Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

The Charitable Giving bestowed upon the woman from the Zhu Family had been a success.

Now pregnant, she came to the temple to fulfill her vow, donating a sum of incense money.

Afterward, she turned and left, heading back down the mountain.

Xu Lei simply watched her figure descend the mountain from a corner, not once approaching her to speak.

From beginning to end, the woman from the Zhu Family never knew that Xu Lei was the one who had performed the Charitable Giving.

After that, Xu Lei returned to his room.

He sat cross-legged on his bed and continued refining the Demon Core he had obtained from Zhi Can.

Of course, over the past month, Xu Lei had been doing more than just handling the matter of the Zhu Family woman.

He never neglected his Cultivation, practicing diligently every single day.

However, he still hadn’t finished refining the Demon Core.

Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

Still, no suitable female Devotees had come to pray for a child, offering another opportunity for Charitable Giving.

Xu Lei spent his days focused solely on his Cultivation.

He also observed Hui Cheng, tailing him from time to time.

This month, Xu Lei made a few new discoveries.

He confirmed his earlier suspicion: Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun did indeed have children, and those children possessed a talent for Cultivation.

Furthermore, they didn’t have just one child, but two.

They had no daughters, only sons.

One son was placed in the Daoist Sect, and the other in the Buddhist Sect.

「Three days later.」

Xu Lei left Guangyuan Temple and returned to the vicinity of Ning’an Temple.

He removed his Human Skin Mask and once again assumed the identity of Hui Chi.

He went directly back to Ning’an Temple to see Hui Ming and inform him of the actions of Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun from Guangyuan Temple.

Discovering the whereabouts of Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun’s two sons meant that Xu Lei had accomplished his temporary objective.

Previously, Xu Lei had refrained from reporting to the Head Temple because he didn’t want to alert his targets.

If he couldn’t root out Hui Cheng’s sons, then even if he managed to kill Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun in the future, it wouldn’t cause them nearly as much pain.

Since he was going to settle scores, he had to make sure it truly hurt them.

"I will report this matter to the Head Temple."

Hui Ming frowned. "However, while I believe you, Junior Brother Hui Chi, after all, there is no evidence. It is merely your word against his.

So, it’s hard to say how the Head Temple will handle it.

Besides, sometimes the seniors of the Buddhist Sect are focused on their own path to enlightenment and may not be willing to expend the effort to eliminate him.

After all, eliminating him would consume a great deal of their Magical Power.

But they will most certainly give him a warning.

If he continues to attack his fellow disciples wantonly, he will surely be punished.

But that might be the extent of it."

"Amitabha Buddha."

Xu Lei nodded. "Indeed, I have no evidence this time.

I was the one who personally buried Zhi Can’s body.

However, there’s no way to prove Hui Cheng was the murderer, as it happened deep in the mountains.

Actually, I never expected the Head Temple to take any real action against Hui Cheng based on this report alone.

I just thought that if our fellow disciples remain unaware, it’s possible that others might suffer the same fate as Zhi Can at his hands.

That’s why I came specifically to inform you.

Even if the Head Temple only warns Hui Cheng, that would be for the best.

It might make him more restrained and serve as a reminder to our other brothers."

"Amitabha Buddha."

Hui Ming nodded. "Junior Brother Hui Chi, you are very thoughtful.

I never expected you to encounter such a thing during your time away traveling.

But this is also one of the difficulties of Cultivation.

It is why I always tell you to act as discreetly as possible.

As you said, a death like Zhi Can’s is often difficult to prove.

There are many disciples who set out to travel, only to vanish without a trace, never to return.

Perhaps they died at the hands of a Spirit Monster, were trapped in some ancient ruins deep in the mountains, or suffered a Cultivation deviation somewhere.

It’s hard to say for sure."

"Has Martial Uncle Wu Gui, who left to travel, still not returned?"

Xu Lei continued, "When I was young, our master once said that over a hundred years ago, you, Senior Brother Hui Ming, and Martial Uncle Wu Gui almost always traveled together."

"Amitabha Buddha."

Hui Ming nodded. "He has never returned, and his whereabouts are unknown. I can only hope that Martial Uncle Wu Gui is still alive and that there will be a day when he returns."

A dozen or so minutes later, Xu Lei was heading down the mountain.

Hui Ming was the only one Xu Lei could discuss this matter with.

He didn’t trust anyone else from the Head Temple as much.

Of course, before leaving, Xu Lei had also instructed Hui Ming not to mention the name Hui Chi when he made his report.

This was to avoid having Hui Cheng hold a grudge against him.

After all, while Hui Cheng had previously wanted to target him, Xu Lei had refused, and since then, Hui Cheng had not turned his attention back to him. Xu Lei naturally had no desire to draw that fire upon himself.

Hui Ming naturally agreed to this request.

A few minutes later, Xu Lei once again passed through a crowd, changed his clothes and appearance, and transformed back into Hui Yuan.

He returned to Guangyuan Temple and focused on his Cultivation for a full month.

He refined much more of the Demon Core, and his Magical Power increased considerably.

However, he still hadn’t achieved the qualitative breakthrough needed to reach the next Realm.

During this time, no other suitable female Devotees came to the temple to pray for a child.

Meanwhile, Hui Cheng was indeed summoned for a talk by the Buddhist Sect’s Head Temple.

He returned one day with a very dark expression on his face.

But due to the lack of evidence, the Head Temple did not take any action against Hui Cheng.

Xu Lei didn’t know whether the Head Temple had assigned an expert to keep an eye on Hui Cheng.

’Perhaps not,’ he thought. ’After all, every master in the Buddhist Sect has their own Cultivation to practice and their own Dao of Longevity to pursue.’

’Who has the time to constantly and secretly tail Hui Cheng?’

’Then again, it’s not a certainty. Perhaps some newly transferred, ordinary-looking Monk is actually a master sent by the Head Temple to watch him.’