Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

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It's not just "The Way of the Heavenly Sword" and the Spirit Flying Sword.

When Xu Guike first met Li Ping, he felt an instant connection with him, as if Li Ping were a close friend. He naturally trusted Li Ping.

In fact, Xu Guike had a secret in his heart.

Besides Li Ping, he also had similar feelings for his grandmaster.

Every time he saw his grandmaster, his heart would flutter, and he couldn't help but want to hold her in his arms and whisper in her ear, "You've worked so hard all these years, Rong'er."

However, he dared not and was unwilling to do such a thing that violated human ethics and betrayed his master and ancestors.

It wasn't until he met Li Ping at the wedding banquet, especially when Li Ping asked him if he believed in reincarnation, that he realized what was going on.

He suddenly realized that his feelings for his grandmaster might be related to his past life.

He hesitated at the time, wondering whether he should tell his master the secret in his heart, since his master might know the reason.

As a result, before he could confess to his master, the "wedding banquet assassination" incident occurred, and both his grandmaster and master, the two parties involved, perished.

He could only keep this secret buried in his heart.

When he returned to the Western Wilderness and met Li Ping again, the latter brought up the matter, and he was reminded of his deceased master and grandmaster, and fell silent for a moment.

If he can be reincarnated, then have his master and grandmaster been reincarnated as well?

"Fellow Daoist Li, do you believe I am the reincarnation of your old friend?" After a long silence, Xu Guike spoke softly, his tone carrying an inexplicable sense of desolation.

Li Ping shook his head: "Reincarnation is a vague and illusory concept. How can we, with our cultivation levels, confirm it? However, I have heard that some people, even when they are arriving at a certain place for the first time, will inexplicably have a sense of familiarity or déjà vu."

If reincarnation truly exists, I suspect this might be a memory left over from a past life, like how we felt an instant connection.

Xu Guike nodded thoughtfully.

"If Fellow Daoist Xu has the time, why not come with me to a place that might resolve our doubts?" Li Ping said with a smile.

In fact, more than a hundred years ago, he wanted to invite Xu Guike to visit the Sword Casting Manor and tour the familiar environment where his master Yan Guike had lived.

However, the Meng family colluded with the three sects to launch a sudden attack, resulting in the death of Master Fenglan and her disciples. People from their lineage, such as Xu Guike and Lin Yue, were exiled to the Yan Kingdom.

Therefore, Xu Guike was ultimately unable to go to the Sword Casting Manor.

After a moment's thought, Xu Guike agreed: "Okay, no problem. When?"

"I need to refine pills. Fellow Daoist Xu, you've just arrived at Donghua Mountain and need some time to settle down. How about we do it at the end of this year?" Li Ping suggested with a smile.

Now that he has the Void Crystal, he will definitely make a trip to the Cloud Mist Mountains.

We'll be passing through Jiang Kingdom soon, so we can take this opportunity to return to the Sword Casting Manor with Xu Guike to verify our suspicions.

"Then it's settled." Xu Guike nodded calmly.

After finishing their business, the two chatted about their experiences over the past few days before Xu Guike got up to say goodbye to Li Ping.

He will then settle down on Donghua Mountain to support Lin Yue in achieving the Golden Core stage.

……

After seeing Xu Guike off, Li Ping called Meng Wanjun over.

He then took out the third-tier spiritual materials and the rarer second-tier spiritual materials from the pile of items on the table, and then pointed to the remaining items: "Wanjun, take stock of these things. If you can use any of them, keep them. Sell the rest."

"Yes, young master." Meng Wanjun rubbed her hands together, eager to try out the task assigned to her by Li Ping.

Li Ping couldn't help but feel amused.

Meng Wanjun, being young and inexperienced, still retains a girlish charm, somewhat like a newcomer to the workplace who shouts "Ganbatte!" when doing things.

……

Two months later, all the second-tier pills were successfully refined, and Li Ping ordered Meng Wanjun to deliver them to Xu Guike.

As Li Ping continued his cultivation and alchemy, time flew by.

At the end of that year, Xu Guike visited Li Ping alone.

Li Ping smiled and took out eight bottles of third-grade pills, placing them in front of Xu Guike. Xu Guike looked up in surprise, as the number of pills exceeded his expectations.

He originally thought he would be lucky to get four or five bottles of pills, but Li Ping took out almost double that number.

"Take it. The Void Crystal you brought has been a great help to me. Some pills are nothing." Li Ping noticed his surprised expression and explained with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you..." Xu Guike shook his head helplessly, knowing that since Li Ping had already taken it out, no amount of persuasion would make him take it back.

Moreover, given the relationship between the two parties, saying anything more would be too formal.

So he eventually put away all the pills on the table and instead brought up what Li Ping had told him in the middle of the year.

Everything was ready, and he was eager to dispel his doubts.

Seeing that he had accepted the pills, Li Ping smiled and nodded, "I've made all the arrangements here. How about we set off tomorrow?"

……

The sky was a clear, cloudless blue.

A dark silver streak of light pierced the sky, crossed the border, and appeared in the sky above the Jiang Kingdom.

Inside the flying boat, two figures stood with their hands behind their backs; they were Li Ping and Xu Guike.

After they each made arrangements for their affairs at Donghua Mountain, they set off together towards the Jiang Kingdom.

After several days of unhurried progress, they finally entered the border of the Jiang Kingdom.

Standing on the flying boat and looking down at the scene below, Li Ping had a hint of emotion in his eyes. He had spent his youth in Jiang Kingdom, but rarely returned afterward.

Apart from the last time when he secluded himself in the underground of Xiaomei Mountain for several decades, he always stayed for a few days before leaving.

Compared to Li Ping, Xu Guike, standing to the side, had no extra expression on his face and stood there as upright as a javelin.

After the flying boat arrived in Jiang Kingdom, it did not linger for long and, under Li Ping's control, flew directly to the location of the Sword Casting Manor.

Before long, the Sword Forging Manor, nestled against the mountain and beside the water, appeared below the two.

The flying boat hovered in the air, and Li Ping said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Xu, let's go down."

There was no response.

Li Ping turned around and saw Xu Guike staring blankly down below, his eyes slightly dazed.

Upon seeing this, a complex look flashed across Li Ping's eyes.

"Okay, let's go down." At this moment, Xu Guike also woke up. He took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

Li Ping put away the flying boat, and the two of them immediately flew together towards the mountain villa below.

The Yan family cultivators were all cultivating in various spiritual lands, leaving only a seventy or eighty-year-old low-level Qi Refining cultivator to guard the manor. Li Ping directly used telepathy to summon him over.

The old cultivator, whose hair was already white, bowed excitedly upon seeing Li Ping: "Greetings, Ancestor."

Li Ping nodded: "Show us around the resort."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

The old monk readily agreed and led the two into the manor.

Xu Guike glanced at the four characters "Sword Casting Manor" on the gate plaque, paused involuntarily, but then walked into the manor.

The two walked through the training grounds, the garden, the council hall... many places where their master Yan Guike had once frequented. Everything here felt strangely familiar to Xu Guike.

Finally, the two appeared in their master Yan Guike's study where he handled estate affairs.

"My master has been gone for over 140 years. Things have changed so much!" Li Ping thought with some emotion, but when he turned to look at Xu Guike...

But then he was surprised to find Xu Guike murmuring to himself, walking slowly forward and sitting in the chair his master often sat in. His hands stroked the various items on the desk, and a look of daze appeared on his handsome and resolute face.

Now, Li Ping was completely certain of his suspicions.

Xu Guike is the reincarnation of his master.

He remained silent for a moment, then waved his hand to the old cultivator who had been respectfully serving behind him and instructed, "You go out first, and don't let anyone disturb us."

As he gave the instructions, he also took out three bottles of pills from his storage bag and bestowed them upon the old cultivator.

The old cultivator accepted the pill, his face beaming with joy: "Yes, Ancestor!"

He had long heard from his clansmen that their ancestor was the most generous to the Yan family members, which was why he had gone to great lengths to obtain the "Guardian of the Sword Forging Manor" position, eagerly awaiting the ancestor's return to pay his respects.

People laughed at him for being foolish and for having unrealistic ideas.

"How is it now? The ancestor has indeed returned and even bestowed upon me elixirs." The old cultivator thought to himself with pride as he walked out the door.

The next morning, when the old monk respectfully came to pay his respects to the ancestor, he found the study empty.

Clearly, our ancestor has passed away.

……

In the sky, a dark silver flying boat floated silently.

Li Ping and Xu Guike sat facing each other, while Xuan Yi served them tea.

The tea was steaming, and through the misty steam, Li Ping noticed that Xu Guike's gaze had become much deeper, and the dazed look in his eyes had faded considerably.

But you could tell from his furrowed brows that he was not at peace and looked completely unsettled.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it seems that reincarnation truly exists in this world." Xu Guike took a deep breath and spoke in a somewhat unusual tone.

Li Ping nodded in agreement, realizing that the secrets of the cultivation world were far greater than he had imagined.

Even though a Core Formation cultivator has transcended the mortal realm, in the face of the vast天地 (heaven and earth), they are no stronger than ants.

At the same time, a strange thought arose in his mind: "Since reincarnation really exists, it's no longer safe to grind enemies to dust. To prevent enemies from awakening their memories and seeking revenge after reincarnation, it would be best to directly destroy their souls so they can't enter the cycle of reincarnation. Only in this way can we truly eliminate them completely."

Xu Guike looked down with a complicated expression: "Is the Yan family doing alright now?"

Li Ping briefly described the current situation of the Yan family.

Upon hearing that the Yan family had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage and was developing well, Xu Guike relaxed his brows and gently exhaled.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, would you like to see Yokokawa and the others again?" Li Ping asked.

Xu Guike remained silent for a moment, but ultimately chose to refuse: "No need. Since they are doing well, why should I interfere with them?"

"The past life is the past life, and this life is this life. Isn't the purpose of reincarnation to wash away memories of past lives so that we can experience a brand new life?"

"Why should we, ordinary people, trouble ourselves?"