Chapter 419: The Fourth Life Sets Sail Again

Chapter 419: Chapter 170: The Fourth Life Sets Sail Again

Otherwise, it would be too easy for the powers above to notice something was wrong.

As for the Magical Power he had lost, it was no big deal. He could just spend the next few decades slowly cultivating to get it back.

“Father, don’t hold onto any illusions. The Emperor wants you dead. You have no choice but to rebel now.”

Then, Xu Lei looked at his father and said, “I’ve already rescued the rest of the family. Your men are here now to support you. You need to think. Will you continue this blind loyalty, letting yourself and these brothers who fought tooth and nail to survive the battlefield die horrible deaths? Or will you fulfill the promise you made when you first led them into battle—to bring them glory, riches, and a life of luxury!”

Of course, Xu Lei would not act recklessly. Before breaking his father out of prison, he had already contacted his father’s loyal commanders to come and provide support.

Upon hearing Xu Lei’s words, his father’s commanders all fell to their knees, pleading for him to declare himself Emperor.

Watching this scene, Xu Lei’s father was speechless.

But then, one of his men brought a Yellow Robe to him and forcefully draped it over his shoulders.

In the end, Xu Lei’s father did not refuse.

After that, Xu Lei didn’t involve himself further. His father, taking the family with him, returned to the grand army he had commanded for many years.

He was a dragon soaring to the heavens, a fish returning to the sea.

「Three years later.」

Xu Lei’s father led his army into the Capital City, captured the Little Emperor alive, and executed the treacherous minister who had framed him for treason.

Thus, the Great Shang Dynasty fell!

Xu Lei’s father in this life ascended the throne as Emperor, establishing the dynasty’s name as Kang.

Although Xu Lei had already become a monk, his father still insisted that he take the position of Crown Prince.

During these three years, Xu Lei had also taken action twice.

Once against a Demon Spirit, and once against a fellow Cultivator.

Because of this, Xu Lei made a name for himself in the Cultivation Realm as a genius.

The handsome Crown Prince was willing to renounce all glory and wealth, become a monk in a temple, and live a life of simple, arduous Cultivation.

Mortals did not know why.

Cultivators, on the other hand, sighed in admiration at the Crown Prince’s firm resolve in seeking the Dao and his demonic cultivation talent.

Xu Lei was aware of these public opinions, but he didn’t interfere, because this was precisely the result he wanted.

In fact, Xu Lei had intentionally and secretly orchestrated all of this.

After that, Xu Lei continued his simple and quiet Cultivation in the temple.

He was just like a truly devout young monk seeking eternal life.

「Another three years passed in the blink of an eye.」

Xu Lei was now eleven years old.

He had once again inherited a portion of his Cultivation from his past life, creating the image of a genius whose Cultivation was progressing by leaps and bounds.

Of course, over these past few years, Xu Lei had indeed been genuinely cultivating.

This was because he had not inherited all of the Cultivation from his successful Tribulation Crossing.

So he was indeed engaged in real Cultivation, mainly to replenish the Magical Power he had consumed to save his father, mother, and other family members.

On this day, Xu Lei was sitting cross-legged on the edge of a cliff behind the temple, quietly cultivating.

Unexpectedly, the sky suddenly filled with shimmering, seven-colored fluorescent light.

A figure in white appeared, seated on a Lotus Platform—it was Bodhisattva Guan Yun.

Bai Ling followed by her side, but this time, Bai Ling was wearing a collar around her neck.

She obediently followed beside Bodhisattva Guan Yun, her hands pressed together in a prayerful gesture, remaining silent.

Of course, when Bai Ling saw the handsome young man on the cliff’s edge, her expression flickered slightly.

Seeing this, Xu Lei instantly understood. Bai Ling’s body may have been restrained by Bodhisattva Guan Yun, but her consciousness was not.

Furthermore, it was highly likely that upon seeing him, Bai Ling had vaguely guessed that this might be the reincarnated Xu Lei from his previous life.

However, Xu Lei was also a little surprised, because Bai Ling now looked much younger than she had in the past.

She no longer looked like a middle-aged woman, but had reverted to the appearance of a girl of eighteen or nineteen, for reasons unknown.

“Greetings, Bodhisattva Guan Yun.”

Xu Lei, of course, also spoke respectfully, “What brings you here?”

After all, the Buddhist Sect enshrined statues of Bodhisattva Guan Yun; every Buddhist Disciple would recognize her.

“Liao Chen, you are very good. Your talent is extraordinary, and your heart is firm in its devotion to the Buddha.”

Bodhisattva Guan Yun smiled and said, “I have come especially to enlighten you and aid your Cultivation.”

That’s right, Xu Lei was now of the ‘Liao’ generation, and he had taken the Buddhist name Liao Chen for himself.

After she finished speaking,

Bodhisattva Guan Yun sprinkled a few drops of liquid from the branch in her White Jade Purification Bottle onto Xu Lei. His body was significantly nourished, and the Origin within his Lower Dantian grew much stronger.

“Thank you, Bodhisattva,” Xu Lei said, filled with immense gratitude.

Bodhisattva Guan Yun did not stay for long and left quickly.

As they were leaving, Bai Ling quietly looked at Xu Lei, her eyes holding a trace of uncertainty and reluctance, which she quickly concealed.

As he watched the figures of Bodhisattva Guan Yun and Bai Ling disappear, Xu Lei couldn’t help but wonder to himself.

‘Could Bodhisattva Guan Yun actually be kind-hearted?’

He had sensed the condition within his Dantian, and it seemed there was nothing wrong after the Spiritual Liquid entered his body.

However, out of caution, Xu Lei still expelled those few drops of Jade Liquid from his body.

Then, Xu Lei once again used the Ten Thousand Lives Book to inherit another portion of his Cultivation from his past life.

He pretended that his Cultivation had improved due to Bodhisattva Guan Yun’s nourishment, when in reality, it was because he had inherited his own past-life Cultivation.

「Thirty more years passed in the blink of an eye.」