Chapter 335 - 147: Journey of the Delicate Master and Fierce Disciple

The two of them landed.

They began walking through the mountain forest.

After all, there was no need to keep wasting Magical Power.

They had now reached the border region.

「Several hours later.」

Xu Lei and Qing Lian returned to a Mortal City.

Then, Xu Lei immediately used the gold from his past life, stored in his Storage Bracelet, to purchase the raw materials for making explosives.

The Qiankun Cloth Bag and Storage Bracelet he’d hidden in the cave contained a considerable amount of gold.

So worldly funds were not an issue.

He didn’t need to acquire any more.

In addition, Xu Lei also rented a house.

He then went into seclusion to make the explosives.

He didn’t even go to a restaurant.

He was afraid the middle-aged male Cultivator would catch up to them, after all.

If that happened, he’d have to flee just like before, as he didn’t want to get into a direct confrontation of Magical Power without any explosives on hand.

He found that prospect rather annoying.

So, Xu Lei got straight to work on the explosives.

Granted, using explosives might startle Bodhisattva Guan Yun or once again attract the attention of Little Bai Ling.

But regardless, his first priority was to make the explosives and carry them with him.

By now, Xu Lei was well-practiced in the process.

It wasn’t long before he had produced a large quantity of explosives, which he stored in his Qiankun Cloth Bag and Storage Bracelet.

Throughout this process, Qing Lian could only stand guard outside.

She wasn’t able to come inside and help Xu Lei make them.

Even though Qing Lian was bound to him by a contract, Xu Lei still didn’t want her to watch.

In this world, at least for now, no one else had discovered how to produce Explosive Firepowder.

Xu Lei wanted to keep this "patent" firmly in his own hands.

He would maintain his monopoly for as long as possible.

After all, in the current age of cultivation, an advantage like this was still extremely useful.

It was his greatest trump card, second only to the Ten Thousand Lives Book.

However, one day...

Xu Lei had just finished making the explosives and stepped out of his workshop.

To his surprise, Qing Lian told him that she’d run into the middle-aged male Cultivator while she was out buying fruit.

The man had entered the city as well.

It also seemed he was accompanied by some influential figures from the mortal world.

He was likely trying to use the power of the local Government to investigate their whereabouts.

Xu Lei frowned slightly.

’Now that I have explosives, I could actually go and get rid of that guy.’

But then he thought about it. The mysterious Bodhisattva Guan Yun, whose intentions were still unknown, was still a threat hanging over his head.

’I still don’t know how they even noticed me back then.’

For that reason, Xu Lei was hesitant to use explosives again like he had before.

After all, if Bodhisattva Guan Yun decided to act against him, Xu Lei likely wouldn’t be able to resist with his current Power.

The middle-aged male Cultivator, however, wasn’t much of a threat.

Even in a direct contest of Magical Power, the man was no match for him.

So, after some consideration, Xu Lei decided against proactively hunting down and killing the middle-aged Cultivator.

Instead, he immediately had Qing Lian pack her things, and they left the city for another one.

Xu Lei decided to first avoid the middle-aged Cultivator. Then, in another city, he would acquire some resources and secretly develop a Shotgun.

This would be his new way of utilizing the explosives’ power.

As long as the bullets could be fired continuously and in rapid succession...

...then he could use it to deal with Cultivators and deplete their Magical Power just the same.

And it wouldn’t attract Bodhisattva Guan Yun’s unwanted attention.

Gunshots were still relatively quiet compared to the successive detonations of an Explosive Package.

The latter made a bit too much noise.

Qing Lian didn’t ask any questions.

She nodded obediently, quickly packed a few things, and left with Xu Lei.

「Over half a day later.」

Xu Lei and Qing Lian had arrived in the next city over.

Although he hadn’t yet developed the Shotgun, Xu Lei felt much more relaxed than before, now that he had explosives with him.

So he took Qing Lian straight to a restaurant.

He was ready to have a big meal!

He hadn’t eaten well while making the explosives, since he had been working alone.

Even though Qing Lian bought him meals from outside every day...

...it had felt like eating takeout while working overtime back on Earth.

Now he was relaxing a bit and was ready to eat in a proper establishment.

"Go to a restaurant? Have a big meal?"

Qing Lian’s lovely eyes welled up, and she said pitifully, "Boohoo... does that mean I have to watch you eat meat again?"

She said this because she was still two Small Realms away from the Bodhisattva Tree Realm.

Her progress was already astonishing.

Back when she was controlled by the Nether Demon and had brought Xu Lei to the Nunnery, she had said that her own chances of reaching enlightenment were slim.

According to what Qing Lian had told him, this was because she had still been fighting for control with the Charming Nether Demon at the time.

Therefore, the Nether Demon couldn’t completely control her Cultivation.

In reality, however, Qing Lian was a genius among geniuses!

It was because of her Innate Spirit Body that she had been targeted by the Nether Demon in the first place.

As for her martial aunts and senior sisters, they hadn’t originally been so overweight.

But they were possessed by Nether Demons.

Since they weren’t Innate Spirit Bodies, their bodies became increasingly distorted, which was why they had become so obese.

In short, Qing Lian’s talent was astounding!

But she wasn’t at that Realm yet, so normally, she still couldn’t eat meat, drink alcohol, or engage in Dual Cultivation.

Xu Lei looked at Qing Lian’s pitiful expression.

"Actually, if you want to eat..."

He thought for a moment before saying, "I have a way to let you eat, too..."

’After all, Qing Lian has a contract mark on her now.’

’It probably wouldn’t be a big deal to tell her about the Phoenix True Flame.’

Thinking back on it, from the very beginning until now, the real Qing Lian had never done anything to wrong him.

She had been a great help on their journey and was also very obedient.