Chapter 66: Chapter 57: Chun Yuan Gathers at the Lower Dantian, 3 Years of the Bodhisattva Dao
At this time, Hui Ming and Wu Gui had also grown a little older.
But they were aging much more slowly than Xu Lei.
Now, Hui Ming looked much younger than Xu Lei.
Wu Gui also looked younger than Xu Lei.
Back when the three of them first met in Physician Lu’s courtyard...
Hui Ming and Xu Lei had looked to be about the same age.
While Wu Gui had looked older than Xu Lei.
And now, Xu Lei looked much older than both of them!
And this was even though Xu Lei hadn’t lived a hard life over the years.
On the contrary, he had actually lived a pampered life.
He usually ate well and also exercised every day.
He was in much better shape than ordinary people his age.
He also looked quite a bit younger than ordinary people his age.
After all, he spent every day indoors, away from the wind, rain, and sun.
He was certainly bound to look much younger than someone who worked in the fields or did other outdoor jobs, enduring the elements day in and day out.
But despite all this, the Xu Lei of today still looked much older than the two of them.
Looking at their two faces, Xu Lei’s desire to become a Cultivator grew even stronger.
This was something he had been thinking about for many years.
Now!
He was finally going to inherit the Dao Seed!
Xu Lei couldn’t help but feel excited!
Even if he got the Dao Seed, he probably wouldn’t be able to achieve longevity in this life.
But he could carry it over to the next life!
Another thirty minutes passed.
A look of surprise appeared on Xu Lei’s face.
He saw the middle-aged Daoist with the short beard who had carried out the decapitation strike amidst an army of ten thousand with him.
Back then, on the mountain next to the military camp, he had witnessed the general of an army of over a hundred thousand being beheaded, his head falling to the ground.
For Xu Lei, who was still an ordinary person back then, that experience was unforgettable.
Therefore, Xu Lei naturally remembered this middle-aged, short-bearded Daoist vividly.
Now, nine years had passed since that day!
This middle-aged, short-bearded Daoist also looked a bit older than before.
But not much older.
Of course, Xu Lei’s surprise right now wasn’t because of his appearance.
It was because of his arrival.
"Daoist Chun Yuan, what are you doing here?"
Xu Lei’s face twitched slightly. "Wait, don’t tell me... the person giving me the Dao Seed today... is you?"
Without Hui Ming and Wu Gui needing to say a word, Xu Lei could already guess the truth just by looking at their expressions.
The Buddhist Sect longed for peace to arrive soon, and naturally, the Daoist Sect hoped for it as well!
Therefore!
Xu Lei made a bet with the Buddhist Sect!
And the Buddhist Sect, in turn, made a bet with the Daoist Sect!
Now!
Xu Lei had really ended the chaotic era!
The Buddhist Sect had to fulfill its promise!
And the Daoist Sect also had to fulfill its promise!
In the end, Xu Lei toiled to end the chaotic era.
The Daoist Sect toiled to give Xu Lei the Dao Seed.
Only the Buddhist Sect played middleman, getting away without paying any price.
"Amitabha Buddha."
Sure enough, hearing this, that sly fox Hui Ming put his palms together and said, "Senior Uncle is indeed quick-witted. Excellent, excellent."
"Amitabha Buddha."
Wu Gui, that other sly fox, also said, "That’s right, Junior Brother Wu Tan.
The one who will give you the Dao Seed today is indeed Daoist Chun Yuan!
Don’t worry. In ancient times, Daoism and Buddhism came from the same source.
Whether it’s the Buddhist Sect giving the Dao Seed, or the Daoist Sect giving it,
there’s no difference.
Besides, Daoist Chun Yuan’s Cultivation is pure and refined.
Having him give you the Dao Seed...
...the effect might even be better than if Hui Ming and I were to do it!"
Xu Lei was speechless.
But there was nothing he could say at this point.
After all, the Buddhist Sect had indeed fulfilled its promise.
They had just passed the cost on to the Daoist Sect.
’I should have known. I should have negotiated with both the Daoist and Buddhist Sects at the same time and asked for benefits from both,’ Xu Lei thought to himself.
Of course, he was just lamenting.
He also understood in his heart that it wouldn’t have been so easy to do.
Xu Lei’s contacts among the True Monks of the Buddhist Sect were Hui Ming and Wu Gui.
He had, after all, a friendship with them that spanned decades.
So, there were many things they no longer kept from Xu Lei.
But this Daoist Chun Yuan had left right after their business was concluded back then.
He had shown no intention of spending more time with Xu Lei.
Of course, if Xu Lei had sent people to look for him at the time, he might have been able to find him.
It was just that Xu Lei wasn’t thinking about that back then.
After all, he figured just inheriting the Dao Seed was enough.
So, at the time, he felt there was no difference between negotiating with the Daoist Sect or the Buddhist Sect.
As long as he could get the Dao Seed, it was all the same.
He just didn’t expect the Buddhist Sect to be so slick and pull a "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" on him.
But Xu Lei still had great faith in Wu Gui’s and Hui Ming’s character.
After all, he had known them for decades.
Since he was getting what he wanted...
...that was enough.
Xu Lei didn’t feel the need to dwell on the process.
Another ten minutes passed.
Xu Lei was led by the three of them into a secret chamber.
Hui Ming and Wu Gui stood guard on the side, acting as Dharma Protectors.
Then they had Xu Lei sit cross-legged in the middle.
While Daoist Chun Yuan stood in front of him.
After waving his duster...
"Fellow Daoist Wu Tan, though you have no Cultivation, you stepped forward to end the chaotic era. This is a great merit, truly worthy of the title Divine Monk."
Daoist Chun Yuan said, "To be able to pass on the Dao to you is this humble Daoist’s honor.
Close your eyes.
Relax your entire body and mind.
Do not resist in the slightest."
"You’re too kind, Daoist."
Xu Lei said, "I’ll have to trouble you, Daoist."
After speaking, he did as he was told without hesitation.
After all, he had nothing to fear now.
He was already fifty-one years old!
An old man.
And he already had so many descendants.
Even if he died, he could still be reincarnated.
Besides, there was no enmity between Daoist Chun Yuan and him.
Two minutes later.
Seeing that Xu Lei had his eyes closed...
...and his body and mind were completely relaxed...
...Daoist Chun Yuan’s hand came to rest on Xu Lei’s head.
Then,
Xu Lei could no longer see whatever was happening outside.
He only felt a warm current gush from Daoist Chun Yuan’s hand, seep in through the crown of his head, and flow downward.
After traveling through his body, it gathered in his abdomen—the location of the so-called Lower Dantian, as recorded in some of the ancient Daoist scriptures passed down on Earth!
Another half a minute passed.
Xu Lei felt what seemed to be a small vortex of warm current swirling in his abdomen.
At that moment.
"The Dao Seed has been passed."
Daoist Chun Yuan had already removed his hand from Xu Lei’s head. "The three of you, since the matter is settled, this humble Daoist will take his leave."
"Huh?"
Xu Lei opened his eyes and said, "The Dao Seed... it’s already done?"
He had painstakingly schemed for many years, waiting for the chaotic era, surviving the chaotic era, and ending the chaotic era, all for the sake of inheriting the Dao Seed.
And now, the Dao Seed was passed on in just half a minute!
"It is as you say."
Daoist Chun Yuan smiled faintly. "Passing on the Dao Seed mainly consumes the Origin of the giver; the process itself does not take much time."
A few more minutes passed.
Under a tree in the inner courtyard of Anchan Temple.
Xu Lei stood facing Hui Ming.
Wu Gui had already left.
He said he had other matters to attend to.
Leaving only Hui Ming to explain the basics of cultivation to Xu Lei.
Before, they were usually unwilling to talk much with Xu Lei about matters of cultivation.
They wouldn’t tell him even when he asked.
But now that Xu Lei had received the Dao Seed, he was also a True Monk!
He had truly entered the Buddhist Sect!
So naturally, they had to properly explain the path of cultivation to him.
「Three years later.」
On this day.
In a Cultivation Zen Room at Anchan Temple.
"Rise!"
The cross-legged Xu Lei opened his eyes. He pinched two fingers together, and a faint stream of Qi flowed out from his Lower Dantian.
Instantly, a hair a millimeter long in front of him was lifted under his control.
It floated and swayed in the air, darting left and right.
After another half a minute.
"Three whole years of painstaking cultivation on the Bodhisattva Dao, and this is all I get!"
Xu Lei muttered to himself. "And this is the result after Hui Ming and Wu Gui were surprised that my aptitude for cultivation wasn’t half bad!
"Looks like there’s no hope of me attaining the Dao in this lifetime!"
