Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

However, Xu Lei had not yet passed a Dao Seed to Bai Ling.

He only taught her some basic cultivation knowledge from time to time.

This was because Bai Ling’s body was not yet ready to receive a Dao Seed.

Besides, Xu Lei didn’t plan on passing on the Dao Seed himself.

He planned to find someone else to do it later.

Of course, he would still take the title of "Master" for himself.

Xu Lei’s Phoenix True Flame also naturally helped clear the other strange energies from Bai Ling’s body.

This caused the white patches on Bai Ling’s body and face to recede somewhat, flattening out a fair bit.

She was starting to look a little more human.

But she hadn’t fully recovered yet.

Because other servants were afraid of how Bai Ling’s face looked, Xu Lei didn’t hire any.

He just kept Bai Ling company himself.

In truth, Xu Lei was also feeling a bit lonely.

After all, he was an old man.

Spending time with a child felt quite nice to him.

Although Bai Ling still had low self-esteem and was always quiet and reserved.

Another half-month passed just like that.

On this day, half a month later, Bai Ling could now walk around freely.

However, the white patches on her face still hadn’t completely disappeared.

But now, they just looked like large pimples on her face.

You could see that her facial features and structure were actually quite fine.

Once she was cured, she would surely be a little beauty in the making.

Of course, for now, Bai Ling was still a bit timid and reserved.

Bai Ling was very grateful to Xu Lei. Not knowing how to express it with words, she showed it through her actions.

For example, at this moment, Xu Lei had brought Bai Ling to a restaurant to eat.

While they were waiting for the food to arrive, Bai Ling insisted on massaging his back and legs and rubbing his shoulders.

Xu Lei didn’t refuse.

’She’s probably acting this way because I haven’t told her how she can repay me,’ he thought. ’She must feel useless, worthless, and just wants to do something nice for me.’

Xu Lei knew that making someone feel they had no value was a terrible thing.

’If you want someone to stay by your side, you have to let them know they are valuable.’

And Bai Ling seemed quite happy massaging his back and legs.

Of course, once the dishes arrived, Xu Lei patted Bai Ling’s white hair.

He had her sit back down in her seat to eat.

Bai Ling’s white hair seemed to be natural.

Before, due to malnutrition, it had been a bit dry and dull.

But now, after more than half a month of Xu Lei treating her to all sorts of good food, her hair had received proper nutrition. It hadn’t turned black, but had instead become a lustrous, silvery white.

Even though Bai Ling had been eating well for over twenty days, she was still a bit timid and shy, always eating cautiously.

"Go on, eat as much as you want."

Xu Lei reached out and gently tapped Bai Ling’s head. "Your master is old now. I can’t eat that much."

Only then did Bai Ling begin to wolf down her food.

She ate a huge amount of food.

Xu Lei used his Phoenix True Flame to help her digest much of it.

Most of the dishes covering the table were eaten clean by Bai Ling.

Because Xu Lei discovered that after this Essence Qi entered Bai Ling’s body, it could improve her internal condition and make the white patches on her body fade faster.

Xu Lei guessed that all these changes to Bai Ling’s body were caused by the Creepy Spirit.

’Perhaps the Creepy Spirit absorbed some of her Essence Qi. Or maybe its eerie Qi left some residual, strange energy in her body—something her small frame simply couldn’t bear. That must be why she ended up like this, looking neither human nor ghost.’

Sure enough, after replenishing a large amount of Essence Qi, Bai Ling as a whole seemed much more energetic.

Afterward, when Xu Lei used his Phoenix True Flame to treat the white patches on her body and face, the effect was also better.

Of course, the effectiveness of the daily treatment was limited.

After all, these changes to Bai Ling had accumulated over many years.

They couldn’t be eliminated so easily in just a day or two.

Just then, Xu Lei suddenly saw an old man in a Daoist Robe passing by on the street outside the window.

Xu Lei couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Because this old man was a Loose Cultivator.

Xu Lei had heard of him before.

Back then, this was the man who had drained all the Magical Power from the Dao Companion of Xu Lei’s granddaughter’s master, causing him to die of old age.

"Ling’er."

Xu Lei said, "Your master has found someone to pass a Dao Seed to you."

Before Bai Ling could react, Xu Lei tucked her under his arm and carried her away.

「A few hours later.」

Xu Lei intercepted the elderly Loose Cultivator in a forest outside the city.

Without a second word, he blasted him with several Explosive Packages.

After setting off ten of them, the old man was already begging for mercy.

He didn’t dare refuse any of Xu Lei’s demands.

So, Xu Lei had him pass a Dao Seed to Bai Ling.

After it was done, Xu Lei thought for a moment.

Then he set off more than ten Explosive Packages at once, blasting the man to death.

"Master," Bai Ling couldn’t help but ask, "didn’t you swear an oath? You said that as long as he agreed to pass the Dao Seed to me, you wouldn’t kill him. Didn’t you swear you’d die if you broke it?"

"Yes, your master did swear that just now," Xu Lei said with a smile. "But your master is already on the verge of dying from old age.

I was going to die anyway.

It’s fine. If there’s some unseen retribution for breaking an oath, then your master will bear it alone.

Killing him was, for one, to get revenge for an old friend.

And for two, it was for your sake.

This way, he won’t come after you and cause trouble after your master dies of old age. That would be bad.

Anyway, you don’t need to worry about it so much.

With him dead, all our problems are solved."

Bai Ling stared blankly at Xu Lei.

「More than ten months later.」

Including the time before, Xu Lei had now been living with Bai Ling for a full year.