster relief food be replaced with normal porridge and water meals, along with a fixed amount of meat and fruit.

Xiping City does not produce meat, but it has a considerable amount of spiritual energy in the spirit stones that serve as currency between major cities.

The funds used to import various crops and meats are more than enough to improve people's livelihoods.

The company's newly produced "Fullness Pill" has been renamed "Fragrant Fullness Pill," which can also maintain a full stomach and nutrition throughout the day, and has a light and fragrant taste like tea, making it suitable as a pastry.

The company spearheaded the resumption of some unfinished buildings, providing a large number of jobs in a short period of time.

Due to the previous disaster, many people in Xiping City died. After the houses were built, almost everyone could be allocated a house.

The destruction of the birthing company resulted in the escape of a group of unborn children and teenagers. Most of them were taken in by newly established adoption agencies, while some were adopted by scavengers or received disaster relief food to gradually adapt to life in the outside world.

With ample supplies in the city, people no longer desperately sought survival every day. Xiping Guard also responded quite quickly in the outer city, with patrols every short distance, and the city's security improved considerably in a short time.

Once the gangs settled down, they all received harsh orders to transform themselves.

The remaining medical care companies are being forced to undertake certain public services, and are no longer allowed to treat only their own members as before. They are also required to provide medical care and treatment, with the costs paid by the injured through loans without interest.