Random Reincarnation!

# Chapter 18: Random Reincarnation!

Violet Luo Gorge.

This natural canyon lay between Silver Radiance Mountain and Thunderclap Mountain, overrun with demon beasts and ferocious creatures, extremely perilous.

Ordinary cultivators rarely came here.

The endless hordes of ferocious beasts had even the major guilds and sects utterly helpless.

Lu Qingfeng, wearing Cloud Stepping Boots, leisurely stepped into Violet Luo Gorge.

"In the game, this is already my second life, yet it's my first time coming to Violet Luo Gorge to witness ferocious beasts." Lu Qingfeng looked around, somewhat curious.

Because the cost of death was too great.

Reincarnation required sixteen years, and in reality, two months as well. Even if choosing resurrection, the Fetal Respiration Realm required one Low-Grade Spirit Stone, equivalent to one hundred Spirit Stone Shards.

So Lu Qingfeng had always stayed cooped up in Black Sand Town, diligently practicing alchemy and talisman crafting, never venturing out for training.

This was his first time leaving Black Sand Town for battle.

Looking around, there was no one in sight.

'Fighting monsters to level up' was still extremely rare after all.

"Ferocious beasts are violent, knowing only destruction, harmful to heaven and earth. Killing them earns merit, beneficial for cultivation—that's the origin of 'fighting monsters to level up.'"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes swept across the surroundings, spiritual light contained within.

[Technique: Heavenly Eye Art (Incomplete)] [Grade: Mid-Grade, Two Layers Total] [Derivation: Six Enhancements] [Description: Can observe the cultivation level of cultivators no more than one grade above oneself; can cause mental intimidation to Ordinary People, making them flustered; Passive Effect: Break Illusions, Insight]

The Heavenly Eye Art, after six enhancements by Lu Qingfeng, had directly risen from Low-Grade to Mid-Grade. Its power had greatly increased, and it had gained a passive effect.

Like now.

Wherever Lu Qingfeng's gaze fell, ferocious beast killing intent soared to the heavens. Some were like Wolf Smoke, others as thin as a hair, their strength distinguishable at a glance.

"The outer perimeter of Violet Luo Gorge should be the Iron Crown Beast clan!"

Iron Crown Beasts, shaped like small dogs, had a crown-like protrusion on their heads resembling a rooster's comb, dark red in color. Their combat ability was average, making them low-level ferocious beasts in the outer area of Violet Luo Gorge.

Lu Qingfeng stepped on Cloud Stepping Boots, with the Black Iron Flying Shield circling around him.

With two Fourth-Grade talisman artifacts by his side, he should be able to survive briefly in the outer perimeter.

"Roar roar!"

Following the hair-thin Wolf Smoke, it wasn't long before he saw groups of Iron Crown Beasts roaring as they charged toward Lu Qingfeng's direction.

[Ferocious Beast: Iron Crown Beast] [Grade: Second Grade] [Description: Weak among ferocious beast clans, large in number, skilled in group attacks, iron teeth and steel claws, melee-type ferocious beast; Weakness: Afraid of thunder-attribute techniques]

Second-Grade ferocious beasts were equivalent to True Qi Stage cultivators.

The Heavenly Eye Art's passive Insight triggered, revealing the Iron Crown Beast's weakness.

In truth, as the lowest and most common ferocious beast clan, the Iron Crown Beast's weakness had long been known to all. However, the value of the Insight technique, when applied to unknown ferocious beasts, demon beasts, or even other cultivators, remained immeasurable.

Lu Qingfeng swept his Heavenly Eye Art over them and found that these charging Iron Crown Beasts were mostly around level twenty, at most not exceeding level forty.

"Come on!"

Without any visible preparation, Lu Qingfeng reached into his Storage Bag at his waist and scattered a handful of 'Thundercloud Talismans'—

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

Dozens of thunderclouds enveloped the area dozens of zhang in front of him.

The Iron Crown Beasts caught within, whether level twenty or level forty, couldn't withstand a single round before being blasted into charcoal.

[Congratulations, player killed an Iron Crown Beast (Level 10), gained 1 Experience Point.] [Congratulations, player killed an Iron Crown Beast (Level 20), gained 5 Experience Points.] [Congratulations, player killed an Iron Crown Beast (Level 30), gained 10 Experience Points.] [Congratulations, player killed an Iron Crown Beast (Level 40), gained 15 Experience Points.] [Congratulations, player leveled up.]

Fighting monsters to level up—the speed was indeed incomparable to slowly cultivating while staying cooped up in Black Sand Town.

With just a few Thundercloud Talismans scattered, Lu Qingfeng's Experience Points shot up, and his level increased by more than three in the blink of an eye.

The mechanism for fighting monsters to level up in "Primordial Wilderness" was—

Killing enemies within 10 levels above or below your own grants 1 Experience Point.

Killing enemies more than 10 levels below grants 0.1 Experience Points; more than 20 levels below grants 0.01 Experience Points, and so on.

Killing enemies more than 10 levels above grants 5 Experience Points; more than 20 levels above grants 10 Experience Points, and so on.

"If I had an expert protecting me and was willing to spend a fortune on talismans, raising my level wouldn't be too hard."

"But for me, getting Experience Points is even easier than leveling up!"

Lu Qingfeng hunched his body, yet moved as if strolling through a courtyard, scattering talismans as he quickly slaughtered a small patch of Iron Crown Beasts.

His level remained at Level 10.

"By constantly consuming Experience Points to keep my level at 10, killing high-level beasts always gives me an Experience Point bonus!" Lu Qingfeng curled the corner of his mouth, pouring Experience Points into various techniques, pill formulas, and talismans.

The Experience Points he had once carefully budgeted were now spent lavishly without restraint.

The Azure Origin Sword Scripture was already at the Side Gate Level; raising it further would require a massive amount of Experience Points.

Seizing this opportunity, Lu Qingfeng poured all his Experience Points into it.

After all, no matter how much various techniques were improved, their power was ultimately tied to cultivation base.

Only the cultivation method was the foundation.

The same went for pill formulas and talismans—over the years, the most had been strengthened six times, the least four times.

Lu Qingfeng had discovered that whether for pill formulas or talismans, strengthening beyond five times caused the required materials to change, effectively evolving them into a different kind of pill.

Although the effects were stronger and more precious, the materials were also rarer, making the profit margin lower than with Five Strengthens.

In the future, as his cultivation advanced, he might find them useful. But by then, there would be new pill formulas and talismans suited to his level.

For example, after six strengthenings, the Yellow Dragon Pill's refining cost skyrocketed, nearly matching its advanced counterpart, the Gold Marrow Pill. Rather than wasting Experience Points on strengthening, it was better to directly obtain the Gold Marrow Pill formula and strengthen that instead.

So.

After strengthening all the pill formulas and talismans he currently mastered to Five Strengthens, Lu Qingfeng focused entirely on strengthening and improving the Azure Origin Sword Scripture.

After this, for a long time to come, the Azure Origin Sword Scripture would be more than enough for Lu Qingfeng to hold an absolute advantage among his peers!

Time passed.

Slaughtering the Iron Crown Beast clan, Lu Qingfeng gained over five thousand Experience Points in total.

For a Beginner Level Cultivation Method, the first strengthening/improvement/merging cost 10 Experience Points, and each subsequent one doubled the previous cost.

For an Exquisite Level Cultivation Method, the first cost 100 Experience Points, and each subsequent one doubled.

For a Side Gate Level Cultivation Method, the first cost 1000 Experience Points, and each subsequent one doubled.

For each level of cultivation method, roughly five strengthenings would raise it by one grade.

For instance, the Azure Origin Sword Scripture was originally an Exquisite Level Cultivation Method; after five strengthenings, it became Side Gate Level.

Because its essence was Exquisite Level, even after reaching Side Gate Level, further strengthenings still doubled from the original base.

It didn't recalculate.

Lu Qingfeng poured all five thousand Experience Points into the Azure Origin Sword Scripture, directly strengthening it to seven times, and raising the number of layers from the original nine to twenty-one, enough to cultivate up to the Foundation Establishment Qi Induction Realm!

But that wasn't enough!

After the Iron Crown Beast clan, Lu Qingfeng successively swept through seven second-rank beast clans, including the Jade Scale Beast, Crimson Mountain Rat, and Blood Hedgehog.

All the high-grade and top-grade talismans he had exchanged his entire fortune for—Linked Fire Talismans, Linked Thunder Talismans, Thundercloud Talismans, Firecloud Talismans, Hundred Ice Talismans, and others—were completely consumed!

This was only possible because Lu Qingfeng was fabulously wealthy!

After using Experience Points to strengthen pill formulas and talismans, he refined extremely high-quality pills and talismans at low cost, earning a hefty profit margin.

Over decades of accumulation, his personal wealth was nearly comparable to a small guild!

And for this moment, Lu Qingfeng had converted all his assets into high-grade and top-grade talismans, frantically harvesting Experience Points before his lifespan ran out.

An ordinary cultivator, even a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, probably couldn't match Lu Qingfeng's madness.

First, their finances wouldn't allow it.

Second, as they killed more beasts and their level rose, the Experience Points they could gain would plummet like a waterfall, making it impossible to keep grinding second-rank beast groups.

Moreover, Experience Points could only rapidly raise levels; the bottlenecks at each major and minor realm still required time to break through, so endless leveling wasn't realistic.

Lu Qingfeng was different.

He slaughtered beasts not to raise his level or cultivation, but purely to gain Experience Points. As long as his level didn't increase, killing beasts of the same level would never reduce his Experience Points!

Under these circumstances, two hours later—

[Skill: Azure Origin Sword Scripture (Incomplete)]

[Grade: Orthodox Level, 27 Layers total]

[Derivation: Ten Strengthens, Five Improvements]

[Traits: Azure Origin Sword Radiance, Guardian Sword Shield, Sword Shadow Light Splitting Art, Great Geng Sword Formation, Three Cycle Heavy Origin, Sword Core Nine Refinements, Nascent Soul Hundred Tempering]

[Note: Three thousand years ago, the supreme legacy of the Azure Origin Sword Sect; currently incomplete]

"Orthodox Level!"

Lu Qingfeng hurled the last Firecloud Talisman, pouring all his Experience Points into the Azure Origin Sword Scripture.

The Azure Origin Sword Scripture's attributes underwent a dramatic transformation, leaping from Side Gate Level to Orthodox Level!

From now on, even without further enhancement, merely raising its Layers would be enough for Lu Qingfeng to cultivate all the way to the Earth Immortal Level!

A cultivation method like this, even across the entire Sky Fox Realm, was something Great Powers would fight over. If it were ever made public, the great sects and Mahayana Cultivators of the world would go mad for it!

"Worth it!"

Lu Qingfeng glanced at the Azure Origin Sword Scripture and burst into laughter.

Immediately after, the corner of his eye caught a Wolf Smoke as thick as an arm. He looked up and saw a Dark Red Eagle swooping out from deep within Violet Luo Gorge—

[Beast: Iron Feather Thunderhawk] [Grade: Seventh Grade] [Description: Flying-type beast. High speed, powerful physique, capable of releasing lightning attacks.]

A Seventh Grade beast!

Comparable to a Spirit Void Great Cultivator!

"Screech!"

The moment Lu Qingfeng raised his head, the information about this beast flashed through his mind, and he saw a Thunder Prison envelop him.

With a thunderous roar, his soul and body were utterly destroyed!

[You have died. Please choose: Rebirth / Reincarnation]

Sixty-eight years later (in-game time), Lu Qingfeng once again appeared in the boundless, featureless Chaos Space. The blood-red system prompt actually felt somewhat familiar to him.

"The feeling of death really isn't pleasant."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head, recalling the moment of his death.

Even though he knew it was within the game, there was still immense terror.

The Iron Feather Thunderhawk swooped down, its wings trembling as a torrent of lightning rained down, blasting Lu Qingfeng's physical body to pieces. Under such an assault, the Third Tier Talisman Artifact Black Iron Flying Shield couldn't hold out for even half a breath before exploding instantly.

That was a sensation no one would ever want to experience a second time.

However.

This was also Lu Qingfeng's own deliberate courting of death.

He had slaughtered so many First Grade and Second Grade beasts on the outskirts of Violet Luo Gorge that it was only natural he would alert the powerful beasts deep within.

Take the Iron Feather Thunderhawk, for instance—it preyed on First and Second Grade beasts like the Iron Crown Beast and Crimson Mountain Rat. With Lu Qingfeng having killed off all its food, how could the Iron Feather Thunderhawk let him go?!

Facing a Seventh Grade beast, even throwing out a whole stack of high-grade Talismans wouldn't be enough to inflict any damage on it.

With Lu Qingfeng's cultivation, provoking such a beast left him with no path but death.

"If I hadn't taken the initiative to die, I wouldn't know what variables might arise when my lifespan runs out."

Time in the game flew by.

Lu Qingfeng had been so immersed in pill refining and talisman crafting that, before he knew it, his lifespan had been exhausted. Worried that a natural death might bring unexpected complications, he simply went to Violet Luo Gorge to hunt beasts for Experience Points.

He had long been prepared for death.

Before him.

The familiar yet unfamiliar scene of death gave Lu Qingfeng a feeling of being separated from the world by an age.

"Reincarnation."

[Please choose: Reincarnate on Current Map / Random Map]

"Random Map."

Having spent so many years in Black Sand Town, Lu Qingfeng had a thorough understanding of the environment and factions there.

For instance, the Imperial City Guild, which he had worked with for a long time, had produced a true cultivator of the Spirit Void Realm over twenty years ago, gaining the qualifications to establish a sect. They had built the Imperial City Sect beside Black Sand Town.

With the connection to the Imperial City Sect, Lu Qingfeng was like a fish in water in Black Sand Town.

Add to that the various Low Grade Pills and Low Grade Talismans he sold, and in recent decades, there was hardly any new low-level cultivator in Black Sand Town who didn't know Lu Qingfeng.

Although Daoist Huangluo had traveled far and wide in previous years, seeking opportunities, Lu Qingfeng's network had only grown broader.

Naturally, he wanted to stay in Black Sand Town.

But after reincarnation, if his identity as a reincarnator were exposed, it might cause some trouble.

After all, it was rare to see someone whose in-game lifespan had run out while still being alive in reality.

It would be better to change environments, see the scenery elsewhere in the Primordial Wilderness, and perhaps gain something new.

[Player has chosen to reincarnate on a random map. Please wait—]

[Reincarnation successful. Growth progress: 1/16]

Within the Ascension Pool, the newborn Lu Qingfeng was gestating. Only after sixteen years would he be able to embark on his "Primordial Wilderness" journey once more!

He had no idea where he would be born!