Chapter 450: Ascending Again

「One day, at the temple.」

“Senior Brother Jue Xuan, I am your new junior brother, Liao Qing. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Xu Lei said.

Jue Xuan nodded, but said nothing and walked away.

“That’s just how your Senior Brother Jue Xuan is. Don’t worry about it,” said Xu Lei’s new master.

“I see.” Xu Lei nodded.

Since he had just joined, he didn’t press for more information.

「In the blink of an eye, another eighteen years passed.」

In his fifth life, Xu Lei was now thirty years old.

Of course, once he had grown to about fifteen, he had halted his body’s aging process.

To Xu Lei’s regret, however, he hadn’t learned much about Jue Xuan in those eighteen years.

Even Jue Xuan’s master didn’t know much about him. He said he had found Jue Xuan in a forest and, seeing his talent for Cultivation, brought him back.

He never expected that Jue Xuan’s Power would now surpass his own.

The master only added that Jue Xuan’s loyalty was genuine. Since Xu Lei was now his junior brother, he needn’t worry about Jue Xuan ever trying to harm him, so there was no reason to probe any further.

After that, Xu Lei couldn’t get any more information out of him.

And so, Xu Lei couldn’t probe much further.

Jue Xuan had been wandering outside for all these years and rarely stayed at the temple.

Xu Lei didn’t force the issue, either.

“Liao Qing, your Senior Brother Jue Xuan is about to face his Tribulation Crossing for Nirvana Ascension!”

But to Xu Lei’s surprise, on this day eighteen years later, his nominal master for this life suddenly ran over and said, “You’ve probably never seen anyone undergo Nirvana Ascension, have you? Come on, Master will take you to watch this time!”

Xu Lei stared at the bald, middle-aged man who was his master, slightly stunned.

‘This foolish master has no idea that I’m an extraordinary being myself.’

Of course, Xu Lei accepted the invitation.

「That day, on a remote mountain peak.」

“Master, Junior Brother, I’m leaving. Take care of yourselves.”

Jue Xuan truly underwent Nirvana.

And he succeeded.

He ascended directly into the heavens.

Mind you, the Jue Xuan of today also looked like a boy of fifteen or sixteen.

‘That works too?’

Xu Lei’s eyes lit up as he watched. He then thought to himself, ‘Is this what a true genius is like? Or is he some kind of special existence too? If he can ascend like this… it seems I might be able to as well!’

Previously, Xu Lei had been worried that ascending at such a young age would attract too much attention from the Saint Master and Bodhisattva Guan Yun, which could lead them to guess that he could reincarnate.

But now, Xu Lei felt that he could probably ascend as well.

After all, with Jue Xuan drawing everyone’s attention, even if Xu Lei ascended just like this, it wouldn’t be too conspicuous.

And even if he did attract attention, Jue Xuan would be there to share the spotlight.

Therefore, after returning that day, Xu Lei immediately went to bid farewell to his parents.

“What? Son, you’re going to ascend?”

“You’re a cultivator?”

Xu Lei’s father and mother were completely dumbfounded.

But Xu Lei just smiled. He checked his Spatial Magical Artifact—especially the ring from Yuan Kong with its basketball-court-sized space, which he had filled to the brim with explosives. After confirming everything was in order, he left immediately.

Watching Xu Lei’s departing figure, his father seemed to understand something.

Xu Lei’s mother did as well.

Afterwards, Xu Lei went to the temple where his master for this life resided.

“Liao Qing, how was it watching your Senior Brother Jue Xuan’s Nirvana? Are you feeling inspired?” his master asked. “If you are, then you must cultivate diligently, you hear! Strive to ascend yourself one day!”

But, to his master’s astonishment, Xu Lei said, “Master, I came today to tell you that I am also going to ascend. Would you like to come watch my Nirvana?”

Xu Lei’s nominal master for this life was instantly dumbfounded.