Chapter 323 144: Mixing into the Nunnery

"Divine Nun? What brings you here today?"

"Greetings, Divine Nun!"

At that moment, Xu Lei's parents appeared. They both ran over and spoke very respectfully to the young nun.

Evidently, this was the so-called Divine Nun his parents had mentioned before.

The young nun immediately told Xu Lei's parents that she wanted to take him as her disciple.

Naturally, Xu Lei's parents were overjoyed.

"So, does this mean our son could become a powerful being like the Divine Nun?"

"That would be a wonderful thing! This is our great fortune!"

His parents were so excited they had no intention of refusing.

"But... our son is a boy. Would it be inappropriate for him to practice Cultivation in a Nunnery?"

Then, Xu Lei's father asked, "Is that really alright?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it."

The young nun, however, said, "Those who renounce worldly affairs abstain from desire and love. What difference does being a man or a woman make?"

"Rest assured, there will be no problems, at least not before he comes of age."

"Of course, once his Cultivation reaches a certain Realm..."

"He will still be able to have children, so you can rest assured."

Hearing this, Xu Lei's parents both nodded.

They had another child now, also a son.

And this younger brother was very healthy.

So, they could accept it even if Xu Lei were to renounce the secular world.

They even brought out his very young little brother.

They asked the young nun to see if he had any aptitude for Cultivation.

But the brother didn't.

Throughout this exchange, Xu Lei was considering his options.

'Should I go with this young nun?'

'This is an opportunity to leave home.'

'Originally, I thought about just living a mortal life this time around, not joining a monastery.'

'I could protect my family.'

'After all, I have the Phoenix True Flame.'

'It seems I can cultivate whether I join a monastery or not.'

'I could eat meat, drink wine, get married, and have children.'

'I could do many things a normal mortal can.'

'But my family doesn't seem to need my protection.'

'My family in this life, while not nobility, are wealthy merchants.'

'And my father seems to have quite a few connections in the Government.'

'Besides, living a mortal life still has its inconveniences.'

'For example, I'm always being disturbed during my Cultivation.'

'But I still don't know if this young nun can be trusted.'

'My parents may hold her in high esteem...'

'...and my mother even said the nun once saved her life.'

'If that's the case, she shouldn't have any ill intentions toward me.'

'But you can never be sure.'

'After all, my parents don't really know this Divine Nun that well either.'

'But then again, I have over nine thousand lives.'

'What's there to be afraid of?'

And so, Xu Lei agreed.

"Disciple greets Master."

With his parents as witnesses, he formally accepted the young nun as his master. "But may I ask for Master's Dharma name?"

"Good, good. From now on, you are my disciple."

The young nun nodded. "My Dharma name is Qing Lian. I am of the 'Qing' generation—the 'Qing' from 'clear breeze,' and the 'Lian' from 'ripple.'"

"Since you are my disciple, you will be of the 'Jing' generation. As in 'pure' and 'clean.'"

"Your Dharma name... hmm... shall be Jing Kong. The 'Kong' from 'emptiness'!"

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this Dharma name."

Xu Lei replied, "Disciple Jing Kong greets Master."

「A day later.」

Xu Lei followed Qing Lian and left home.

Unlike the atmosphere when he had renounced the world in his previous life,

his parents in this life were overjoyed.

They even admonished Xu Lei, telling him to listen to the Divine Nun and practice his Cultivation diligently.

Xu Lei naturally nodded.

After that, Xu Lei followed Qing Lian, passing through several cities.

It took a few days.

They arrived at a nunnery called Cixuan Nunnery.

Qing Lian said that the nunnery had a rather good Gathering Spirit Array.

If Xu Lei practiced his Cultivation there with her, his progress should be much faster.

Hearing this, Xu Lei felt a little expectant.

He wanted to see how this Gathering Spirit Array compared to the one he had previously obtained.

Before climbing the mountain,

Qing Lian gave Xu Lei a Necklace Magical Artifact,

telling Xu Lei to wear it around his neck.

This Magical Artifact's effect was similar to the Jade Pendant Xu Lei had previously given to Bai Ling.

Coupled with Xu Lei's young age, after his head was shaved,

he looked quite a bit like a young nun.

Next, they walked all the way up the steps.

In the square outside the Nunnery's gate, many ordinary nuns of various ages were busy attending to Devotees, sweeping, and performing other chores.

But Qing Lian led Xu Lei directly deep into the Nunnery's inner courtyard.

She was clearly part of the Nunnery's leadership.

It made sense, as she was a True Nun.

Of course, there were also True Monks and True Nuns who were not in management.

Just like when Xu Lei had used an alternate identity in the past, posing as an ordinary Monk.

All this meant was that Qing Lian was likely part of the leadership.

They arrived at the inner courtyard.

"Senior Sister, you found one?"

Before long, a plump young nun ran up to Xu Lei and Qing Lian. "You found a suitable disciple already?" she asked in surprise.

"Yes, I was lucky,"

Qing Lian said. "I didn't expect to run into a perfect candidate so quickly."

"Not bad, not bad. A promising one."

The plump young nun immediately stepped forward and patted Xu Lei's shoulder. "Very good, very good, Junior Sister, hmm... you must be very happy!"

As she spoke, she reached her hand down toward Xu Lei's groin.

This startled Xu Lei.

He reached out and blocked her plump hand.

"He's a boy, I'm certain."

Qing Lian said, "Senior Sister, you're scaring him."

"Jing Kong, my Senior Sister is just informal. Don't mind her."

"Of course, you don't need to be so reserved either."

"I had you wear the necklace to deceive the ordinary nuns outside."

"As for the True Cultivators inside the nunnery, there's no need to hide it. They won't object."

Xu Lei paused, startled, then nodded.