Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

But Xu Lei’s face held no trace of pity or tenderness for her.

He simply watched her calmly.

At this moment, Xu Lei had to admit it.

Zhao Xin’s departure had caused a change in his state of mind.

When he was young, strong, handsome, and dashing, Zhao Xin had loved him deeply.

Now that he was old, his face deeply wrinkled and his hair white, Zhao Xin had simply left him.

It made Xu Lei feel that women were quite pragmatic.

If you have value, they’re willing to be with you.

If you have no value, they won’t stick around.

’So, since he had value to the young woman before him now, why couldn’t he make some demands?’

’Besides, it’s hard for an old man to capture a woman’s heart with charm alone.’

’When you’re young, others use their value to buy your youth.’

’When you’re old, you use your value to buy someone else’s.’

’Perfectly reasonable and normal.’

"Immortal, I’m sorry. I don’t want to cry."

The young woman added, "But I can’t help it."

"Also, are you certain you have a way?"

"King Ning holds absolute power in this area."

"How can you possibly get me out of this region?"

"And to the Capital City?"

"Of course I have a way."

Xu Lei took out the Jade Pendant, placed it around her neck, and handed her a mirror. "Take a look at yourself now," he said, "and you’ll understand."

The young woman was stunned when she looked.

She never imagined she would actually be transformed into the shape of a man.

"Immortal, you are truly extraordinary."

Then she said, "I am truly in awe!"

"I have shown my sincerity."

Xu Lei said, "Now it’s your turn."

"What?"

The young woman said, "I... I... Didn’t we say... not until after we get to the Capital City...?"

"A little down payment should be acceptable, right?"

Xu Lei reached out and stroked her hair. "I’m feeling a bit worked up right now."

"What do you mean?"

The young woman blinked innocently. "Do you... want me to fan you to cool you down?"

"..."

Xu Lei was speechless.

’I can’t believe she’s so naive she doesn’t understand at all.’

「Several hours later.」

Xu Lei had led the young woman out of the mountain forest and into the nearest city.

Xu Lei had noticed some injuries on the young woman’s arm, and they needed to enter the city to get them treated.

She said it happened when the bandits were trying to surround and kill her.

In her panic to escape, she had accidentally fallen and scraped her elbow.

On the bustling city streets, Xu Lei strolled alongside the young woman, who was wearing a Human Skin Mask.

Because their identities would be checked upon entering the city, Xu Lei had her wear the Human Skin Mask instead of the Jade Pendant.

It slightly altered her facial features.

She was still quite beautiful.

Though not as beautiful as she was originally.

But it was a necessary measure to hide her identity.

The young woman walked at Xu Lei’s side, her hand covering her mouth, stifling any sound.

Earlier, Xu Lei had naturally "taught" her a thing or two, leaving her quite shaken.

"From now on, when I touch your head,"

Xu Lei said, "that will be the signal for you to serve me. You need to be proactive. As a Maid, this is something you must understand on your own."

"Your master shouldn’t have to personally teach you and explain his requirements every single time, understand?"

"Yes."

The young woman nodded. "Immortal, you can rest assured. Xiaoya understands."

Xu Lei nodded.

He was very satisfied with the young woman.

His mood was now excellent.

He now had a younger, more obedient, and equally beautiful young woman by his side.

The bit of gloom he felt from Zhao Xin’s departure had been vented through the young woman’s tenderness.

A dozen or so minutes later, Xu Lei brought the young woman, whose name was Zhou Ya, to a medical clinic in the city.

He had the physician at the clinic treat the scrape on her elbow.

In truth, her injury wasn’t serious.

It just needed a simple cleaning and some ointment.

He left her to be treated by the physician.

Meanwhile, Xu Lei went for a stroll.

"This is a case of skin ulceration!"

Just then, Xu Lei saw a stooped, white-haired old physician examining a patient.

He heard the old man say, "Just treat it according to the prescription I wrote before."

"But Master," a young apprentice interjected, "the Gunpowder we have in stock is almost gone."

"I’m afraid we don’t have enough to fully treat this gentleman..."

Xu Lei had been nonchalantly stretching, but upon hearing this, a jolt went through his body.

’What the hell? Gunpowder?’

He was stunned. ’Gunpowder already exists in this world?’

A few minutes later, Xu Lei intercepted the old physician as he was leaving after checking on his patient.

He directly pulled out a hundred taels in silver notes, stating that he wanted to buy the method for making Gunpowder.

Xu Lei hadn’t memorized the formula back when he was on Earth.

Although he was a Transmigrator, he hadn’t committed all of Earth’s technology to memory.

"Sir, you wish to learn the method for making Gunpowder?" the old physician asked in surprise. "Are you also a physician?"

"It’s hardly a secret that can’t be shared."

"If you want to know, of course I can tell you."

"And there’s no need for a hundred taels. That’s far too much."

"It’s fine," Xu Lei said. "Consider the extra a tip for tea."

"By the way, my good man, where did you learn this method for making Gunpowder?"

After a few more minutes of conversation, Xu Lei understood the whole story.

It turned out that this old physician was the first person in this world to discover that Gunpowder could be used in medicine.

He had obtained the Gunpowder from an old Daoist.

That old Daoist had enjoyed Alchemy, and the dregs from his failed attempts produced a substance like Gunpowder.

Back when the old physician was just an apprentice at a clinic, he thought the dregs from the Daoist’s "immortal pills" must have some use.

So he stole some to study.

He later discovered it was inedible.

However, he accidentally discovered that it could be used to treat certain illnesses.

So, he went to the old Daoist to learn how to make it.

The old Daoist taught him without reservation.

As for that old Daoist, the physician said he had passed away long ago.

’Xu Lei remembered that back on Earth, Gunpowder was also said to have been created by Daoists from the Daoist Family during their Alchemy experiments.’

’Back then, however, Xu Lei had only read about Gunpowder for fun, casually browsing information about it online.’

’He hadn’t bothered to memorize exactly which materials were used to make it.’

That was why Xu Lei had never been able to produce it himself.

And according to the old physician, the Gunpowder in this world was still only being used in medicine to treat illnesses.

’The mixture ratio must be for a version with relatively low explosive power.’

’Xu Lei vaguely recalled that there was a distinction between ordinary black Gunpowder and Explosive Firepowder.’

’The difference between the two lay in the proportions of certain ingredients in the latter.’

Xu Lei grew excited at the thought.

’What would happen if he could produce Explosive Firepowder?’

’In this Dharma Decline Era of Cultivation, who would he have to fear then?’

’He would fear no one! He’d take down anyone who provoked him!’

’After all, other Cultivators were afraid of consuming their Magical Power.’

’But Xu Lei could just blast them with Gunpowder!’

’As long as he could develop the ordinary black powder into Explosive Firepowder, its power would be enough to drain the Magical Power of other Cultivators!’

’Xu Lei would only need to expend a minuscule amount of Magical Power to continuously toss Gunpowder Packages from his Qiankun Cloth Bag.’

’He could even use this to charge straight into the Eastern Wilderness Marsh!’

’I originally thought that to storm the Eastern Wilderness Marsh, I would have to wait until my Cultivation reached the final stage of the Upper Three Realms!’

’That could have been countless years from now.’

’But now, it seems I might not have to wait that long after all.’