Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Even if he refined her Demon Core afterward, it wouldn’t be enough to compensate for it all.

So, in the current Dharma-ending Cultivation Era, you couldn’t afford to be arrogant just because your Cultivation was a bit higher than your opponent’s and you could defeat them.

You generally had to be in a much higher Realm than your opponent to be able to strike and instantly kill them.

If the power gap between both sides wasn’t large, getting entangled in a fight just wasn’t worth it.

Furthermore, ten days had passed, and Zhao Xin still wasn’t pregnant.

But there was no rush.

After all, it hadn’t been long.

As for Jingchun, she and Xu Lei usually just put on an act.

They merely pretended to be Dao Companions in front of people like Chun Ying—Zhao Xin’s martial aunt—and others.

But it was limited to nothing more than occasionally holding hands.

Since Zhao Xin was very warm and welcoming, Jingchun would often go down the mountain with her and Xu Lei to eat meat.

She had become quite skilled at feeding Xu Lei by now.

Of course, Xu Lei knew she was simply feeding him as repayment for helping her refine the impurities from the food in her body.

She held no romantic feelings for Xu Lei.

Likewise, Xu Lei continued to respect her as always, consistently addressing her as "Martial Sister-in-law."

Xu Lei wasn’t desperate to have a ton of children at the moment, and as for his daily life, Zhao Xin was more than enough.

But one day, the unexpected happened.

Xu Lei had just finished his Cultivation. He was hugging, caressing, and kissing Zhao Xin, just about to engage in a bit of Charitable Giving.

Suddenly.

Jingchun arrived.

She said she wanted to ask Xu Lei and Zhao Xin for a favor.

It turned out that while searching through ancient texts, she had found a Soul Summoning Secret Skill.

Legend told of the Spirit Immortals among the Ancient Immortals and Buddhas, who could send their Divine Souls out of their bodies. A Divine Soul could even travel hundreds of thousands of miles in a single breath. Their mastery over the study and control of the human soul had reached an incredibly profound state.

But these were now nothing more than legends.

Such beings had long since vanished from the world.

Over the years, Jingchun had tried all sorts of methods, but none had succeeded in waking Hui Lu.

So now Jingchun suspected that Hui Lu’s soul might be damaged, leaving his Three Souls and Seven Spirits incomplete, which was why he still hadn’t woken up.

It might not be just a matter of his body being poisoned.

Thus, she had been continuously searching for texts related to Spirit Immortals.

And now, she had finally found a Dharma Gate.

But this Dharma Gate required three people to cast it together. She needed two others to help her.

That was why she had come to Xu Lei and Zhao Xin.

After some thought, Xu Lei and Zhao Xin agreed.

After all, the three of them had developed a very good relationship over the years.

There was no reason not to help.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them were sitting cross-legged around Hui Lu’s coffin.

"Martial Sister-in-law, are you sure this Talismanic Magic can perform a Soul Summoning?"

Xu Lei frowned slightly as he looked at the various Runes Jingchun had arranged. "Nothing will go wrong, will it?" he asked.

"Yes, Master."

Zhao Xin added, "So, you mean you’ve only figured out most of these Ancient Runes and patterns?"

"There are too few records of the Spirit Immortals," Jingchun sighed. "So some things are impossible to figure out completely. But this should be the general idea behind the Talismanic Magic. And if my guess is correct, the sooner the Soul Summoning is performed, the better. That’s why I don’t want to wait any longer. Please, help me."

Hearing this, Xu Lei and Zhao Xin exchanged a look.

In truth, both of them were feeling reluctant.

After all, the Dharma Gate wasn’t fully understood, and it potentially involved the soul. It was truly a bit frightening.

This was because the Magical Power developed by the Cultivators of this era was merely a form of Telekinesis.

It didn’t involve the soul at all!

To them, the soul was still a mysterious and unknowable thing.

But seeing the pleading in Jingchun’s eyes and thinking of how much she had suffered all these years, Zhao Xin couldn’t bear it and agreed.

Xu Lei thought for a moment. ’My Ten Thousand Lives Book shouldn’t be affected by a minor Talismanic Magic.’

After all, the legendary Ancient Spirit Immortals, while capable of sending their Divine Souls out of their bodies to roam from the North Sea in the morning to Cangwu at dusk, could not actually reincarnate without dying, inherit their past life’s Cultivation, and avoid the mystery of the womb.

According to the records, there were indeed some Ancient Spirit Immortals who could reincarnate by shedding their mortal form.

But their reincarnation was also very dangerous; if they were not careful and experienced the ’mystery of the womb,’ they would forget everything.

They would truly become a mortal.

Or even if they did awaken, they would have to start their Cultivation from scratch.

Thinking of this, Xu Lei felt his Ten Thousand Lives Book was on a completely different level.

He was no longer afraid.

He agreed as well.

"Thank you."

Jingchun said, "Whatever the outcome, thank you so much for taking this risk with me."

After all, she had no Demon Core to offer as a reward this time.

She was simply asking for a favor.

But of course, Xu Lei and Zhao Xin weren’t people who were motivated by rewards.

「Half an hour later.」

Following Jingchun’s instructions, the three had activated the Soul Summoning Secret Skill.

An eerie, soul-related energy surged within the room.

But Hui Lu did not wake.

Just as Xu Lei was about to ask when they could finally stop...

BANG!

Suddenly, the Runes in their hands exploded.

The eerie, soul-related energy erupted, blasting all three of them.

A wave of dizziness washed over Xu Lei.

Fortunately, the Ten Thousand Lives Book in his mind began to glow.

It instantly cleared his mind.

When he looked to his side, he discovered that Zhao Xin and Jingchun had fallen unconscious.

’You really can’t mess around with Ancient Techniques you don’t understand.’ A tremor went through Xu Lei’s heart. ’I never should have agreed to this.’

Xu Lei quickly ran over and held Zhao Xin.

"Xin’er! Xin’er, wake up! Wake up!"

Thankfully, Zhao Xin slowly opened her eyes.

She still seemed a little dizzy. She shook her head, looking dazed and confused.