Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

"RING, RING, RING!"

Xu Lei thought for a moment. He had no choice but to use his Magical Power to retrieve the Bell, letting it fly out.

He clamped it between his teeth and shook it furiously.

"THUD!"

"THUD!"

Instantly, two Human Puppets that had been lying prone shot up from near the Old Daoist Nun.

Wielding long sabers, they charged forward.

They began stabbing wildly at the Old Daoist Nun!

"SQUELCH!"

"SQUELCH!"

The Old Daoist Nun was already a spent force and could no longer hold on.

The Human Puppets’ long sabers plunged into her body.

Next, she was sliced by the Lotus Treasure Fragments.

Her body caved in toward the ground, crushed by the glow of the black alms bowl.

"Hui Chi, it’s you!"

Before she died, the Old Daoist Nun’s eyes bulged wide.

The moment she saw the Human Puppets, she knew who Xu Lei was!

After all, she had seen Xu Lei command Human Puppets in the past.

She and Hui Cheng had even coveted Xu Lei’s power, plotting to steal his Demon Core!

Back then, she had looked down on Xu Lei.

But she never imagined she would ultimately die at the hands of the Little Monk she had scorned all those years ago!

Furthermore, in her final moments, she also understood what must have happened to her two sons.

Thus, as she collapsed, her eyes filled with a mixture of shock, indignation, hatred, and regret!

If she hadn’t provoked Xu Lei back then, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Her two sons would still be alive.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world.

When a person dies, their light is extinguished.

Whether it was her or her two sons,

they were all now truly gone.

Afterward, everything the Old Daoist Nun left behind naturally fell into Xu Lei’s hands.

He had obtained a few more Dragon Crystals.

Xu Lei was very satisfied.

This time, he had not only killed the Old Daoist Nun—avenging the sword strike from all those years ago—but had also obtained Dragon Crystals.

It was a pretty good outcome.

Although the Black Flood Dragon had been captured and taken by the Buddha’s Head,

Xu Lei felt neither regret nor heartache.

After all, with his own strength, there was no way he could have handled the Black Flood Dragon.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

’It’s my own fault for not being strong enough yet.’

Xu Lei had a very clear understanding of his own limitations.

His greatest advantage was his ability to reincarnate endlessly.

But in terms of Cultivation, there was still a massive gap between him and beings like the Buddha’s Head.

「A few minutes later.」

Xu Lei had already left the area.

After looting the Old Daoist Nun’s belongings,

he immediately shook the Bell, commanding the Human Puppets to lie prone and depart stealthily.

Xu Lei himself left on foot.

After all, he still had no idea where that old codger Hui Cheng was.

Hui Cheng had been traveling with the Old Daoist Nun.

But he had disappeared sometime after yesterday afternoon, and there was no telling where he’d gone.

The Buddha’s Head subduing the Black Flood Dragon just now had caused a huge commotion.

Hui Cheng might have been drawn by the disturbance.

He could arrive at any moment.

Xu Lei was still commanding the Human Puppets.

If Hui Cheng saw two Human Puppets accompanying the person who killed the Old Daoist Nun,

he would very likely guess Xu Lei’s identity.

When Xu Lei had traveled the world as Hui Chi, the Human Puppets had always been by his side.

The two all-black Human Puppets blended into the night.

They were practically invisible unless one looked very closely.

Xu Lei was also dressed in black.

He wasn’t traveling alongside the Human Puppets.

But he didn’t stray too far from them either.

He kept a distance of a few hundred meters.

Any farther, and he wouldn’t be able to control them.

Any closer, and he feared he would be too conspicuous.

If Hui Cheng happened upon him, his identity would be exposed instantly.

In truth, Xu Lei wasn’t afraid of Hui Cheng anymore.

He didn’t know the exact difference in their combat strength,

but his advantage in speed was overwhelming.

Protecting himself would certainly be no problem.

The reason he was being so careful to avoid him now,

was simply that he didn’t want Hui Cheng to guess that he was Hui Chi.

That would, in turn, implicate the Mu Prince’s Mansion and Zhi Jian’s Family.

’So this is what it means to be entangled by karma.’

Xu Lei lamented internally. ’Although this karma can’t harm me directly, it still ties my hands. Now I have to sneak around controlling the Human Puppets, just to avoid Hui Cheng.’

This was one of the reasons why Cultivators in this world chose to avoid society and become Hidden Cultivators.

Sometimes, developing feuds with other Cultivators would inevitably affect the people in one’s life.

If those people were also Cultivators, it wouldn’t be a major issue; they could simply be more vigilant.

But if they were ordinary mortals, defending them could become impossible.

After all, with the mysterious nature of Magical Power, assassinating a few mortals would be incredibly difficult to prevent.

Unless one kept those mortals by their side at all times for protection.

But doing so would be extremely inconvenient for one’s own Cultivation.

Mortals, after all, cannot be isolated from society.

Their lives are ultimately in conflict with those of Cultivators.

It is difficult to expect mortals to sever their worldly ties as Cultivators do.

But as the mortals in one’s life constantly interact with the secular world,

the Cultivator would inevitably become entangled in even more karma.

Of course, this was a dilemma faced by ordinary Cultivators.

Xu Lei, however, now possessed the Phoenix True Flame and the Human Skin Mask.

He could already resist many of the common karmic obstacles that came with cultivation.

But just then,

before Xu Lei had completely left the area,

he suddenly turned his head to look back over his left shoulder.

’Hm? Is that... Hui Cheng?’

Xu Lei’s pupils constricted slightly.

He saw a figure speeding toward the location of the underwater cavern.

Although they were still some distance away,

Xu Lei immediately confirmed that the person was the old Monk, Hui Cheng!

Xu Lei stopped in his tracks.

He had the Human Puppets conceal themselves as well.

Then he took out a Telescope to observe Hui Cheng.

Hui Cheng didn’t head directly for the cavern.

On his way, he had stumbled upon the corpse of the Old Daoist Nun.

"AHHH!!!"