Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Although the golden Chains on its body pulled taut and the Runes flickered, its draconic body still managed to lunge forward a considerable distance!

BAM!

Its sharp claws slashed right through Xu Lei’s body!

It tore Xu Lei’s entire being to shreds!

"Hm?"

But the dragon’s claws quickly paused. The Elder Dragon then snorted coldly, roaring in fury, "Damn you humans! You’re all so cunning!"

Because what it had just shredded was not Xu Lei’s real body.

It was merely an illusory double that Xu Lei had manifested by channeling Magical Power into a Talisman.

This was a Talisman left behind by Qi Yang.

It wasn’t particularly useful under normal circumstances, just a simple trick to deceive the eye.

And it couldn’t be sustained for long.

However, in this underground cavern suffused with Yin Qi, it was perfectly suitable.

When activated, it was unconsciously nourished by the Yin Qi here, increasing its power.

That was why the Elder Dragon hadn’t noticed anything amiss.

Of course, Xu Lei wasn’t one to easily trust a Demon.

After all, the Cultivators of this world could absorb Demon Cores to enhance their Cultivation!

This had created a naturally hostile food-chain relationship between human Cultivators and Demon Spirits!

It was an almost irreconcilable conflict.

This wasn’t a simple matter of good versus evil.

It was a matter of eating versus being eaten.

"Demon Dragon!"

Xu Lei now looked at the Elder Dragon and said, "You’re pretty cunning yourself!

We’re one and the same!

You acted all pitiful the moment I arrived!

If I were truly a naive Little Monk,

I might have actually fallen for your trick!

You would have eaten me, bones and all!"

"Little Monk!"

The Black Flood Dragon spoke again. "Let’s make a deal!

I’ll give you my Dragon Crystals!

You help me destroy some of the Array here!

Don’t worry, you can leave after you destroy one or two of the Array Bases!

I’ll give you all these Dragon Crystals!

At that point, I still won’t be able to harm you!

A fair trade, what do you think?

Otherwise, you won’t get anything from me!

And when that man and woman return, you’ll get even less!

You might even be killed by them!

After all, they look much older than you!

They’ve been cultivating for much longer!

Therefore, there must be a significant gap in your Cultivation levels, right?"

In truth, the gap in Cultivation between Xu Lei, the Old Daoist Nun, and Hui Cheng was no longer that large.

Xu Lei felt that he wouldn’t be afraid to face either of them in a one-on-one fight.

After all, over the past ten-plus years, Xu Lei had condensed Three Lotus Leaves, crossing three Small Realms.

He had advanced from the Realm of Four Lotus to the Realm of Seven Lotus!

Now, he had transformed again, crossing into the next Great Realm, the Bodhisattva Realm.

He had also refined most of the Centipede Demon’s Demon Core!

Meanwhile, Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun had been traveling all over the world, likely expending a great deal of their Magical Power.

As one grew, the other waned!

He was no longer the man he used to be!

Of course, Xu Lei wasn’t about to argue the point with the Elder Dragon.

After all, they had never fought. Any difference in combat strength was just speculation.

"A deal is possible!"

Xu Lei then said, "But you give me the Dragon Crystals first!

Then I’ll help you destroy the Array Bases!

And help you escape!

You just tried to ambush me!

If you don’t show me some goodwill first, I won’t trust you!

Worst case, I’ll just leave right now!

And not get involved in this mess!"

A few minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

At first, the Elder Dragon naturally disagreed.

But Xu Lei was insistent.

Eventually, the Elder Dragon relented, agreeing to first toss three Dragon Crystals to Xu Lei.

"Thanks for the Dragon Crystals!"

After stowing them away, Xu Lei turned to leave. "Goodbye!"

And with that, he left the underground cavern.

He left behind the slightly stunned Elder Dragon, which then let out a roar of absolute fury.

Of course, Xu Lei had no intention of helping the Elder Dragon escape.

No one knew the true extent of the Elder Dragon’s power.

If it escaped and brought ruin upon the world, Xu Lei’s sin would be great.

His negotiation with it just now was simply a case of nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If it worked, great. If not, it didn’t matter.

He hadn’t expected the Elder Dragon to actually give them up.

So, Xu Lei was naturally satisfied and left without a second thought.

「A dozen or so minutes later.」

Xu Lei was already back at the Mu Prince’s Mansion.

He didn’t go to perform Charitable Giving for the women of the Prince’s Mansion.

Instead, he went straight to the study, picked up a brush, and began to write a letter.

After all, Xu Lei had created that illusion to probe the Elder Dragon’s strength.

He wasn’t testing whether the Elder Dragon was good or evil.

In the face of their hostile food-chain relationship, good and evil were irrelevant.

What mattered was its power!

’Could I take it down on my own?’

But after that one slash, Xu Lei had judged that he couldn’t!

That’s why he had turned and left.

However, Xu Lei had no intention of letting the matter go.

He certainly wasn’t about to leave the Elder Dragon for Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun to capture.

"Senior Brother Hui Ming, this is Hui Chi!"

Xu Lei wrote, "Junior Brother traveled to this land and discovered a cavern beneath the river, wherein lies a Dragon Demon..."

He was mainly informing him of the situation.

After all, if Xu Lei couldn’t take it down himself, he could let other powerful experts do it!

It didn’t matter if he himself didn’t get any benefit from this Demon Dragon.

What mattered was that he absolutely could not let Hui Cheng and the Old Daoist Nun succeed.

"This Dragon Demon’s strength is extraordinary!"

At the end of the letter, Xu Lei added a warning: "Although Junior Brother does not know the extent of Senior Brother’s current strength,

I fear it would be too risky for Senior Brother to come alone!

Please, Senior Brother, invite other masters from the Buddhist Sect to come with you!

Furthermore, Hui Cheng and an Old Daoist Nun were also here and discovered this place!

I am concerned they might deduce the relationship between Junior Brother and Senior Brother!

And from there, realize that it was Junior Brother who ruined their plans!

They might then take their anger out on those with whom Junior Brother has associated.

For example, Zhi Jian’s Family.

Junior Brother has had some dealings with them over the years.

It was after leaving Zhi Jian’s Family back then that I was intercepted by Hui Cheng.

Therefore, I do not wish to implicate them.

So when the time comes, I must ask that Senior Brother not take action personally.