Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

"..." Beside Xu Lei, Zhao Xin, her delicate hands still covering her ears, stared blankly.

After all, because Zhao Xin had assumed Xu Lei was weaker than her martial aunt, her aunt had initially thought so as well.

But now, this Bat Spirit had been captured by Xu Lei with such ease!

Then, Zhao Xin’s martial aunt immediately flew down and landed in front of Xu Lei.

Before she could say a word,

"Uncle Hui Chi!"

Zhao Xin lowered her fair, delicate hands from her ears and said in a charming voice, "You’re actually this powerful? Why didn’t you say so before?"

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei said, "It’s not that I intentionally hid it. Your father just hasn’t asked about my Cultivation Realm for several decades.

I’ve had some fortunate encounters over the years, so I was able to make some progress.

Besides, the reason I was able to capture this Demon so easily just now...

...was actually because your martial aunt struck first with such power, throwing it into disarray!

When it was trying to escape, it was only guarding against an enemy from behind!

It didn’t expect my sneak attack, which is why I was able to capture it in a single strike!"

"You’re too modest, Fellow Daoist."

Zhao Xin’s martial aunt said, "Capturing a Demon with such ease isn’t something that can be accomplished by a sneak attack alone.

You must have already cultivated to the Middle Three Realms of the Bodhisattva Dao, haven’t you, Fellow Daoist?

Perhaps you’ve even reached one of the tiers of the Bodhisattva Fruit Realm!"

"Regardless,"

Zhao Xin said, "Uncle, I’ve made a complete fool of myself in front of you.

Before, I even said..."

"We shouldn’t linger here."

Xu Lei said, "Let’s leave first."

「Ten minutes later.」

The group arrived in a small alley at the end of the street.

"Refine!"

Holding the black alms bowl, Xu Lei channeled his Magical Power to obliterate the Bat Spirit inside.

He split its Inner Core into three parts.

He gave an equal share to Zhao Xin and her martial aunt.

As for the Bat Spirit’s remains, Xu Lei refined them directly.

He would later have his Human Puppet absorb the refined essence as a power source.

Naturally, neither Zhao Xin nor her martial aunt had any objections.

"I never thought you were so powerful, Uncle Hui Chi!"

Zhao Xin said as they parted, "In that case, if I run into any trouble in the future, I’ll have to be shameless and come bother you again!"

"Come anytime you need help!"

Xu Lei said with a smile, "If I can help, I certainly will!"

After all, he had just obtained a share of the Demon Core thanks to the young woman, so he was hardly in a position to refuse.

"Goodbye, Uncle Hui Chi!"

Zhao Xin smiled again, then left with her martial aunt.

"It won’t be long."

Xu Lei said, "I will be there on the day of your father’s Nirvana."

「The next day.」

Xu Lei carefully read through the Cultivation notes Hui Ming had given him.

Then, relying on the one-third of the Demon Core he had obtained...

...he finally had a breakthrough that day!

He condensed his third Peach Fruit!

He had reached the Third Tier of the Bodhisattva Fruit Realm!

The Magical Power capacity within his Dantian increased once more!

The quality of his Magical Power also improved slightly!

Furthermore, his Dantian was now more than half-full of Magical Power.

「Another day passed.」

As promised, Xu Lei arrived at the Tribulation Crossing Land where Chun Yuan and Hui Ming were to undergo their tribulation.

It was located deep within the mountains.

"Uncle Hui Chi!" As expected, Zhao Xin was there too. She walked over to greet Xu Lei as soon as she saw him.

Many other Cultivators from the Daoist and Buddhist Sects had come to observe the ceremony today.

However, she and her martial aunt didn’t really know anyone else.

At least with Xu Lei, they shared the bond of having fought side-by-side.

Xu Lei smiled back at Zhao Xin but didn’t say anything.

The main figures of the day were not them.

They were Chun Yuan and Hui Ming.

Chun Yuan was very old now.

He had grown even thinner than he was years ago.

His hair and beard were completely white.

He had the air of a transcendent immortal!

Xu Lei didn’t speak with Chun Yuan.

After all, he was currently Hui Chi, not Wu Tan.

Chun Yuan didn’t know him.

He exchanged a few brief words with Hui Ming and then turned to observe.

They weren’t Crossing the Tribulation at the same time.

Chun Yuan would go first.

Hui Ming was also watching.

Chun Yuan sat cross-legged atop a mountain peak.

A gust of wind blew past,

rustling his hair, beard, and robes.

He closed his eyes and began to circulate his Magical Power!

Thunder began to brew and roar in the sky.

"RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!"

Then, with a deafening roar, it struck down toward Chun Yuan below.