Free Web NovelChapter 79: Chapter 67: A Sleep of 30 Years, a Second Life as a Human
"Damn it. I went through all this trouble and even lost that stupid female apprentice."
At this moment, Qi Yang gazed at Miao Ying’s body and muttered coldly, "And still, I haven’t been able to break through these Restrictions!
But there is a sliver of good news—these Restrictions will undo themselves in fifty or sixty years!
If there’s truly no other way.
I’ll just have to wait fifty or sixty years.
After all, that was Wu Tan’s tone right before he died. It has to be true."
Hearing Qi Yang say this,
Xu Lei knew that his earlier goal had been achieved.
He shifted his full attention to the Ten Thousand Lives Book.
It was now prompting Xu Lei, letting him choose between resurrection and reincarnation.
Xu Lei naturally chose the latter.
After all, resurrection wouldn’t make him any younger!
’Revive as a seventy-eight-year-old man? No need for that.’
As for Miao Ying?
From a moral standpoint, Miao Ying had followed Qi Yang in practicing an Evil Technique and harmed many innocent people. She deserved to die!
But on an emotional level, seeing her meet such an end, Xu Lei couldn’t help but feel she was also a bit pitiful.
Perhaps it was a result of his constant Charitable Giving, but Xu Lei found that he had developed some unusual feelings for Miao Ying.
A thought even flashed through his mind—after he was reborn, he wouldn’t just seize Qi Yang’s grotto-heaven opportunity, he would also kill Qi Yang, erasing him from existence.
Of course, Xu Lei quickly extinguished this thought.
The grotto-heaven opportunity was definitely something to be seized.
But clashing head-on with Qi Yang for Miao Ying’s sake was not wise.
For now, he would focus on seizing the opportunity. After that, he would focus on his own development and not worry about other things.
’If I become very powerful in the future, and killing Qi Yang requires no effort and poses no danger, then I could consider it.’
’But getting stronger is a certainty, especially since I can intercept the grotto-heaven after I’m reborn.’
’Once I’m strong, killing Qi Yang on the side would be perfectly reasonable!’
’Qi Yang, just you wait! You will die by my hand!’
[Preparing for Reincarnation...
Host may select a gender.
Host, please choose:
Do you wish to reincarnate into the embryo of a male descendant, or the embryo of a female descendant?]
Xu Lei was pleasantly surprised that he could freely choose his gender.
He had initially worried about what would happen if he were reincarnated as a girl.
After all, he had been a man before obtaining the Ten Thousand Lives Book.
Psychologically, he still wanted to continue being a man.
He couldn’t quite accept the idea of being reborn as a woman.
He chose male without a moment’s hesitation!
[Are you sure you want to reincarnate as a male?
Friendly Reminder:
The Host currently has 83,631 male descendants;
The Host currently has 107,923 female descendants;
All current descendants are within ten generations;
The success rate for reincarnating into a descendant within ten generations is 100%;
The success rate for reincarnating into a descendant of the twentieth generation is 50%!
The success rate for reincarnating into a descendant of the thirtieth generation is 30%!
The success rate for reincarnating into a descendant of the fortieth generation is 10%!
The success rate for reincarnating into a descendant of the fiftieth generation is 1%!
If reincarnation fails, the system will immediately switch to another contemporary descendant’s bloodline for another attempt.
This will continue until successful!
However, please note that each time reincarnation fails,
the system will automatically switch the gender when changing to a new reincarnation target.
For example, if the Host chooses to reincarnate as a male,
but the reincarnation fails,
the system will automatically switch to reincarnating into a female descendant.
If that fails, it will switch back to a male;
If it fails again, it will switch back to a female;
This will continue until all male and female descendants of the current era have been attempted.
Until it either fails or succeeds.]
’The distance of the bloodline affects the success rate of reincarnation?’
Xu Lei was surprised, but on second thought, it made sense.
Since reincarnation relied on his bloodline,
it was only natural that with each passing generation, the amount of Xu Lei’s original genes would decrease!
’In that case, I can’t afford for my reincarnation to fail!’
Xu Lei immediately thought, ’Otherwise, it will automatically switch my gender.
The thought of being reincarnated as a girl sends shivers down my spine!
Does this mean that in every life, I have to ensure that for several decades after I die, there are still descendants within ten generations of me?
Only then can I guarantee that I’ll be reincarnated as a male every time!’
In his first life, Xu Lei had lived for seventy-eight years.
If he then slept for another thirty years during the reincarnation process,
that would be a total of one hundred and eight years!
Xu Lei had started having children at the age of seventeen.
In this ancient setting, people generally married around the age of fifteen!
Therefore, the bloodline from his earliest child, the one born to Liang Fangying...
By now, Xu Lei’s genes had been diluted about six times!
He only had about four generations of buffer left!
Of course, the bloodlines from the Charitable Giving he performed in his middle age hadn’t been diluted as many times.
At most, they had been diluted three times.
And the children he fathered in his fifties and sixties...
their bloodlines had only been diluted once or twice!
’So...’
Xu Lei thought, ’Does this mean I have to have children in every life to be absolutely safe?
Of course, I could have them in my middle age!
Or even in my later years!
And even if I don’t have any in a particular life, it’s not the end of the world.
I still have my ability to be reborn after countless deaths.
It’s just that if I reincarnate like that,
I might fail to be reborn as a boy and be randomly assigned a girl’s body by the Ten Thousand Lives Book.
So, in my next life, I absolutely must have children!’
[Confirmation successful. Reincarnation in progress...
Friendly Reminder:
The location of death in the previous life will also affect the location of reincarnation in the next life.
At the time of reincarnation, the system will center on the location of the previous life’s death.
It will continuously expand the search radius to detect suitable descendant targets for rebirth.
It will then randomly reincarnate into the embryo of a descendant that has not yet developed self-awareness.]
After that, Xu Lei’s consciousness faded to black.
「Thirty-four years later.」
Xu Lei had successfully reincarnated.
Just as he had chosen, he was reborn as a boy.
That’s right. His consciousness had slept for thirty years during the reincarnation process.
Then, he was born after a ten-month pregnancy.
As for his place of birth?
It was in the vicinity of where he had died in his previous life!
Near the Great Xing Mountain Range of this world!
Of course, since none of Xu Lei’s descendants lived in the mountain range itself,
he was born outside of it.
The specific location was still quite a long way from the grotto-heaven he had found.
To be more precise, it was in a small village nestled against the mountains.
Xu Lei had no idea how his bloodline had married into this area.
But after six generations of propagation, the connections were difficult to trace.
Xu Lei also thought that if he had known the place of death was related to the place of birth,
he would have made sure to die near the Imperial Palace or the residence of a Prince and Noble!
Then he might have been born directly as a Crown Prince or a Prince!
But the Ten Thousand Lives Book hadn’t revealed that rule at the time.
Xu Lei hadn’t thought of it at all.
He would just have to wait until he was preparing for his third life to try that.
The good news, of course, was that he had indeed inherited the Cultivation from his previous life!
Although he didn’t have much Magical Power, the Dao Seed was still there!
「One day.」
「In the courtyard.」
"Mom, you’re pregnant. Be careful when you walk."
A fourteen-year-old boy with wheat-colored skin was speaking to a pregnant woman. "Don’t slip or trip!"
The former was Xu Lei’s older brother, the latter his mother.
That’s right. A little over two years after giving birth to Xu Lei, his mother was pregnant again.
"I’m fine!"
Xu Lei’s mother smiled. "I feel great!
Besides, it’s not time to give birth yet!
I’m just picking some vegetables, what could happen?
You go on and do your thing!"
The reason she was in such good spirits...
...was naturally because when Xu Lei was in her womb, he had activated his Dao Seed to cultivate, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and nourishing her in the process.
"AH!"
But not long after she said this, as Xu Lei’s mother was walking over a step,
her large belly blocked her view of the path below.
She didn’t see the loose stones on the step.
Her foot slipped, and she nearly fell!
Her face turned pale with fright!
If she fell, she didn’t know if the baby in her womb would survive!
"Mom!"
Seeing this from the kitchen, his older brother’s face also turned pale as he cried out in alarm.
Of course.
At this moment, Xu Lei, who had been pretending to sleep in his room while actually practicing his Cultivation, opened his eyes.
His expression shifted slightly as he brought two fingers together.
This was his own mother, after all.
A fall like this could kill the unborn brother or sister in her womb.
Xu Lei naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch.
He could be reincarnated many times anyway.
And he could inherit his Cultivation from previous lives.
There was no need to be so ruthless just to conserve a little Magical Power.
He had to do what needed to be done!
Even if his Cultivation progressed a bit slower, after a few lifetimes, he would surely become very strong.
HUM!
Instantly, just as Xu Lei’s mother’s body was about to topple,
she suddenly felt an invisible force seemingly appear out of thin air to support her.
Her body hung tilted in the air, almost defying the laws of gravity.
A wisp of Xu Lei’s Magical Power had arrived.
That momentary support...
...was enough for his mother to adjust her center of gravity and regain her footing.
Xu Lei instantly withdrew his Magical Power.
His mother, pale and still in shock, looked around, utterly bewildered.
His older brother, who had rushed out from the kitchen to his mother’s side,
breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that she was unharmed.
But recalling that bizarre moment, he too wore a look of utter astonishment and confusion.
